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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven's musical prowess was recognised from an early age, and he soon became famous as a virtuoso pianist and composer. However, after having gone almost completely deaf by 1814, Beethoven ceased public performances and appearances entirely. One of the most celebrated composers in Western history, his music remains among the most commonly-performed classical music around the world. This book contains a fantastic collec...

The gang does their best to spread holiday cheer by caroling door-to-door when they make a startling discovery; Jughead has the voice of an angel! The Archies may have found their new lead singer right under their noses but theres one small catch (isnt there always?) See how Jugheads debut as the bands front man pans out in this holiday classic, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!”

Table of ContentsList of Works by Author List of Works in Alphabetical Order Authors' BiographiesEdwin Abbott Abbott :: Edgar Rice Burroughs :: John Wood Campbell :: Raymond King Cummings :: Arthur Conan Doyle :: Tom Godwin :: Andre Norton :: H. Beam Piper :: Mack Reynolds :: Mary Shelley :: Edward Elmer Smith :: Jules Verne :: H. G. WellsEdwin Abbott AbbottFlatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsEdgar Rice BurroughsThe Chessmen of Mars The Gods of Mars The Land that Time Forgot The Mucker a...

As the days get longer, escape your troubles and take a trip to the desperately hot towns where nightfall lingers and a sun-drenched picnic can end in panic. No matter how murderously high the temperatures rise, these stories will chill you to the bone. So grab a cool drink and step into the shade ... if you dare.Featuring terrifying tales of summertime murder and mayhem from Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Carter Dickson, Michael Innes, Baroness Orczy, Margery Allingham, Ia...

However far you travel, trouble has a way of finding you out ...The summer holidays are a chance to escape from it all, to shrug off the troubles and cares of everyday life, and lounge on warm sands or sip a cool drink in the shade of a city square. But, as the characters in this murderously good collection of classic crime stories discover to their cost ... sometimes it's not that easy to escape your fate.An impossible murder on a Cornish beach. A honeymoo...

Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales told and retold across the centuries.From Goblin infested caves and haunted Tombs, to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, Ancient Japan was a country and culture that lived with between realms: the world of everyday and the world of supernatural. The Snow Ghost and Other Tales brings together some of the best and scariest tales that endured across cen...

These are the adventures of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers -- the topflight band of technical specialists, some of them human and some exotically alien, who can build, program, fix and figure out just about anything you ask them to, from ships to replicators to doomsday machines.When Captain Picard and the USS Enterprise defeat a gigantic marauding starship from parts unknown, the S.C.E. is called in to probe the vanquished hulk. Captain David Gold and the crew of the S.C.E. ship...

Midwinter. As snow falls softly outside and frost sparkles on tree branches, it's time to curl up before a roaring fire, wrap your hands around a steaming mug of mulled wine, and forget your worries for now. Everything is as it should be.Or is it?As the temperature drops outside, old grudges and new motives rise to the surface - and a murder's tracks can easily be covered by freshly fallen snow. From a poisoned box of glittering chocolates to an inexplicably invisible murde...

The Starfleet Corps of Engineers, the top flight of technical specialists, face four of their most challenging missions yet.In THE RIDDLED POST the S.C.E. responds to an urgent distress call from an outpost that has been attacked by something that can penetrate shields.GATEWAYS EPILOGUE finds the S.C.E. facing a horde of rampaging monsters that have been let loose on the planet Maeglin.In AMBUSH, they must fix a reactor crucial to a mining operation, but the malevol...

Christmas is a season of overindulgence. For most of us, that means an extra mince pie, a second helping of turkey, or perhaps a third glass of mulled wine. But for some, the festive season is a time to settle old scores, dispatch new enemies and indulge ... in murder.Here, ten masters of the genre serve up mystery and mayhem aplenty. From a dowager's missing jewels to a festive dinner gone horribly wrong, these classic crime stories will delight, puzzle and satisfy long a...

A wildly entertaining collection of short storiesShowcases some of the best erotic writing from both sides of the Atlantic. This themed collection brings you unashamed, wildly entertaining stories that explore forbidden fantasies about impromptu, unplanned and intensely edgy sex.From the nameless stranger with alluring eyes on public transport to the anonymous encounter with a man in a nightclub, encounters with strangers are high on the list of women's sexual fantasies. He...

The 15 stories contained in this eBook have been selected from the books that make up the series “Fairy Tales, Folklore, Myths and Legends from Around the World”Fifteen stories have been selected from the books in the series. So you will find stories from ancient Celtic England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. As well as Roma and Gypsy stories which have travelled across Europe from the Black Sea region. There are also stories from the Zulus and Bushmen of South Africa, to th...