Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781016237369 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 159
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Danger! and Other Stories" by Arthur Conan Doyle. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: Karen Russell Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0525656146 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 288
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From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases Karen Russell’s extraordinary, irresistible gifts of language and imagination. Karen Russell’s comedic genius and mesmerizing talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner in lives is on full display in these eight exuberant, arrestingly vivid, unforgettable stories. In“Bog Girl”, a revelatory story about first love, a young man falls in love with a two thousand year old girl that he’s extracted from a mass of peat in a Northern European bog. In “The Prospectors,” two opportunistic young women fleeing the depression strike out for new territory, and find themselves fighting for their lives. In the brilliant, hilarious title story, a new mother desperate to ensure her infant’s safety strikes a diabolical deal, agreeing to breastfeed the devil in exchange for his protection. The landscape in which these stories unfold is a feral, slippery, purgatorial space, bracketed by the void—yet within it Russell captures the exquisite beauty and tenderness of ordinary life. Orange World is a miracle of storytelling from a true modern master.
Author: Sir Arthur Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: ISBN: 9781520836270 Category : Languages : en Pages : 123
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*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Danger! And Other Stories (1918) is a collection of short stories published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.The collection's title story, "Danger! Being the Log of Captain John Sirius", was written 18 months before the outbreak of World War I and first published in the Strand Magazine in July 1914. It depicts an imaginary country in Europe fighting - and defeating - Britain, and is intended to direct public attention to the great danger (submarines) which threatened the country.Contents"Danger! Being the Log of Captain John Sirius""One Crowded Hour""A Point of View""The Fall of Lord Barrymore""The Horror of the Heights""Borrowed Scenes""The Surgeon of Gaster Fell""How It Happened""The Prisoner's Defence""Three of Them"
Author: Roderick Hunt Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 9780192734341 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 96
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This Read with Biff, Chip & Kipper Collection contains 4 carefully levelled storybooks for children who are learning to read. It includes two Level 4 Phonics books which practise sounds and letters; and two Level 4 First Stories to introduce first words and develop early reading skills.
Author: Connell Publisher: Courier Dover Publications ISBN: 0486849686 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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Readers seeking exotic locales and nonstop pulse-pounding thrills will love this collection of six classic adventure stories, including The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, To Build a Fire by Jack London, The Caballero's Way by O. Henry, and more.
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof ISBN: 8728019970 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 106
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First published in 1918 ‘Danger! And Other Stories’ is a collection of short stories by Sherlock Homes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The titular tale was originally published in 1914 in the Strand Magazine, and was intended to publicise the risk of submarine warfare which could threaten the country. Demonstrating incredible foresight, Conan Doyle recognised the risks that German U-Boats would surely pose, and these risks are central to the plot of this tale. Other stories in the collection include ‘One Crowded Hour’, ‘The Horror of the Heights’, and ‘The Surgeon of Gaster Fell’. Full of daring and adventure, this is a gripping short story collection from the much-loved author. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British author, best known as the creator of the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated in England and Austria before studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. It was during his time at university that Doyle began writing short stories, submitting them to magazines and journals. His first Sherlock Holmes novel, ‘A Study in Scarlet’ was written in just three weeks and published in 1887 to favourable reviews, and more Sherlock adventures followed. By 1893, Doyle was growing tired of Sherlock and attempted to kill him off in the story ‘The Final Problem’, but public outcry caused him to resurrect the famous detective. He featured in a total of 56 short stories and four novels along with his trusty sidekick Dr Watson and made Doyle one of the best-paid authors of the time. The stories have been adapted multiple times; most recently in the successful BBC series ‘Sherlock’ starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Later literary works included the Professor Challenger series which began with ‘The Lost World’, in which Challenger sets out to find evidence of prehistoric life. The book inspired numerous adaptations, including the films ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Lost World’. In later life Doyle became captivated by the world of spiritualism and the occult and published non-fiction works about his beliefs including ‘The Coming of the Fairies’. Arthur Conan Doyle died at home in 1930.
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