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El incidente del Puente del Búho [es] (1891)
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American Fairy Tales [en] (1901)
Baum Description: 12 Fairy Tales from the author of the Wizard of Oz series of books. Inspired by Lang and the Brothers Grimm, Baum sought to create an American type of fairy tales, avoiding the usual violence and ... |
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San Manuel Bueno, mártir [es] (1930)
Unamuno |
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The Chronicles of Clovis [en] (1911)
Saki Description: One of Saki's best-known works. A collection of satirical short stories featuring Clovis. |
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Beasts and Super-Beasts [en] (1914)
Saki Description: Beasts and Super-Beasts is a collection of short stories, written by Saki (the literary pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro) and first published in 1914. Along with The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and ... |
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El duelo [es] (1908)
Conrad |
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La Cámara de los Tapices [es] (1828)
Scott |
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El Horla [es] (1887)
Maupassant Description: A través de un diario el autor nos muestra las alucinaciones del protagonista, el cual siente la presencia de un ente que él llama El Horla. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Horla |
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El hombre de arena [es] (1817)
Hoffmann Description: El cuento relata la vida de un muchacho, Nathanaël, quien está traumatizado por la muerte de su padre, ocurrida durante su infancia. A pesar de estar comprometido, se enamora de un autómata constru... |
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Lote número 249 [es] (1892)
Doyle |
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El anillo de Thoth [es] (1890)
Doyle |
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Un escándalo en Bohemia [es] (1891)
Doyle |
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Markheim [es] (1885)
Stevenson |
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La nariz [es] (1836)
Gogol Description: Trata de un hombre que se levanta un día y advierte que ha perdido su nariz. Más tarde se la encuentra por la calle y descubre que ésta ha desarrollado su propia vida social y que incluso ha alcanz... |
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La llamada de la selva [es] (1903)
London |
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El abrigo [es] (1842)
Gogol |
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El silencio blanco [es] (1900)
London |
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Benito Cereno [es] (1855)
Melville |
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Bartleby, el escribiente [es] (1853)
Melville Description: Narra la historia un abogado de nombre desconocido que tiene su oficina en Wall Street, Nueva York, quien, según sus propias palabras, "en la tranquilidad de un cómodo retiro, trabaja cómodamente c... |
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El diablo de la botella [es] (1893)
Stevenson Description: Keawe, el protagonista, es oriundo de Hawai. Un día siente la necesidad de conocer otras tierras, así que se dirige a San Francisco. Allí ve una casa preciosa, pero el dueño es un viejo que parece ... |
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El país de los ciegos [es] (1899)
Wells |
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La célebre rana saltarina del distrito de Calaveras [es] (1865)
Twain |
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Tales of Three Hemispheres [en] (1920)
Lord Dunsany Description: Tales of Three Hemispheres is a collection of fantasy short stories by Lord Dunsany. The first edition was published in Boston by John W. Luce & Co. in November, 1919; the first British edition was... |
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Nouvelles Mille et une nuits [fr] (1882)
Stevenson Description: Pourquoi ce titre? Parce que chaque nouvelle, articulée en épisodes, de ce recueil, apporte quelque chose à l'histoire globale et l'enrichit, et que le narrateur, tel Shéhérazade, incite le lecteur... |
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Sketches by Boz [en] (1836)
Dickens Description: Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836. Dickens' career as a writer of fiction truly began with this collection in 1833, when he started writing humoro... |
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Tales of Wonder [en] (1916)
Lord Dunsany Description: The Last Book of Wonder, originally published as Tales of Wonder, is the tenth book and sixth original short story collection of Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on t... |
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Fifty-One Tales [en] (1915)
Lord Dunsany Description: Fifty-One Tales is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin and others. The f... |
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The Book of Wonder [en] (1912)
Lord Dunsany Description: The Book of Wonder is the seventh book and fifth original short story collection of Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft,... |
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A Dreamer's Tales [en] (1910)
Lord Dunsany Description: A Dreamer's Tales is the fifth book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin and others. It was first publi... |
