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  The Descent of Man and Other...

  Edith Wharton

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  This collection of ten stories, first published in 1904, shows Edith Wharton dissecting some of the customs, habits and vagaries of courtship and marriage, particularly as practiced in the upper reaches of New York society at the turn of the twentieth century (two stories, however, are set in Italy). Fidelity is only one problem; others may arise from the machinations and emotions of the protagonists or outsiders. Wharton handles the questions with her usual gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) irony and curiosity about human behavior. (Summary by Nicholas Clifford)

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  Spitwrite Box Set

  George Saoulidis

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  A collection of #spitwrite stories.Includes:The Imiteles Space StationThe Garbage CubeThe Recovery BuildingLooking Down on People From Atop a Big-Ass MechaThe Hologram RiotWaifu WeddingA Self-Driving Car Named DesireViking Shipbuildingand over 80 more short stories.Note: This contains books 2-4 of the Spitwrite series for ease. If you own the individual books, there's no need to get this one.

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  The Short Stories of Arthur...

  Arthur Morrison

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  Arthur Morrison was born on November 1st, 1863, in Poplar, in the East End of London. From the age of 8, after the death of his father, he was brought up, along with two siblings, by his mother, Jane. 
  Morrison spent his youth in the East End. In 1879 he began as an office boy in the Architect's Department of the London School Board and, in his spare time, visited used bookstores in Whitechapel Road. He first published, a humorous poem, in the magazine Cycling in 1880. 
  In 1885 Morrison began writing for The Globe newspaper. In 1886, he switched to the People's Palace, in Mile End and, in 1888, published the Cockney Corner collection, about life in Soho, Whitechapel, Bow Street and other areas of London.  
  By 1889 he was an editor at the Palace Journal, reprinting some earlier sketches, and writing commentaries on books and articles on the life of the London poor. 
  In 1890 he was back at The Globe and published ‘The Shadows Around Us’, a supernatural collection of stories.  At this time he also began to develop a keen interest in Japanese Art. 
  In October 1891 his short story A Street appeared in Macmillan's Magazine. The following year he married Elizabeth Thatcher and then befriended publisher and poet William Ernest Henley for whom he wrote stories of working-class life in Henley's National Observer between 1892-94.  
  In 1894 came his first detective story featuring Martin Hewitt, described as "a low-key, realistic, lower-class answer to Sherlock Holmes”. 
  Morrison published A Child of the Jago in 1896 swiftly followed by The Adventures of Martin Hewitt. 
  In 1897 he published seven stories about Horace Dorrington, a deeply corrupt private detective, described as "a cheerfully unrepentant sociopath who is willing to stoop to theft, blackmail, fraud or cold-blooded murder to make a dishonest penny."  
  To London Town, the final part of a trilogy including Tales of Mean Streets and A Child of the Jago was published in 1899. Following on came a wide spectrum of works, including novels, short stories and one act plays.  
  In 1911 he published his authoritative work Japanese Painters, illustrated with art from his own collection.  
  Although he retired from journalistic work in 1913 he continued to write about Art.  
  In his last decades Morrison served as a special constable, and reported on the first Zeppelin raid on London. Tragically in 1921 his son, Guy, who had survived the war, died of malaria.  
  The Royal Society of Literature elected him as a member in 1924 and to its Council in 1935.   
  In 1930 he moved to Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. Here he wrote the short story collection Fiddle o' Dreams and More. 
  Arthur Morrison died on December 4th, 1945. In his will he left his collection of paintings, woodcuts, and ceremonial tea porcelain to the British Museum. He also directed that his library be sold and his papers burnt. 
   This volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing.  Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations.

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  Dark Horrors

  Michael van der Voort

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  Dark Horrors: 8 Short Horror StoriesStory 1: Alone With The DevilStory 2: Preston’s AtticStory 3: The Taking Of TeethStory 4: Blood In The MilkStory 5: Arnold´s LetterStory 6: Grandma ElStory 7: RelicsStory 8: Erasmus Crane and The Cthulhu MurdersGet Your Copy Today!

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  Solace in the Heart - The love...

  Rachel Lawson

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  The love stories of Rachel Lawson from her Magicians and Stand and Deliver series. 
  In this edition the book is read to you by the author

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  The red man turns to green - an...

  Dickson Telfer

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  When the red man turns to green,walk yourself into a world where killing a spider triggers vivid flashbacks; where unrequited love is never forgotten; where a shopping trip to Asda is a form of counselling; where filming for YouTube leads to more than mere voyeurism; where the sheep are very often blue; and where tea is the answer. In this enigmatic debut collection, Dickson Telfer plunges his characters into profound and occasionally unsettling situations and watches them stew, fumble, thrive and flourish. Quirky, funny and alternative, his observations on everyday life make this collection eminently enjoyable. A debut short story collection by Scottish author Dickson Telfer. His stories reflect an observational nature and a liking for the weird stuff hidden below the surface of us all. Dealing with day to day happenings in a sometimes quirky, sometimes shocking way.

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