BLAST, edited by Wyndham Lewis and subtitled 'Review of the Great British Vortex', was the magazine of the short-lived Vorticist movement in British art. Influenced by Cubism and Futurism, and Imagism in literature, the Vorticists embraced all things modern and veered towards abstraction. The first issue of BLAST was published, with its distinctive puce cover and bold typography, on 20 June 1914, but within weeks war had broken out in Europe. The Vorticists held an exhibition at the Doré Gallery in London in 1915 and a second issue of BLAST was published, but the movement did not survive the war. BLAST No. 1 includes the Vorticist Manifesto, with their blasts and blesses of all and sundry in British art, and several pieces by Wyndham Lewis, including his play 'Enemy of the Stars'. Other notable contributions include 'The Saddest Story' by Ford Maddox Hueffer (later Ford Madox Ford), which would later become the first chapter of 'The Good Soldier', and a short story by Rebecca West, her first published work. BLAST No. 1 also published black and white illustrations of artwork by Wyndham Lewis, Edward Wadsworth, Frederick Etchells, W. Roberts, Jacob Epstein, Gaudier Brzewska, Cuthbert Hamilton and Spencer Gore. These include some of the first abstract paintings to be produced by British artists. ( Phil Benson)
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Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 22nd issue of the serial, published on March 30th, 1880, and just in time for April Fool's Day this issue is full of practical jokes! It also includes adventurous stories like that of a daring lad whose bravery makes him a hero, an unusual voyage with an unusual "ship"-mate, tales from the land of the midnight sun, and much more. This periodical was published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their other publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. - Summary by Jill Engle
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The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.
The fifth issue has the following 6 stories:
"The mysterious card", by Cleveland Moffet (1863-1926): a man desperately tries to understand the horrible message which utterly destroyed his life
"Tang-u", by Lawrence E. Adams: through excellent eyesight, a young boy saves the lives of a battleship-crew
"The little brown mole", by Clarice Irene Clinghan: after several years of separation, a man comes home and finds his wife quite a changed person
"A telepathic wooing", by James Buckham (1858-1908): too shy to approach the woman he loves, a young doctor tries out an unusual method to propose to her
"The Prince ward", by Claude M. Girardeau: a dead woman's ghost takes revenge on the woman who took away her husband
"A meeting of royalty", by Margaret Dodge: a chance encounter with a young girl sets a man down memory lane - Summary by Sonia
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The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.
This is the sixth issue, offering the following 5 stories:
"Eleanor Stevens' will", by Isabel Scott Stone: a rich woman's final will creates a stir among fortune hunters
''To let'', by Alice Turner Curtis: midnight screams scare away new residents in a cottage with a terrible history
"Of course - Of course not", by Harry M. Peck: sometimes an unexpected visit on a quiet evening at home can turn out life-changing
"The Marchburn mystery", by A. Maurice Low: was the mysterious stranger in the elevator really the killer of Mr Marchburn ?
"Their colonial villa", by Charles Barnard (1838-1920): a young wife thinks she is losing her mind after her husband made new housing arrangements - Summary by Sonia
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Once more, we bring you a stellar collection of short stories, selected and read by Librivox readers. Joining regular favorites, such as Kate Chopin and Charles Dickens, we bring you Alexander Pushkin, Henry Iliowizi and Thomas Bailey Aldrich, among others.
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Our 89th Short Story Collection is of exceptionally high quality. In addition to perennial favorites, such as Kate Chopin and Mark Twain, our Librivox readers have delved into the more esoteric, with a translation of a Polish tale, a story by Rabindranath Tagore and Charles Henkle.
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This year is the 15th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox. The readings in this collection celebrate that "bunch of volunteers" who make up the worldwide LibriVox community. The readings are held together by their connection to the number "15." The collection is multilingual. Readings can be in any language. The selections, which are chosen by the readers, include fiction, nonfiction, poems, short stories, and articles. - Summary by KevinS
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Here we present the 90th Collection of Short Stories selected and read by Librivox volunteers. For your enjoyment, we bring gems by Hemingway, Tolstoy, D.H. Lawrence and Alexander Pushkin, plus a lesser known work by Arthur Conan Doyle, so sit back and enjoy!
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Abercrombie Smith, Edward Bellingham and William Monkhouse Lee are three students at Oxford University, sharing adjacent lodgings. When people against whom Bellingham holds a grudge are attacked, Smith starts to investigate. Is Bellingham innocent? But what are the strange noises coming from his room when he is not home? This short gothic horror story first published in 1892 is a bit outside the usual haunts of Conan Doyle and has been compared to the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and H. Rider Haggard. - Summary by Availle
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This is the 91st short story collection, with stories selected and read by Librivox readers. We brush with science fiction in The Marching Morons by Cyril M. Kornbluth and on the ghostly with Guy de Maupassant's An Uncomfortable Bed, in addition to stories by the ever-popular Lord Dunsany, Leo Tolstoy and Edgar Allan Poe.
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The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.
The seventh issue, offers the following 6 stories:
"The mystery of the thirty millions", by T. F. Anderson and H. D. Umbstaetter (1851-1913): what happened to the large ocean-steamer that inexplicably vanished in mid-Atlantic ?
"The man at Solitaria", by Geik Turner: after 15 years of solitary work, a man is finally going postal
"The compass of Fortune", by Eugene Shade Bisbee (1864-1933): the eyes of a mysterious skull seem to be looking into one specific direction
"A surgical love-cure", by James Buckham (1858-1908): a patient asks his doctor to have love surgically removed from him
"The Williamson safe mystery", by F. S. Hesseltine: what horrible discovery did the men make on opening the safe ?
"How small the World", by E. H. Mayde: an exchange of a series of letters finally leads to two people finding together - Summary by Sonia
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This collection of short stories in the English Language brings another rich compendium of old favorites fro Lord Dunsany, Guy de Maupassant, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Kate Chopin. They are joined by whimsical pieces by Colette, Fenton Johnson and others.
20 episodes
The 93rd Librivox Short Story Collection is here for your enjoyment! Here our readers visit old favorites: Lord Dunsany, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Ambrose Bierce writing as Dod Grile. We also bring you by authors new to Librivox: William M. Conselman, Myrtle Levy Gaylord and Helen Woljeska as well as the only short story ever written by a 1922 magazine competition winner, Helen H. Dudley.
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