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By Zora Neale Hurston. 2020
By Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton. 2019
"The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been…
forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and Lisa Morton Ghosts: A Haunted History set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost two hundred years--from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724 up to the science fiction-tinged tales of the early twentieth century." -- Provided by publisherBy Shirley Rousseau Murphy. 2016
As feline PI Joe Grey and his companion Dulcie joyfully await their first litter, dying old yellow cat Misto tells…
them that one of the kittens will be a calico from the distant past with ancient markings and an adventurous spirit. Some violence. 2016By Neil Gaiman. 2018
Thirty-one fantasy, gothic, and science fiction tales published between 1990 and 2006. Includes the Hugo Award-winning "A Study in Emerald"…
and "How to Talk to Girls at Parties," the basis for a 2018 film. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2006By Karen Lord. 2016
Collection of eleven speculative short stories from Caribbean authors. Explores themes of family, oppressive government, growth and death, and the…
persistence of old ways. Includes stories by Tammi Browne-Bannister, Summer Edward, Portia Subran, Brandon O'Brien, Damion Wilson, and H. K. Williams, among others. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2016Stories, essays, and poems selected from literary magazines, journals, and small presses. In Brock Clarke's "Our Pointy Boots," Iraq war…
veterans return to the United States and honor their dead buddy. Includes works by Richard Powers and Joyce Carol Oates. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2010By Patricia A. McKillip. 2012
Sixteen previously published stories and the transcript of a 2004 speech by the author of Ombria in Shadow (DB 54915).…
In the title piece an angel visits Puritan preacher Cotton Mather. In "Byndley" a wizard journeys to Faerie to return a stolen magical globe. Introduction by Charles de Lint. 2012By J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien. 2009
A retelling in English narrative verse of the epic Norse tales about Sigurd the Völsung and the fate of Gudrún's…
family, the Niflungs. First publication, with an introduction and commentary by Christopher Tolkien, his father's literary executor. 2009By Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, Marvin Kaye, Michael Swanwick. 2004
Stories by Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Mercedes Lackey, and Michael Swanwick. In Lee's "Love in a Time…
of Dragons," a tavern girl prefers the company of dragons to that of lustful men. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003This volume covers Wright's prose through 1940. The editor restores Wright's original manuscripts, which had been extensively changed for publication.…
Includes Lawd Today!, Uncle Tom's Children, Native Son, How "Bigger" Was Born, a literary chronology, and notes by Arnold Rampersad. Prequel to Richard Wright: Later Works (DB 41553, BR 10300). Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sexPresents Wright's complete autobiography for the first time, combining his childhood in the South (Black Boy) with his life as…
an adult in the North (American Hunger). Also contains his 1953 novel (The Outsider), a literary chronology, and extensive notes. Sequel to Richard Wright: Early Works (DB 41552, BR 10299). Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex