Explores the 1915 murder of Charles "Bert" Massey, a member of one of Canada's wealthiest families and the trial of Carrie Davies, an eighteen-year-old penniless domestic servant who quickly confessed to the crime.
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Explores the 1915 murder of Charles "Bert" Massey, a member of one of Canada's wealthiest families and the trial of Carrie Davies, an eighteen-year-old penniless domestic servant who quickly confessed to the crime.
Presents an anthology of twenty works about vampires, including contributions by Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, and F. Paul Wilson.
A stubborn young prince goes to work for an evil troll where he falls in love with a captive maiden.
There's something really strange about the maid I just hired! No normal person could be so beautiful, or cook such amazingly delicious food, or know exactly what I want before I even ask. She must be using magic--right, a spell is the only thing that can explain why my chest feel...
The neighborhood is jolted with the arrival of Angie Bolen and her family, and it soon becomes clear that they are hiding something. But what is their secret, and what are their true intentions? Meanwhile, a plane crash on Wisteria Lane causes everyone to reflect on their lives a...
They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel. Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't ...
"I just can't trust the maid I hired recently that's why I have to keep my eyes on her at all times. But since she's so cute, she's going to draw way too much attention if I let her come to school with...Um, why is that girl longingly watching us? No matter how mysterious and sus...
The maid I hired recently has been causing me all sorts of problems. She won't look after herself, even when it's rainy or cold. And after receiving a mysterious letter, she says she can no longer work for me! Despite all the trouble, there's no way I'll let her leave--not when I...
The maid I hired recently is just too suspicious. I can't get thoughts of how beautiful she is out of my head, and I can't stand seeing her talk to anyone but me...What could she be doing to me?! My classmate Gojouin says this is "love"--but just what is "love," exactly? I'm dete...
"No history of the American uncanny tale would be complete without mention of Edith Wharton, yet many of Wharton's most dedicated admirers are unaware that she was a master of the form. In fact, one of Wharton's final literary acts was assembling Ghosts, a personal selection of h...
In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard. So Britain's wartime leader called for the lightning development of a completely new kind of warfare, recruiting a band of eccentric free-thinking war...
"When Misty was six years old her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse and extreme physical violence. Their step-father kept a loaded rifl...
"When her beloved mistress dies, lady's maid Phoebe Parsons is forced onto the poverty-ridden streets of Manchester by her unforgiving new master. Desperately searching for a new position, Phoebe discovers her reputation is in ruins. Now she is destitute, disgraced and alone. Fea...
17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.
In twelfth-century England, Matty grows up to be a master falconer, able to communicate with the devoted birds who later help her and Fynn, also known as Robin Hood, to foil Prince John's plot to steal the crown.
Scrooge McDuck's talent for making money takes him on some feather-raising adventures, but when his troublesome nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie join the fun, things really take a tailspin.
Scrooge McDuck's talent for making money takes him on some feather-raising adventures, but when his troublesome nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie join the fun, things really take a tailspin.