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By: Charlotte Niese (1854-1935) | |
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The Story Of The Little Mamsell |
By: Chas. A. Stopher | |
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Solar Stiff |
By: Clara Dillingham Pierson (1868-1952) | |
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Among the Pond People
Lovely book for children written by teacher and naturalist Clara Dillingham Pierson. This book in the "Among the People" series explores the animal inhabitants of a pond. The beautiful writing brings the pond creatures into being in the reader's imagination and allows them a glimpse of the mysterious lives being carried out above and below the water's surface. | |
By: Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988) | |
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The Street That Wasn't There |
By: D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) | |
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The Prussian Officer | |
Wintry Peacock |
By: Damon Francis Knight (1922-2002) | |
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Special Delivery |
By: Dandin (6th Century) | |
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Twenty Two Goblins
These 22 stories are told by the Goblin to the King Vikram. King Vikram faces many difficulties in bringing the vetala to the tantric. Each time Vikram tries to capture the vetala, it tells a story that ends with a riddle. If Vikram cannot answer the question correctly, the vampire consents to remain in captivity. If the king answers the question correctly, the vampire would escape and return to his tree. In some variations, the king is required to speak if he knows the answer, else his head will burst... |
By: Dave Dryfoos (1915-2003) | |
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Waste Not, Want | |
Tree, Spare that Woodman |
By: David Carpenter Knight | |
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The Love of Frank Nineteen |
By: David Henry Keller (1880-1966) | |
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The Rat Racket |
By: David Mason | |
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Something Will Turn Up |
By: Demetrios Vikelas (1835-1908) | |
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Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian |
By: Desmond Winter Hall (1909-1992) | |
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A Scientist Rises |
By: Dick Purcell | |
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Mr. Chipfellow's Jackpot |
By: Don Berry | |
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Sound of Terror |
By: Don Peterson | |
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The White Feather Hex |
By: Don Thompson (1935-1994) | |
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High Dragon Bump |
By: Donald E. Westlake (1933-) | |
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They Also Serve |
By: Douglass Sherley (1857-1917) | |
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Love Instigated: The Story of a Carved Ivory Umbrella Handle |
By: E. G. von Wald | |
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Shock Absorber |
By: Eando Binder | |
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Shipwreck in the Sky |
By: Ed M. Clinton (1926-2006) | |
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Untechnological Employment |
By: Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) | |
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Human Boy Again
Published in 1908, this is a further collection of twelve humorous short stories about English school boys. The author wrote two other books in this series: The Human Boy and The Human Boy And The War . Eden Phillpotts was popular with the reading public and wrote prolifically novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and nonfiction. - Summary by David Wales |
By: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) | |
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
This story opens with a mother and daughter found brutally murdered inside a locked room in an upstairs apartment on a street in Paris. The police are baffled by both the ferocity of the crime and the lack of clues. Neighbors give conflicting evidence. Two friends are intrigued by the entire situation as reported in the newspapers. They decide to do a little investigating on their own. What they come up with is one of the most shocking and strangest of conclusions. The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe is perhaps the first modern detective tale, though similar stories by Voltaire and ETA Hoffman did appear a few decades earlier... | |
Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Published in 1838, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Poe’s only complete novel and concentrates on several sea adventures gone awry. The novel follows Arthur Gordon Pym, who finds himself in the center of gloomy occurrences on board numerous vessels, as his anticipated sea adventure takes a drastic shift in the wind. Shipwreck, starvation, mutiny, near death experiences and cannibalism are just some of the issues endured in the gripping, and at times gruesome novel. The adventure... | |
Two Poe Tales
Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his famous short horror stories; however, horror is not the only genre in which he wrote. How To Write a Blackwood Article and its companion piece A Predicament are satirical works exploring the pieces of the formula generally seen in short horror stories (”articles”) found in the Scottish periodical “Blackwood’s Magazine” and the successful misapplication of said formula by – horrors! – a woman author! – respectively. | |
The Fall of the House of Usher |
By: Edgar Pangborn (1909-1976) | |
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The Good Neighbors |
By: Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) | |
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Jungle Tales of Tarzan
Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely-connected short stories written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically, the events recounted in it actually occur between chapters 12 and 13 of the first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes. |
By: Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) | |
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The Book of Dragons
Eight enchanting tales about a variety of whimsical dragons, by a master of the craft, E Nesbit, are contained in this absolutely delightful volume, The Book of Dragons. While it's essentially meant for children, there are plenty of adults who will find it irresistible enough to peek into and a most charming way to spend a magical hour. Beautifully illustrated by the enormously talented Harold Robert Millar, the Scottish designer and illustrator famed for his unique and imaginative illustrations, The Book of Dragons is sure to delight both first time readers of the unique writer Edith Nesbit and those who have found pleasure in her other works... |