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  Pudd'nhead Wilson

  Mark Twain

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  'Let us endeavour so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.'
  
  First published in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson is a darkly comic novel that powerfully explores race, identity and justice.
  
  Set in a small town in the Antebellum South, Pudd'nhead Wilson follows the resilient and resourceful Roxy, a young woman born into slavery. Determined that her baby son, Chambers, has a better life, Roxy secretly switches him for the infant son of her master, Tom. The two boys' lives, although intertwined, grow in drastically different ways: Chambers is raised in an aristocratic white society, while Tom is enslaved to his own family. It is only when David 'Pudd'nhead' Wilson, a lawyer ridiculed by the locals, comes onto the scene that the truth begins to slowly surface… Including pointed satire on small town politics, religious faith and societal hypocrisy, Pudd'nhead Wilson remains a profound critique of slavery and racism, wrapped in wit, bitter irony and moral bite.
  Mark Twain (1835 – 1910), the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American writer and essayist. Famed for his wit and satire, he quickly became a sought-after writer and speaker, and was labelled the 'greatest humorist the United States has produced' by the New York Times. Today, he is considered as the father of modern American literature.

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  The Lady in the Looking Glass

  Virginia Woolf

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  Isabella is a happy, middle aged woman

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  MAN IN LOWER TEN THE - An Early...

  Mary Roberts Rinehart

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  A routine overnight train ride turns into a nightmare of suspicion, hidden identities, and murder in this gripping early detective novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart, one of the pioneers of American mystery fiction. 
  When Lawrence Blakely boards a sleeper train expecting nothing more than a quiet journey, he soon finds himself at the center of a shocking crime. A passenger in Lower Ten is found dead, a suitcase vanishes, and a trail of strange coincidences begins to point directly at him. Trapped among strangers, secrets, and shifting alibis, Blakely must untangle the truth before the accusation becomes permanent. 
  First published in 1909, The Man in Lower Ten blends classic suspense, psychological tension, and clever plotting into a fast-moving mystery that still feels surprisingly modern. With its confined setting, unreliable appearances, and constant sense of danger, this novel helped shape the style of detective fiction that would dominate the 20th century. 
  This edition presents the complete unabridged text, carefully prepared for modern listeners and readers, preserving the original atmosphere while ensuring a smooth and immersive experience. 
  Perfect for fans of classic whodunits, vintage suspense, train mysteries, and early detective stories.

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  House of the Dead The (Part I) -...

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  Based on Dostoevsky’s own years spent in a Siberian penal colony, 'The House of the Dead' offers a vivid, quasi-autobiographical depiction of life inside a Tsarist prison. Through a mosaic of character sketches, anecdotes, and philosophical observations, the novel explores the psychology of the condemned, the horror of captivity, and the ultimate resilience of the human soul. Narrated with profound gravitas by George Baker.

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  A Profitable Weakness - From...

  George Gissing

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  George Robert Gissing was born on November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire.  
  He was educated at Back Lane School in Wakefield. Gissing loved school. He was enthusiastic with a thirst for learning and always diligent.  By the age of ten he was reading Dickens, a lifelong hero. 
  In 1872 Gissing won a scholarship to Owens College. Whilst there Gissing worked hard but remained solitary. Unfortunately, he had run short of funds and stole from his fellow students. He was arrested, prosecuted, found guilty, expelled and sentenced to a month's hard labour in 1876. 
  On release he decided to start over.  In September 1876 he travelled to the United States. Here he wrote short stories for the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers. On his return home he was ready for novels. 
  Gissing self-published his first novel but it failed to sell.  His second was acquired but never published. His writing career was static.  Something had to change.  And it did. 
  By 1884 The Unclassed was published.  Now everything he wrote was published. Both Isabel Clarendon and Demos appeared in 1886. He mined the lives of the working class as diligently as any capitalist. 
  In 1889 Gissing used the proceeds from the sale of The Nether World to go to Italy. This trip formed the basis for his 1890 work The Emancipated. 
  Gissing's works began to command higher payments. New Grub Street (1891) brought a fee of £250.  
  Short stories followed and in 1895, three novellas were published; Eve's Ransom, The Paying Guest and Sleeping Fires. Gissing was careful to keep up with the changing attitudes of his audience.  
  Unfortunately, he was also diagnosed as suffering from emphysema. The last years of his life were spent as a semi-invalid in France but he continued to write. 1899; The Crown of Life. Our Friend the Charlatan appeared in 1901, followed two years later by The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft. 
  George Robert Gissing died aged 46 on December 28th, 1903 after catching a chill on a winter walk.

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  Timeless Terrors Vol 1 - Volume...

  Various Authors

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  Enter a world where fear is eternal. Timeless Terrors: Volume One gathers ten masterworks of Gothic and classic horror, each a dark journey into the uncanny and the macabre. Witness the nightmarish transformation of The Metamorphosis, the creeping dread of The Yellow Wallpaper, the sinister power of The Monkey’s Paw, and the chilling vengeance of The Cask of Amontillado. These stories, haunting readers for over a century, now come alive through the masterful narration of Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne. 
  This omnibus includes: 
  The Metamorphosis, The Outsider, Tell-Tale Sign, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Oval Portrait, The Monkey’s Paw, The Cask of Amontillado, Dracula’s Guest, Dagon, and The Damned Thing. 
  Immerse yourself in tales of terror that defy time—where every shadow hides a secret, every silence whispers a warning, and every page is a journey into the unknown.

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