A wry, macape tale of simple country living, putal murder, and a reasonably happy couple, from our “most startlingly offbeat suspense novelist” (Gore Vidal).In their lovely old Cotswolds village, Janet and Susan are known to all the other villagers as “the girls”—a fixture. Partners in love and work, co-proprietors of a picturesque shop specializing in the work of local artisans and farmers, they lead an enviable, enviably settled life.So it’s no catastrophe when Sue, the y...

First published in 1958 After the Rain was described by Angus Wilson as a 'cataclysmic novel . . . as exciting as any deluge you can hope to find; but if you think deluges are too trivial, John Bowen has a surprise for you: his novel turns out to be satire of the first order.'Beginning in the basement of Foyle's bookshop in the Charing Cross Road in London and moving to rainmaking in Texas, love in Chew Magna, a camp in the Mendips, a storm at sea, sharks, sunstrok...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

Contents:Washington Irving. The Legend of Sleepy HollowEdgar Allan Poe. The Gold BugHerman Melville. Bartleby, the ScrivenerBret Harte. The Luck of Roaring CampLeo Tolstoy. The Death of Ivan IlyichFyodor Dostoevsky. The Dream of a Ridiculous ManRudyard Kipling. Rikki-Tikki-TaviCharlotte Perkins Gilman. The Yellow WallpaperAnton Chekhov. The Lady with the DogD.H. Lawrence. The Prussian Of...

Most investors are told their retirement future depends on Wall Street—stocks, bonds, and index funds. But there's a broader landscape of opportunities hidden in plain sight.Wealth Beyond Wall Street is an essential field manual for anyone curious about how retirement accounts can be used in more diverse ways. Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience educating over 100,000 investors, John Bowens brings together the key information, rules, and real-world examples behind self-directe...

Halloween Collection Treat curates a mesmerizing anthology of tales that traverse the realms of the eerie, the ghostly, and the fantastical. This collection weaves together a rich tapestry of themes, exploring the duality of fear and fascination intrinsic to Halloween lore. Delve into the atmospheric narratives that blend gothic horror, speculative fiction, and spine-chilling suspense, ensuring a diversity of storytelling styles that pay homage to the tradition of macabre literature. The c...

Warlock's Play: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics is a sweeping anthology that delves into the tantalizing realms of the supernatural and macabre. Spanning the breadth of gothic horror to richly woven mysteries, the collection reveals a diversity of literary styles that have shaped and influenced the horror genre over centuries. This assembly of narratives, each distinct yet unified in their exploration of fear and the unknown, offers readers portals into the minds of ...

The 'HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories' serves as a monumental beacon of the eerie, the uncanny, and the supernatural. This anthology envelops readers in a swirling shadow of literary styles, traversing the haunted terrains of gothic horror, the tantalizing whispers of supernatural mysteries, and the spine-chilling macabre stories that define a global tradition of horror literature. The sheer diversity of pieces included is stagge...

Step into the eerie and enchanting world of 'THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics,' a collection that weaves together an expansive array of literary styles and genres, all unified by their exploration of the supernatural and the mysterious. This anthology delves into chilling tales of the gothic, the macabre, and the otherworldly, offering an exhilarating journey from the pages of the eerie to the spine-tingling. With standout pieces that leave reader...

Immerse yourself in a chilling symphony of narratives with 'Halloween Horrors - Ultimate Collection,' a compendium that spans the gothic, the supernatural, and the macabre. This anthology expertly curates a spectrum of terrifying tales that plunge readers into an array of atmospheric vistas, from haunted manors bathed in spectral light to shadowed forests concealing unspeakable secrets. Such range not only delves into the elemental fears that bind humanity across eras but also showcases an...

Set in the world of a large advertising company Storyboard focuses on the decision by the agency's clients, Hoppness, Silch & Co. ('the soap people') to destroy one of their competitor's products. Into this scheme are thrust copyeditor Sophia Last and her boss Hugh Grover, as well as over-conscientious Account Executive Keith Bates, his wife Sylvia and their son Stephen. Also caught up in these events is Ralph Cavell, a young research graduate turned journalist.

'One of Dickens's most neglected, but most rewarding, novels' Peter AckroydSet against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution. Through the course of the novel fathers and sons become opposed, apprentices plot against their masters and anti-Catholic mobs rampage through the streets. With its dramatic descript...