The Ladies of Grace Adieu
The Ladies of Grace Adieu

Author: Susanna Clarke

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2009-12-21

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1408809338

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A gorgeously illustrated book of short stories from the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, the 4-million-copy global bestseller 'These tales read as if Jane Austen had rewritten the Brothers Grimm ... wonderful' Spectator Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairy tales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Strange himself and the Raven King.

The Swindler and Other Stories
The Swindler and Other Stories

Author: Ethel M. Dell

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Swindler and Other Stories" by Ethel M. Dell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Lesbian Cow and Other Stories
The Lesbian Cow and Other Stories

Author: Indu Menon

Publisher: Eka

Published: 2023-02-27

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 9395767979

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About the Book A COLLECTION OF MACABRE STORIES FROM INDU MENON, WHO IS CONSIDERED TO BE KAMALA DAS’S SUCCESSOR A Gond tribal activist is kidnapped by the goons of a giant mining company forcibly acquiring land in his village. In order to defame him, they shoot a porn film with him and a young prostitute who turns out to be his childhood sweetheart; a cobbler skins his daughter’s hanging corpse to make the special ‘Cinderella shoes’ he had once promised her; an LTTE female tiger accused of plotting the assassination of an Indian leader ruminates on the deaths of a Sri Lankan Tamil separatist leader and a French priest who tried to assassinate Louis XV on the same date centuries apart; a nurse with bovine features stalks a female patient whose live-in partner confronts the lesbian cow and is assaulted by her. Indu Menon’s stories are not for the fainthearted. At the centre of all that blood, gore and broken bones lies the inveterate spirit of wronged women, who refuse to go down without a fight. Her stories live unvarnished life truths. With the imagination of a poet, in lyrical and inventive prose, her narratives startle the reader by refusing to draw the line between lived and imagined terrains. Many consider Indu Menon a successor to Kamala Das, having inherited the same insouciance and outlook. This collection may well help us imagine what Das would have written if she were alive today.

Love in a Bottle and Other Stories
Love in a Bottle and Other Stories

Author: Antal Szerb

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Published: 2010-01-12

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 190654851X

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Hungarian Antal Szerb is best known in the West as the author of three extraordinary novels, most notably Journey by Moonlight (1937), and a highly entertaining study of the Ancient Regime in France, The Queen's Necklace (1942). This selection of his stories and novellas, set variously in mythical times and in the London and Paris of the twenties and thirties, reflects his love of life and the irrepressible irony that is his trademark.

First Love and Other Stories
First Love and Other Stories

Author: Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780192836892

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Bringing together six of Turgenev's best known stories in one volume, this collection includes "First Love," "Asya," "Mumu," "The Diary of a Superfluous Man," "Song of Triumphant Love," and "King Lear of the Steppes."

The Mating of the Moons and Other Stories
The Mating of the Moons and Other Stories

Author: Bryce Walton

Publisher: VM eBooks

Published: 2016-01-21

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13:

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Table of Contents THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN Thy Name Is WOMAN The Mating of the Moons The Victor Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly By Earthlight To Each His Star Strange Alliance

Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories
Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories

Author: Louis Becke

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9361154206

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Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories is a collection of stories written by Louise Becky in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The Australian author was well known for his work that often describes life in the South Pacific region. All the stories Described in the book typically revolve around themes of life adventure journey and interaction between indigenous people and European sailors. He also exemplifies the moral connections with the people of the Pacific island. The book Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories, generally centres on the experience of a Boatsteerer a crew member whose duty is to steer a whaleboat. His writing style and narratives are often characterized by vast descriptions of the beautiful natural environment and challenges faced by individuals in navigating the unpredictable and control clashes inevitable in circumstance life of the South Pacific. However, the book provides readers with a gist of the culture and maritime complexities faced in the region during the time in which he wrote this particular book.