Editorial: BookRix
The diary of an ageless man, reveals his abundant life-experiences throughout the ages. Delve into a world, that has seen the Middle Ages, the French Revolution, the American Civil War and much more. Please review the book, if you liked it!
Wandering Spirits is a collection of whimsical tales that feed the soul, tug the heart, and spark the mind. Inspired by classic books like The Little Prince, these delightfully illustrated fables follow a variety of charming animal characters as they embark on fantastical yet profoundly relatable quests. In this book, you'll meeta fox who wakes up to find he has many talking tailsa wolf who tries to fit in with a pack of dogsa frog who searches for the secret to a better lifea turtle captain who leads his ship through tumultuous seasand many more! Great for children and adults alike, these stories will both entertain and offer helpful perspectives on how to view the world and navigate its many winding paths.Ver libro
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. In this volume we explore and enjoy the stories of authors who attended one of the great seats of learning. Amongst their storied number are Anthony Trollope, Radclyffe Hall, Lewis Carroll and a host of others. 01 - The Top 10 - Oxford - An Introduction 02 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde 03 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde 04 - Malachi's Cove by Anthony Trollope 05 - The Blank Cheque by Lewis Carroll 06 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 07 - Lucifera by Anthony Hope 08 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster 09 - The Spectre of Tappington - Part 1 by Richard Harris Barham 10 - The Spectre of Tappington - Part 2 by Richard Harris Barham 10 - Thurnley Abbey by Perceval Landon 11 - The Omnibus by Arthur Quiller-Couch 12 - The Beast With Five Fingers by W F HarveyVer libro
When your stepbrother is a hot hockey stud with more notches in his bedpost than, well anyone, he’s the perfect candidate to help you gain a little bedroom experience. At least, that's my plan this V-day.... Note: This is a hot and steamy, low-drama standalone short story. Contents include: One sweet but rough-around-the-edges hockey player who’s going a little crazy. One blunt, knows-what-she-wants heroine who picks through his self-defense. No cheating. No angst. No stress. And a sweet, melty HEA.Ver libro
It has to be the janitor. The voice coming through her radio has to be the station's janitor. What other explanation could there be? Unless... No! Ghosts do not exist! Hoping to leave the past behind, Shelly gets in her car and starts driving. But in running away, Shelly encounters an adventure she never expects. It all begins with a strange voice on the radio… A haunting tale of the unexplained from the author of fantasy tales such as Fractured Echo and The Doorway Prince. Come discover what supernatural events await on a lonely highway.Ver libro
In the Longsellers collection, you will find the most read and loved books of all time.Published in 1892, The Yellow Wallpaper, became a classic whenever we talk about feminist literature.The story, told in the format of a diary, tells the story of a woman confined to a room in a country house, under the pretext of treating a condition of "depression and hysteria. Lonely and having her life closely controlled by her husband, she begins to obsess over the wallpaper in her room.Charlotte Perkins Gilman is regarded as pioneer in American feminism. Also known for the utopian feminist novel Herland and its sequel, With Her in Ourland.This book includes 10 short stories by the author, including The Yellow Wallpaper and an essay by the author about her creative process, called "Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper."We hope you'll love this book as much we do, and don't forget to check the rest of the collection for more beloved classics.Ver libro
Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan. He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe. His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies for his education. His university years to study ancient and modern languages was cut short by lack of money and he enlisted as a private in the army claiming he was 22, it is more probable he was 18. After 2 years he obtained a discharge in order to take up an appointment at the military academy, West Point, where he failed to become an officer. Poe had released his 1st poetry volume in 1827 and after his 3rd turned to prose and placing short stories in several magazines and journals. At age 26 he obtained a licence to marry his cousin. She was a mere 13 but they stayed together until her death from tuberculosis 11 years after. In January 1845 ‘The Raven’ was published and became an instant classic. Thereafter followed the prose works for which he is now so rightly famed as a master of the mysterious and the macabre. Edgar Allan Poe died at the tragically early age of 40 on 7th October 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as ‘congestion of the brain’ or ‘cerebral inflammation’, common euphemisms for death from disreputable causes such as alcoholism but the actual cause of death remains a mystery.Ver libro
