'Are you scared, Gordon?' asks Heather. Four friends talk of ghosts in a hotel in Scotland. That night Gordon sees and hears something strange in his room. But is it really the ghost of Lord McCoy? These six stories tell of ghosts - friendly, sad, and bad - from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, America - and Egypt!
Die Geschichte des sagenumwobenen weißen Wales und seines von grenzenlosem Hass getriebenen Jägers Kapitän Ahab ist ein moderner Mythos. Der besessene einbeinige Walfänger und der geisterhafte Wal liefern sich einen geradezu archaischen Kampf auf Leben und Tod
Amy and Matt are bored. They don't want to study for their exams. They want to have a good time. So they drive to the marina at West Palm Beach, and Matt jumps onto one of the boats. 'We can go anywhere!' he jokes. But when the owners of the boat come back and find them, Amy and Matt are in deep trouble. Matt is a good swimmer and enjoys scuba-diving, but now he must dive for their lives.
'Professor Clark's work usually helps people. But this is something new.' Clark's helper - Tasha Kiara - is telling Chaz - a local TV reporter about the Professor's new serum. Then an earthquake hits Clark's California lab, and his serum brings dead bodies in the cemetery alive. Soon the zombies attack! What happens to Professor Clark? How can Tasha and Chaz stop the zombies? Who lives and who dies? Read this story and see
Joseph Conrads Geheimagent spielt im Großstadt-Dschungel Londons und beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheit: dem Bombenanschlag auf die Sternwarte von Greenwich im Jahr 1894. Der anarchistische Attentäter Adolf Verloc führt ein abenteuerliches Doppelleben, das den Leser tief hineinführt in Agentenzirkel, Revoluzzertum und die Untiefen menschlicher Verworfenheit. Der Roman gipfelt in einer der berühmtesten Mordszenen der englischen Literatur. Eine spannende, ja aufregende Geschichte, befand schon der von ihr faszinierte Thomas Mann.
"This collection of six stories explores a variety of perspectives of the theme of love over the last century, from a maid jilted by her social-climbing boyfriend to a bored housewife who is looking for something extra in her life.CONTENTS:IntroductionUsing a dictionaryThe Genre of Love Second Best by D H LawrenceBliss by Katherine MansfieldA Shocking Accident by Graham GreeneThe Jilting of Jane by H G WellsA Christmas Song by H E BatesThe Sensible Thing by F Scott FitzgeraldEssay que