Contents: 1 • In a Season of Calm Weather • (1957) • short story by Ray Bradbury 7 • A Medicine for Melancholy • (1959) • short story by Ray Bradbury 16 • The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit • non-genre • (1958) • short story by Ray Bradbury 39 • Fever Dream • (1948) • short story by Ray Bradbury 46 • The Marriage Mender • (1954) • short story by Ray Bradbury 51 • The Town Where No One Got Off • (1958) • short story by Ray Bradbury 59 • A Scent of Sarsaparilla • (1953) • short story by Ray Bradbury 66 • The Headpiece • (1958) • short story by Ray Bradbury 74 • The First Night of Lent • [The Irish Stories] • (1956) • short story by Ray Bradbury 81 • The Time of Going Away • (1956) • short story by Ray Bradbury 88 • All Summer in a Day • (1954) • short story by Ray Bradbury 94 • The Gift • (1952) • short story by Ray Bradbury 97 • The Great Collision of Monday Last • [The Irish Stories] • (1958) • short story by Ray Bradbury 104 • The Little Mice • (1955) • short story by Ray Bradbury 109 • The Shore Line at Sunset • (1959) • short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Shoreline at Sunset) 118 • The Day It Rained Forever • (1957) • short story by Ray Bradbury 129 • Chrysalis • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury 150 • Pillar of Fire • (1948) • novelette by Ray Bradbury 188 • Zero Hour • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury 198 • The Man • (1949) • short story by Ray Bradbury 210 • Time in Thy Flight • (1953) • short story by Ray Bradbury 215 • The Pedestrian • (1951) • short story by Ray Bradbury 220 • Hail and Farewell • (1953) • short story by Ray Bradbury 228 • Invisible Boy • (1945) • short story by Ray Bradbury 237 • Come Into My Cellar • (1962) • short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!) 254 • The Million-Year Picnic • [The Martian Chronicles] • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Million Year Picnic) 264 • The Screaming Woman • [Green Town] • (1951) • short story by Ray Bradbury 278 • The Smile • (1952) • short story by Ray Bradbury 284 • Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed • (1949) • short story by Ray Bradbury 299 • The Trolley • [Dandelion Wine] • (1955) • short story by Ray Bradbury 303 • Icarus Montgolfier Wright • (1956) • short story by Ray Bradbury

    Nine stories: Profession; The Feeling of Power; The Dying Night; I'm in Marsport without Hilda; The Gentle Vultures; All the Troubles of the World; Spell my Name with an S; The Last Question (one of Asimov's most often requested stories); and The Ugly Little Boy (Asimov's own personal favorite).

    These stories are where Chandler honed his art and developed his uniquely vivid underworld, peopled with good cops and bad cops, informers and extortionists, lethally predatory blondes and redheads, and crime, sex, gambling, and alcohol in abundance. In addition to his classic hard-boiled stories–in which his signature atmosphere of depravity and violence swirls around the cool, intuitive loners whose type culminated in the famous detective Philip Marlowe–Chandler also turned his hand to fantasy and even a gothic romance.This rich treasury of twenty-five stories shows Chandler developing the terse, laconic, understated style that would serve him so well in his later masterpieces, and immerses the reader in the richly realized fictional universe that has become an enduring part of our literary landscape.

    William and Mary was later adapted for Roald's American television series 'Way Out and several of the stories appeared in British television adaptations for the series Tales of the Unexpected in the 1980s. Also included here is The Champion of the World - the first time Roald wrote about the man who would go on to become Danny's dad in Danny the Champion of the World.The stories featured in Kiss Kiss are: The LandladyWilliam and MaryThe Way up to HeavenParson's PleasureMrs Bixby and the Colonel's CoatRoyal JellyGeorgy PorgyGenesis and CatastropheEdward the ConquerorPigThe Champion of the World--roalddahl.com

    It further develops themes explored by the author in a previous work, "By His Bootstraps", published some 18 years earlier.

