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  Dangerous Betrayal - The...

  Bill Blowers

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  Ingeniously blending fact and thrilling speculative fiction, this award-winning novel unveils a conspiratorial sabotage behind the Titanic disaster.   How was it that the unsinkable Titanic, carrying 1320 passengers and a crew of 892, sank in freezing waters—especially when the technology of luxury liner was such that she could have easily avoided the impact with the iceberg? Was it a fated and bizarre accident? Or was it the result of a sinister plot to undermine the success of White Star Lines’ feature attraction on her maiden voyage? At the heart of the mystery: the most brilliant inventor of the era—Nikola Tesla—and a plot to hold the Titanic hostage that went catastrophically wrong.   For more than a century, the secret lay hidden in the bowels of the Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic. Now, in this bracing and plausible novel of conspiracy and revenge, set in a gilded age of ruthless power barons, geniuses, and madmen, does the truth finally surface.

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  The Red-Haired Girl

  Sabine Baring-Gould

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  Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was a British writer, clergyman and member of the landed gentry, having inherited an estate of 3,000 acres. While a young curate, he met and fell in love with a beautiful 16-year-old mill worker. He paid for her education and married her, and they subsequently had 15 children. Their relationship formed the inspiration for George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, which was turned into the musical My Fair Lady. Baring-Gould's strangest and most enduring works are those which are based on fantastical medieval myths and folklore. 
  "The Red-Haired Girl" is a ghost story about an eerie and ominous servant girl who stalks the house, watching its inhabitants malevolently.

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  Fables: Part 1 - Tales of Art...

  Ali Igor Kaptanoglu

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  Would you like to learn the reason for the rain, giving inspiration to almost everyone? 
  Have you heard the tale of the writer at the shores of the Pergamon who was healed by snakes? 
  Do you honestly believe that kindness and beauty can make a difference in this world? 
  If so, this book is for you. 
  Fables: Part 1 is a combination of tales of love, freedom, art and life. They are written with hope to touch your soul in a kind way. They are aimed to give birth to a titter. Should they fail, feel free to curse or send negative thoughts to the writer. Should they succeed, do not hesitate to do the opposite! 
  What is a fable? A type of story where supernatural beings exist, where improbable happens… No, no… That was way too serious and gloomy. I’m sure the description is lacking as well. For me, a fable means my childhood. A cliché maybe, but bear with me here friends… Ah yes, forgot to mention; reading this makes you a friend of mine – at least one that will last until the end of the book. As Dostoyevsky put it, “one does not have to put a reason behind every sense of friendship…”. You might even think that my friendship is void of value, as you’ve achieved it so rapidly. Then I should tell you that what’s void of value is this belittling thought. See, a bond that could have turned into a nice friendship, perhaps brotherhood, gone. At least – since you’re still reading – means you’ve not yet thrown away the book… So there’s still hope to form bonds that could turn into brotherhood or love! Yes, yes, no need for further questions; love can indeed blossom out of friendship. I’ll be telling you as best I can what life is… In fact, I’ll be asking you… Because I think, after a certain point, it’s impossible to make a meaning of it…

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  Christmas - In Stories and Poetry

  William Wordsworth, Fyodor...

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  Christmas may come but once a year but human emotions, the driving force of our characters are with us every day.   
   
  Yet, somehow these same emotions when they happen at Christmas, seem amplified, we seem more tender to their touch, their words. 
   
  In this volume we take the verse and poems of our classic poets and put them alongside our short story masters to reveal a Christmas that everyone remembers and that everyone wants to be part of.-  
  1 - Christmas. In Stories and in Poetry - An Introduction 
  2 - What the Bells Saw and Said by Louisa May Alcott 
  3 - Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  4 - Ring Out Wild Bells. Christmas Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson 
  5 - As Sleigh Bells Seem In Summer by Emily Dickinson 
  6 - Minstrels.  A Christmas Poem by William Wordsworth 
  7 - Carol by Ben Jonson 
  8 - A Christmas Carol by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
  9 - A Christmas Carol by G K Chesterton 
  10 - A Christmas Carol by Aubrey De Vere 
  11 - Old Christmastide (An Extract) by Sir Walter Scott 
  12 - No Mercy Here by Daniel Sheehan 
  13 - Christmas Carol by Sara Teasdale 
  14 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry 
  15 - The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  16 - An Ode of the Birth of Our Saviour by Robert Herrick 
  17 - On the Morning of Christs Nativity by John Milton 
  18 - Nativity by John Donne 
  19 - The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Christopher Smart 
  20 - God Rest by Daniel Sheehan 
  21 - Upon Christ His Birth by Sir John Suckling 
  22 - Christmas For Atheists by Daniel Sheehan 
  23 - A Nativity by Rudyard Kipling 
  24 - The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky 
  25 - The Beautiful Mother by Jacopone da Todi 
  26 - New Prince New Pomp by Robert Southwell 
  27 - The Burning Babe by Robert Southwell 
  28 - The Nativity by Henry Vaughan 
  29 - The Mother of God by William Butler Yeats 
  30 - The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman by Emily Dickinson 
  31 - Christmas Poem by Robert Herrick 
  32 - December Sales Drive by Daniel Sheehan 
  33 - A Christmas Ghost Story by Thomas Hardy 
  34 - The House of Christmas by G K Chesterton 
  35 - Christmas Eve in War Times by Edward Payson Roe 
  36 - A Visit From St Nicholas ('Twas The Night Before Christmas) by Clement Moore 
  37 - The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens 
  38 - Christmas Eve by Christina Rossetti 
  39 - The Masque of Christmas by Ben Jonson 
  40 - Christmas Fancies by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 
  41 - Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  42 - In The Bleak Midwinter by Christina Georgina Rossetti

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  Rhoda - A Life in Stories

  Ellen Gilchrist

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  A fiction collection, including two new stories, from the award-winning author: “Rhoda is a fully realized creation. And not one to be dismissed lightly.”—Entertainment Weekly   From Ellen Gilchrist, a National Book Award winner and “national treasure” (The Washington Post), this volume includes twenty-three stories starring Rhoda Manning—“the shining manifestation of Gilchrist’s wry, intelligent, and passionate writing” (Kirkus Review).   Follow Rhoda from age eight to age sixty, as she grows from a hot-tempered, impetuous child to a complex, confident adult. Even at a young age, Rhoda loves to get her way, boasting a unique spark that only shines brighter in an adulthood full of sex and excitement. From diet pills to multiple marriages to far-reaching travels and a writing career, Rhoda’s relentless hunger for adventure will delight all who accompany her on her journeys.    “A winner…Rhoda is as real as anyone who has ever ‘lived’ in a book.”—Library Journal   “Rhoda loves to shop, swear and get her own way; she has always been a vivid and indelible character.”—Publishers Weekly    “One of the most engaging and surprisingly lovable characters in modern fiction.”—Robert Olen Butler

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  The Watsons

  Jane Austen

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  Left impoverished upon the death of her aunt, Emma Watson has no option but to be reunited with her estranged father and siblings. Initially delighted with her new life—including the fashionable society balls to which she now has access—Emma soon realizes that her family harbors many ill feelings, not least those springing from the sisters' hopes—and disappointments—in snaring a husband. So when the eligible and suitably rich Tom Musgrove begins to transfer his affections from her sister Margaret to Emma, the result can only be further sibling rivalry and unrest. A delightful, exquisitely drawn portrait of family life, The Watsons is Jane Austen at her storytelling best. Author of the masterpieces Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen (1775–1817) is one of the most beloved novelists of all time.

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