Sign-In
Cart
The Philistines
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781022949300
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 28 2025
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Arlo Bates's The Philistines offers a sharp and insightful look into the complexities of 19th-century society. This compelling novel delves into the psychological landscape of its characters, exploring the tensions between individual aspirations and societal expectations. A work of American literature, The Philistines functions as both a captivating story and a profound social commentary, examining the values and beliefs of its time.
This carefully prepared edition of The Philistines brings Bates's enduring work back to print, allowing readers to experience the nuances of his literary vision. Through its engaging narrative, the novel raises timeless questions about conformity, ambition, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. This psychological fiction explores the intricacies of human relationships and the pressures of social structures.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
13 different editions
Also available
Also from
Bates, Arlo
Mr. Jacobs Eine Geschichte vom Schlagzeuger, dem Reporter und dem Prestidigitateur
Bates, Arlo
Paperback
Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince With a Court in His Box
Putnam, Eleanor
Bates, Arlo
Myrick, Frank
Paperback
Mr. Jacobs, A Tale of the Drummer, The Reporter, and The Prestidigitateur
Crawford, Francis Marion
Bates, Arlo
Paperback
The Pagans (1884). By: Arlo Bates (December 16, 1850 - August 25, 1918): Novel (Original Classics)
Bates, Arlo
Paperback
Also in
Literary Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid, the Cold Six Thousand; Introduction by Thomas Mallon
Ellroy, James
Hardcover
James Fenimore Cooper: The Leatherstocking Tales Vol. 1 (Loa #26): The Pioneers / The Last of the Mohicans / The Prairie
Cooper, James Fenimore
Hardcover
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paperback
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose, and Diary Excerpts
Plath, Sylvia
Paperback
Philip Roth: Novels 1967-1972 (Loa #158): When She Was Good / Portnoy's Complaint / Our Gang / The Breast
Roth, Philip
Hardcover
The Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, and Mother's Milk
St Aubyn, Edward
Paperback