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Seven short stories and a novella. A party guest walks into a cupboard and is never seen again… A family man lives a lie… A woman 's love of cats takes a dark turn… An angel crashes his chariot on a test drive… …The seven short stories in this short, yet perfectly-formed, collection...

The literary work of Leonid Andreyev is populated with unfortunate characters who inspire compassion. Andreiev never managed to get rid of the traumatizing experiences of his past, and transmitted in his texts images of tragedy and bitterness through his vanquished characters, with a revolted, impetuous...

Daniel Sullivan is about to receive a phone call that will change his life. It may also change the life of the 5 children he's supposed to be looking after... Susan's grandmother died a while back and, while the will is sorted out, she and her brothers are going through the attic. They're about to...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Mocking-Bird (A Short Story From The American Civil War)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This story, first published in 1891, forms one of the great antiwar statements in American literature. Ambrose Gwinnett...

In 1870, the young San Francisco–based writer and editor Bret Harte (1836–1902) first compiled a single-volume edition of his rousing stories of life in the Wild West. Entitled The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches, the book propelled him almost overnight from local celebrity to American...

The Vagary Tales are a collection of eight short stories that each follow a separate path on a wandering journey.  Several genres are represented, so there is a story to appeal to almost anyone.  "What is Right" is a story about Christian, a young man who finds himself...

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Nose' is a short story about a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was born in Sorochintsi,...

These early works by Edgar Allan Poe were originally published in the mid 19th century. As a collection of short stories, these represent some of Poe's best works in the horror genre, and include 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Masque of the Red Death', 'The Premature Burial', 'The Pit and...

Newspaperman, short-story writer, poet, and satirist, Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) is one of the most striking and unusual literary figures America has produced. Dubbed "Bitter Bierce" for his vitriolic wit and biting satire, his fame rests largely on a celebrated compilation of barbed epigrams, The...

The best 70 short fiction stories The water-hole Maxwell Struthers Burt The wake Donny Byrne Chautonville Will Levington Confort La dernière Mobilisation W. A. Dwiggins The citizen James Francis Dwyer Whose...

This is a book of short stories written by Joseph Barone, author of Harold the Imp and The Great Vampire Robbery. The tales range from futuristic sci-fi, to fantasy, to vampire and some horror for good measure. This book is a good introduction to Joseph Barone's prose and imagination.

‘Conversations With The Dead’ is a themed trio of very short stories—yes, three VERY short stories—perhaps better described as anecdotal tales with a spooky twist. In ‘Of Ghosts and Ghouls,’ Kelly is a very naughty girl, and her ill deeds have grave consequences. In ‘The Unwanted...

Forever is a new monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, a brief interview with the novella's author, two short stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor...

Contemporary Short Story Romances ...(Rated "G" for General Audiences)... Three love stories that warm the heart and the spirit ... Welcome Home, Amy ... The Offering ... The Scent of Camellias