The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers (Peter Wimsey)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.67
Format: None pages, None
An einem Abend des Jahres 1928 sitzen acht Männer im "Braunen Zimmer", dem Rauchsalon des "Egoist-C…
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1. The Jar
By: Ray Bradbury
3.57
Format: 15 pages,
A man gains stature in his small town when he acquires an exhibit from a carnival. read more
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- horror
2. Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (Mrs. Pollifax, #11)
By: Dorothy Gilman
4.06
Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The last thing Mrs. Pollifax expects to find in her closet is a young woman hiding. Kadi Hopkirk in… read more
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3. Mike Hammer: Kill Me, Darling
By: Max Allan Collins , Mickey Spillane
4.09
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The course of true love never did run smooth for PI Mike Hammer. His secretary and partner Velda ha… read more
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- detective
4. A Long Time Dead
By: Max Allan Collins , Mickey Spillane
3.91
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
With an introduction by Max Allan Collins: The first collection of stories starring legendary Mike … read more
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- detective
5. The Story of an Hour
By: Kate Chopin
4.07
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
In these four stories, Kate Chopin subtly captures the intricate interior lives of a generation of … read more
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"Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be…"-Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour
"there would be no powerful will binding hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature…And yet she had loved him- so…"-Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour
6. In the Frame
By: Dick Francis
4.40
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Charles Todd--a renowned painter of horses--is shocked when he turns up at his cousin Donald's hous… read more
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7. A Pair of Silk Stockings
By: Kate Chopin
3.64
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Désirée's baby -- Miss McEnders -- The story of an hour -- Nég Créol -- A pair of silk stocking… read more
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8. Apollon'un Gözü (Babil Kitaplığı, #6)
By: Jorge Luis Borges , G.K. Chesterton , Çiçek Öztek
4.33
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
"Bizler gencken, dostum, dunya cok yasliydi..." diye yazar Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Gercekten de, … read more
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9. 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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10. The Pit and the Pendulum
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.15
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Get set for true terror in one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. We enter the mind… read more
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- horror
"How at least shall we distinguish its shadows from those of the tomb?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"In the deepest slumber-no! In delirium-no! In a swoon-no! In death-no! even in the grave all is not lost."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"In death - no! even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man. Arousing from the most profound slumbers, we break the gossamer web of some dream. Yet in a second afterward, (…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"He who has never swooned, is not he who finds strange palaces and wildly familiar faces in coals that glow; is not he who beholds floating in mid-air the sad visions that the many may not view; is no…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
11. A Descent into the Maelstrom
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.98
Format: None pages,
Inspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of… read more
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- horror
12. An Inspector Calls
By: None
3.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
The action of the play occurs in an English industrial city, where a young girl commits suicide and… read more
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13. The Kidnapped Prime Minister: A Short Story
By: Agatha Christie
3.71
Format: 272 pages, ebook
Just as World War I is drawing to an end, the prime minister is kidnapped. It is down to Hercule Po… read more
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- detective
14. The Fly
By: Katherine Mansfield
3.86
Format: None pages,
Kommer man nagonsin over sitt barns dod? Lastid 8 min. read more
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15. The Sphinx Without a Secret
By: Oscar Wilde
3.67
Format: 117 pages, ebook
The Sphinx Without A Secret is a short story which centres around two college friends, who, after n… read more
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16. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
By: Ambrose Bierce
3.50
Format: 262 pages, ebook
The condemned man stands on a bridge, his hands bound behind his back. A noose is tied around his n… read more
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17. The Red Room
By: H.G. Wells
3.55
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"It's your own choosing," said the man with the withered arm once more. I heard the faint sound of … read more
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18. The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes:
By: H.G. Wells
4.00
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
The transitory mental aberration of Sidney Davidson, remarkable enough in itself, is still more rem… read more
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19. Dracula's Guest
By: Bram Stoker
4.36
Format: 39 pages,
A passage from the manuscript of Dracula. read more
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20. The Gift of the Magi
By: O. Henry , Lisbeth Zwerger
4.11
Format: 26 pages, Hardcover
O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. … read more
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"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl."-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with snif…"-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
"Единственное, что тут можно было сделать, это хлопнуться на старенькую кушетку и зареветь. Именно так Делла и поступила. Откуда напрашивается философский вывод, что жизнь состоит из слез, вздохов и у…"-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
21. The Cask of Amontillado
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.08
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque ..") is a short story written by Edgar All… read more
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- horror
"For the love of God, Montresor!"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
"He did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
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23. The Monkey's Paw
By: W.W. Jacobs
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they… read more
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- horror
"But the days passed, and expectations gave way to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
24. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
By: Dava Sobel , Neil Armstrong
3.72
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorni… read more
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25. The Necklace
By: Guy de Maupassant , Gary Kelley
3.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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26. A Very Private School: A Memoir
By: Charles Spencer
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age ei… read more
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27. The Billiard Ball
By: Isaac Asimov
4.07
Format: 18 pages, None
Science Fiction novelette first published in If, March 1967 (Vol 17, No 3, Issue 112). read more
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28. Blowups Happen
By: Robert A. Heinlein
3.80
Format: 35 pages, None
"Blowups Happen" is a 1940 science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is… read more
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29. The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers (Peter Wimsey)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.67
Format: None pages, None
An einem Abend des Jahres 1928 sitzen acht Männer im "Braunen Zimmer", dem Rauchsalon des "Egoist-C… read more
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- horror
30. The Dragon's Head: Classic English Short Stories
By: Anonymous
3.72
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A collection of short stories written in English during the period 1900-1939 by authors such as Joh… read more
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31. The Irritated People
By: Ray Bradbury
2.58
Format: 23 pages, Kindle Edition
Charles Crossley, President of American Jet-Propelled Ships, had a crazy plan to save the world. An… read more
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