"For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book...the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation."-- "Horn Book." "The drawings...are excellent and excitingly evocative."-- "[...]
A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder....
The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red....
A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors....
A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave....
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- The actual words of Edgar Cayce tell the story of Egypt and its development as a society.
- Information covers the High Priest Ra Ta and his family, followers, and his eventual banishment
- Discusses the healing methods and holistic practices used by the ancient Egyptians
- Section on the[...]
Stories of lost love, lost ways . . . and lost minds Gris Grimly's mysterious, morbid, and macabre illustrations capture four Poe classics with an unmatchable ghoulish charm. This second installment of illustrated Poe tales, a companion to Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness, includes th[...]
With dozens of short stories and poems, including Edgar Allan Poe's most famous stories, this essential collection includes an insightful introduction, photographs of Poe, and definitive texts. It also has a full cloth sewn binding, uniform with others in this series.[...]
Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' introduced the world to its first literary detective, Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, and established many literary devices used in future fictional detectives, including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Beyond Rue Morgue invites its authors to continue Dupin'[...]
A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006. Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by the largest margin of victory in sixty years, stirring talk of a possible Triple Crown. But in the opening yards of the Preakness Stakes two weeks later, th[...]
From the vaults of The SF Gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic SFF titles ever assembled, comes an ideal introduction to the fantastic worlds of one of the greatest adventure writers of all time, Edgar Rice Burroughs. The son of a Civil War veteran, Edgar Rice Burroughs was a p[...]
The son of a Civil War veteran, Edgar Rice Burroughs was a prolific writer for the early pulp magazines. Famous the world over as the creator of Tarzan - and in SF circles for his Martian tales featuring John Carter - Burroughs is a household name. This omnibus collects the final six tales of Tarzan[...]
As an artist, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) defies easy description. Including essays on Degas' life and work, his sculptural technique and materials, and the story of the sculptures after his death, this title features art-historical and technical discussions of various works in the collection of Nationa[...]