Showing results for "County" in World Literature

"I couldn't have loved it more." --Fannie Flagg, New York Times bestselling author "Sizzling small-town life in the American South with its secret history, vivid characters, and juicy dramas." --Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author Featuring two strong women, mother-daughter...

Life has never been easy for Cottonmouth Tomlin. Raised by an uncle in a hardscrabble Arkansas town, Cottonmouth couldn’t leave fast enough. As a young man, he set out to seek his fortune but was soon caught up in a life of low-level misdeeds, taking him from New Orleans all the way to Honduras. Now he’s back in Columbia County, mourning his uncle and worrying on what to do with the broken-down outlaw camp that represents the sum of his family legacy.

Fourteen years after the end of slavery, Lord Henry Hardin and his wife, Lady Bertha, enjoy an entitled life in Union County, Arkansas. Until he faces a devastating reality: Bertha is unable to bear children. If Henry doesn't produce an heir, the American branch of his family name will die out. So Henry, desperate to preserve his aristocratic family lineage, does the unthinkable.

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ist eine herrlich skurrile Reihe von kurzen Geschichten über die Legende Jim Smiley...

This hilarious classic by America's favorite author, Mark Twain tells the wry tale of a big frog jumping contest and the controversial outcome that results.

Der berühmte Springfrosch von Calaveras County: Eines der ersten twainschen "Tall tales" - und eines der berühmtesten: Ein Mann kommt in den wilden Westen, um etwas über Reverend Leonidas Smiley zu erfahren - und statt dessen erfahren wir alles über Jim Smiley, den Wettkönig von Calaveras - und seinen Frosch. Ein komödiantisches Meisterwerk!

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, featuring members of the original Steppenwolf Theatre and Broadway productions: Tara Lynne Barr, Shannon Cochran, Deanna Dunagan (Tony Award®, Best Leading Actress), Kimberly Guerrero, Francis Guinan, Scott Jaeck, Ron Livingston, Robert Maffia, Mariann Mayberry, Rondi Reed (Tony Award®, Best Featured Actress), and David Warshofsky. Directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Recorded by L.A. Thetare Works before a live audience.