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Grotesques and Fantasies

Grotesques and Fantasies

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Number of Chapters: 22

Length: 06 hours and 39 minutes

Language: English

A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the Jewish ghetto, these stories have a wider stage, poking fun at social conventions and society itself, both high and low. The real and the fantastic collide to produce a world uniquely Zangwill's.

These are the tales of figures as diverse as a pantomime dragon, an excellent butler, a man living his life in the wrong order and a Jewish maiden who knows exactly what she is worth. Well observed and original, the satire is biting and the wit sparkling.

Many of the stories in this volume are accompanied by excellent illustrations, which are well worth a look. They are available in the Gutenberg e-text.

The novella, King of Schnorrers, which began this collection when it appeared in print, has already been recorded separately. As such it is omitted from this collection, and only the shorter stories are included. (Summary by Lucy Perry)

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Foreword (Mike Pelton)
The Semi-Sentimental Dragon (Arie)
An Honest Log-Roller (Mike Pelton)
A Tragi-Comedy of Creeds (Mike Pelton)
The Memory Clearing House (John Van Stan)
Mated by a Waiter. Chapter I, Black and White (ToddHW)
Mated by a Waiter. Chapter II, A Difficult Opening (ToddHW)
Mated by a Waiter. Chapter III, The Queen Comes Into Play (ToddHW)
Mated by a Waiter. Chapter IV, The Winning Move (ToddHW)
The Principal Boy (Sandra Cullum)
An Odd Life (Lynne T)
Cheating the Gallows (Tim Quinn)
Santa Claus (Greg Giordano)
A Rose of the Ghetto (Lucy Perry)
A Double-Barrelled Ghost (John Van Stan)
Vagaries of a Viscount (Greg Giordano)
The Queen's Triplets (Lucy Perry)
A Successful Operation (Greg Giordano)
Flutter-Duck. Chapter I, Flutter-Duck in Feather (Matthew Nerger)
Flutter-Duck. Chapter II, A Migratory Bird (Matthew Nerger)
Flutter-Duck. Chapter III, Flight (Matthew Nerger)
Flutter-Duck. Chapter IV, Poor Flutter-Duck (Mike Pelton)
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