A comprehensive collection of the bizarre tales of Mrs Molesworth The writer who was always known by her formal title Mrs Molesworth, was in fact born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands to English parents in 1839 and christened Mary Louisa Stewart. Her father was a successful Manchester businessman and Mary was educated both in England and Switzerland. In 1861 she married Major R. Molesworth, a nephew of Viscount Molesworth, an Irish aristocrat. Their marriage was ultimately unsuccessful and they were legally separated in 1879. Her first fiction-the 1869 novel 'Lover and Husband'-was published under the pseudonym Ennis Graham. As was common among authors of the day she wrote in a number of genres but-curiously-she was most prolific as a writer of children's' fiction, particularly for girls who were too old for fairytales but to young for adult fiction. These tales were for those who would eventually become Victorian wives and mothers and so were rich with the sentiments of duty and morality. These may seem like dubious credentials to those interested in good supernatural fiction and especially to those who have not actually read any of Mrs Molesworth's stories of ghosts and hauntings. However, this would be to do the author a great injustice for the only shortcoming concerning her strange tales is that she did not write more of them. Her talent for the genre will be immediately apparent to the reader and, indeed, several of the tales included here are recognised as classics and were highly regarded by the supernatural writer and academic M. R. James. Among the fifteen stories in this special Leonaur collection-which we believe (at the time of publication) is the only comprehensive gathering of Mary Molesworth's tales of the other worldly available-are 'The Story of the Rippling Train,' 'At the Dip of the Road,' 'The Man with the Cough,' 'Half way Between the Stiles' and many others. Also included in this collection is a story by Mary Molesworth's son Bevil, 'A Ghost of the Pampas.' Bevil died on his Patagonian ranch when in his mid twenties.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.** Views: 308
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A short and sweet Worldwalkers Universe story Views: 307
NaNoWriMo 2015. 1st draft. Etta and Jen Astley crash their car going to a weekend mystery novel seminar. Waking up, they discover they are trapped inside one of Winifred Warlock's murder mysteries while in the real world, they lie in comas. The only way to escape from the novel, is to solve the murder before the murderer kills them... Their only help is Miss Margaret Mittens, the amateur detectiveFirst draft of novel written during NaNoWriMo 2015. A young woman, Etta Astley and her mother Jen. are driving to a weekend seminar at a country house about the Golden Age of Crime and especially, the famous murder mystery writer, Winifred Warlock. On the way, they crash the car and are knocked unconscious. On waking up, they find themselves at a country house where Etta is a guest and Jen her lady's maid. They discover that they are trapped inside one of Winifred Warlock's murder mysteries while in the real world, they lie in comas in a hospital. Then the murders start to occur and they realise that the only way to escape from the novel, is to solve the murder but the murderer has got them in his or her sights.... Their only help is Miss Margaret Mittens, the amateur detective. COMPLETE FIRST DRAFT . Views: 307
The stunning follow-up to The Legacy, which was the start of a thrilling new series that Booklist (starred) recommends for fans of Tana French. Vaka sits, regretting her choice of coat, on the cold steps of her new school. Her fathers appears to have forgotten to pick her up, her mother has forgotten to give her this week's pocket money, and the school is already locked for the day. Grownups, she decides, are useless. With no way to call home, she resigns herself to waiting on the steps until her fathers remembers her. When a girl approaches, Vaka recog'nizes her immediately from class, and from her unusual apperance: two of her fingers are missing. The girl lives at the back of the school, on the other side of a high fence, and Vaka asks to call her father from the girl's house. That afternoon is the last time anyone sees Vaka.Detective Huldar and child psychologist Freyja are called in. Soon, they find themselves at the... Views: 307
