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Arthur George Williams Scrapbooks, circa 1905-1935
No full textThe scrapbooks of Arthur George Williams contain documents from the Modern Language Association of Virginia, newspaper clippings, primarily written by Arthur George Williams or about his public lectures, as well as family birth certificates, school reports, correspondence and obituaries.Pages from the bound scrapbooks of Arthur George Williams, measuring approximately 9.75 in by 11.25 in. (22 cm x 28.5 cm.).Found In: UA 6.032, Arthur George Williams Scrapbooks, circa 1905-193
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
James Williams in Workshop
No full textShowman James Towers Williams standing in a shooting gallery target building workshop, 1954
John R. Williams letters
No full textThis collection contains one letter written in 1842 by John R. Williams of Old Town Lake, Phillips County, Arkansas, to his father, Samuel Williams
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1902-1907
No full textIn this second volume of Author Under Sail Jay Williams investigates the life of Jack London as a professional writer at the turn of the 1900s, as his publications spanned The Call of the Wild to The Iron Heel and The Road. While documenting key life events, especially his rising fame, this biography explores London's necessity to illustrate the inner workings of his own vast imagination through his socialist essays and fiction.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Howl, O Heav'nly Muse! -- 2. Jesus in the Theater of Socialism -- 3. Jack London's Place in American Literature -- 4. Theater of War, Theater at Home -- 5. Revolution, Evolution, and the Scene of Writing -- 6. The Jack London Show Goes on the Road -- 7. Red Atavisms and Revolution -- 8. Earthquake Apocalypse and Building the City, Boat, and House Beautiful -- 9. The Future of Socialism and the Death of the Individual -- 10. The Road Never Ends -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIn this second volume of Author Under Sail Jay Williams investigates the life of Jack London as a professional writer at the turn of the 1900s, as his publications spanned The Call of the Wild to The Iron Heel and The Road. While documenting key life events, especially his rising fame, this biography explores London's necessity to illustrate the inner workings of his own vast imagination through his socialist essays and fiction.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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Series 10: Dishman, Shafford, and Williams Letters
No full textLetter from Sam T. Williams to his Mother, Ida Williams and family, November 6, 1918. Envelope addressed to Mrs. Ida Williams, 1919-01-06
James Williams with Model Steam Engine
No full textPhotograph of James Towers Williams with model steam traction engine
[Voluntary Statement by Jesse James Williams #2]
No full textVoluntary statement by Jesse James Williams describing an incident with a man with a rifle and a gun. Williams states that after midnight of Wednesday morning he made an acquaintance with a man who invited him to his motel. After having drinks the man became violent towards him, removed a rifle from a closet, and told Williams to leave. He states that the man pulled out a pistol after driving him back to his car, and that he never got his name but remembered his license plate
[Voluntary Statement by Jesse James Williams #1]
No full textVoluntary statement by Jesse James Williams describing an incident with a man with a rifle and a gun. Williams states that after midnight of Wednesday morning he made an acquaintance with a man who invited him to his motel. After having drinks the man became violent towards him, removed a rifle from a closet, and told Williams to leave. He states that the man pulled out a pistol after driving him back to his car, and that he never got his name but remembered his license plate
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