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  The Short Stories of Bret Harte...

  Bret Harte

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  Francis Bret Harte was born on 25th August 1836 in Albany New York. 
   
  As a young boy Harte developed an early love of books and reading.  He first published at the tender age of 11, his satirical poem ‘Autumn Musings’. Expecting praise he received anything but and later wrote "Such a shock was their ridicule to me that I wonder that I ever wrote another line of verse." 
   
  By age 13 his formal education was at an end and four years later the family moved to California. Here the young man worked in a variety of capacities; miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist.  
   
  But it was also here that he found the stories and inspiration for the works that would seal his fame across the literary world.  He was instrumental in propelling the short story genre forward and brought tales of the Old West and the Gold Rush to a greater audience. At the height of his fame he would entertain staggering monetary offers to write for monthly magazines. 
   
  His talents extended to poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches.  As he moved location, initially east to New York and then through Consular appointments to Europe and finally England his audience diminished but he continued to experiment, to write and to publish. 
   
  Bret Harte died of throat cancer on May 5th 1902 and is buried in St Peter’s Church in Frimley, Surrey, England. 
  01 - Bret Harte - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte 
  03 - The Poet of Sierra Flat by Bret Harte 
  04 - Tennessee's Partner by Bret Harte 
  05 - The Luck of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte 
  06 - A Jersey Centenarian by Bret Harte 
  07 - The Man of No Account by Bret Harte 
  08 - A Lonely Ride by Bret Harte 
  09 - The Iliad of Sandy Bar by Bret Harte

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  W F Harvey - Six of the Best -...

  W F Harvey

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master.

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  Dwellings of the Damned - 15...

  Robert Arthur, E.F. Benson, A....

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  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.

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  A Knot of Ribbon - From their...

  Laurence Alma-Tadema

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  The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Laurence Alma-Tadema.

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  Blood Sweat and Flame - A Short...

  J.F. Penn

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  Is victory worth blood, sweat, and flame? 
  Cass blows glass for a living — but when she’s not cranking out tourist pieces to pay the bills, she creates unique glass art with the dream of winning a prestigious award that might just change her life. 
  But Cass has a problem. 
  The heat and intensity of the glassblowing hot shop have damaged her eyesight — and time is running out. 
  She only has one chance left to win and a rival artisan stands in her way, the trophies on his shelf testament to his enduring popularity. 
  When his son comes to work alongside Cass, she must make a choice that will change their lives. 
  A choice that will cost Blood, Sweat, and Flame.

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  Darkness

  Irvin S. Cobb

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  Irvin S. Cobb’s Darkness is a gripping and eerie tale that explores fear, isolation, and the unsettling power of the unknown. Set in an environment where shadows seem to move and silence holds an eerie weight, the story follows a protagonist confronted with inexplicable horrors lurking just beyond the light. As tension builds and paranoia takes hold, Darkness weaves a masterful narrative that plays on psychological terror and atmospheric suspense. 
  Narrated by Roger Arnold, this audiobook brings Cobb’s chilling prose to life, immersing listeners in a world where every creak, whisper, and flicker of light could mean impending doom. Blending classic horror elements with psychological dread, Darkness stands as a timeless short story in early American horror literature, delivering a haunting experience that lingers long after the final words. 
  Originally published in the early 20th century, Irvin S. Cobb’s foray into dark fiction showcases his remarkable ability to create tension, proving why his works remain a fascinating part of literary history.

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