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  The Secret Agent

  Anonimo

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  Just who is the Secret Agent [Delta] of a certain embassy? Just who is Mr Verloc? The proprietor of a certain shop on Brett Street? The Vice-President of a certain revolutionary committee? Forced into a corner by his superiors, he acts in desperation and disaster awaits.  
  A tale of anarchy and realism, by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1905, it is considered one of his great city novels, as well as a great novellestic study of terrorism and it's proponents.  
  Narrated by Michael Ward.

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  The Affair At Coulter's Creek -...

  Ambrose Bierce

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  Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on 24th June 1842 at Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents were poor but they introduced him to literature at an early age, instilling in him a deep appreciation of books, the written word and the elegance of language.  
  Growing up in Koscuisko County, Indiana poverty and religion were defining features of his childhood, and he would later describe his parents as “unwashed savages” and fanatically religious, showing him little affection but always quick to punish. He came to resent religion, and his introduction to literature appears to be their only positive effect. 
  At age 15 Bierce left home to become a printer’s devil, mixing ink and fetching type at The Northern Indian, a small Ohio paper. Falsely accused of theft he returned to his farm and spent time sending out work in the hopes of being published. 
  His Uncle Lucius advised he be sent to the Kentucky Military Institute. A year later he was commissioned as an Officer.  As the Civil War started Bierce enlisted in the 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment.  
  In April 1862 Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh, an experience which, though terrifying, became the source of several short stories. Two years later he sustained a serious head wound and was off duty for several months. He was discharged in early 1865.  
  A later expedition to inspect military outposts across the Great Plains took him all the way to San Francisco. He remained there to become involved with publishing and editing and to marry, Mary Ellen on Christmas Day 1871.  They had a child, Day, the following year.  
  In 1872 the family moved to England for 3 years where he wrote for Fun magazine. His son, Leigh, was born, and first book, ‘The Fiend’s Delight’, was published.  
  They returned to San Francisco and to work for a number of papers where he gained admiration for his crime reporting. In 1887 he began a column at the William Randolph Hearst’s San Francisco Examiner.  
  Bierce’s marriage fell apart when he discovered compromising letters to his wife from a secret admirer. The following year, 1889 his son Day committed suicide, depressed by romantic rejection. 
  In 1891 Bierce wrote and published the collection of 26 short stories which included ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’.  Success and further works including poetry followed.  
  Bierce with Hearst’s resources helped uncover a financial plot by a railroad to turn 130 million dollars of loans into a handout. Confronted by the railroad and asked to name his price Bierce answered “my price is $130 million dollars. If, when you are ready to pay, I happen to be out of town, you may hand it over to my friend, the Treasurer of the United States”.  
  He now began his first foray as a fabulist, publishing ‘Fantastic Fables’ in 1899.  But tragedy again struck two years later when his second son Leigh died of pneumonia relating to his alcoholism.  
  He continued to write short stories and poetry and also published ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’.  
  At the age of 71, in 1913 Bierce departed from Washington, D.C., for a tour of the battlefields where he had fought during the civil war. At the city of Chihuahua he wrote his last known communication, a letter to a friend. It’s closing words were “as to me, I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination,” Ambrose Bierce then vanished without trace.

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  The Horror That Lurks Beneath -...

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  What was the ultimate fate of Harley Warren? 
  What inspired the vile paintings of Richard Upton Pickman? 
  Why was the abandoned house on Benefit Street left to rot? 
  Though Lovecraft was chiefly known for his Cthulhu Mythos stories, he penned many other tales that explore equally terrifying concepts, many involving strange, subterranean spaces, peopled by ghastly and otherworldly beings. 
  Nine of these tales of the underground are collected here, in THE HORROR THAT LURKS BENEATH. 
  The collection includes two dramatic readings: PICKMAN'S MODEL and DAGON.

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  Catcher in the Rye The: Book...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by J.D. Salinger.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  
   
  "The Catcher in the Rye" is a timeless classic that delves into the mind of Holden Caulfield, a disenchanted teenager navigating the complexities of adolescence in mid-20th century America. The narrative, rich with existential angst and profound insight, captures Holden's journey through New York City after being expelled from his prestigious prep school. His interactions, both meaningful and superficial, with a variety of characters, reveal his deep sense of isolation and yearning for genuine human connection. The novel's candid portrayal of teenage rebellion, identity crisis, and the loss of innocence continues to resonate with readers of all ages, making it a poignant exploration of youth and the challenges of growing up.

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  Poor Folk

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  Two lonely souls. One shared hardship. A love written in letters that reveal everything they fear to say aloud.
  Told through intimate correspondence, Poor Folk follows humble clerk Makar Devushkin and young Varenka Dobroselova as they struggle against poverty, humiliation, and the quiet sorrow of life on society's margins. Their letters—filled with hope, shame, affection, and unspoken longing—create a portrait of human dignity that glows even in the darkest circumstances.
  
  Praised as "a stunning debut that announced Dostoevsky's genius," this novel blends social critique with deep emotional insight. Readers cherish its tenderness, realism, and the aching beauty of two people trying to comfort each other when the world offers them nothing.
  
  If you love heartfelt stories, powerful character voices, and classics that illuminate the resilience of the human spirit, this novel will move you deeply.
  
  Open the letters—and witness a love sustained by hope when everything else seems lost.

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  Orthodoxy (Unabridged)

  G.K. Chesterton

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  This book is meant to be a companion to "Heretics," and to put the positive side in addition to the negative. Many critics complained of the book because it merely criticised current philosophies without offering any alternative philosophy. This book is an attempt to answer the challenge. It is the purpose of the writer to attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian Faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it. The book is therefore arranged upon the positive principle of a riddle and its answer. It deals first with all the writer's own solitary and sincere speculations and then with the startling style in which they were all suddenly satisfied by the Christian Theology. The writer regards it as amounting to a convincing creed. But if it is not that it is at least a repeated and surprising coincidence.

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