The Laughing Girl - format ePub

En "La Máscara", de Robert W. Chambers, un escultor descubre un misterioso líquido que puede convertir a seres vivos en estatuas de mármol. Su amigo y su musa se ven envueltos en su oscuro experimento,...

"El Reparador de Reputaciones" se desarrolla en una América de un futuro cercano, donde el protagonista, Hildred Castaigne, se está recuperando de una lesión en la cabeza y se obsesiona con un hombre...

En "Rue Barrée", de Robert W. Chambers, un joven artista americano se encapricha en París de una mujer misteriosa y distante que vive en su misma calle. Mientras persigue su afecto, descubre su trágica...

He who grins in clown's disguise Often hides an aching heart— Sadness, sometimes worldly-wise, Dresses for a motley part— Cap, and bells to cheat the ears, Chalk and paint to hide the tears Lest the world,...

Only when the Nan-yang Maru sailed from Yuen-San did her terrible sense of foreboding begin to subside. For four years, waking or sleeping, the awful subconsciousness of supreme evil had never left her....

In the days when the keepers of the house shall tremble. When I first saw the sexton he was standing motionless behind a stone. Presently he moved on again, pausing at times, and turning right and left...

The King in Yellow is a classic collection of short stories which has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler as a highly influential work in the field of the supernatural. The first four tales...

Along the shore the cloud waves break, The twin suns sink beneath the lake, The shadows lengthen In Carcosa. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But...

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by Robert W. Chambers. The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of...

Chi guarda e ama la serie tv True Detective per il suo incrocio stupefacente tra classico cop show ed echi di soprannaturale non può non domandarsi dove il suo scrittore, Nic Pizzolatto, abbia preso i...

He was thirty-three, agreeable to look at, equipped with as much culture and intelligence as is tolerated east of Fifth Avenue and west of Madison. He had a couple of elaborate rooms at the Lenox Club,...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert William Chambers, a successful, influential and chameleonic writer First published in 1915, “Who Goes There!” is an essential World...

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs...

THE baby was born at Whitewater Farms about nine in the morning, April 19, 1900. Two pure-breed calves,-one a heifer, the other a bull,-were dropped the same day at nearly the same hour. Odell came in...

There was a big moon over the Bosphorus; the limpid waters off Seraglio Point glimmered; the Golden Horn was like a sheet of beaten silver inset with topaz and ruby where lanterns on rusting Turkish warships...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert William Chambers, a successful, influential and chameleonic writer First published in 1909, "The Danger Mark" is a novel by American...

A Love Behind That Door is a gripping tale of psychological suspense, horror, and supernatural intrigue. With a haunting atmosphere and a protagonist whose yearning for connection makes her heartbreakingly...

Coralie Dubois is a woman so effortlessly cool and intimidatingly intelligent that her mere presence can send grown men scurrying for cover. Unfortunately, one such man happens to be her fiancé, Kai Lennox—a...

A mysterious news report threatening the lives of innocent students brings Private Investigator Bettie English and co into the twisted, cut-throat, deadly world of student landlords. Where everyone fears...

In the heart of 17th-century London, young apprentice Thomas is thrust into a world of danger and mystery when his mentor, the brilliant clockmaker Master Hawthorne, vanishes without a trace. Joined by...

Introduction"The Consistency Blueprint: Building a Life of Purpose, Mastery, and Legacy" is a transformative guide that reveals the hidden power of consistency in shaping our lives and fulfilling our...

Alice and Eliot have mastered their crafting and the orders keep on coming.

Charlie, a newly awakened meta-human, is forced into a new life after a devastating incident leaves his grandmother gravely wounded and his home in ruins. Seeking refuge with his sister in Chicago, Charlie...

Reborn Citizen is an Inspirational tragedy about one man's journey experiencing the passing of his father (US AIR FORCE Serviceman) and coming to terms with his new born identity. This book is recommended...

Heartstrings: Love's Melody in Trapani sweeps readers into the sunlit embrace of Italy's Trapani, where love blossoms like a secret garden in the heart of two souls. Zahra, a gifted Sudanese-American...

Lunar Series: Book 4: Moon TownHumans or AI-powered robots?That seemed to have become the eternal question in the development of the Moon.But as with all eternal questions, the practical answer might...

Former Navy SEAL Donovan Bradshaw has accepted his grim fate with quiet resolve, choosing to use his remaining time fighting for those who can't defend themselves. Yet, a voice haunts him, whispering...

A hunky mountain merman who happens to be a virgin. A quirky woman with a string of failed relationships. Can a matchmaker persuade them to give love a chance? Paranormal matchmaker Liora has been hired...

Audrey Baker is back in the exciting sequel to "Captive Memory"!

6 teenage girls have been kidnapped, brutalized, and murdered in the Washington DC area and the FBI's SPCD Unit – the Sexual Predators of Children Profilers – are nowhere close to finding the monster...

First, he took her parents from her, and then he targeted her sanity. James chased her across the country, and into a psychiatric hospital. The only reason Nova made it out alive was because of Haven...

"This is a strong bet for thriller fans." --Library Journal"[S]tarts fast and never lets go. ...it reads fresh and excit­ing. Mr. Fishman's pac­ing is flaw­less and the nar­ra­tive superbly enter­tain­ing....

From USA Today best selling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying MC, grumpy/sunshine, widowed hero romance.RavenI don't know where my husband has disappeared to, but I know...

Aldon (Allie) McIntyre, a white American geologist with a thirst for adventure, and Thadie Mayane, a Black South African mining supervisor with a commanding presence, are exploring the depths of an abandoned...

Their case may be getting cold, but their feelings for each other are just warming up. When Macie Greene gets a job in the office at the police station, she never expects to be put on a case due to her...

Rebecca is running away from violation and loss.  Young, frightened and homeless, but articulate, imaginative and determined, she dreams of a new life, a new self.  There's no going back.Follow her path...

Earth has fallen into chaos and Mars is a collection of bickering city states. Chris Halley, an introverted teen, is left bereft of family in an uncaring world. He must navigatethe murky world of Martian...

War is coming to Pretanni.Blachstenius is desperate to find an heir so his family line doesn't die with him. Arthmael must make the Wigesta choose the wrong leader – somehow. War has arrived on Eriu.The...

"I always love a 'rising from the ashes' style story, and this one is that and then some. It's exquisitely written, heartbreakingly sad, and full of hope." —Desi Stowe, author of Done and Shadows"The...

In finding each other, will they lose themselves?Paramedic Lance Patterson knows you can't save everyone. Still, when he notices an injured dog limping along the outskirts of a car accident, he decides...

When smoking-hot Mindy Eider walks into the office with a foreclosure notice directed to her elderly Uncle Gunnar, cynical debt man Phuoc Goldberg at first sees her as little more than the source of this...

On a May night in 1914, the ocean liner Empress of Ireland, with 1500 passengers,  sets out from Quebec, bound for England via the St. Lawrence River, its captain unaware that a coal freighter is steaming...

Time seems to unearth even the darkest of secrets . . .Mandy Cramer has lived her entire life in a small lakeside town that is divided in two distinct groups: the working class, who live downtown, and...

In a world where ancient magic pulses through the veins of the land, twelve-year-old Carus is bound by a destiny he doesn't yet understand. Gifted with the rare ability to manipulate plants and burdened...

From brotherhood to betrayal, "Good Game" follows the turbulent journey of two working-class rugby players whose lives are upended by an unexpected lottery win. When Tom and Connor Davidson discover a...

Step through the veil and into a world alive with magic and danger. In this anthology, you'll encounter enchanted portals that lead to realms filled with druids, sorcerers, and fierce dragons. Each story...