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Short Stories
- Author:London, Jack, Stevenson, Robert Louis, Kipling, RudyardSummary:
- Author:Murtha, Thomas, Murtha, WilliamSummary:
This is a collection of the published and previously unpublished short stories by Thomas Murtha, a Canadian writer born and raised in Ontario. Murtha was one of the notable experimental writers of the 1920s, but his work has been...
- Author:ASIMOV, IsaacSummary:
The Great Sherlock, Dr. Watson and one of Holmes' distant cousins, plus various spiritual descendants, enjoy traditional, extraterrestrial and alien adventures.
- Author:WATSON, IanSummary:
A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories from a master of the genre.
- Author:Willard, NancySummary:
The bedroom wallpaper is dotted with islands, shepherds, and small boats. One afternoon, Anatole gets inside the wallpaper and his fantastical adventures begin.
- Author:MUNRO, AliceSummary:
At the centre of Runaway are three stories connected into one marvellously rich, long narrative, about Juliet - who escapes from teaching at a girls' school into a wild and passionate love match; then returns to the home of her...
- Author:Lopez, Barry HolstunSummary:
An acclaimed nature writer evokes and celebrates the forces, settings, rituals, movements, and imperatives of a river, as it calls us back to unity with the natural world.
- Author:Scarry, RichardSummary:
Ace detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig take on three mysteries involving stolen pies, food theft in a supermarket, and a stolen necklace on a cruise ship.
- Author:WESTAWAY, JaneSummary:
Snapshots of life in the 1990s. Kelly wants to live in Paris, Marama wants to live in Auckland, Jeany wants to live anywhere but with her father. Mariah wants to keep her cat, Hamish wants to keep a dog, Lou just wants to keep her...
- Author:Queen, EllerySummary:
This rare volume is a collection of some of Queen's best, containing three novelettes and two short stories. The stories include "The Death of Don Juan," "The Wrightsville Heirs," and more.
- Author:THACKER, BrianSummary:
Whether you're an explorer or tourist, the journey often proves to be more exciting than the place your arrive at. Not to mention more alarming, entertaining, spectacular, dangerous or farcical. All of which is closely connected to...
- Author:Rendell, RuthSummary:
Internationally celebrated novelist Ruth Rendell offers a collection of unforgettable stories evocative of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, and other masters of the chilling touch.
- Author:Macpherson, MargaretSummary:
A small-town Bill Clinton look-alike agonizes over whether to accept a tempting offer from the CIA; an obese young woman finds love in a prairie cafe; a lonely child encounters a supernatural being; a teenage girl struggles with a...
- Author:FORSYTH, FrederickSummary:
Ten highly entertaining short stories, each with a twist in the tail to surprise and delight.
- Author:PATRICK, WilliamSummary:
It's over 100 years since men took to the air and since then there have been many accounts of strange happenings. This is a selection of short stories which explore these mysteries.
- Author:WARNER, MarinaSummary:
Short stories that conjure up mysteries and wonders in a physical world, treading a delicate, magical line between the natural and the supernatural, between openness and fear.
- Author:Crime Writers Queensland AuthorsSummary:
From crimes of passion to corporate piracy ... from pre- Fitzgerald corruption to the underbelly of today's drug culture ... 12 of Brisbane's most wanted crime writers explore the darker side of Australia's hottest big...
- Author:Theroux, PaulSummary:
A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. A renowned art collector relishes publicly destroying his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by helplessly as...
- Author:HAWTHORNE, NathanielSummary:
Most of Hawthorne's early writings were magazine stories subsequently collected in books. His second story collection, Mosses from an Old Manse, includes many of his best-known short stories. Among the 22 stories in this edition...
- Author:GARNER, HughSummary:
A collection of short stories, depicting a variety of characters and situations.