THE CASTAWAY
Mrs. John Boxer stood at the door of the shop with
her hands clasped on her apron. The short day
had drawn to a close, and the lamps in the narrow
little thorough-fares of Shingles...
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W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. H...
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A rare calm in Antarctic seas and the swift response by a passing ship helped save all aboard a Canadian cruise liner that struck an iceberg in the night and sank, rescued passengers and experience...
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TV Guide has announced the nominees for its Online Video Awards. The Awards are intended to recognize the best and most innovative professional video programming being created for the Web. The nomi...
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Moments after it pulls out of the station, chugging into the dense cover of the Monongahela National Forest, the Shay locomotive begins its climb.The baking sun vanishes, the temperature drops and ...
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so freshman-year) or grunt their grudging approval for $7.50 an hour, it’s getting harder to find a video-store lifer to break your heart or thrill you by validating your own fine taste.
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The Castaway
W(illiam) W(ymark) Jacobs
Doomed ship defies Antarctica odds
