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A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant’s stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouements. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. He authored some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. The story «Boule de Suif» («Ball of Fat», 1880) is often accounted his masterpiece. His most...
| Автор | Guy de Maupassant |
Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry (1888 – 1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. When she was 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a friend of modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. She was the subject of the 1973 BBC miniseries A Picture of Katherine Mansfield starring Vanessa Redgrave. The six-part series...
| Автор | Katherine Mansfield |
Scandal at a society wedding! Can he resist the runaway bride?Helping Nikki Lucas flee her wedding, best man Max Conway never expected to be accused of having an affair with the bride! Seeking solace on a remote island, he bumps straight into Nikki. Their connection is undeniable but she’s completely off-limits…
| Автор | Kandy Shepherd |
An accident stole her memory. A chance encounter brings it back.Violet Niarchos can’t recall the affair that gave her a child. But when she runs into Aidan Murphy, she knows the sexy bar owner is no stranger and soon a romance rekindles…
| Автор | Andrea Laurence |
‘Marry me.’ He needs to claim his son.TJ proposes a marriage of convenience to Sage, the mother of his newly discovered son. But there’s unfinished business between him and his wife; they shared one passionate night years ago and now their desire reignites…
| Автор | Barbara Dunlop |
Classic American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900) wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. His novel «The Red Badge of Courage» is standard reading in many American schools. This volume collects 94 of his classic works, including:<P> STEPHEN CRANE: AN INTRODUCTION, by Vincent Starrett<BR> THE RED BADGE OF...
| Автор | Stephen Crane |
George Barr McCutcheon – author of the classic novel Brewster's Millions, as well as the Graustark series – was a popular American novelist in the early 20th century. This volume assembles no less than 25 of his works, including Brewster's Millions and four Graustark novels–more othan 2,700 pages! <P> Included are: <P> BREWSTER'S MILLIONS<br> GRAUSTARK<br> BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK<br> TRUXTON KING<br> THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK<br> ...
| Автор | George Barr McCutcheon |
Family… By FateBridgett Monroe dreams of adoption – and when she finds an abandoned baby it seems her dreams might come true. Only Cullen Reid McCabe, stands in her way! Cullen needs Bridgett’s help to find the baby’s parents – but could “family” mean the three of them?
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
Can two business rivals find their happy-ever-after?An arranged marriage is the only way Yasmin Carter can save her family’s company. But the handsome man waiting at the altar is Ilya Horvath, her bitter business rival! Ilya plans to win over his reluctant bride with all the passion at his command…
| Автор | Yvonne Lindsay |
Two different worlds, united by a baby!When billionaire Jacob McCallan discovers Avery Novak is pregnant, he insists on being there for his child. But fiercely independent Avery won’t put her trust in Jake easily. Will a trip to romantic Paris change Avery’s mind?
| Автор | Susan Meier |
The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Winston K. Marks (1915-1979) is one such unjustly forgotten author.<P> Included here are 12 science fiction stories, published between 1953 and 1959, representing some of his best work:<P> THE WATER EATER (1953)<BR> UNBEGOTTEN CHILD (1953)<BR> …SO THEY BAKED A CAKE (1954)<BR> BACKLASH...
| Автор | Winston K. Marks |
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. This mammoth collection of her work assembles 28 novels and short stories, including many of her most famous works. Contained here are: <P> THE VOYAGE OUT<BR> NIGHT AND DAY<BR> JACOB'S ROOM<BR> ORLANDO: A BIOGRAPHY<BR> A HAUNTED HOUSE<BR> A SOCIETY<BR> BLUE & GREEN<BR> MONDAY OR TUESDAY<BR> AN UNWRITTEN...
| Автор | Virginia Woolf |
This volume assembles 46 classic works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, ranging from short stories to novels to poetry and essays. Included are: <P>THE JELLY-BEAN<BR> THE CAMEL'S BACK<BR> MAY DAY<BR> PORCELAIN AND PINK<BR> THE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ<BR> THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON<BR> TARQUIN OF CHEAPSIDE<BR> "O RUSSET WITCH!"<BR> THE LEES OF HAPPINESS<BR> MR. ICKY<BR> JEMINA, THE MOUNTAIN GIRL<BR> ...
