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  Herland

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland, first published in 1915, is a feminist utopian novel that describes an isolated society composed entirely of women-a progressive, environmentally conscious land where peace and rationality reign and poverty is unknown. Told from the perspective of Vandyk Jennings, a male sociology student who sets out with his two friends to determine whether Herland really exists, the novel ironically and pointedly critiques the arbitrary nature of many gender norms as it highlights the irrational features of the men's society and asserts women's fundamental capacity for reason and cooperation. Herland is a landmark work of feminist thought whose themes are as vital today as they were in the early twentieth century.

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  The Ghosts of Piccadilly

  George Slythe Street

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  The Ghosts of Piccadilly (1907) is a "gossip book" about the famous inhabitants of Piccadilly, by G. S. Street. "If any part of any city deserves a book to itself, it is Piccadilly. We shall stand before some house in the hours when the traffic is stilled, and I shall tell of its history, of the men and women who dwelt there, and talked and loved and gambled and lived and died. I shall follow the lines of my temperament and tastes rather than those of completeness and impartiality: it is likely that I shall be voluble about Byron and reticent about Macaulay."—Excerpt from the book

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  Our Man in Havana

  Graham Greene

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  MI6's man in Havana is Wormold, a former vacuum-cleaner salesman turned reluctant secret agent out of economic necessity. To keep his job, he files bogus reports based on Charles Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare and dreams up military installations from vacuum-cleaner designs. Then his stories start coming disturbingly true . . . First published in 1959 against the backdrop of the Cold War, Our Man in Havana remains one of Graham Greene's most widely enjoyed novels. It is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire of government intelligence that still resonates today.

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  Shakespeare for Young Readers -...

  Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb

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  Introducing Shakespeare to young readers can be a daunting task, but with the "Shakespeare for Young Readers" audiobook, it has never been easier! This collection of tales is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's works and language, using his own words whenever possible to create a truly immersive experience. The audiobook features three of Shakespeare's most beloved plays, "The Tempest," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and "Winter's Tale," all carefully curated to captivate young listeners. The narration is artfully crafted with a focus on selecting words that blend seamlessly with Shakespeare's original language, allowing young readers to fully appreciate the beauty of English in which he wrote. Avoiding modern language, this audiobook is the perfect tool to help children fall in love with Shakespeare and his timeless tales.

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  The Shrinking Man

  Richard Matheson

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  The legendary novel of science-fiction horror: “The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson” (Stephen King).   After he is exposed to a radioactive cloud, Scott Carey finds himself shrinking, slowly, day-by-day, inch-by-inch. Scott once had a normal, everyday existence as a husband and father, but as time passes, he becomes a national spectacle, something worthy of newspaper headlines. As Carey shrinks, smaller and smaller, his family become giants, more and more unreachable, and even the family cat becomes a predatory menace. In this world of disproportion, increasingly perilous with each passing day, Scott struggles to survive—and is pushed to the very limits of fear and existence . . .   Adapted into the Hugo Award–winning film The Incredible Shrinking Man, this is a classic by the author of I Am Legend and other renowned works—a master of imagination whom Ray Bradbury called “one of the most important writers of the twentieth century.”   “A classic of suspense as poignant as it is frightening—a mix that only Richard Matheson could pull off.” —Dean Koontz

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  The System of Doctor Tarr and...

  Sampi Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", a narrator explores a French asylum that practices the innovative "system of soothing", avoiding physical restraints on patients, promoting a debate about the nature of sanity and psychiatric treatment.

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