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The misadventures of a group of reluctant soldiers during the American civil war - in many ways, this story anticipates Catch 22.
Witty and insightful tale of a memorable day in the life of a determined child.
I woke to the sound of something creaking on the porch...
Confined to a room in an exclusive club during an important dinner, Father Brown notices some unusual sounding footsteps.
In the southeast region of the plains of Buenos Aires, you might come across the Cubelli Lagoon, known as the "Lake of the Dancing Alligator."
An assistant lighthouse keeper arrives at his first appointment - on an island with the lighthouse keeper and his strange young wife.
Mrs. Durmot invites the politician Latimer Springfield round, with the aim of taking his mind off the upcoming elections, a mission her niece Vera takes very seriously.
Following the sudden death of their brother Edward, Caroline, Rebecca Ann and Henry are left in the family home.
A man returns to the family holiday home without his aging wife.
When Emma Ladbruk's husband inherits a farm, it comes with an old woman who soon starts to get in the way.
A short history of and a personal tale concerning the phenomenon of being buried alive.
A writer becomes obsessed with a portrait of a young girl.
An artist and his model are disturbed by the appearence of a pale-faced man in the graveyard below their studio window.
An interpreter seeks Holmes' advice after being abducted and forced to translate a conversation with a bound and gagged man. A story that also involves Sherlock's even more observant brother, Mycroft Holmes.
Sir Lulworth Quayne reflects on some of the enterprising but thwarted plans made by the Suffragettes to further their cause.
A game of Scrabble has serious consequences.
“Go to Goldman’s Greenhouses. Joseph … will start you … at a buck sixty an hour.” His lungs empty of smoke, “Go talk to him. He’s your uncle. He’ll hire you.
A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger.
My mum is the undisputed tea-drinking heavyweight champion of the world… or at least the whole of South Lexington Avenue.
Shepherd's family made money by being outlaws. Well, outlaws in the governments' eyes.
"Damn thing," old Ernie muttered, glancing up from his laptop. He reached out to shut off the annoying noise but noticed the call was from his area. This was unusual.
The cozy brick bungalow stood on a short lane of similarly modest houses with a small, mostly overgrown park at the far end and an intersection leading to Darlington High Street.
The spark of his life was fading, but his mind was still sharp, and his memories cocooned him.
Dessie O'Connell was 6 feet 3, thick of bone, and naturally muscular. Unlike almost all of the actors with whom he'd first competed for parts, he hardly needed to work out in order to resemble a Hellenic god.
"It's at the ranch, on the other side of the farm, in those mountains. All we need to do is catch it. Can you imagine how much we can sell it for?
