Editorial: Liam Mor
A series of Liam Mor’s science fiction short stories, questioning the nature of conscious existence. Are we real? Are our minds just part of our bodies? Will there soon be a new form of artificial consciousness and what might it be like in the distant future? The Last Referendum The Hollow Men Philosopher King Cold Sunset The Conspiracy
Fifteen crime stories set on or nearby the beautiful Lake Maggiore and Lake d'Orta. The backdrop for these stories are Stresa, Levo, Belgirate, Santa Caterina del Sasso, Luino, Maccagno, Sesto Calende, Brissago, Mergozzo, Orta and Pettenasco. Fifteen authors with different styles and united by a love of the lakes and a passion for writing.Ver libro
Classic crime fiction's 'Indiana Jones' Tony Medawar unearths more unpublished and uncollected stories from the Golden Age of suspense. ‘Five books in, and the selection here might well be the strongest yet. This series continues to delight with the high standard of forgotten gems that Medawar uncovers, and there’s sufficient range to ensure that all fans of the genre will find something to enjoy. Book 6 can’t come soon enough.’ Jim Noy, author of The Red Death Murders The end of the First World War saw the rise of an insatiable public appetite for clever and thrilling mystery fiction and a new kind of hero – the modern crime writer. As the genre soared in popularity, so did the inventiveness of its best authors, ushering in a “Golden Age” of detective fiction – two decades of exemplary mystery writing: the era of the whodunit, the impossible crime and the locked-room mystery, with stories that have thrilled and baffled generations of readers. The Golden Age still casts a long shadow, with many of the authors who were published at that time still hugely popular today. Aside from novels, they all wrote short fiction – stories, serials and plays – and although many have been republished in books over the last 100 years, Bodies from the Library collects the ones that are impossible to find: stories that appeared in a newspaper, magazine or an anthology that has long been out of print; ephemeral works such as plays not aired, staged or screened for decades; and unpublished stories that were absorbed into an author’s archive when they died . . . Complete with fascinating biographies by Tony Medawar of all the featured authors, this latest volume in the annual Bodies from the Library series once again brings into the daylight the forgotten, the lost and the unknown, and is an indispensable collection for any bookshelf. The historical thrillers in this collection are top-notch, showcasing the traditional storytelling techniques that made the Golden Age of detective fiction so beloved. Each story is a journey back in time, a thrilling ride filled with suspense and intrigue. For fans of Carter Dickson (The White Priory Murders), E.C.R. Lorac (Death of an Author), John Dickson Carr (The Black Spectacles), Christianna Brand (Suddenly at His Residence), and Tony Medawar (Ghosts from the Library). HarperCollins 2022Ver libro
"The Ghost Chamber" is the story of a wife's destruction and the love of a young man for an imprisoned girl. "Mr. Testator's Visitation" portrays an eerie character who visits an impoverished, unhappy lawyer. "A Child's Dream of a Star" is the sad story of a little girl who becomes an angel and waits for her brother to join her. "The Signal-Man" tells of an apparition seen at a tunnel where fatal accidents occur. "To Be Read at Dusk" is the story of a lovely young bride who is tormented by a sinister face that appears in her dreams. "The Trial for Murder" is the eerie tale of a juror who is haunted by the apparition of a murdered man who insists on justice.Ver libro
Will Father Brown discover who killed the well-to-do ne’er-do-well? It appears as though he was stricken with the hammer of God. Is that a thing? G.K. Chesterton is most notable for his creation of Father Brown. This unlooked for, and often unwelcome, detective is actually not a detective. But rather, an individual self-trained to think as criminals think, for he has heard so many of their confessions. He knows how their minds work, and can piece together many things that others cannot. This story is from the first collection of Father Brown Stories, The Innocence of Father Brown.Ver libro
Life can be difficult. We all experience hurdles, obstacles and problems that get in the way and may limit our opportunities. But we can usually count on the steadfast and loving support of others. We get that comfort from our parents and pass it on through the generations. Sadly, some will not get that unconditional love and bond from their onset or their early years. Growing up as an orphan is to know you are different and, on some levels at least, alone. Surviving and thriving with this can damage a life or be used as fuel to achieve a whole, rich, and nurtured life. In this volume our authors use this as their theme as they construct moving stories from bleak beginnings to lives with surprising outcomes. 1 - Stories About Orphans - An Introduction 2 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov 3 - Betty Brown, the St Giles Orange Girl by Hannah More 4 - Stephen Archer by George MacDonald 5 - The Indian Orphan. A Tale by Letitia Elizabeth Landon 6 - An Angel in Disguise by T S Arthur 7 - A Story of a Wedding Tour by Margaret Oliphant 8 - Some of the Shipwrecked by Mary E Mann 9 - The Living Telegraph by Boleslaw Prus 10 - The Sea Voyage by Charles LambVer libro
A collection of stories concerning shunned and disreputable houses. Contents: Nobody's House by A. M. Burrage (1927) The history of a haunted house. A Night of Horror by Dick Donovan (1899) A haunted castle in the hills of Wales. The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson (1912) A recurring nightmare. The House of the Nightmare by Edward Lucas White (1906) A night at a remote country house. The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft (1937) An abandoned house in Providence. The Red Lodge by H. Russell Wakefield (1928) A dreadful rental experience. The Specter Priestess of Wrightstone by Herman F. Wright (1925) A legend surrounding an English castle. The Secret of the Vault by J. Wesley Rosenquest (1938) A charnel chamber beneath an old house. Black Was the Night by Laurence Bour, Jr. (1940) An encounter in a crumbling house. Six Flights to Terror by Manly Banister (1946) How do you bury a building? Up Under the Roof by M. W. Wellman (1938) Something stalks the space between the roof-peak and the ceiling. The Believers by Robert Arthur (1941) A radio host broadcasts from a crumbling, haunted mansion. Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard (1938) A deserted plantation mansion haunted by ghostly pigeons. The Ghost of a Hand by Sheridan Le Fanu (1863) A house haunted by a partially visible ghost. Dark Mummery by Thorp McClusky (1944) Beware of 'reputedly' haunted houses.Ver libro
