Jack Matthews: 13 books

Book cover of Soldier Boys: Tales of the Civil War
by Jack Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016

"As a big fan of Civil War Era history, I LOVED this collection of stories. It doesn't show the battle part of the war, but rather, the non-battle portion, where the soldiers mingle with each other and the happenings that would go on in the encampments. I would definitely recommend this to anyone...
Book cover of Three Times Time
by Jack Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012

One of America's foremost short story writers has made available 3 of his most intriguing stories for a new promotional ebook. These 3 stories (first published in the 1980s) were chosen because they are accessible, intricately written and provocative on many levels. Also included is a long interview...
Book cover of A Worker's Writebook: How Language Makes Stories
by Jack Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019

For several decades Jack Matthews distributed a photocopied version of this guide to students in his fiction writing classes at Ohio University. A Worker's Writebook offers insight about how successful writers mold raw experiences into a story and how language helps you to do that. It offers good...
Book cover of Interview with the Sphinx
by Jack Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013

In this provocative & immensely irritating comic play, the Sphinx from ancient Greece is interviewed in modern times as though she were a celebrity pop star. The problem is, she never answers any questions -- never directly anyway. Instead she prefers just dishing the dirt on everybody. ON HOMER:...
Book cover of Abruptions: 3 Minute Stories to Awaken the Mind
by Jack Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2017

"Matthews stories are like friends from small towns: They are honest, warm, occasionally lyrical and as strange and idiosyncratic as the rest of us." Arthur Sabatini (Philadelphia Inquirer) During the last decade of his life, author Jack Matthews wrote a series of 1-2 page prose pieces...
Book cover of Hanger Stout, Awake! (50th Anniversary Edition)
by Jack Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018

This slender 150 page coming-of-age novella was first published in 1967 and reprinted several times. Now, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, it is available as an ebook. TIME MAGAZINE described it as a "gentle first novel told with a fine ear for adolescent patois," and National Book Award winning...
Book cover of THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics

THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics

Black Magic, Sweeney Todd, The Vampyre, Dracula, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Tell-Tale Heart, A Haunted Island, Northanger Abbey, The Horla, The Willows…

by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018

This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal… John William Polidori: The Vampyre Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars… Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera Marjorie...
Book cover of TRICK OR TREAT Boxed Set: 200+ Eerie Tales from the Greatest Storytellers

TRICK OR TREAT Boxed Set: 200+ Eerie Tales from the Greatest Storytellers

Horror Classics, Mysterious Cases, Gothic Novels, Monster Tales & Supernatural Stories: Sweeney Todd, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, From Beyond…

by H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

Trick or Treat! Get a worm cup of tea, curl by the fire, and enjoy the cold chills of this meticulously edited horror collection, jam-packed with the darkest mysteries, supernatural thrillers and gothic romances: James Malcolm Rymer & Thomas Peckett Prest: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet...
Book cover of HALLOWEEN Boxed Set

HALLOWEEN Boxed Set

550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories

by H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M. R. James
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. From Beyond… Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle The Spectre Bridegroom...
Book cover of HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 200+ Mysteries, Horror Classics & Supernatural Tales

HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 200+ Mysteries, Horror Classics & Supernatural Tales

Sweeney Todd, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Haunted Hotel, The Mummy's Foot, The Dunwich Horror, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, The Turn of the Screw, The Horla…

by Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection with horror thrillers, supernatural mysteries, monster tales and gothic novels carefully picked out to strike the fear and chills into your bones as …the winter is coming: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House From Beyond...
Book cover of Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul

Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul

Stories to Inspire and Uplift the Hearts of Canadians

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Janet Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012

Written by fellow Canadians from Cape Breton Island to Prince Edward Island, from Montreal to Vancouver, this book reveals the people, the history and the special moments that give Canada such a distinctive charm and character.
Book cover of Fortress of Terror: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Tales

Fortress of Terror: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Tales

The Phantom of the Opera, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Turn of the Screw, The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, A Haunted Island, Black Magic, The Beetle, The Picture of Dorian Gray…

by Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Algernon Blackwood
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Black Cat… Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental…...
Book cover of HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories

HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories

The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Black Magic, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Dracula, The Monk, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Northanger Abbey, Wuthering Heights, The Beetle…

by H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M. R. James
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018

e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection of the greatest horror classics, the darkest mysteries and supernatural tales: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. From Beyond… Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle The Spectre Bridegroom James Malcolm Rymer &...
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