Volume One contains the following 48 short stories:- The Dead Past- The Foundation of S. F. Success- Franchise- Gimmicks Three- Kid Stuff- The Watery Place- Living Space- The Message- Satisfaction Guaranteed- Hell-Fire- The Last Trump- The Fun They Had- Jokester- The Immortal Bard- Someday- The Author's Ordeal- Dreaming Is a Private Thing- 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- The Ugly Little Boy- Nightfall- Green Patches- Hostess- Breeds There a Man…?- C-Chute- In a Good Cause—- What If—- Sally- Flies- Nobody Here But—- It's Such a Beautiful Day- Strikebreaker- Insert Knob A in Hole B- The Up-to-Date Sorcerer- Unto the Fourth Generation- What Is This Thing Called Love?- The Machine That Won the War- My Son, the Physicist- Eyes Do More Than See- Segregationist- I Just Make Them Up, See!- Rejection Slips.

    This is a work that resonates with Vonnegut's singular voice: the magic sound of a born storyteller mesmerizing us with truth."Vonnegut is at the top of his form, and it is wonderful."--Newsday

    We are carried, spell-bound, through every page of what can justly be described as one of the late Edgar Wallace's best and most exciting thrillers.

    W. Foote and J. M. WheelerVoltaire by John MorleyVoltaire in the Netherlands by C. A. Van SypesteynVoltaire by George Saintsbury

    Written in a richly suggestive style that seems remarkably contemporary, they are permeated by his own history as well as America’s.In The House of the Seven Gables, for example, Hawthorne alludes to his ancestor’s involvement in the Salem witch trials, as he follows the fortunes of two rival families, the Maules and the Pyncheons. The novel moves across 150 years of American history, from an ancestral crime condoned by Puritan theocracy to reconciliation and a new beginning in the bustling Jacksonian era.Considered Hawthorne’s greatest work, The Scarlet Letter is a dramatic allegory of the social consequences of adultery and the subversive force of personal desire in a community of laws. The transgression of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, the innate lawlessness of their bastard child Pearl, and the torturous jealousy of the husband Roger Chillingworth eventually erupt through the stern reserve of Puritan Boston. The Scarlet Letter engages the moral and romantic imagination of readers who ponder the question of sexual freedom and its place in the social world.Fanshawe is an engrossing apprentice work that Hawthorne published anonymously and later sought to suppress. Written during his undergraduate years at Bowdoin College, it is a tragic romance of an ascetic scholar’s love for a merchant’s daughter.The Blithedale Romance is a novel about the perils, which Hawthorne knew first-hand, of living in a utopian community. The utilitarian reformer Hollingsworth, the reticent narrator Miles Coverdale, the unearthly Priscilla, and the sensuous Zenobia (purportedly modeled on Margaret Fuller) act out a drama of love and rejection, idealism and chicanery, millennial hope and suicidal despair on an experimental commune in rural Massachusetts.The Marble Faun, Hawthorne’s last finished novel, uses Italian landscapes where sunlight gives way to mythological shadings as a background for mysteries of identity and murder. Its two young Americans, Kenyon and Hilda, become caught up in the disastrous passion of Donatello, an ingenuous nobleman, for the beautiful, mysterious Miriam, a woman trying to escape her past.

    The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.

    At the end of each text there are links bringing you back to the respective contents tables. I have also added an alphabetical index for the poems and a combined one for all the essays, lectures, articles, and reviews.Contents:THE PLAYS.Vera or the Nihilists, The Duchess of Padua, Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest, Salomé (the French original and Bosie’s translation, and the fragments of La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy.THE NOVEL.The Picture of Dorian Gray.THE STORIES.All the stories and tales from The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories (incl. The Portrait of Mr. W.H.), and A House of Pomegranates.THE POEMS.The Collected Poems of O.W.THE ESSAYS etc.The four essays from ‘Intentions’, The Soul of Man under Socialism, De Profundis (the unabridged version!), The Rise of Historical Criticism, the lectures (The English Renaissance in Art, House Decoration, Art and the Handicraftsman, Lecture to Art Students)

    1 Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Vol. 2 (Shawl Scraps) Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Vol. 5 Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Vol. 6 Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories Spinning Wheel Stories Silver Pitchers and Independence A Garland for Girls Behind A Mask The Abbot's Ghost The Candy Country The Mysterious Key and What it Opened Pauline's Passion and Punishment A Modern Cinderella Story Marjorie's Three Gifts Mountain Laurel and MaidenhairThe Plays Comic Tragedies Norna; Or, The Witch's Curse Captive of Castile The Greek Slave Ion Bianca The Unloved WifeNon-Fiction Little Women Letters From The House of AlcottBiography Daughters of The Puritans By Seth Curtis Beach

            The stories are divided into three sections: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes (first published in 1855); The Age of Chivalry (1858), which contains King Arthur and His Knights, The Mabinogeon, and The Knights of English History; and Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages (1863). For the Greek myths, Bulfinch drew on Ovid and Virgil, and for the sagas of the north, from Mallet's Northern Antiquities. He provides lively versions of the myths of Zeus and Hera, Venus and Adonis, Daphne and Apollo, and their cohorts on Mount Olympus; the love story of Pygmalion and Galatea; the legends of the Trojan War and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas; the joys of Valhalla and the furies of Thor; and the tales of Beowulf and Robin Hood. The tales are eminently readable. As Bulfinch wrote, "Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated. . . . Our book is an attempt to solve this problem, by telling the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement."Thomas Bulfinch, in his day job, was a clerk in the Merchant's Bank of Boston, an undemanding position that afforded him ample leisure time in which to pursue his other interests. In addition to serving as secretary of the Boston Society of Natural History, he thoroughly researched the myths and legends and copiously cross-referenced them with literature and art. As such, the myths are an indispensable guide to the cultural values of the nineteenth century; however, it is the vigor of the stories themselves that returns generation after generation to Bulfinch.

