A 2nd Collection of 275 Published Book Illustrations of Robert R. SchoolcraftIllustrations for books by: Ray Bradbury; Edgar Rice Burroughs; Philip K. Dick; Robert E. Howard; Edgar Allan Poe; Jules Verne; Voltaire; and Richard Wagner.

When Susann asked me to come along on this three-day sailing trip to Long Island Sound with her and Candra, I liked the idea so much I quickly said sure. But now I am simply relieved that all the lying, all the pretending, has finally come to an end.From the get-go I’ve seen how Susann was strong-willed, independent, and somewhat temperamental; at times, more than just a little. And I should’ve known from the get-go that her bad temper would lead to trouble. But I didn’t want to sp...

Sebastian Torres was the best gymnast on his Brooklyn team, perhaps the best gymnast in the entire state of New York; and also a skateboard ace. He was skipping, skidding, swishing through life with nothing but wide open road ahead; his life was poetry in motion! Then, he had a little misadventure with Machito Manes... That should have set Sebastian to thinking about his next move; but, thinking, was not what Sebastian Torres liked to do best; so he continued feeling pretty high.

book one:DRAMATIC EPISODES OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SKATEBOARD WARRIOR—The drama as it Relates to Sebastian Torres; told as a quixotic tale.book two:WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT—The drama as it Relates to each Individual; told as a series of confessions.book three:ALL CATS ARE GRAY IN THE DARK—The drama as it Relates to Alan Davidson; told as a graphic play.

The three stories featured here are not only set during the Klondike Gold Rush, but are a good representation of the evolution of Jack London as a writer. An Odyssey of the North... shows London in his early years as a writer and the story follows the tradition of Conrad's Lord Jim and Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King; while Jack London becomes a master story-teller in To Build a Fire and Love of Life. An Odyssey of the North tells the tale of a Native retrieving his wife back from bein...

A little while back, after a 40-year career in publishing, I sat down to enjoy reading my favorite French classics, but this time in English. I was amazed and very displeased to find that even the most expensive editions offered less than totally accurate translation of the works; not to mention many translator's mania to go off on their own tangent, adding new words—or phrases—to the author's original text. Let us be clear, the classics are such because the authors were brilliant writers ...

Jules Verne’s Vingt Mille Lieues sous les Mers was initially published as a serial novel 1869-1870. It is the fifth most translated book in the world —177 languages— and has been abridged, modified, often plagiarized, or adapted into children’s books, films, television series, and comic books. It is probably Verne’s most popular book; however, many translations do not strictly represent the original text in detail, and often simply paraphrase the author; furthermore —and dear to my artisti...

Part I of Jules Verne's master work: The Mysterious Island. In 1865 during the American Civil War, a violent storm sweeps a balloon carrying Cyrus Smith an engineer, his personal assistant Neb, Gedeon Spilett a reporter, Pencroff a sailor and Herbert his young ward; the five Northern prisoners of war have escaped, but will end up on an unknown island in the South Pacific. After taking care of basic necessities, they proceed to rebuild most of modern civilization. However, a series of puzzl...

Beyond Lies the Wub, from Planet Stories July 1952. This was the eighth short story written by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. During a refueling, a ship embarks a Wub, animal resembling a large pig. Beyond the Door, from Fantastic Universe January 1954, Larry Thomas bought a cuckoo clock for his wife—without knowing the price he would have to pay. Mr. Spaceship, from Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy, January 1953. A human brain-controlled spacecraft would mean mechanical...

In ancient times, as today, pseudo-historians often wrote about past events to praise, or flatter, a king and his acolytes. It was very true that Histories were then written by the mighty and powerful, or by the victors; dead men tell no tales. And Roberval, an adventurer, corsair, and sycophant, knew this better than most. To further his own interests, to keep in good graces with the reigning power, he befriended not only the king of France, François Ier, but also his sister; Marguerite d...

An amusing fantasy about a lovable blue ogre who is compelled to confront a very bad and unpleasant dragon who is in fact a maiden in distress who by and by reveals her true identity as a powerful witch who can wreak havoc on your soul or turn you into a newt with just one kiss.

It all began when Teena came home late from mall-jamming. That was the night before the Beginning of the End of the World really all began. The Beginning of the End of the World all began the night before, really. Of course none of us knew it then. It’s only now, as I unscramble the events’ chronological order and jot down all that’s happened to my two sisters and me, do I fully understand that the Beginning of the End of the World really all began the night before. To be nit-picky, I gues...