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  The Sphinx Without a Secret -...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland.  The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Trinity College and then at Oxford. 
  Wilde then moved to London and its fashionable cultural and social circles.  With his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the most well-known personalities of his day. 
  His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with ‘Salome’ in 1891.  His society comedies were enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London. 
  Whilst his masterpiece, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, was on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel.  The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency. He was convicted and imprisoned for two years hard labour. It was to break him. 
  On release he left for France. There he wrote his last work, ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ in 1898.  He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six sipping champagne a friend had brought with the line ‘Alas I am dying beyond my means’.

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  Nyarlathotep - From their pens...

  HP Lovecraft

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  Howard Phillips Lovecraft is among the greatest American masters of fantasy and the supernatural.  
  Born in 1890, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, his health was uncertain from childhood and he led a sheltered early life. His semi-invalidism enabled him to read omnivorously, and as a shy imaginative child he began to invent what would in his adult life become a whole macabre fantastic world of his own, peopled by creatures out of his own weird imagination.  
  As an adult he was retiring, almost a recluse. Tall, thin and pale, but with bright alert eyes, he was much given to wandering his native city in the dark hours of the night, and he became a devoted student of its antiquities.  
  Although he began to write early he had nothing published until he was in his twenties. He set many of his stories around the imaginary town of Arkham, and invented an entire mythology of his own, its core being the demoniac cult of Cthulhu, based on the lore or legend that the world was at one time inhabited by another race who, in practising black magic, lost their foothold or were expelled, yet live on outside, ever ready to take possession of this earth again. 
  Since his early death in 1937 his stories have continued to attract attention and praise from an ever-growing audience.

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  Small Fry

  Anton Chekhov

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  "Small Fry" is a short story by Anton Chekhov originally published in Oskolki magazine on March 1885 and signed A. Chekhonte .
  The petty clerk Nevyrazimov, sitting in his office on the Easter Eve in the company of a cockroach scurrying the table, muses upon what he might do to make it in the world (steal big money or perhaps report on somebody to the secret police) but comes to the conclusion that such deeds would be beyond his abilities. Disgusted with the feeling of his own unworthiness he takes it out on the cockroach and "feels better".

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  Faust

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  A man who wants everything. A devil who offers it. A bargain that no one can escape unchanged.
  In Goethe's monumental drama, the scholar Faust—exhausted by limits of knowledge and longing for deeper meaning—strikes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles. Promised pleasure, power, and limitless experience, Faust plunges into a world of beauty, temptation, and moral peril. Yet every moment gained carries a shadow, and every desire leads him closer to the edge of damnation.
  
  Praised as "one of the greatest works of world literature," this epic explores ambition, love, sin, redemption, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness. Readers are captivated by its poetic force, philosophical depth, and unforgettable characters.
  
  If you crave dramatic storytelling, probing ideas, and a journey that tests the limits of the human spirit, Faust delivers a timeless and transformative experience.
  
  Open the book—and follow Faust into the fire of his own desires.

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  Middlemarch Volume 3

  George Eliot

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  Middlemarch, Volume 3 delves deeper into the intricate lives of its characters. Dorothea's path takes unexpected turns as she navigates the constraints of her past and seeks a more fulfilling future. Lydgate's professional and personal crises escalate, testing his ambition and integrity. The narrative expands to reveal the interconnectedness of the town's inhabitants, exposing the subtle power dynamics and social pressures that shape their destinies. Eliot masterfully portrays the nuances of human relationships and the challenges of moral choices.

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  Peter Pan

  J. M. Barrie

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  Second star to the right… and straight on till morning.
  
  Enter the magical world of Peter Pan, the unforgettable classic that has inspired generations with its sense of adventure, imagination, and eternal youth.
  
  Written by J. M. Barrie, this beloved story follows Peter Pan—the boy who never grows up—as he takes Wendy, John, and Michael Darling on a breathtaking journey to Neverland. There, they encounter pirates, mermaids, fairies, hidden dangers, and the legendary Captain Hook in an adventure filled with excitement and wonder.
  
  Beneath its enchanting fantasy lies a deeply emotional story about childhood, freedom, courage, and the bittersweet passage of time. Barrie's magical storytelling captures the joy of imagination while reminding readers of the beauty and fragility of growing up.
  
  For more than a century, Peter Pan has remained one of the world's most treasured literary classics, loved by children and adults alike for its unforgettable characters and timeless themes.
  
  Whether you are revisiting a childhood favorite or discovering Neverland for the first time, this beautifully written tale promises laughter, adventure, nostalgia, and wonder on every page.
  
  Some stories never grow old… because they keep the child inside us alive.
  Fly away to Neverland and experience the magic of this timeless classic today.

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