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Time and the Gods [en] (1905)
Lord Dunsany Description: Time and the Gods is the second book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin and others. The book was fir... |
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Los sueños [es] (1627)
Quevedo Description: Los Sueños, compuestos entre 1606 y 1623, circularon abundantemente manuscritos pero no se imprimieron hasta 1627. Se trata de cinco narraciones cortas de inspiración lucianesca donde se pasa revis... |
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Juguetes de la niñez y travesuras del ingenio [es] (1631)
Quevedo Description: Obras de entretenimiento en las que predomina la sátira y la burla sobre los dominios social y literario. |
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The Man Who Came Early [en] (1957)
Anderson Description: How rarely science-fiction writers succeed in creating a wholly alien culture may be judged from any adequate study of an earthly culture of a time or place which does not form part of our direct h... |
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Curious, If True: Strange Tales [en] (1859)
Gaskell Description: A collection of five spooky Victorian stories. |
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The Death of Olivier Becaille [en] (1880)
Zola Description: It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days' illness. My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and... |
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Captain Burle [en] (1880)
Zola Description: It was nine o'clock. The little town of Vauchamp, dark and silent, had just retired to bed amid a chilly November rain. In the Rue des Recollets, one of the narrowest and most deserted streets of t... |
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The Miller's Daughter [en] (1880)
Zola Description: At dawn a clamor of voices shook the mill. Pere Merlier opened the door of Francoise's chamber. She went down into the courtyard, pale and very calm. But there she could not repress a shiver as she... |
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Histoires désobligeantes [fr] (1894)
Bloy Description: Incendiaire volontaire qui brûle pour la littérature, ne rendant de compte à personne sinon à un Dieu terriblement absent, Léon Bloy a mis tout son furieux génie dans ces trente contes ; implacable... |
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Rosół a priori - 4/4 [pl] (2008)
Podpisany Description: Zapraszamy do przeczytania pięciu opowiadań z zamykającego serię tomu "Rosół a priori". Specjalna darmowa edycja na iPhone'a. Więcej o książce na http://www.wydawnictwoindigo.pl/pgs/polecamy.html |
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Pijany zagajnik - 3/4 [pl] (2007)
Podpisany Description: Przedstawiamy pięć kolejnych opowiadań Podpisanego - tym razem z trzeciego tomu serii - "Pijanego zagajnika". Specjalna darmowa edycja na iPhone'a. Więcej o książce na http://www.wydawnictwoindig... |
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Małe bure skakadło - 2/4 [pl] (2007)
Podpisany Description: Wybór opowiadań z "Małego burego skakadła" - drugiego tomu opowiadań ćwierćabsurdalnych Niżeja Podpisanego. Specjalna darmowa edycja na iPhone'a. Więcej o książce na http://www.wydawnictwoindigo.p... |
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Człowiek zwany Biurkiem - 1/4 [pl] (2006)
Podpisany Description: Pięć opowiadań z pierwszego tomu opowiadań ćwierćabsurdalnych Niżeja Podpisanego pt. "Człowiek zwany Biurkiem". Specjalna darmowa edycja na iPhone'a. Więcej o książce na http://www.wydawnictwoindi... |
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Deux et deux font cinq [fr] (1895)
Allais Description: Recueil de contes humoristiques. |
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The Cavern of the Shining Ones [en] (1932)
Wells |
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The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories [en] (1908)
Lord Dunsany Description: The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories is the third book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin and othe... |
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The Eternal Wall [en] (1956)
Gallun Description: A scream of brakes, the splash into icy waters, a long descent into alkaline depths ... it was death. But Ned Vince lived again--a million years later! |
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Dry Frugal With Death Rays [en] (2008)
Wilson Description: Dry Frugal With Death Rays is a dark satire of office politics, corporate bureaucracy, thwarted ambition and revenge gone awry - enjoy! |
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The Risk Profession [en] (1961)
Westlake Description: The men who did dangerous work had a special kind of insurance policy. But when somebody wanted to collect on that policy, the claims investigator suddenly became a member of ... THE RISK PROFESSION |
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El retrato del Sr. W. H. [es] (1891)
Wilde |
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El crimen de lord Arthur Saville [es] (1891)
Wilde |
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La esfinge sin secreto [es] (1891)
Wilde |
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El fantasma de Canterville [es] (1887)
Wilde Description: Es una parodia de los relatos de terror en la que un embajador americano Hiram B. Otis se traslada con su familia a un castillo encantado en Inglaterra. Lord Canterville, dueño anterior del castill... |
