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10561) Snapshots of the Apocalypse
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In these dark, witty short stories, Katy Wimhurst creates off-kilter worlds which illuminate our own. Here, knitting might cancel Armageddon. A winged being yearns to be an archaeologist. Readers are sucked in a post-apocalyptic London where the different rains are named after former politicians. An enchanted garden grows in a rented flat. Magical realism meets dystopia, with a refreshing twist.
'An iridescent, compelling collection. Darkly magical...
10562) Citadel of Lost Ships
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It was a Gypsy world, built of space flotsam, peopled with the few free races of the Solar System. Roy Campbell, outcast prey of the Coalition, entered its depths to seek haven for the Kraylens of Venus-only to find that it had become a slave trap from which there was no escape.
Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood....
10563) Head and Shoulders
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A young, prospective intellectual, completely absorbed in his studies, is shown another side of life by an actress, leading everything to turn on its head.
10564) Le bal de Sceaux
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Extrait : "Le comte de Fontaine, chef de l'une des plus anciennes familles du Poitou, avait servi la cause des Bourbons avec intelligence et courage pendant la guerre que les Vendéens firent à la république."
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10565) Stories of Ships and the Sea
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First published in 1922, this vintage book contains five short stories written by Jack London. All of the tales are linked through a common nautical theme and include exciting stories of life and adventure upon the high seas. Contents include: "Chris Farrington: Able Seaman", "Typhoon off the Coast of Japan", "The Lost Poacher", "The Banks of the Sacramento", and "In Yeddo Bay".
10566) La Paix du ménage
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Extrait : "L'aventure retracée par cette Scène se passa vers la fin du mois de novembre 1809, moment o le fugitif empire de Napoléon atteignit à l'apogée de sa splendeur."
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10567) Cinderella
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Read along with Disney! This is the story of Ella. When she was a little girl, her mother and father taught her to be kind. They taught her to be good. But one sad day her mother passed away. When her father remarried, her new stepfamily was mean to her. They called her Cinderella since they made her sleep by the fire. But her kindness won the heart of a man named Kit. Ella hoped to see him at the royal ball. But Ella's stepfamily was jealous of Ella's...
10568) Tales of the Fish Patrol
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"Tales of the Fish Patrol" is a collection of seven short stories written by Jack London. Based on his own experiences, London harks back at his teenager years spent aboard various fishing boats in San Francisco Bay during the early 1900s. At the time, the waters contained rich oyster beds, and people of all ages and creeds descended upon them for profit. Jack was one of these oyster pirates, but later had a change of conscience and become a member...
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An aging lawyer hires a new copyist to help with his firm's workload, and at first he finds himself pleased with his new employee. Bartleby is quiet, efficient and he doesn't display any of the loud eccentricities of the firm's other two copyists, Nippers and Turkey. But one day, when the lawyer asks Bartleby if he will help him compare copies, Bartleby simply replies, "I would prefer not to." As time goes by and Bartleby's strange refusals multiply,...
10570) Blackout
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2021
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English
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"Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark"--
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"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...
10572) The Son of the Wolf
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Jack London gained his first and most lasting fame as the author of tales of the Klondike gold rush. This, his first collection of stories, draws on his experience in the Yukon. The stories tell of gambles won and lost, of endurance and sacrifice, and often turn on the qualities of exceptional women and on the relations between the white adventurers and the native tribes. Stories included are: - The White Silence- The Son of the Wolf - The Men of...
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Six classic supernatural short stories, including one Allan Quatermain tale, from the author of King's Solomon's Mines. Originally published in 1920, this collection of six stories with a supernatural bent takes readers on a wild ride. An archaeologist with a passion for Egyptology is locked overnight in the Cairo Museum, and the experience changes his life. Haggard's greatest creation, Allan Quatermain, tells the tale of a Zulu man's sacrifice and...
10574) The House of Souls
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2012
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"The House of Souls" is a 1922 collection of short stories by Arthur Machan. Arthur Machen (1863 – 1947) was a Welsh author and renowned mystic during the 1890s and early 20th century who garnered literary acclaim for his contributions to the supernatural, horror, and fantasy fiction genres. His seminal novella "The Great God Pan" (1890) has become a classic of horror fiction, with Stephen King describing it as one of the best horror stories ever...
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2013
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Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel "Little Women", as well as its sequels "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys". She grew up in New England and became associated with numerous notable intellectuals of her time, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry David Thoreau. First published in 1863, Alcott's "Pauline's Passion and Punishment"...
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FOUR TALES OF INTRIGUE THAT PUSH 007 TO THE LIMIT
In “Octopussy,” a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond knocks on the door of his Caribbean fortress, and in “The Property of a Lady” Bond deciphers the elaborate codes of a Sotheby's bidding war in order to catch a KGB agent. “007 in New York” takes Bond to the titular city to warn an ex-agent of her boyfriend's secret KGB affiliation....
10578) Boule de suif
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"Boule de suif" de Guy de Maupassant est une nouvelle emblématique de la littérature française. L'histoire se déroule pendant la guerre franco-prussienne de 1870 et suit un groupe de voyageurs qui cherchent à fuir les troupes prussiennes en prenant un carrosse. Parmi eux se trouve Boule de suif, une prostituée au grand cœur qui devient la cible des préjugés et du mépris de ses compagnons de voyage. À travers une prose ciselée et une observation...
10579) I and My Chimney
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The truth is, my wife, like all the rest of the world, cares not a fig for my philosophical jabber. Thus wrote Melville in 1856, in the house where he had penned 'Moby-Dick" some six years earlier (Arrowhead in Pittsfield, Massachusetts). An allegorical tale that reveals a very unsettling home life and professional life for this American genius, who by the time this story was published was nearly forgotten.
10580) Prince Kindheart
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Prince Kindheart is known for his kind and compassionate nature, and he always makes sure that everyone around him is happy. When a new child arrives in the kingdom, who is feeling sad and alone, Prince Kindheart takes him under his wing.
The story teaches children the importance of kindness and how it can create a better world for all of us.
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