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  50-99
Best of 2003-2004
A collection of our favorite original stories published by East of the Web in 2003 and 2004. Includes 'They're Made of Meat', 'After the Wink' and 'Fishing For Jasmine'.
- Date Added: March 2010
- Length: 61 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Best of 2009
A collection of our favorites from East of the Web during 2009. Includes 'The Card', 'Paris, at Night' and 'The Orbital Road'.
- Date Added: April 2010
- Length: 63 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Best of 2005
The top original stories from East of the Web during 2005. Includes '86th Street and the Summer of Love', 'Impersonating Elvis' and 'Cheese'.
- Date Added: March 2010
- Length: 89 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Classic Twists
The short story genre has a proud history of shattering readers' perceptions with an unexpected final paragraph. Here we present a group of the most surprising and devious twists - from the tragic to the humorous by way of the downright sinister.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 90 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Classic Christmas Collection
A plot to kidnap Santa Claus; a method of dealing with difficult relatives; a detective thriller and a fairy tale - just a few of the festive treats from this diverse collection of Christmas-set stories. A journey through both the lighter and darker sides of the holiday season.
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 94 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  100-149
Best of 2007
A collection of the top stories from East of the Web during 2007. Includes 'The Star', 'Time, Art & Criticism' and 'The Crack'.
- Date Added: April 2010
- Length: 102 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Best of 2008
The very best stories from East of the Web during 2008. Includes 'The Wicker Husband', 'Flash of Bright' and 'Professor Panini'.
- Date Added: April 2010
- Length: 117 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Best of 2002
The very best original stories published by East of the Web in 2002. Includes 'Counting To Prettidase-Nine', 'Chastisement By The Lambs', 'Prairie Dogs' and 'Molly's Bath'.
- Date Added: March 2010
- Length: 120 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Annual 2001
Eighteen of the very best stories from the site in 2001. Includes 'Quiet Hour', 'Waiting For Her' and 'There's A Man In The Habit Of Hitting Me On The Head With An Umbrella'.
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 128 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  150-199
Shorts On Film
You've seen the film, now read the story. This selection focuses on classic stories that have influenced films. While some celluloid counterparts are simple translations to screen, many add interesting ideas of their own - through a particularly imaginative realisation (The Happy Prince), an expansion (Sleepy Hollow) or an unexpected reworking (Ruthless People).
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 153 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Best of 2006
A selection of the best original stories from East of the Web during 2006. Includes 'Death By Scrabble', 'Conner + Jenny', 'The Brass Teapot' and 'Tone'.
- Date Added: March 2010
- Length: 175 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Strictly Business by O. Henry
The usual O. Henry suspects are here - con artists, millionaires, shop assistants - providing a potent mix of sadness and humour.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 177 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  200-249
Classic English Short Stories
A selection of the best stories from over one hundred years of English literature including works by Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 201 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Classic American Short Stories
A selection of landmark stories that have helped to shape American literature. Includes works by Herman Melville, Mark Twain and Edith Wharton.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 229 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Under The Stack by Jamie Cameron
The trials of a young boy growing up in Scotland.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 25 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Civil War Collection by Jack Trammell
Thoughtful tales of loss, love and luck set during the American Civil War.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 28 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  50-99
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
A collection of clever, subtle parodies of various sub-genres - including detective fiction and ghost stories.
- Date Added: August 2001
- Length: 61 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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