Edgar Allan Poe is one of the greatest practitioners of Gothic and detective fiction that has ever lived, and popular culture is full with references to him.This collection is unabridged, and appears as he first intended it. (And how the editors at the time first published it).Over 2,000 Kobo pages long (2,171)With easy menu navigation.This kindle copy holds every published work of Edgar Allan Poe – all of his short stories, Poems, and his novella. (Not incl...

This kindle copy holds every published work of H. P. Lovecraft - all of his short stories and novellas. (Not including collaborations)• At the start of each story it states when it was written and published - and which publication it was first published in.• Also, after each story, there are Interesting Facts - short informational details ascertaining to each piece.Table of ContentsSHORT STORIES (62)The Call of CthulhuThe AlchemistThe...

Once Upon a Time...Grimm's Fairy Tales have brought magic and delight to millions, throughout the generations. Timeless classics such as Rapunzul, Snow White, Cinderella, Tom Thumb, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood, and many, many more.Collected here are 64 of the most popular stories by the Brothers Grimm with 55 illustrations.Highlights of this edition are:A link to 62 FREE online Grimm Tales audio files.

Everyone, it seems, has a sinister side...Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug – a chemical that can turn him into something else – something sinister. Suddenly, he has the ability to set free his deepest cruellest inner demons in the appearance of the ominous Hyde, which he can bring forth at will. While transformed into his monstrous alter-ego, he starts to roam the streets of fog-bound London.He believes he controls his own fate.However, he soon discovers t...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus is one of the most iconic works of gothic horror and science fiction literature of all time. Mary started writing the story when she was only nineteen – conceived from a nightmare about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. It was published when she was twenty-one. Her monstrous, dark creation has terrified and chilled readers since its first publication in 1818.Highlights of this edition are:10 illu...

Into a subterranean world of red-hot lava, Doc Savage and his fantastic five descend — to face the most fiendish foe of his career. Awaiting Doc is an irresistible power that can level mountains… that can enslave the world… and that threatens to make Doc’s most dangerous adventure his very last…

The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence – With Accompanying Facts, Free Audio Links, and Illustrations.WARNING: This book was written over two hundred years ago, so certain words, which we frown upon today, are littered throughout. Not for those easily offended.The A to Z Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is truly the Profanisaurus of the 19th century.The book was originally intended as a guide to th...

English Fairy Tales is a classic collection of 43 traditional stories that describe the fantastic adventures of witches, princes, giants, princesses, and numerous talking animals. This is not the plain, watered-down versions with happy endings; these are the darker counterparts. With classics like Jack the Giant Killer, The Three Bears, Tom Thumb, The Three Little Pigs, and Jack and the Beanstalk, as well as lesser-known stories filled with action, magic, ghosts, imps, fairies, and lost lo...

The Red Skull: A Doc Savage Adventure deftly intertwines the elements of pulp fiction with the genre's hallmark escapism. In this gripping narrative, Dent crafts a thrilling tale that showcases Doc Savage, a polymath and hero, as he confronts the nefarious Red Skull. The novel is rich in action and intrigue, epitomizing the stylistic flair of 1930s adventure literature through dynamic prose, vivid characterizations, and intricate plots. Dent'Äôs tension-filled storytelling propels readers ...

This edition has three of the folklorist Joseph Jacobs's classic fairy tale books in one: Indian, Celtic, and English.INDIAN FAIRY TALESIndian Fairy Tales is twenty-nine stories taken from popular South Asian oral history; Indian tales carried across by crusaders, Gipsies, Mongol missionaries, traders, Jews, and travellers. Jacobs has selected the best from the Baluchi folk-tales, the Jatakas, the Bidpai, the Tales of the Sun, and the folk-tales of Kashmir.CELTIC FA...

In "The Red Skull: A Doc Savage Adventure," Lester Bernard Dent masterfully continues the saga of the legendary pulp hero, Doc Savage. The novel is a thrilling escapade woven with rich prose, vivid imagery, and a deft balance of action and intrigue. Set against a backdrop of 1930s America, Dent's narrative is marked by its fast-paced storytelling, characteristic of the pulp genre, while probing themes of heroism, science, and morality. The text reflects contemporary anxieties about crime a...