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  The Other Sense

  J. S. Fletcher

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  Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story. 
  "The Other Sense" is the story of a young man, Angus MacIntyre, whose ability to see phenomena - ghosts in particular - which other people cannot has caused his guardian to think he is insane and send him to stay with Dr. Schreiber, who is specialised in mental disorders. While there, Angus begins to see the spectre of a pale young man who appears to be seeking something in the doctor's house and garden. Together with the doctor, Angus sets out to solve the mystery.

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  The Red Hand

  Arthur Machen

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  Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author known for his works of horror and the fantastic. He is acknowledged as an influence on modern writers of supernatural fiction. His story “The Red Hand” (1895) tells of a grisly murder committed with the most unusual of weapons, an ancient stone axe.

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  The Sea Shall Claim Them - A...

  Ed Teja

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  Paradise can be treacherous 
  Sailing out into deep water is deceptive, especially when the weather is beautiful, the sky crystal clear. The tropics can lull you into complacency. This is the story of a Rasta and his girlfriend going fishing in a borrowed motorboat, and the separate tale of a couple traveling the islands on their sailboat. They have little enough in common until things go wrong. Sailing in the same waters, with no knowledge of each other, they come to share the life-threatening challenges the sea can offer them, without there being a storm in sight.

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  Rogue Wave

  Christopher Cartwright

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  The offer – $20 billion split between four leading scientists on alternative energies to purchase and then squash their research lines, which include the recent discovery of a powerful new energy source capable of replacing mankind’s reliance on fossil fuels. 
  There’s no doubt their discovery is worth ten times that much. But will any one of them live if they refuse? 
  At the same time, the greatest technological advancement in warfare since the creation of the Atomic bomb has been discovered, and is being offered to the highest bidder. 
  There is just one problem though; the seller might no longer have any control of the weapon. 
  Can Sam Reilly weave his way through the web of industrial and political espionage before the human race loses its greatest fight for survival?

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  Bliss and Other Stories

  Katherine Mansfield

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  One of Katherine Mansfield’s finest short stories, Bliss, introduces us to Bertha, who experiences a sense of rapture as she reflects on her life. On her walk home one day, she is overwhelmed by a sense of bliss and contentment. However, her joy later turns to disappointment as she discovers her husband is having an affair with her new friend Pearl. Katherine Mansfield became well-known for her focus on psychological conflicts and complex characters; and Bliss displays these qualities brilliantly, exploring themes of marriage, adultery and duplicity. This set also contains five other short stories by Katherine Mansfield – Mr Reginald Peacock’s Day, Pictures, The Little Governess, Feuille D’Album, and A Dill Pickle.

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  Fat People

  Bill Schubart

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  Fat People is an entirely unique fictional look at the emotions and experiences of those who live to eat: the estrangement, loneliness, embarrassment, fear, defeated sexuality, unresolved anger, but also the simple pleasure of food.

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