Publisher: BookRix
A discovery and unexplained habitat of two very unique Stingrays found in a backyard lake of a new Lakefront Homeowner established a lucrative disbursement.
Stacy Aumonier's famous depiction of human nature in action. An eight-part series of snapshots, starting with a tramp who feels pangs of envy when he sees someone with a more settled and domesticated life. The focus of the story shifts to this individual, who we discover is jealous of someone else...who in turn is envious of another person and so on.James Hilton (author of Goodbye, Mr Chips and Lost Horizon) said of Aumonier: "I think his very best works ought to be included in any anthology of the best short stories ever written." Asked to choose "My Favourite Short Story" for the March 1939 edition of Good Housekeeping, James Hilton chose The Octave of Jealousy, which the magazine described as a bitterly brilliant tale.Show book
Three masterful tales of women in the grips of complicated and dangerous lovesThe Rest of Life is comprised of three spellbinding novellas about women in love. In Immaculate Man, an agnostic New York divorcée finds herself in thrall to an unexpected passion for a Catholic priest—who is also desired by a former superior—and who becomes unmoored by the affair. Living at Home is set in London, and depicts the strange union between an English woman—a thrice-divorced doctor who works with autistic children—and an Italian man—a free-roaming journalist addicted to high-risk assignments. The title novella centers on the memories of an elderly Italian woman, recalling her days as a girl in the bloom of first love, who embarked on a suicide pact with her boyfriend, but was the only one not to follow through.Show book
William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres, in which many of his works are recognized as masterpieces of the genre. "Miss Cornelius" is one of W. F. Harvey's most acclaimed works. The elderly spinster, Miss Cornelius appears to be the cause of a range of strange supernatural phenomena which are troubling the house where she is temporarily lodging. But when Andrew Saxon, a local schoolmaster, accuses her of being behind the mysterious haunting she turns on him with a terrifying curse. Following this the focus of the strange and terrifying phenomena mysteriously shifts to the Saxon household... and worse still, it seems as though the awful powers have transferred from Miss Cornelius to Saxon's beloved wife, Molly. As so often with W. F. Harvey's works, there is a terrible and astounding twist at the end of the story.Show book
After almost getting fired for accidentally blowing up the Malaysian Consulate, Jared Pond is sent on a pointless mission. To regain favour with Prime Minister Scurry Morrissette, Jared must meddle in the Tamil Grand Guru election to secure a shipment of premium tea to Australia. However, the sexy French agent Delphine Montblanc is also involved in the Grand Guru election, and she becomes Jared’s rival and object of desire. Will Jared sort out this mess, or will he add another failed mission to his repertoire?Show book
Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. This limb of land extends into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s fortunes and livelihood based on what its rugged landscape, it’s shores and surrounding seas could bring to its people. Within the ranks of these locally born authors are some of our greatest talents. 01 - The Top 10 - Authors of the English South-West - An Introduction 2 - The Fiddler of the Reels by Thomas Hardy 3 - The Female Husband by Henry Fielding 4 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 5 - Private Merrick, Company Idiot by Sapper 6 - Lucy Wren by Ada Radford 7 - The Omnibus by Arthur Quiller-Couch 8 - Betty Brown, the St Giles Orange Girl by Hannah More 9 - The Botathen Ghost from Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall by the Reverend R S Hawker 10 - After the Funeral by Mary Butts 11 - Fantomina or Love in a Maze - Part 1 by Eliza Haywood 12 - Fantomina or Love in a Maze - Part 2 by Eliza HaywoodShow book
The Short Stories Of EW Hornung. The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel but it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. EW Hornung was one to succeed as this audiobook ably demonstrates. Ernest William Hornung was born in Middlesbrough England on 7th June 1866, the third son and youngest of eight children. Although spending most of his life in England and France he spent two years in Australia from 1884 and that experience was to colour and influence much of his written works. His most famous character A. J. Raffles, ‘the gentleman thief’, was published first in Cassell's Magazine during 1898 and was to make him famous across the world as the new century dawned. It is the cunning exploits of this intrepid character that this volume is based wonderfully brought to life by narrator, Richard Mitchley.Show book