    It includes stories by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, and L. P. Hartley, among other masters of the fine art of making the flesh creep, all accompanied by Gorey's inimitable illustrations.ALGERNON BLACKWOOD, "The Empty House"W.F. HARVEY, "August Heat"CHARLES DICKENS, "The Signalman"L.P. HARTLEY, "A Visitor from Down Under"R.H. MALDEN, "The Thirteenth Tree"ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, "The Body-Snatcher"E. NESBIT, "Man-Size in Marble"BRAM STOKER, "The Judge's House"TOM HOOD, "The Shadow of a Shade"W.W. JACOBS, "The Monkey's Paw,"WILKIE COLLINS, "The Dream Woman"M.R. JAMES, "Casting the Runes"

    Whether writing about sexy little girls, loving and bickering couples, angry suburbanites, frustrated job-seekers, or Jewish children performing a Christmas play, she captures the loneliness, poignancy, and humor of human experience with matchless style.

    Heinlein.The Father-Thing by Philip K. Dick.The Children's Hour by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore.Gomez by C. M. Kornbluth.The [Widget], The [Wadget], and Boff by Theodore Sturgeon.Sandra by George P. Elliott.Beyond Space and Time by Joel Townsley Rogers.The Martian Crown Jewels by Poul Anderson.The Weapon Shops of Isher by A. E. van Vogt (novel).

    “The Two Hussars,” inspired by his time in the army, contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy’s belief that art must serve a moral purpose, “What Men Live By” portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life. And in the deeply moving “Master and Man,” a mercenary merchant travels with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal—little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker.Two hussars --Strider --God sees the truth but waits --A prisoner of the Caucasus --What men live by --Neglect a spark and the house burns down --The two old men --The three hermits --How much land does a man need? --Master and man.

    A writer of late nineteenth century, Oscar Wilde is popular for such works of literary art that portray aesthetic beauty, verbal craftsmanship and unbeatable wit.His works are characterized by a brilliant display of art and its relation with real life.

    There's Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build "the thing without a name." There's Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion, and the dreaded Big Foot, the bully with glass tear ducts. There's the lovely Mrs. Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husband. In this tender, funny early novel, V. S. Naipaul renders their lives (and the legends their neighbors construct around them) with Dickensian verve and Chekhovian compassion.Set during World War II and narrated by an unnamed-but precociously observant-neighborhood boy, Miguel Street is a work of mercurial mood shifts, by turns sweetly melancholy and anarchically funny. It overflows with life on every page.

    Among them, The Story of Hermione, in which the eponymous character grows rich from the all too convenient deaths of several relatives, has been called one of the most chilling short stories ever written. Sister Bessie describes vividly the agonies of a blackmail victim and the desperate crimes he commits in the hope of freeing himself from his tormentor. Miss Burnside's Dilemma describes the predicament of a person who uncovers a piece of unscrupulous, but entirely legal chicanery by someone she had previously admired. A Life for a Life explores the possibility of atonement for one's earthly sins after death.

    With a determined commitment to the history of his native land, Nathaniel Hawthorne revealed, more incisively than any writer of his generation, the nature of a distinctly American consciousness. The pieces collected here deal with essentially American matters: the Puritan past, the Indians, the Revolution. But Hawthorne was highly – often wickedly – unorthodox in his account of life in early America, and his precisely constructed plots quickly engage the reader’s imagination. Written in the 1820s, 30s, and 40s, these works are informed by themes that reappear in Hawthorne’s longer works: The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance. And, as Michael J. Colacurcio points out in his excellent introduction, they are themes that are now deeply embedded in the American literary tradition.--back coverHollow of the Three HillsSir William PhipsMrs. HutchinsonWives of the DeadMy Kinsman, Major MolineuxRoger Malvin's BurialPassages from a Relinquished WorkMr. Higginbotham's CatastropheHaunted MindAlice Doane's AppealGray ChampionYoung Goodman BrownWakefieldNotch of the White MountainsAmbitious GuestMay-Pole of Merry MountMinister's Black VeilSunday at HomeMan of AdamantEndicott and the Red CrossNight SketchesLegens of the Province-HouseHall of FantasyBirthmarkEgotism; or the Bosom-SerpentChristmas BanquetCelestial RailroadEarth's HolocaustArtist of the BeautifulRappacini’s DaughterEthan Brand

