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Short Stories
By Henry I. Christ, Jerome Shostak. 1988
The collection of stories in this book is quite different that students want in stories of proved merit. They provide…
a variety of settings, from the turmoil of the inner city to the lonely reaches of the desert. They can be classified as mysteries, detective stories, fantasy, science fiction, exhibitions of courage, human-interest stories, and tales of the unexpected providing humor, character study, suspense, and a compassionate understanding of many types of people.Short Story
By Karin Slaughter, Michael Kortya. 2017
An original short story from iconic thriller collection Match Up, edited by Lee Child, featuring a never-before-seen pairing between bestsellers…
Karin Slaughter and Michael Koryta and their best-loved characters Jeffery Tolliver and cop duo Joe Pritchard and Lincoln Perry.It's 1993 and Jeffrey Tolliver is a young Birmingham cop, taking a long weekend in Georgia that is about to go horribly wrong. While Tolliver finds himself in jail on suspicion of murder, veteran cop Joe Pritchard and partner Lincoln Perry have been asked by the DEA to track down a drug dealer, last spotted in a small town in Georgia . . .For more exciting short story pairings, don't miss all eleven short stories in Match Up!Impact: 50 Short Short Stories
By Fannie Safier. 1986
Two Short Stories and Three Very Short Stories
By Madeleine Oh. 2014
This third collection of naughty stories is a rather mixed bag: There is a rather delicious revenge story, a vampire…
one with an historical setting and three short shorts that are sensual and erotic more than explicit but feature my heroine Annie who finally ended up (with a different hero) in my novel Power Exchange. The last read is a rather sexy excerpt from Power Exchange featuring a threesome.Short Story: (short Story) (The MatchUp Collection #34)
By Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta. 2017
It was a scam, but then the scam had gone horribly wrong… In this short story from the thrilling anthology…
MatchUp, bestselling authors Karin Slaughter and Michael Koryta—along with their popular series characters Jeffrey Tolliver and Joe Pritchard—team up for the first time ever.Great English Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)
By Paul Negri. 2005
The delighted wonder surrounding a cat that has learned to talk quickly turns to dismay when the feline's conversation involves…
the scandalous remarks he's overheard. "Tobermory" abounds in the irony for which its author, Saki, is well known and admired. Along with the other short stories in this first-rate anthology, it showcases the talents of a renowned British writer.Other stories include Anthony Trollope's "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne," a subtle study of the psychological cost of maintaining self-esteem; Thomas Hardy's "The Fiddler of the Reels," in which a village girl is seduced by the beguiling melodies of a diabolical musician; and M. R. James's "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad," the tale of a vacationing professor who conjures up the unexpected with an artifact from a ruined medieval church. "The Haunted House," by Charles Dickens, and Rudyard Kipling's story of a golden-haired ghost, "The Phantom 'Rickshaw," also venture into the supernatural. Additional selections include D. H. Lawrence's "The Prussian Officer," H. G. Wells's "Under the Knife," and Robert Louis Stevenson's "A Lodging for the Night," plus stories by John Galsworthy, Wilkie Collins, and others.Five Great Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)
By Anton Chekhov. 1990
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), a Russian physician, short-story writer, and playwright, wrote hundreds of stories that delved beneath the surface…
of Russian society, exposing the hidden motives of his characters and the ways in which prevailing social forces influenced their lives. This collection contains five of his most highly regarded stories, all from his maturity, and set in a variety of Tsarist Russian milieux. Included are "The Black Monk" (1894), "The House with the Mezzanine" (1896), "The Peasants" (1897), "Gooseberries" (1898), and "The Lady with the Toy Dog" (1899). In these incisive tales, readers will discover a master of character, nuance, and setting developing the basic themes of his oeuvre: the sociological and psychological obstacles in the way of human affection and satisfactory development of the personality.Great French Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)
By Paul Negri. 2004
Twelve of the finest short stories by great French writers comprise this excellent collection, with themes that range from desire…
and psychological intrigue to the mysteries of failure and success.Includes: "The Horla" and "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant; "The Attack on the Mill" by Emile Zola; "Mocromegas" by Voltaire; "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler" by Gustave Flaubert; "Mateo Falcone" by Prosper Mérimée; "The Return of the Prodigal Son" by André Gide; "The Dark Lantern" by Jules Renard; "Emilie" by Gérard de Nerval; "The Unknown Masterpieces" by Honoré de Balzac; "The Pope's Mule" by Alphonse Daudet; and "Salomé" by Jules Laforgue.Classic explorations of passion, terror, and fate, these enduring literary gems will be invaluable to students and teachers of French literature and a joy for anyone who delights in fine writing.Short Stories by Thomas Murtha (Canadian Short Story Library)
By Thomas Murtha. 1980
This is a collection of the published and previously unpublished short stories by Thomas Murtha, a Canadian writer born and…
raised in Ontario. Murtha was one of the notable experimental writers of the 1920s, but his work has been largely ignored by literary historians. Thomas Murtha was a classmate and colleague of other notable Canadians including former prime minister Paul Martin, Morley Callaghan, and Raymond Knister. Callaghan, Murtha, and Knister greatly influenced each others' work. Complete with a biographical introduction from Murtha's son, William, this collection provides insight into the work and life of one of Canada's most talented writers.100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories
