short stories, english

"A selection of short stories, centred on Dublin, that portray . . . Irish literature and the culture of the city"--BTCat.

A collection of sixteen horror stories from the Victorian era, including selections by Lady Dilke, Jerome K. Jerome, Charles Dickens, and others.

"In this . . . collection, leading literary and horror writers spin unforgettably chilling tales in only a few pages. 'Tiny Nightmares' brings to life broken-hearted vampires, Uber-taking serial killers, mind-reading witches, and monsters of all imaging, as well as stories that tackle the horrors of our modern world from global warming and racism to social media addiction and online radicalization. Writers such as Samantha Hunt, Brian Evenson, Jac Jemc, Stephen Graham Jones, Kevin Brockmeier, and Rion Amilcar Scott expand our understanding of horror fiction with inventive and blood-curdling new tales"--Jacket flap.

Contains nine darkly comic stories of working-class men in 1950s Nottingham.

"Celebrate women and stories with these heartwarming selections from some of literature's most beloved writers in this gift-worthy collection"--.

"Spanning Gaiman's career to date, 'The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction' is a . . . collection from one of the world's most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers. A . . . representation of Gaiman's . . . imaginative fiction, this . . . volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults--Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane--and nearly fifty of his short stories"--OCLC.

Contains a collection of thirty-five short stories that were adapted to film, arranged by genre, and includes an examination of the process of turning a short piece of fiction into a screenplay. Features stories by Harvey Pekar, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, and Jean Shepherd.

Presents a collection of twenty-five stories and poems from Neil Gaiman, including "Adventure Story," which is a companion to his "The Ocean at the End of the Lane;" "A Calendar of Tales," about the months of the years; and "Nothing O'Clock," a story for "Doctor Who" featuring Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor.

An anthology of short horror stories originally published in 1998, featuring twenty tales of supernatural fear and psychological dread by a variety of authors, including Harlan Ellison, Tanith Lee, Peter Straub, and others.