    His impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition resound with emotional honesty, focusing on character rather than plot and revealing subtle but important truths. Thomas Mann held Chekhov in highest esteem, declaring, "His short stories rank with all that is greatest and best of European literature." This compilation of seven tales attests to the timeless appeal of the Russian author's short fiction.Selections include "Misery," an account of a sleigh-driver's attempts to communicate his overwhelming grief; "A Father," a meditation on the conflict between rejecting a monstrous parent and giving him his respectful due; "A Problem," which proposes that criminals cannot reform unless they pay for their misdeeds; and "In Exile," an examination of whether it is better to dream of happiness or to accept a living hell. Other tales include "Ward No. 6," relating a conflict between an asylum inmate and the institution's director; "My Life: The Story of a Provincial," in which a rebellious young bourgeois joins the working classes; and "Peasants," an exposé of the dehumanizing effects of poverty.

    Here, a young man in need of room meets a most accommodating landlady...The Landlady is taken from the short story collection Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her lover with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that is the subject of a deceitful bargain; a wronged woman taking revenge on her dead husband, and others.

    This collection contains all 25 of his short stories, including classics such as The Curtain and The King in Yellow, as well as all seven of his novels, including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye.  Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

    Fantasy, Romance.I've heard of secret drawers in old desks, of course--who hasn't?But the day I bought my desk, I wasn't thinking of secret drawers, and I know very well I didn't have any least premonition or feel of mystery about it.Also availiable at:http://web.archive.org/web/2009022318...

    Includes: Smoke From Cromwell's Time / A Small Pinch of Weather / The River Boy / All You've Ever Wanted / The Lilac in the Lake / The Rocking Donkey / The King Who Stood All Night / Cooks and Prophecies / The Magic Iron; John Sculpin and the Witches / The Wolves and the Mermaids / The Parrot and the Princess / The Lobster's Birthday / The Gift Pig.

    From TWICE-TOLD TALES: The gray champion --The wedding knell --The minister's black veil --The maypole of Merry Mount --The gentle boy --Mr. Higginbotham's catastrophe --Wakefield --The great carbuncle --The prophetic pictures --David Swan --The hollow of the three hills --The vision of the fountain --Fancy's show box --Dr. Heidegger's experiment --Legends of the Province House: Howe's masquerade ; Edward Randolph's portrait ; Lady Eleanore's mantle ; Old Esther Dudley --The village uncle --The ambitious guest --The sister years --The seven vagabonds --The white old maid --Peter Goldthwaite's treasure --The Shaker bridal --Endicott and the red cross --The lily's quest --Edward Fane's rosebud --The threefold destiny. From MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE: The birthmark --A select party --Young Goodman Brown --Rappaccini's daughter --Mrs. Bullfrog --Monsieur du Miroir --The hall of fantasy --The celestial railroad --The procession of life --Feathertop : a moralized legend --The new Adam and Eve --Egotism; or, The bosom serpent --The Christmas banquet --Drowne's wooden image --The intelligence office --Roger Malvin's burial --P.'s correspondence --Earth's holocaust --Passages from a relinquished work --The artist of the beautiful --A virtuoso's collection. From THE SNOW-IMAGE AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES : The snow-image : a childish miracle --The great stone face --Ethan Brand --Sylph Etherege --The Canterbury pilgrims --The man of adamant --The devil in manuscript --John Inglefield's thanksgiving --The wives of the dead --Little Daffydowndilly --My knisman, Major Molineux. MISCELLANEOUS TALES: The antique ring --Graves and goblins --Dr. Bullivant --An old woman's tale --Alice Doane's appeal --The ghost of Doctor Harris --The young provincial --The haunted quack --The New England village --My wife's novel --The bald eagle.

