The Second Christmas Megapack

Author : Booth Tarkington
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1434445615
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second Christmas Megapack written by Booth Tarkington and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas--the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all--filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year. But the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable stories about this unique day for almost as long. Here are 29 Christmas stories old and new, tales to delight, to entrance, to beguile, and even to sadden a whole new generation of readers. From C. C. MacApp's view of a Christmas future to Jacob A. Riis's gut-wrenching portraits of the holiday in the 1890s slums of New York to William J. Locke's reenactment of the tale of the Three Wise Men, we experience every possible facet of this most precious day of the year. So sit back and relive your memories once again, as recreated through the eyes of some of the finest writers of their time! Included in this volume: INTRODUCTION, by Robert Reginald THE BLOSSOMING ROD, by Mary Stewart Cutting AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C.C. MacApp A REVERSIBLE SANTA CLAUS, by Meredith Nicholson BEASLEY’S CHRISTMAS PARTY, by Booth Tarkington A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY: THE STORY OF THREE WISE MEN, by William John Locke BETTY’S BRIGHT IDEA, by Harriet Beecher Stowe THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF NEW ENGLAND, by Harriet Beecher Stowe THE LADY ERMETTA; or, The Sleeping Secret MR. KRIS KRINGLE: A CHRISTMAS TALE, by S. Weir Mitchell ROSEMARY: A CHRISTMAS STORY, by C. N. & A. M. Williamson THE CHRISTMAS CHILD, by Hesba Stretton THE LITTLE GRAY LADY, by F. Hopkinson Smith THE ROMANCE OF A CHRISTMAS CARD, by Kate Douglas Wiggin MR. BAMBOO AND THE HONORABLE LITTLE GOD, by Fannie C. MacAulay MRS. BUDLONG’S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, by Rupert Hughes THE OAK TREE’S CHRISTMAS GIFT, by Julian Hawthorne THE LONG HILLSIDE: A CHRISTMAS HARE-HUNT IN OLD VIRGINIA, by Thomas Nelson Page CANDLE AND CRIB, by K. F. Purdon TOLD AFTER SUPPER, by Jerome K. Jerome NIBSY’S CHRISTMAS, by Jacob A. Riis WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SUN SAW IN THE TENEMENTS, by Jacob A. Riis SKIPPY OF SCRABBLE ALLEY, by Jacob A. Riis UNCLE NOAH’S CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION, by Leona Dalrymple THE TRUCE OF GOD, by Mary Roberts Rinehart THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, by O. Henry THE LITTLE MIXER, by Lillian Nicholson Shearon THE POTATO CHILD, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury A STORY THAT NEVER ENDS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury A NAZARETH CHRISTMAS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Megapack" to see other volumes in the series, from science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries...and many more!

Author : Mack Reynolds
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479422797
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second Pulp Crime MEGAPACK® written by Mack Reynolds and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a selection of tales that fit the "pulp crime" theme to perfection. They feature private investigators, police officers, and even everyday men and women pushed into extraordinary situations. From lowly bars to city streets to suburbia, no place is safe from the pulp crime writer -- and here are crimes galore, by some of the top magazine writers of the 20th century! Included are 25 great tales: MURDER ON HER MIND, by Rufus King PAPER CAPER, by James Holding MIND OVER MAYHEM, by Mack Reynolds LOOSE ENDS, by Fletcher Flora A LONG ROPE, by Archie Oboler YOUR CRIME IS MY CRIME, by Talmage Powell LUCKY BREAK, by Will F. Jenkins A DEVIL’S HIGHBALL, by G. T. Fleming-Roberts BIRTHDAY PARTY, by Bryce Walton KILLER BE GOOD, by Talmage Powell A DEAD CLUE, by David Nowinson WHEN DOUBLES CROSS, by George V. Miller FLOPHOUSE COURT, by Hapsburg Liebe HANDY MAN, By Fletcher Flora TURNABOUT, by Colby Quinn AN EXERCISE IN INSURANCE, by James Holding THE CRIMSON COMPLEX, by G. T. Fleming-Roberts ACTOR’S SHOWCASE, by Bryce Walton HEAT FROM TEXAS, by W.W. McKenna MURDER GAME, by Archie Oboler HOPHEAD HOMICIDE, by Robert Carlton NIGHT SCENE, by Jerome Severs Perry FATAL FACIAL, by Cary Moran WAKE UP AND DIE, by Robert Turner DAMON AND PYTHIAS AND DELILAH BROWN, by Rufus King If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author : Chester S. Geier
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479438642
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 47th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: Chester S. Geier (Vol. 5) written by Chester S. Geier and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a U.S. author and editor whose first work, “A Length of Rope” appeared in Unknown in April 1941. Editor Ray Palmer recruited him to write for the Ziff-Davis group of pulp magazines, where he became a frequent contributor to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures, and less frequently to mystery and western pulps. He published under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette, Alexander Blade, P F Costello, Warren Kastel, S M Tenneshaw, Gerald Vance and Peter Worth. Included are: Dynamite Planet The Beacons Must Burn The Fire Globe Battle in Eternity The Bottle Needle Me Not The Gods of Madness Gods Under Glass Outlaw in the Sky The Floating Lords The Astral Exile Amazing New Discoveries of Ancient Egypt Bewitched Apartment in Cincinnati If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author : Booth Tarkington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second Christmas Megapack written by Booth Tarkington and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas--the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all--filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year. But the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable stories about this unique day for almost as long. Here are 29 Christmas stories old and new, tales to delight, to ent.

