A collection of short stories by the master of macabre introduces young readers to Poe's classic visions of torture, madness, and being buried alive. Original.
The winch was old, and the strain of the jumping head sea was too much for it. With the winch out of commission, it was impossible to heave up by hand. We knew, because we tried it and slaughtered our hands. Now a sailor hates to lose ...
This edition of Edgar Allan Poe's A Collection of Stories includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by S. T. Joshi.
This collection of classic Jack London stories includes the following titles: : The Human Drift, Small-Boat Sailing, Four Horses and a Sailor and Nothing that Ever Came to Anything, among other Jack London classics.
The Human Drift -- Small-Boat Sailing -- Four Horses and a Sailor -- Nothing that Ever Came to Anything -- That Dead Men Rise up Never -- A Classic of the Sea -- A Wicked Woman (Curtain Raiser) -- The Birth Mark (Sketch)
The concluding home destination is a 1940's period piece in Huntsville, Alabama. This mini-memoir is a loving portrayal of John Bishop's remembrances of his family growing up southern in the shadows of World War II.