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Off Sandy Hook & Other Stories...Clotilde Augusta Inez Mary Graves was born on the 3rd June 1863 at Buttevant C... Clotilde Augusta Inez Mary Graves was born on the 3rd June 1863 at Buttevant Castle, Co. Cork, to parents with military backgrounds.At age nine, the family moved to Southsea in England for yet another military posting. Her father's posting more
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A bit off the map and other st...A bit off the map and other stories - Angus Wilson in Used condition from our ... A bit off the map and other stories - Angus Wilson in Used condition from our huge selection of cheap books. Not only do we have a wide choice of used books available, we'll also send your next read to you free of charge. Order A bit off the map and... more
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The Woman Who Cut Off Her Leg ...A New York Times Notable Book: Darkly comic fables of modern life from a "majo... A New York Times Notable Book: Darkly comic fables of modern life from a "major discovery" whose "writing gets in your bloodstream like a fever" (The Washington Post Book World).A housewife with a ravenous lust fo more
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Trilobites & Other StoriesThe stories in this collection nearly all take place in and around the mountai... The stories in this collection nearly all take place in and around the mountain hollows of West Virginia: a world of cock-fighting, coal-mining, deer-stalking, sex, depression, drinking and death.'It would be easy to allow his one collecti more
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The Horse-Stealers and Other S...There is a trial of the bare and thin peasant Denis Grigoriev. He is accused o... There is a trial of the bare and thin peasant Denis Grigoriev. He is accused of unscrewing the nut, which rails are attached to the cross ties. „The little man" does not deny this, but does not see his guilt. The investigator finds out that Denis, more
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Sleepy Hollow and Other Storie...There is a sequestered glen off the east coast of the Hudson, New York state, ... There is a sequestered glen off the east coast of the Hudson, New York state, which has long continued under the sway of some witching power; the neighbourhood abounds with tales, haunted spots and twilight superstitions. But as hapless schoolmaster... more
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The Bishop and Other StoriesOne of the last stories of Chekhov. This is the tragedy of a representative of... One of the last stories of Chekhov. This is the tragedy of a representative of the intelligentsia, whose pursuit of a very successful church career cuts him off from real human intercourse. Until he faces death, the bishop does not understand that more
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The Open Boat and Other Storie..."The Open Boat" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900).... "The Open Boat" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane's experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida earlier that year while traveling to Cuba to work as a new more
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To The Volcano And Other Stori...An African student in England longs for her desert home; a shy Argentinian tra... An African student in England longs for her desert home; a shy Argentinian travel agent agonizes about joining her boyfriend in New York; a soldier is pursued by his past; a writer's widow fends off the attentions of his predatory biographer. From... more
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The Horrible Dummy and Other S...'It is a quality of flamboyant vigour in Mr Kersh that wins attention first of... 'It is a quality of flamboyant vigour in Mr Kersh that wins attention first of all for his fiction, and more especially, perhaps, for his occasional short story. When his flamboyant energy of sentiment and language comes off he achieves an effect more
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Singing the Winn/Dixie Blues a...A Chocolate Kiss -Off: A young teenager is hired and discovers that the older ... A Chocolate Kiss -Off: A young teenager is hired and discovers that the older cashiers don't much like grocery-baggers because, with tips, their wages are higher. He tangles with an older cashier named Gail whose emotional, physical and spiritual more
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The Fib, The Swap, The Trick a...In The Fib, The Swap and The Trick, George Layton's collections of short stori... In The Fib, The Swap and The Trick, George Layton's collections of short stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. Now published together for the first time as a bind-up The coach started to move off. I felt frightened.... more
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Bird North and Other StoriesThe vignettes in these fresh, searing short stories, closely examine the compl... The vignettes in these fresh, searing short stories, closely examine the complex male life. From a predatory act during a cross-country run in Fiordland to a doomed diving trip off Wellington's south coast, this collection combines emotional urgen more
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Teeny Weenies: The Intergalact...Meet the Teeny Weenies!A boy and his sister visit a petting zoo that is out of... Meet the Teeny Weenies!A boy and his sister visit a petting zoo that is out of this world. A community pool fills up with bullies. And the Fourth of July starts off with a BOOM! Young chapter book readers ages 7 to 10, reluctant r more
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The Empress's New Lingerie and...Once Upon a Time...A haughty princess paraded in front of her people but ended... Once Upon a Time...A haughty princess paraded in front of her people but ended up showing off far more than her leadership skills.A modern-day Cinderella went to the ball in a pair of black patent-leather stiletto heels guaranteed more
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Dormie One, and Other Golf Sto...Illustrated. 349 pages. Colorful decorative cover with a golf course scene in ... Illustrated. 349 pages. Colorful decorative cover with a golf course scene in great condition. End papers tanned from offset, name on upper pastedown, one page corner creased else clean copy of this scarce first edition. Covers protected by mylar.... more
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Talk About God & Other StoriesThe near-death experience of an atheist makes him re-evaluate his life. Studen... The near-death experience of an atheist makes him re-evaluate his life. Students are taught how idiotic philosophy can be. Recruits in a boot camp go through tough training exercises to become an elite cadre of readers. A self-made billionaire off more
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One Perfect Christmas And Othe...THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR One year a... THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR One year after movie star Joseph Strike swept schoolteacher Alice off her feet, they are spending Christmas togetherin snowy Cambridge. But despite the romantic setting Alice can't... more
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Is There Anyone There?: & othe...Wong could easily confuse you by being Right, but Right and Wrong may also be ... Wong could easily confuse you by being Right, but Right and Wrong may also be Wright. Florian could put you off buying second-hand furniture for life, and if Elsa was in the ether, you would never dare attend a science again. You could begin to do more
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Dutch Courage and Other Storie...Classic Jack London short stories, including DUTCH COURAGE, TYPHOON OFF THE CO... Classic Jack London short stories, including DUTCH COURAGE, TYPHOON OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN, THE LOST POACHER, THE BANKS OF THE SACRAMENTO, CHRIS FARRINGTON: ABLE SEAMAN, TO REPEL BOARDERS, AN ADVENTURE IN THE UPPER SEA, BALD-FACE, IN YEDDO BAY, an more
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