Cat Anthology

A young, hard-up aristocrat decides to visit his wealthy relative in the hope of obtaining a loan. When he arrives at Greylands Court, he is warmly greeted by his cousin, but his hostess is strangely hostile. However, her husband urges the young man to pay no attention to her, and invites him to tour his menagerie. There he sees the star of his cousin's collection: a sleek, black Brazilian puma.

6 cuentos para niños de 2 a 5 años. ¡Historias geniales para leer antes de dormir! Las historias incluyen un pececito dorado, una hormiga, un gato, un pingüino y otros dos animales.

An Anthology of Poetry and Prose written by Women in the First World War. War Girls is a commemoration and celebration of the remarkable, often deeply moving and largely unsung experiences of women in the First World War told in their own words. Through poetry, journals and letters this audio book documents the contribution made by women from all walks of society - from campaigning for peace to working on the home front and in the services.

This book is a collection of five "catty" short stories. Sometimes the cats are anthropomorphic; other times they are, well, just cats....

Take part in the heroic rescue of a fishing boat in trouble, meet a boy who makes an extraordinary discovery in the vegetable patch, and find out how a farm cat forms a very special connection with a young Ukrainian girl. These three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm.

The dark strains of madness that permeate many of the works of Edgar Allan Poe make their way through this macabre story. This memorable short story bears a resemblance to Poe's Tell Tale Heart. In both stories guilt leaves a murderer with a singular choice.

How easily does love turn to hate? In what is arguably one of Edgar Allen Poe's most disturbing tales, we join our narrator as he cruelly injures and betrays his once beloved cat. Our deeply disturbed narrator shows a malicious streak and lack of conscience that is painful to witness. The narrative forces us to question to what extent we can escape our conscience. As we realize all is not as it seems.

Stella is a little brave cat....she lives off her wits and finds food and refuge whenever and wherever she can....even if it means dealing with that nasty neighbour, 'A mangy ginger tom called Gilbert'.

This is a "Nameless Detective" mystery story that starts with the thefts of several exotic animals from San Francisco's Fleishhacker Zoo - and ends with murder.

A short story that revolves around a woman who sees herself as a wild cat, but her sincere lover collides with her. How will he behave with this wild cat, and will he see ferocity and cruelty in it?

"The Black Cat" tells an unforgettable tale of obsession, murder...and revenge! Poe's narrator, who admits to horribly mistreating the eponymous house pet, is forced to deal with the bizarre and unexplainable repercussions of his own vicious cruelty.

A collection of folk stories about cats from around the world. There are many folk tales involving cats from every corner of the world. This collection offers 8 of them, some gentle, some amusing, some very dark.

A collection of four great listens that explore the life and legends of ancient Greece. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Immerse your children in the fascinating world of ancient Greece with three classic Greek myths, written especially for children, and one non-fiction history about the ancient Greeks.

"إخراج القصص وعناوينها احترافي للغاية حتى أنه بوسعك أن تنسى كاتبها وتشعر بأنك تقرأ مجموعة قصصية لأديب راسخ من الستينات... كل قصة تحوي مغامرة تجريبية ما حتى تشعر بأنه ينهي القصة وقد خارت قواه تمامًا. من السهل والممتع على المرء أن يكون قاسيًا وأن يتصيد الأخطاء على غرار (لماذا نادمًا خرج القط ، وليس خرج القط نادمًا ؟.. إن هذا تحذلق .. الخ).. لكن من الصعب أن تتجرد وأن تنظر لهذه المجموعة كما هي فعلاً: مجموعة من القصص الممتعة المهمومة بالبشر ولا يكف صاحبها عن التجريب

As a retired midwife, Caryn has had to deal with heartbreak on a grand scale. Shutting herself off from the rest of the world brought her to volunteer at the shelter; Caryn finds a measure of comfort as she cares for the cats and kittens there. Could dating Dan lead to disaster?

This audiobook of five short stories by Chris Gibson, an inveterate "Cat-aholic", gives us an insight into the behavior of cats and of humans. Sometimes, quite paradoxically, our relationship with animals makes us more human. The author and his wife share their lives with three rescue cats.

Fantasy author Ken Altabef lends his unique voice talents to a modern reading of 13 classic tales (and six poems) by Edgar Allan Poe.

Barry Pain was noted for his humorous tales of “Eliza” and her husband, but his tales of the weird and supernatural are equally noteworthy. This volume, More Tales in the Dark, contains eight of them.

After the Great War forced the races of Earth to be blended into a single race, bored scientists tinkered with DNA. First they created decorative pets. Then they created decorative humans.

In The Wrong Heaven, Amy Bonnaffons draws us into a delightfully strange universe, in which her conflicted characters seek to solve their sexual and spiritual dilemmas in all the wrong places. The title story's heroine reckons with grief while arguing with Jesus and Mary lawn ornaments that come to life when she plugs them in. In 'Horse', we enter a world in which women transform themselves into animals through a series of medical injections. In 'Alternate', a young woman convinces herself that all she needs to revive a stagnant relationship is the perfect poster of the Dalai Lama.