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Best Stories from Around the World is a collection of timeless pieces from the world’s greatest storytellers—Oscar Wilde, O’ Henry, Saki, H.G. Wells, Conan Doyle, Washington Irving and many more. Hailing from different countries such as America, Ireland, the United Kingdom and India, this book is an entertaining consolidation of diverse stories which cover a broad range of topics and themes. While ‘The Gift of the Magi’ resonates ...
The five stories in this collection explore the ever fascinating and deliciously scary world of the super-natural.
A collection of stories full of mystery and excitement which carries the reader to the picturesque Kumaon hills and even further into the wilds of Tibet.What is the secret of the Hidden Temple? And will Debu eventually find his father in the course of his adventure-packed journey through Tibet? A little carelessness can easily set the hills afire. But it takes a lot of understanding to repair a broken friendship. Or even to accept that a super person can have ...
Can the gulf between dream and reality ever be bridged? This question haunts many of the characters in this collection of stories by Deepa Agarwal. If the Earth Should Move… displays a deep insight into the inner world of women. Women trapped in the web of circumstance, their space restricted by social mores that prevent their dreams from taking concrete shape, who still manage to find alternatives. Often it is the past that serves to define the present, in ...
Girls, as everyone knows, are the best. In this collection, you will find that they can often be even better than that. Plucky girls. Not-so-lucky girls. Bright girls. Short-of-height girls. Quick girls. Always up-to-tricks girls. Go through these pages to find the most exciting bunch girls there is-Miss Patiala Junior the beauty queen who plays a sharp game of football; Bela, a budding detective who investigates sandwiches and other such mysteries; Kavita, a ...
Will the animals wage a war against mankind? Will Gopi's friendship with Hari be ruined over a few rupees? WillDeepak be able to walk again? Do Anjali's parents really love her? Find the answers and a lot more in these stories by well-known writers of children's books. With touching simplicity, these stories explore theconflicts in a child's mind, and reassure its readers that although there is violence in everyday life, there is always a solution as well.. A ...
What is the Miracle Herb? And why is it so important to Uncle Raj and Mystery man? Filled with humor, thrilling moments and mystery, this book will keep you in suspense till its exciting finish.
Whether it's the case of the missing gulab jamuns, or the difficulty of breaking out of your 'fat girl' image or trying to reach out to a less privileged child. That's what Sumit Prakash and Richa, Pooja and Sonali and many others discover in these gripping and sensitive tales of everyday life.
Kriti feels there's something strange about Yatri's house - something chilly and forbidding. There's something strange about the photographer, famous for his portraits and children. Children have been vanishing mysteriously in the hill town. After several eerie, bloodcurdling experiences, Kriti realizes that the traveller's ghost is haunting her too.