Anthologies featuring bestselling authors alongside rising stars. Short story collections from some of our beloved authors with Roald Dahl, Raymond Carver and Anita Desai among the better known
Anthologies & Short Stories
Acantilado Juego de azar
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£10.61
Editorial Paginas de Espuma Cuentos de hijos y padres
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£16.71
Paginas de Espuma Parientes lejanos
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£15.72
Paginas de Espuma Cuentos históricos
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£16.73
Obelisco La Sabiduria de Los Cuentos
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£13.01
Publicaciones y Ediciones Salamandra S.A. Siete piedras para resistir o caer Saga Outlander
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£999.99
Double 9 Books Massimilla Doni
£11.43
Rhythm Veliyedu White Nights
£14.86
CUENTOS. VOL. 2. PLAN GENERAL DE LA OBRA JORGE
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£21.84
£12.69
Gargola El Regreso de Sherlock Holmes II
£14.00
Gargola El Regreso de Sherlock Holmes I
£14.00
El pecado y la noche
Book SynopsisEl pecado y la noche es una colección de relatos en los que Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent despliega todo el esplendor de su estética decadentista y simbolista. A través de una prosa preciosista y sugerente, los cuentos exploran el conflicto entre el deseo y la culpa, el cuerpo y el alma, la fe y la transgresión. Ambientados en espacios sombríos, aristocráticos o místicos, los personajes de estos relatos ?andrógenos, visionarios, pecadores o ascetas? encarnan una búsqueda desesperada de belleza y sentido, muchas veces al margen de la moral tradicional.En un Madrid envuelto en luces tenues y decadencia moral, El pecado y la noche, libro de relatos, habla, través de ambientes suntuosos, figuras ambiguas y rituales de placer, de un mundo de pasiones prohibidas, donde el pecado se convierte en vía de conocimiento. Escrita con un estilo preciosista y simbolista, la obra combina erotismo, misticismo y crítica social, explorando temas como la identidad sexual, la culpa religiosa y la doble moral de la alta sociedad. Con esta obra, Hoyos y Vinent plantea una profunda reflexión sobre el alma moderna, atrapada entre la carne y el ideal, la fe y la transgresión.El volumen incluye los siguientes cuentos: Las ciudades sumergidas, La noche del Walpurgis, Hermafrodita, El hombre de la muñeca extraña, Una hora de amor, La santa, La caja de Pandora, Los cómplices, La domadora, Embrujamiento, Las preciosas ridículas, Madame d'Opporidol, Miss Decency y Ninón.Cada uno de estos relatos representa una faceta del universo estético y espiritual de Hoyos y Vinent, donde la noche actúa como metáfora del misterio, el deseo y la redención imposible.
£18.04
Oxford University Press The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories
Book SynopsisThe detective story, with its roots in Poe''s Chevalier Dupin mysteries and Wilkie Collins''s The Moonstone, first achieved mass popularity in the 1890s with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Its success has a good deal to do with its pungency, and with its power to intrigue and absorb the reader while abiding by the rules of the genre (however flexible these have become). Every age has produced a kind of detective fiction which exemplifies its distinctive manners and customs, from the sedate tales which began to appear in the wake of Sherlock Holmes to the debonair detection of the 1920s and after.The sleuth short story took off in many directions, with such writers as Anthony Berkeley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Carter Dickson, and Edmund Crispin bringing the upmost expertise and ingenuity to bear on the detective theme. An increasing realism is apparent in the post-war era, though with no diminution in entertainment value, and as we come up to the present, the detective story has been adapted further to accommodate sexual comedy and other facets of modern life.This collection of 33 stories shows the scope, vigour, and enduring fascination of the detective story, as well as indicating its importance as a barometer of social attitudes and literary practices. It gathers together a wide range of stories, many unfamiliar by writers of the calibre of Agatha Christie, Julian Symons, Ngaio Marsh, G. K. Chesterton, P. D. James, Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, Nicholas Blake, Michael Innes, and H. R. F. Keating.Trade Review'highly entertaining' John Mortimer, Mail on Sunday'Essential for all armchair detectives, this collection of the cream of crime includes stories by Agatha Christie and P D James.' Publishing News'According to W.H. Auden, reading detective stories is an addiction like tobacco or alcohol ... and this new collection of 33 stories will satisfy the most desperate of cravings.' Evening Advertiser'in terms of sheer enjoyment ... a great deal to offer ... excellent introduction' Jeremy Lewis, New Statesman & Society'Only la creme de la creme of detective fiction here ... a whole autumn's worth of the most enduringly popular stories with brief notes on each author.' Keith Taylor, Bristol Evening Post'addicts should find plenty in