Tales from Blackwood, Volume 3   By: Various

Tales from Blackwood, Volume 3 is a captivating collection of short stories by various authors. Each story takes the reader on a unique journey, with tales ranging from mystery and suspense to romance and adventure.

The writing is engaging and vivid, drawing the reader into each story and creating a sense of anticipation for what will happen next. The characters are well-developed and relatable, making it easy for the reader to become invested in their lives and experiences.

Overall, Tales from Blackwood, Volume 3 is a compelling read that will keep readers entertained and enthralled from beginning to end. I highly recommend this collection to anyone looking for an engaging and diverse selection of short stories.

First Page:

Every one who knows Oxford, and a good many besides, must have heard of certain periodical migrations of the younger members of that learned university into distant and retired parts of her Majesty's dominions, which (on the " lucus a non lucendo " principle) are called and known by the name of Reading Parties. Some half dozen undergraduates, in peril of the coming examination, form themselves into a joint stock cramming company; take £30 or £40 shares in a private tutor; pitch their camp in some Dan or Beersheba which has a reputation for dulness; and, like other joint stock companies, humbug the public, and sometimes themselves, into the belief that they are "doing business." For these classical bubbles, the long vacation is the usual season, and Wales one of the favourite localities; and certainly, putting "Reading" out of the question, three fine summer months might be worse spent, than in climbing the mountains, and whipping the trout streams, of that romantic land... Continue reading book >>