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Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages. Andersen’s...

"The Swineherd" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a poor prince who wants to marry the Emperor's daughter and sends her two beautiful gifts, a nightingale and a rose. The princess rejects the humble gifts because they're real and natural, rather than artificial. The...

Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Hans Christian Andersen or H. C. Andersenis best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish, express themes that transcend age and nationality. His fairy...

Grappling with the first and second laws of thermodynamics can test the intellectual mettle of even the most dedicated student of the physical sciences. Approaching the subject for the first time may raise more queries and doubts than are usually handled in the basic, straightforward textbook. Based...

I was five when the saucers first attacked Earth, and seventeen when I became a superhero and started fighting back. The training is hard and the battles are worse, but this is my chance and I’m going to take it. I may only be a trainee superhero, but I’m going to end this year in a coffin or a cape.

I was five when the saucers first attacked Earth, and seventeen when I became a superhero and started fighting back. I’m getting better at it, and I know that one day my team will take me seriously. I may only be a trainee superhero, but I’m going to end this year in a coffin or a cape.

Two hundred tales of two hundred letters and spaces. Plots, worlds and character refined to their essence. Sci-fi, whimsy, fantasy, horror, thriller and more. Short stories unlike any you’ve read before!

YOUR CALL TO CTHULHU IS IMPORTANT TO US. PLEASE HOLD. Red tape. Catch-22s. Circular chains of command. Whether you're a customer or co-worker, bureaucracies drive us all insane. Even management is just a cog in a vast machine. Information, items, and even people get lost in the system, never...

Holy Moley Sci-Fi Fans!!! The funbelievable fourteenth volume of the Golden Age of Science Fiction!! Featuring: Problem on Balak, by Roger Dee Star, Bright, by Mark Clifton Man in a Sewing Machine, by L.J. Stecher Point of Departure, by Vaughan Shelton Of All Possible Worlds, by William Tenn End as...

25 CHRISTIAN FICTION BOOKS, Volume 4 The Martyr of the Catacombs by Anonymous Mary Liddiard by William Henry Giles Kingston Mary Marston by George MacDonald Mass' George by George Manville Fenn The Master-Christian by Marie Corelli Melbourne House by Susan Warner Michael Penguyne by William Henry...

Imagination' was one of the most successful science fiction magazines of its time. While many of it contemporaries tried to push literary boundaries, 'Imagination' focused on adventure and space opera, assuring its financial success. Here are some of the finest stories ever to appear in its pages....

It should not be hard for the general reader to understand that the influence which is the theme of this dissertation is real and explicable. If he will but call the roll of his favorite heroes, he will find Sigurd there. In his gallery of wondrous women, he certainly cherishes Brynhild. These poetic...

H. C. Bailey was an extremely popular author of detective fiction. His most famous creation, Reggie Fortune – the protagonist of 'The Bottle Party', first published in 1940 - featured in no less than twelve collections of short stories between 1920 and 1940. Many crime and detective stories, particularly...

Francis Norton is an elderly bachelor who enjoys nothing better than spending a warm day outside in one of London's parks. When one afternoon he innocently overhears the earnest conversation of two young lovers, Edward and Mirrie, whose relationship is complicated by Edward's unhappy marriage to a...