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Creature From The Black Castle And Other Tales
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Book Synopsis Creature from the Black Castle and other tales by : Kurt McCoy
Download or read book Creature from the Black Castle and other tales written by Kurt McCoy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Count Carl von Bruno's efforts to establish a personal empire in Africa have been thwarted by three Englishmen. As he departs in defeat, a mysterious Portuguese merchant offers to sell him a strange Creature captured in the jungles of South America. Von Bruno acquires the Creature and returns to his home, The Black Castle in Austria. There he plans to use the inhuman beast as part of his revenge on the three Englishmen who thwarted him. Von Bruno does not count on the Creature escaping from its confinement, nor does he anticipate the unnatural attraction it has formed for his beautiful but strange fiance. What ensues is a desperate monster hunt through the passages under the Black Castle and the surrounding countryside, ending ultimately in a fatal showdown.
Book Synopsis Thirteen Skulls and Other Tales by : Art Wiederhold
Download or read book Thirteen Skulls and Other Tales written by Art Wiederhold and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen Skulls & Other Tales is a collection of eleven stories that span four years of the reign of Arka-Dal, the legendary Emperor of Thule. The Emperor and his friends encounter vengeful witches, demonic armies, undead pirates, dragons and invading armies. To make things even more interesting, they have to contend with magical powers run amok, explore the Haunted Ruins and search for a mythical lost continent. Along the way, Arka-Dal picks up two new wives, sires four children and makes a couple of unusual allies. Thirteen Skulls & Other Tales is one of the best-written collections of short adventure stories of all time. It adds new dimensions to the Thulian Chronicles and proves beyond a doubt that Art Wiederhold is the best fantasy writer on the planet!
Book Synopsis The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales by :
Download or read book The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales written by and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Edo-period Japan, readers relished works known as kibyōshi that combined text and illustration on the same page, much like comic books and manga. Monsters often took center stage in these stories. This book presents a selection of Edo monster comics in English for the first time, introducing readers to a captivating, humorous, and eye-opening genre of popular fiction. The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales collects five kibyōshi published between 1778 and 1807, chosen for both entertainment value and stylistic variety. Their authors reinvent traditional Japanese monsters as contemporary characters who mirror the foibles of the human world. They tell stories such as: The lover of the long-necked rokuro-kubi makes a ridiculous attempt to rescue her from her human captor. A mischievous river creature steals a jewel lodged deep inside a boy’s buttocks, setting off a curious chain of events involving a historical samurai and a real-life “fart man.” A demon girl from hell is sent to the world of the living in order to destroy a sacred Buddhist statue—but things don’t go quite as she plans. Exploring the grotesque, comic, bumbling, salacious, and charming world of these creatures, the stories also provide a glimpse into the society and culture of Edo-period Japan through the monsters’ distorted lens. The kibyōshi are reproduced in their entirety, conveying the feel of the original comics and allowing readers to experience the full visual impact of the monsters.
Book Synopsis Madeline City and Other Tales by : Steven Maus
Download or read book Madeline City and Other Tales written by Steven Maus and published by Steven Maus. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madeline City is situated inside a ring of steep mountains and all but covered by the constant clouds that serve as a reminder of the dreary conditions of all who live within the walls. While the people of Bater District, Gnight District, and other less privileged areas of the city suffer by fighting, stealing, and drinking their way through life, the officers of the church execute their Prelate's orders to bring the entire city under militant, fanatical rule. But just who is the goddess Madeline? Or rather, who was she? No longer among her people, she once brought peace, love, and prosperity to her city, but was moved to abandon them after they tarried in their allegiance to her long ago. Now the Magmenian Rebellion claims her as their champion as they strive to overthrow the church's stranglehold on the city, and the Augsburg Church cites divine duty as they scour the alleys and slums, seeking to imprison anyone who would refuse to submit to her holy law. And so it is the innocent and the oppressed who star in this collection about a people seeking to understand the forces at work in their world.
Book Synopsis Cousin Phillis, and other tales by : Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Download or read book Cousin Phillis, and other tales written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Works: Cousin Phillis, and other tales by : Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Download or read book Works: Cousin Phillis, and other tales written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Works of Mrs. Gaskell: Cousin Phillis and other tales by : Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Download or read book The Works of Mrs. Gaskell: Cousin Phillis and other tales written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Dragon Tamers and Other Tales by : Edith Nesbit
Download or read book The Dragon Tamers and Other Tales written by Edith Nesbit and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics. Magical Creatures is a hair-raising herd of affordable digital editions, curated with Varla’s affectionate and unerring eye for the fantastic. The mythical beast of extraordinary proportions, the dragon has snarled and slithered its way across the centuries where it remains both feared and loved. Join Clint Marsh and Varla Ventura as they explore a few of the stories that should thrill and chill dragon lovers and dragon slayers alike.
Book Synopsis Stephen Archer, and Other Tales by : George MacDonald
Download or read book Stephen Archer, and Other Tales written by George MacDonald and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Stephen Archer and Other Tales' is a collection of short stories and plays by George MacDonald, a pioneer in fantasy literature. The book includes a variety of intriguing stories ranging from 'The Gifts of the Child Christ' to 'The Butcher's Bills' and 'Port in a Storm'. With richly imagined characters and descriptions, 'Stephen Archer and Other Tales' is a must-read for fans of classic literature and fantastic storytelling.
