Inicio > Ficción y temas afines > Ficción moderna y contemporánea > The Man Who Could Not Lose
The Man Who Could Not Lose

The Man Who Could Not Lose

The Man Who Could Not Lose

Richard Harding Davis

22,66 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2024
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781434408327
22,66 €
IVA incluido
Disponible

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Sobre IBD

In The Man Who Could Not Lose, Richard Harding Davis presents a collection of engaging short stories that revolve around clever and resourceful protagonists. The title story follows a gambler whose extraordinary streak of luck leads him through a series of entertaining and suspenseful adventures. With wit and sharp observation, Davis explores themes of chance, fate, and the human condition, offering a light but thought-provoking read.

Artículos relacionados

  • The Only Witness
    Pamela Beason / TBD
    A MISSING BABYSeventeen-year-old Brittany Morgan dashed into the store for just a minute, leaving her sleeping baby in the car. Now Ivy's gone and half the town believes Brittany murdered her daughter.A HAUNTED DETECTIVEDetective Matthew Finn, a big-city fish out of water in small-town Evansburg, Washington, struggles with his wife's betrayal as he investigates Ivy Morg...
    Disponible

    20,64 €

  • The Gender of Inanimate Objects and Other Stories
    Laura Marello
    In the phosphorescent title novella of Laura Marello's collection, an enigmatic drifter pursues her circuitous path through the intricate cultural terrain of Sweetwater County, California, a patchwork of communities where "everyone speaks the wrong language." Through subtle, disciplined prose inflected with the deep colors and clear lines of ancient Mykonos and the northern...
    Disponible

    15,29 €

  • What's the Word?
    Lawrence Gordon
    This is a work of non-fiction. The events penned herein reflect real life situations; great times and terrible times; which my family, my friends, and I endured.      This work will reflect the spiritual aspects of my family. I was born and raised in our family church. The name of the church was God’s Universal House of Prayer and my Uncle, James Henderson was the Pastor until...
    Disponible

    7,19 €

  • Meritocrats
    Stuart Evans
    Stuart Evans’s first novel is a comedy-of-ill-manners set in a nouveau riche milieu: a fantastic satirical performance and hyper-referential homage to masters past and present. Paul Keller is the Stephen Dedalus of the piece, the son of Robert and Sylvie, whose internal monologue is spliced into the action, and whose incestuous feelings for his sister lead to an increase in his...
    Disponible

    19,71 €

  • Jack the Lad
    Frank English
    A tale based loosely in reality, this story traces the fortunes of the Ingles family in the West Riding coal fields around Wakefield. Theirs is a saga that could be replicated time after time in an area where scratching a living wasn't easy, and where coal, drink, and occasional infidelity played integral parts in the life of the community. Their story starts in the mid-194...
    Disponible

    13,53 €

  • The Empty Chair
    Penny Goetjen
    o A steamy Caribbean islando A missing female photographero A daughter’s relentless search and her entanglement in the island’s twisted subculture Don’t expect an umbrella in your drink when you escape to the Virgin Islands in this heart-pounding suspense novel as young Olivia Benning desperately searches for her photographer mother who has gone missing during a covert assignme...
    Disponible

    12,62 €

Otros libros del autor

  • The Lion And The Unicorn
    Richard Harding Davis
    The lion and the unicorn presents a lively and emotional portrait of personal ambition and romantic possibility within a bustling city shaped by social change and the tension of upcoming conflict. The story opens inside a modest flower shop marked by traditional heraldry, a symbol of identity and pride. Everyday interactions in this space reveal glimpses of hope, dreams, and un...
    Disponible

    10,71 €

  • The Log Of The 'Jolly Polly'
    Richard Harding Davis
    The log of the 'Jolly Polly' explores the pressure of ambition and the search for belonging when creative purpose becomes uncertain. The narrative reflects on the emotional weight carried by someone who once felt secure in talent and recognition, only to face silence from the world that previously applauded. Within this struggle arises a tempting possibility of stepping into co...
    Disponible

    9,60 €

  • The Reporter Who Made Himself King
    Richard Harding Davis
    The reporter who made himself king presents a satirical tale about ambition, vanity, and the folly of power. The story traces the whimsical rise of a restless journalist who, longing for peace and creative freedom, accepts a political appointment on a remote tropical island. His attempt at a quiet life quickly spirals into chaos as chance, ambition, and imagination lead him int...
    Disponible

    9,79 €

  • The Amateur
    Richard Harding Davis
    In a city where most people mind their own business, one man quietly chooses not to.The Amateur is a compact, quietly gripping novella by Richard Harding Davis, known for clear prose and keen observation. It follows Austin Ford, an American reporter newly posted to London, whose routine tilts when a young wife on an Atlantic crossing begs him to find her missing husband. What b...
    Disponible

    11,78 €

  • The Consul
    Richard Harding Davis
    Step into the compelling world of 'The Consul,' a masterful 19th-century political drama that has finally returned to the literary landscape after decades of being out of print. This remarkable edition, restored by Alpha Editions, is not just a reprint; it s a collector s item and a cultural treasure that invites both casual readers and classic literature enthusiasts to explore...
    Disponible

    12,42 €

  • The White Mice
    Richard Harding Davis
    Step into a world where the boundaries of society are pushed to their limits in 'The White Mice,' a groundbreaking science fiction novel that has finally returned to the literary stage after decades of obscurity. This compelling tale, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century dystopian fiction, offers a poignant social commentary on themes of oppression and the human condi...
    Disponible

    16,89 €