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A spine-tingling collection of classic ghost stories – a perfect way to pass those long winter nights! This set contains "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Horla" by Guy de Maupassant, "Sredni Vashtar" by Saki, "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling, "Lost Hearts" by M.R. James and "The Furnished Room" by O. Henry.

No one plumbs deeper depths of the psyche than French and Russian authors. This second wide-ranging collection of 19th-century literary masterworks, presented in their entirety, not only entertains, but provides insight into 19th-century mores and the mysteries of human nature.

Skeletons and corpses rise from their fitful sleep and share a haunting message from beyond the grave.

Guy de Maupassant is widely regarded as the father of the modern short story. As his 13 volumes of short stories attest, he was a prolific writer of this form. He had a simple, efficient style of writing and, like Anton Chekhov, found inspiration for his stories in the daily lives of humans, which often reveal our darker nature. His years of service in the Franco-Prussian War provided him with rich material for his work.

"Le Horla" nous révèle la trajectoire secrète et fulgurante qui relie la plénitude de la santé au martyre de la démence. Nul autre récit fantastique - en raison, peut-être, de certains accents autobiographiques - n'a développé avec plus de rigueur et de vérité clinique l'implacable logique de l'imaginaire.

Inside a hidden panel in an antique desk, a man discovers a long braid of hair. And the contemplation of this head of hair drives him mad. Do spirits really come back to inhabit the forms they left in this world?

Invited to a ball at the Ministry of Public Instruction where her husband works, Mathilde is in despair about how to look the part. She manages to persuade her husband to give her 400 francs for a new dress. But she also would like some jewellery to complete the outfit. Although their budget cannot stretch to this, Mathilde is able to borrow a diamond necklace from an old schoolfriend who is wealthy. But while she dazzles everyone at the ball, disaster is waiting in the wings...

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France. Maupassant’s early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace in order to obtain a legal separation from her husband. After the separation, Laure kept custody of her two boys. With the father now forcibly absent, Laure became the most influential and important figure in the young boy's life.

A beautiful woman imagines she is married below her station. In an effort to make her happy, her husband brings home an invitation to a ball attended by the upper crust of Paris society. To his chagrin, she is only disappointed, and explains she has nothing to wear to the ball. The husband sacrifices his savings to buy her a dress. She has no jewelry, but she has a wealthy friend who will lend her a beautiful accoutrement to accompany the beautiful dress.

Guy de Maupassant is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. His narratives are characterized by an economy of style and the efficient way in which the various threads are neatly resolved. In "The False Jewels", a man who dotes on his wife is crushed by her unexpected death and then astounded by a revelation about her costume jewelry.

Un amoureux de la nuit déambule à Paris au hasard des rues. Mais, peu à peu, il prend conscience qu'un événement inhabituel va se produire. "Pour la première fois je sentis qu'il allait arriver quelque chose d'étrange, de nouveau. Il me sembla qu'il faisait froid, que l'air s'épaississait, que la nuit, que ma nuit bien-aimée, devenait lourde sur mon coeur. L'avenue était déserte, maintenant. Seuls, deux sergents de ville se promenaient auprès de la station des fiacres."

"Apparition" est une nouvelle fantastique de Guy de Maupassant. Lors d'une soirée, le marquis de la Tour-Samuel raconte une étrange anecdote. Cela lui est arrivé il y a cinquante-six ans, mais il ne se passe pas une nuit sans qu'il revoit en rêve cette aventure. Cela commença par une rencontre avec un ami qu'il avait perdu de vue depuis cinq ans.

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E Nesbit and EF Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

When we read or listen, words can have a transforming effect. Our mood can alter in the space of a few sentences from joy to sadness. And not just our mood. These words can affect us physically, they can engage our emotions and even in their sadness bring a lump to our throat and tears to our eyes. Sometimes the relief can be palpable. Our authors, from Anton Chekhov, Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, Katherine Mansfield and a wealth of others, are well aware of what their talents will evoke. Genius has many names.

If you were asked by someone with greater means than yourself if you would be willing to let them adopt your son, what would you say? This is the dilemma proposed in this story. This story was written in a place and time where the role of children within a family may be different than in the 21st century. Would you hold your child tight, or give them a chance at something you could never give? Narrated by Glenn Hascall

Quatre nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant pour donner envie de découvrir ou de redécouvrir cet auteur sans égal du XIXe siècle. Quatre textes courts qui nous font voir bien des facettes de la cruauté humaine. La rapacité sans pitié avec "Pierrot" ; la méchanceté satisfaite et hypocrite des bien-pensants dans "La Rempailleuse" ; la vengeance d'une mère dont on a tué le fils avec "La Mère sauvage" ; la violence tranquille à l'abri des murs du foyer dans "Une famille".

Guy de Maupassant is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story as well as one of the form's finest writers. His stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, seemingly effortless dénouements

Bel Ami n el concepto de moralidad de George Duroy, no caben dudas acerca de que cualquier medio es aceptable para conseguir el fin propuesto, ya que las convenciones sociales, no están hechas para el. Acaba de llegar a París, sin un céntimo, pero sabe que gusta a las mujeres y está dispuesto a utilizarlas de la forma que haga falta en su camino al éxito.

Der Arzt macht einen Hausbesuch bei einer jungvermählten Frau. Sie kommen auf den Ehebruch zu sprechen; die Dame des Hauses verurteilt derlei aufs Schärfste. Doch der Arzt, der die Welt kennt, erzählt ihr eine kleine, pikante Geschichte.

Guy de Maupassant war ein brillanter Erzähler, weil er so gut beobachtete. Er schaute dem Volk aufs Maul, er sah die kleinen Dinge, die so viel bedeuten. Und schrieb sie auf, fieberhaft. 50 seiner schönsten Geschichten werden in dieser Sammlung präsentiert - fünfzig mal zeitlose Einsichten, gekleidet in Geschichten, wie sie nur Maupassant erzählen konnte! Mit dabei: Ein Idyll, Der Horla, Fettklößchen, Das Haus Tellier, Der Ertrunkene, Die Maske, Marroca, Kirchhofsliebe, Zwei Freunde, Mondschein, Fräulein Fifi - und viele mehr.