Reaching for the Rip Cord and Other Stories

Reaching for the Rip Cord and Other Stories PDF Author: Susan Freehafer
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Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Reaching for the Rip Cord and Other Stories

Reaching for the Rip Cord and Other Stories PDF Author: Susan Freehafer
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Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Rip Cord and Other Stories

Rip Cord and Other Stories PDF Author: Walter Frederick Langford
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Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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The Invaders and Other Stories

The Invaders and Other Stories PDF Author: Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Aeterna Classics
ISBN: 396376516X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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A fantastic collection of short stories written by the master himself, Leo Tolstoy! Take your mind on a ride with The Invaders and Other Stories, a phenomenal addition to the library of any short story lover!

The Quest of the Absolute and Other Stories

The Quest of the Absolute and Other Stories PDF Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Languages : en
Pages : 436

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The Porcher House and Other Stories

The Porcher House and Other Stories PDF Author: Gregory D. Nenson
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 145753410X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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The Porcher House After his divorce Anthony Walker walks away from his life in Maryland and moves to the Space Coast of sunny Florida where he finds the love of his life, Emilia Porcher. There’s only one thing keeping them apart…. She’s been dead for over fifty some years. Anthony has to ‘Risk it All’ to find his way through the thin veil of reality, past and present, to be with the woman he’s fallen in love with.

The Beauty of the Dead and Other Stories

The Beauty of the Dead and Other Stories PDF Author: H.E. Bates
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1448215110
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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The Beauty of the Dead (Jonathan Cape, 1940) featuring fifteen stories, was released to critical acclaim. Pamela Hansford Johnson wrote in John O'London's Weekly that "all have that delicate luminosity by which visions are seen more clearly than in the bright sunlight." 'Old' is a snapshot of an elderly man – no longer appreciated or respected by his children and extended family – during a Sunday tea. He finds a companion in his seven-year-old grand-niece, making animal shapes out of biscuits and eventually falling into a "mesmeric peace" as she brushes his hair. There is a glimpse of Bates's childhood experiences in 'Quartette', written through the eyes of a music director. The story accounts the attraction between two of the singers which the director worries is breaking up the group, yet on their last song he can feel "the passionate quality of their singing transcending the small hot room and the small bewildered minds". Bates had much personal knowledge of choirs and singing through his father, who was a choir director. 'The Bridge' is narrated by a twenty-two-year-old woman while she and her older sister vie for the attention of the same man. The Spectator praised it as "a masterly short story...courageously conceived... thick with symbolism, it is a triumphant display of control." For the first time, this collection features the comic bonus story 'Obadiah'. After a tough, poverty-stricken childhood, Obadiah's scheme to make his fortune begins with a pig. He wanted neither children nor romance, but a partner in business, so when he meets a widow with similar values, he wins her over in what becomes a comic sketch of a bickering couple – a rare and brilliant piece of caricature in Bates's canon. Published in the New Clarion (1933), and not republished since.

Carmen and Other Stories

Carmen and Other Stories PDF Author: Prosper Mérimée
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191605921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 705

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Carmen, Mérimée's classic tale of passion and power, provided the inspiration for one of the world's most enduringly popular operas, and numerous films. Like Carmen, the other stories in this book, including Mateo Falcone, The Etruscan Vase, and The Venus of Ille, explore the clash of primitive and civilized values. This is the only selection of Mérimée's short stories available ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The magic skin, The quest of the absolute, and other stories

The magic skin, The quest of the absolute, and other stories PDF Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Languages : en
Pages : 844

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The long exile, and other stories

The long exile, and other stories PDF Author: graf Leo Tolstoy
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Languages : en
Pages : 414

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The Reach and Other Stories

The Reach and Other Stories PDF Author: Lilian Mohin
Publisher: Conran Octopus
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Category : Anthologies
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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