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  Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

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  In the mystical land of Arabia, there is secreted a magical door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame!” Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. When Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted words, endless possibilities begin to unwind before him.

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  The Short Stories of Stephen...

  Stephen Crane

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  Stephen Crane was born 1st November, 1871 in Newark, New Jersey and was the eighth surviving child out of fourteen.  Incredibly he began writing at the age of four and was published several times by the age of sixteen.   
   
  Crane only began a full-time education when he was nine but quickly mastered the grades needed to catch up and move forward. Although educated at Lafayette and Syracuse he had little interest in completing university and was keener to move on to a career, declaring college to be ‘a waste of time’.  By twenty he was a reporter and two years later had published his debut novel ‘Maggie: A Girl of the Streets’.  In literary circles this was hailed as the first work of American literary Naturalism.  
   
  Two years later, in 1895, he was the subject of worldwide acclaim for his Civil War novel, written without the benefit of any actual war experiences, ‘The Red Badge of Courage’.  It was indeed a masterpiece and his finest hour.  A year later life began its downwards descent when he became embroiled in a scandal which was to doom his career.  In attempting to help a suspected prostitute being falsely charged by a policeman he became the target of the authorities. 
   
  Later the same year en-route to Cuba as a War Correspondent he met the hotel madam Cora Taylor in Jacksonville, Florida.  This was to become the defining relationship of his life.  Continuing his journey, somewhere between Florida and Cuba his ship sank, and he was cast adrift for several days.  Rescued, he returned to cover conflicts wherever they were situated, some as far away as Greece.  For a time he lived in England with Cora, usually beyond their means, befriending fellow writers such as H G Wells and Joseph Conrad.    
   
  In declining health and beset by money problems, Stephen Crane died of tuberculosis, aged a mere 28 on 5th June 1900, at Badenweiler, Germany. He is buried in New Jersey. 
  01 - Stephen Crane - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - The Open Boat by Stephen Crane 
  03 - The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane 
  04 - The Veteran by Stephen Crane 
  05 - A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane

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  Totally Horrid Collection Vol 7

  Lucinda Whiteley

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  This totally Horrid collection includes: 
  Horrid Henry and the Haunted House 
  Horrid Henry's Fangmangler 
  Horrid Henry's Perfect Plant 
  Horrid Henry and the Weird Werewolf 
  Horrid Henry's Horrid Halloween

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  Sifting

  Mike Mac Domhnaill

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  The fifteen short stories in this collection immerse readers in rural Ireland. They are full of singing and laughing, pranks and family disputes, desperation and comfort. Mike Mac Domhnaill's distinctive voice and prose-poetry-like writing style bring to life characters both familiar and vivid. He makes the visceral pain of grieving real, and forcefully reminds readers of the disconnect between memory and reality, and how that disparity has its own healing power. The stories in Sifting are marked by an authenticity of character and dialogue, and peppered with references to Irish history and culture. 'These people, places and situations are wonderfully observed; full of the wry humour and the lilt and roll of west Limerick. There is a richness and a verisimilitude to the dialogue and a natural rhythm to the language that draws in and holds the reader, who becomes an eavesdropper, present but unseen.' —Donal Ryan, author of The Spinning Heart Mike Mac Domhnaill won RTÉ's Francis MacManus Short Story Award in 2013. He has had numerous poems and short stories published, in Nua-Aois, An Cloigeann is a Luach, The Stony Thursday Book, Microphone On, Dal gCais, LÁ, Weekly Observer, Limerick Leader and Feasta. He has two books of poetry: Mac Baintrí/Widow's Son (2009) and Macalla Maidu (2013). He lives in Newcastle West, County Limerick.

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  Night Terrors Vol 4 - Short...

  Lewis Brett Smiler, Tim Sturk,...

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  It knows what scares you… 
  Enter a dreamscape of supernatural terror with Scare Street’s latest collection. This diabolical volume contains fifteen terrifying tales of fear and horror. And each story pulls you deeper into the realm of perpetual night. 
  There’s something eerily familiar about the shadowy landscape you find yourself in. The crumbling old house on the hill, the pale fog rolling through the cemetery, the stone gargoyles perched above ancient tombs…you swear you’ve been here before. 
  But as your breath quickens and your heart beats faster, you realize this is no déjà vu. Something has pierced your consciousness and delved into your darkest nightmares. The spirits have brought your greatest fears to life. 
  And now, they’re hunting you through the darkness… 
  This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains: 
  1. Down the Stairs by Lewis Brett Smiler 
  2. Polaroid by Tim Sturk 
  3. Feline Instinct by Justin Boote 
  4. Mother Spook by Elin Olausson 
  5. Review: The Let of Dark by Benjamin Gardner 
  6. Satan's Harley by Brian Malachy Quinn 
  7. Shadows of Time by Bradley Walker 
  8. The White Suits by Richard Beauchamp 
  9. The Moaning Caverns by Karl Melton 
  10. The Thing in the Dark by Faith Pierce 
  11. This Time of Night by Bill Davidson 
  12. The Black Pumpkin by Mike Weitz 
  13. The Lightning Dwellers by Michael Maguire 
  14. The Detective by J. M. White 
  15. Reading a New Book by Ron Ripley

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  Tess of the d'Urbervilles

  Thomas Hardy

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  When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.

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