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A collection of 21 short stories in a range of genres…‘Observing Strangers’ – A wounded Afghanistan veteran contemplates the people he sees in the street.‘If I Could Talk To The Animals’ – Have you ever wondered what would happen if humans could talk with the animals? It...

**A new and generous selection from New Zealand's foremost writer of short stories.**Peter Simpson in reviewing Owen Marshall's stories in the New Zealand Listener wrote: 'Marshall is held in uncommon affection by New Zealand readers - generally we admire and respect rather than love our writers.'...

William Sydney Porter began publishing short stories under the pseudonym O. Henry to support his daughter while he was in prison on embezzlement charges. After his release in 1902, he became a short story writer for New York World, writing 113 in three years. His immensely popular works usually explore...

In his first compilation of short stories, author John Bruno shares colorful glimpses of the fictional world of a diverse group of spirited individuals who offer thought-provoking messages as they experience both mundane and life-altering eventsoften with a surprising twist. From Russ, who finds truth...

A collection of Short Stories by Anton Chekhov featuring A Tragic Actor, In A Strange Land, Oh The Public, The Looking Glass, Her Husband and Overdoing It. These stories are small masterpieces. The scene is set quickly and within a few sentences the story line is underway. But all seem to contain an element of the unexpected.

In 'A Victimless Crime', an elderly Englishman tells a young French girl about Ibiza in its early tourist days, a massive betrayal, and an axe murder, whilst in 'The San Rafael Kidnap' an unfaithful Englishwoman is told that her wealthy husband has been kidnapped - or has he?These two stories come from...

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many...

This carefully crafted ebook: "ULTIMATE Collection of Rudyard Kipling: His Greatest Works in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "The Jungle Book" is a collection of stories and fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic...

"The Adinkra Cloth & Other Stories" contains five "African fantasy" short stories by Nebula Finalist Mary C. Aldridge. Besides the title story, this volume includes Cauldron winner story "The Knife That Makes Men," "The Windela Man," the light-hearted "A...

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children - the tales of fantastical adventures, journeys back in time and travel to magical...

While T.C. Boyle is known as one of our greatest American novelists, he is also an acknowledged master of the short story and is perhaps at his funniest, his most moving, and his most surprising in the short form. In The Relive Box, Boyle's sharp wit and rich imagination combine with a penetrating...

O. Henry's Selected Short Stories are known for their wit wordplay and surprise endings. Most of the stories are set New York City in the early years of the twentieth century and deal with the common people. The Gift of the Magi deals with the working-class and unselfish love. The collection also contains stories as A Cosmopolite in a Café Roads of Destiny and The Romance of a Busy Broker.

Classic short story collection, including O. Henry's most famous story -- The Ransom of Red Chief. According to Wikipedia: "O. Henry was the pseudonym of the American writer William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 June 5, 1910). O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm...

# Contents: - Infinity Age Ninja (3,000 word story) - The Ninja God (3,000 word story) - Rock Ninja Attack (3,000 word story) - Ninja Domination (3,000 word story) - Tank Nuclear (Tank #1 [Promotional Story]) - Word Count: 15,000 words - Page Count: 76 Standard Book Pages ***** # Infinity...