The Man in Ratcatcher, and Other Stories

The Man in Ratcatcher, and Other Stories
Author: H. C. McNeile
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2022-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A classic collection of short stories by Cyril McNeile. He was a British soldier and author who, drawing on his experiences in the ditches during the First World War, started writing short stories and publishing them. He frequently published under the pseudonym "Sapper". This is a collection of powerful, clever, and compelling tales that would be of great interest to all enthusiasts of the short story form. Content: The Man in Ratcatcher An Arrow at a Venture The House by the Headland The Man Who Would Not Play Cards A Question of Personality The Unbroken Line The Real Test Good Hunting, Old Chap The Man with His Hands in His Pocket A Matter of Routine A Payment on Account

The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories

The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories
Author: Sapper
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

'The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories' is a collection of short stories written by H. C. McNeile. Tales of various genres can be found inside, with eleven stories featuring titles such as 'A Payment on Account', 'A Question of Personality', and 'The Real Test'.

The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories (Classic Reprint)

The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories (Classic Reprint)
Author: Cyril McNeile
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2015-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781330522431

Excerpt from The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories by G. K. Chesterton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories by G. K. Chesterton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2017-07-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786561379

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of G. K. Chesterton’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Chesterton includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Chesterton’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

How the Whale Became

How the Whale Became
Author: Ted Hughes
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2011-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0571278833

This collection of eleven evocative, accessible and funny stories for children of 5+ tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now. The Whale grew up in God's vegetable patch but was banished to sea when he became too large and crushed all His carrots; the Polar Bear was lured to the North Pole by the other animals who were jealous that she always won the annual beauty contest; the Hare has asked the moon to marry him but can never stretch his ears high enough to hear her reply; the Bee must sip honey all day long to sweeten the bitter demon that runs through his veins . . . each story is a delight for reading alone or aloud.

Fandango and Other Stories

Fandango and Other Stories
Author: Bryan Karetnyk
Publisher: Russian Library
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2019-12-31
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780231189767

Fandango and Other Stories presents a selection of essential short fiction by Alexander Grin, Russia's counterpart to Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Alexandre Dumas. Grin's ingenious plots explore conflicts of the individual and society in a romantic world populated by a cast of eccentric, cosmopolitan characters.

Charles Dickens - The Man Behind the Classics: Autobiographical Novels, Stories, Memoirs, Letters & Biographies

Charles Dickens - The Man Behind the Classics: Autobiographical Novels, Stories, Memoirs, Letters & Biographies
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 3718
Release: 2017-10-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8027225159

This unique collection of "Charles Dickens - The Man Behind the Classics: Autobiographical Novels, Stories, Memoirs, Letters & Biographies" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: David Copperfield Sketches by Boz The Beadle. The Parish Engine. The Schoolmaster. The Curate. The Old Lady. The Half-pay Captain The Four Sisters The Election for Beadle The Broker's Man The Ladies' Societies Our Next-door Neighbour The Streets – morning The Streets – night Shops and their Tenants Scotland Yard Seven Dials Meditations in Monmouth-Street Hackney-coach Stands Doctors' Commons London Recreations The River Astley's Greenwich Fair Private Theatres Vauxhall Gardens by Day Early Coaches Omnibuses The Last Cab-driver A Parliamentary Sketch Public Dinners The First of May Brokers' and Marine-store Shops Gin-shops The Pawnbroker's Shop Criminal Courts A Visit to Newgate Thoughts about People A Christmas Dinner The New Year Miss Evans and the Eagle The Parlour Orator The Hospital Patient The Misplaced attachment of Mr. John Dounce The Mistaken Milliner The Dancing Academy Shabby-Genteel People Making a Night of It The Prisoners' Van The Boarding-house Mr. Minns and his Cousin Sentiment The Tuggses at Ramsgate Horatio Sparkins The Black Veil The Steam Excursion The Great Winglebury Duel Mrs. Joseph Porter A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle The Bloomsbury Christening The Drunkard's death Sketches Sunday Under Three Heads Reprinted Pieces The Uncommercial Traveller American Notes Pictures From Italy The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices Letters My Father as I Recall Him by Mamie Dickens Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Among his greatest works are A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Author: Franz Kafka
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2008-02-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101578793

A brilliant new translation of Kafka’s best-known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka’s works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Meditation, a collection of his earlier studies; The Judgement, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker, the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, The Aeroplanes at Brescia, Kafka’s eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka’s literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.