18 books like Rip Van Winkle and Sleepy Hollow
Autobiographical Writing and Identity in EFL Education
The book explores the pedagogical potential of autobiographical writing in English-as-a-foreign language, approaching the topic from an educational, longitudinal, dialogical, and social perspective. Through a number of case studies, the author delineates four phases that EFL writers may experience in their identity construction processes, illustrating the complexity of EFL writers’ social…
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Byways of ghost-land
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Business Basics
A brand new collection of essential management skills and best practices from world-renowned experts… in a convenient e-format, at a great price! Your complete modern management library: today’s most crucial skills and best practices for success! From finance to strategy, leadership to communication, these four outstanding books bring together the skills and best practices every manager and…
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The Woman in Black
In the process of settling an estate, Arthur Kipps finds himself confronted with some very unsettling matters.
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The Clock Tower Ghost (Faber Children's Classics)
Awful Amanda, a mean, spiteful, greedy bully, finds herself living in a clock tower that is haunted by the ghost of a proud, rich man with a strangely familiar face.
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Bumps in the night
When he discovers his house is haunted, Dudley Stork enlists the help of his friends to find out what is causing the spooky noises.
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More Short & Shivery
A collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world.
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True Irish Ghost Stories
A compilation of true accounts from all over Ireland presents eerie stories about haunted houses, banshees, poltergeists, and other ghostly and strange phenomena that celebrates the tradition of Ireland.
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This Year It Will Be Different
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes This Year It Will Be Different, a stunning new work that brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fifteen stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and…
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The ghosts
In the garden of their new home, a brother and sister meet two strange children with whom they return to another century.
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Ghosts!
Presents seven, easy-to-read ghost stories based on traditional folk tales and legends from various countries.
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Short & shivery
Thirty hair-raising tales, selected from international ghostlore, have been skillfully retold especially for young people. Eerie black-and-white illustrations, ghastly details, and strong, shuddery endings make these the kind of stories young readers crave. Famous stories like "The Robber Bridegroom" by the Brothers Grimm, "Tailypo," and "The Golem" are included, as well as retellings of stories…
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Even More Short & Shivery
A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world.
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Medieval Ghost Stories
"Medieval Ghost Stories is a collection of ghostly occurences from the eighth to the fourteenth centuries; they have been found in monastic chronicles and preaching manuals, in sagas and heroic poetry, and in medieval romances. In a religious age, the tales bore a peculiar freight of spooks and spirituality which can still make hair stand on end; unfailingly, these stories give a fascinating and…
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Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's SF Magazine reader poll, a second Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and the Sidewise Award for alternate history. He won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1992. Story for story, he is the most honored young writer in modern SF.
Now,…
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Rodney Stone
From the book:On this, the first of January of the year 1851, the nineteenth century has reached its midway term, and many of us who shared its youth have already warn-ings which tell us that it has outworn us. We put our grizzled heads together, we older ones, and we talk of the great days that we have known; but we find that when it is with our children that we talk it is a hard matter to make…
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A Twist in the Tale
Jeffrey Archer's collection of twelve spellbinding stories, A Twist in the Tale, will sweep you on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor that you'll never forget. No one can weave a web of suspense, deliver a jolt of surprise, or teach a lesson in living like bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. From Africa to the Middle East, and from London to Beijing, Archer…
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Doomed
"The continued adventures of Madison, the heroine of DAMNED, who escapes Hell and comes back to Earth"--
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