60 Years a Fighter. World Champion boxer, national treasure, pantomime star, sidekick to Harry Carpenter, mental health campaigner.Frank Bruno is many different things to many different people. Now, in his own words, as he turns 60, Frank delivers the full, explosive story of his remarkable life so far.At times harrowing, at times hilarious, but always 100 per cent honest, Frank Bruno: 60 Years A Fighter is the sporting memoir of the year which pulls no punches.In it Frank opens up on his ...

Professor James Mervyn’s voice quivered with eagerness as he put this question to his companion, Sir William Seymour, in a private room of a large London hotel. The baronet, a man in the prime of life, over six feet in height, and broad in proportion, his bearded face tanned by many a year of travel under a tropical sun, rose, and paced the chamber for some moments ere answering. “Yes, I’ll come,” he said at length. “I had made all arrangements to leave England to-morrow for a spell in Ind...

When a group of scientific adventurers are swallowed up by the Hollow Earth below, this submarine arctic expedition discovers more than it could have ever hoped.Happening upon ghastly beasts and unfriendly foes within a lost underworld, prehistoric animals soon reveal new wonders of scientific discovery with no mercy.But when the group later discover a race of vicious wolf-men and the remnants of an ancient civilisation, they must now question life on earth as we know it. N...

Deep dive into this 'Classic Werewolf Collection' from the very best fantasy, adventure, and literary fiction writers.From the creator of 'The Three Musketeers', Alexandre Dumas, to Frank Powell, author of the first pioneering science-fiction novel about lost worlds and the mastermind of the short story himself, Guy de Maupassant, this unmissable collection paints a dark and dramatic anthology of twilight's most frightening foe.You'll encounter the poetic prose of Marie de ...

Winner of the 2017 Award for Significant Research on International Higher Education (CIHE/ASHE)Winner of the 2018 American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence: Education TheoryIn The Century of Science, a multicultural, international team of authors examine the global rise of scholarly research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health (STEM+) fields. This insightful text provides historical...

Welcome to The Seventh Ghost Story MEGAPACK®! Once more we have a wide-ranging assortment of supernatural fiction, with setting across the world -- Europe, the Americas, Asia -- and across the centuries. You will note that we have a larger than normal number of "Anonymous" stories. No, the authors weren't embarrassed by their contributions. Victorian-era literary magazines and newspapers often ran fiction without crediting the author, or with only vague terms like "A Lady," initials, or hu...

Victorian author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) is most remembered today for her ghost stories, but she was a prolific and popular author in many genres: not only the supernatural, but mystery and suspense, romance, and especially contemporary fiction were her speciality. She produced more than two dozen volumes of published short stories and novels. For this volume, we have grouped the most famous of her supernatural stories together at the beginning, then moved on to more mainstream...

The Haunts & Horrors Megapack offers everyting from ghosts to vampires, from things that go bump in the night to nameless presences -- and much more! Here are 31 tales to chill the blood, including:SURREAL ESTATE, by Nina Kiriki HoffmanBIRTHMARK, by Seabury QuinnTHE MONKEY’S PAW, by W.W. JacobsFUGUES, by Chelsea Quinn YarbroDEAD BABIES, by Lawrence Watt-EvansTHE MUFFIN MAN, by Mike BrinesTHE SILENT MAJORITY, by Stephen WoodworthTHE T...

We love ghost stories here at Wildside Press. If you've read the first 3 volumes in the Ghost Story MEGAPACK™ series, plus The Macabre MEGAPACK™ series, you’re pretty well caught up with the classic supernatural fiction we've been reading lately. Don't worry, though -- we'll keep digging for more classic horror tales!Included in this volume are:THE FOUR-FIFTEEN EXPRESS, by Amelia B. EdwardsTHREE SPANISH LADIES, by Walter E MarconetteBRICKETT BOTTOM, by Amyas N...

This volume is a treasure-trove of rare 19th-century macabre stories for lovers of classic fantasy and horror. From ghosts of mind and spirit to paranormal experiences, from exotic Arabian Nights adventures to Deals with the Devil, each story in this volume is sure to delight the discerning reader of classic fantasy and horror. Included are:THE GRAY LADY, by Mary E. LeeTHE EBONY FRAME, by Edith NesbitTHE DOOM, by BenedictTHE CURSE OF THE CATAFALQUES, by F. Anst...

The Fifth Ghost Story MEGAPACK™ presents a great collection of 25 more classic ghost stories from 19th and 20th century masters (plus a new introduction by editor Shawn M. Garrett). Included are:A TALE OF A GAS-LIT GHOST, by AnonymousDOG OR DEMON? by Theo GiftTHE STORY OF MEDHANS LEA, by E. Heron & H. HeronHOW FEAR DEPARTED FROM THE LONG GALLERY, by E. F. BensonON THE BRIGHTON ROAD, by Richard MiddletonTHE NEW PASS, by Amelia B. EdwardsTHE ...

We return for another selection of 25 ghost stories in the classic tradition -- chosen from the vast storehouse of history's fiction for your personal delectation. As in our last meeting, we remind you that there are many kinds of ghosts, from the kind to cruel, the savage to the sad, and readers should not always assume they know just which they've gotten in any particular tale. Included are:THE SEVENTH MAN, by A.T. Quiller-CouchTHE PHANTOM COACH, by Amelia B. Edwards...