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1. The Nameless City
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.62
Format: 23 pages, Kindle Edition
"The Nameless City" is a horror story written by H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921 and first publishe… read more
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"That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die."-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City
"But as always in my strange and roving existence, wonder soon drove out fear; for the luminous abyss and what it might contain presented a problem worthy of the greatest explorer."-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City
"When I drew nigh the nameless city I knew it was accursed. I was travelling in a parched and terrible valley under the moon, and afar I saw it protruding uncannily above the sands as parts of a corps…"-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City
2. Someone Like You
By: Roald Dahl
3.95
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
In Someone Like You are fifteen classic tales told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Da… read more
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3. A Rose for Emily
By: William Faulkner
3.83
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Emily is a member of a family in the antebellum Southern aristocracy; after the Civil War, the fami… read more
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"So the next day we all said, “She will kill herself"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
"She died in one of the downstairs rooms, in a heavy walnut bed with a curtain, her gray head propped on a pillow yellow and moldy with age and lack of sunlight."-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
"When the Negro opened the blinds of one window, they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down, a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs, spinning with slow motes in the s…"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
"We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that whic…"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
4. 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
5. Aesop's Fables
By: Aesop , Laura Harris , Laura Gibbs
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since… read more
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6. The Judgement
By: Franz Kafka
3.83
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
"The judgment" is considered the most autobiographical of Kafka's stories. First, there are Kafka's… read more
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7. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
8. A Hunger Artist
By: Franz Kafka , Kevin Blahut , None , Helen Vlcnovska
3.74
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The last book published during Kafka's lifetime, A Hunger Artist(1924) explores many of the themes … read more
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9. The Tell-Tale Heart
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None
4.24
Format: 31 pages, Library Binding
A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more
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"would a madman have been so wise as this?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
10. Kiss Kiss
By: Roald Dahl , None
3.97
Format: 172 pages,
In these wickedly anarchic stories, Dahl explores the dark, sinister side of the psyche: the cunnin… read more
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11. The Outsider
By: H.P. Lovecraft
4.10
Format: 290 pages,
"The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March an… read more
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12. La música de Erich Zann
By: H.P. Lovecraft
4.00
Format: 16 pages, ebook
"The Music of Erich Zann" is a short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December … read more
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13. Butcher's Crossing
By: John Williams , Michelle Latiolais
4.28
Format: 364 pages, Paperback
In his National Book Award-winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient R… read more
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14. 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
15. Barn Burning
By: William Faulkner
4.25
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
"Barn Burning" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner which first appeared in Har… read more
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16. On the Genealogy of Morals
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Douglas Smith
4.13
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about the history of ethics and about interpretation. N… read more
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"We are noble, good, beautiful, and happy!"-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
"There is so much in man that is horrifying!.. The world has been a madhouse for too long!..."-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
"Somebody said: "About two persons I have never reflected very thoroughly: that is the testimony of my love for them."-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
"All concepts in which an entire process is semiotically concentrated elude definition; only that which has no history is definable."-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
17. Girl
By: Jamaica Kincaid
3.97
Format: 480 pages,
Girlwas originally published in the June 26, 1978 issue of The New Yorkerand subsequently included … read more
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18. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
By: Flannery O'Connor , Frederick Asals
3.96
Format: 433 pages, Paperback
A Good Man Is Hard to Findis Flannery O'Connor's most famous and most discussed story. O'Connor her… read more
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19. What the Moon Brings
By: H.P. Lovecraft
4.27
Format: None pages, ebook
What the Moon Brings is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, written on June 5, 1922. This story was fi… read more
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20. Água Viva
By: Clarice Lispector , Benjamin Moser , Stefan Tobler
4.29
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Lispector at her most philosophically radical. A meditation on the nature of life and time, Água Vi… read more
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"I always give names to things"-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
"I'm not a synonym—I'm a proper noun."-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
"Suddenly I was crying. It was already love."-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
"To write you I first cover myself with perfume."-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
21. Dark Property
By: Brian Evenson
3.46
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A woman carries a dying baby across a desert waste, moving toward a fortress harboring a mysterious… read more
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22. All Tomorrows: The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
By: Nemo Ramjet
4.21
Format: 111 pages, ebook
The story begins in the near future, as burgeoning population pressures force humanity to terraform… read more
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23. The Wind Began to Howl (Isaiah Coleridge, #3.5)
By: Laird Barron
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Laird Barron's acclaimed crime saga makes a triumphant return in The Wind Began to Howl, an all-new… read more
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24. Maggie's Grave
By: David Sodergren
4.06
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
The small Scottish town of Auchenmullan is dead, and has been for years. It sits in the shadow of a… read more
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25. Abnormal Statistics
By: Max Booth III
3.99
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Suburban decay, familial horror, bleak lullabies. Abnormal Statistics is the debut story collection… read more
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"There are always concerns. Eating holes in your stomach. Scrambling your brain. Making your skin itch and itch and itch. Sometimes it feels like too much for a kid your age to handle. Sometimes it fe…"-Max Booth III, Abnormal Statistics
26. Books Are Made Out of Books: A Guide to Cormac McCarthy's Literary Influences
By: Michael Lynn Crews
4.16
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
Cormac McCarthy told an interviewer for the New York Times Magazine that “books are made out of boo… read more
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27. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)
By: Nathan Ballingrud
4.18
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more
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28. Absolution (Southern Reach, #4)
By: Jeff VanderMeer
4.00
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s bl… read more
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29. Sarafina
By: Philip Fracassi
4.85
Format: None pages, Hardcover
During one of the most violent battles of the Civil War, three brothers fighting for the Confederat… read more
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30. I Think My Treehouse Is Haunted
By: Philip Fracassi
4.50
Format: None pages, ebook
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