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| | Classic American Short Stories
A selection of landmark stories that have helped to shape American literature. Includes works by Herman Melville, Mark Twain and Edith Wharton. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 229 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Classic English Short Stories
A selection of the best stories from over one hundred years of English literature including works by Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and Robert Louis Stevenson. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 201 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Classic Twists
The short story genre has a proud history of shattering readers' perceptions with an unexpected final paragraph. Here we present a group of the most surprising and devious twists - from the tragic to the humorous by way of the downright sinister. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 90 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Shorts On Film
You've seen the film, now read the story. This selection focuses on classic stories that have influenced films. While some celluloid counterparts are simple translations to screen, many add interesting ideas of their own - through a particularly imaginative realisation (The Happy Prince), an expansion (Sleepy Hollow) or an unexpected reworking (Ruthless People). |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 153 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Annual 2001
Eighteen of the very best stories from the site in 2001. Includes 'Quiet Hour', 'Waiting For Her' and 'There's A Man In The Habit Of Hitting Me On The Head With An Umbrella'. |
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 128 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Classic Christmas Collection
A plot to kidnap Santa Claus; a method of dealing with difficult relatives; a detective thriller and a fairy tale - just a few of the festive treats from this diverse collection of Christmas-set stories. A journey through both the lighter and darker sides of the holiday season. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 94 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Cameron, Jamie |
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| | Under The Stack
The trials of a young boy growing up in Scotland. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 25 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Henry, O. |
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| | Strictly Business
The usual O. Henry suspects are here - con artists, millionaires, shop assistants - providing a potent mix of sadness and humour. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 177 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Trammell, Jack |
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| | The Civil War Collection
Thoughtful tales of loss, love and luck set during the American Civil War. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 28 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Wilde, Oscar |
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| | Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
A collection of clever, subtle parodies of various sub-genres - including detective fiction and ghost stories. |
- Date Added: August 2001
- Length: 61 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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