One-Shot
By: James Blish
2.78
Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Beyond the Wall of Sleep
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.69
Format: 17 pages, ebook
Beyond the Wall of Sleep" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft written in 1919 and f… read more
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"We are all roamers of vast spaces and travelers in many ages."-H.P. Lovecraft, Beyond the Wall of Sleep
2. The Dead
By: James Joyce
3.99
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
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"Like distant music these words that he had written years before were borne towards him from the past."-James Joyce, The Dead
"Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name?"-James Joyce, The Dead
"In one letter that he had written to her then he had said: 'Why is it that words like these seem to me so dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name?"-James Joyce, The Dead
"Escuchando esta noche los nombres de esos grandes cantantes del pasado me pareció, debo confesarlo, que vivimos en época menos espaciosa. Aquéllos se pueden llamar, sin exageración, días espaciosos:…"-James Joyce, The Dead
3. The Masque of the Red Death
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.06
Format: 9 pages, Paperback
The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by … read more
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"Existem cordas, nos corações dos mais indiferentes, que não podem ser tocadas sem emoção."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
4. The Beast in the Cave
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.43
Format: 11 pages, Kindle Edition
a selection from the beginning of the story: The horrible conclusion which had been gradually intru… read more
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5. The Picture in the House
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.50
Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition
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6. The Ebony Frame
By: E. Nesbit
3.87
Format: 54 pages,
an excerpt from the beginning: To be rich is a luxurious sensation, the more so when you have plumb… read more
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7. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
By: Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton
2.67
Format: 166 pages,
G.K. Chesterton's 1908 masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, is a metaphysical thriller, and a det… read more
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8. Image of the Gods
By: Alan E. Nourse
4.09
Format: None pages, Audiobook
An Earth colony battles for freedom. read more
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9. Greenmantle (Richard Hannay #2)
By: John Buchan
4.09
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
November 1915. Richard Hannay is tasked to undertake a top secret mission to investigate a plot to … read more
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10. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his … read more
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13. The Repairman
By: Harry Harrison
3.13
Format: 192 pages, kindle
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15. The Cats of Ulthar
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3.81
Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition
"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnam… read more
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16. Celephaïs
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Format: 477 pages,
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18. The Fall of the House of Usher
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.87
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more
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"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
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20. The Judge's House
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3.00
Format: None pages,
A scholar takes up residence in the former home of a judge with a very evil reputation. He finds th… read more
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22. Beyond Lies the Wub
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4.07
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25. Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Saga, #9)
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3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
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26. Mr. Standfast
By: John Buchan
3.87
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
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"You find hate more among journalists and politicians at home than among fighting men."-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast
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"A man’s courage is like a horse that refuses a fence; you have got to take him by the head and cram him at it again. If you don’t, he will funk worse next time. I hadn’t enough courage to be able to …"-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast
"What’s dooty, if you won’t carry it to the other side of Hell? What’s the use of yapping about your country if you’re going to keep something back when she calls for it? What’s the good of meaning to…"-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast
27. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
By: George Saunders
4.54
Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition
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"Then do that again, over and over, until I'm pleased."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"What transforms an anecdote into a story is escalation. Or, we might say: when escalation is suddenly felt to be occurring, it is a sign that our anecdote is transforming into a story."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"There’s a vast underground network for goodness at work in this world—a web of people who’ve put reading at the center of their lives because they know from experience that reading makes them more ex…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"We tend, in discussion, to reduce stories to plot (what happens). We feel, correctly, that something of their meaning resides there. But stories also mean through their internal dynamics—the manner i…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
28. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
By: Nghi Vo
4.18
Format: 128 pages, ebook
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ach… read more
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"Oh yes. Some people are just more . . . edible than others if you are a tiger."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
"She killed, for she was angry, and she did not eat what she killed, for she was heartsick."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
"Your departure crashes like a thunder, and the timbers of the house shake with the force of the space you left behind."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
"Now your departure crashes like a thunder, and the timbers of the house shake with the force of the space you left behind."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
29. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
By: Guy de Maupassant
3.89
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more
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"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
30. MARTIAN V. F. W.
By: G.L. Vandenburg
2.88
Format: 6 pages, Kindle Edition
MARTIAN V. F. W. By G. L. VANDENBURG There's nothing like a parade, I always say. Of course, I'm a … read more
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31. One-Shot
By: James Blish
2.78
Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteer… read more
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