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  Просвечивающие предметы

  Владимир Набоков

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  В книгу включены два романа русско-американского писателя Владимира 
  Набокова, созданные в "послесиринский», англоязычный период его 
  творчества. В "Истинной жизни Себастьяна Найта» (1941) рассказчик, 
  поименованный инициалом В., в попытках сочинить биографию своего 
  сводного брата, покойного писателя, попадает в Зазеркалье 
  художественного вымысла, заставляющее усомниться и в личности биографа, и
   в смерти заглавного героя. В романе "Просвечивающие предметы» (1972) 
  герой-повествователь, сотрудник издательской фирмы Хью Персон, 
  обладающий способностью "проницать» прошлое, оказывается действующим 
  лицом произведений некоего писателя R. (пародийного двойника Владимира 
  Набокова), корректором которых он является. Разделенные тремя 
  десятилетиями, "Истинная жизнь Себастьяна Найта» и "Просвечивающие 
  предметы» связаны друг с другом темой литературного творчества и 
  двойственным, обманчиво-ускользающим устройством авторской 
  художественной Вселенной.

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  One None and a Hundred-thousand

  Luigi Pirandello

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  A seemingly ordinary man's world shatters when his wife points out a minor physical flaw. This sparks an existential crisis in Vitangelo Moscarda, as he realizes everyone perceives him differently, creating "a hundred thousand" versions of himself. Trapped by societal masks and questioning his own sanity, Vitangelo embarks on a radical journey to break free and discover his true identity. This thought-provoking novel by Luigi Pirandello explores the fluidity of self, the power of perception, and the struggle for authenticity in a world obsessed with masks.

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  Female Short Story The - A...

  Susan Glaspell, Radclyffe Hall,...

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  A wise man once said ‘The safest place for a child is in the arms of his mother’s voice’.  This is a perfect place to start our anthology of female short stories. 
   
  Some of our earliest memories are of our mothers telling us bedtime stories. This is not to demote the value of fathers but more to promote the often-overshadowed talents of the gentler sex. 
   
  Perhaps ‘gentler’ is a word that we should re-evaluate. In the course of literary history it is men who dominated by opportunity and with their stranglehold on the resources, both financial and technological, who brought their words to a wider audience.  Men often placed women on a pedestal from where their talented words would not threaten their own.   
   
  In these stories we begin with the original disrupter and renegade author Aphra Behn.  A peek at her c.v. shows an astounding capacity and leaves us wondering at just how she did all that. 
   
  In those less modern days to be a woman, even ennobled, was to be seen as second class.  You literally were chattel and had almost no rights in marriage.  As Charlotte Smith famously said your role as wife was little more than ‘legal prostitute’.  From such a despicable place these authors have used their talents and ideas and helped redress that situation.   
   
  Slowly at first.  Privately printed, often anonymously or under the cloak of a male pseudonym their words spread.  Their stories admired and, usually, their role still obscured from rightful acknowledgement. 
   
  Aided by more advanced technology, the 1700’s began to see a steady stream of female writers until by the 1900’s mass market publishing saw short stories by female authors from all the strata of society being avidly read by everyone.  Their names are a rollcall of talent and ‘can do’ spirit and society is richer for their works.   
   
  In literature at least women are now acknowledged as equals, true behind the scenes little has changed but if (and to mis-quote Jane Austen) there is one universal truth, it is that ideas change society.  These women’s most certainly did and will continue to do so as they easily write across genres, from horror and ghost stories to tender tales of love and making your way in society’s often grueling rut.  They will not be silenced, their ideas and passion move emotions, thoughts and perhaps more importantly our ingrained view of what every individual human being is capable of.    
   
  It is because of their desire to speak out, their desire to add their talents to the bias around them that we perhaps live in more enlightened, almost equal, times.   
   
  Within these stories you will also find very occasional examples of historical prejudice.  A few words here and there which in today’s world some may find inappropriate or even offensive.  It is not our intention to make anyone uncomfortable but to show that the world in order to change must reconcile itself to the actual truth rather than put it out of sight.  Context is everything, both to understand and to illuminate the path forward.  The author’s words are set, our reaction to them encourages our change. 
   
  01 - The Female Short Story. A Chronological History - An Introduction - Volume 9 
  02 - White Bread by Zona Gale 
  03 - A Redeeming Sacrifice by Lucy Maud Montgomery 
  04 - The Stones of the Village by Alice Dunbar Nelson 
  05 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell 
  06 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster 
  07 - Devereux's Last Smoke by Izola Forrester 
  08 - The Octoroon's Revenge by Ruth D Todd 
  09 - Guests Unexpected. A Thanksgiving Story by Maude K Griffin 
  10 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 
  11 - The Mystery of the Gables by Elsie Norris 
  12 - Blessed Are the Meek by Mary Webb 
  13 - Those Who Wait by Ethel Dell 
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  Haunted Man and the Ghost's...

  Charles Dickens

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  The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain or simply as The Haunted Man) is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in 1848. It is the fifth and last of Dickens's Christmas novellas. The story is more about the spirit of Christmas than about the holiday itself, harking back to the first in the series, A Christmas Carol. The tale centres on a Professor Redlaw and those close to him.

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  Classic Tales of Horror

  Martin Greenberg, Ramsey...

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  This collection of classic horror stories is sure to give you goosebumps, raise the hair on the back of your neck, and put some fright in your night. These dark tales from renowned authors such as Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, and Ramsey Campbell are sure to please everyone—             from campfire storytellers to die-hard horror fans. Stories featured here are:•              “             Coin of the Realm”              by Charles L. Grant (read by Louise Sorel)•              “             Something Had to be Done”              by David Drake (read by John Aprea)•              “             The Graveyard Rats”              by Henry Kuttner (read by Michael Gross)•              “             The Small Assassin”              by Ray Bradbury (read by Roscoe Lee Browne)•              “             Calling Card”              by Ramsey Campbell (read by Juliet Mills)•              “             The Words of Guru”              by C.M. Kornbluth (read by Susan Anspach)•              “             Passengers”              by Robert Silverberg (read by William Atherton)•              “             Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" by Robert Bloch (read by Robert Forster)

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  A Reflection

  Kate Chopin

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  Kate Chopin’s “A Reflection” is a reflection on the fortunes of life. It is a meditation on how some people succeed by harnessing their energy effectively while others get left behind.

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