This revised edition of Ambrose Bierces 1892 collection of Soldiers and Civilians tales fills a void in American literature. A veteran of the Civil War and a journali...
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When I think of how such things began in my mind, there comes back to me the memory of an enormous bleak room with its ceiling going up to heaven and its floor covered irr...
Северная Америка, 1898-1910 годы. Пять рассказов с совершенно неожиданными концовками о преступниках и преступлениях, сыщиках и их расследованиях, о любви и надеждах влюбл...
"And now, Master Harker, now that the Wolves are Running, perhaps you could do something to stop their Bite?" The Wolves are running and the evil Abner Brown and his gang ...
This final classic collection reveals Somerset Maugham’s unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships in tales of love, infidelity,...
This third volume of Maugham’s stories, introduced and selected by the author himself, contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in WWI. Based ...
In 1 844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences ...
Four classic novels by the acclaimed adventure and science fiction novelist include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Master...
<p>Загадочный случай произошел со шведским королём Карлом XI. Король с тремя придворными стал свидетелем странного видения, которое оказалось пророческим.</p>
<p>В окресностях фермы «Скотного короля» завелся свирепый мексиканский лев. Предприимчивая дочурка фермера находит способ решить проблему.</p>
Imaginary Lives contains twenty-two mythopoeic literary portraits of figures from ancient history, art history, and the history of crime and punishment. From demi-gods, so...
Includes the title story plus: The Birds ~ The Little Photographer ~ Monte Verita ~ The Apple Tree ~ The Old Man ~ The Split Second ~ No Motive.
It was unnecessary for all to perish, when, by the death of one, it was possible, and even probable, that the rest might be finally preserved.
Travelling aboard a whaling...
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1680 году в монастыре Бершстесгатен в Баварских Альпах разыгралась трагическая история любви между молодым монахом и дочерью палача. Спустя два столетия Амброз Бирс переск...
The Offshore Pirate is a classic short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story can also be found in the Flappers & Philosophers collection
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