Booklist Editor's Choice and winner of Lambda Literary award, this collection of whimsical and evocative stories takes readers to distant lands and unforgettable characters. Meet Diana Comet, the beautiful adventuress with passion in her heart and secrets under her skirt. Travel to the West with a g
The Circus of Dr Lao and Other Improbable Stories
β Scribed by Ray Bradbury
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Year
- 1956
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
the circus of** dr.****lao**
is like no circus you
ever sawβfull of fantastic
happenings, crammed with
the wonder and terror of
the supernatural.
And the stories Ray Bradbury has
chosen to go with this famous novel are in keeping
with this special mood.
E. B. WHITE
tells of a machine that easily might
make man obsolete.
NIGEL KNEALE
tells of the very sweet revenge
of some be-devilled frogs.
ROALD DAHL
tells of an imaginative game that~
turns into a horrifying nightmare.
HENRY KUTTNER
tells of a man who thinks heβs
getting the better part of a bargain
with the devil.
These are only a few of the extraordinary
tales in this volume.
There goes the calliope, the trumpet,
the drum . . . Get ready for THE CIRCUS OF
DR. LAO and Other Improbable Stories β the
greatest show onβor offβthe earth
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