Literary Collections - General

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's...

A Lady of Quality is a novel published in 1896 by Frances Hodgson Burnett that was the second highest best-selling book in the United States in 1896. It was the first of series of successful historical novels by BurnettAuthor: Tao Editorial,Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN-10: 1539942813ISBN-13:...

A collection of contributions written in a creative writing group at the Town and Country Senior Center in Tampa, Florida.Author: Patricia a. McGehee,John E. ChristISBN-10: 153963020XISBN-13: 9781539630203Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/27/2017Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.59d

Sit back and enjoy this collection of thought provoking pages. As we walk together through these pages let us remember or consider those who are or have gone through something similar. We all could learn from taking a single step in someone else's shoes.Author:...

The Violet Fairy Book By Andrew Lang, Editorial Oneness (Edited by)Author: Editorial Oneness,Andrew LangISBN-10: 1539386740ISBN-13: 9781539386742Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2016Pages: 266Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.56d

Bacopa Literary Review 2016, published by Writers Alliance of Gainesville, is the 7th annual volume of our international print journal. CONTRIBUTORS: These 60 poets and writers will transform the way you view the world. Their inspirations range from an ancient Persian stew to Chekhov...

This collection of twenty-one short stories spans the author's life experiences in works of fiction and non-fiction. The situations and characters in these stories are drawn from family stories, childhood tales, and adult triumphs and tragedies. These stories will touch the heart of anyone...

It is the story of four sisters--Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth-- and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War.Author: Ravell,Louisa May AlcottISBN-10: 1535101075ISBN-13: 9781535101073Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/04/2016Pages:...

Jack London made a specialty of books about marvelous dogs. Jerry of the Islands tells the story of an Irish Terrier, a dog from the Southern seas, rather than the cold North. Jerry's life is colored by his experiences in the rough -- and...

In the second of the Collections of Poetry and Prose book series, L0VE - A Collection of Poetry and Prose on Loving and Being in Love features 194 contributions from 86 writers and poets around the world, all writing in their own unique, wonderful...

"Selected Poems of Francis Thompson" is a fantastic collection of some of Francis Thompson's best poetry, together with introductory notes as well as a chapter from Benjamin Franklin Fisher's "Francis Thompson, Essays" (1917). Contents include: "Poems on Children", "From Sister Songs", "Love in Dian's...

"The Framework of Home Rule" is a 1911 work by Erskine Childers. Within it, Childers attempts to outline and advocate a definite scheme of self-government for Ireland. Irish Home Rule was a movement that sought for self-governance for Ireland in the United Kingdom of...

The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of England.Author: Kenneth GrahameISBN-10: 1523691948ISBN-13: 9781523691944Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/26/2016Pages:...

Sometimes, the truest stories are about what 'almost' happened; not what was, but what just as easily might have been. The would'ves, the should'ves, the could'ves, the haunting maybes and the melancholy might-haves are the fertile soil in which the most powerful and affecting...

poetry based on childhood development into adulthoodAuthor: Colletta AdoniaISBN-10: 1522783083ISBN-13: 9781522783084Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2015Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

"Tuesday" is the annual anthology of the Oregon Coast's most prestigious and oldest writers' group. Selections represent some of the best poetry, memoir, and fiction of this Pacific northwest region. The talented group includes Ruth F. Harrison, Shirley Plummer, Brian Hanna, Brenda Croghan, Nan...

A semi-autobiograhical collection of poetry and short stories, focusing on personal questions and one's own place in this world.Author: Michael SimpsonISBN-10: 1518659942ISBN-13: 9781518659942Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2015Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.23d

In 2015, the Covington Writers Group celebrated its first anniversary and the city of Covington celebrated its 200th. Anthology 2015 is a collection of short stories, most of them are about anniversaries or are set in Covington. This book features works by CWG members:...

Little Women: Letters from the House of Alcott presents a collection of writings that illuminate the world behind Louisa May Alcott's most beloved novel, offering readers a more intimate view of the lives and relationships that inspired her work. Drawing upon letters and reflections...

The superior man bends his attention to what is radical. That being established, all practical courses naturally grow up. Filial piety and fraternal submission, -are they not the root of all benevolent actions? To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be...

"This collection of insightful, emotionally intuitive short stories by Grace succeeds in honoring the resilience of women around the world. The female characters presented in these seven fictional stories hail from a broad range of backgrounds, yet they are united in their struggle against...

This volume contains thirty-eight poems on life and love, friendship and betrayal, chasing dreams, and the struggle to rise above pain. Each work engages the reader with new perspectives, comical irony, and a consistent thread of honesty so that they ring true for anyone...

Thanks to my fortune, after 10 years of tenacious work and practice dedicated to improving my English proficiency as well as mastering my job skills, I finally attained my goals. But I had to admit indeed my repeated failures at passing the oral as...

Here are a series of unexpected encounters, including a test you can apply that shows if someone genuinely cares about you. But there is more, much more, from Zen to the revenge of the vegetables.Author: Jack LehmanISBN-10: 1514139243ISBN-13: 9781514139240Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume II (1914) compiles some of Percy Bysshe Shelley's best-known works as a leading poet, playwright, and political thinker of the nineteenth century. As a leading figure among the English Romantics, Shelley was a master of...

