Kent S Strangest Tales

Author : Martin Latham
Publisher : Portico
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042587

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Kent's Strangest Tales by Martin Latham Pdf

Kent’s Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England. Home to historically rich towns such as Canterbury, Margate and Ramsgate, Kent is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a strange-shaped stick at. From Chaucer’s legendary tales of debauchery and naughtiness to Mick and Keef’s very first meeting on a rocking ’n’ rolling Dartford train, Kent has it all – coast, ghosts, castles, treasures, pirates, Britain’s oldest highway and, lest we forget, the old lady who tricked the Luftwaffe. All the stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Perfect for Kent-dwellers and tourists alike, Kent’s Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the hilarious, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to some of the county’s best-kept secrets that date back many thousands of years. Read on, if you dare! Word count: 45,000

Author : Robert W. Chambers
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 12282 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Delphi Complete Weird Tales of Robert W. Chambers (Illustrated) by Robert W. Chambers Pdf

The American Robert W. Chambers was a pioneer writer of weird, fantasy and supernatural tales, whose seminal collection of stories ‘The King in Yellow’ has had a lasting influence on the horror genre. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete Weird short story collections of Robert W. Chambers, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Chambers’ life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 42 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many novels and tales are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * The complete Weird short story collections, including many Weird tales appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Franco-Prussian War Trilogy The Novels In the Quarter The Red Republic Lorraine Ashes of Empire Cardigan The Maid-At-Arms The Maids of Paradise In Search of the Unknown The Reckoning Iole The Tracer of Lost Persons The Fighting Chance The Younger Set The Firing Line Special Messenger The Danger Mark The Green Mouse Ailsa Paige The Common Law The Adventures of a Modest Man Blue-Bird Weather The Streets of Ascalon Japonette The Gay Rebellion The Business of Life Quick Action The Hidden Children Anne’s Bridge Between Friends Who Goes There! Athalie The Girl Philippa The Dark Star Barbarians The Laughing Girl The Restless Sex The Moonlit Way In Secret The Crimson Tide The Slayer of Souls The Little Red Foot The Flaming Jewel The Short Story Collections The King in Yellow The Maker of Moons The Mystery of Choice The Haunts of Men A Young Man in a Hurry The Tree of Heaven Police!!! The Better Man A Story of Primitive Love The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Author : Wayne Courtois
Publisher : Lethe Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781590212479

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Tales My Body Told Me by Wayne Courtois Pdf

Paul Lavarnway thought he had settled into comfortable, middle-aged domesticity in Kansas City with his husband Eric. So how is it he finds himself confined with four other gay men at East Oak House, a spooky old mansion from which they can see the rundown, off-season resort of Two Piers, Maine? He can't remember.

Author : Ann VanderMeer
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434450302

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Weird Tales 349 - 85th Anniversary Issue by Ann VanderMeer Pdf

The mammoth 85th Anniversary Issue of The Unique Magazine features: FICTION: "Heart of Ice" by Tanith Lee; "Creature" by Ramsey Shehadeh; "The Yellow Dressing Gown" by Sarah Monette; "The Talion Moth" by John Kirk; "Detours on the Way to Nothing" by Rachel Swirsky; "Black Petals" (new Elric novella) by Michael Moorock. SPECIAL FEATURE: The 85 Weirdest Storytellers of the Past 85 Years. POETRY: "A Compleynte on the Deth of Sir William Thatcher, Sumtyme Ycleped Ulrich of Lichtenstein" by Geoffrey Chaucer. NONFICTION: Interview: Jeff VanderMeer chats with weird fantasy novelist China Mieville; Weirdism: Stephen Geigen-Miller on his pulp-fiction heritage; Lost Pages: Ira Marcks presents a snapshot of modern Innsmouth...; Lost in Lovecraft: ...and Kenneth Hite explores why H.P.L.'s characters sought asylum in Arkham; Excerpt: Csilla Csori discusses the science of Dune's gholas and how to raise the dead; The Bazaar: Cherie Priest meets a steampunk Cthulhoid amulet crafter; The Cryptic: Darrell Schweitzer on the enduring power of the Blob; The Library: Book reviews.

Author : Susan McGowan
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750994484

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The A-Z of Curious Kent by Susan McGowan Pdf

Kent is well-known for hops, oysters, the Channel Tunnel and Chatham Dockyard, but sandwiched between these are towns and villages that each have a story to tell. The A-Z of Curious Kent takes you off the beaten track, to a world of daddlums and hufflers, gavelkind and grotters. While kingsand queens travelled the highways on their way to and from the continent, the people of Kent quietly defined the new order, defended the nation and left teasing reminders of a past that may never be fully understood.

Author : Alex Tulloch
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750953979

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Little Book of Kent by Alex Tulloch Pdf

The Little Book of Kent is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia).Alex Tulloch’s new book gathers together a myriad of data on Kent. There are lots of factual chapters but also plenty of frivolous details which will amuse and surprise.This is an ideal book to have by your bedside or to while away the hours on a long train journey. And if you like to take part in pub quizzes (or set them) then you will find this book a veritable treasure trove of useful information as well as just fascinating trivia. Who knew, for instance, that Laurel and Hardy cut the ribbon when the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch narrow gauge railway was reopened after the war?

