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The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories
The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories | E. M. Forster
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A traveler steps off the road and finds himself in an alternate reality. A sullen boy accidentally summons a spirit. A man gets more than he bargained for when he buys his fiance a plot of wooded land. These six stories deal with transformations, the truth of the imagination, and the effect of the unseen on ordinary lives. By juxtaposing the Edwardian English with pagan mythology, E.M. Forster created in this collection a work of lasting strangeness and great beauty.
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aebus
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Awesome set of short stories. All are chock full of allusions to and lessons from Greek mythology, reframed for modern-ish eyes. My favorites were The Story of a Panic and The Celestial Omnibus; both had mad Peter Pan vibes. #shortstories #emforster

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aebus

“Come, come ! why do you cry?”
“Because—because all these words that only rhymed before, now that I‘ve come back they‘re me.”

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Gina
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E M Forster, The Story of a Panic, 1911. These old stories really describe things in such a colorful way.

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jenniferw88
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Tried to use a prop for this photo but it didn't quite work! #transpride for #JunePrideWeek @howlinglibraries @NovelDescent

TbrandBeyond ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
minkyb A for effort! 7y
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JanuarieTimewalker13
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Buddy read with a droider☹️ can wait till she can come on board the Litsy train!!

JanuarieTimewalker13 "No one can grasp modern life without some knowledge of its origins" re:Latin..from Other Kingdom...Forster has shaken my world up!! I realize I must know more about Mythology, Homer, and Dante. I'm severely lacking!! 8y
JanuarieTimewalker13 A seriously worthwhile read! It's more like a study, bc I am lacking in ancient literary background. So beautifully written. 8y
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