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The gauntlet: a western trio (Five Star standard print western series)
By Max Brand. 1998
Three short westerns originally written for magazines, including The Blackness of MacTee, The King of Rats: A Reata Story, and…
The Gauntlet. In all three, rugged frontiersmen are frustrated by their encounters with women, some of whom lead them astray or dodge their offerings of love. Some violence. 1998.A selection of short stories chosen as an introduction for teenagers to the adult writing of Roald Dahl. Subtle and…
bizarre, ironic and amusing, macabre and often grotesque, these tales provide a first step into the unexpected world of Roald Dahl. For junior high and older readers. 1997.Ten short stories of Asia, past and present. They include tales of American servicemen in China during World War II…
and Korea during the Korean War, as well as stories set in Manila, India and New York's Chinatown in the 1950's and 60's. 1970.The golden pot, and other tales: A New Translation By Ritchie Robertson (Oxford World's Classics)
By Ritchie Robertson, E. T. A Hoffmann. 1992
Five stories written between 1814 and 1822 when the German Romantic author died. Each tale explores different relations between reality…
and fantasy. Ritchie Robertson provides the literary context of these tales in his introductory essay. 1992.The golden thread: stories
By Ann Copeland. 1989
These eleven stories portray life behind convent walls as the life of Claire Delaney unfolds. Her development from an earnest…
novice to a nun and teacher explores the themes of friendship, loneliness, ambition, and personal faith. Followed by "Strange bodies on a stranger shore" (DC12944). 1989.The girl without anyone
By Kelli Deeth. 2001
Eleven stories following a girl called Leah growing up in a dysfunctional family in the suburbs. They bear witness to…
a girl standing on the edge, between girl and woman, between self and self-loathing, in search of love and acceptance. Despite all their failings, Leah and her family continue to have hope that love will triumph. 2001.The Garden of Eden and other criminal delights
By Faye Kellerman. 2006
Seventeen short stories include mysteries and family tales. In the previously unpublished title piece, Rina Decker discovers the body of…
her elderly gardening buddy. In "The Stalker", Dana's boyfriend changes after they marry. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006.The General danced at dawn
By George MacDonald Fraser. 1986
The ghost in the noonday sun
By Sid Fleischman. 2007
A pirate story unfolds when a 12-year-old boy is shanghaied and made to search for buried treasure - all because…
the villainous captain thinks that a boy born at the stroke of midnight ought to have the power to see a ghost. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007, c1965.The further adventures of Slugger McBatt: baseball stories
By W. P Kinsella. 1988
The freedom in American songs: stories
By Kathleen Winter. 2014
The fragile lights of earth: articles and memories, 1942-1970
By Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1982
The flying goat
By H. E Bates. 1994
This selection of stories contains some of the author's shorter works. In the title story the lighthearted comedy of his…
Uncle Silas' sketches is given full play. "The ox" is the tragedy of a stoical, inexperienced woman. His longest contribution, "I am not myself," is the study of a man who falls in love with a girl who is not quite mad, but who believes in the existence of things which do not exist, providing a restrained atmosphere of tenderness and half-madness setting this story apart from the rest. 1994.The flag captain (Richard Bolitho novels. #13.)
By Alexander Kent. 1971
Returning home after 18 months at sea, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the centre of the Great Mutiny.…
Set in 1795 as France continues to battle for supremacy of the seas. Sequel to "Enemy in sight!" (DC05590). Followed by "Signal -- close action!" (DC32994). 1971. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 13)The final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-maturin Ser.)
By Patrick O'Brian. 2005
An incomplete, final installment of the Aubrey/Maturin seafaring adventure series features three printed chapters and a facsimile of the manuscript,…
which includes details about Jack Aubrey's post-promotion mission to the South Africa station and a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer. Some strong language. 2005.The falling woman: stories (Vintage Tales Ser.)
By Shaena Lambert. 2002
Ten short stories that loosely circle the motif of the falling woman. Never quite fallen - always in transition -…
she insists on plunging into the forbidden: marching down Main Street topless or seducing married men. These stories examine the universal themes of love, loss, and healing. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002.The female of the species: tales of mystery and suspense
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2005
From adulterers to murderers, the women portrayed here possess a killer combination of venom and vice. In "The Haunting," a…
mother reinvents herself after her husband's suspicious death. Mysterious late-night phone calls prompt an unhappy young wife to seek vengeance on her volatile mate in "So Help Me God." Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. Contains strong language. 2005.The far side of the world (Jack Aubrey ; #10)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1997
It is the war of 1812 and Jack Aubrey and his tetchy, sardonic friend Stephen Maturin set sail across the…
South Atlantic to intercept a powerful American frigate outward bound from Boston to play havoc with the British whaling trade. It is a commission after Jack's own heart, and best of all he's given his much-loved ship "Surprise" - reprieved from the breaker's yard because of her exceptional sailing qualities. Sequel to "Treason's harbour" (DC31586). Followed by "The reverse of the medal" (DC31583). 1997. (Jack Aubrey ; 10)The Fencepost chronicles
By W. P Kinsella. 1986
Frank Fencepost, Silas Ermineskin and their assorted friends of the Hobbema Reserve in Alberta cause a riot on a nude…
beach in Vancouver, chat with the Queen in her bedroom and have other zany adventures. Followed by "Miss Hobbema pageant" (DC11676). Some strong language. 1986.The dancing girl of Izu and other stories
By Yasunari Kawabata, J. Martin Holman. 1998
Twenty-three pieces by Japan's first Nobel laureate, all but one written before 1930. "The Dancing Girl of Izu," first published…
in 1925, appears here in an unabridged translation that conveys a youth's attraction to a young female entertainer. Eighteen selections are brief "palm-of-the-hand" stories. 1998.