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The Complete Katherine Mansfield Collection contains the five volumes of short stories written by Mansfield between 1911 and 1924 which established her as one of the best short story writers of her generation, as-well as the only novel she ever penned: The Aloe. Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was a New Zealand-born English writer, famous for her expertly observed short stories. She had a great influence on the development of the short story as a form of literature.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. In one of the few Poirot short stories without Captain Hastings, the Belgian detective must face up to solving a mystery without his trusty companion...

À la faveur d’une conversation vive et contradictoire, Diderot glisse deux récits—et les démonte aussitôt. Écrit en 1772, ce faux conte joue du paradoxe: raconter pour mieux contester les leçons toutes faites. Tour à tour, des épisodes où s’entrelacent sentiments, intérêt et vertu allument la dispute: qui a raison? qu’est-ce qu’un bon acte? peut-on juger sans tout savoir?

l fait chaud, la ville est insupportable en été, surtout après si longtemps à contempler alternativement les murs de la maison et l'écran de l'ordinateur. Diane et Claudine, on les comprend, souhaitent désespérément s’évader en nature, que leur rosé ne soit pas seul à prendre le frais. Sauf que des chalets à portée de leur budget, ça n’existe tout simplement pas. Survient le miracle Madeleine : leur vieille amie est prête à leur prêter sa petite cabane au bord d’un lac–du moment qu’elle peut sortir de sa résidence sur-réglementée et être de l’aventure.

The Dove’s Nest and Other Stories is a collection of both finished and unfinished short stories written by Katherine Mansfield. The collection was published posthumously, not long after Mansfield’s death in 1923, by her husband, John Middleton Murry.

Written in the tradition of her other works, this stunning anthology of short stories features narratives of great emotional depth, nuance and complexity. Exploring social class, family dynamics and failed romances, these stories offer powerful meditations on the profundity of everyday life.

Rachel Dale hasn't been home in over six years. Born in a small Midwestern town, Rachel never planned her future too far from Huntsberry or from the friends she had made growing up there. However, after a broken heart and a broken promise, Rachel found herself canceling her original college plans and getting on a plane to Europe.