Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her novel Passing first appeared in 1929.

One of Hemingway's most famous novels, The Old Man and the Sea talls the tale of an old fisherman named Santiago, who has caught nothing for eighty-four days. Then things change. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for literature (1953). Includes an introduction by Eileen Hammond.

Deep in his fourth dimensional lair crouches the hungry monster—while only a band of children guards helpless adult victims from his grim and insatiable exactions!

Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Quicksand first appeared in 1928.

"Here is your pay." Kay is dumbfounded as she watches her host, Alice Janey, give a mysterious witchlike woman some money. Kay later learns that Nanna is Miss Janey's clairvoyant and that Nan revealed the location of Miss Janey's missing luggage. Miss Janey has full confidence in Nanna, since her luggage was indeed found in the exact location described by Nanna, but Kay remains suspicious.First, Nanna owns the house in which the luggage is found, and second, the valuable contents o...

Gallegher, as usual, was in a jam. It wasn’t his fault; it was due to Gallegher-plus, the highly successful—if sufficiently high!—other self.

It was quite a business, too ... and it wasn’t anything you could prove murder. Murder, after all, is strictly a human affair; this was, on the contrary, an inhuman sort of business! Classic science fiction.

The Old ’Uns lived in secret—not quite immortal, but for five hundred years or more they’d lived. But nevertheless they’d all died at about one century!

Under normal circumstances, a man must face reality to be a sane, well-balanced citizen. But not in that city! Any man who faced and understood the reality of the place was insane!--intro.

Scott Holden became the Betrayer, using his vast scientific skill and power to destroy all metal—thrusting mankind back to elementals to save it from knowledge that would mean annihilation!

The world of Titan was so advanced in scientific achievement that even space ships were obsolete!

“I keep my promises, my friend. I’m taking this boat to Pluto, and I’ll kill a lot of them before they finally get me. But—even though you have won, you have lost as well. Because you’re going with me too!”