Painting the Souls of Men, and other stories


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The painter who fears his genius, the artist who reveals evil, the brother and sister whose grief reveals their differences, people living through revolutions and wars - and the truths they all continue to hide. This selection of short stories explores the mysteries of the human soul. Spanning centuries and set across continents, these intriguing pieces unpick the confusing web spun by our passion to be honest and true to ourselves - as we hide in the shadows of deception.







The long exile, and other stories (What men live by ; Yermak, the conqueror of Siberia ; Desire stronger than necessity ; Stories of my dogs ; Early days ; Scenes from common life ; Stories from physics ; Tales from zoology ; Stories from botany ; Fables ; From the new speller ; Yasnaya Polyana school ; Who should learn writing of whom ... ; A dialogue among clever people ; Walk in the light while there is light


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The Art of Space Travel and Other Stories


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A beautifully inventive collection from multi award-winning author Nina Allan. These stories will enthral fans of China Mieville, Aliya Whiteley and Carmen Maria Machado. A stunningly inventive collection from multi award-winning author, Nina Allan. Unsettling, dark and brilliantly astute, these weird and wonderful tales take us on journeys through time and space to explore enduring questions of memory and loss. Her worlds are recognisably our own but always closer to the edge, on the slant – and sharply unexpected. These stories are an unmissable insight into a writer at the top of her game.




Captivating


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What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating is doing for women. Setting their hearts free. This groundbreaking book shows readers the glorious design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be.













Brown Wolf and Other Stories


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Classic Jack London - Brown Wolf was first published in Everybody's Magazine then later released in this collection by editors who felt a great demand for London's American-pioneer writing style. Also included are; That Spot, Trust, All Gold Canyon, The Story of Keesh, Nam-Bok the Unveracious, Yellow Handkerchief, Make Westing, The Heathen, The Hobo and the Fairy, Just Meat, and A Nose for the King. Jack London (1876-1916), was an American author and a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction. He was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. London was self-educated. He taught himself in the public library, mainly just by reading books. In 1898, he began struggling seriously to break into print, a struggle memorably described in his novel, Martin Eden (1909). Get Your Copy Now.




Academy; a Weekly Review of Literature, Learning, Science and Art


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The Poetical gazette; the official organ of the Poetry society and a review of poetical affairs, nos. 4-7 issued as supplements to the Academy, v. 79, Oct. 15, Nov. 5, Dec. 3 and 31, 1910