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  2. A Twist in the Tale (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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    A Twist in the Tale is a 1988 collection of short stories by British author and politician Jeffrey Archer. [1] The collection contains 12 stories, which are listed below. Plot summaries

  3. No Comebacks - Wikipedia

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    No Comebacks is a 1982 collection of ten short stories by English writer Frederick Forsyth.Each story takes place in a different setting and ends with a plot twist. Several of them involve a central male character without any apparent strength who is put under pressure, but who does not g

  4. The Gift of the Magi - Wikipedia

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    As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time. The plot and its twist ending are well known; the ending is generally considered an example of cosmic irony. [2] The story was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern [3] on Irving Place in New York City.

  5. A Twist in the Tale - Wikipedia

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    A Twist in the Tale, a collection of short stories by Jeffrey Archer "A Twist in the Tale", a song by Deep Purple from The Battle Rages On Topics referred to by the same term

  6. Uncanny (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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    An old man makes a living by collecting dead animals and freezing them in his ice factory. A man keeps a cow locked in his shed, and a boy tries to get it back to the countryside. Was originally going to be adapted as a Round the Twist episode, but was scrapped for cost reasons and concerns over animal cruelty.

  7. Iceberg (short story) - Wikipedia

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    Jean-Claude Alizet describes the short story as “a model of a twist ending." [11] According to Delphine Lahary, Iceberg reveals an "atmosphere of suspense and mystery" and is a story likely to interest young readers. [10] According to the French writer David Bellos, Iceberg is "a spectacular short story."

  8. Get a Load of This (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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    Unlike most of his other books, it is not a single story throughout, but a collection of 14 different short stories. The stories are not inter related, and most have twisted endings. [2] The book was written by Chase while he was still in the Royal Air Force and was first published in early autumn 1941, and subsequently reprinted in 1988.

  9. Plot twist - Wikipedia

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    When it happens near the end of a story, it is known as a twist ending or surprise ending. [2] It may change the audience's perception of the preceding events, or introduce a new conflict that places it in a different context. A plot twist may be foreshadowed, to prepare the audience to accept it, but it usually comes with some element of ...

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