Two years after his celebrated collection The Good Old Stuff, John D. MacDonald treats us to fourteen more of his best early stories!
In short, here is one of America’s most gifted and prolific storytellers at his early best — a...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” November 15, 1933.
Who was Mox? What was behind the strange doings in his home, and the disappearances of various men? The Shadow...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” November 1, 1933.
Matching wits against The Shadow, a vile criminal begins his campaign of evil. With amazing success, his plans go forward — but The Shadow never falters; crookedness never...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” October 15, 1933.
Death strikes, again and again. Mystery covers the affairs of the Wycliff household. Then The Shadow plays his hand against this scheme of...
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A cautionary tale by Stephen R. Donaldson ("Reeve the Just"), a whimsical ad venture in miniature by Dennis L. McKiernan ("The Halfling House"), and a tribute to the art of storytelling by Charles de Lint ("The Conjure...
Areopagitica: A speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England is John Milton’s famous tract against censorship. Named after a speech by Isocrates, a fifth century BC Athenian orator, the work is counted as one of the...
The Sunny Side gathers the best short works by the inimitable A. A. Milne. Written for the satire magazine Punch, these brief stories and essays perfectly capture Milne’s sly humor, beguiling social insight, and scathing wit. From Odd Verses to...
MASTER OF DEATH was originally published in the September 15, 1933 of The Shadow Magazine.
Eric Veldon is the master of death. He collects fiendish methods of murder, stolen from their innocent inventors. Then he uses those diabolical methods of...
ISLE OF DOUBT was published in the August 15, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
The "isle" in question is an island in the Mississippi River. The "doubt" is the uncertainty as to whether it is the hiding place of millions in stolen loot or not....
THE BLACK HUSH was originally published in the August 1, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine
Out of nowhere comes a deep, all-enveloping blackness, hiding deeds of evil, making all helpless against it. But The Shadow comes out of the blackness to...