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Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories - Cal STEWART
Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories - Cal STEWART
- Author: Cal STEWART
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Single Author Collections
A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin)...
Christmas Stories From 'Household Words' And 'All The Year Round' - Charles Dickens
Christmas Stories From 'Household Words' And 'All The Year Round' - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Single Author Collections
Twenty stories originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines βHousehold Wordsβ and βAll The Year Roundβ. Some of the stories have little holiday sentiment and exhibit much of the indignation Dickens felt at the social and economic...
Five Tales - John Galsworthy
Five Tales - John Galsworthy
- Author: John Galsworthy
- Genre: Published 1900 onward / Single Author Collections
This 1918 book consists of five short stories or novelettes by Galsworthy. They are The First and Last (1914), A Stoic, The Apple Tree (1916), The Juryman, Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918) This last became part of the trilogy The Forsyte Saga....
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 4 - Edgar Allan Poe
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 4 - Edgar Allan Poe
- Author: Edgar Allan Poe
- Genre: Single Author Collections
This, the fourth of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains 22 of his short stories. Warning: Section 7, "A Predicament," contains some racial stereotypes and a word describing the race of one of the characters that is unacceptable in today's...
Washington Irving in London - Washington Irving
Washington Irving in London - Washington Irving
- Author: Washington Irving
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Washington Irving's name is synonymous with such classics as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He established himself as one of early America's most treasured writers. His wit and satirical voice are the hallmark of his writing....
South American Jungle Tales - Horacio QUIROGA
South American Jungle Tales - Horacio QUIROGA
- Author: Horacio QUIROGA
- Genre: Nature & Animal Fiction / Single Author Collections
The stories in South American Jungle Tales center on the relationships between people and the different creatures Quiroga came into contact with on his farm in Misiones, a region of jungle in Uruguay along the banks of the Upper Parana river. Each...
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories - Lord Dunsany
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories - Lord Dunsany
- Author: Lord Dunsany
- Genre: Single Author Collections
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories is the third book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. It was first published in hardcover by...
The Hotel D'Angleterre And Other Stories - Mary Elizabeth Hawker
The Hotel D'Angleterre And Other Stories - Mary Elizabeth Hawker
- Author: Mary Elizabeth Hawker
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Five short stories by Lanoe Falconer which is the pseudonym of the English writer, Marie Elizabeth Hawker (1848 - 1908). Her works, though few, were well received. Never married, her health was precarious, preventing her from writing more, though...
Among the Night People - Clara Dillingham Pierson
Among the Night People - Clara Dillingham Pierson
- Author: Clara Dillingham Pierson
- Genre: Single Author Collections
No need to be afraid of the dark - here is a wonderful collection of stories about the creatures and personalities who live at night and sleep in the day. - Summary by Jude Somers...
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5 - Edgar Allan Poe
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5 - Edgar Allan Poe
- Author: Edgar Allan Poe
- Genre: Single author / Single Author Collections
This, the last of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains a collection of both prose and poetry. (Summary by TriciaG) Cast List for Section 42: Narrator / Stage Directions: Ellen Preckel Alessandra: Amanda Friday Castiglione: Phil Schempf...
The Liar - Henry James
The Liar - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900 / Single Author Collections
A successful painter reconnects with the woman he once loved during a visit to an English country house. His surprise is great when he learns that her husband is susceptible to a very peculiar habit. - Summary by Deborah Percy...
The Stolen White Elephant - Mark Twain
The Stolen White Elephant - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Single Author Collections
In this Mark Twain short story an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the mystery but it all comes to a tragic end. (Summary written...
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories - Katherine Mansfield
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories - Katherine Mansfield
- Author: Katherine Mansfield
- Genre: Single Author Collections
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories is a collection of complete stories and fragments by the writer Katherine Mansfield. The book was published several months after the Kiwi author's death. - Summary by Rob Marland...
