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"Fade-Out" - Comedy/Drama/Action. A tiny commercial film crew find themselves stranded after a coup d'état in a foreign country, with no means of escape and no help coming from the USA. The crew devises a plan to use the products for the advertisement, plus their former trades, and their current expertise as filmmakers; they hide their planned escape in plain sight. "Spray" - Coming of Age. An impoverished Tennessee country girl rises from obscurity to become one of the most celebrated woman surfers in America.

A tense and brilliantly dramatic short story from the best-selling author of The Throne of the Caesars Series. This thrilling short story opens at the end of Blood & Steel and is the perfect trailer for Harry Sidebottom's new novel, Fire & Sword. AD 238. When Gordian the Younger is brutally cut down at the battle of Carthage, his ally, Phillyrio, and a centurion from his army must make for the hills of Northern Africa to escape Maximinus' army.

"Suddenly in Debt" is a short story about Terrence Finn, a PI who's on another routine case when he suddenly finds that he owes his life to strangers. They return to collect.

On the excavation site of an ancient city, marauders murder Wolfgang Anderson's mother and sister. The young boy vows revenge against the rebel leader. A group of Bedouins take him to their prince so he can be returned to America. But Wolfgang chooses to stay in the Middle East. He grows up as the adopted son of a mighty prince. The danger and challenges of the desert contrast with his opulent palace lifestyle. Wolfgang chooses a path that brings honor to his new family and makes him very powerful.

Quattro racconti lunghi che ritraggono dei “vagabondi”, coloro che camminano sempre, a cui “il vento spazza via i pensieri dalla mente e la polvere dall'anima”, popolo a cui ha appartenuto in qualche modo lo stesso autore (due di questi racconti sono in prima persona e sono ritratti di incontri “di strada”). Massimo Gorkij è considerato il padre del realismo russo, che ritrae i più poveri, gli “schiavi” che “subiscono sempre, ma raramente si ribellano”.Edizione Madella, 1927.

This is a small gathering of spine-tingling tales in the tradition of old Twilight Zone episodes, EC Comics, as well as the terrors of old radio shows of yesteryear. Written with a modern, cutting-edge patchwork of paranoia, the few tales that are contained within will most assuredly have listeners doing one of two things: scratching their heads or begging for more.

Feature One follows Parker and Doris as they attempt to will information and a confession out of a known financier of terrorism. Feature Two follows Detective Redgrove as she investigates the mysterious death of a Purple Heart and bronze star recipient.

The two short stories within tell tales of Moncrieff the steampunk vampire who must defend his castle from the British, and of Eckta, a disgraced alien who is desperate to prove to himself that he is unlike his father.

The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published in the collection titled The Better Sort. The story addresses themes like fate, loneliness, love and death. The protagonist, John Marcher, anticipates an event that he believes will set him apart from other people. Marcher is frozen by his fears and a sense of impending doom. A haunting tale of egotism, fear of the unknown and unrequited love, the story warns that the only thing one has to fear is fear itself. John’s failure to reciprocate May Bartram’s love condemns him.

La historia comienza con una joven aristócrata, Ardita, en un yate anclado cerca de la costa. Ella está leyendo La revuelta de los ángeles de Anatole de France. Ella discute con su tío exasperado que intenta casarla con un joven llamado Toby.

A great collection of tales of myths is presented here: The Trojan War and the tales of brave Ulysses, The adventures of King Arthur and Merlin and the Holy Grail, Tales from 1,001 night with Aladdin, Ali Baba, and others, Gulliver's travels to Lilliput, and many other tales and stories like The wild swans, The snow queen, The bronze ring, The history of Jack the giant-killer, and many more!

Patrick O’Brian is acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novelists of the twentieth century, celebrated throughout the world for his masterful roman fleuve, the Aubrey‒Maturin series. But he was also a prolific writer of short stories, and it is in this form that he first made his mark. Encompassing stories written in his unvarnished youth to tales told by a seasoned traveller, this is the most comprehensive collection of O’Brian’s short fiction ever published. It is a treasure chest, containing more than sixty tales, including rarities, uncollected works, and forgotten jewels.

Although American author Bret Harte is most readily associated with stories about the West, it is his skill with characterization that distinguishes him from the hundreds of others who set fictional tales in the region. The miners, soldiers, gamblers, entrepreneurs, and lost souls who populate these pages are limned with Harte's unique combination of dry wit and tender pathos. This charming collection of Harte's short stories focuses on life in old California.

Di Arsène Lupin, personaggio immaginario ideato da Maurice Leblanc nel 1905, sono state realizzate trasposizioni cinematografiche, televisive, cartoons e fumetti. Arsène ruba per sé ma anche per i più bisognosi e sempre e solo ai più facoltosi.

Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo caballero y soldado británico rapta a una niña de siete años Isabel y se la lleva de vuelta a su casa a Londres donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija.

A dramatized, abridged performance of Alice in Wonderland with Eva Le Gallienne, Bambi Linn, and Margaret Webster.

Publicada en 1908, “Hacer un fuego” (“To Build a Fire”) está considerada la mejor historia corta de Jack London. Cuenta una historia engañosamente simple. Un hombre decide salir a caminar solo en un día en el que la temperatura es de - 45 ºC. Es un buscador de oro inexperto, recién llegado al Yukón. El hombre decide salir solo aunque los viejos pobladores le advirtieron de que la primera y única ley del invierno en el Yukón es que nunca se sale sin un compañero.

Step into the magical world of Wonderland in this gloriously illustrated picture book retelling of Lewis Carroll’s enduring classic, from the highly-regarded, prize-winning illustrator of Blue Kangaroo and Melrose and Croc.When Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole she discovers the extraordinary world of Wonderland, where a magical adventure begins.

Marlow, agente comercial británico, se ve obligado a remontar el río Congo en busca de su compañero Kurtz, el jefe de una explotación de marfil que al parecer ha cruzado la línea que separa el bien del mal y se ha entregado con placer a las más terribles atrocidades. A medida que el barco avance por territorios cada vez más inhóspitos, Marlow se irá construyendo una imagen mitificada de Kurtz.

From Arkansas and London to Zanzibar and the Tanzanian bush, Looking at Harry and other stories follows a selection of unique perspectives on the human condition spanning multiple continents. An inquiry into the dichotomies of life, this short story collection features six beautifully crafted stories that all explore how there is always two sides to one coin.