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The Gods of Pegana [en] (1905)
Lord Dunsany Description: The book is a series of short stories linked by Dunsany's invented pantheon of deities who dwell in Pegāna. It was followed by a further collection Time and the Gods and by some stories in The Swor... |
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Hellhound of the Cosmos [en] (1932)
Simak Description: Dimensional degeneration. |
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The Day Time Stopped Moving [en] (1956)
Buckner Description: All Dave Miller wanted to do was commit suicide in peace. He tried, but the things that happened after he'd pulled the trigger were all wrong. Like everyone standing around like statues. No St. Pet... |
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La Llamada de Cthulhu [es] (1926)
Lovecraft Description: La llamada de Cthulhu (The Call of Cthulhu en inglés) es uno de los relatos cortos más conocidos de H. P. Lovecraft, escrito en el verano de 1926 y publicado en febrero de 1928. Es el único relato ... |
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Summer Snow Storm [en] (1956)
Marlowe Description: Snow in summer is of course impossible. Any weather expert will tell you so. Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur. And he would have been right except for one thing.... |
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A Place in the Sun [en] (1956)
Marlowe Description: Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn’t difficult--it was downright impossible! |
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Wanted - 7 Fearless Engineers! [en] (1956)
Tremaine Description: A great civilization's fate lay in Dick Barrow's hands as he led his courageous fellow engineers into a strange and unknown land. None of them knew what lay ahead--what dangers awaited them--or wha... |
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The Coming of the Ice [en] (1961)
Wertenbaker Description: Strange men these creatures of the hundredth century... |
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When God Laughs & Other Stories [en] (1911)
London Description: This outstanding collection includes "The Apostate," "Just Meat," "A Piece of Steak," and "Chinago." |
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El gato negro [es] (1843)
Poe Description: El gato negro (título original en inglés: The Black Cat) es un cuento de horror del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe, publicado en el periódico Saturday Evening Post de Filadelfia en su núme... |
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The Tree on the Hill [en] (1934)
Lovecraft Description: The story is written in first person. It depicts the main character going outside Hampden and finding a special tree. The tree makes him day dream about a big temple in a land with three suns. The ... |
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Star Mother [en] (1959)
Young Description: A touching story of the most enduring love in all eternity. |
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El escarabajo de oro [es] (1843)
Poe Description: William Legrand, tras sufrir problemas económicos, se trasladó a la isla Sullivan, donde fijó su residencia. Se dedicaba a la caza y pesca. Salía a excursiones acompañado de su sirviente negro, Júp... |
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El corazón delator [es] (1843)
Poe Description: El corazón delator (título original en inglés: The Tell-Tale Heart), también conocido como El corazón revelador, es un cuento del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe, publicado por primera vez ... |
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La máscara de la muerte roja [es] (1842)
Poe Description: Relato en el que una misteriosa peste ataca la ciudad de Próspero, príncipe de una ficticia nación, al cual le complacía darse todo tipo de placeres, de los que un rey puede disfrutar, como el buen... |
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El pozo y el péndulo [es] (1842)
Poe Description: El pozo y el péndulo (título original en inglés: The Pit and the Pendulum) es uno de los cuentos más famosos y celebrados de Edgar Allan Poe. Está considerado como uno de los relatos más espeluznan... |
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El retrato oval [es] (1842)
Poe Description: Este relato narra la historia de un hombre herido que pasa la noche en un castillo abandonado recientemente. El castillo era suntuoso y estaba decorado con hermosos tapices y cuadros. El hombre cog... |
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Los Crímenes de la calle Morgue [es] (1841)
Poe Description: Se produce el bárbaro asesinato de dos mujeres, madre e hija, en un apartamento de una populosa calle de París. Las primeras investigaciones no dan resultado alguno, evidenciándose la impotencia de... |
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La caída de la Casa Usher [es] (1839)
Poe Description: Un joven caballero es invitado al viejo caserón de un amigo de la adolescencia, Roderick Usher, artista enfermizo y excéntrico que vive completamente recluido en compañía de su hermana, Lady Madeli... |
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Ligeia [es] (1838)
Poe Description: El narrador anónimo describe las cualidades de Ligeia, una mujer hermosa, apasionada e intelectual de pelo negro y ojos oscuros, que conoció en "una vieja y ruinosa ciudad cercana al Rin". Se casan... |
