The Classic American Short Story Megapack, Volume 1 assembles 34 of the greatest stories ever written by American authors—including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Sherwood Anderson, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Jack London, and Stephen Crane. Includes multiple stories per author, their most famous short works, along with biographical notes.Complete contents:YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN, by Nathaniel HawthorneTHE CELESTIAL RAILROAD, by Nathaniel HawthorneTHE GREAT STONE FACE, by Nathaniel HawthorneETHAN BRAND, by Nathaniel HawthorneRIP VAN WINKLE, by Washington IrvingTHE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, by Washington IrvingAUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF by James Fenimore CooperTHE DAMNED THING, by Ambrose BierceAN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK, by Ambrose BierceTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, by Edgar Allan PoeTHE CASK OF AMONTILLADO, by Edgar Allan PoeTHE PURLOINED LETTER... Views: 56
Hugh Arkwright's remote childhood in the Central African bush, and its sudden disruption, leaves him with a legacy of magic, mystery, and tragic loss. Late in his life, he returns to the gaunt house in Ulverton where he was brought up by his eccentric uncle, and finds that the old ghosts still walk. The more he excavates his own past, the deeper he finds the traces of ancient horrors. The autumnal air of Ulverton begins to take on the taint of corruption, and a mystery starts that ends with vengeance, murder and a sudden, staggering revelation. The mild English manners of the village of darkness beneath the heart of oak. PIECES OF LIGHT is a modern novel steeped in a resonant past; where rural England and colonial Africa collide. Densely wrought and vividly imagined, Adam Thorpe's return to Ulverton is a fictional triumph - thrilling and unforgettable. Views: 56
Finest stories from around the world — most of them old favorites: "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Cinderella," "The Arabian Nights," 33 more. Includes original 138 black-and-white illustrations. Views: 56
Borderlands 2 is the second volume of the most exciting anthology series of the Nineties. Visionary, provocative, disturbing, intelligent, and innovative describe the fiction found in Borderlands. You won't find any of the familiar bug-bears and boogeymen here. No ghosts or vampires need apply. No zombies, no werewolves, no mummies. None of the tired old symbols which have defined darkly imaginative fiction will be found here. Contents of this digital edition include: Foet - F. Paul WilsonThe Chrysalis - Lois TiltonBredding Ground - Francis J. MatozzoLove Doll: A Fable - Joe R. LansdaleApathetic Flesh - Darren O. GodfreyThe Potato - Bentley LittleSaturn - Ian McDowellAndrogyny - Brian HodgeSarah, Unbound - Kim AntieauFor Their Wives Are Mute - Wayne Allen SalleeDead Issue - Rex MillerDown the Valley Wild - Paul F. OlsonTaking Care of Michael - J. L. ComeauThe Atonement - Richard RainsPeacemaker - Charles L. GrantStress Test HR51, Case #041068 - Stanley WiaterChurches of Desire - Philip NutmanSweetie - G. Wayne MillerRomance Unlimited - James S. DonSlipping - David B. Silva Views: 56
The General of the Dead Army is a moving and timely meditation on war and its consequences by the winner of the inaugural Man Booker International Prize, available again in paperback. Twenty years after World War II, an Italian general—armed with maps, measurements, and dental records—is sent to Albania to recover the remains of his country’s fallen soldiers. A quarrelsome priest joins him, and in rain and sleet they dig up the Albanian countryside—once a battlefield, now a graveyard—checking teeth and dog tags, assembling a dead army in pine-box uniforms. In addition to the brutal weather, they also battle the hostility of the Albanians working for them. This may be an errand of mercy for the general, but the chance to humiliate their one-time conquerors offers the Albanians a welcome vengeance. Fighting the hopelessness of his undertaking, the general finds his movements shadowed by a German general on the same gruesome mission for his own country. In a terrible crescendo at a wedding, the Italian general must answer for the crimes of his country and all countries that have invaded this land of eagles, seeking to destroy its people. Enthralling and poignant, The General of the Dead Army is an elegy for the young people of every country who are sent abroad to die in battle.** Views: 56
HEARTFIRE The Tales of Alvin Maker, Part 5 (c) 1998 by Orson Scott Card v1.1(Jan-24-1999) If you find and correct errors in the text, please update the version number by 0.1 and redistribute. Views: 56
