The Second Cat Megapack


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Cats have beguiled writers for as long as fiction has existed. Our second anthology of cat stories includes feline fantasies, science fiction, mysteries, mythology, westerns, romances, memoirs, horror, and some pieces that just defy description—27 stories, 2 poems, and a play! Included are: INTRODUCTION: ALL CATS ARE GRAY..., by Robert Reginald THE CATS OF ULTHAR, by H. P. Lovecraft THE CAT WITH THE TULIP FACE, by A. R. Morlan THE STORY OF THE FAITHFUL CAT, by Lord Redesdale ZUT, by Guy Wetmore Carryl THE MOUNTAIN CAGE, by Pamela Sargent MADAME JOLICŒUR'S CAT, by Thomas A. Janvier THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF, by Rudyard Kipling THE WOMAN WHO HATED CATS, by Margaret St. John Bathe GIPSY, by Booth Tarkington THE CAT WHO CHANGED INTO A WOMAN, by Eugène Scribe, Translated by Frank J. Morlock (play) A CARGO OF CAT, by Ambrose Bierce THE HUNTER CATS OF CONNORLOA, by Helen Hunt Jackson WHITE COMMA, by A. R. Morlan (poem) NINE LIVES, by E. Nesbit THE BLACK CAT OF THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, by Elliott O’Donnell MONCRIF’S CATS: FIRST LETTER, by François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, Translated by Reginald Bretnor CAT, by Reginald Bretnor EPITAPH OF A CAT, by Joachim du Bellay, Translated by R. N. Curry (poem) TRAPS, by Jack Dann and George Zebrowski THE BLACK CAT’S EYES, by Benjamin F. Ferrill TO A CAT, by Algernon Charles Swinburne (poem) SHIREEN AND HER FRIENDS: PAGES FROM THE LIFE OF A PERSIAN CAT, by Gordon Stables CAT ON A HOT TAR ROOF, by Gary Lovisi CATS AND CANDY, by Mark Twain CRY FROM A FAR PLANET, by Tom Godwin CAT THIEF, by Ernest Dudley LEGEND OF THE CAT, by Mary Rocker-Gramlich and Charles Allen Gramlich CAT BURGLAR, by Robert Reginald CALVIN, by Charles Dudley Warner And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see all the entries in the series, covering fantasy, science fiction, mysteries, westerns, author collections...and much, much more!




The Cat MEGAPACK ®


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This volume includes 25 wonderful, wondrous stories and two poems about cats, by major authors old and new. Included are: INTRODUCTION: ...IN THE DARK, by Robert Reginald SEVEN SAW MURDER, by G. T. Fleming-Roberts THE CATS, by H. P. Lovecraft (poem) THE HEMINGWAY KITTENS, by A. R. Morlan THE CAT AND THE BIRDS, by Aesop THE BEAST FROM THE ABYSS, by Robert E. Howard OUT OF PLACE, by Pamela Sargent THE FOX AND THE CAT, by the Brothers Grimm THE BLACK CAT, by Edgar Allan Poe THE CAT AND MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP, by Andrew Lang NIPPER...NIP...NIP, by Robert Reginald TOBERMORY, by Saki (H. H. Munro) THE CAT, by E. F. Benson A PSYCHICAL INVASION, by Algernon Blackwood UNIVERSES, by A. R. Morlan (poem) THE VAMPIRE CAT OF NABESHIMA, by Lord Redesdale THE WOMAN AND THE CAT, by Marcel Prevost DICK BAKER'S CAT, by Mark Twain BEAST OF THE TARN, by John Russell Fearn MRS. MILLIGAN'S CAT, by Gary Lovisi A REVOLT OF THE GODS, by Ambrose Bierce MONTY'S FRIEND, by William Livingston Alden THE HEADLESS CAT, by Elliott O’Donnell ALL CATS ARE GRAY, by Andre Norton THE SLUM CAT, by Ernest Thompson Seton MY FATHER, THE CAT, by Henry Slesar THE BALLET OF THE CATS, by Sydney J. Bounds LETTERS FROM A CAT, by Helen Hunt Jackson And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see all the volumes in this ongoing series, including volumes of science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns, adventure, mystery -- and much, much more!




