Publisher: Greenbooks Editore
Mrs Adela Gereth has lovingly nurtured a collection of art objects and furnishings in a grand old house at Poynton Park, but when her husband dies the property is inherited by her naive son Owen. She fears he will marry someone with no taste and the spirit of the house will become neglected or even violated.
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. Kipling in these more modern times is increasingly seen as an apologist for the bad ways of evil empires. It’s a simplistic analysis and avoids much of his literary talent that is entertaining, scary and down right brilliant story telling whatever the background it is based on or comes from. 01 - Top 10 - Rudyard Kipling - An Introduction 02 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 1 03 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 2 04 - They 05 - The Phantom Rickshaw 06 - My Own True Ghost Story 07 - Mark of the Beast 08 - Baa Baa Black Sheep 09 - The Maltese Cat 10 - Mary Postgate 11 - The Gardener 12 -At the End of the PassageShow book
"Just So Stories" is a collection of Rudyard Kipling's animal tales in which we learn about: How the Whale got his Throat How the Camel got his Hump How the Rhinoceros got his Skin How the Leopard got his Spots The Elephant's Child The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo The Beginning of the Armadilloes How the First Letter was Written How the Alphabet was Made The Crab that Played with the Sea The Cat that Walked by Himself The Butterfly that Stamped. These witty, inventive stories have delighted generations of children.Show book
Jim Smiley was a betting man. He bet on horse races, dog-fights, cat-fights, even how long it took a straddle-bug to cross the border into Mexico. If there was a bet to be made, chances were the “uncommonly lucky” Smiley was behind it. So it seemed life easy money when a gullible stranger came to town and Smiley boasted to him that his pet frog—Dan’l Webster—could “outjump any frog in Calaveras County.” But while Smiley was out scouting for the competition, the stranger came up with a plan to stop Dan’l—and Smiley—in their tracks. The publication of “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in the Saturday Press in 1865, marked the beginnings of Mark Twain’s remarkable literary career. This collection of eight stories upholds his title as America’s greatest humorist and storyteller. Includes these stories; “A True Story”; “Jim Baker’s Blue-jay Yarn”; “The Private History of a Campaign that Failed”; “Extracts from Adam’s Diary”; “Eve’s Diary”; “The 1,000,000 Bank-Note”; and “How to Tell a Story.”Show book
As the son of an infamous gunfighter, Buck Duane has the natural instincts and lightning-quick reflexes of his father. After killing a man in self-defense, he becomes an outlaw living amongst gunfighters and bandits on the Texas-Mexico border. Despite his perilous position as a hunted fugitive, Duane risks his life as he tries to rescue a young girl held prisoner in a Mexican camp and begins his journey of self-discovery.Show book
In The Letter of James, Jesus' brother James shares his views on Christianity. According to James the main focus of life should be performing good deeds, helping the poor and staying true to one's word. Furthermore James preaches a non-judgmental attitude to life as only God can judge people.Show book
Kenneth Grahame's wonderful and heart-warming story of a squabble between a brother and sister, and the extraordinary (if sometimes misguided) lengths the boy goes to, so that he can finally make peace with his wronged sibling.Show book
