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Discover the best of short fiction in this collectable edition featuring fifty of the greatest stories from around the world. This exquisite collection showcases a curated selection of timeless short stories from renowned authors across the globe. With its beautiful design and captivating narratives, this collectible edition is a treasure for literature enthusiasts.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Two is the second instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Two features 13 essential classic novels from Jane Austen; Edith Wharton; Leo Tolstoy; D.H. Lawrence, and many more, alongside selected poetry from Christina Rossetti; Elizabeth Browning; and Emily Dickinson. Read by a cast of incredible narrators including Joanne Froggatt, Adjoa Andoh, Jonathan Keeble, and many more, this is your new go-to collection to catch up on those classics you've always wanted to hear.

ஒருபுறம் பழங்குடியினர் இனத்தில் பிறந்து இடம் தவறி குருகுலம் செல்லும் பையன் அங்கேயே படித்து, சிவில் சர்வீஸ் முடித்து பணிக்குச் சேருகிறான். அதிகாரியானாலும் தன் இனத்தாலும் இட ஒதுக்கீட்டின் காரணத்தால் பணிக்கு வந்தமையாலும் அவன் பதவிக்கு ஏற்ற மரியாதையுடன் நடத்தப்படவில்லை. மறுபுறம் அதிகாரியின் தாய் என்பதையும் தாண்டி நகர் வாசத்தில் ஒன்ற விரும்பமில்லாத, பிச்சை எடுப்பதை தொழிலாகக் கொண்டு வாழும் அவனது பாசமிக்க பழங்குடி அம்மா. இவர்களுக்கு நடுவில் சாதாரண அரசாங்கப் பணியாளரான நடுத்தர வர்க்கத்து பெண் ஐஏஎஸ் தகுதிக்காக பழங்குடி அதிகாரியை மணமுடித்து தெருவில் பிச்சை எடுக்கும் மாமியாரின் மருமகளாகிறாள்.

Stories can be both entertaining and educative. They can also be insightful and illuminating, especially when they have travelled down the generations, through the centuries, taking on and eliding new meanings with each retelling. In this genre-bending book, the first of a series, Amish and Bhavna dive into the priceless treasure trove of the ancient Indian epics, as well as the vast and complex universe of Amish's Meluha (through his Shiva Trilogy and Ram Chandra Series), to explore some of the key concepts of Indian philosophy.

Some of the world's finest short fiction has originated in and continues to flow from the cities, villages, rivers, forests and plains of Bengal. This selection features 21 of the very best stories from the region.

Nandini seems to have it all–a loving husband, a beautiful home and a fulfilling job. But a child is missing from their lives. One day, her friend tells her about a development–one that will make her life complete. Soon, Nandini and Gaurav receive their gift. But life works in surprising ways. In this dark unsettling tale, Preeti Shenoy leaves us with a story that haunts you long after you finish.

How far would you go for an obsession? A short story by Preeti Shenoy that explores the dark side that anybody can slip into when deeply in love.

Beerabal akabar ke navaratnon mein se ek tha. Jab bhee baadashaah akabar ko darabaar mein koee pareshaanee hotee hai ya unake man mein koee majaak nahin hota hai to vah beerabal ke gyaan kee pareeksha lene ke lie usase koee savaal nahin poochhate the. Har baar beerabal apanee buddhimatta aur taajajavaabee ke kaaran baadashaah kee pareeksha mein khara utarata tha.

Bloomsbury presents The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu, read by Jeremy Domingo. NOW A #1 BLOCKBUSTING FILM. The Sun is dying. Earth will perish too, consumed by the star in its final death throes. But rather than abandon their planet, humanity builds 12,000 mountainous fusion engines to propel the...

How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign.

This collection of twelve short stories will draw the listener into each story, whether it is Old Love, the tale of two undergraduates at Oxford in the thirties and their bitter rivalry that ends in a memorable love story or Broken Routine, which tells of an insurance claim advisor and his...

Welcome to New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's first collection of short fiction. These wonderful works, originally published individually, have been collected for the first time and convey the true expanse of the Cosmere. Telling the exciting tales of adventure...

Told in Ruskin Bond's simple yet poignant style, the stories and poems in No Man Is an Island thoughtfully explore the many shades of friendship and camaraderie. Featuring classic tales such as 'The Woman on Platform No. 8', in which a mysterious stranger befriends a young boy, and 'The Crooked Tree', in which a writer and a hawker form an unlikely bond, this heartwarming collection is a must-listen.

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne...

Dr. Margaret Richter has it all. She’s rich, thanks to her best-selling self-help books. She has a beautiful home in Cape Cod overlooking the beach. And she has a monthly book club that everyone is dying to get invited to. Literally. Because behind the crystal wine glasses, the fine linens and the catered hors d'oeuvres lies a tangled web of secrets, of deceit, of murder. No member of the book club is innocent—and many are guilty. And the person with the most to hide is Margaret Richter herself.

"சொல் என்றால் என்ன? சொல்லுக்கு சக்தி உண்டா? சொல் ஒரு கணை போல ஒன்று நூறு ஆயிரம் என்று வளர்ந்து கொண்டே போகும். ஒரு கராரான வியாபாரிக்கு அறம் நழுவாத மனையாள். எழுத்தாளனின் மானுட தரிசனம் ஜெயமோகனின் வரிகளில்.

The Panchatantra is a collection of short stories from India, written more than 5,000 years ago! This is a collection of stories from that legendary collection. The stories inculcate moral values in children in a subtle and fun manner. Enjoy the stories, where plants and animals can converse with human beings too!

THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE A COMPANION STORY TO THE ORIGINAL MISTBORN TRILOGY **** There's always another secret. Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy. As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books Mistborn (The Final Empire), The...

Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, number one New York Times best-selling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.

Greek poet Homer established the standard for tales of epic quests and heroic journeys with The Odyssey. Crowded with characters, both human and nonhuman, and bursting with action, The Odyssey details the adventures of Ulysses, king of Ithaca and hero of the Trojan War, as he struggles to return to his home and his waiting, ever-faithful wife, Penelope.