Our 64th issue is a bit of a celebration—our American holiday, Thanksgiving, is nearly upon us, so we have a couple of other seasonally appropriate stories which I hope you will enjoy. (I trust our international readers will enjoy them as much as we do here.)Our acquiring editors have been busy. Michael Bracken has an original tale by Andrew Welsh-Huggins, and Barb Goffman has a turkey tale from modern master John M. Floyd. Cynthia Ward is off again this week, but she will have mor...

This volume includes 25 wonderful, wondrous stories and two poems about cats, by major authors old and new. Included are:INTRODUCTION: ...IN THE DARK, by Robert ReginaldSEVEN SAW MURDER, by G. T. Fleming-RobertsTHE CATS, by H. P. Lovecraft (poem)THE HEMINGWAY KITTENS, by A. R. MorlanTHE CAT AND THE BIRDS, by AesopTHE BEAST FROM THE ABYSS, by Robert E. HowardOUT OF PLACE, by Pamela SargentTHE FOX AND THE CAT, by the Brothers Grimm

**The Most Complete Collection of Impossible Crime Stories Ever Assembled, with puzzling mysteries by Stephen King, Dashiell Hammett, Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, Georges Simenon, Dorothy L. Sayers, P. G. Wodehouse, Erle Stanley Gardner, and many, many moreTHE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES: An empty desert, a lonely ski slope, a gentleman’s study, an elevator car—nowhere is a crime completely impossible.**Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler has coll...

In this definitive collection, Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler selects a multifarious mix from across the entire history of the locked room story, which should form the cornerstone of any crime reader's library.Virtually all of the great writers of detective fiction have produced masterpieces in this genre, including Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler, G.K. Chesterton, John Dickson Carr...

Over a thousand pages of haunted—and haunting—ghost tales: the most complete collection of uncanny, spooky, creepy tales ever published! Edited and with an introduction by Otto Penzler. Including stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Rudyanrd Kipling, Isaac Asimov, James MacCreigh, and many more! Featuring eerie vintage ghost illustrations.The ghost story is perhaps the oldest of all the supernatural literary genres and has captured the imagination of almost every writer t...

This antiquarian book contains Jean Webster's seminal novel, 'Dear Enemy'. It is the sequel to Webster's previous best-selling novel 'Daddy-Long-Legs', and became one of the top ten best sellers in the US in 1916. The story takes the form of a series of letters written by Sallie McBride (Judy Abbotts friend in 'Daddy-Long-Legs'), and is a must-read for fans of Webster's work. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned...

Jean Webster's 'Daddy-Long-Legs' is a charming epistolary novel that tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, a young orphan girl who receives a scholarship to college from an anonymous benefactor known only as Daddy-Long-Legs. Through her letters to her mysterious sponsor, Jerusha shares her hopes, dreams, and adventures as she navigates the challenges of higher education and self-discovery. Written in a light and engaging style, the book offers a glimpse into turn-of-the-century American socie...

A haunted seaside mansion - a series of suspicious deaths...Perfect gothic crime fiction for fans of Shirley Jackson'Showcases her extraordinary gift for sustaining high levels of tension ... reminiscent of Shirley Jackson ... and she excels at the tantalising tease' Publishers WeeklyWilliam Porter has just inherited a seaside manor. As an academic, he doesn't believe the rumours that it is haunted - nor is he suspicious of...

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous of all fictional detectives but, across the Atlantic, he had plenty of rivals.Between 1890 and 1920, American writers created dozens and dozens of crime-solvers. In this thrilling, unusual anthology, editor Nick Rennison gathers together 15 often neglected tales to highlight American crime fiction's early years.The detectives that feature include Professor Augustus SFX Van Dusen, 'The Thinking Machine', even more cerebral ...

A charming and interesting narrative about a young girl who discovers herself by correspondence with a man. The sincere efforts of one man secure the life of a young girl. A unique tale where even surviving in life seems charming; the narrative is sure to monopolize the reader's imagination for a long time.

The Humorous Story an American Development.−−Its Difference from Comic and Witty Stories. I do not claim that I can tell a story as it ought to be told. I only claim to know how a story ought to be told, for I have been almost daily in the company of the most expert story−tellers for many years. There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind−−the humorous. I will talk mainly about that one. The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is Fren...

The Complete Works of Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American fiction writer, whose works helped to illustrate the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age. While he achieved popular success, fame, and fortune in his lifetime, he did not receive much critical acclaim until after his death.This collection includes the following:Flappers and PhilosophersTales of the Jazz AgeAll the Sad Young MenTaps at ReveilleThe Pat Hobby ...