By: John Buchan

A troll-like life which was too horrible for words!

By: James Branch Cabell

Divers Imbroglios of King Smoit

By: Hammond Innes

I lifted the shotgun and fired at the torch.

By: John Buchan

Below me was a dizzy chaos of grey.

By: Hammond Innes

“He is waiting for us — out there.”

By: James Branch Cabell

Of Compromises in Glathion

By: John Buchan

“How do ye ken what is impossible?”

By: James Branch Cabell

Preliminary Tactics of Duke Jurgen

By: Hammond Innes

If I had touched her I think she would have responded.

By: John Buchan

“There are devils at the back o’ every stane!”

By: James Branch Cabell

Philosophy of Gogyrvan Gawr

By: Hammond Innes

“You want me to keep my mouth shut?”

By: John Buchan

Two little girls would be coming home from school…

By: James Branch Cabell

Excursus of Yolande’s Undoing

By: Hammond Innes

“Will you let me have a plane, sir — tonight?”