Book Synopsis The Old Nurse's Story and Other Tales by : Elizabeth Gaskell
Download or read book The Old Nurse's Story and Other Tales written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The Old Nurse’s Story and Other Tales’ is a collection of eleven short stories from the much-loved Victorian author, Elizabeth Gaskell. The title story follows the strange and supernatural happenings which have affected four generations of the Furnivall family, who live in a spooky gothic mansion in the midst of a bleak and deserted moorland. A haunting and atmospheric collection of spooky short stories, which fans of Emily Brontë’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ and Henry James’ ‘The Turn of the Screw’ will also enjoy. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) is an enduringly popular and highly regarded English novelist. Born in Chelsea, London, Elizabeth was sent to live with her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire after her mother died, a place which would provide inspiration for some of her most popular works, including ‘Cranford’. A sociable and lively young woman, Elizabeth married Minister William Gaskell in 1832 and settled in Manchester. An industrial hub and the scene of much political and social change, her time in Manchester influenced much of her writing. Her first novel, ‘Mary Barton’ focussed on the appalling and impoverished living conditions of those living in Northern industrial cities and was a huge success, sparking the interest of notable figures such as Charles Dickens, who invited Elizabeth to contribute to the periodicals he edited. An active humanitarian, her works dealt sympathetically with the plight of the poorest in society, and she did not shy away from controversial topics such as prostitution and illegitimacy. A close friend of Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth also wrote a highly acclaimed biography of the author in 1857. Some of her best known and most loved novels include ‘Cranford’, ‘North and South’ and the posthumously published ‘Wives and Daughters’, all of which have been adapted for TV by the BBC, most recently ‘Cranford’ starring Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, and Greg Wise. Elizabeth Gaskell is regarded as one of the most important novelists of the Victorian era.
Book Synopsis The Gifts of the Child Christ, and Other Tales by : George MacDonald
Download or read book The Gifts of the Child Christ, and Other Tales written by George MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre by : John Polidori
Download or read book The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre written by John Polidori and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `Upon her neck and breast was blood, and upon her throat were the marks of teeth having opened the vein: - to this the men pointed, crying, simultaneously struck with horror, "a Vampyre, a Vampyre!"' John Polidori's classic tale of the vampyre was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Set in Italy, Greece, and London, Polidori's tales is a reaction to the dominating presence of his employer Lord Byron, and transformed the figure of the vampire from the bestial ghoul of earlier mythologies into the glamorous aristocrat whose violence and sexual allure make him literally a 'lady-killer'. Polidori's tale introduced the vampire into English fiction, and launched a vampire craze that has never subsided. `The Vampyre' was first published in 1819 in the London New Monthly Magazine. The present volume selects thirteen other tales of the macabre first published in the leading London and Dublin magazines between 1819 and 1838, including Edward Bulwer's chilling account of the doppelganger, Letitia Landon's elegant reworking of the Gothic romance, William Carleton's terrifying description of an actual lynching, and James Hogg's ghoulish exploitation of the cholera epidemic of 1831-2. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Book Synopsis The Metamorphosis & Other Tales by : Aida Dahlvrlegg
Download or read book The Metamorphosis & Other Tales written by Aida Dahlvrlegg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Metamorphosis & Other Tales is a collection of six fictional stories including The Metamorphosis, The Magic Red Carpet and The Groovy Wallpaper, Butterfly, The Stranger, Customer Disservice and The Boston Stranger. Interweaving postmodernist narrative forms of intertextuality with realistic fiction, the author weaves a sumptuously rich tapestry of life contained within these outsider tales that are a subtle blend of realism, romance, dark horror, postmodernism, influenced by Ancient Greek and Roman mythology, as well as modernist European Literature, whilst still retaining his definitely distinct, stylistic and post-millennial imprint.
Book Synopsis The Metamorphosis and Other Tales by : Aida Dahlvrlegg
Download or read book The Metamorphosis and Other Tales written by Aida Dahlvrlegg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Metamorphosis & Other Tales is a collection of six fictional stories that includes The Metamorphosis, The Magic Carpet and The Groovy Wallpaper, Butterfly, The Stranger, Customer Disservice and The Boston Stranger. Interweaving postmodernist narrative forms of intertextuality with realistic fiction, Dahlvrlegg weaves a sumptuously rich tapestry of life contained within stories of the outsider, many of which might draw comparisons with the modernism of Kafka and Camus, though she undoubtedly still retains her definitely distinct artistic stylistic imprint.
Book Synopsis The Goblin Pony and Other Tales by : Andrew Lang
Download or read book The Goblin Pony and Other Tales written by Andrew Lang and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics. Magical Creatures is a hair-raising herd of affordable digital editions, curated with Varla’s affectionate and unerring eye for the fantastic. Excerpted from the English folklorist Andrew Lang's greater collection, these delightful tales of goblin ponies and little gray men are introduced by self-declared fairy hunter and goblinproofer Reginald Bakeley.
Book Synopsis Tatterhood and Other Tales by : Ethel Johnston Phelps
Download or read book Tatterhood and Other Tales written by Ethel Johnston Phelps and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1978 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of traditional tales from Norway, England, China, and many other countries.
Book Synopsis Short Stories. The Old Nurse’s Story and other Tales by : Gaskell E.C.
Download or read book Short Stories. The Old Nurse’s Story and other Tales written by Gaskell E.C. and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell’s best known novels are Cranford, North and South and Wives and Daughters.
