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  Oscar Wilde's Stories for...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland.  The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Trinity College and then at Oxford.  
   
  Wilde then moved to London and its fashionable cultural and social circles.  With his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the most well-known personalities of his day. 
   
  His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with ‘Salome’ in 1891.  His society comedies were enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London. 
   
  Whilst his masterpiece, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, was on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel.  The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency. He was convicted and imprisoned for two years hard labour. It was to break him. 
   
  On release he left for France. There he wrote his last work, ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ in 1898.  He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six sipping champagne a friend had brought with the line ‘Alas I am dying beyond my means’. 
   
  One of his most beloved legacies has been his five children’s stories which are gathered here in this volume.   
   
  Much of the writing is very modern, even for today.  He explores a range of themes in his own inimitable way, from friendship, generosity and sacrifice through bravado and bragging to the religious overtones of death.   
   
  Whilst they are firm children’s favourites they also enchant parents and adults.

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  Swimples - Six Short Sweet and...

  Linda Mooney

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  Stories Included are: 
  RESCUE 
  Stella worried about leaving their dog, Oro, so soon after they'd rescued the abused lab. Little did she know how Oro would react to her being gone. 
  SLEUTH 
  It started with a missing hairbrush, then a few spoons. But with a bit of sleuthing, Ava was able to figure out who the culprit was behind the absconded items. 
  SIXTEEN CENTS 
  Friday morning, everyone in the office found money left on their desks. All in varying amounts. Who'd left it? And why? 
  MARSHMALLOWS 
  Who knew it would be so difficult to keep the little sugary confection in the house? 
  LOST 
  It's an age thing. 
  THE STRANGER 
  Ever get the sense that someone is watching you? Bess is about to find out why that feeling won't go away.

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  Everland

  JT Lawrence

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  A Shirley Jackson-esque tale of a young family who moves to a haunted castle. 
  Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Roald Dahl, these stories are guaranteed to get under your skin. 
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  "Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch.” — Patsy Hennessey 
  "Each story is masterfully constructed ... Humorous, touching, creepy, but most of all entertaining, this collection is superb." — Tracy Michelle Anderson 
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  Murder on the Aisle - The 1987...

  Mary Clark, Joan Richter,...

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  Prepare to be entertained by a host of Hollywood celebrities reading the finest collection of short mystery stories—             many by Edgar Award-winning writers—             set in the world of entertainment. The fourteen stories collected here include: ”             Revival in Eastport”              by Jon L. Breen“             The Enjoyment of an Artist”              by Gordon Bennett (writing as Isak Romun)“             A Break in the Film”              by John F. Suter“             Gee Whiz, My Lovely”              by Betty Buchanan“             It Was Bad Enough”              by Ron Goulart“             Snookered”              by Gerald Tomlinson“             The Waste Pile at Apple Bowl”              by Joan Richter“             A Slip of the Lip”              by Lawrence Treat“             The Double Death of Nell Quigley”              by J. F. Pierce“             Death of a Princess”              by Joyce Harrington“             Saturday's Shadow”              by William F. Nolan“             New York, New York”              by Thomas Adcock“             Captain Leopold Goes to the Dogs”              by Edward D. Hoch“             The Last Escape”              by Henry Slesar

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  The Black Gondolier - & Other...

  Fritz Leiber

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  A collection of supernatural horror stories from the SFWA Grand Master and Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser novels.   Assembled here is a selection of Mr. Leiber's best horrific tales, many of which have been virtually unobtainable for decades. From the riveting “Spider Mansion” and “The Phantom Slayer” from Weird Tales to the more recent “Lie Still, Snow White” and “Black Has Its Charms” from rare, small‑press magazines, this collection provides an overview of Leiber’s fifty‑plus years as an acknowledged master of the weird tale.   This edition was edited by John Pelan and Steve Savile. 

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  The System of Dr Tarr &...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe) was born in Boston Massachusetts on January 19th 1809 and was orphaned at an early age.  Taken in by the Allan family his education was cut short by lack of money and he went to the military academy West Point where he failed to become an officer.   
   
  His early literary works were poetic but he quickly turned to prose. He worked for several magazines and journals until in January 1845 ‘The Raven’ was published and became an instant classic.   
   
  Thereafter followed the works for which he is now so rightly famed as a master of the mysterious and macabre.    
   
  Edgar Allan Poe died at the early age of 40 in 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland

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