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Berenice [es] (1835)
Poe Description: El narrador, Egaeus, se prepara para casarse con su prima, Berenice. Egaeus sufre extraños ataques de ensimismamiento durante los cuales parece aislarse por completo del mundo exterior. Berenice em... |
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Manuscrito hallado en una botella [es] (1833)
Poe Description: Un joven desarraigado pero de esmerada educación se embarca en un buque de carga en la Isla de Java. El viaje es accidentado y en el transcurso de una tormenta toda la tripulación, salvo el joven y... |
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Advanced Chemistry [en] (1927)
Huekels Description: There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story. We recommend it highly. |
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Alien Offer [en] (1959)
Sevcik Description: In space, a vengeful fleet waited.... Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children. But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an Alien Offer. |
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The Gallery [en] (1959)
Phillips Description: Aunt Matilda needed him desperately, but when he arrived she did not want him and neither did anyone else in his home town. |
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The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories [en] (2008)
Kessel Description: An ex-con finds himself falling, once more, under a seductive, amoral woman's spell. A hidden door in a summer house leads to a land of plenty. An inventor's life converges with the pulp fiction he... |
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Magic for Beginners [en] (2005)
Link Description: Link's engaging and funny second collection -- call it kitchen-sink magical realism -- riffs on haunted convenience stores, husbands and wives, rabbits, zombies, weekly apocalyptic poker parties, w... |
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The Turtles of Tasman [en] (1916)
London Description: A minor collection that includes the amazing "Told in the Drooling Ward." |
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Tales of the Fish Patrol [en] (1905)
London Description: Stories set on the San Francisco Bay of London's youth, including "A Raid on the Oyster Pirates." |
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The Strength of the Strong [en] (1914)
London Description: Includes "The Dream of Debs," "South of the Slot," and "The Unparalleled Invasion." |
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South Sea Tales [en] (1911)
London Description: Darker Pacific tales, including "Mauki" and "The Terrible Solomans." |
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Zehru of Xollar [en] (1932)
Wells Description: Three Earthlings are whisked on an inter-dimensional journey to the den of the Scientist Zehru. |
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A Son of the Sun [en] (1912)
London Description: A number of lesser-known South Pacific tales. |
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The Red One [en] (1918)
London Description: Features the haunting title novella, well worth comparing to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." |
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On the Makaloa Mat [en] (1919)
London Description: The best Hawaii stories, and among London's best stories overall, including "Shin Bones" and "The Water Baby." |
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The Night-Born [en] (1913)
London Description: A varied collection including "War," "The Mexican," and "To Kill a Man." |
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Moon-Face & Other Stories [en] (1906)
London |
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Christbaum und Hochzeit [de] (1917)
Dostoyevsky |
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Das schwache Herz [de] (1917)
Dostoyevsky Description: First published: 1849 Originaltitel: Слабое сердце |
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Love of Life & Other Stories [en] (1907)
London |
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Lost Face [en] (1910)
London |
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The House of Pride [en] (1912)
London Description: South Sea Tales. |
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The Rat Racket [en] (1956)
Keller Description: With Dr. Keller's genius for hitting at vital spots every time, he now gives us a brand new idea and an ingenious solution. We hope no racketeers read this story. They might, as a result, cause the... |
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The Jameson Satellite [en] (1956)
Jones Description: The mammoths of the ancient world have been wonderfully preserved in the ice of Siberia. The cold, only a few miles out in space, will be far more intense than in the polar regions and its power of... |
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The God of his Fathers & Other Stories [en] (1901)
London Description: Tales from Northland. |
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The Faith of Men & Other Stories [en] (1904)
London Description: Tales from the Klondike. |
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Dutch Courage and Other Stories [en] (1922)
London Description: A collection of very early stories published posthumously, with a preface by his wife Charmian. |
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Children of the Frost [en] (1920)
London Description: Tales from the Klondike. |