    Sinister mushrooms growing in a dank cellar. A family's first glimpse at Martians. A wonderful white vanilla ice-cream summer suit that changes everyone who wears it. A great artist drawing in the sand on the beach. A clunky contraption made out of household implements to help some kids play a game called Invasion. The most marvelous Christmas display a little boy ever saw. All those images and many more are inside this book, a new trade edition of thirty-one of Bradbury's most arresting tales--timeless short fiction that ranges from the farthest reaches of space to the innermost stirrings of the heart. Ray Bradbury is known worldwide as one of the century's great men of imagination. Here are thirty-one reasons why.Ray Bradbury is a painter who uses words rather than brushes--for he created lasting visual images that, once observed, are impossible to forget. Sinister mushrooms growing in a dank cellar. A familys first glimpse at Martians. A wonderful white vanilla ice-cream summer suit that changes everyone who wears it. A great artist drawing in the sand on the beach. A clunky contraption made out of household implements to help some kids play a game called Invasion. The most marvelous Christmas display a little boy ever saw. All those images and many more are inside this book, a new trade edition of thirty-one of Bradburys most arresting tales--timeless short fiction that ranges from the farthest reaches of space to the innermost stirrings of the heart. Ray Bradbury is known worldwide as one of the centurys great men of imagination. Here are thirty-one reasons why.Contents:· In a Season of Calm Weather · ss Playboy Jan ’57 · The Dragon · vi Esquire Aug ’55 · A Medicine for Melancholy · ss * · The End of the Beginning [“Next Stop: The Stars”] · ss Maclean’s Oct 27 ’56 · The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit [“The Magic White Suit”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 4 ’58 · Fever Dream · ss Weird Tales Sep ’48 · The Marriage Mender · ss Colliers Jan 22 ’54 · The Town Where No One Got Off · ss EQMM Oct ’58 · A Scent of Sarsaparilla · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 · Icarus Montgolfier Wright · ss F&SF May ’56 · The Headpiece · ss Lilliput May ’58 · Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed [“The Naming of Names”] · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug ’49 · The Smile · ss Fantastic Sum ’52 · The First Night of Lent · ss Playboy Mar ’56 · The Time of Going Away · ss The Reporter Nov 29 ’56 · All Summer in a Day · ss F&SF Mar ’54 · The Gift · vi Esquire Dec ’52; Fantastic Jul ’59 · The Great Collision of Monday Last · ss Contact Jan ’58 · The Little Mice [“The Mice”] · ss Escapade Oct ’55 · The Shoreline at Sunset · ss F&SF Mar ’59 · The Strawberry Window · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954 · The Day It Rained Forever · ss Harper’s Jul ’57

    

    

    Novels: A Lantern in Her Hand; Miss Bishop Short Stories: The Day of Retaliation; Will the Romance be the Same?; Star Across he Tracks; Another Brought Gifts; I Remember

    There's also the story of a train that never came back; the tale of Casey Jones' last ride; and the breath-taking account of how young Kate saved an express train from plunging into the stormy river. Best of all -- each one of these incredible adventures really happened!

    Then is visited again...First published in Galaxy Magazine in October 1959.

    Haunted houses, sudden and violent deaths and restless spirits returning to avenge their murderers are among the subjects of these spine-chilling accounts

    This is a short story from 1959 about experiencing an utopian alternative reality.Found also in the Store of the Worlds: The Stories of Robert Sheckley.

    A collection of 17 short stories by the author best known for the novel Alfie and several plays and radio dramas, some of which were turned into films.

    One day while roaming in the forest, he sought shelter in a cave, and that cave was the home of a fierce tiger. How the goat out-witted the tiger and saved his own life, some of the wise meanings of an Aesop tale but with unusual overtones of rare humour and rollicking laughter.This will be a wonderful read-aloud book, with its merry prose and singing rhyme.

    Here, a boy who grows into an accomplished cook goes in search of a final, elusive recipe . . .Pig is taken from the short story collection Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her lover with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that is the subject of a deceitful bargain; a wronged woman taking revenge on her dead husband, and others.

    

    

    "Come here, you guys. Look!" They crowded around the viewscreen. "There she is," Barton said. His heart beat strangely. "She sure looks good." "Damn right she looks good," Leon agreed. He trembled. "Say-I can make out New York." "The hell you can." "I can! The gray. By the water." "That's not even the United States. We're looking at it upside down. That's Siam." The ship hurtled through space, meteoroid shields shrieking. Below it, the blue-green globe swelled. Clouds drifted around it, hiding the continents and oceans.