Editora: Booklassic
The Treasure in the Forest was written in the year 1894 by H. G. Wells. This book is one of the most popular novels of H. G. Wells, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
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. O Henry perhaps the master of the American short story across his 600 works. Slices of life, vignettes of narrative are told with verve and poise and words that simply flow as he wanders through society revealing characters and stories of instant appeal. 01 - The Top 10 - O Henry - An Introduction 02 - O Henry - An Introduction 03 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry 04 - After Twenty Years by O Henry 05 - Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O Henry 06 - The Furnished Room by O Henry 07 - The Last Leaf by O Henry 08 - The Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry 09 - Springtime A La Carte by O Henry 10 - The Social Triangle by O Henry 11 - Witch's Loaves by O Henry 12 - A Harlem Tragedy by O HenryVer livro
This book of short stories is both charmed and charming which was written to bring magic and wonder into the lives of its readers. The twenty two tales, and the art works that inspired them, are short explorations and expositions of aspects of our consciousness, inspired by the 22 Keys of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. The essence of these tall tales is what makes us human. Not one story takes long to listen to but their significance might take a little time to filter through to the reader’s awareness. Simply spot serendipities and chance encounters that come in after reading it to know the magic is working. What readers are saying: "This book gives us the encouragement to step up and step out so we can live our lives out loud in ways we may not have thought of before ..." "It reminded me of this quote of Helen Keller, 'One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar'. What the Germinatrix awakens in the reader is the impulse to soar." "I must remember to talk to my windows some more …" "Ohhhh, the Perception Deception has made me cry!" "… someday I want to hear the story of what the female seahorse does after she leaves."Ver livro
"The Metamorphosis", first published in 1915, is the story of Gregor Samsa, a young traveling salesman who lives with his family and financially supports his parents and younger sister. One morning he awakes to discover that during the night he has been transformed into a horrible bug. Although somewhat of a horror genre, the story is often very funny as Gregor, his family, and those around him deal with their own transformations as a result of this odd predicament.Ver livro
A young girl frantically summons a gentleman walking by on the street to come in and help her grandfather. Arthur Outhwaite answers her cry for help only to find himself as the last person to see her grandfather alive and left with the admonishment from the dying man to deliver a letter to someone, and to that person only. Unfortunately, he dies before he can inform Outhwaite who that particular person is. Being in a house of strangers, Outhwaite is thrust into the mystery of not only finding this unknown person, but is also faced with the mysterious circumstances under which the child's grandfather died. (Summary by Laura Victoria)Ver livro
In Leaving Yesterday, CBA best-selling author Kathryn Cushman delivers a cutting-edge tale of a mother’s unfailing love. Hope flickers in Alicia Stewart’s heart as her wayward son struggles to leave his drug-ridden past. But when past deeds come back to haunt him and the family, Alicia faces a wrenching dilemma. Stay silent, and keep her son—or risk everything in a quest for the truth. “[Leaving Yesterday] is a profoundly moving portrait of a mother’s quest to protect her son at all costs. You won’t soon forget this page-turner.”— Romantic TimesVer livro
"The Anatomist's Mnemonic" is a short horror story by British Fantasy Award-winner Priya Sharma, one of 35 entries in the audio anthology Come Join Us by the Fire. Life is laid out in lines: life, heart, and head. The lines of destiny, affection, and the sun are all there in the palm of your hand, but not all desires can be held. Come Join Us by the Fire, edited by Theresa DeLucci, is an audio-only horror anthology of 35 short stories from Nightfire Books, a horror imprint of Tor Books. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of bestselling genre luminaries including China Miéville, Chuck Wendig, Richard Kadrey, and Victor LaValle; Shirley Jackson Award winners Paul Tremblay, Priya Sharma, and Sam J. Miller; Nebula Award winners Brooke Bolander, Alyssa Wong, Kij Johnson; and many, many more.Ver livro
