Publisher: Bu Classics Books
A collection of charming vignettes explores the interconnected lives of the inhabitants of a seaside village, capturing the humor and pathos of small-town existence. Each story delves into the secret longings and quiet triumphs of characters who find beauty in the ordinary.
Edward, who meets his sister after school every day and returns home with her, cannot find her sister one day due to the crowd in the school garden and gets on the wrong bus. While his family awaits him at home with curiosity and concern, Edward finds himself in a place where he has never been before. Remembering the advice he had received from his family until that day, he immediately seeks help from a police officer. Returning home with the help of the police officer, Edward and his family waiting for him at home become very happy… A story which teaches children how to protect themselves from the dangers of daily life.Show book
Barbara, a young and impetuous heiress, rejects the stern Lord Uplandtowers to elope with a poor but handsome man, Edmund Willowes. When Barbara’s parents send Edmund to Europe, they hope to change him into a more suitable match for their daughter. But after disaster strikes, Edmund returns in a way nobody could have imagined.Show book
Scientists are only interested in facts. Short story writers are only interested in fiction and how it can change one set of circumstances to another. Experiments in words may be common to both but when the scientist is our protagonist the journey can suddenly become quite disturbing. Join H P Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, Nathaniel Hawthorne and many others as they put scientists into the driving seat of stories that often have surprising outcomes. 1 - Stories with The Scientists As Protagonists - An Introduction 2 - Herbert West - Re-Animator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft 3 - Herbert West - Re-Animator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft 4 - When The World Screamed by Arthur Conan Doyle 5 - A Thousand Deaths by Jack London 6 - The Star by W F Harvey 7 - The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne 8 - A Tale of Negative Gravity by Frank R Stockton 9 - The Crystal Man by Edward Page MitchellShow book
A collection of stories exploring the struggles of the unconcious mind. Contents: Vale of the Corbies by Arthur J. Burks (Weird Tales, 1925) Dreams of an unkindness of ravens. A Dream of Red Hands by Bram Stoker (The Sketch, 1894) The sad tale of a man plagued by terrible nightmares. Thirteen Phantasms by Clark Ashton Smith (The Fantasy Magazine, 1936) A series of strange visions torment a sick man. The Lady in Gray by Donald Wandrei (Weird Tales, 1933) A strange woman and a loathsome gray slug. The Crawling Chaos by H. P. Lovecraft (Beyond the Wall of Sleep, 1943) The consequences of dabbling with opium. The Watcher at the Door by Henry Kuttner (Weird Tales, 1939) The horrible dreams of a man called Edward Keene. The Man in the Tree by Ian Gordon (That Time of the Night, 2023) A boy visited by a strange figure in a tree overlooking his bedroom window. What Waits in Darkness by Loretta Burrough (Weird Tales, 1935) A dreadful recurrent dream. A Vignette by M. R. James (The London Mercury, 1936) Nightmares connected to a haunted plantation. The Dream Snake by Robert E. Howard (Weird Tales, 1928) A terrified individual recounts the details of a recurring nightmare.Show book
In this heart-stopping action-adventure thriller, John Storm, a grizzled and skeptical spy, finds himself entangled in a web of deception and treachery. Partnered with his charismatic son, Mako, they embark on a mission to thwart a diabolical plan to reshape the European Union. As they unravel the intricate threads of a plot involving a mystical artifact, they discover that betrayal lurks closer than they could ever imagine. With an ally turned adversary, playing a dangerous game, the father-son duo must navigate through ancient fortresses, decode historical mysteries, and outsmart their enemies in a race against time. 'Storm Keep' is a pulse-pounding tale of espionage, trust, and the blurred lines between allies and enemies. Will John and Mako emerge victorious, or will the artifact's secrets unlock chaos across Europe? Find out in this riveting thriller filled with twists, turns, and the electrifying tension of a world on the brink.Show book
Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be published in any great number. In the 15th Century Gutenberg’s printing press began the revolution to address the second and by the 19th century had gathered pace with startling speed and mass distribution. Education for the many was brought in to help people understand more of their world and, with new skills, how to have a better place within it. Now, if the powers that owned the presses and means of distribution agreed an audience would now be able to avail themselves of your ideas, your printed words. Sadly, in the thirst for the new, the recent and the past fell from sight, relegated to dark corners and dusty shelves. But the printed word is rarely without someone, somewhere busying themselves through piles of papers and books rediscovering what a good story is, whatever its age. Sadly, in the thirst for the new, the recent and the past fell from sight, relegated to dark corners and dusty shelves. But the printed word is rarely without someone, somewhere busying themselves through piles of papers and books rediscovering what a good story is, whatever its age. In this volume we offer up a small selection of those talents whose time has now come again.Show book
