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1	The Bloody Chamber more books like this by Angela Carter add to wishlist Tales and legends--from Robin Hood to werewolves, retold in Angels Carter's own dark and fantastic style, demonstrate the ways in which women have been victims of men. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Irish Girls about Town more books like this by Maeve Binchy add to wishlist New York Times" bestselling authors Binchy and Keyes top an impressive roster of the Emerald Isle's most popular women writers and prove that when it comes to spinning a good yarn, the Irish are the best in the business. Showcasing dazzling wit in short stories that run the gamut from provocative to poignant, these Irish women will tug at the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Tales from Shakespeare more books like this by Charles Lamb add to wishlist "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos more books like this by H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth add to wishlist This chilling collection of stories was written or inspired by the Master of Horror. In "Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos", a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pays tribute tribute to the master with this blood-curdling collection. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
5	New Sudden Fiction: Short-Short Stories from America and Beyond more books like this by Robert Shapard (Editor), James Thomas (Editor) add to wishlist All new, with more great writers than ever-these tales told quickly offer pleasures long past their telling. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.97! \| SVS
6	Past Through Tomorrow more books like this by Robert A Heinlein add to wishlist Novels and short stories of Heinlein's Future History world, collected in one volume. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $114.00! \| first editions
7	Nightmares & Dreamscapes more books like this by Stephen King add to wishlist This collection features 20 short stories and a few assorted other goodies by King, all written or published between 1986 and 1993. It includes a World Fantasy Award nominee, "The End of the Whole Mess," along with numerous other award nominees like "It Grows on You," "The Ten O'clock People," and "The Night Flier." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Fifty Great Short Stories more books like this by Milton Crane (Editor) add to wishlist 50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan and O'Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.91! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Night Shift more books like this by Stephen King add to wishlist A collection of short stories form the master of horror including "Graveyard Shift" and "The Lawnmower Man", both of which were the basis for feature films. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Poirot's Early Cases more books like this by Agatha Christie add to wishlist Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous...Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Lost in the Funhouse more books like this by Professor John Barth add to wishlist Fourteen experimental interconnected stories from 1968, subtitled "Fiction for Print, Tape, Live Voice," that in Barth's opinion are "best when read aloud or recorded on tape." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories more books like this by Ernest Hemingway add to wishlist Ten of Hemingway's most acclaimed and popular works of short fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Short story masterpieces more books like this by Robert Penn Warren (Editor), Albert Erskine (Editor) add to wishlist With works by Henry James, Stephen Crane, John Cheever, James Joyce and many others, this outstanding collection of 35 American and British short pieces of fiction from the first half of the 20th century is one of the bestselling collections of our time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Fiction: A Pocket Anthology more books like this by R S Gwynn add to wishlist Brief and affordable, this chronologically organized pocket-sized anthology focuses on the stories at a cost well under that of traditional fiction anthologies. Forty-four short stories from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries provide a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the study of fiction. An introduction to Fiction discusses the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| SVS
15 view cover	Girls Night in more books like this by Jen Weiner, Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella add to wishlist This collection of short stories from 21 of today's hottest young female writers is an initiative by bestselling British authors to benefit the War Child charity. Includes contributions from Jennifer Weiner, Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella, Jill Davis, Marian Keyes, and Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Skin and other stories more books like this by Roald Dahl add to wishlist This collection of stories, written by celebrated author Roald Dahl, features 13 spooky tales with surprise endings. With illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Introduction to the Short Story more books like this by Robert W Boynton add to wishlist The revised and expanded 4th edition of this text contains six new stories. It emphasizes that a concern for form and close reading should not overshadow the reader's interpretation of the stories. A commentary and questions are included to enable teachers to prompt students to respond to texts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Oxford Book of English Short Stories more books like this by A S Byatt (Editor) add to wishlist Here are 37 stories by a wide variety of English writers, including Grahame Greene, H. E. Bates, and Charlotte Mew, along with others less well known. A. S. Byatt, who edited the collection, contributes a useful introduction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories more books like this by William Trevor (Editor) add to wishlist Master storyteller William Trevor collects the work of his countrymen in this anthology of stories by Irish writers, which range from a selection from Joyce's DUBLINERS to a 1987 story by Mary Lavin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.63! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Twelve Red Herrings more books like this by Jeffrey Archer add to wishlist Twelve stories, all featuring an unexpected turn-of-events. Archer keeps you guessing in his own inimitable style. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Dublin 4 more books like this by Maeve Binchy add to wishlist A society hostess entertains her husband's mistress to dinner; a country girl savours the delights of city life; a student faces the dilemma of unmarried pregnancy; and a drink-ridden photographer tries to relaunch a shattered career...This vintage collection of stories from the bestselling author of "Light a Penny Candle" and "Circle of Friends" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Striding Folly more books like this by Dorothy L Sayers add to wishlist Lord Peter Wimsey's last three baffling cases all demonstrate his unique detction skills at their most spectacular. The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.99!
23 view cover	A Model World & Other Stories more books like this by Michael Chabon add to wishlist In this collection of short stories, the author focuses on a variety of themes from adolescent desire to friendship, love and fatherhood. Michael Chabon is also the author of "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Seagull Reader: Fiction more books like this by Joseph Kelly, PH.D. add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Wilderness Tips more books like this by Margaret Atwood add to wishlist A series of stories whose shared themes of loss, discovery, and connections with others bind them together as a unified whole. The settings, mostly urban, include a newspaper office, a 1950s coffeehouse, and menacing, wild landscapes. The discoveries at an archeological dig have echoes in a contemporary love affair; sexual frustrations and class ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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