this collection to keep them happy ... enjoyable book' Books'an eminently representative volume ... a nice balance between Golden Age and Modern Age' Stephen Walsh, Oxford Times'highly entertaining' John Mortimer, Mail on Sunday'an anthology to set the pulse racing ' Barry Forshaw, Islington Gazette'remind the reader of old favourites while introducing unfamiliar stories that may well become favourites of the future' Ion Trewin, Hampstead & Highgate Express'In Patricia Craig's collection, covering roughly a century, there is something for everyone already addicted to the genre plus a risk of chronic intoxication for those who come new to it.' Matthew Coady, Guardian'a selection that covers the history, development and best examples of some branch of writing ... There is no better anthology of this kind in existence.' F.E. Pardoe, Birmingham Post'Thirty-six of the top writers entertain with fascinating and intriguing stories. Ideal to settle down with in a comfortable armchair in front of a roaring fire.' Yorkshire Gazette & Herald'One can but raise a glass of mulled wine in salutation to the indefatigable Ms Craig for the assiduity and perspicacity of her gleanings and for the tender loving care with which she has presented them ... there are some classics of the genre to be found among these pages.' Michael Painter, Irish Times'the collection affords an interesting overview of the development of the genre ... All these gems appear in other collections; unique to this one is the charm of finding them bound like a bible in OUP's august covers.' Michael Dibdin, Independent on Sunday'meaty anthology' Rachel Laurence, Daily Post'She has done well ... to include more or less every conceivable variation of plot and point of view.' Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsThe stir outside the Cafe Royal, Clarence Rook; silver blaze, Arthur Conan Doyle; the mysterious visitor, R.Austin Freeman; the case of Laker, absconded, Arthur Morrison; the oracle of the dog, G.K.Chesterton; the genuine tabard, E.C.Bentley; the dead leaves, H.C.Bailey; the mystery of the sleeping car express, Freeman Wills Crofts; the purple line, John Rhode; solved by inspection, Ronald Knox; the henpecked murderer, Roy Vickers; superintendent Wilson's holiday, G.D.H.Cole and M.Cole; the witness for the prosecution, Agatha Christie; the avenging chance, Anthony Berkeley; murder at Pentecost, Dorothy L.Sayers; death on the air, Ngaio Marsh; Miss Burnside's dilemma, Cyril Hare; Daisy Bell, Gladys Mitchell; three is a lucky number, Margery Allingham; the assassins' club, Nicholas Blake; the house in Goblin Wood, Carter Dickson; the furies, Michael Innes; the hornets' nest, Christianna Brand; the murderer, Julian Symons; the killing of Michael Finnegan, Michael Gilbert; murder at St.Oswald's, Michael Underwood; Great Aunt Allie's flypapers, P.D.James; Baker dies, Edmund Crispin and Geoffrey Bush; a dangerous thing, H.R.F.Keating; thornapple, Ruth Rendell; the Oxford way of death, Robert Barnard; bring back the cat, Reginald Hill; how's your mother?, Simon Brett.
£75.05
OUP Oxford The Oxford Book of Sea Stories
Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging anthology explores the fascinating fellowship created by life at sea. Isolated from land and society, the ship and its crew develop a close relationship. These stories reveal how this comradeship is heightened, sharpened, and tested to its limits. Containing twenty-seven of the best stories about life and adventure at sea, there are tales by Kipling and Hemingway, Faulkner and Conrad, together with Jack London, Malcolm Lowry, and PeterUstinov.Table of Contents1. Initiation ; 2. The Voyage ; 3. A Descent into the Maelstrom ; 4. I Have Been Drowned ; 5. Mocha Dick ; 6. The Chase ; 7. A Tragedy of Error ; 8. High-Water Mark ; 9. The Open Boat ; 10. Make Westing ; 11. A Matter of Fact ; 12. In the Abyss ; 13. The Cruise of the Willing Mind ; 14. The Terror of the Sea Caves ; 15. False Colours ; 16. The Secret Sharer ; 17. The Ghost Ship ; 18. Ambitious Jimmy Hicks ; 19. The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck ; 20. Poor Old man! ; 21. Easting Down ; 22. The Story of the Siren ; 23. The Rough Crossing ; 24. After the Storm ; 25. The Bravest Boat ; 26. Turnabout ; 27. The Frontiers of the Sea
£24.99
Taylor & Francis The Economy of the Short Story in British Periodicals of the 1890s
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£133.00
Cambridge University Press Master and Man
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£24.69
Cambridge University Press Tredici Novelle Moderne
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£25.64
Cambridge University Press The Woman Who Rode Away and Other Stories
Book SynopsisThese thirteen short stories were written between 1924 and 1928. Eleven were collected in The Woman Who Rode Away (1928), though 'The Man Who Loved Islands' appeared in the American edition only and the other two in The Lovely Lady (1933). An unpublished fragment 'A Pure Witch' is also included.Table of ContentsGeneral editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Cue-titles; Introduction; The Woman Who Rode Away and Other Stories; Appendixes; Explanatory notes; Textual apparatus; A note on pounds, shillings and pence.
