Sheridan: 654 books

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development...

Vampires...fearful undead creatures of myths and legends, supernatural terrors from our darkest nightmares, the inspiration for so many tales of tragedy and horror. Explore the birth of vampires and their evolution in Vampire Classics. Vampire Classics brings together many classic tales...

In the Victorian Era, the vampire underwent a transformation from monster of folklore to the creature we think of today. Beginning with the publication of Varney the Vampire by James Malcolm Rymer in 1845, the vampire went from a possessed corpse terrorizing villagers to undead nobility haunting drawing...

Contents: 1. All for Love, by John Dryden 2. The School for Scandal, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan 3. She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith 4. The Cenci, by Percy Bysshe Shelley 5. A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, by Robert Browning

THE FAIRER SEX? NOT THESE LADIES… The female of the species is absolutely deadlier than the male in these 14 cunningly-crafted tales of suspense, crimes of passion, and murder, all by women writers. Edited by MWA Grandmaster and bestselling mystery author John D. MacDonald, these bone-chilling...

Growing up in the small northeast Iowa town of Lawler in the 1950s, the author shares marvelous short tales that relate to anyone of that era. Whether you're from a huge city like New York or a small village in Wyoming, you will laugh and cry as you read both funny and poignant real life stories of a simpler time and world. Lawler...a town of character and a town of characters.

During a brief but brilliant literary career, Irish-born dramatist and statesman Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) wrote cleverly plotted plays that revealed his nimble wit and keen eye for comic situations. Two of them — The School for Scandal and The Rivals — are among the funniest in...

The School for Scandal is a drama written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Lady Sneerwell, a rich young widow, and her hireling Snake discuss her various scandal-spreading plots. Snake asks why she is so involved in the affairs of...

Both Sheridan and Goldsmith lamented the popularity of sentimental comedy in the later eighteenth century and wrote their witty and satirical plays (though never lascivious in the manner of Restoration comedies) to counteract the sentimental mode. The Rivals (1775) was a qualified success: the suave...

`In this moment I am perfect. I am free to be whoever I want, and all I want to be is a woman in a red spotty dress, speeding into her future in a shiny red car.? Raw, sharply funny and heartfelt, Wish You Were Here is a girl?s own adventure with bite, a hilarious rollercoaster ride that will make...

Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872 it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years and has been adapted many times for cinema. - Excerpted from Wikipedia the free encyclopedia.

Classic ghost/mystery novel. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 February 7, 1873) was an Anglo-Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development of this genre in the Victorian era."

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was one of the foremost writers of ghost stories in the Victorian era, penning such renowned works as Uncle Silas and In a Glass Darkly. This collection of spine-tingling short...

Rosie loves the Circus. Especially the Trapeze. When she decides that she wants to be a Trapeze artist, everyone around her, including the Circus performers, try to change her mind.Will Rosie reach her dreams of becoming a Trapeze artist?"Trapeze Girl" teaches children the value of working hard to achieve their goals.