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  The Goldfish

  Elinor Mordaunt

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  Elinor Mordaunt (1872-1942) was an English author, writer and traveller. She lived extensively in Mauritius, Australia and the East Indies, which provided the inspiration and background for many of her works.'The Goldfish' is a strange tale set in the murky underworld of the London docklands. Dor, a raffish petty criminal in London, has a treasured goldfish in a bowl, which his lover, Rosa, reluctantly takes care of, although she is secretly insanely jealous of the attention he lavishes on the fish. The goldfish was given to Dor by a Chinese man who conducted a strange ceremony over the two of them and declared that Dor cannot die while the goldfish still lives. And truly it seems that Dor has a charmed life, for several incidents occur, each of which should have resulted in his death. And then Rosa suspects that Dor is seeing another woman...and her rage knows no bounds....

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  The Lady or the Tiger?

  Frank R. Stockton

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  "The Lady Or The Tiger?" is Frank R. Stockton's most famous work, first published in 1882. The semi-barbaric ruler of an ancient kingdom has devised an unusual method of justice. Offenders are placed in the arena of an amphitheatre where they must choose between two doors. Behind one is a hungry tiger and behind the other a beautiful woman whom they will marry. Their fate is left entirely to chance. When the king's daughter's secret lover is accused, only she knows which door hides which destiny. But which will she tell him to take? The one which will mean his certain death or the one which will mean he marries the woman she most hates?

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  The Mouse

  Saki Saki

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  When Theodoric Voler boards a train he finds he is not alone in the compartment. Not only is there a female companion asleep in one corner, there is a mouse which has hidden itself inside his clothes. Can the sensitive and prudish young man manage to undress and extricate the mouse without his female companion waking up? Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) at his most satirical. A superb and witty observation on the sensibilities and mores of British Edwardian society.

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  A Cold Christmas and the Darkest...

  Rasta Musick (Editor)

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  A Cinnabar Moth Publishing anthology, A Cold Christmas and the Darkest of Winters is a collection of short stories with themes that range from sad to dark to horrifying. Each story is set during Christmas or in Winter. Many talented authors worked to create these short stories, and we are proud to present them to you in this anthology. 
  The full list of contributing authors is included below: 
  Angelo Lorenzo 
  Vashelle Nino 
  Kisstopher Musick 
  T. War Powers Tilden 
  A.M. Weald 
  Chad Musick 
  Cynthia McDonald 
  Archita Mittra 
  Alexis Hansen 
  Ashe Thurman 
  Katie Groom 
  Elyse Russell 
  Joe Haward 
  Hector Duarte, Jr. 
  Suraya 
  Kasimma 
  Zoë Markham 
  Gwen C. Katz 
  André Santana 
  Roy Christopher 
  Frances Ogamba 
  Phoenix Blackwood

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  Four Max Carrados Detective Stories

  Ernest Bramah

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  Ernest Bramah is mainly known for his 'Kai Lung' books - Dorothy L Sayers often used quotes from them for her chapter headings. In his lifetime however he was equally well known for his detective stories. Since Sherlock Holmes we have had French detectives, Belgian detectives, aristocratic detectives, royal detectives, ecclesiastical detectives, drunken detectives and even a (very) few quite normal happily married detectives. Max Carrados was however probably the first blind detective. (Summary by Andy Minter)

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  A Collection Of Ten Short...

  Mike Jones

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  This is the second audiobook. It is a collection of ten short stories for children. They are funny and enjoyable. This audiobook collection contains the following stories: The Man Who Likes To Shout (1) A goat herder who spent his days in the fields shouting at his goats. When he was with other people he found that he had a problem which made them dislike him. – The Sly Fox, The Sneaky Snake And The Dirty Rat (2) A little girl who lived with her grandma enjoyed helping her around the house. One day the little girl had to go to the market by herself. – The Big Fat Fly (3) There was an old town where people threw their rubbish into the streets and it was the animals that cleaned it up. The flies weren’t happy so something had to be done. – A Little Bird Who Likes to Sing and Dance (4) A happy little bird who loved to sing and dance and playing with the other birds. Unfortunately for the little bird his happiness was taken away. – The Uninvited Visitor (5) An old man and his wife wanted a quiet life away from the noise and city life. Their peace and quiet was interrupted by an uninvited visitor. – The Little Pussycat (6) A little lion cub who lived in a jungle. His parents did a very good job protecting him, but maybe too well. – The Man With A Fat Belly (7) A man who had a belly that was not quite ordinary. It was extremely fat. No one knew why this man’s belly was so fat. – A Promise is A Promise (8) There was a young man who had no money and often no food. One day when the young man was looking for food he came across a dried up old tree which changed his fortune. – Big Brown Bear (9) A big brown bear who enjoys stealing food. – The Wicked Witch (10) A wicked witch who enjoyed a good wicked laugh.

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