£40.99
Cambridge University Press The Vicars Garden and Other Stories
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£94.99
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the American Short Story
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£66.50
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the American Short Story
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£22.99
Cambridge University Press The Basil Josephine and Gwen Stories
The Basil Josephine and Gwen Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald
£21.99
Cambridge University Press Five Short Stories
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1921, this book contains the French text of five of Balzac's most well-known short stories: 'Le Curà de Tours', 'JÃsus-Christ en Flandre', 'Le Chef-d'Oeuvre Inconnu', 'L'Auberge Rouge' and 'La Messe de l'AthÃe'. The collection is introduced by Tilley's analysis of Balzac as an author of short stories and the ways in which the short stories fit into his wider works. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Balzac or French literature.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Le curé de Tours; Jésus-Christ en Flandre; Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu; L'auberge rouge; Le messe de l'athée.
£22.99
HarperCollins Publishers Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer
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£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Guided Tours of Hell
Book Synopsis“In a style that is brisk, witty, richly detailed, and suffused with a wry subtlety, Prose offers an astonishingly accurate anatomy of the human mind.”—ElleWriting with the elegance and humor that have brought her work international acclaim, bestselling author Francine Prose has created an exhilaratingly transgressive fiction that examines the difficulty of feeling the appropriate emotions about the greatest historical tragedy or the smallest personal sorrow.The less-than-innocents abroad in these daring stories are Americans in Europe involved in what turns out to be trips that change forever their ideas about history, politics, and sex.In the title novella, Landau, a third-rate American playwright, attends a literary conference in Prague, where an organized group excursion to a former concentration camp degenerates into a battle of wills and an exercise in egomania and public humiliation. Nina, the h
£13.46
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Neighborhood Mother Goose
Book SynopsisEvery day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there''s a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one favorite verses. Whether it''s Jack jumping over a candlestick (atop a cupcake), Georgie Porgie kissing the girls (at the playground), or a fine lady riding a white horse (on the carousel), this exuberant treasury is sure to be read and enjoyed over and over again.
£17.09
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Things You Should Know
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£13.59
HarperCollins Publishers Inc All Aunt Hagars Children
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£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Leaf Storm
Book SynopsisContains Leaf Storm, The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, Blacaman the Good, Vendor of Miracles, The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship, Monologue of Isabel Watching It Rain in Macondo, Nabo
£13.49
HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Model World and Other Stories
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£14.44
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Karma and Other Stories PS
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£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Already Dead
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£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Suicides Girlfriend
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£10.76
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Lucky Girls
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£13.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sugarplums and Scandal
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£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Stories
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£16.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Three Dog Tales
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£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
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£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Tunneling to the Center of the Earth Stories PS
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£13.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Chair for My Mother and Other Stories CD
Book SynopsisThis classic and award-winning picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association. A tender knockout . . . it''s rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling in such a simple, young book.—Kirkus ReviewsAfter their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family.—The Horn Book Supports the Common Core State Standards
£12.59
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Miss Marple The Complete Short Stories
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£15.11
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Black Dahlia White Rose
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£19.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Full Throttle
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£17.09
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Homeland
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£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Wedding Date
Book SynopsisIn The Wedding Date, Cara Connelly launches her new Save the Date series, about the magic—and mayhem—of weddings!Julie Marone isn''t your ordinary matchmaker. Instead of setting up singles, she matches already-happy couples with their dream homes. And since she lost the other half of her own happy couple, it''s her passion.Cody Brown isn''t your ordinary cowboy. Instead of roping runaway steers, he wrangles sick kids and strung-out junkies as an ER doc. And since his brother lost his wife to a drunk driver, it''s his mission.When Cody moves from Austin to Boston, he wants Julie to find him a condo. But not only is Cody single, he''s a doctor, and ever since her fiancé died, she''s got a major grudge against doctors.Cody angles to be Julie''s date for her sister''s Christmas Eve wedding but discovers that her no doctors rule is unbending. Still, he''s not quitting. If Cody has his way, they''ll be a couple by Christmas, and the ne
£6.09
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Small Plates Short Fiction Faith Fairchild
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the delights of short stories is that the reader can graze. If you start one and it doesn't grab you, just move to the next. In [SMALL PLATES], however, I finished all I started and wanted more, precisely what great "Small Plates" should do." -- Newark Star Ledger "A tasty introduction to Agatha Award-winner Page's popular mystery series." -- Publishers Weekly "A variety of tasty short morsels that will whet [Page's] fans' appetites...Well paced and will leave the reader satisfied, as a good short story should... [A] delectable treat." -- Library Journal "The perfect accompaniment to the summer vacation or a simple afternoon on the porch swing...delicious." -- Daily News "Serves up, in miniature, the kinds of old-fashioned puzzle mysteries that fans of writers like Agatha Christie crave." -- Boston Globe
£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Wedding Gift Save the Date
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£6.02