By Martin Greenberg, Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr. 1984
“Merely 2,000 words to range over the full scope of the unreasonable, and to pluck from that scope a satisfying…
tale.” These were the criteria Isaac Asimov set for himself, Terry Carr, and Martin H. Greenberg in choosing the stories for this collection. The result is 100 of the greatest, shortest fantasy stories ever written. Some of them are funny, some are chilling. You'll get answers to questions like "What happens if you are given 3 wishes and wish for more wishes?", or "What happened to the world where wishes came true?". Find out what happened when a werewolf met a robot, and more.Sudden Fiction: American Short-Short Stories
By James Thomas, Robert Shapard. 1986
Here Are 70 of The Very Best Short-Short Stories of Recent Years Including Contributions From Such Contemporary Writers As Raymond…
Carver, Leonard Michaels and John Updike; A Few Modern Masters As Hemingway and Cheever; and An Assortment of Talented New Young Writers. Sudden Fiction Brilliantly Captures The Tremendous Popularity of This New and Distictly American Form.Short Tails: Chet & Bernie Short Stories
By Spencer Quinn. 2022
Short stories in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls “without a doubt the…
most original mystery series currently available.” This collection of short stories of Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction” (Boston Globe), and his human partner, PI Bernie Little includes: Upper Story, The Iggy Papers, and The Numbers After Two, plus a sneak peek at the newest installment of the series, Bark to the Future. “I have been a Chet and Bernie fan from the start. Chet is a wonderful narrator—top dog, you could say—but he never descends to cuteness, and Bernie is as tough a PI as Spade or Marlowe, a man as quick with his .38 as he is with a Slim Jim for his sidekick. I’m already jonesing for the next one.” —Stephen King“Delightful…dog lovers won’t want to miss this one.” —Publishers Weekly on Heart of Barkness“Would that we all were as infallible in our dogs’ eyes as Bernie is in Chet’s.” —Susan Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of The Dog I LovedAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Collected short stories
By Patrick O'Brian. 1994
Although Patrick O'Brian is best known for his Aubrey/Maturin series of naval adventures, he first made his reputation as a…
writer of short stories. This collection includes all the stories which O'Brian wishes to preserve. 1994. Uniform title: Short stories.Yolk: short stories
By Josip Novakovich. 1995
Croatian-born author combines the tone of folktales with wit and realism. Daily life in Croatia is depicted in an unromanticized…
but affectionate manner in seventeen stories. In "The Burning Clog," a man returning from America learns that his favourite storyteller got his stories from library books and war experiences, not from oral tradition. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1995.58 short stories
By O Henry. 1908
Shine: short story
By Jodi Picoult. 2016
Jodi Picoult tackles issues of race and privilege in this ebook original short story, a prequel to her upcoming novel…
Small Great Things. In "Shine," the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time and My Sister's Keeper introduces readers to the unforgettable Ruth Brooks. Today is Ruth's first day of third grade at Dalton. The prestigious institution on New York's Upper East Side couldn't be more different from her old school in Harlem. Despite being the smartest girl in her grade, Ruth suspects that her classmates and teachers only see her dark skin. She also notices that Christina, the daughter of her mother's employer, treats Ruth very differently when they're hanging out with the popular girls rather than playing together. Ruth must navigate between two worlds, never losing sight of the dreams she has for herself-in hopes that someday, someone will see her for who she really is. Includes a preview of Jodi Picoult's highly anticipated new novel, Small Great Things! Praise for Jodi Picoult "Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance."-Stephen King "It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes."-Financial Times "Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships."-The Boston Globe "Picoult is a master of the craft of storytelling."-Associated Press From the eBook edition.Supernatural short stories
By Charles Dickens. 2012
Selection of ten short stories by the author of A Christmas Carol (DB 43546). In "No. 1. Branch Line: The…
Signalman" a man has a premonition of his own death. Also includes three selections from The Pickwick Papers (DB 47884). 1836Complete short stories
By Robert Graves, Lucia Graves. 1996
Stories by the celebrated British writer on themes both fictional and autobiographical. In "Interview with a Dead Man," the subject…
belies his lifeless condition with animated banter about his estate and ambitions for the netherworldYolk: short stories
By Josip Novakovich. 1995
Croatian-born author combines the tone of folktales with wit and realism. Daily life in Croatia is depicted in an unromanticized…
but affectionate manner in seventeen stories. In "The Burning Clog," a man returning from America learns that his favorite storyteller got his stories from library books and war experiences, not from oral tradition. Some violence and some descriptions of sexCollected short stories
By Aldous Huxley. 1992
Twenty-one short stories originally published in 1957 reflect Huxley's penchant for mysticism and interest in social commentary. Includes "Happily Ever…
After," "The Death of Lully," "Sir Hercules," "Little Mexican," "Young Archimedes," "Chawdron," "Fairy Godmother," and "The Claxtons."