Download or read book The Complete Short Stories written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Short Stories of Roald Dahl in the first of two unsettling and sinister volumes. 'They are brutal, these stories, and yet you finish reading each one with a smile, or maybe even a hollow laugh, certainly a shiver of gratification, because the conclusion always seems so right' Charlie Higson, from his introduction. Roald Dahl is one of the most popular writers of the modern age, effortlessly writing for children and adults alike. In this, the first of two volumes chronologically collecting all his published adult short stories, we see how Dahl began by using his experiences in the war to write fiction but quickly turned to his powerful and dark imagination to pen some of the most unsettling and disquieting tales ever written. In 27 stories, written between 1944 and 1953, we encounter such classic tales as 'Man from the South', featuring a wager with appalling consequences; 'Lamb to the Slaughter', in which a wife murders her husband yet has a novel idea for throwing the police off the scent; and in 'The Sound Machine', the horrific truth about plants is revealed. Enter the sinister, twisted world of Roald Dahl: whether you're young or old, you'll never want to leave. 'Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive' Irish Times 'The great magician' Spectator Look out for Volume Two, introduced by Anthony Horowitz Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Download or read book Chikasha Stories written by Glenda Galvan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fairlight Book of Short Stories Volume 1 written by Various Authors and published by Fairlight Books. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From flash fiction to mini-novelette, Fairlight presents twenty-four of its best short stories from some of the world's most talented new and emerging English language writers. Chosen from work sent to Fairlight over several years by writers around the globe, this anthology celebrates the art of the short story form: a vehicle with the power to delight, entertain or instantly transport the reader to another state, another world, another emotion. Twenty-four stories by twenty-four writers, including various award-winning short story authors, and Women's Prize-longlisted author Sophie van Llewyn.
Download or read book Short Story Classics American written by William Patten and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Stories written by Isaac Asimov and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1990 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of 48 science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov.
Download or read book Short Stories of Jack London written by Jack London and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of London's short stories includes adventure, comedy, social satire, and tall tales
Download or read book The Complete Short Stories of W Somerset Maugham Vol I written by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of three volumes of my collected short stories. In my early youth I wrote a number, but they are so immature that I have preferred not to reprint them. A few are in a book that has long remained out of print, a few others are scattered in various magazines. They are best forgotten. The first of the stories in this collection, Rain, was written in 1920 in Hong Kong, but I had hit upon the idea for it during a journey I took in the South Seas during the winter of 1916. The last of my stories was written in New York in 1945 from a brief note that I found by chance among my papers and which I made as far back as 1901. I do not expect ever to write another.
Download or read book Collected Stories of Roald Dahl written by Roald Dahl and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2006-10-17 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Everyman's Library edition is the only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl'sstories for adults.
Download or read book Khushwant Singh Best Indian Short Stories Volume 1 written by Khushwant Singh and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian short story is extraordinary in its ability to stick to the traditional rules of the craft and still demonstrate remarkable originality. It revolves around a limited number of characters, confines itself in time and space, and has a well-plotted narrative that drives its central theme. Within the traditional framework, however, creativity flowers and a fresh and imaginative story emerges. This volume is chock-full with such stories, written by authors well known in their regional languages as well as those who have made a name for themselves in English literary circles. Carefully selected by India's literary giant, the late Khushwant Singh, these pieces represent the best of Indian writing from around the country.
Download or read book The Complete Short Stories written by Roald Dahl and published by Editeurs divers Royaume-Uni & Irlande. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Collected Stories written by Richard Matheson and published by Gauntlet Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty one short stories by Richard Matheson, author of I am Legend and Hell House. Includes Matheson's own commentary on the behind-the-scenes details of each story.
Download or read book Collected Short Stories written by William Somerset Maugham and published by Pan. This book was released on 1976 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short Stories Volume One written by Neal James and published by Pneuma Springs Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would YOU write to God for clarification on matters of the utmost urgency? Find out how Moses might have done it. Dry your eyes after the tragic story of Liz when she finds the father she never knew, and hold your breath as an almost perfect insurance scam comes disastrously unstuck in the most unexpected way. Shake your head at Mike's naiveté in dealing with a stranger in black, and share with Dave his hidden guilt when Tommy Watkinson returns to talk to his son Paul. Fly into the realms of fantasy with James Taylor as he gets lost in a place that he knows only too well, and try to sympathise with Ray when the old couple ask him to save humanity. Follow Dennis Marks in a trilogy which brings the book to its close as he searches for the truth about his grandfather. This collection of unique little gems will expose every emotion on the rollercoaster which you are about to ride. Book reviews online: PublishedBestsellers website.
Download or read book Collected Short Stories written by William Somerset Maugham and published by Pan. This book was released on 1976 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring Short Stories written by Peter Adams and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 has emphasis on the reader's role as an active producer of meaning. Part 2 focuses on specific aspects of narrative fiction. Each part contains several groups of stories and each group has an introduction for the student which explains the concepts to be explored" --publisher.
Download or read book The Unreal and the Real Selected Stories Volume One written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by Small Beer Press. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Ursula K. Le Guin's short story collections: "It is the author's more serious work that displays her talents best. . . . [A] classy and valuable collection."—Publishers Weekly "A master of the craft."—Neil Gaiman The Unreal and the Real is a two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best stories. It is a much-anticipated event and there is no doubt it will delight, amuse, and provoke. Where on Earth explores Le Guin's satirical, risky, political, and experimental earthbound stories. Ursula K. Le Guin has received the PEN–Malamud and National Book Awards, among others. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Download or read book Short Stories from Printers Row Volume One written by Chicago Tribune Staff and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago Tribune's Printers Row: Fiction 2012 is a fiction anthology of 32 short stories and novel excerpts collected from the Chicago Tribune's weekly Printers Row literary supplement. Writers included in this anthology are Edie Meidav, Karen E. Bender, Claire Vaye Watkins, Lawrence Norfolk, Benjamin Percy, Scott Kaukonen, and more. Early in 2012, the Chicago Tribune launched its "Printers Row" membership program for those who love books, authors, and conversations about the ideas they generate. The centerpiece is a weekly journal that includes author profiles, book reviews, and Printers Row Fiction in a separate booklet. Chicago Tribune's Printers Row: Fiction 2012 is composed of selections published in the Printers Row Fiction supplement during 2012.
