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  Marcel Schwob - A Short Story...

  Marcel Schwob

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  Mayer André Marcel Schwob was born in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 23rd August 1867 into a cultivated Jewish family.  
   
  As a child he devoured the works of Poe and Stevenson in French and then again in English.  His attachment to the bizarre and dark was already forming. 
   
  His education at the Lycée of Nantes earned him the 1st Prize for Excellence.  In 1881, he was in Paris with his maternal uncle to study at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.  Schwob quickly developed his multilingual abilities and then studied philology and Sanscrit at the École pratique des hautes études before completing his military service in Vannes with the artillery. 
   
  After completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1888 he became a professional journalist and worked for the Phare de la Loire, the Événement and L'Écho de Paris. 
   
  The 1890’s marked his establishment as a brilliant writer with the publication of six short story collections.   
   
  He fell ill in 1896 with a chronic, incurable intestinal disorder.  He also suffered recurring bouts of influenza and pneumonia.  Intestinal surgery was given several times, at first with success but, by 1900, after two more surgeries, he was told that nothing more could be done for him.  Schwob now existed on kefir and fermented milk. 
   
  By the turn of the century, despite failing health, and often too ill to write, he embarked on several long travels, including to Vailima in the South Pacific where his literary hero Stevenson had died.  
   
  Schwob was regarded as a symbolist writer and a ‘precursor of Surrealism’.  He wrote over a hundred short stories, journalistic articles, essays, biographies, literary reviews and analysis, translations and plays.  
   
  Marcel Schwob died on 26th February 1905 of Pneumonia.  He was 37. 
   
  01 - Marcel Schwob - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - Arachne by Marcel Schwob 
  03 - Spiritualism by Marcel Schwob 
  04 - The Mouthless by Marcel Schwob 
  05 - The Opium Gates by Marcel Schwob 
  06 - The Strong by Marcel Schwob

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  Man Behind the Monster The (Book...

  Sarah Noffke

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  What happens when God hands ultimate power to someone?
   
  Meet Ren Lewis. Mind controller. Thought reader. Master manipulator. And quite possibly the most dangerous mistake the universe ever made.
   
  
   
  Most kids worry about homework and bullies. Ren worried about the monster that woke up inside him the day his powers emerged. The one that whispers sweet temptations every time someone crosses him. The one that finds it so easy to make people dance like marionettes.
   
  
   
  Power corrupts. Absolute power? It devours.
   
  
   
  Now Ren can have anything—wealth, worship, control over world leaders with a single thought. But here's the twisted truth: getting everything you want is the fastest way to lose everything you are. Each mind he bends, each will he breaks, hollows him out a little more.
   
  
   
  There's only one way to silence the monster. One path to redemption.
   
  
   
  But can you kill what you've become when that monster... is you?
   
  
   
  Some gifts are curses in disguise. Some heroes are villains waiting to happen. And some stories will make you question everything you thought you knew about power, morality, and the thin line between salvation and damnation.
   
  
   
  Are you brave enough to walk in the shadows with Ren Lewis? Or will you become another puppet in his twisted game?
   
  
   
  The choice is yours. If you still have one.

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  Master Baker : Anal Lovers 73 -...

  Kimmy Welsh

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  A vlogging influencer, Grace, makes a video on her friend’s father’s old-school bakery, but she has to turn the cameras off when Mr. Baker shows her his secret recipes. 
  Mr. Baker likes to make dough in the nude so he can feel the texture, and Grace wants to feel it too.  The two bond as he shows Grace the family recipe, but with his thick stiffness against her butt, she dares to do something naughty. 
  Listen as she uses the olive oil as lube to stuff the older man in her ass and take his hot load.

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  See You in Seattle

  Brooke St. James

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  Mac Klein had made a series of disciplined life choices. He was now thirty years old and a successful professional athlete. He lived in a beautiful mansion in Seattle with plenty of room to surround himself with family and friends. He devoted all his time and energy to his career, and he had no interest in starting a serious relationship with a woman. 
  He certainly would never think of looking up his childhood crush on social media so he could contact her in an effort to reconnect. Mac would never do that. He wasn't even the social media type. His sister, Katie, was, but she wouldn't do something as bold as reaching out to Morgan Lake on his behalf (and without his permission). 
  Or maybe she would. After all, sometimes a little family interference was necessary when love was on the line.

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  The Molly Southbourne Trilogy

  Tade Thompson

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  The chilling series from Arthur C. Clarke Award-winner Tade Thompson. 
   
  The Murders of Molly Southbourne 
  The rule is simple: don't bleed. 
  For as long as Molly Southbourne can remember, she's been watching herself die. Whenever she bleeds, another molly is born, identical to her in every way and intent on her destruction. 
  Molly knows every way to kill herself, but she also knows that as long as she survives she'll be hunted. No matter how well she follows the rules, eventually the mollys will find her. Can Molly find a way to stop the tide of blood, or will she meet her end at the hand of a girl who looks just like her? 
   
  The Survival of Molly Southbourne 
  Who was Molly Southbourne? What did she leave behind? A burnt-out basement. A name stained in blood. Bodies that remember murder, one of them left alive. A set of rules that no longer apply. Molly Southbourne is alive. If she wants to survive, she'll need to run, hide, and be ready to fight. There are people who remember her, who know what she is and what she's done. Some want her alive, some want her dead, and all hold a piece to the puzzles in her head. Can Molly escape them, or will she confront the bloody history that made her? 
   
  The Legacy of Molly Southbourne 
  Whenever Molly Southbourne bled, a murderer was born. Deadly copies, drawn to destroy their creator, bound by a legacy of death. With the original Molly Southbourne gone, her remnants drew together, seeking safety and a chance for peace. The last Molly and her sisters built a home together, and thought they could escape the murder that marked their past. 
   
  But secrets squirm in Molly Southbourne's blood—secrets born in a Soviet lab and carried back across the Iron Curtain to infiltrate the West. What remains of the Cold War spy machine wants those secrets back, and to get them they're willing to unearth the dead and destroy the fragile peace surrounding the last copies of Molly Southbourne. 
   
  The Legacy of Molly Southbourne brings the story to a bloody end.

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  Paris Apartment The: Book...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Paris Apartment, by Lucy Foley.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lucy Foley.
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  
   
  Welcome to the captivating world of "The Paris Apartment," where secrets lurk behind every door and the enchanting streets of Paris set the stage for a gripping tale of mystery, self-discovery, and the complexities of human relationships.
   
  Join Jess, a young woman in search of a fresh start, as she arrives at her brother Ben's charming but enigmatic apartment. But what begins as a hopeful reunion quickly spirals into a gripping quest when she discovers that Ben is missing. As Jess delves into the lives of Ben's intriguing neighbors—each with their own secrets and stories—she uncovers a web of deception that challenges everything she thought she knew about her brother and herself.
   
  With each twist and turn, listeners will be drawn into Jess's journey of exploration and confrontation, as she seeks to uncover the truth about her brother's life and her own identity. The vibrant backdrop of Paris, painted through rich and immersive storytelling, enhances the emotional depth of this gripping narrative.

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