    Each book in the series has been designed with today's young reader in mind. As the words come to life, students will develop a lasting appreciation for great literature.The humor of Mark Twain...the suspense of Edgar Allan Poe...the danger of Jack London...the sensitivity of Katherine Mansfield. Creative Short Stories has it all and will prove to be a welcome addition to any library.

    

    He immediately receives four white feathers—symbols of cowardice—one each from his three best friends and his fiancée. To disprove this grave dishonor, Harry dons an Arabian disguise and leaves for the Sudan, where he anonymously comes to the aid of his three friends, saving each of their lives.Having proved his bravery, Harry returns to England, hoping to regain the love and respect of his fiancée. This suspenseful tale movingly depicts a distinctive code of honor that was deeply valued and strongly promoted by the British during the height of their imperial power.

    This text uses place names to describe some of these meanings.

    Lawrence. Why buy any other Lawrence eBook when you can have them ALL in one?Including:* ALL 11 novels, even the veryrare ones* ALL 49 short stories, with fully working contents table* ALL 6 novellas* ALL 8 plays* ALL of the travel writings and the COMPLETE poetry* 6 poetry collections, including RARE contributions* UPDATED with many images relating to Lawrence, his life and works* UPDATED with concise introductions to all of the novels* the price has been reduced to the cheapest possible for our readersThere is also a front no-nonsense contents table, allowing easy navigation around the enormous file. As with all Delphi Classics, the texts are arranged in chronological order, allowing a scholarly reading and appreciation of Lawrence's works. This eBook is a MUST for any lover of quality literature.Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more informationCONTENTSThe NovelsTHE WHITE PEACOCKTHE TRESPASSERSONS AND LOVERSTHE RAINBOWWOMEN IN LOVETHE LOST GIRLAARON'S RODKANGAROOTHE BOY IN THE BUSHTHE PLUMED SERPENTLADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVERThe Short StoriesA MODERN LOVERTHE OLD ADAMHER TURNSTRIKE-PAYTHE WITCH A LA MODENEW EVE AND OLD ADAMTHE PRUSSIAN OFFICERTHE THORN IN THE FLESHDAUGHTERS OF THE VICARA FRAGMENT OF STAINED GLASSTHE SHADES OF SPRINGSECOND BESTTHE SHADOW IN THE ROSE GARDENGOOSE FAIRTHE WHITE STOCKINGA SICK COLLIERTHE CHRISTENINGODOUR OF CHRYSANTHEMUMSENGLAND, MY ENGLANDTICKETS, PLEASETHE BLIND MANMONKEY NUTSWINTRY PEACOCKYOU TOUCHED MESAMSON AND DELILAHTHE PRIMROSE PATHTHE HORSE DEALER'S DAUGHTERFANNY AND ANNIETHE PRINCESSTHE WOMAN WHO RODE AWAYTWO BLUE BIRDSSUNSMILETHE BORDER LINEJIMMY AND THE DESPERATE WOMANTHE LAST LAUGHIN LOVETHE MAN WHO LOVED ISLANDSGLAD GHOSTSNONE OF THAT!THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNERTHE LOVELY LADYTHE OVERTONERAWDON'S ROOFMOTHER AND DAUGHTERTHE BLUE MOCCASINSTHINGSLOVE AMONG THE HAYSTACKSTHE MORTAL COILThe NovellasTHE LADYBIRDTHE FOXTHE CAPTAIN'S DOLLST. MAWRTHE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSYTHE ESCAPED COCKThe PlaysTHE MARRIED MANTHE FIGHT FOR BARBARADAVIDTHE DAUGHTER-IN-LAWTHE WIDOWING OF MRS HOLROYDA COLLIER'S FRIDAY NIGHTTHE MERRY-GO-ROUNDTOUCH AND GOTravel WritingSEA AND SARDINIAETRUSCAN PLACESMORNINGS IN MEXICOPoetryBIRDS BEASTS AND FLOWERSAMORESBAY - A BOOK OF POEMSNEW POEMSIMAGIST POETRYLOOK! WE HAVE COME THROUGH!Please note: The unfinished novel 'Mr Noon' is not available in this collection due to being held under copyright by Cambridge Press (1987). * * * *Also Available from Delphi ClassicsTHE COMPLETE WORKS of:* FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY (first time in English)* HENRY JAMES* D.H. LAWRENCE* JANE AUSTEN (Fully Illustrated)* ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON* H.G. WELLS* LEO TOLSTOY* GEORGE ELIOT* JOSEPH CONRAD* WILKIE COLLINS* WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY* THOMAS HARDY (Fully Illustrated)* CHARLES DICKENS (Fully Illustrated)* LOUISA MAY ALCOTT* ANTON CHEKHOV* JAMES JOYCE* VIRGINIA WOOLF* EDGAR ALLEN POE* JACK LONDONEach and Every TextJust search the Kindle Store for 'Delphi Classics'Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more information

    But the Rider, the most successful highwayman ever to plague the two countries, secretly became part of the royal wedding plans. From the non, nothing went according to schedule.Who was this mysterious brigand? What could he gain by sabotaging the two nations' only chance for peace?