Story library

Diana Wynne Jones's personal choice of favorite fantasy writing is a treat for all fans - and the perfect introduction for anyone coming to this genre for the first time. This collection contains stories from some of the best fantasy writers of all time. With stories including extracts from classics to modern favorites, this is a comprehensive and satisfying anthology. There are humorous stories by E. Nesbit, Eva Ibbotson, and Isaac Asimov; tales in a darker mood from Andre Norton and Joan Aiken; and plenty of dragons, witches, wizards, and other magical creatures throughout. A typically intriguing new story from Diana Wynne Jones herself brings the collection right up to date. Part of the Story Library series of anthologies. Contents: "Boris Chernevsky's Hands" by Jane Yolen "The Hobgoblin's Hat" by Tove Jansson (from Finn Family Moomintroll) "Ully the Piper" by Andre Norton "Milo Conducts the Dawn" by Norton Juster (from The Phantom Tollbooth) "Who Goes Down This Dark Road?" by Joan Aiken "The House of Harfang" by C.S. Lewis (from The Silver Chair) "Martha in the Witch's Power" by K.M. Briggs (from Hobberdy Dick) "Prince Delightful and the Flameless Dragon" by Isaac Asimov "The Box of Delights" (an extract) by John Masefield "The Amazing Flight of the Gump" by L. Frank Baum (from The Land of Oz) "On the Great Wall" by Rudyard Kipling (from Puck of Pook's Hill) "The Waking of the Kraken" by Eva Ibbotson (from Which Witch?) "The Caves in the Hill" by Elizabeth Goudge (from Henrietta's House) "Bigger than the Baker's Boy" by E. Nesbit (from Five Children and It) "Jermain and the Sorceress" by Patricia C. Wrede (from The Seven Towers) "Una and the Red Cross Knight" by Andrew Lang (from The Red Book Romance) "What the Cat Told Me" by Diana Wynne Jones

The kit-bag / Algernon Blackwood -- Here there be tygers / Stephen King -- The room in the tower / E.F. Benson -- Beyond lies the wub / Philip K. Dick -- Feeding the dog / Susan Price -- Teddies rule, ok? / Nicholas Fisk -- Grendel the monster / Eleanor Farjeon -- A grave misunderstanding / Leon Garfield -- Captain Murderer / Charles Dickens (from the Uncommercial traveler) -- Something / Joan Aiken -- The hand / Guy de Maupassant -- The boy next door / Ellen emerson White -- The murder hole / Scottish Folktale -- The famous five go pillaging / Terry Jones and Michael Pillaging. The affair at 7 Rue De M--/ John Steinbeck -- A change of aunts / Vivien Alcock -- [Cask of Amontillado]( / Edgar Allan Poe -- The pear-drum / English folktale -- The Dog got them / Philippa Pearce -- Gabriel-Ernest / Saki (H.H. Munro) -- Nule / Jan Mark -- The dancing partner / Jerome K. Jerome -- The ring / Margaret Bingley -- The troll / T.H. White.

Thirty-five stories from around the world, mostly myths from ancient Greece, but also tales from the Norse, Chinese, English, and American Indians.

A collection of stories about vampires and werewolves, including Jane Yolen's "Mama Gone," Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," and an excerpt from Bram Stoker's "Dracula."

The green arches / Joan Aiken -- The Aztec opal / Rodrigues Ottolengui -- Wuthering Heights (an extract) / Emily Brontë -- The girl who kissed a peach tree (an Italian folktale) / Eleanor Farjeon -- The thing in the pond / Paul Ernst -- Smart ice cream / Paul Jennings -- The pelican / Ann Pilling -- The adventures of Johnnie Waverly / Agatha Christie -- The tower / Carl Jung -- The scythe / Ray Bradbury -- A sea above the sky / Thomas Wright -- A vine on the house / Ambrose Bierce -- The master / Diana Wynne Jones.

A collection of sports stories by such authors as Enid Bagnold, P. G. Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and Tessa Duder.

A selection of classic animal tales by various authors, including John Steinbeck, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, & Paul Gallico. Chosen by Michael Morpurgo.

[Adventure of the Speckled Band]( / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The little mystery / E.C. Bentley The adventure of the Egyptian tomb / Agatha Christie Emil and the detectives (an extract) / Erich Kästner The inspiration of Mr. Budd / Dorothy L. Sayers From the files of Inspector Craig / Raymond Smullyan Butch minds the baby / Damon Runyon Murder at St. Oswald's / Michael Underwood The cross of Lorraine / Isaac Asimov The Newdick helicopter / Leslie Charteris Cold money / Ellery Queen More from the files of Inspector Craig / Raymond Smullyan The one-handed murderer / Italo Calvino (an Italian folktale) Fingerprinting a ghost / Tony Fletcher (from Memories of murder) It's a hard world / Andrew Vachss Maddened by mystery / Stephen Leacock

In this anthology, selections from diaries, memoirs, and biographies capture the dramatic adventures and exhilarating accomplishments of the famous as well as those of uncommon courage. Subjects include Anne Frank, Nelson Mandela, Neil Armstrong, Mother Theresa, Christy Brown, survivors from the Titanic, and Martin Luther King, Jr.