Acknowledged as one of the most brilliant American writers, Edgar Allan Poe crafted a fantastic world filled with mystery and horror that has thrilled readers for generations. This edition includes Poe's most famous tales and poems, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Purloined Letter," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Raven," "Lenore," and "Annabel Lee."

Is your age more than 5? Is it less than 10? Eddie's got to guess. And he doesn't want to be wrong! Eddie has a booth at the school fair, guessing people's ages. He hasn't guessed wrong yet, but if he does, he gets dunked. Can Eddie keep guessing right -- and keep from getting wet? Comparing whole numbers and understanding what's more and what's less are a big part of Eddie's strategy, and an important math skill for young readers to learn.

This book is selected by Rosemary Gray. Scotland has anotoriously rich and diverse cultural tradition when it comes tothe supernatural. Many of her greatest writers from Sir WalterScott and James Hogg to Robert Louis Stevenson and John Buchan haveexplored the country's unique folkloric heritage to spine-chillingeffect. From Highlands to Lowlands, from blasted heath or remoteglen to wretched hovel or austere castle, the very topography lendsitself somehow to the strange and unexplainable. Leading offEdinburgh's colourful Royal Mile, which runs from the Palace ofHolyrood to the gaunt castle on the rock, there are many narrow'wynds' - passages ancient and mysterious. As soon as you leave thesunshine and enter these dark and reeking ways you know that youare in a city full of ghosts and spirits - unhappy souls condemnedfor ever to roam this antique city. Tormented spectres like themthrong the pages of this disquieting collection. Lock your door,turn up the lights, put extra logs on the fire and as you start tore

Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction and have also created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. As well as being highly enjoyable, Poe's tales are works of very real intellectual exploration. Attentive to the historical and political dimensions of these very American tales, this new selection places the most popular -- `The Fall of the House of Usher', `The Masque of the Red Death', `The Murders in the Rue Morgue; and `The Purloined Letter' -- alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays and political satires. MS Found in a Bottle; Berenic Morella; Ligeia; The Man That Was Used Up; The Fall of the House of Usher; William Wilson; The Man of the Crowd; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; Eleonora; The Masque of the Red Death; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Mystery of Marie Rogêt; The Tell-Tale Heart; The Gold-Bug; The Black Cat;

Here are some of the greatest stories of all time.The familiar titles,like Snow White,are stories about things that are still important to us today,like families and loyalty,friendship and courage,getting along and making dreams come ture. In this book,you will find stories that are favorites alreaky,and others that will be new to you,but sure to become your favorites as well.

Introduced by David Stuart Davies. How on earth did you piecetogether all this? he asked in wonder. Mr Reeder shook his headsadly. I have that perversion, he said. It is a terriblemisfortune. I see evil in everything. I have the mind of acriminal. Let us introduce you to the enigmatic J. G. Reeder, atimid, gentle middle-aged man who carries a furled up umbrella andwears an old-fashioned flat-topped bowler hat. He is one of thegreat unsung sleuths of mystery fiction, created by the prolificEdgar Wallace, the King of Thrillers . Despite his insignificantappearance, Reeder is a cold and ruthless detective who credits hissuccess to his criminal mind which allows him to solve a series ofcomplex and audacious crimes and outwit the most cunning ofvillainous masterminds. This volume is a rich feast for crimefiction fans, containing the first three volumes in the Reedercanon: two novels, Room 13 and Terror Keep; and the classiccollection of short stories, The Mind of J. G. Reeder.

The sixteenth-century Puritan Solomon Kane has a thirst forjustice which surpasses common reason. 'Sombre of mood, clad inblack and grey, he never sought to analyse his motives and he neverwavered once his mind was made up. Though he always acted onimpulse, he firmly believed that all his actions were governed bycold and logical reasonings... A hunger in his soul drove him onand on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things, andavenge all crimes against right and justice' . Immune to theattractions of the opposite sex, he seems drawn by somepsychological distress beacon to places where he knows only that hewill be called upon to defend the helpless or (more often) exactretribution on their behalf. Himself a Christian, possessed ofenormous strength and skill in swordplay, he yet has littlehesitation in calling upon the assistance of his Voodoo-practisingfriend N'Longa when strength, skill and Christian belief are notenough.

