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1541) The Green Flag
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Arthur Conan Doyle was deeply affected by the many wars fought during his lifetime. As many other writers, he used the material for short stories like "The Green Flag".
1542) Deep Waters
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This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1919 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Deep Waters' is a collection of short stories that contains tales such as 'Shareholders', 'Bedridden' and 'The Convert'. Jacobs worked as a clerk in the civil service before turning to writing in his late twenties, publishing his first short story in 1895. Most of Jacobs' work appeared before the onset...
1543) Short Cruises
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This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Short Cruises' is a collection of short stories that contains tales such as 'The Changeling', 'His Lordship' and 'The Dreamer'. Jacobs worked as a clerk in the civil service before turning to writing in his late twenties, publishing his first short story in 1895. Most of Jacobs' work appeared before the...
1544) Actions and Reactions
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Published in 1909, this collection of short stories and poetry features some of Kipling's most imaginative tales, including "An Habitation Enforced," the proto-steampunk "With the Night Mail," and "The Puzzler." As the New York Times reviewer wrote of this collection, "the mastery and wizardry . . . have not . . . failed or faded."
1545) Xingu And Other Stories
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Xingu is a short story about a woman's luncheon club devised as a means of keeping its members up to date with the latest goings on in the world. After the glamorous novelist Osric Dane stuns the other women with her bored disposition and blunt questions, the conversation is left stale – that is, until the previously quiet Mrs. Roby mentions the topic of Xingu. Thought mad by the rest of her peers, Mrs. Roby is suddenly engaged by a nowinquisitive...
1546) Alabama Stories
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Set in Alabama over a period of fifty years beginning in the late 1940s, this exquisite collection of fifteen short stories provides snapshots into the lives of different characters. The link between the stories is Billy, AKA William Vernon Johnson. Though they can be read as stand-alone stories, the collection chronicles the life of young Billy from a young boy to a man enjoying his role as a grandfather. Billy/William narrates several stories, but...
1547) La clave
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Clave. Emilia Pardo Bazán
Fragmento de la obra
El famoso compositor y profesor de canto y música Alejandro Redlitz se entretenía en leer sin instrumento una de las últimas páginas de su amigo Ricardo Wagner, a tiempo que el criado le anunció que estaban allí una señora y una señorita muy linda, las dos pobremente vestidas, que pedían audiencia, insistiendo en conseguirla sin tardanza.
Atusóse Redlitz las lacias greñas amarillas con...
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Nietzsche is one of the most popular of modern philosophers. He believed in the power of individuals to lift themselves beyond perceived limits and free themselves of all the conventional confines. His ideas have had a great influence on many Western schools of philosophy.
Nietzsche believed in accepting the reality of this world and trying to rise above oneself here, being great in this life, instead of living in dreams of another life. He did...
1549) Time and the Gods
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Time and the Gods (1906) is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany. Published at the beginning of his career, Time and the Gods, a sequel to The Gods of Pegāna (1905), would influence such writers as J. R. R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, and H. P. Lovecraft. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction, Dunsany is a man whose work, in the words of Lovecraft, remains "unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose, and...
1550) The return of Fear
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Here are five scary stories about different types of terrors that haunt us. Some are deserved, some come from pits of evil for the innocent. These tales come together for the first time to keep you up at night. Enjoy the ride on the scary rollercoaster.
1551) Furrow and Slice
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Beyond the valley's hills that define the mill town of Furnass is another world. A world of rolling hills and fields of wheat and oats and corn. A world of isolated farmhouses keeping company only with their barns and outbuildings. A world of open vistas and skies that go for miles even on a gray day. A world where the land if left untended goes quickly back to forest where the wild things are. At times the life of the farmlands intersects with the...
1552) Lilacs and Other Stories
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Before she wrote The Awakening-a powerful novel that has illuminated generations of readers with its strikingly honest and controversial themes of female sexuality and miscegenation--Kate Chopin penned many well-received short stories of Creole and Acadian life. Infused with "local color," these tales are filled with fascinating characters, idiosyncratic customs, and sometimes shocking details. Reflecting the influences of the French writers Guy de...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Law-Breakers and Other Stories" by Robert Grant. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature....
1554) The Book of Wonder
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The Book of Wonder (1912) is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany. Published at the height of his career, The Book of Wonder would influence such writers as J. R. R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, and H. P. Lovecraft. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction, Dunsany is a man whose work, in the words of Lovecraft, remains "unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose, and supreme in the creation of a gorgeous and...
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The Real Thing, a tale of an artist and his models, a husband and wife in impoverished conditions willing to do anything to earn their keep; "Sir Dominick Ferrand," in which struggling author Peter Baron's discovery of the secret letters of Dominick Ferrand changes his life; "Nona Vincent" -- playwright Allan Wayworth struggles to write something meaningful for the popular stage; and "Greville Fane," in which the narrator is called upon to interview...
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Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) left his mark as a playwright, novelist, and writer of short stories. Gogol's works remain popular with both writers and readers, who prize his originality, imaginative gifts, and sheer exuberance. This collection offers an excellent introduction to the author's works. Opening a door to his bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary,...
1557) Sliced and Diced
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Immerse yourself in the sinister imagination of author Joan De La Haye as she unleashes a captivating collection of 13 dark and twisted tales in her second collection. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster ride of suspense as each story explores the depths of human nature and the supernatural. Uncover the harrowing tale of a hunter turned hunted, where the line between predator and prey becomes blurred. Witness a diabolical wedding as the Devil himself...
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Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp Murry was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction, who was born and brought up in colonial, New Zealand, and wrote under the pen name, of Katherine Mansfield. Mansfield left for Great Britain in 1908, where she encountered Modernist writers such as, D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf with whom she became close friends. Her stories often focus on moments of disruption and frequently open rather abruptly.
1559) Go Green!
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Kids will learn the importance of words like: reduce, reuse, and recycle with this fact-filled book about respecting the earth. Fun facts called "Bug Bites" are presented by a silly bug that encourages kids to think about the importance of recycling aluminum, glass, and paper. Did you know that aluminum beverage containers can be recycled into new cans and put back onto the store shelves within 60 days? Or, did you know that the average home uses...
1560) Malas posturas
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Mirar. Ser visto. Ahondar en el conflicto de cuáles son los ojos y las razones desde las que se observa cuando el mirar y el ser visto están inscritos en el mundo patriarcal antioqueño. En la dialéctica de esta constitución de la realidad está en juego buena parte de la narrativa que Lina María Parra Ochoa ofrece a los lectores.
En una medida u otra, los cuentos de Malas posturas construyen un universo en torno a la conciencia de la incorporación...
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