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The settings and characters in Reggie Oliver's fifth collection of 'strange' stories are as varied and unusual as ever, though, as in previous volumes, the theatre forms the milieu of a number of his tales. But the theatres are not just English ones, in the provinces and the West End: one is on the Black Sea; another in post-colonial Kenya. Themes are equally varied, but underlying all is a deep sense of the spiritual under-currents just below the surface of everyday existence, and the precariousness of 'normality'.

Weird things dwell in the hidden corners of Britain: subterranean beasts, extradimensional entities, resurrected ghouls, and spectral vampires. And there are weird places, too. Beyond the veil of the waking world, lie realms of secrets, domains of madness. So begins the saga, of Peter Van Melsen...

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of the first four Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels, read by Audie-award winning narrator Jonathan Keeble. A must-listen for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries, Lord Peter Wimsey is the immortal amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Hello World represents a decade of science fiction by author Peter Cawdron. This collection of 16 short stories and novellas, including four previously unpublished stories, will take you out of this world.

-Kranichblüten- heißt diese Sammlung origineller Geschichten, die alle etwas mit Lufthansa zu tun haben, deren Wappentier seit der Gründung 1926 der Kranich ist.

In this delightful collection of 12 Wimsey adventures, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome but intriguing side rarely shown in Lord Peter's full-length adventures. He deals with such marvels as the man with copper fingers, Uncle Meleager's missing will, the cat in the bag, the footsteps that ran, the stolen stomach, and the man without a face.

Eines Tages wurde berichtet, die Raupen der Kohlweißlinge fräßen alle Felder ab. Infolgedessen fingen wir alle Kohlweißlinge an den Fenstern des schrecklich heißen Speisesaales weg und zertraten sie, obzwar sie schon über die Schädlichkeit hinüber waren und nur mehr die unschädlichen Ideale ihrer Art repräsentierten. Die Raupen waren uns zu unappetitlich, sie zu vernichten. Um halb 12 Uhr vormittags kam der Bäcker mit den warmen, duftenden, vierfach eingekerbten Wecken. Da aßen wir heißhungrig zwei, worauf der Kellner vier auf die Rechnung stellte.

Kurzgeschichten: Eine amüsante Mischung aus Sex and Crime, Fantasy und schwarzem Humor. Liebhaber desselben werden hier bestens bedient. Vorgelesen werden die Stories vom Autor selbst, was den Geschichten zusätzlichen Reiz verleiht.

Peter Fey versteht es hervorragend, Spannung mit einer tüchtigen Prise Humor zu würzen. Schwarzem Humor, der regelrecht süchtig machen kann. Dann jedenfalls, wenn jemand wie er ihn serviert, auf seine ganz spezielle Art. Dies hier ist die zweite Sammlung seiner tückischen kleinen Stories. Eine dritte wird folgen - ebenfalls von ihm selbst gesprochen. Und es macht wahrhaftig Spass, ihm zuzuhören.

Le charlatan Jeff Peters relate l'histoire de cette fois où, avec son ami Andy, il prétendit être médecin et fut appelé au chevet du maire, le docteur habituel n'étant pas disponible. L'écrivain américain O. Henry (1862-1910), de son vrai nom William Sydney Porter, est l'un des maîtres de la nouvelle. Il travailla comme journaliste au Houston Post et fit partie des écrivains les mieux payés aux États-Unis. Parmi ses recueils les plus connus on peut nommer "New York Tic Tac" et "Les Quatre Millions".

Peter is a platypus. He is a lonely platypus. He woke up most mornings in his burrow on his own. It made him sad to wake up on his own. All he wanted was some friends. Today was different though - today was the day he was going to make some new friends!

Peter Penguin sometimes felt jealous that his friends seemed to have cooler toys and games than him. Edgar Elephant just got a new skateboard, Francine Flamingo always had the newest sneakers, and Henry Hamster had a trampoline! Peter Penguin had an old skateboard, he had the same pair of shoes from the year before, and his backyard wasn't even big enough to fit a trampoline.

Jack London—author of The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Sea Wolf—was among the most highly regarded and most successful writers of the early 20th century. This is a collection of eight of his best short stories.

William Sydney Porter was born on 11th September 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. At age 3 his mother died from tuberculosis. From an early age it was clear Porter had a large appetite for reading as he absorbed the world around him. He was a member of several singing and dramatic groups when he met 17 year old Athol Estes, daughter of a wealthy Austin family. Despite her mother’s objection owing to Athol’s tuberculosis, they began courting and in July 1887, they eloped and soon married.

My conversations with a cactus, a good old fashioned American West tale told through a first-person POV. It deals with the grim subjects of death, pain, and betrayal with a generous amount of humor.

This is the final part of the memoirs of Detective Inspector Peter Johns. Angie comes to Britain from Jamaica, intent on finding help for her brother, who has cerebral palsy. A murder at the nurses' home where she lives brings her into contact with Peter, who comes in to investigate. Peter is clear that the color of a person’s skin is of no significance, but others do not agree - as Peter and Angie find out to their cost.

All the virtues in this book may seem familiar, but in a version you have never heard before. Virtues for Riches is a self help, inspirational, and motivational book that treats some virtues of life that you need to possess in order to be successful in all your endeavors, be it in marital life, profession, ministry, or business. The book is worth more than rubies. This volume is a collection of impactful, entertaining, inspirational, and motivational articles garnished with short stories that are pleasurable to hear. A blend of non-fiction and fiction!

Uttering the name Mr. Memory evokes the live performances and talk-show appearances when he would impress the world with his abilities of recollection. His clarity of remembrance has kept listeners captivated for days while sharing the adventures of his life. In this collection of short stories, we learn the truth about Mr. Memory, the fantastic gone unseen, and a world of wonder that can inspire us to believe.

A second marriage after the first ended in tragedy is bound to have its challenges. In the case of DI Peter Johns, his new wife, "Our Bernie", is very different from Angie, the love of his life. This short story plots the path of their friendship from first encounters to final commitment.

A hot collection of sexy stories about the darker side of life—told with suspense, humor, pathos, and a pinch of romance: In "My Wife Will See You Now", amidst the straight-laced Royal county of Windsor, a husband persuades his wife to exploit her dominant side to solve a financial difficulty, only to find the husband discovers he’s in over his head. What should be a clear-cut arrangement ends up as anything but. Then in "Corporal Wives", two ladies decide their patience with their husbands has been stretched to a breaking point, until they hit on a drastic solution!