From the visionary mind of Lord Dunsany, the Irish peer whose lyrical, fantastical prose inspired generations of fantasy and horror writers, comes this essential collection of diverse short stories.
This collection lures you into the idyllic settings of quiet lanes and genteel seaside towns, where the polished surface of Edwardian society gives way to the uncanny.
In the opening story of Posing Nude for the Saints, the daughter of a prostitute falls in love with a Mennonite and finds herself torn between two worlds.
In the opening story of Posing Nude for the Saints, the daughter of a prostitute falls in love with a Mennonite and finds herself torn between two worlds.
First published in 1904, this volume contains some of Jack London's best short stories, including: "e;A Relic of the Pliocene"e;, "e;A Hyperborean Brew"e;, "e;The Faith of Men"e;, "e;Too Much Gold"e;, "e;The One Thousand Dozen"e;, "e;The Marriage Lit-lit"e;, "e;Batard"e;, and "e;The Story of Jees Uck"e;.
A simple visit to a museum becomes a fateful encounter for an Egyptologist, who stumbles upon a cryptic secret: an elusive elixir of life and the strange, eerie power of a mysterious ancient ring.
The Horla is presented as a series of diary entries written by an educated, increasingly tormented gentleman living in solitude on his country estate near Rouen.
The House Among the Laurels is one of the most celebrated short stories starring Thomas Carnacki, The Ghost-Finder, the recurring psychic investigator created by maritime horror master William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918).
Stranded at a ski lodge with no keys, no plan, and no escape, romance editor Isabelle Lawson is about to become the star of exactly the kind of story she spends her days editing.
A long time ago, in China, there lived two brothers called Sam and Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bhushki Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako
The locales within this diverse and eclectic volume reach from rural Oklahoma and sophisticated Manhattan neighborhoods to Southeast Asia and wartime Europe.