Versatile British novelist, travel writer, and member of the real-life family portrayed in the PBS Masterpiece production, The Durrells in Corfu, Lawrence Durrell worked in the Foreign Service during and after World War II, where he experienced the absurdities of international diplomacy firsthand.

Broad, dark, funny, and terrifying, these 13 stories in volume 1 will not disappoint. They'll make you laugh (at another's misfortune), cry as a man gets taken away far too young, and cower in the corner under a blanket as the monster waits for the right time to come take you away. Volume 1 Titles Include:Get OverHangdogged3 Hours of MenaceIf At First, Drink CoffeeMan Who Sees ThroughThe Stationary RoomCat In The BoxFirst AscentLittle Teddy's JohnnyIf...

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1884 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated...

Dos novelas cortas se presentan en este volumen: Dimitas Arias y Salve, Regina. De la primera no hay quizá mejor descripción que la que el mismo autor hace del pueblo en el que pasa la anécdota: "tiene la hermosura de la miseria, la poesía de la tristeza, la nota pintoresca del desamparo". Y de su protagonista, el maestro contraído y deforme Dimas Arias, puede afirmarse lo que en la Homilía N.o 2 dice Carrasquilla de Tarugo (personaje de El...

An ancient proverb claims that "Every man's way is right in his own eyes." Such is reflected in the various ways people tell themselves their own stories and the meaning within their experiences, but actual revelation of characters' tales defy the traditional methods of the telling. Forms of Defiance presents a broad variety of people caught in the complexities of their humanity, revealing their narratives, even to themselves according to their peculiarities...

A 4 Story Collection containing the following 4 stories: When There Was One: It is the year 2039, less than two years after the Cleansing. These are the times known as the Great Wastetime. Humanity has been visited by some force that has decimated their numbers to under one billion living souls. And it's getting worse. Violence has been banned. Just the thought of committing an act of violence can now end in your death. Quickly, silently, your...

Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense! Originally published in THRILLER (2006), edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson. In this retrospective Thriller Short, bestselling writer Raelynn Hillhouse explores an incident from her character Stella's past. Two weeks after American hostages were seized in Iran in 1979, the US embassy in Pakistan is overrun by Islamic extremists, entangling Stella in a complex...

A collection of scary stories to darken your nightmares. From stories on the unexplained to the horrific accounts, Dread has all you need to send a shiver down your spine. In volume 1, discover the terrible truth behind the hunter's parties, what goes on in the basement and what madness dwells in the minds of maniacs. If you have the courage to find out what goes bump in the night, delve into the dark world of Dread!

Extrait : "En sortant du Café Riche, Jean de Servigny dit à Léon Saval: — Si tu veux, nous irons à pied. Le temps est trop beau pour prendre un fiacre. Et son ami répondit: — Je ne demande pas mieux. Jean reprit: — Il est à peine onze heures, nous arriverons beaucoup avant minuit, allons donc doucement." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de grands livres de la littérature...

Men Who Will Entice, Astound & Amaze You!In this newest collection of short stories from award-winning writer, Daniel M. Jaffe, red-blooded American men make mischief while exploring themselves and others throughout the United States. These men grow exhausted fulfilling heaven's anointment as a West Hollywood sex angel, endure medical sacrifice in Minneapolis while saving gay men from global extinction, encounter joy at the moment of Palm Springs...