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1) Hunted Down
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Catchy detective tales.
"A very little key will open a very heavy door." - Hunted Down, Charles Dickens
A fascinating selection of Dicken's detective stories about the law officers and the circumstances in which they work.This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This ebook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"The Furnished Room" is a short story about love and dedication, about exhaustion and despair. A young man is in search for a girl he fell in love with. He rents a room near the theaters where she is to be seen and he devotes his days to the dream of finding her. When all of a sudden the sweet fragrance of her perfume fills his room ... Is he finally blessed with success? Or this is an evil ghost from the past? Will he get to embrace the girl he loves...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Called the most famous riddle mystery of all time, this very short story poses a dilemma. A man is sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Taken to the public arena, he is faced with two doors, behind one of which is a hungry tiger that will devour him. Behind the other is a beautiful lady-in-waiting, whom he will have to marry if he finds her. While the crowd waits anxiously for his decision, he
...Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It is almost impossible to escape the Spanish Inquisition alive. However, Edgar Allan Poe's unnamed narrator, after suffering innumerable tortures upon his body and soul in the hands of his tormenters, sees the light of the day at the very end of his sanity's tether. Even despite the lack of supernatural elements, "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1842) has enjoyed and influenced several notable movie adaptations. Animations such as The "Flinstones", TV...
Author
Language
English
Description
Embarking upon a journey to discover the limits of one's sanity and guilty conscience, "The Black Cat" is a perfect example of how no bad deed goes unpunished. Obsessively dark and violent, the story draws a psychological portrait of Poe's own miserable life spent in depression and alcoholism. Together with the superstitious symbolism of the black cat, Poe's narrative teems with guilt, violence, and dark portents. Similar to "The Tell-Tale Heart"...
12) Halloween Tales
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A wonderful collection of spine-tingling, imaginative, terrifying, but beautifully written tales to keep you hiding under the bedclothes this Halloween.
1. "The Room in the Tower", by E. F. Benson
2. "The Green Light", by Barry Pain
3. "His Brother's Keeper", by W. W. Jacobs
4. "The Bus Conductor", by E. F. Benson
5. "A Joy Ride", by A. J. Alan
6. "Query", by Seamark
7. "The Squaw", by Bram Stoker
8. "The Dream", by...
1. "The Room in the Tower", by E. F. Benson
2. "The Green Light", by Barry Pain
3. "His Brother's Keeper", by W. W. Jacobs
4. "The Bus Conductor", by E. F. Benson
5. "A Joy Ride", by A. J. Alan
6. "Query", by Seamark
7. "The Squaw", by Bram Stoker
8. "The Dream", by...
13) The monkey's paw
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mummified monkey's paw carrying a spell grants three wishes to each of its owners and fulfills them in unexpected and terrible ways. Includes an analysis of the story and a biography of the author.
16) The Magic shop
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First English edition.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a father and son who visit a magic shop and are surprised and delighted until the frightening moment arrives when they can not tell magic from reality.
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