<div>This classic children’s book is “a treasure trove for admirers of [Stein’s] singular vision and Hurd’s always charming artwork” (Publishers Weekly). Written in her unique prose style, Gertrude Stein’s The World Is Round chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Rose—a whimsical tale that delights in wordplay and sound while exploring the ideas of personal identity and individuality. This volume replicates the original 1939 edition, including all of Clement Hurd’s original blue-and-white art printed on the rose-pink paper that Stein insisted upon. Also featured here are two essays that provide an inside view to the making of the book. The first, a foreword by Clement Hurd’s son, author and illustrator Thacher Hurd, includes previously unpublished photographs and sheds light on a creative family life in Vermont, where his father and mother, author Edith Thacher Hurd, often collaborated on children’s books. The second essay, an afterword by Edith Thacher Hurd, takes readers behind the scenes of the making of The World Is Round, including the numerous letters exchanged between Hurd and Stein as well as images of Stein with the real-life Rose and her white poodle, Love. “The perfect mix of Gertrude Stein’s painterly words and Clement Hurd’s elegant illustrations make The World Is Round an unforgettable treasure.” —Todd Oldham “a book. a beautiful book. arrived. it is pink and it is smart and it is beautiful. bring that book over here so i can look at it. would you like some tea?” —Maira Kalman</div>

The World Is Round

<div> Newly famous in the wake of the publication of her groundbreaking Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein delivered her Narration lectures to packed audiences at the University of Chicago in 1935. Stein had not been back to her home country since departing for France in 1903, and her remarks reflect on the changes in American culture after thirty years abroad.In Stein’s trademark experimental prose, Narration reveals the legendary writer’s thoughts about the energy and mobility of the American people, the effect of modernism on literary form, the nature of history and its recording, and the inventiveness of the English language—in particular, its American variant. Stein also discusses her ambivalence toward her own literary fame as well as the destabilizing effect that notoriety had on her daily life. Restored to print for a new generation of readers to discover, these vital lectures will delight students and scholars of modernism and twentieth-century literature.“Narration is a treasure waiting to be rediscovered and to be pirated by jolly marauders of sparkling texts.”—Catharine Stimpson, NYU</div>

Narration

<div>A classic work of experimental poetry by a titan of modernist literature Tender Buttons, Stein&rsquo;s first published work of poetry, debuted in 1914 as a volume of powerful avant-garde expression. This meditation on ordinary living is presented in three compelling sections&mdash;&ldquo;Objects,&rdquo; &ldquo;Food,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Rooms&rdquo;&mdash;through which Stein delights in experiments with language. Emphasizing rhythm and sonority over traditional grammar, Stein&rsquo;s wordplay has garnered praise from readers and critics alike. In &ldquo;A Piece of Coffee,&rdquo; for example, Stein plays with conventional language and cubist imagery to produce a stunningly original literary effect: A single image is not splendor. Dirty is yellow. A sign of more is not mentioned. A piece of coffee is not a detainer. The resemblance to yellow is dirtier and distincter. The clean mixture is whiter and not coal color, never more coal color than altogether. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

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Tender Buttons

<div>A quirky literary mystery from the iconic modernist writer known for her Jazz-Age Paris salon and bestselling book The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Gertrude Stein was a distinctly unique talent who penned many novels, essays, and poems. And on one occasion, during a bout of writer&rsquo;s block, she decided to play with the popular genre of mystery fiction. The book that resulted, Blood on the Dining-Room Floor, is not your typical whodunit, just as Stein was not your typical author. With elements of her trademark avant-garde style, the story revolves around the mysterious passing of Madame Pernollet, who is found dead in the courtyard of a hotel owned by her husband. Incorporating some autobiographical details from events at her own French country house, Stein invites the reader to play detective&mdash;and offers a glimpse into one of the early twentieth century&rsquo;s most interesting and challenging literary minds.</div>

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<div>These four timeless poetry collections showcase the pioneering work of some of America&rsquo;s most beloved and influential poets. New Hampshire by Robert Frost: This Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning collection features some of Frost&rsquo;s most enduring works, all inspired by the cold and wild New Hampshire winter. Along with the title poem, this volume includes &ldquo;Fire and Ice,&rdquo; &ldquo;Nothing Gold Can Stay,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,&rdquo; which Frost himself called &ldquo;my best bid for remembrance.&rdquo; Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein: Stein&rsquo;s first published work of poetry, this avant-garde meditation on ordinary living is presented in three sections: &ldquo;Objects,&rdquo; &ldquo;Food,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Rooms.&rdquo; Emphasizing rhythm and sonority over traditional grammar, Stein&rsquo;s wordplay has garnered praise from readers and critics alike. Selected Poems by T. S. Eliot: This twenty-four poem volume is a rich collection of Eliot&rsquo;s greatest works&mdash;including &ldquo;The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,&rdquo; &ldquo;Gerontion,&rdquo; &ldquo;Sweeny Among the Nightingales,&rdquo; and others&mdash;all of which expertly explore the desires, grievances, failures, and heart of modern humanity. Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson: This collection of poems by &ldquo;one of America&rsquo;s greatest and most original poets of all time&rdquo; includes some of Dickinson&rsquo;s best-known works, reflecting her thoughts on nature, life, death, the mind, and the spirit (Poetry Foundation).</div>

Great American Poets

<div>The essential collection of avant-garde writing by the twentieth-century literary icon and author of The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.Gertrude Stein was one of the most influential and challenging American writers of the twentieth century. This collection of her writings from 1908 to 1920 demonstrates both the evolution of her craft and the range of styles and genres employed in her unconventional experiments.Here is Stein the literary Cubist, reveling in fragmentation and dislocation; Stein the linguist, whose work anticipated post-structural literary theory; Stein the lesbian pioneer, celebrating love and domestic joy between women; Here also is Stein the poet, the portraitist, the philosopher, and dramatist. First published in 1922, with an introduction by Sherwood Anderson, Geography and Plays is one of the most important early prototypes of high modernism.</div>

Geography and Plays

<div>The celebrated author of The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas explores the lives of three working-class women in this collection of stories.In Three Lives, Gertrude Stein creates portraits of three women in a fictional mid-Atlantic town. There&rsquo;s Anna, who flees hardship in Germany to become a housekeeper in America. Then there is Melanctha, a street-smart black girl on a quest for knowledge and power. And finally, there is Lena, a German immigrant whose life is shaped around her passive nature. Published in 1909, Three Lives was Gertrude Stein&rsquo;s first critically acclaimed work. It was influenced by the paintings of C&eacute;zanne, Picasso, and Matisse. In these pages, Stein experiments with language and literary form to tell the stories of three unforgettable women.</div>

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Books By Gertrude Stein (7 Books)

The World Is Round

Narration

Tender Buttons

Blood on the Dining-Room Floor

Great American Poets

Geography and Plays

Three Lives

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Books By Gertrude Stein (7 Books)

The World Is Round

Narration

Tender Buttons

Blood on the Dining-Room Floor

Great American Poets

Geography and Plays

Three Lives

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