A fantastic collection of thirteen witty short stories from the British-Canadian short story writer and novelist Robert Barr. Views: 475
Jay Jacob is a high level professional manager for a top company. However, in Jay’s private he is not so well mannered. Things turn drastically wrong when party animal Jay mixes a lethal cocktail of alcohol, women and suicide attempts that forces him out of the frying pan and into the fire. Accidently killing a girl Jay's mental state is corrupted.Jay Jacob is a high level professional manager for a top company. However, in Jay’s private he is not so well mannered. Things turn drastically wrong when party animal Jay mixes a lethal cocktail of alcohol, women and suicide attempts that forces him out of the frying pan and into the fire. Accidently killing a girl Jay's mental state is corrupted.Hiding a dead body isn't easy, as Jay quickly discovers. It takes a genius to cover all the tracks and Jay is no genius.About the AuthorGareth Parker - educated at a military boarding school, always telling stories and with a proved vivid imagination finally decided to put pen to paper to create thrilling short stories for eBook readers. Parker - now enjoying the Welsh life in Cardiff works for a blue-chip company, even though he's always on the go spends his spare time enduring creativity for others to enjoy. Views: 464
I Was There... Escape From The Blitz is the vividly imagined tale of young Betty as she is evacuated from her home in London to the home of the formidable Lady Florence Musgrave. Betty must get used to life in the country, but she's got a secret—a furry feline stowaway named Shadow who has found his way into her suitcase! Views: 450
The topic under discussion is “Social satire in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels”. Although Swift was considered by many a misanthropist, a work like Gulliver's Travels could have been produced only by a man who cared deeply about humanity. Paradoxically, his care shines throughout his work.This paper takes a look at a book enjoyed by generations of readers, a multi-sided book which is still relevant to today’s society. The topic under discussion is: “Social satire in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels”. Swift’s masterpiece is a sophisticated satire on human nature, often criticized for its apparent misanthropy. Each of the four books has a different theme, but they are all meant to deflate human pride. Some of the critics consider this unique work to be a satiric reflection on the shortcomings of Enlightenment thought.Swift is one of the most complex personalities in English letters whose disillusionment took an indignant turn. He wrote his satires to point out faults, to chasten, and to educate in an attempt to give the public a new moral lens and to "shame men out of their vices."In the growing polish and decency of society, Swift saw only a mask for hypocrisy and he used his huge talent to point to the ugliness which he discovered under every beautiful exterior. Although Swift was considered by many a misanthropist, a work like Gulliver's Travels could have been produced only by a man who cared deeply about humanity. Paradoxically, his care shines throughout his work. Views: 445
Growing up means learning lots of things - how to tell jokes,how to tie shoe-laces,the importance of telling the truth - but what is that,exactly ? Why can't I be a pirate instead ? And look at what my cat's licking now !Also check out books two and three, now available!Leroux has spent his life having everything handed to him – everything except the hand of the alluring Beauty, which he covets above all else. When Beauty is “kidnapped” by a Beast, Leroux sets out to reclaim what he feels is rightfully his from the frightful monster, but when the unexpected occurs, Leroux discovers that not all monsters take the form of a Beast. A fast-paced, reflective Fairy-Tale retelling, "The Beauty of the Beast" is a dark visit to the land of possibilities, and the first of the Beastly Tales.Read the other Beastly Tales to discover more about the story you thought you knew: A Beast of Beauty ~ Tale #2Beauty Beheld ~ Tale #3 Views: 444
Three high school students, bullied at school because of their strange abilities, are sucked through a portal to a sister planet called Cathora. Here they find they are not normal children but belong to a group of entities known as the Mytar. A creature, known only as Zelnoff, has invaded this planet and plans to attack Earth. There ensues many struggles and battles as they try to defeat Zelnoff.Severe weather patterns - storms, floods and strong winds - are sweeping across planet Earth. Against this backdrop, three high school students, known and tormented for their strange abilities, fight their own battles against school bullies. The discovery of a strange key by their leader Chris Reynolds plunges all three through a portal into a sister world, Cathora, in another dimension. In this world their behaviours, that labelled them as misfits on Earth, turn out to be the seeds of extraordinary powers.They soon meet Batarr, the Guardian of the portal; he tells them they are not normal children, but are part of a group of six entities called Mytar who are periodically seeded throughout the dimensions to fight planetary invasions across these portals. Cathora has been invaded by an alien army, led by a creature known only as Zelnoff. Zelnoff’s next target is Earth. The Mytar alone have the power to stop him if the other Mytar on Earth can be found. There ensues many struggles and battles as Chris, Susie and Joe seek to evade Zelnoff’s forces long enough for their powers to develop so they can detect the remaining Mytar back on Earth. Views: 437
An accurate depiction of the entirety of the human race and it's inevitable descent into love.Originally titled The Oranges; Banana You Glad I Didn't Say Orange: A Love Story is definitely an accurate depiction of the past and present of the planet and its relationship with the human population. Oranges, war, love, and absolutely no sarcasm. Views: 410
Everyone has secrets. Even the kind old man down the street. Especially the kind old man down the street.The cool sand in the Dunes is comforting to a young girl as she seeks to find her goddess and finds a Sun God instead. A walk barefoot reveals cool secrets and a lakeshore ramble results in a myriad of butterflies. Inspirational. Views: 407
