Quatre fantômes de petites filles, condamnées à errer à jamais dans un orphelinat désaffecté, se retrouvent la nuit pour échanger des histoires d’horreur. Anne, Mary, Daphné et Shirley, lancent chacune à leur tour les osselets qui désignent la conteuse. L’heureuse élue a alors une chance d’échapper à l’orphelinat des âmes perdues… si elle parvient à éviter l’horrible directrice. Au programme, ce soir : Mandy, dix-sept ans, a tout ce dont une adolescente peut rêver : l’amitié, l’amour, l’am...

Parfois, la vie au lycée est un enfer. Ces derniers temps, c’est le cas pour Jonathan, apparemment. Il est le souffre-douleur préféré des caïds de l’école, qui rivalisent d’ingéniosité pour lui gâcher la vie : humiliations quotidiennes, vols fréquents… La bande de brutes décérébrées lui mène la vie dure. Comme si ça ne suffisait pas, il sert également de bouc émissaire à son charmant professeur de littérature, M. Weaver.Sans David, son meilleur ami, et Emma, la fille dont il est sec...

À l’arrivée de la terrible directrice, Anne, Shirley, Mary et Daphné, s’empressent de cacher les osselets, mais Anne est envoyée dans la redoutée Chambre Rouge. Les trois autres choisissent de ne pas l’attendre et c’est Mary qui commence son histoire :Le groupe de rock Torn est en pleine ascension, malgré une tension certaine entre Cody, le guitariste et Karston le bassiste. Ce dernier est le plus faible de la bande et Cody insiste pour le remplacer. Devin, le troisième membre du gr...

LTUE Benefit Anthologies, Volume 2.Everyone knows dragon tales make for the best adventure stories. Throw in women who actively seek what they want—a little intrigue, exciting battles, and hard decisions—to get these twenty excellent adventures by some of today's best fantasy writers!This collection celebrates Linda Hunter Adams, a truly amazing mentor and role model for many in our Life, the Universe, & Everything writing community. Proceeds from this volume suppo...

Set against the backdrop of early 19th-century America, Thomas B. Searight's "The Old Pike" offers an intricate exploration of the National Road and its profound impact on the development of the American identity. Through a combination of historical narrative and vivid storytelling, Searight employs a rich, descriptive literary style that invites readers to experience the trials and triumphs of a burgeoning nation. His meticulous attention to detail and reverence for historical accuracy pr...

To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book, thirteen of their classmates who lost their lives fighting the Global War on Terror are profiled to help the reader gain an understanding of the bond forged between classmates during time at West...

In "The Prayers of St. Paul," W. H. Griffith Thomas delves into the rich spiritual tapestry woven throughout the apostle Paul's epistolary prayers. This scholarly work employs a meticulous exegetical approach, analyzing the theological implications and liturgical resonance of Paul's supplications within their historical context. With a clear and accessible prose style, Thomas invites readers to explore the transformative power of prayer as presented in the New Testament, illuminating how t...

In "Discovery of Witches: The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster," Thomas Potts provides a comprehensive account of the 1612 witch trials in Lancashire, where accused practitioners of witchcraft faced dire consequences amidst societal hysteria and the fervor of Jacobean England. The book is written in an engaging narrative style, featuring detailed eyewitness testimonies, legal proceedings, and intricate character studies of the accused and their accusers. Potts's...

Thomas Potts's Discovery of Witches is the official narrative of the 1612 Lancaster Assizes, especially the Pendle and Samlesbury cases. Styled as a faithful record, it arranges examinations, confessions, and courtroom exchanges in a brisk chronicle that splices legal formulae with vivid set pieces. Situated in early Stuart print culture and the James I regime of the 1604 Witchcraft Act and Daemonologie, it profiles Alizon and Jennet Device, Demdike, Chattox, and others through prosecutori...

Originally published in 1987, "Fanned and Winnowed Opinions" celebrates the scholarship of Professor Harold Jenkins, one of this century’s foremost editors and critics of Shakespeare. All of the essays address Shakespearean topics, and many of the sixteen focus on the years between 1595 and 1605, the period on which much of Professor Jenkin’s work centers: there are, appropriately, three essays on Hamlet. A variety of critical approaches is represented, including the Freu...

This collection of original essays provides a selection of current criticism on the Henry VI plays. Topics addressed will include feminist commentaries on the play, the principal of unity in the trilogy, the tradition of illumination of the play, textual variations, and finally, anachronism and allegory.