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Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective...

The Complete Short Stories is a collection to be loved and cherished, from one of the finest short-story writers of the twentieth century. From the cruel irony of A member of the Family to the fateful echoes of The Go-Away Bird and the unexpectedly sinister The Girl I Left Behind Me, in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark coolly probes the idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability, displaying the acerbic wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her unique talent.

In his startling and singular new short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person', a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World'...

The publication of a new book by William Trevor is a true literary event. One of our finest chroniclers of the human condition, Trevor's precise and unflinching insights into the lives of ordinary people are evidenced once again in this stunning collection of twelve stories. Subtle yet powerful, these exquisitely nuanced tales of regret, deception, adultery, aging, and forgiveness are a rare pleasure, and they confirm Trevor's reputation as a master of the form.

There are many stories of the legendary Irish hero Finn MacCool, or Fionn mac Cumhaill. Liam Gerrard brings together some of the most well-known in this treasure-trove of Irish folk tales and short stories. Chief among them is the well-loved "Finn & The Scottish Giant", telling the tale of how the Giant's Causeway came into being. Gerrard has adapted and edited over 40 short stories of Irish and Celtic folklore. So sit back, relax, and enjoy hearing the stories of the legends that have been passed down through generations over thousands of years.

Una colección excepcional que reúne todos los cuentos de Gabriel García Márquez, ganador del Premio Nobel.

Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time. A brilliant combination of reader and writer come together in these seven short stories available on digital download only. Stephen writes “Saki remains, from a distance of a...

La literatura de Mia Couto hace visibles los hilos que organizan al universo. Esta obra es un conjunto de veinte relatos, de cotidianidad mozambicana y universal, donde Couto hace que la imaginación ebulla, mete a la humanidad entera, y defiende diferencias, ritmos y las formas del habla. En Compendio para desenterrar nubes, Couto demuestra una vez más su prosa poética e imaginación prodigiosa.

Connected by the mysterious Echotide Emporium, a shop that exists outside of time, these speculative tales explore the darkest corners of imagination. Excavating a dead planet, an archaeologist uncovers an artifact that feels terrifyingly familiar. Five friends open a bunker in the woods to find a message waiting for them from thirty years in the future. A grieving artist discovers her paintings don’t just capture reality… they overwrite it. Two investigators enter a Nevada ghost town where the clocks have stopped, but the day refuses to end. The shop is open.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the cold autumn of wartime Milan, a wounded young American reports each afternoon to a hospital where gleaming machines promise to mend what the front has broken. Among the maimed officers sharing his therapy is a proud Italian major – once a...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On the dying world of Zothique, King Euvoran's whole sovereignty rests on a single relic: the fabled gazolba bird, slain ages past and set in gold atop his crown. When a condemned sorcerer breathes unnatural life back into the creature and it soars...

Audiolibro narrado en castellano W.W. Jacobs maestro del relato breve y creador de la inmortal "La pata de mono"; poseía un talento excepcional para transformar situaciones aparentemente sencillas en profundos estudios de la naturaleza humana, uno de los grandes observadores de las sombras del...

Кэтрин Мэнсфилд — одна из тончайших мастеров короткого рассказа в мировой литературе. «Чашка чая» — изящная и психологически точная история о женском...

Hay historias que se leen… y otras que se quedan contigo. Este audiolibro reúne 20 cuentos breves que exploran la vida desde lugares inesperados: el tiempo, la memoria, las decisiones pequeñas que cambian todo, los encuentros que parecen casuales y las preguntas que todos nos hemos hecho alguna vez. Cada relato es una ventana distinta. Algunos conmueven, otros sorprenden, otros dejan una inquietud silenciosa que sigue resonando después de escuchar el final. No son historias largas, pero sí historias que invitan a sentir, pensar, recordar o imaginar .

Henry Motel is located in Ohio, off of Interstate 70, near the Indiana border. If you are unfortunate enough to be in the area, just keep driving. If you absolutely have to stay at the motel, then please, please don't check into Room 13. Several occupants, each with their own demons, have met with tragedy in that room. Can the common denominator that links them together be discovered before more people have to die?

Primeira mulher a ingressar na Academia Catarinense de Letras, aos 66 anos de idade, Delminda Silveira destacou-se na virada do século XIX para o século XX por seus textos cercados de nacionalismo e lirismo. Além daquele que empresta seu nome ao título deste livro, estão aqui reunidos os seguintes contos: "Pensée", "Decapitada!" e "As rosas da caridade".

O castigo pela avareza: eis o mote que dá o tom a este conto de João da Câmara. Insensível à miséria dos vizinhos, um homem avarento confunde a dor de uma mãe, que vê o filho à beira da morte por fome, com sua suposta intenção de roubar-lhe o tesouro que escondera num bosque. Sua reação? Mudar o tesouro de lugar. No meio da noite...

Que é "paquete"? A ignorância do conde, protagonista deste conto de mote tão singular, é também a mola que desenvolve seu enredo. Falido, o velho nobre vê o filho único partir para o Brasil – esperança de riquezas e dias melhores. Uma carta do jovem enfim anuncia a remessa de um valor vultoso ao pai, pelo próximo paquete...

Dos contos mais pungentes de João do Rio, "Última noite" conta a história de Armando. Mandado de Portugal para o Rio, para morar com um tio, logo se vê envolto nos desvios das noites cariocas. Sonha com a mãe... "Que havia de fazer agora? O mesmo que fizera antes, a mesma miséria, a mesma infâmia, o mesmo horror.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Randolph Carter, the alter ego of Lovecraft, is now an adult and has lost the ability to vividly dream. Despite considering the waking world as dull and mundane, he desires to reconcile with it. He tries to enrich it with literature and art, and...