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  The Staircase

  Hugh Walpole

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  Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) was a New Zealand-born English novelist, famous for his skill at scene setting and vivid plots. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s and remains popular to this day.The Staircase tells the story of a house. An old house, which has seen much and knows many things about the ways of humans. In this story the house feels compelled to intervene in the affairs of the inhabitants to prevent an impeding disaster by murdering one of the humans.

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  10 Short Stories Volume 5

  Martin Lundqvist

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  This Anthology contains the following short stories: 
  1 Diah Lubis and the Roman God. 
  2 Jared Pond and the Gregorian Faceoff. 
  3 Fiona and the Halloween Alien. 
  4 Jared Pond and the Kiribati Confrontation. 
  5 Jared Pond and the Pirate Treasure. 
  6 Fiona and the Healthy Lollies. 
  7 Fiona and the Einstein Encounter 
  8 Fiona and the Elven King 
  9 Fiona and the Purest Diamond. 
  10: Fiona and the Vikings.

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  The Canterville Ghost - and...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Oscar Wilde's classic comic ghost story was the first of his short stories to be published, in February 1887. It relates the experiences of Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister and his family when they move into Canterville Chase, an ancient pile haunted by the previous owner's dead ancestor Sir Simon. Of course, Mr. Otis declares “there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost”, and all of Sir Simon's hauntings have no effect on the sceptical American family, with the exception of the daughter Virginia, despite his most strenuous efforts. A beautifully told tale full of humour, but also of apposite social commentary.The two other stories in this volume are The Sphinx Without a Secret (May 1887) and The Model Millionaire (June 1887) and an essay The American Invasion (March 1887).Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready

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  Peter Pan

  J.M. Barrie

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  Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A mischievous boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang, the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Native Americans, fairies, pirates, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside of Neverland. In addition to two distinct works by Barrie, the character has been featured in a variety of media and merchandise, both adapting and expanding on Barrie's works.

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  Every Man His Own University

  Russell H. Conwell

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  A distinct university walks about under each man's hat. The only man who achieves success in the other universities of the world, and in the larger university of life, is the man who has first taken his graduate course and his post-graduate course in the university under his hat. There observation furnishes a daily change in the curriculum. Books are not the original sources of power, but observation, which may bring to us all wide experience, deep thinking, fine feeling, and the power to act for oneself, is the very dynamo of power,

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  The Gospel According to Blindboy...

  Blindboy Boatclub

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  The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and visual art exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Covering themes ranging from love and death to sex and politics, there's a story about a girl from Tipp being kicked out of ISIS, a van powered by Cork people's accents and a man who drags a fridge on his back through Limerick.
  Whip-smart, provocative and animated by the author's unmistakably dark wit, it is unlike anything else you will read this year.
  'Mad, wild, hysterical, and all completely under the writer's control – this is a brilliant debut.' Kevin Barry
  'There is genius in this book, warped genius. Like you'd expect from a man who for his day job wears a plastic bag on his head but something beyond that too. Oddly in keeping with the tradition of great Irish writers.'  Russell Brand
  'One of Ireland's finest and most intelligent comic minds delivers stories so blisteringly funny and sharp your fingers might bleed.' Tara Flynn
  'Essential, funny and disturbing.' Danny Boyle

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