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  The Works of Edgar Allan Poe —...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Before Sherlock Holmes, there was C. Auguste Dupin—step into the labyrinth of the world's original detective and confront the deepest terrors of the human psyche. 
  In this spectacular second volume, plunge into the gaslit streets of 19th-century Paris where a scandalous stolen document baffles the Prefecture of Police. Only one man possesses the unparalleled genius to retrieve it—the brilliant eccentric Auguste Dupin in The Purloined Letter. But the journey doesn't stop in the parlor of pure logic. You will also brave the crushing, inescapable wrath of the ocean's deadliest whirlpool in the nerve-shattering survival tale, A Descent into the Maelström, and journey through fantastical Arabian nights in a biting, satirical continuation of Scheherazade's epic legend. 
  Why you will love this audiobook: If you are a fan of classic Mystery / Detective Fiction, this collection is an absolute must-listen. It weaves the very foundations of the sleuth and whodunit genres—featuring armchair detection, brilliant psychological profiling, and the iconic hidden-in-plain-sight trope. Poe's masterful prose balances razor-sharp deductive logic with atmospheric, dark gothic suspense, ensuring an unforgettable auditory experience tailored for lovers of historical crime, procedural thrills, and nautical adventure. 
  About the Author: Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer, poet, and literary critic who single-handedly pioneered the modern detective story and the psychological horror genre. Known for his macabre tone and brilliant narrative structure, his profound legacy continues to influence thriller, mystery, and horror writers worldwide.

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  By the Rule of Contrary

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The book was an immediate success. The title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.
  By the Rule of Contrary: "Look here, Burton," said old John Ellis in an ominous tone of voice, "I want to know if what that old busybody of a Mary Keane came here today gossiping about is true. If it is well, I've something to say about the matter!

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  Knulp

  Hermann Hesse

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  Knulp : Three Tales from the Life of Knulp is a novella by Hermann Hesse, published in 1915 by S. Fischer Verlag. The three stories about a tramp, Knulp, which Hesse wrote between 1907 and 1914, are part of his “Gerbersau” tales.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Oscar Wilde

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  In the late 19th Century, a literary movement arose across both prose and poetry, that championed the idea that art should exist for its aesthetic value, unburdened by moral or social obligations.  As a consequence, it challenged the strict moral codes of the Victorian era, often exploring themes associated with eroticism, forbidden desires, artificiality, the ravages of time, beauty, death, and decay which were often perceived as transgressive, even taboo. 
  Within its ranks are a who’s-who of unconventional and confrontational talent as well as perhaps its greatest exponent; Oscar Wilde, whose embracing of moral rebelliousness and unmasking of Victorian hypocrisy sums up the movement’s greatest achievement.

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  The First Men in The Moon - The...

  H. G. Wells

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  Britain won the Moon Race! Decades before Neal Armstrong took his "giant leap for mankind" two intrepid adventurers from Lympne, England, journeyed there using not a rocket, but an antigravity coating. Mr. Bedford, who narrates the tale, tells of how he fell in with eccentric inventor Mr. Cavor, grew to believe in his research, helped him build a sphere for traveling in space, and then partnered with him in an expedition to the Moon. What they found was fantastic! There was not only air and water but the Moon was honeycombed with caverns and tunnels in which lived an advanced civilization of insect-like beings. While Bedford is frightened by them and bolts home, Cavor stays and is treated with great respect. So why didn't Armstrong and later astronauts find the evidence of all this? Well, according to broadcasts by Cavor over the newly-discovered radio technology, he told the Selenites too much about mankind, and apparently, they removed the welcome mat!  
   
  Herbert George Wells was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.

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  The Growing up of Cornelia

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The book was an immediate success. The title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.
  The Growing Up of Cornelia: Aunt Jemima gave me this diary for a Christmas present. It's just the sort of gift a person named Jemima would be likely to make. I can't imagine why Aunt Jemima thought I should like a diary. Probably she didn't think about it at all. I suppose it happened to be the first thing she saw when she started out to do her Christmas duty by me, and so she bought it. I'm sure I'm the last girl in the world to keep a diary.

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