Richard Harding Davis

The Messengers (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The main character is Ainsley, a young man who is so much in love with a girl named Polly Kirkland that, when he finds she does not return his feelings, retreats to a lonely place in the country, where not even his friends can stop his brooding. When Polly announces that she will leave for a cruise to Egypt, Ainsley knows that this will mark a turning point in their relationship, and urges her to send him a message if she has a change of heart and discovers her love for him.

Polly agrees to send a message, but she does not specify by what means that message will reach Ainsley, and what it is going to say; she only states that he will "read it in his heart".

After a long time of waiting (and several letters from Polly which, much to Ainsley's disappointment, do not seem to contain any special message for him), when he is about to resign himself into staying single for ever because he feels Polly will never love him back, a group of unusual messengers arrive at the lonely country place. Their message is non-verbal, but they convince Ainsley that this is what he was waiting for, and he sets off to find Polly in Egypt the same night.

And indeed, when he reaches Polly, she confesses his love for him - but he is still in for a surprise.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: iOnlineShopping.com
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788835321507
• Artikelnr.: 59088004

Autorenporträt

Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was an influential American journalist and writer, known for both his fiction and non-fiction works that captured the zeitgeist of his time. Born in Philadelphia to parents who both had literary backgrounds, Davis was fated to pursue a life in literature. He attended Lehigh University and later Johns Hopkins University, but his true education came from the vibrant world of journalism. His early experience as a reporter and an editor at the Philadelphia Record and later the Philadelphia Press were pivotal in molding his literary style, which combined energetic storytelling with vivid descriptions (Cobbs, 1986). He served as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the Greco-Turkish War, and World War I, reporting from the front lines with a sense of adventure and bravado that became a signature aspect of his narrative voice (Lubow, 1997). As an author, Davis is celebrated for novellas like 'The Messengers' which showcase his narrative prowess and deftly interwove his journalistic sharpness with the literary narrative, a blend that distinguished him amongst American authors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His other notable works include 'Soldiers of Fortune' and 'Gallegher and Other Stories,' reflecting themes of romantic adventure and often highlighting the American spirit in foreign lands (Kaplan, 2011). Davis's work remains a cultural touchstone in understanding American literature and journalism at the turn of the century.