The Hrwang devastate Earth’s leadership and, orbiting in gargantuan ships, prepare for a ground assault. Stanley Russell believes he can turn around the conflict by accepting an ambassadorship. Eva Gilliam also has a plan in mind. She won't go down without a fight, even if it's only a symbolic one. Bernard Wilkerson's third installment of the Hrwang series hints at darker days ahead for humanity.The world promises to get darker. Precision asteroid attacks by the Hrwang devastate Earth’s leadership. Survivors in tsunami-wiped "sunny" California haven't seen the sun for days on end. Electricity and fuel are precious and scarce. No one on the surface of the planet can see just how bleak the full picture looks because they can't see into space.Hrwang commanders, orbiting in gargantuan ships, are preparing for a ground assault by awakening a massive army from its 2 1/2-year slumber through interstellar space.Two humans have interacted directly with the Hrwang without dying. Stanley Russell believes he can turn around the conflict after accepting an ambassadorship from the Hrwang commander. Russell's second-in-command, Irina Samovitch, clearly doesn't share his optimism or visions of glory. For now, both are headed back to Earth tasked with reaching the United Nations, where the Hrwang seem to be saying they were attacked.What do they mean by that, anyway? How could humans have been so stupid as to attack aliens who obviously have far better technology? Perhaps Russell and Samovitch will find some answers in New York. Maybe Eva Gilliam and Juan de la Serda will uncover some truth in California, where she captured video of alien aircraft appearing over an observatory. Gilliam clearly has a plan in mind. She won't go down without a fight, even if it's only a symbolic one. Bernard Wilkerson's third installment of the Hrwang series hints at darker days ahead for humanity. Views: 307
This abridged edition of a classic story contains Charles Sheldon's original writing, with some passages sensitively abridged to allow his powerful story to come through for modern readers. Nothing in the story line has been changed. A homeless man staggers into a wealthy church and upsets the congregation. Rev. Henry Maxwell issues a startling challenge to his congregation: "What would Jesus do?"This new edition of a classic story contains Charles Sheldon's original writing, with some passages sensitively abridged to allow his powerful story to come through for modern readers. Nothing in the storyline has been changed.A homeless man staggers into a wealthy church and upsets the congregation. A week later he is dead. This causes the Rev. Henry Maxwell to issue a startling challenge to his congregation and to himself -- whatever you do in life over the next twelve months, ask yourself this question before making any decision: "What would Jesus do?"The local newspaper editor, a novelist, a wealthy young woman who has inherited a million dollars, her friend who has been offered a professional singing career, the superintendent of the railroad workshops, a leading city merchant and others take up the challenge. But how will it all work out when things don't go as expected?A bishop gives up his comfortable lifestyle -- and finds his life threatened in the city slums. The story is timeless. A great read, and a challenge to every Christian today.Abridged by Chris Wright. Chris is the author of over thirty books, starting with young fiction for an English Christian publisher in 1966. He has written both fiction and non-fiction, mostly with a Christian theme, for a variety of publishers. Chris is married with three grownup children, and lives in the West Country of England where he is a home group leader with his local church. His website is: www.rocky-island.com. Views: 307
In the nightmare industrial underworld of Necromunda, brutal gangs clash in desperate battles to increase their standing with the rich decadent families who occupy the uppermost spire of the teeming hive city. Zefer Tyranus was enjoying the quiet life as a curator at House Ko'iron. However, when he discovers the existence of an ancient artefact that may link his aspiring family with the founding fathers of Necromunda, he sets off on a dangerous quest to the very depths of the underhive. Fame and prestige await him, he has only to survive long enough to claim it! Views: 307
Living in a sunny barsati in south Delhi, Saurav Jha and Devapriya Roy are your average DINK couple, about to acquire a few EMIs and come of age in the modern consumerist world. Only, they don't. They junk the swivel chairs, gain a couple of backpacks and set out on a transformational journey across India. On a very, very tight budget: five hundred rupees a day for bed and board. And the Heat and Dust project begins. Joining the ranks of firang gap-year kids and Israelis fresh out of compulsory army service, they travel across a land in which five thousand years of Indian history seem to jostle side by side. It is, by turns, holy and hectic, thuggish and comic, amoral and endearing. In buses that hurtle through the darkness of the night and the heat of the day, across thousands of miles, in ever new places, the richness of this crowded palette spills over into their lives. From rooms by the hour to strange dinner invitations, from spectacular forts to raging tantrums, this is a... Views: 306
