Publisher: Oregan Publishing
Contents: treasure island the black arrow prince otto the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde kidnapped the master of ballantrae the wrong box the wrecker catriona the ebb-tide weir of hermiston st. ives heathercat (unfinished novel) the great north road (unfinished novel) the young chevalier (unfinished novel)
The Story of the Amulet is a novel for children, written in 1906 by E. Nesbit. It is the final part of a trilogy of novels that also includes Five Children and It (1902) and The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904). In it the children re-encounter the Psammead—the "it" in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children's other discovery, the Amulet, thus following a formula successfully established in The Phoenix and the Carpet.Show book
Award-winning author Darcy Tamayose returns with Ezra’s Ghosts, a collection of fantastical stories linked by a complex mingling of language and culture, as well as a deep understanding of grief and what it makes of us. Within these pages a scholar writes home from the Ryukyu islands, not knowing that his hometown will soon face a deadly calamity of its own. Another seeker of truth is trapped in Ezra after her violent death, and must watch how her family—and her killer—alter in her absence. The oldest man in town, an immigrant who came to Canada to escape imperial hardships, sprouts wings, and a wounded journalist bears witness to his transformation. Finally, past and present collide as a researcher reflects on the recent skinwars that have completely altered the world’s topography. Binding the stories together is an intersect of arrival and departure—in a quiet prairie town called Ezra.Show book
Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. A decade of exuberance as the world became a plaything of the Western Imperial powers to exploit for their own ends. Whole cultures were sequestrated and suspended and another overplanted in its place. But short story authors created some of literature’s brightest jewels as they explored genres and styles in ambitious claims to be the chronicler of the age. 01 - The Top 10 - The 1880's - An Introduction 02 - A Horseman In The Sky by Ambrose Bierce 03 - The Bet by Anton Chekhov 04 - The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant 05 - The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy 06 - A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett 07 - The Man Who Would Be King 08 - Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson 09 - The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton 10 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 11 - The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar WildeShow book
When Kris visited that psychic, she thought it would be fun. She though the woman would tell her things that she wanted to hear: that there was true love in her future, that there was fortune, fame... but what she got was a dire warning. "The woman you kill will come back to you, asking for forgiveness. You must give it to her." but Kris would never kill anyone...Show book
"The Caballero's Way" is a short story by the American author O. Henry. It was first published in the July 1907 issue of Everybody's Magazine and was collected in the anthology The Heart of the West later the same year. The story introduces the Cisco Kid, a fast-shooting caballero who murders for sport. Lieutenant Sandridge, a ranger who is after the outlaw, goes to see Tonia, the beautiful girlfriend of the Kid. They fall in love, and Tonia begs Sandridge to kill the Kid in order to ensure their safety. Unbeknownst to the lovers, the Kid overhears their plan. Although a ruthless killer, the Cisco Kid is proud of being a gentleman who knows how to treat a lady. Since it would be against his code of behavior to lay a hand on a woman, he hatches an appropriate counterplan to deal with the situation.Show book
This year is the 9th anniversary of our illustrious community, and readers have found and recorded 99 items with a connection with the number nine... neuf... neun... nueve...nove... ??????...e???a... There are short stories, poems, bible readings, non-fiction articles and songs.The items are mostly in English, but this year we have one or more contributions in ten other languages: Ancient Greek, Dutch, German, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian. (Summary by RuthieG)Show book
