A.V. Laider

by Icon Group International

This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Arabic thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of A.V. Laider. This edition would be useful if you would like to enrich your Arabic-English vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advanced of college examinations. Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words. Rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority compared to "difficult, yet commonly used" English words. Rather than supply a single translation, many words are translated for a variety of meanings in Arabic, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of English without using the notes as a pure translation crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. This edition is helpful to Arabic-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL® or TOEIC® preparation program. Students who are actively building their vocabularies in Arabic or English may also find this useful for Advanced Placement® (AP®) tests. TOEFL®, TOEIC®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. This book is one of a series of Webster's paperbacks that allows the reader to obtain more value from the experience of reading. Translations are from Webster's Online Dictionary, derived from a meta-analysis of public sources, cited on the site.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, British Literature

34 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1920

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent short story that held my interest through to the end. It takes a lovely twist and has a slightly ironic ending--which is always pleasing in a short work.

[Ci · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story is largely an exercise in conversational wit while embedding a deeper question about the basic human curiosity. The curiosity of the first-person "I" in this story is the one to be examined carefully since it defies the self-proclaimed disbelief. How does one "be taken" by stories told in a particular fashion? How does the disbelief giving ways to fascination and mystery? The author has demonstrated the art of story-telling pitting successfully against our cooler reasoning -- it is the atmosphere, the foreshadowing, the details, and the way an outright impossiblity woven into our psyche. This story is a purely jewel in short-story form.

[Дмитрий · Rating 4 out of 5]

Сюжет немного мета, но стиль автора просто превосходный.

[George Ilsley · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is always a slight shock in seeing an envelope of one's own after it has gone through the post. It looks as if it had gone through so much.

This is the second short story by Max Beerbohm I've recently read — both were titled with a man's name; the other was Enoch Soames: A Memory of the Eighteen-Nineties.

This one contains a real fantasy, if you will, in that the title character is a fabulist, a spinner of tales — in other words, an unreliable narrator. The plot depends on a series of remarkable coincidences.

The undisclosed first person narrator of the story is as frustrated by the antics of A.V. Laider as the reader might be.

[Yomna Saber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing by all means. The narrator goes to a motel to complete his recovery after catching influenza and runs into Laider and they speculate on existential questions on free will and the truth. Laider narrates two stories that conflate reality with imagination, and by the end the reader is muddled up, not knowing what to believe and what to discard. Very witty twist and a very interesting story to read indeed.

[Maxine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not like it.

[Reta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story was one of my favorites this semester. It is incredibly imaginative and it plays with your mind. I can't believe that there are other people that create stories this way and share them as if they were true! I just do it in my head.

[Lucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't think I could give such a slight story 5 stars, though it's perfect of its kind. It reminded me of looking in a mirror with a mirror behind you, and so on and so on.

[martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A gentle, amusing and mischievous short story. The imagined discussion between the envelopes on the hotel letter board is as humorous as it is ridiculous.
Fun to read.

[Per · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[The Vignette · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Larrry G · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't believe the author made up this story; it seems so real, in a turn of the century kind of way out there way

[Bettie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story is taken from Seven Men, copyright 1920

I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.



Two of Beerbohm's self-portraits. "The Theft" depicts him stealing a book from the library in 1894. "The Restitution" shows him returning that book in 1920. (wiki pic)

absurdist literature



3*

[Nina · Rating 3 out of 5]

IN COSTAIN STORIES 2

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of those unusual short tales, and damned extreme imaginations...