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218 stories · Selected from the catalog · Page 10 of 10

Science fiction

The Ties That Bind

Walter M. Miller Jr.

A defeated space fleet returns to peaceful Earth for fuel and turns a willing welcome into occupation, forced labor, and revolt.

46 min · Foreboding

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Themes: Empire & colonialism · Memory · War & peace
Settings: The countryside · Offices & workplaces
Tone: Earnest
Style: Descriptive · Symbolic
Pace: Measured
Written for: For adults
Craft: Allegorical
Motifs: Homecomings

Horror & supernatural

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

A gangly schoolmaster courts a farmer’s daughter in a drowsy Hudson Valley town haunted by a headless horseman.

55 min · Eerie

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Themes: Superstition · Unrequited love
Settings: Villages & small towns · The countryside
Tone: Wry
Style: Descriptive · Ornate
Pace: Leisurely
Occasion: Festivals & carnivals
Written for: For all ages
Motifs: The mysterious stranger