A fan fiction based in the universe of EliteDony and Hera are to transport some risky goods through several planetary systems. Will they make it to their destination? Will their old battered ship last long enough to reach the space station? Views: 406
What with the wind trying to blow me away,and the ghosts telling fibs,is it a surprise that I've been making up stories. I'd quite like to be an animal or a bird,but could I have some whiskers in the meantime ?A cynical wharf witch’s world is turned on end when her childhood sweetheart returns from the sea.Candle is a firelighter, selling fragments of her spirit to the hopeless and lost. It’s a rough livelihood, but she’s a survivor and allows herself few regrets. Then Tern shows up. The boy she once loved—who left so mysteriously—is now a gorgeous man who acts as if they’re friends. How can he act as if nothing ever happened? And how can she help him when she wants to tear him in two? Views: 405
Excerpt from The Sunbonnet Babies in Italy"See that smoking mountain, Molly! Look! I believe it is a volcano. It is Mount Vesuvius Yes, I know it is Mount Vesuvius!"May, the Sunbonnet Baby, was talking with Molly, her little Sunbonnet Baby sister. They were standing on the deck of a great ocean steamer. They had been sailing on the steamer for days and days. They had sailed more than four thousand miles away from their home in America. Now they were almost at the end of their journey. They would very soon be in Italy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Views: 382
Lady Abigail Moran and her partner Simon Thorne are, not to put too fine a point upon it, thieves. Well-born, well-mannered, well-dressed, well at home in 1880s London, but thieves all the same. How else can they keep Simon in waistcoats? Their latest caper involves pearls, a squealing beauty, and the most amazing magician of all time. Really. One has but to ask him.[Co-authored with Amy, Kevin, and Dana Rushton]You know how there are a zillion Christmas movies, books, and TV specials with titles like “The Christmas” plus something else? It occurred to the authors that the formulas used in these stories could probably be applied – or shattered – using just about any noun in a title like that. So we came up with a new tradition.The rules are simple:1. Open a Christmas book and point to a random spot on a random page.2. Scan along the text until you come to a noun. 3. Write that story.Check back each year to get the latest stories! Views: 380
A tale set in ancient Cornwall and the lost world of Aeden, about a man and his wife, and the man's quest for Truth at any cost - and for the Perfect Woman. He finds her, and she teaches him to honour the Goddess in his wife, and to return to her. But she has been taken far away. He must find her and win her back. Only then will they fulfill their remarkable destiny - and at last find true love.A tale set in ancient Cornwall and the lost world of Aeden, about a young swordsmith named Calibur, and his wife, Rosa. It also features a rat, a rose, an anklebiter, a colony of icon-makers, a goatherd, a muse, a monastery, and a goddess.Calibur's troubles all begin one morning at the local market. He is selling swords to make ends meet, as usual, when a stranger's glittering wares catch his eye. He rashly trades all his swords for a little wisdom book - and an icon of a mysterious holy woman of great beauty. Bewitched by the book's promise of ultimate Truth, and maddened by a vision of the woman in the icon, he leaves Rosa to go into the mountains on a quest for Truth at any cost - and for the Perfect Woman of the icon. In the mountains he joins a hermitage, but becomes disillusioned with the ascetic quest for truth. He leaves the hermits to their disputations, and sets out for home. He becomes lost in the wilderness. There he is rescued by the woman of the icon whom he adores, but to his sorrow she commands him to honour the Goddess in his wife, and to return to her. He reluctantly obeys. But she has been taken far away, beyond the borders of the world, by the Boatman of Avalon. He must find the boatman, and prove that he is worthy to be ferried across to that other place. There he must find Rosa and with the help of Ainenia, the mysterious Lady of Aeden, and win her back from a Thorn Convent run by the Aghmaath. These are from the darkened world of Phangkor, and teach the absolute relinquishment of the will to life, and hate and despise the Goddess and love. Only together will Calibur and Rosa fulfill their remarkable destiny back on Earth - and at last find true love.The Icon of Ainenia can be read alone, but it refers to things more fully dealt with in the epic The Apples of Aeden, In the telling of the story of the Icon, it was inevitable that some greater matters should be mentioned, concerning the ancient Order of the Makers and the Nine Worlds. If this becomes a distraction, my apologies in advance; if (as I hope will be the case) you find yourself wishing to know more about Ainenia, Anklebiters, the Aghmaath, Avalon and the whole World of Aeden, there is a remedy: the 'Apples of Aeden' epic, set in the present time and based on the historical source book, 'The Ennead of Aeden', and the Diary of Shelley Arkle. Volume one, The Girl and the Guardian, is now available as an ebook. Views: 379
In Nose for St. Patrick, Tooten has a sudden dislike to another service dog. The ensuring trouble brings to light a crime that they solve in this free, delightful novella.Meet Tooten and Ter, an unlikely crime-busting duo. Terrance has been dropped into the Colorado foster system and is lucky enough to find a great foster dad. He also gets the best companion ever in Tooten, a small mixed breed dog who is in training to be a service animal. Together, Tooten and Ter stumble into shady dealings and manage to solve the cases with just a little help from Ter's foster dad, a retired police captain.In Nose for St. Patrick, Tooten has a sudden dislike to another service dog. The ensuring trouble brings to light a crime that they solve in this free, delightful novella. Views: 378