Julian does not want to wait. In the middle of the night, he gets up and climbs on the rocks around the nest. He takes a long branch and places it on the side of the nest. The branch touches the ground below. He...

In this 2014 Harvest Writing Contest Winners Collection, Central Oregon Writers Guild proudly presents the works of ten talented Oregon writers. Genres represented in these ten winning pieces include fiction, science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction, memoir, and poetry.Author: Writers GuildISBN-10: 1508983399ISBN-13: 9781508983392Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

In these 11 short pieces, Edmonton authors take us on a tributary journey into the past, present and future to explore the richness hiding between the shelves. Each piece has a different take on what libraries have to offer: a source of wisdom, a...

Julianne has been living a life without hope, bogged down by her relationship and tormented by the past. After ten years of exodus, she returns to her hometown in rural Vermont where she is forced to confront her childhood memories and the decisions that...

Beginnings and Ends is a collection of twenty short stories of science fiction. Within the stories are tales of time travel, extraterrestrial encounters, futuristic medicine and other situations that may happen in the future. The main theme to remember is that humans react in...

Tea's Collection is a collection of poems, short stories, and songs by LaToya Armstrong. Each selection is a great comfort read while relaxing, drinking your favorite tea, coffee, or glass of wine. Her poetry is powerful, vivid, and moving with ideas of love, unity,...

Short stories, flash fiction, and essays.Author: Patricia Grady CoxISBN-10: 1502899043ISBN-13: 9781502899040Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/19/2014Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.20d

He has it all. Can he risk his heart? She is a penniless artist rich in compassion. He's a talented surgeon who was bankrupted by love. Will his fear keep him from the treasure that only she can give him?Author: Diana MylekISBN-10: 1502711508ISBN-13: 9781502711502Publisher:...

Can you imagine all the things that can happen in a library parking lot? That's what longtime writer Ann K. Metlay did. Here are twenty short, short stories of what might have occurred in the library parking lot in her hometown of Cottonwood, Arizona....

One night, one mistake and life forever has changed for Reid. Now he finds himself married to a woman who hates him, hates her life with him and whom he will be responsible for the rest of his life. Tori is the mother of...

The Underdog: the one who was misinterpreted, misunderstood or mistaken. This Anthology is a collection of real life stories from those who share their unwillingness to become trapped in what society said they "should Have" been or "could have been." They refuse to remain...

This anthology includes a diverse collection of poetry and prose. From playwrights to poets, from screenplay writers to journalists, from meditation experts to therapists, sixteen talented members of the Mississauga Writers Group have contributed to this collection. Whether you're in the mood for mystery...

What do a boy on a train, a girl wandering through an apocalyptic landscape, a nurse cleaning a belly button, an ex-cop dealing with scam artists, an American learning to drive in England, a tourist venturing off the beaten path in Prague, a woman...

Steampunk, dystopian, drama, real life, fantasy...the short story collection Speckled has something for everyone! This is Scott's first published collection of short stories.Author: Scott William TaylorISBN-10: 1500499285ISBN-13: 9781500499280Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2014Pages: 198Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d

The forty year collection of poetry of Ronald W. Collins, friend, collaborator and successor of American Book Award winning poets William Bronk and Robert Lowell. Collins, lucky enough to be able to live independent of academia, wrote for himself and friends. Wrote because he...

You ought to write a book. If you have heard this from friends or family, it is not so far fetched. If Writing and Publishing A Book is On Your Bucket List, this book is a got to have. We have made this rewarding...

Every last Sunday of the month, Dawn wakes up in the middle of the Redwood forest without remembering how she got there. When she wakes up in the hospital instead of the forest floor, she has no choice but to make some changes in...

All of these pieces were written during the last twelve years, and some may reflect a nostalgia for the last century. Most take place in Hawai'i, although some are set elsewhere--the Maine Coast and New York in the late Fifties, the Oregon coast in...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1867 Edition.Author: William Francis Allen,Charles Pickard Ware,Lucy McKim GarrisonISBN-10: 1498186149ISBN-13: 9781498186148Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.36d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1866 Edition. Including The Whole Of Anthony Pasquins Scientific Work On Five-Card Cribbage.Author: Anthony Pasquin,George WalkerISBN-10: 149818393XISBN-13: 9781498183932Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.Author: C. J. BarkerISBN-10: 1497932076ISBN-13: 9781497932074Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.Author: Phillis WheatleyISBN-10: 1498179800ISBN-13: 9781498179805Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.20d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1916 Edition.Author: Padraic ColumISBN-10: 149815557XISBN-13: 9781498155571Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 98Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.25d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.Author: Alfred CortotISBN-10: 149817504XISBN-13: 9781498175043Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.05d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1882 Edition.Author: Thomas a. ClarkISBN-10: 1498152856ISBN-13: 9781498152853Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 62Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.25d