Author : Murray Leinster
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479407712
Total Pages : 1832 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Murray Leinster MEGAPACK ® written by Murray Leinster and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 1832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume assembles 25 complete novels and short stories by Murray Leinster, published between 1919 and 1963. Included are such science fiction classics as "The Runaway Skyscraper," "Space Tug," and "Operation Terror," as well as rarities like "A Thousand Degrees Below Zero," "The Gallery Gods," and "Nerve." Also includes a biographical introduction and a selected bibliography. Complete list of contents: INTRODUCTION THE RUNAWAY SKYSCRAPER (1919) A THOUSAND DEGREES BELOW ZERO (1919) THE MAD PLANET (1920) THE GALLERY GODS (1921) THE RED DUST (1921) NERVE (1921) MORALE: A STORY OF THE WAR OF 1941-43 (1931) THE FIFTH-DIMENSION TUBE (1933) INVASION (1933) SPACE PLATFORM (1953) SPACE TUG (1953) THE INVADERS (1953) OPERATION: OUTER SPACE (1954) SAM, THIS IS YOU (1955) SCRIMSHAW (1955) THE MACHINE THAT SAVED THE WORLD (1957) THE MONSTER FROM EARTH'S END (1959) THE ALIENS (1959) LONG AGO, FAR AWAY (1959) THE LEADER (1960) THE AMBULANCE MADE TWO TRIPS (1960) PARIAH PLANET (1961) OPERATION TERROR (1962) TALENTS, INCORPORATED (1962) THE HATE DISEASE (1963) MURRAY LEINSTER: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 260+ entries in the MEGAPACK® series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, author collections...and much, much more!

Author : Frank Belknap Long
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479420484
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Frank Belknap Long Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: 20 Classic Science Fiction Tales written by Frank Belknap Long and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Belknap (1901-1994), one of the early masters of fantasy and science fiction, friend of -- and collaborator with -- H.P. Lovecraft, produced hundreds of novels, short stories, and poems throughout his long and distinguished career. From fantasy and horror in Weird Tales to action-adventure science fiction in pulp magazines like "Planet Stories" and "Thrilling Wonder Stories" to more "nuts and bolts" science fiction in "Astounding Stories," and also work in the romance and mystery fields, his nearly 70-year career is filled with remarkable achievements. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement at the 1978 World Fantasy Convention, the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1987 from the Horror Writers of America, and the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award in 1977. This collection presents 20 of his "golden age" pulp science fiction stories, originally published from the 1930s through the 1950s. Included are: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR THE LAST MEN GREEN GLORY CONES THE SKY TRAP WOBBLIES ON THE MOON THE CRITTERS FILCH THE TRAP GUEST IN THE HOUSE LAKE OF FIRE THE WORLD OF WULKINS THE MISSISSIPPI SAUCER LESSON IN SURVIVAL THE MAN THE MARTIANS THE SPIRAL INTELLIGENCE THE CALM MAN MAN OF DISTINCTION THE MAN FROM TIME GOOD TO BE A MARTIAN THE SPECTACLES If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author : Russ Winterbotham
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479451061
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 50th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: Russ Winterbotham written by Russ Winterbotham and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russell Robert Winterbotham (1904-1971)—who wrote as both R.R. Winterbotham and Russ Winterbotham (as well as the pseudonyms “J. Harvey Bond” for mysteries and “Franklin Hadley”)—began publishing in the late 1920s, though his didn’t make his science fiction debut until 1935, when “The Star that Would not Behave” appeared in Astounding. He published prolifically in most of the top magazines of the day, before settling into an action-adventure niche. From the fiction magazines, he moved into comics (writing for Red Ryder), comic strips (he penned “Chris Welkin, Planeteer” from its start in 1951 into the 1960s), and Big Little books for the Whitman Publishing Company (he wrote at least 60, including the Maximo the Amazing Superman series). All the while, he maintained his full-time job as fiction editor for Scripps-Howard NEA news service. In those days, newspapers published fiction, and many had a weekly insert that included full-length novels. Although well regarded, his novels—which appeared under pseudonyms—failed to attract much fan attention, and he is largely forgotten today. Nevertheless, modern readers will enjoy his better-than-average writing and fun, action-adventure plots—often with clever twists. Included in this volume are: ORIDIN’S FORMULA THE MINUS WOMAN DEAD MAN’S PLANET THE THOUGHT-MEN OF MERCURY THE MONSTER THAT THREATENED THE UNIVERSE LONESOME HEARTS A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE THE WHISPERING SPHERES GENESIS! If you enjoy this volume, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the 400+ other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