Stories Weird and Wonderful - Joyce Emmerson MUDDOCK
Stories Weird and Wonderful - Joyce Emmerson MUDDOCK
- Author: Joyce Emmerson MUDDOCK
- Genre: Single Author Collections
A collection of tales written by J.E. Muddock. All these stories are dark in atmosphere and subject matter....
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories - H. G. Wells
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Science Fiction / Single Author Collections
A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells, author of "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds". The science fiction master ranges over a variety of topics, each original and unexpected. Included in this collection is "The Country of the Blind"...
Peasant Tales of Russia - Vasily NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO
Peasant Tales of Russia - Vasily NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO
- Author: Vasily NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Single Author Collections
Collection of Russian peasant tales: "The Deserted Mine" - The key to saving the trapped miners is held by a man who hasn't spoken a word in 10 years. "Mahmoud's Family" - Escaping prisoners of war should be shot, but Mahmoud has a family. "A...
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
- Author: Baroness Orczy
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Single Author Collections
Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. The book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in...
The House With The Mezzanine And Other Stories - Anton Chekhov
The House With The Mezzanine And Other Stories - Anton Chekhov
- Author: Anton Chekhov
- Genre: Short Stories / Published 1900 onward / Single Author Collections
Six short stories and a novella by the Russian master. (david wales)...
Tales of Unrest - Joseph Conrad
Tales of Unrest - Joseph Conrad
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Tales of Unrest (1898) is the first collection of short stories by Joseph Conrad published in his lifetime. Joseph Conrad (1857β1924), a Polish-born English novelist, was a master in the formats of long short story and novella, a form of story...
Around The Yule Log - Willis Boyd ALLEN
Around The Yule Log - Willis Boyd ALLEN
- Author: Willis Boyd ALLEN
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900 / Single Author Collections
Eleven yule-tide stories by a popular writer of the late 19th β early 20th centuries. - (Summary by david wales)...
The Road - Jack London
The Road - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: Short Stories / Single Author Collections / History
Jack London credited his skill of story-telling to the days he spent as a hobo learning to fabricate tales to get meals from sympathetic strangers. In The Road, he relates the tales and memories of his days on the hobo road, including how the hobos...
A Slav Soul and Other Stories - Aleksandr KUPRIN
A Slav Soul and Other Stories - Aleksandr KUPRIN
- Author: Aleksandr KUPRIN
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Novelist and short story writer Alexandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938) was one of the most widely read authors of his time. Nabokov called him the Russian Kipling for his stories about people who are often "neurotic and vulnerable". Many films and...
The Light Invisible - Robert Hugh Benson
The Light Invisible - Robert Hugh Benson
- Author: Robert Hugh Benson
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Single Author Collections
Fifteen short ghost stories by the Anglican then Roman Catholic priest, Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The form of the book is of an old English Roman Catholic priest telling stories to his young friend. Benson wrote prolifically in many genres....
Twelve Stories and a Dream - H. G. Wells
Twelve Stories and a Dream - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Science Fiction / Single Author Collections
Thirteen short stories by HG Wells, the master of speculative fiction! Included in this collection is "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland" where a man finds his way into fairyland where a fairy queen tries to seduce him away from his human fiancΓ©e. In...
Revenge! - Robert BARR
Revenge! - Robert BARR
- Author: Robert BARR
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Single Author Collections
A collection of 20 short stories of the crime, detective, and thriller variety, sharing a common theme of .... you guessed it, revenge, and often with surprise conclusions. Elements of the style of Alfred Hitchcock may be found among many of the...
Seeing Things at Night - Heywood BROUN
Seeing Things at Night - Heywood BROUN
- Author: Heywood BROUN
- Genre: Single Author Collections
This Book is a collection of humorous short stories which describe the comedy in everyday things and situations. (Summary by Carolin)...
Gulliver The Great And Other Dog Stories - Walter Alden Dyer
Gulliver The Great And Other Dog Stories - Walter Alden Dyer
- Author: Walter Alden Dyer
- Genre: Nature & Animal Fiction / Published 1900 onward / Single Author Collections
This 1916 book is a collection of sixteen of the author's dog stories previously published in magazines. ( David Wales)...
