Direct Wire
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ISBN10: 9354944930
ISBN13: 9789354944932
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Aug 17 2021
Pages: 22
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789354944932
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Aug 17 2021
Pages: 22
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A vivid doorway to a bustling city long past, Direct Wire invites readers into the heart of early twentieth-century New York through a sharp, honest chorus of urban voices. A short stories collection that reads as a quiet archive of city life and the era's public mind. This volume presents a compact panorama of American literary history: public domain fiction that captures the rhythms of daily work, streetlights, newspaper presses, and the social weather of its time. The stories illuminate journalism and media, technology and society, and the everyday dramas of curious readers exploring a rapidly changing metropolis. With a clear, accessible voice and a modern marketing energy, the collection offers something for both casual readers and serious students of literature. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, Direct Wire is more than a reprint: it is restored for today's and future generations, a true collector's item and a cultural treasure. Its New York City setting and its stand-alone value as a classic american short stories anthology make it ideal for study for literature students, for fans of classic short fiction, and for anyone drawn to urban tales that still resonate now. Whether you seek immersive city-life themes, a window into early twentieth century fiction, or a bridge to broader American literary history, this volume speaks with clarity, warmth, and enduring relevance.
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