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Sono qui raccolti i più dissacranti inediti giovanili dell'autrice, brevi racconti popolati di ubriaconi, avvelenatori ed evasi, scritti per il divertimento della famiglia. La bella Cassandra (1788) è una giovane donna che si lancia nel mondo per fare fortuna e la cui storia si trasforma in una parodia dei romanzi sentimentali e gotici molto apprezzati all'epoca.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】東京の泡盛屋で出会う沖縄料理を手がかりに、故郷の味と記憶を語る随筆。戦前の泡盛屋は酒だけが琉球風でつまみは普通だったが、戦後はミミガー(豚耳)、アシティビチ(豚足)、さまざまな野菜や豆腐のチャンプルーなど、簡単な沖縄料理が出るようになり、沖縄出身の自分には何より嬉しいと語る。泡盛屋の小さな皿から、食材・料理・民謡・風景が次々と呼び起こされていく。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

食と味覚についてのエッセイ。美味しく食べる方法への問いから始まり、味覚の感受性と経験の関係性について論じている。魯山人は味覚の鈍い人、自称通人、真の味覚を持つ人の三種類を挙げ、それぞれへの対応法を示す。また、味覚は美術鑑賞力と同様に深い経験と努力によって向上し、他者に美味しく食べさせるには自分がより高い味覚を持つ必要があると説いている。

Real English-speaking people don’t speak like your textbook…so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn authentic spoken English in the process.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】大学の史学科を卒業した本間さんから聞いた「本間さんの西郷隆盛」という有名な話。本間さんは大学生時代、春期休暇を利用して維新前後の史料を研究するため京都へ向かっていた。乗り込んだ急行列車の食堂車に行くと、鉄縁の鼻眼鏡をかけた斑白の老紳士と出会ったという。

For three years, Alice has been waking up in strangers' bodies. Not in dreams. Actually inhabiting someone else—feeling what they feel, seeing through their eyes, living their crisis. Sometimes while they sleep. Often while they're wide awake, going about their day, with no idea she's there.

Enter Halloween Land, a carnival where nightmares come to life. Three never-before-released stories. Sinister, surreal, and darkly twisted, these tales will test courage, morality, and what it truly means to survive… if you dare step inside. Three teens enter the eerie carnival Halloween Land and become trapped in a sinister tent. There, a living clown jack-in-the-box named Koko McKillington III forces them into a deadly game: one will leave, one will stay, and one will die.

Twenty-five years ago, they were teenagers in love—innocent, inseparable, bound by promises they believed would last forever. Then life pulled them apart. Now, in 2008, Tammy is trapped in a numb, loveless marriage. John is divorced, lonely, and still haunted by the girl he never forgot. One message changes everything. A single weekend in Memphis reignites a fire neither of them can control. What starts as a stolen escape becomes an all-consuming affair—one that destroys lives, exposes secrets, and leaves scars that never fade. They both knew the rules: You can never go back.

A collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction stories from the author of The Black Tree. It also includes some poetry and a brief essay about the author's writing inspiration for genre fiction.

Essential Robert Sheckley Short Stories brings together three clever and imaginative science fiction tales by one of the genre’s most inventive writers. Featuring Accept No Substitutes, Ask a Foolish Question, and Bad Medicine, this collection offers sharp ideas, wit, and classic speculative storytelling for fans of vintage sci-fi.

I left the marines to find my sister. I never expected the war to follow me. All I ever wanted was to explore new worlds, but when my sister vanished during a battle with a ruthless alien horde, my mission became clear—find her at all costs. My search for her leads me to join forces with a desperate blonde princess seeking help. Now, we’re both caught in a war that threatens not just her empire, but the entire galaxy.

In this 2026 anthology, 10 top men's adventure, fantasy, and litrpg authors will entertain you with their special, never-before-published stories. A witch love potion, elves, a journey home, succubi and turkey legs, feats, monsters, holy wars, portal lords, waifus, and the 7th Fleet–each author created their own legend and tale.

In the 2026 LitRPG Anthology, 10 top litRPG authors will entertain you with their special, never-before-published stories. Dwarves, beat whisperers, steel sentinels, reborn in simulations, battles, space, post apocalypses, the end of the world, and trials of Odysseus–each author created their own legend and tale.

"Short Stories" by Larry L. Farmer is a rich collection of nine evocative tales that delve into the heart of the American experience, particularly rooted in Texas. The stories explore universal themes of struggle, redemption, family, legacy, and the search for meaning. From a former country singer testing his mettle against the land and its legends in "The Ranch," to a gambler seeking salvation in the depths of the Great Depression in "The Promise," Farmer's characters are deeply human and compelling.

Writer on Demand TM Vol. 5: Tales of an Altered Past Powered by Romance, Horror, and Steam includes four stories: "Dashed Hopes" (approximately 4,250 words) is a tale of invention, romance, and tragedy set in the coal fields of England.

À la faveur d’une conversation vive et contradictoire, Diderot glisse deux récits—et les démonte aussitôt. Écrit en 1772, ce faux conte joue du paradoxe: raconter pour mieux contester les leçons toutes faites. Tour à tour, des épisodes où s’entrelacent sentiments, intérêt et vertu allument la dispute: qui a raison? qu’est-ce qu’un bon acte? peut-on juger sans tout savoir?

Zwischen sanften Wellen, einem alten Japanischen Kirschbaum und dem ersten Licht des Frühlings entfalten sich am Stettiner Haff zehn liebevolle Geschichten, die Generationen verbinden. Dieses Mehrgenerationen- Osterbuch erzählt von Mut, Nähe, kleinen Wundern und jenen leisen Momenten, die Familien zusammenhalten.

Welcome to Bloodhaven, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Mysterious bottling plants they don’t want you to know about, storage lockers with cryptic items, hitchhikers that should never be picked up. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you.

Dans ces dix-sept récits de mer, un monde de ponts luisants, de quarts de nuit et d’escales troublantes prend corps. Officier de marine devenu écrivain, Claude Farrère y saisit la vie des marins avec une précision âpre et sensuelle: l’ivresse des ports lointains, la rigueur du service, la fraternité sous le vent, les coups du sort au large.

Jack London gehört zu den großen Erzählern des Abenteuers und der Wildnis. Seine Geschichten sind geprägt von der rauen Natur des Nordens, von Grenzerfahrungen und vom unerbittlichen Kampf ums Überleben. Mit Der Ruf der Wildnis und Wolfsblut schuf London zwei der bekanntesten Tier- und Abenteuerromane der Weltliteratur. In ihnen erzählt er vom Spannungsfeld zwischen Zivilisation und Wildnis, von Instinkt, Freiheit und Anpassung. Die Geschichten von Buck und Wolfsblut gehören bis heute zu den eindringlichsten literarischen Darstellungen des Lebens im hohen Norden.