The Third Cat Story Megapack


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Our third offering of kitty delights and delectables features 25 cat stories, 2 nonfiction compilations of cat anecdotes, and 9 poems--but the emphasis overall is decidedly more modern than in our previous cat Megapacks. Heading the list this time are: Mary A. Turzillo, who contributes 8 tales and poems; A. R. Morlan, author of 6 stories; Michael Hemmingson, who's penned 3 moving poems; Damien Broderick, writer of 2 otherworldly cat tales; Kathryn Ptacek, contributor of 2 fantasies; Douglas Menville, who provides a couple of kitty poems; and pieces by Darrell Schweitzer, David C. Smith, and Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen--not to mention Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Bram Stoker, and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. So, settle back in your chair, your couch, and your bed, cat-lovers everywhere, and enjoy this new anthology of frisky feline tales! "The Cheshire-Cat," by Lewis Carroll "All in the Golden Afternoon," by Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen "Fat Cat," by Robert Reginald "Alex," by Mary A. Turzillo "The Cat-Tracker Lady of Asad Alley," by A. R. Morlan "A Limp Dead Cat in My Arms," by Michael Hemmingson "The Ruined Queen of Harvest World," by Damien Broderick "Stories of Cat Sagacity," by W. H. G. Kingston "Mau," by Douglas Menville "Cat in the Box," by A. R. Morlan "Purple," by Mary A. Turzillo "Ebenezer Wheezer (c1972-1990)," by Douglas Menville "Concerning the 'Pretty Lady'," by Helen M. Winslow "The Boys," by Kathryn Ptacek "Reverence for Cats," by Mark Twain "'...And Mongo Was His Name-O'," by A. R. Morlan "Tommy's Cat," by David C. Smith "Tatiana," by Mary A. Turzillo "Lin Jee," by Mary A. Turzillo "The Squaw," by Bram Stoker "How the Former Pets Survive or Die," by Michael Hemmingson "Cat Burglar," by Kathryn Ptacek "Puss in Boots: Two Versions," by Charles Perrault and Dinah Maria Mulock "No Heaven Will Not Ever Heaven Be...," by A. R. Morlan "The Queen's Cat," by Peggy Bacon "Chocolate Kittens from Mars," by Mary A. Turzillo "Cats Can Colonize Mars," by Mary A. Turzillo "Cat Anecdotes," edited by Adam White "The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires," by Darrell Schweitzer "The Beancounter's Cat," by Damien Broderick "A Little Pinch Is All You Need," by A. R. Morlan "They Always Die," by Michael Hemmingson "Scout," by Mary A. Turzillo "The Cat," by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman "The Hunter's Mothers," by Mary A. Turzillo "Hunger," by A. R. Morlan "Ryah's Guest," by Robert Reginald And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in the series, covering mysteries, westerns, science fiction, adventure -- and much, much more!




The First Theodore R. Cogswell MEGAPACK ®


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Theodore Rose Cogswell (1918 - 1987) was an American science fiction author. His first published story, "The Spectre General" in the magazine ASTOUNDING (June 1952), was a humorous tale in which a long-forgotten maintenance brigade of the Imperial Space Marines holds the promise of reinvigorating a declining Galactic empire. It's a classic and was selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the greatest SF stories of all time. This volume (a reissue of Cogswell's 1968 collection, THE THIRD EYE) presents 16 of his classic stories and is the first of what should eventually be three Cogswell Megapacks, presenting his complete short stories. Included are: NO GUN TO THE VICTOR MR. HOSKIN'S HEEL THE CABBAGE PATCH LIMITING FACTOR DISASSEMBLY LINE A SPUDGET FOR THWILBERT TRAINING DEVICE IMPACT WITH THE DEVIL MACHINE RECORD ONE TO A CUSTOMER THE MAN WHO KNEW GRODNICK LOVER BOY THE OTHER CHEEK MINIMUM SENTENCE THE SHORT COUNT CONVENTIONAL ENDING If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)




The Horse Story Megapack


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The horse has been championed throughout history as a war machine, a means of transport, an adjunct to farming, a source of popular entertainment, and, finally, as a true friend and companion. So it's no surprise that writers throughout history have featured the horse prominently in their fiction. Here are 25 stories and 5 poems of equine fiction and literature, from Anna Sewell's Black Beauty to classic tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Jonathan Swift, and many others! Included are: Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell The Man from Snowy River, by A. B. Paterson [poem] Chu Chu, by Bret Harte John G., by Katherine Mayo Gulliver's Travels: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms, by Jonathan Swift How the Old Horse Won the Bet, by Oliver Wendell Holmes [poem] A Horse's Tale, by Mark Twain The Talking Horse, by F. Anstey Samuel Cowles and His Horse Royal, by Eugene Field A Horseman in the Sky, by Ambrose Bierce The Dun Horse, by George Bird Grinnell The Enchanted Horse, by Amy Steedman At Galway Races, by William Butler Yeats [poem] A Ride with a Mad Horse in a Freight-Car, by W. H. H. Murray Buying a Horse, by William Dean Howells Skipper: Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner, by Sewell Ford The Instinct of Animals: Horses, by Thomas Bingley A Night Among the Horses, by Djuna Barnes He Walked Around the Horses, by H. Beam Piper The Horse of the Invisible, by William Hope Hodgson Miles Keogh's Horse, by John Hay [poem] The War Horse of Alexander, by Plutarch, edited by Andrew Lang Heads and Tales: The Horse," edited by Adam White Heart Bar Johnny, by Mary Wickizer Burgess Lady Clare: The Story of a Horse, by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen Zadig: The Dog and the Horse, by Voltaire My First Horse Surgery, by Mark E. Burgess Silver Blaze, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Ballad of the Drover, by Henry Lawson [poem] Horse Latitudes: Return to the Country of the Houyhnhnms, by Robert Reginald And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in the series, covering everything from animal stories to classics to science fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories...and much, much more!