Author : Murray Leinster
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479420220
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Third Murray Leinster MEGAPACK®: 15 Classic Stories written by Murray Leinster and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume of Wildside Press's ongoing Murray Leinster series presents 15 more classic stories. Leinster was the pen name for William F. Jenkins (1896-1975), one of the great magazine writers of the 20th Century. This collection spans 6 decades and touches on most of the genres in which he worked: science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, and war. Best of all, this is the first time 8 of the stories have ever been reprinted! Included are: MED SHIP MAN THE SENTIMENTALISTS THE OTHER NOW THE SILVER MENACE TANKS THE FIFTH-DIMENSION CATAPULT JUJU CARAVAN ENEMY OF THE STATE TERROR ABOVE UNDER CHITNA'S CLOUDS HIGH JUSTICE GRIST TELETYPE THE BAD SAMARITAN If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author : Theodore R. Cogswell
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479403253
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Theodore R. Cogswell MEGAPACK ® written by Theodore R. Cogswell and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theodore Rose Cogswell (1918 - 1987) was an American science fiction author. His first published story, "The Spectre General" in the magazine ASTOUNDING (June 1952), was a humorous tale in which a long-forgotten maintenance brigade of the Imperial Space Marines holds the promise of reinvigorating a declining Galactic empire. It's a classic and was selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the greatest SF stories of all time. This volume (a reissue of Cogswell's 1968 collection, THE THIRD EYE) presents 16 of his classic stories and is the first of what should eventually be three Cogswell Megapacks, presenting his complete short stories. Included are: NO GUN TO THE VICTOR MR. HOSKIN'S HEEL THE CABBAGE PATCH LIMITING FACTOR DISASSEMBLY LINE A SPUDGET FOR THWILBERT TRAINING DEVICE IMPACT WITH THE DEVIL MACHINE RECORD ONE TO A CUSTOMER THE MAN WHO KNEW GRODNICK LOVER BOY THE OTHER CHEEK MINIMUM SENTENCE THE SHORT COUNT CONVENTIONAL ENDING If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)

Author : Chester S. Geier
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479438634
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 46th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: Chester S. Geier (Vol. 4) written by Chester S. Geier and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a U.S. author and editor whose first work, “A Length of Rope” appeared in Unknown in April 1941. Editor Ray Palmer recruited him to write for the Ziff-Davis group of pulp magazines, where he became a frequent contributor to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures, and less frequently to mystery and western pulps. He published under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette, Alexander Blade, P F Costello, Warren Kastel, S M Tenneshaw, Gerald Vance and Peter Worth. Included are: Jirandel Omega Window to the Past The Soul Stealers Meet Me in Tomorrow The Children You'll Die on Ganymede! The Feathered Weapon Death’s Derelict Lightning Over Saturn The Girl in the Golden Wig Run, Little Monster! Spacemen Die Hard Who Flee Their Chains If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!