This is a delightful selection from the author's popular Fairacre books. It contains seven stories: Christmas at Fairacre, Village Christmas, Jingle Bells, No Holly for Miss Quinn, Christmas at Caxley 1913, The Christmas Mouse, and...
Short Stories
- Author:READ, MissSummary:
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Two storybook collections in one volume! Scary Storybook Collection is perfectly spook-tacular, and Disney Christmas Storybook Collection features stories overflowing with holiday spirit!
- Author:CANFILED, JackSummary:
A treasury of short stories that people of all ages will love - those who already are golden aged, and those who want to make their 'mature years' the best.
- Author:Trevor, WilliamSummary:
The publication of a new book by William Trevor is a true literary event. One of our finest chroniclers of the human condition, Trevor's precise and unflinching insights into the lives of ordinary people are evidenced once again in...
- Author:Richardson, PeterSummary:
short stories and fragments of poetry from a wordsmith's half-century love affair with Queensland's Sunshine Coast
- Author:Smith, Alexander McCallSummary:
It is said that a picture may be worth a thousand words but an old photograph can inspire many more. In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs from the era of black-and-white...
- Author:Hagey, MarySummary:
This debut short-story collection showcases Mary Hagey's uncanny ability to capture the essence of being human. These richly satisfying stories, told with wry humour, intelligence, and verve take us into fictional territory that is...
- Author:RANKIN, IanSummary:
Twenty-one stories stretching from suburban murders of loved ones, the sinister workings of a serial killer's mind and of a bent cop with a terminal approach to his work. These tales not only explore the human condition but also...
- Author:MONTGOMERY, L.MSummary:
Collection of 19 funny and romantic short stories from the author of "Anne of Green Gables" novels.
- Author:Rabinowitz Green, RhodaSummary:
Like the many surfaces of a gemstone, the varied aspects of human experience link the short stories in this collection, titled Aspects of Nature. Themes of finding one’s identity; conflicts of family, career and romance;...
- Author:Dunning, NormaSummary:
I woke up with Moses Henry’s boot holding open my jaw and my right eye was looking into his gun barrel. I heard the slow words, “Take. It. Back.” I know one thing about Moses Henry; he means business when he means business. I took it...
- Author:COOPER, Dr HarrySummary:
Popular Australian TV vet and star of Harry's Practice recounts stories about his life with animals and their owners.
- Author:Batistich, AmeliaSummary:
A collection of stories centred on Dalmatian families in New Zealand.
- Author:Archer, JeffreySummary:
From London to China, and New York to Nigeria, Jeffrey Archer takes the reader on a tour of ancient heirlooms and modern romance, of cutthroat business and kindly strangers, of lives lived in the realms of power and lives freed from the...
- Author:Weber, Kenneth J.Summary:
Short mystery stories.
- Author:Anderson, Kevin J., McFetridge, JohnSummary:
18 exhilarating journeys into Rush-inspired worlds
The music of Rush, one of the most successful bands in history, is filled with fantastic stories, evocative images, and thought-provoking futures and...
- Author:POE, Edgar AllanSummary:
This is a collection of 12 creepy stories by that master of creepiness, Poe. The Black Cat; The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven; The Tell Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, the Premature Burial and six others that are a...
- Author:KELLERMAN, FayeSummary:
Here the backdrop of contemporary California becomes fertile ground for Kellerman's riveting tales of murder, mystery, and family ties most sinister and deadly.... Among the first-rate short mysteries in this collection, the brand-...
- Author:DU MAURIER, DaphneSummary:
A selection of stories written by Du Maurier, including "The Birds", a suspenseful story of horror popularised by Alfred Hitchcock's movie of the same name. The birds; Monte Verita; The apple tree; The little photographer...
- Author:Chekhov, Anton PavlovichSummary:
Elusive and subtle, spare and unadorned, the stories in this selection are among Chekhov's most poignant and lyrical. The book includes well-known pieces such as 'The Lady with the Little Dog,' as well as less familiar...