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The Collected Short Stories

Author : Jeffrey Archer

Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks

Page : 640 pages

File Size : 12,23 MB

Release : 2010-06-08

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1429967323

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International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has enthralled readers with his riveting suspense, surprise denouements, and unforgettable storylines. Now Archer's three acclaimed collections of short fiction are brought together in one irresistible volume. THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES A Quiver Full of Arrows takes readers on a journey of encounters that befall an assortment of kindly strangers, wary old friends, and long-lost loves. Sly reflections on human nature are at the center of A Twist in the Tale in which blindly adventurous game-players compete for stakes higher than they dreamed. Expect the unexpected and you'll still be surprised in Twelve Red Herrings, a dozen tales of betrayal, love, murder and revenge capped with a startling twist. Thirty-six stories in all, each poised to astonish and inspire, revealing "master entertainer" (Time) Jeffrey Archer at his artfully entertaining best.



The Penguin Book of the British Short Story: 2

Author : Philip Hensher

Publisher : Penguin UK

Page : 784 pages

File Size : 49,61 MB

Release : 2015-11-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0141979291

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TELEGRAPH, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES AND OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 Hilarious, exuberant, subtle, tender, brutal, spectacular, and above all unexpected: these two extraordinary volumes contain the limitless possibilities of the British short story. This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones. The most famous authors are here, and many others, including some magnificent stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals. The Penguin Book of the British Short Story has a permanent authority, and will be reached for year in and year out. This volume takes the story from the 1920s to the present day. Edited and with an introduction by Philip Hensher, the award-winning novelist, critic and journalist.



20th Century American Short Stories

Author : Jean A. McConochie

Publisher : Heinle & Heinle Pub

Page : 265 pages

File Size : 19,8 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780838461464

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Book Description

A collection of twentieth-century Amrican short stories designed specifically for the ESL/EFL students.



Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 2

Author : Mike Mignola

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 370 pages

File Size : 19,51 MB

Release : 2018-08-28

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 150670686X

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Book Description

This 368-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures from 1961 to 1993, leading up to Seed of Destruction. It includes stories from the Hellboy collections The Troll Witch, The Chained Coffin, The Bride of Hell, The Right Hand of Doom, and The Crooked Man, including "Heads," "Buster Oakley Gets His Wish," and "A Christmas Underground With over 100 pages drawn by Mignola himself, The Complete Short Stories Vol. 2 features an incredible roster of artists! The two Short Stories volumes, along with the four-volume Hellboy Omnibus series, collect all of Mignola's award-winning Hellboy stories in chronological order for a definitive reading experience. Unaware of his role as Beast of the Apocalypse, Hellboy travels the world to find his first brushes with the royalty of Hell and the otherworldly Ogdru Hem, while shooting out the Baba Yaga's eye and getting a glimpse of his possible fate in the epic African adventure "Makoma."



The Complete Short Stories

Author : J. G. Ballard

Publisher : HarperCollins UK

Page : 786 pages

File Size : 42,1 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0007245769

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Book Description

Originally published in 1 vol.: London: Flamingo, 2001.





The Granta Book of the American Short Story

Author : Richard Ford

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,97 MB

Release : 2012-09

Category : American fiction

ISBN : 9781847089786

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Book Description

The Granta Book of the American Short Story is a selection of the best works of American short fiction published in the last 50 years. -- Publisher details.



The Complete Short Stories

Author : Roald Dahl

Publisher : Editeurs divers Royaume-Uni & Irlande

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 46,26 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781405910118

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Book Description

Includes eight tales such as 'Parson's Pleasure', a piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain; in 'William and Mary', a wife revenges herself on her dead husband; and in 'Royal Jelly' some new parents find an unusual and unsettling way to give their newborn its start in life.



Collected Short Stories: Volume 2

Author : W. Somerset Maugham

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 34,4 MB

Release : 1992-04-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780140185904

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The second of four volumes of short stories which reflect Somerset Maugham's wry perception of human foibles and gift for evoking drama from a sense of time and place. Set in Malaya, America and England, they include "Flotsam and Jetsam," "The Man With the Sca,r" and "The Vessel of Wrath." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.



The Penguin Book of the British Short Story: 1

Author : Philip Hensher

Publisher : Penguin UK

Page : 873 pages

File Size : 21,20 MB

Release : 2015-11-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0141979283

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TELEGRAPH, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES AND OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 Hilarious, exuberant, subtle, tender, brutal, spectacular, and above all unexpected: these two extraordinary volumes contain the limitless possibilities of the British short story. This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones. The most famous authors are here, and many others, including some magnificent stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals. The Penguin Book of the British Short Story has a permanent authority, and will be reached for year in and year out. This volume takes the story from its origins with Defoe, Swift and Fielding to the 'golden age' of the fin de siècle and Edwardian period. Edited and with an introduction by Philip Hensher, the award-winning novelist, critic and journalist.