The Dwarf's Chamber And Other Stories - Fergus Hume
The Dwarf's Chamber And Other Stories - Fergus Hume
- Author: Fergus Hume
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Short Stories by Fergus Hume (1859 β 1932), a prolific English novelist. - Summary by wikipedia...
Tales of Men and Ghosts - Edith Wharton
Tales of Men and Ghosts - Edith Wharton
- Author: Edith Wharton
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Tales of Men and Ghosts was published as a collection in 1910, though the first eight of the stories had earlier appeared in Scribner's and the last two in the Century Magazine. Despite the title, the men outnumber the ghosts, since only "The Eyes"...
The Maker of Moons, and Other Short Stories - Robert W. Chambers
The Maker of Moons, and Other Short Stories - Robert W. Chambers
- Author: Robert W. Chambers
- Genre: Single Author Collections
An eclectic collection of 8 stories by one of the early masters of the weird tale, Robert W. Chambers. The stories include a range of topics including war, romance, humor and even fishing. The title short story, βThe Maker of Moons,β is considered...
Once a Week - A. A. MILNE
Once a Week - A. A. MILNE
- Author: A. A. MILNE
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Single Author Collections
A collection of short stories by famed Winnie the Pooh author, A.A. Milne. This charmingly humorous work from Milne's earlier writing period was first published in Punch magazine. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)...
Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Author: Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Published 1800 -1900 / Single Author Collections
This is a collection of well-written engaging short stories written by "Q", the pen name of the prolific and eccentric Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch. - Summary by Amy Gramour...
An Isle in the Water - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
An Isle in the Water - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Author: Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Genre: Single Author Collections
'Here, among the hosts of ladies who write with care and inelegance, comes a woman artist. An Isle in the Water is a collection of fifteen well-conceived and excellently-finished Irish stories, for which it would be hard to find anything to say but...
Balloons - Elizabeth BIBESCO
Balloons - Elizabeth BIBESCO
- Author: Elizabeth BIBESCO
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Single Author Collections
Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco, was an English writer and socialite. The daughter of a British Prime Minister and the wife of a Romanian aristocrat, she drew on her experience in British high society in her work. Her talent is the compression into a...
Roads of Destiny - O. Henry
Roads of Destiny - O. Henry
- Author: O. Henry
- Genre: Satire / Westerns / Single Author Collections
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid...
Tales of Wonder - Lord Dunsany
Tales of Wonder - Lord Dunsany
- Author: Lord Dunsany
- Genre: Single Author Collections
The Last Book of Wonder, originally published as Tales of Wonder, is the tenth book and sixth original short story collection of Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula...
Pipefuls - Christopher Morley
Pipefuls - Christopher Morley
- Author: Christopher Morley
- Genre: Single Author Collections
A delightful collection of 48 essays on various topics of the human condition that caught his fancy. Witty, insightful and funny of course and on occasion thought provoking and even disturbing. From the preface "These sketches gave me pain to write;...
Ghosts And Family Legends; A Volume For Christmas - Catherine CROWE
Ghosts And Family Legends; A Volume For Christmas - Catherine CROWE
- Author: Catherine CROWE
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Single Author Collections
Fifteen ghost stories to hear around the Yule log. "It happened that I spent the last winter in a large country mansion, in the north of England, where we had a succession of visitors, and all manner of amusementsβ... In short, we began to tell...
The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 2 - Marguerite of Navarre
The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 2 - Marguerite of Navarre
- Author: Marguerite of Navarre
- Genre: Single Author Collections
THE HEPTAMERON, first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into seven complete days containing 10 stories each, and an eighth day containing only 2 stories. The stories, many of which deal with love and infidelity, resulted in "accusations of...
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus - Joel Chandler Harris
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus - Joel Chandler Harris
- Author: Joel Chandler Harris
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Single Author Collections
26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904 and cover a variety of humorous subjects from Adan and Eve (De Appile Tree) to Brer Rabbit's Gigglin' Place....
