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The Haunted House, and Other Stories<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE HAUNTED HOUSE<br>NO. 1 BRANCH LINE: THE SIGNAL-MAN<br>THE BOOTS AT THE HOLLY-TREE INN
| Автор | Charles JD Dickens |
Thomas Hardy, Томас Харди и др.
First published serially in 1891 in “The Graphic”, an illustrated British newspaper, “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” is one of the last novels written by Thomas Hardy. It is the titular story of Teresa “Tess” Durbeyfield, the oldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield. The Durbeyfields are a poor family living in rural England who are led to believe by a local parson that they may actually be related to the d’Urbervilles, a noble Norman family. Trying to capitalize on this knowledge the Durbeyfields...
| Автор | Thomas Hardy, Томас Харди и др. |
Censored on its release in 1841, [i]Tess of the d’Urbervilles challenged attitudes with its depiction of a woman forced into a chain of painful circumstances by her social status and by the often cruel treatment of friends, family and the men who loved her. At once a novel of character and a sharply critical novel of society and class, [i]Tess of the d’Urbervilles follows its heroine through a social and emotional gauntlet. The memory of abuse and the stigma of a pregnancy out of wedlock haunt...
| Автор | Thomas Hardy |
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twelve detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes. Contained within this collection are the following tales: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, The Adventure...
| Автор | Артур Конан Дойл |
What would the genre of detective fiction be without the inimitable Sherlock Holmes? One can only speculate as to its state given the absence of its most famous character. “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” was the first anthology of Sherlock Holmes stories and collected together the stories that were first serialized in “The Strand Magazine” between June 1891 and July 1892. The stories included in this reprint of that volume are as follows: “A Scandal in Bohemia”, “The Red-Headed League”, “A...
| Автор | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
In The House of Suddhoo and Other Stories<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>My Own True Ghost Story<br>The Sending of Dana Da<br>In the House of Suddhoo<br>His Wedded Wife
| Автор | Редьярд Киплинг |
A Clean Job – In a world where the neutralisation of emotions is compulsory, an enforcement officer risks everything when she starts to succumb to her feelings.<br /> <br />From the Shadows – An intimate friendship between two women, one an actress and one a therapist, turns sour, resulting in an unsettling and predatory sequence of events.<br /> <br />The Boys – A loving father is moved to an extreme act when the safety of his family.
| Автор | Emilie Collyer |
Vampires and other ravenous nasties satisfy their bloodlust in this dark collection of horror stories.
| Автор | Sarah Evans |
Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team — the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson — as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: «A Scandal in Bohemia»...
| Автор | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
A collection of short works by Washington Irving, which includes the following: The Journey, Palace of the Alhambra, Note on Morisco Architecture, Important Negotiations. The Author Succeeds to the Throne of Boabdil, Inhabitants of the Alhambra, The Hall of Ambassadors, The Jesuits' Library, Alhamar, The Founder of the Alhambra, Yusef Abul Hagig, The Finisher of the Alhambra, The Mysterious Chambers, Panorama from the Tower of Comares, The Truant, The Balcony, The Adventure of the Mason,...
| Автор | Washington Irving |
“The Awakening” is the story of Edna Pontellier, an attractive young wife and the mother of two sons living in the Creole south in the late 19th century. Edna feels herself trapped in a marriage where she is unable to express her passionate sensuality and as a result explores a spiritual and sexual awakening through an affair with a younger man during one summer while her husband is away. Liberated by this experience she sends her children away and is determined to live a more independent and...
| Автор | Kate Chopin |
"The Awakening" is the story of Edna Pontellier, an attractive twenty-eight year old woman who is a wife and mother of two sons living in the Creole south in the late 19th century. Edna finds herself trapped in her life as a wife and a mother and feels unable to express her passionate sensuality within the confines of her marriage. She seeks a spiritual and sexual awakening through an affair with a younger man during one summer while her husband is away. Liberated by this experience she...
| Автор | Kate Chopin |
"Stranded in a High Peak transport café during a freak snowstorm, Jerry Howard finds himself in a vortex of Satanism. <P> Brenda was a motorway girl with a strange scar on her back. The Mark of the Beast. She knew the history of the Brindley legend. And she alone knew the rites. <P> She had been on Devil’s Peak before. Now it was Walpurgisnacht and the horned goat was expected. Events moved to a horrendous climax…"
| Автор | Brian Ball |
A Lodging For The Night And Pavilion on the Links by Robert Louis Stevenson
| Автор | Роберт Стивенсон |
After a brief military career, the illustrious Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky quickly turned to writing as a profession with the publication of his first novel, “Poor Folk” in 1846. This novel sparked a literary career that would eventually cement Dostoyevsky’s reputation as one of the greatest novelists of the nineteenth century. Early participation in a literary political group landed the writer in exile in Siberia for nearly a decade, an experience which had a profound influence on...
| Автор | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
After a brief military career, the illustrious Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky quickly turned to writing as a profession with the publication of his first novel, «Poor Folk,» in 1846. This novel sparked a literary career that would eventually cement Dostoyevsky's reputation as one of the greatest novelists of the nineteenth century. Early participation in a literary/political group landed the writer in exile in Siberia for nearly a decade, an experience which had a profound influence on...
| Автор | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Britain's most popular nineteenth century playwright Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854. He dabbled in several different forms of writing, as is exemplified in his best known work, the novel entitled «The Picture of Dorian Gray.» He also wrote in the form of short fiction stories, like «The Canterville Ghost.» In this tale, a family of proud Americans come into possession of a historic English mansion. However, the mansion is haunted by murderous ghost who despises the Americans. Yet...
| Автор | Oscar Wilde |
Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. Yeats took a particular interest in the tales' mythic and magical roots. The Celtic Twilight ventures into the eerie and puckish world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. «This handful of dreams,» as the author referred to it, first appeared in 1893, and its title refers to the pre-dawn hours, when the Druids performed their rituals. It consists of stories recounted to the...
| Автор | W. B. Yeats |