Author : Alan Bignell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 078556215X

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Tales of Old Kent by Alan Bignell Pdf

Author : David Hamilton
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780822977841

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A History of Organ Transplantation by David Hamilton Pdf

"The first book of its kind, A History of Organ Transplantation examines the evolution of surgical tissue replacement from classical times to the medieval period to the present day. This volume will be useful to undergraduates, graduate students, scholars, surgeons, and the general public. Both Western and non-Western experiences as well as folk practices are included."--Project Muse.

Author : Susan McGowan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-21
Category : Kent (England)
ISBN : 0750991267

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The A-Z of Curious KentThe A-Z of Curious Kent by Susan McGowan Pdf

An alphabetical compendium of Kentish lore and localities, eccentrics and events, crimes and curiosities.

Author : Diego Jourdan Pereira
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781631586804

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Bizarre Bathroom Reader by Diego Jourdan Pereira Pdf

Thousands of thrilling facts and trivia from murderous cults to UFOs! Did you know legendary skyjacker D. B. Cooper was most likely a Boeing employee? How about the fact that the Manson Family’s killing spree was meant to incite racial rioting? Or that rather than arriving from outer space, UFOs have been operating from deep within Earth’s oceans for centuries? Learn true, confidential information about these and other—even stranger!—subjects in this mammoth volume. With mind-boggling facts from the most varied sources, find out all about monsters, magic bullets, and mass hysteria, in five unsinkable chapters: • Puzzling Places • Befuddling Beliefs • Strange Subcultures • Peculiar People • Mystifying Mysteries Whether you’re interested in conspiracies, ghosts, lucha libre, or the Bermuda Triangle, there is an anti-boredom list, entry, or chronology for everyone in this freakishly huge toilet (or travel) companion. Plunge into the Bizarre Bathroom Reader to find answers to all of those lifelong questions you may have! Featuring interviews with Elizabeth Gracen, J. M. DeMatteis, John H. Newton, Bruce A. Smith, and Preston Dennett!

Author : Paul Green
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476628745

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Encyclopedia of Weird War Stories by Paul Green Pdf

Fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, super-soldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy. This encyclopedia catalogs appearances of the strange and the supernatural found in the war stories of film, television, novels, short stories, pulp fiction, comic books and video and role-playing games. Categories explore themes of mythology, science fiction, alternative history, superheroes and "Weird War."

Author : Kent Nerburn
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781458760081

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The Wolf at Twighlight by Kent Nerburn Pdf

A note is left on a car windshield, an old dog dies, and Kent Nerburn finds himself back on the Lakota reservation where he traveled more than a decade before with a tribal elder named Dan. The touching, funny, and haunting journey that ensues goes deep into reservation boarding-school mysteries, the dark confines of sweat lodges, and isolated N...

Author : A Cuthbertson,MS Jones,Greg Kay
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798791587015

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The Bizarchives by A Cuthbertson,MS Jones,Greg Kay Pdf

The Bizarchives is back! In issue 2 we bring to you a dozen more strange tales from up and coming new authors in the genres of fantasy, sci-fi and cosmic horror. Several of your favorite authors from our debut issue return alongside some fresh faces making their debut in print. And to top it all off, this issue features full interior art from the mighty Donald Kent!

Author : Bourgault du Coudray Chantal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857711878

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The Curse of the Werewolf by Bourgault du Coudray Chantal Pdf

Half-man-half-myth, the werewolf has over the years infiltrated popular culture in many strange and varied shapes, from Gothic horror to the 'body horror' films of the 1980s and today's graphic novels. Yet despite enormous critical interest in myths and in monsters, from vampires to cyborgs, the figure of the werewolf has been strangely overlooked. Embodying our primal fears - of anguished masculinity, of 'the beast within' - the werewolf, argues Bourgault du Coudray, has revealed in its various lupine guises radically shifting attitudes to the human psyche. Tracing the werewolf's 'use' by anthropologists and criminologists and shifting interpretations of the figure - from the 'scientific' to the mythological and psychological - Bourgault du Coudray also sees the werewolf in Freud's 'wolf-man' case and the sinister use of wolf imagery in Nazism. "The Curse of the Werewolf" looks finally at the werewolf's revival in contemporary fantasy, finding in this supposedly conservative genre a fascinating new model of the human's relationship to nature. It is a required reading for students of fantasy, myth and monsters. No self-respecting werewolf should be without it.

Author : Neil Arnold
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752492452

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Kent Urban Legends by Neil Arnold Pdf

Do motorists pick up a phantom hitchhiker on Blue Bell Hill during stormy nights? Does Satan appear if you dance round the Devil's Bush in the village of Pluckley? Do big cats roam the local woods? And what happens if you manage to count the 'Countless Stones' near Aylesford? For centuries strange urban legends have materialised in the Garden of England. Now, for the first time, folklorist and monster-hunter Neil Arnold looks at these intriguing tales, strips back the layers, and reveals if there is more to these Chinese whispers than meets the eye. Folklore embeds itself into a local community, often to the extent that some people believe all manner of mysteries and take them as fact. Whether they're stories passed around the school playground, through the internet, or round a flickering campfire, urban legends are everywhere. Kent Urban Legends is a quirky and downright spooky ride into the heart of Kent folklore.