Rogues, larrikins and the lost people -- these stories range from inspired, laconic comedies to pathos and tragedy. This selection showcases Lawson′s range as a fiction writer and includes all his best-loved stories such as ′The Drover′s Wife′, ′The Union Buries its Dead′ and ′The Loaded Dog′. These are tales that affirm Henry Lawson′s reputation as one of the world′s greatest short story writers and highlight his profound influence on how Australians see themselves. Views: 61
In the best European absurdist tradition, Popov has created a very funny novel about the trials and tribulations of transition society and the comedy to be found when cultures clash. Views: 61
Two young women of two different times are bound by a passion for the ethereal music of a glass harmonica in this compelling novel that mixes science fiction, mystery, and romance.Eilish Eam is an orphan, living in 1761, London. She stands on an icy corner and plays her instrument: water-filled glasses. Fingers raw from the cold, her only comfort is the place her music takes her...to visions of a young girl, much her own age, but with odd short hair. Eilish survives on pennies and applause, and nothing more. Until the night Benjamin Franklin stops to listen, awe-struck by her gift—and with plans for her future... Erin Rushton is a musical prodigy, living in Seattle, 2018. She stands in the orchestra, consumed by the music of her own instrument: the glass harmonica. Like a current of electricity, the music moves from her fingers to her lips and hands. And the only thing that alters the rhythm are the visions that haunt her…of an odd... Views: 61
This is the COMPLETE WORKS of the great literary giant Henry James. Why buy any other Kindle version, which will have texts missing? This is the ONLY complete eBook text available of Henry James' fictional work. That's right, all 23 novels and each and every one of the 112 tales.Features:* the unfinished novels The Ivory Tower and The Sense of the Past* the first rare novel Watch and Ward which James chose to later ignore* the novel The Whole Family, which James collaborated on with 11 other authors* All 112 of the novellas and short stories with BOTH chronological and alphabetical contents tables* All of the 'lost' tales only found in recent yearsThe eBook also includes a front no-nonsense table of contents to allow easy navigation around James’ oeuvre. With this eBook you will need no other text of Henry James - this is the definitive Kindle Edition of the Great Master's work.Welcome to hours upon hours upon hours of reading one of literature’s brightest and most elegant novelists! Views: 61
National Book Award Finalist: A man, woman, and child are bound by a desperate need—and a terrible secret—in this suspenseful, "astonishing" novel (Vogue). Aubrey Wallace is the kind of man no one notices. Dotty Johnson is the kind of woman no one can ignore. One afternoon, they both disappear from the small Vermont town where they live. The next day, two hundred miles away, a toddler is kidnapped from her Massachusetts home. For the next five years, Aubrey, Dotty, and the kidnapped child—united by a mix of strange love, desperate need, and the crime that brought them together—are trapped in a nomadic existence governed by their constant fear of discovery. Canny, the little girl, becomes Aubrey's entire existence. But Dotty wants out. She is tired of being saddled with this fearful man, and when she meets a brutal ex-convict, the wheels of Canny's return to her natural parents are wrenched fatally... Views: 61
Richard Yates was acclaimed as one of the most powerful, compassionate and accomplished writers of America's post-war generation. Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of Manhattan office workers or the heartbreak of a single mother with artistic pretensions, Yates ruthlessly examines the hopes and disappointments of ordinary people with empathy and humour. Views: 61
David Binder is a young, successful writer living in Chicago and suffering from writer's block. He stares at the blank page, and the blank page stares back harder. So when his agent suggests maybe a lighter sophomore novel, maybe something genre that they can sell real quick and buy him some more time to pen his magnum opus, he's quick to recall an old ghost story he once heard. With his pregnant wife and his young daughter in toe, he sets out for Tennessee with high hopes of indulging the local lore surrounding Virginia Beale, Faery Queen of the Haunted Dell and whiling away the summer away from life in the city. But as his investigation goes further and further, and the creaking of the floor boards grows louder and louder, the David Binder realizes he's not only endangered himself, but also his wife and daughter.A stirring literary rendition of Tennessee's famed Curse of the Bell Witch, Little Sister Death skillfully toes the line between Southern Gothic and Horror... Views: 61
The Algernon Blackwood Megapack collects 36 classic tales of the
supernatural by one of the greatest ghost story writers of all time.
More than just ghosts, however, this collection includes tales of
vampires and other creatures of the night...and much, much more. Nearly
1,300 pages of great reading!THE SINGULAR DEATH OF MORTONTHE OLIVEANCIENT LIGHTSTHE KIT-BAGTHE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOMA HAUNTED ISLANDTHE CENTAURTHE DAMNEDTHE WOLVES OF GODCHINESE MAGICRUNNING WOLFFIRST HATETHE TARN OF SACRIFICETHE VALLEY OF THE BEASTSTHE CALLEGYPTIAN SORCERYTHE DECOYTHE MAN WHO FOUND OUT (A NIGHTMARE)THE EMPTY SLEEVEWIRELESS CONFUSIONCONFESSIONTHE LANE THAT RAN EAST AND WESTVENGEANCE IS MINETHE WILLOWSTHE WENDIGOJOHN SILENCE, CASE 1: A PSYCHICAL INVASIONJOHN SILENCE, CASE II: ANCIENT SORCERIESJOHN SILENCE, CASE III: THE NEMESIS OF FIREJOHN SILENCE, CASE IV: SECRET WORSHIPJOHN SILENCE, CASE V: THE CAMP OF THE DOGJOHN SILENCE, CASE VI: A VICTIM OF HIGHER SPACETHE REGENERATION OF LORD ERNIETHE SACRIFICEA DESCENT INTO EGYPTWAYFARERSACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT Views: 61
Book three in the Dice and Debauchery series.Video game geek Josh Hanson never gets noticed by women, until a gorgeous booth babe drags him into a dark room for a quickie.She doesn't give him her name, and her face is covered by a silver mask. Josh is determined to find the dark-haired beauty again, but communication isn't easy in a huge hall filled with nerds. When they end up playing in a tournament later, the games extend into her hotel room. Josh wants more than just a con fling, but she's not easy to catch. He's going to have to figure out how to beat her games and become her champion.Reader Advisory: This story has graphic sexual language and scenes—no closed bedroom doors (or other rooms) here!A Romantica® contemporary erotic romance from Ellora's Cave Views: 61
From one of Britain's leading writers comes a biting satire about a country founded on Nihilism and a government gone mad Nihilon is a country where honesty is outlawed, drunk driving is mandatory, and nihilism reigns supreme. Five researchers are sent into the midst of this chaos to compile a new guidebook about the peculiar, unexplored land and its all-powerful leader, President Nil. Adam, Benjamin, Jaquiline, Edgar, and Richard attempt to gather information—but find themselves swept up by a nation turned upside down. As they navigate their way to the capital through artificial mist created by President Nil to disorient his people, the writers are stopped by ordinary citizens whom they quickly discover cannot be trusted. Adam accidentally starts a ground war, Benjamin is forced to buy a car, and Jaquiline discovers that robbery is not only legal, but encouraged. The researchers, who arrived as tourists, will find that although it is easy... Views: 61
