This 2007 Audie Award finalist features more than three hours of some of the greatest shorts stories of all time.James Thurber's "The Night the Ghost Got In"performed by Isaiah ShefferComic Mayhem is unleashed when a family hears a ghost in the night... and calls in the police.Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"performed by Maria TucciTwo women reflect on romance and intrigue, long ago in Rome.Jack London's "Make Westing"perfor...

Selected Short's most popular volume! Over three hours of stories to tickle your funny bone.Nicholson Baker's "Subsoil"performed by Thomas GibsonA darkly comic thriller about a tractor historian besieged by man-eating potatoes.David Schickler's "Jamaica"performed by Isaiah ShefferA man with his head stuck between the banisters has no choice but to listen in on his wife's "Gorgon Book Club."Neil Gaiman's "Chivalry"performe...

The cast of characters in this compilation is a menagerie of animals... cats, dogs, birds, even a dragon... and their owners. These stories look at the myriad of experiences, and adventures, that pet ownership can bring. Join a medieval scholar who discovers that not all mythical creatures are extinct, stalk the night with the Cat of Frankenstein, kick that caffeine habit with a class of kindergartners, dance along with a divorcee and her dog, and more!

TV actor Charles Keating provides superb narratives of "Araby", "Eveline", and "Counterparts" from Joyce's brilliant collection of stories, rich with memorable characters and displaying his genius for the subtleties and nuances of language.

data-redactor-tag=""em"">Agincourt is classic Cornwell…[with] attention to historical detail, well-paced action, and descriptive writing that is a pleasure to read."" —data-redactor-tag=""em"">Boston**data-redactor-tag=""em""> GlobeBernard Cornwell, the data-redactor-tag=""em"">New York Times bestselling “reigning king of historical fiction"" (data-redactor-tag=""em"">USA Today), tackles his most thrilling, rich, and enthralling subject yet—the h...

In the heart of 17th-century France, the legendary musketeers return in a thrilling adventure. D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis find themselves entangled in a web of intrigue and danger as they navigate the treacherous court of Louis XIII. With their swords at the ready and their loyalty unyielding, the musketeers face formidable foes, unravel conspiracies, and protect the honor of the realm. But as they delve deeper into the shadows, they uncover a sinister plot that threatens to sh...

David Weber's How Firm a Foundation is the latest novel in the New York Times-bestselling Safehold series begun with Off Armageddon Reef, By Schism Rent Asunder, By Heresies Distressed, and A Mighty Fortress.The Charisian Empire, born in war, has always known it must fight for its very survival. What most of its subjects don't know even now, however, is how much more it's fighting for. Emperor Cayleb, Empress Sh...

When Stephen, raised as an orphan, learns that he has inherited an estate in the Cornish countryside, he has no idea what to expect. And when he arrives at Lansbury Hall, there is no one to greet him . . . or so he thinks. But waiting for Stephen are his great uncle's diary of a journey long ago up the Amazon with a native guide . . . and a hidden valley filled with creatures from the Amazon rainforest.

A sweeping journey through the foundations, triumphs, and transformations of British literature. This monumental volume gathers fifty of the most influential and enduring works ever written in the English language. From the heroic epic of Beowulf to the philosophical sublimity of the Romantic poets, from Shakespeare's immortal tragedies to the visionary science fiction of H. G. Wells, this collection traces the evolution of a literary tradition that shaped the modern world. Organized chron...

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If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter or a poem speaks a thousand more... Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter or that of a poem. LIST OF POEMS: 1. Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty 2. Christina Rossetti - I Loved You First: But Afterwards Your Love 3. Walt Whitman - A Glimpse 4. W.Shakespeare - Let Me Not To The Marriage Of True Minds 5. John Donne - The Good-Morrow 6. K.Gibran - Love One Another 7. Rob...

Don't miss Lynley, a new series now streaming on BritBox!“Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . . It’s one of George’s best, and that’s saying something.” —Seattle TimesThe #1 New York Times bestselling author’s chilling 13th novel in the Inspector Lynley seriesDetective Inspector Thomas Lynley faces the greatest challenge of his career.When an adolesce...