Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected
Author: H.G. Wells
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023-09-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3368933108

Reproduction of the original.

More Tales of the Unexpected

More Tales of the Unexpected
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 169
Release: 1980
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0140056068

Dahl is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary.

Completely Unexpected Tales

Completely Unexpected Tales
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 521
Release: 1986
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0140098208

Take a pinch of unease. Stir it into a large dollop of the macabre, add a generous helping of dark and stylish wit, garnish with the bizarre and what do you have? Roald Dahl at his brilliant, hypnotizing best, cooking up some of the most unusual stories ever told. Here in one volume are Tales of the Unexpected and More Tales of the Unexpected, making this a superb compendium of vengeance, surprise and dark delight.

The Complete Tales of Lucy Gold

The Complete Tales of Lucy Gold
Author: Kate Bernheimer
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2011-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1573661597

As a child, Lucy dreams of talking fairies and lives contentedly in the wooded suburbs of Boston; she grows up to be a successful animator of fairy-tale films. Or does she? She claims at moments to be a witch in the woods. Like her sisters, who appeared in Bernheimer’s first two novels (The Complete Tales of Ketzia Gold and The Complete Tales of Merry Gold), Lucy has a secret, but she is unable to fasten onto anything but brightness. Novelist Donna Tartt writes, “Lucy’s particular brand of optimism, blind to its own shadow, is very American—she is innocence holding itself apart so fastidiously that it becomes its opposite.” This novel is a perfect end to the Gold family series, and the perfect introduction, for new readers, to Bernheimer’s enchanting body of work.

My Uncle Oswald

My Uncle Oswald
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101605421

Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl's most disgraceful and extraordinary character . . . Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of his early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying partner in a most unusual series of thefts . . . 'Raunchy and cheeky entertainment' Sunday Express 'Immense fun' Daily Telegraph Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Complete Stories

Complete Stories
Author: Clarice Lispector
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 714
Release: 2018-06-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0811227944

One of the most phenomenally acclaimed and successful books of recent years is now available as a paperback—with three just-discovered stories Here, gathered in one volume, are the stories that made Clarice a Brazilian legend. Originally a cloth edition of eighty-six stories, now we have eighty- nine in all, covering her whole amazing career, from her teenage years to her deathbed. In these pages, we meet teenagers becoming aware of their sexual and artistic powers, humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies, old people who don’t know what to do with themselves— and in their stories, Clarice takes us through their lives—and hers—and ours.

The Curse of the Pharaohs' Tombs

The Curse of the Pharaohs' Tombs
Author: Paul Harrison
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1473885434

The Curse of the Pharaohs Tombs is the definitive book on Ancient Egyptian tomb curses, providing new information and data never before published whilst exploring the many incidents and deaths associated with tomb curses. The book puts the record straight on matters which have been wrongly recorded by others, such as the legend of Tutankhamun, as well as presenting new data never before published associated with matters such as the torment Howard Carter suffered before his death. It also contains exclusive information and interviews with the family members and archaeologists associated with the curses, including experts at the British Museum and Cairo Museum.Paul Harrison also covers the history of Egyptian tomb curses, why they were placed at the entrance to some tombs and not others, as well as the frightening reality of mummification after death in Ancient Egypt. Closer to home, the hundreds of deaths and haunted tube station (Museum) which are associated with the curse of Amen-Ra (housed in the British Museum) is covered along with the mysterious deaths and tragedy associated with Cleopatras needle on the Embankment of the River Thames.

Unexpected Magic

Unexpected Magic
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2012-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062244604

Master storyteller Diana Wynne Jones presents ariveting collection of unpredictable tales, including: A cat tells how the kindhearted wizard she owns is suddenly called upon to defeat a horrific Beast. When Anne has mumps, her drawings come to life, and she must protect her home from them. Four children become involved in the intrigue surrounding an innocent prince, an evil count, and a brave outlaw. These fifteen stories and one novella will enchant, startle, and surprise!

Ghostly Tales of the Unexpected

Ghostly Tales of the Unexpected
Author: Simon Entwistle
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2014-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781501058868

Award winning tour guide Simon Entwistle presents a selection of his most famous Lancashire ghost stories along with the most popular of his modern stories in this spooky collection of legendary tales from haunted houses and spooky halls.