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  The Canterville Ghost - and...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Oscar Wilde's classic comic ghost story was the first of his short stories to be published, in February 1887. It relates the experiences of Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister and his family when they move into Canterville Chase, an ancient pile haunted by the previous owner's dead ancestor Sir Simon. Of course, Mr. Otis declares “there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost”, and all of Sir Simon's hauntings have no effect on the sceptical American family, with the exception of the daughter Virginia, despite his most strenuous efforts. A beautifully told tale full of humour, but also of apposite social commentary.The two other stories in this volume are The Sphinx Without a Secret (May 1887) and The Model Millionaire (June 1887) and an essay The American Invasion (March 1887).Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready

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  Five Detective Stories by Ernest...

  Ernest Bramah

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  Ernest Bramah (1868-1942) was an English author of 21 novels and numerous short stories and features. His humorous works have been ranked with Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, his detective stories with Conan Doyle, his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells, and his supernatural stories with Algernon Blackwood.In his stories of detection, Bramah hit on the idea of a blind detective, Max Carrados, whose triumphs are all the more amazing because of his disability.This collection features five of Max Carrados's most puzzling cases: "The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes", "The Game Played in the Dark", "The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor", "The Comedy at Fountain Cottage", and "Who Killed Charlie Winpole?"

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  Can Such Things Be?

  Ambrose Bierce

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  24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling fire burning dimly in the background. Stories of ghosts, apparitions, and strange, inexplicable occurrences are prevalent in these tales, some of which occur on or near Civil War fields of battle, some in country cottages, and some within urban areas. Can Such Things Be? implies and relates that anything is possible, at any time. (Summary by Roger Melin)

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  Great American Indian Stories

  Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa)

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  The lives of the American Indian, as written by Charles Eastman, come to life as they wrestle with the intrusion of the "White Man" and their own survival. You will enjoy this glimpse into the Old West from the perspective of the 19th Century American Indian. 
  VOLUME ONE: The Grave of the Dog, The Famine, The Chief Soldier 
  VOLUME TWO: The Singing Spirit, The White Man's Errand, The Madness of Bald Eagle

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  Venusberg - A Novel

  Anthony Powell

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  An English journalist encounters dangerous hijinks on the Baltic Sea in this satirical novel by the author of A Dance to the Music of Time. 
   
  Written from a vantage point both high and deliberately narrow, the early novels of Anthony Powell nevertheless deal in the universal themes that would define his oeuvre: pride, greed, and the strange drivers of human behavior. Scathingly funny and insightful character studies, Powell’s early works reveal the stirrings of the unequaled style, ear for dialogue, and eye for irony that would reach their caustic peak in his epic, A Dance to the Music of Time. 
   
  Powell’s sophomore novel, Venusberg, follows an English journalist named Lushington as he travels by boat to an unnamed Baltic state. Navigating an elegant and politically precarious social scene, Lushington becomes infatuated with his very own, very foreign Venus. An action-packed literary precursor to Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, Venusberg is replete with assassins and Nazis, loose countesses and misunderstandings, fatal accidents and social comedy.

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  Sticky Fingers 3 - More...

  JT Lawrence

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  JT Lawrence is back with more short stories that are creepier than ever. 
  You won't be able to get these deliciously twisted tales out of your head... 
  Grab them while they're hot and sticky. 
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  This collection includes: 
  Tears of a Dead Man 
  A man tries to convince his doctor that he is dead. 
  The Shelter 
  Would you take the noose around your neck if it meant saving everyone you knew? 
  The Children in the Walls 
  The storm tried to keep her out; she should have listened. 
  Death is a Woman in a Blue Dress 
  What happens if you let Death in the front door? 
  Fenrir 
  A viking is called to fulfill his bloody destiny despite his desire to stay home with his love. 
  Blackwater Estuary 
  Witch panic spreads like wildfire in this poignant tale of a midwife accused of saving a baby.​ 
  Perky Pilgrim 
  Jeffrey Sacks is back, and this time he's taking no prisoners. 
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  "Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch.” — Patsy Hennessey 
  "Each story is masterfully constructed ... Humorous, touching, creepy, but most of all entertaining, this collection is superb." — Tracy Michelle Anderson 
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  If you're a fan of Roald Dahl or Gillian Flynn you'll love these unsettling stories with a twist in the tale.  
  Click now to start listening.

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