The Tom Corbett Space Cadet Megapack


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This volume collections 10 young adult science fiction novels: 7 in the Tom Corbett, Space Cadet series, plus Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet, by Blake Savage; Star Born, by Andre Norton; and The Secret of the Ninth Planet, by Donald A. Wollheim. And don't forget to search this ebook store for more entries in the Megapack series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, ghost stories, and much, much more!




The 50th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: Russ Winterbotham


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Russell Robert Winterbotham (1904-1971)—who wrote as both R.R. Winterbotham and Russ Winterbotham (as well as the pseudonyms “J. Harvey Bond” for mysteries and “Franklin Hadley”)—began publishing in the late 1920s, though his didn’t make his science fiction debut until 1935, when “The Star that Would not Behave” appeared in Astounding. He published prolifically in most of the top magazines of the day, before settling into an action-adventure niche. From the fiction magazines, he moved into comics (writing for Red Ryder), comic strips (he penned “Chris Welkin, Planeteer” from its start in 1951 into the 1960s), and Big Little books for the Whitman Publishing Company (he wrote at least 60, including the Maximo the Amazing Superman series). All the while, he maintained his full-time job as fiction editor for Scripps-Howard NEA news service. In those days, newspapers published fiction, and many had a weekly insert that included full-length novels. Although well regarded, his novels—which appeared under pseudonyms—failed to attract much fan attention, and he is largely forgotten today. Nevertheless, modern readers will enjoy his better-than-average writing and fun, action-adventure plots—often with clever twists. Included in this volume are: ORIDIN’S FORMULA THE MINUS WOMAN DEAD MAN’S PLANET THE THOUGHT-MEN OF MERCURY THE MONSTER THAT THREATENED THE UNIVERSE LONESOME HEARTS A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE THE WHISPERING SPHERES GENESIS! If you enjoy this volume, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the 400+ other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!




The First Valentine Williams Mystery MEGAPACK®


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George Valentine Williams (1883–1946) was a British journalist and author of (primarily) mystery and crime fiction. The first of our Valentine Williams Mystery MEGAPACK®s features 10 stories and 2 novels—hours of great reading by this talented author. Included are: DEAD MAN MANOR (novel) THE RED-BEARDED KILLER (short story) THE SINGING KETTLE (short story) THE BLUE USHABTI (short story) THE DOT-AND-CARRY CASE (short story) THE CASE OF THE BLACK “F” (short story) THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF MISS EDITH MARLESS (short story) DONNA LAURA’S DIAMOND (short story) THE MURDER OF BLANCHE MEDLOE (short story) THE MAN WITH THE TWO LEFT FEET (short story) HOMICIDE AT NORHASSET (short story) SKELETON OUT OF THE CUPBOARD (novel) If you enjoy this volume of our MEGAPACK® series, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the complete list...more than 400 collections of new and classic mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, adventure...and much, much more!




The Selma Lagerlof Megapack


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Selma Lagerlof, author of the classic "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" among many other works, was one of the great Swedish writers of all time. This volume assembled 31 of Lagerlof's classic novels and short stories. Included are: THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA THE FLIGHT THE GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT THE SILVER MINE (version 1) THE AIRSHIP THE WEDDING MARCH THE MUSICIAN THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS ROSE A STORY FROM JERUSALEM WHY THE POPE LIVED TO BE SO OLD THE STORY OF A STORY THE SILVER MINE (Version 2) INVISIBLE LINKS THE SPIRIT OF FASTING AND PETTER NORD THE LEGEND OF THE BIRD’S NEST THE KING'S GRAVE THE OUTLAWS THE LEGEND OF REOR VALDEMAR ATTERDAG MAMSELL FREDRIKA THE ROMANCE OF A FISHERMAN'S WIFE HIS MOTHER’S PORTRAIT A FALLEN KING A CHRISTMAS GUEST UNCLE REUBEN DOWNIE AMONG THE CLIMBING ROSES JERUSALEM THE TREASURE THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS CHRIST LEGENDS THE MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more!




The Nella Larsen MEGAPACK®


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Nella Larsen (1891–1964) was an author of mixed race who wrote from the 1920s through 1930. She is considered part of the Harlem Renaissance, even though she was raised by her White mother and White stepfather. Issues of race and identity permeate her fiction. Her small literary output—just two novels and three short stories—achieved critical acclaim in its day, though commercial success escaped her. Over the last few decades, her work has been rediscovered, and how she is considered not only an important Black writer, but an early modernist. Included in this volume: Passing [novel] Quicksand [novel] "The Wrong Man" [short story] "Freedom"" [short story] "Sanctuary" [short story] "Three Scandinavian Games" [non-fiction] "Danish Fun" [non-fiction]