| Автор | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
‘I want to give you what you need.’Matt Galloway, Texas’s most eligible tycoon, is the star Rachel Kincaid needs for the charity bachelor auction. But her scheme to recruit him sets their own passions blazing—even though he’s her friend and totally off-limits!
| Автор | Jules Bennett |
He’s set her heart on fire, but is he the right man?Harper Lake may be pregnant, but the father isn’t who she thinks or wants it to be! Wealthy former navy SEAL Nick Tate pretended to be his brother, Harper’s boss, as a favour but, after one night of desire, he’s now proposing a marriage of convenience that just might lead to a real romance…
| Автор | Rachel Bailey |
Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese artist, poet, and writer. He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. This volume collects 43 of Gibran's classic works.<P> Included are:<P> THE MADMAN: HIS PARABLES AND POEMS<BR> THE WANDERER: HIS PARABLES AND HIS SAYINGS<BR> SAND AND...
| Автор | Khalil Gibran |
This classic tale from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century originally appeared in «All-Story Cavalier Weekly» (Dec. 12, 1914 issue). A tale of rough-and-tumble frontier life and justice, it is a unique piece of Americana. It begins: «Harsh, clamant, wild, the braying of the long tin horn that hung by a rawhide lashing from the tamarack on the American shore of the Madawaska ferry hurled echoes over the far reaches of the river. At its second blaring call, imperatively eloquent of deadly...
| Автор | George Allen England |
The Talbot Mundy Megapack assembles 28 novels and short stories by the classic author of «King—Of the Khyber Rifles,» including 12 entries in the Jimgrim series. Great adventure reading! <P> Included are: <P> JIMGRIM AND ALLAH'S PEACE<BR> THE «IBLIS» AT LUD<BR> JIMGRIM AND THE SEVENTEEN THIEVES OF EL KALIL<BR> THE LION OF PETRA<BR> THE WOMAN AYISHA<BR> JIMGRIM AND THE LOST TROOPER<BR> JIMGRIM AND THE AFFAIR IN ARABY<BR> ...
| Автор | Talbot Mundy |
Sometimes keeping things strictly business isn’t an option…There’s a new bachelor in town knocking Abby Hartman off her game. Scotsman Duncan Stewart, her client’s grandson, should be off-limits – but certainly a brief, mind-blowing affair wouldn’t be too terrible…
| Автор | Дженис Мейнард |
The consequences that night…Juliet Parker returns home to her family’s restaurant, but there’s a problem as she clashes with her first love, the ever-so-gorgeous tycoon Caleb Watford, who's building a rival restaurant. The stakes skyrocket after one night together leaves her expecting two little surprises!
| Автор | Barbara Dunlop |
A millionaire…and baby booties?Pretty-and-pregnant Mikayla Brown is Rust Creek Falls’ newest resident. She’s determined to make it on her own, so what is she doing with aloof billionaire Jensen Jones? Could Jensen be Mikayla's Prince Charming in disguise…?
| Автор | Melissa Senate |
A powerful first love…an explosive secret…Dr. Everett Fortunado is sitting on the biggest secret to hit Texas–but nothing's more shocking than finding Lila Clark working for the Fortunes. Years ago a teen pregnancy forced her to give up their baby…and Everett. Lila's not one for second chances, but that won't stop Everett from trying. Because this time around, he knows the meaning of family. And he wants his–with Lila!
| Автор | Marie Ferrarella |
Honouring strong new voices from around the world, the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is a global award, open to unpublished as well as published writers, with a truly international judging panel. This global anthology presents the winner of the 2014 Short Story Prize, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s “Let’s Tell This Story Properly,” alongside some of the most promising and original stories entered for the prize during the past three years by emerging writers across the literary landscape of...
| Автор | Alexander Ikawah |
Honouring strong new voices from around the world, the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is a global award, open to unpublished as well as published writers, with a truly international judging panel. This global anthology presents the winner of the 2014 Short Story Prize, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s “Let’s Tell This Story Properly,” alongside some of the most promising and original stories entered for the prize during the past three years by emerging writers across the literary landscape of...
| Автор | Michael Mendis |