With a New Introduction by Dick Collins. The exploits ofSweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , have beenrecounted many times in plays, films and musicals, but the originsof the character largely were forgotten for many years. The Stringof Pearls - the original tale of Sweeney Todd, a classic of Britishhorror - was first published as a weekly serial in 1846-7 by EdwardLloyd, the King of the Penny Dreadfuls. One of the earliestdetective stories, it became an important source for Bram Stoker'sDracula, but it was after over 150 years of obscurity that itappeared first in book form in the Wordsworth edition published in2005. The one great mystery that has surrounded the book is who theauthor was - or was it possibly the work of more than one man? Inhis new introduction to this fully revised second edition, DickCollins, by means of detailed research of contemporary records, hasestablished finally the identity of the creator of this legendaryfigure. So here is the original story of the terrifying ow

Jean Froissart,the most representative of the chroniclers of tje larter Middle Ages,The Chronicle which,more than his poetry,has kept his fame alive.Froissart's wandering life points to one of his most prominent characterisitics as a historian,Malory's book is a compilation from French and English sources.These are chosen without much discrimination,and put together without great skill in arrangement,but the author's wholehearted enthusiasm for chivalrous ideals and the noble simplicity and fine rhythm of his prose have combined to give his work a uniqe place in English literature,Near the beginning of Elizabeth's reign,Raphael Holinshed had charge of Holinshed's Chronicles.William Harrison was allotted the task of writing the De*ions of Britaion and England,He Wrote a racy style with a strong individual as well as Elizabethan flavor:and his personal comment upon the manners of his time serves as a piquatnt sauce to the solid meat of his historical information.

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Each Week,more than seven million listeners tune in to Delilah.Her unique blend of love songs,compassionate advice,and tell-it-like-it-is honesty makes people feel as if they've just discovered the best friend they never knew they had.Tousands of these fans dial Delilah's phone lines every night,and delilah responds with encouragement and love,leaving each caller with a specially selected song. People open their hearts to Delilah nightly,but they've never fully known the woman behind the voice.Until now. In this remarkable book,Delilah vividly shares her personal strength and faith.she takes us in side her life and the lives of her listeners,illuminating along the way her message that life's first priority is love.Whether telling of a mother's joy or of a stranger's kindness,delilah inspires us to see that we all have the power to bring love and light into our lives and the lives of those around us.Love Someone Today is a book for all of us,transcending race,age,gender,and geography,and proving that l

It’s 1901 and Henry Ford wants to build a car that everyone can own.But first he needs the money to produce it.How will he get it? He enters a car race,of course! Readers will love this fast-paced,fact-based story!

In the traditional society of Barsetshire,Dr Grantly,who has hoped to succeed his father as bishop,must suffer the indignity of seeing the post go to the "low Church'Dr Proudie at the instigation of the new Whig government.When Mr Quiverful is mand Warden of Hiram's Hopsital contrary to Slope and Grantly's wishes,the battle for social supremacy becomes increasingly heated until it reaches a scandalous conclusion. With its warm humour and cleverly drawn characters,Barchester towers has bencome Anthoy Trollope's most famous novel.First published in 1857,it is the second of the Chronicles of Barsetshire. 作者简介： Anthony Trollope（1815-82）.Most noted for his Barsetshire novels,trollope was a prolific writer whose work offers us an unsurpassed portrait of the professinal and landed classes of Victorian england. Barchester Towers,the second of the Barsetshire series,was published in 1857 to great acclaim,with one critic announcing it as the "cleversest novel of the season."