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"The Scythe" is a short story by American author Ray Bradbury. It was originally published in the July 1943 issue of Weird Tales . It was first collected in Bradbury's anthology Dark Carnival and later collected, in revised form, in The October Country and The Stories of Ray Bradbury .
Scythe is a 2016 young adult novel by Neal Shusterman and is the first in the Arc of a Scythe series. It is set in the far future, where death, disease, and unhappiness have been virtually eliminated due to advances in technology, and a benevolent artificial intelligence known as the Thunderhead peacefully governs a united Earth. The notable ...
A scythe (/ s aɪ ð /, rhyming with writhe) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or harvesting crops. It is historically used to cut down or reap edible grains, before the process of threshing. The scythe has been largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia.
Brede Olsen, the Lensmand's assistant, had now settled on the land halfway between Sellanraa and the village. The farm of his was named Breidablik. One day, people came out to mark the route for a telegraph line that was to run near Isak's farm. Meanwhile, Inger had given birth to another baby girl, Leopoldine, at the prison.
"The Scythe" A man comes into possession of a powerful scythe and a wheat field. He discovers that the task of reaping is more than meets the eye. "Uncle Einar" One of two stories in this collection to feature members of the Elliott family, a collection of movie monsters and immortal beings.
Dark Carnival is a short story collection by American writer Ray Bradbury, first published October 1947 by Arkham House. [1] It was his debut book, and many of the stories were reprinted elsewhere. Contents
Additionally, Poe mocks political writing and plagiarism of the period by depicting the editor with three apprentices who use tailor shears to cut apart other articles and splice them together. [ 7 ] The Pompey character is one of only two African American characters who get extensive treatment in Poe's short stories, the other being Jupiter in ...
It is the final book in the Arc of a Scythe series, following Scythe and Thunderhead. The novel was first published by Simon & Schuster on November 5, 2019. [1] It received generally positive reviews. [2] [3] [4] [5]