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  The Ghost-Eater

  H.P. Lovecraft, C.M. Eddy Jr.

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  This is a typical horror story featuring classic elements like ghosts, a secluded house in a desolate area, and werewolves. Initially rejected by "Weird Tales," the story was eventually accepted after revisions. Lovecraft emulated Eddy's writing style in parts, making it challenging to distinguish their contributions.

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  The Game of Life and How to Play It

  Florence Scovel Shinn

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  Florence Scovel Shinn, an illustrator living in New York City, became a teacher of New Thought after a divorce. New Thought was a movement which holds the belief that individuals can create their own reality through intentional thoughts and prayer, much like the current Law of Attraction movement. The Game of Life and How to Play It is her first book, and is remarkable for being written by a woman and meant for a genteel female audience

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  Autumn Brides - Three Novellas

  Kathryn Springer, Katie...

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  Happily ever after begins today. The honor of your presence is requested at three autumn weddings . . . 
  A September Bride by Kathryn Springer 
  When Annie moves to Red Leaf, she’s ready to call the little town home, but Deputy Jesse Kent can’t believe his mother has handed the keys to her bookshop over to a woman she met on the internet. Jesse has seen his mother taken advantage of before, and he decides to keep a close eye on this Annie Price. But when a close eye turns into a historical wedding reenactment with Jesse and Annie as the couple, make-believe nuptials quickly give way to real-life emotions. 
  An October Bride by Katie Ganshert 
  No one but Jake and Emma know the true reason they’re getting married—so Emma’s dying father can walk her down the aisle. While Jake and Emma plan an autumn wedding together, it becomes clear that their agreement has a few complications—the biggest being their true feelings for each other. 
  A November Bride by Beth K. Vogt 
  Having celebrated the big 3–0 by ending a relationship, Sadie is tired of romantic relationships-by-text. The only man she knows willing to put down his iPhone and have face-to-face conversations with her is Erik. It’s time to put a 21st-century twist on the Sadie Hawkins’ tradition of a woman going after her man. But when he realizes he’s fallen for her, can Erik convince Sadie his just-for-fun dates were the prelude to “’til death do us part”?

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  Short Poetry Collection 024

  Various Various

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  Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 024: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

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  The Haunted House

  Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins,...

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  Whilst writer Charles Dickens needs no introduction, his ‘Haunted House’ anthology might, not least because in his role as editor he introduces a formidable array of known and lesser-known literary talents.   
   
  Dickens started a tradition of releasing stories each Christmas with ‘A Christmas Carol’ in 1843.  ‘The Haunted House’ was his 1859 offering and, as the name suggests, is set in a large house which, as his introductory story explains, is desired by John the narrator, as a temporary country retreat for health reasons.   
   
  He is made aware of the terror the house holds for the locals but undaunted, he and his sister, Patty, take residence without any servants, save for the deaf stable hand, who is untroubled by the ghostly goings on.   
   
  John and Patty invite friends to visit and except Patty who keeps her own room, they all draw lots for which rooms they will stay in but agree not to share their experiences of their rooms until the twelfth night. 
   
  On that night they all gather together to feast on their experiences and share them with each other.   
   
  The Haunted House is a skillful portmanteau by Dickens, assembling the best literary talent of his age including Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Hesba Stretton, Adelaide Anne Proctor, George Augustus Sala and, of course, the literary leviathan himself to delight us, scare us and occasionally raise a laugh or two before the next moment of fear and dread come calling.   
  1 - The Haunted House - An Introduction 
  2 - The Mortals in the House by Charles Dickens 
  3 - The Ghost in the Cloakroom by Hesba Stretton 
  4 - The Ghost in the Double Room by George Augustus Sala 
  5 - The Ghost in the Picture Room by Adelaide Anne Proctor 
  6 - The Ghost in the Cupboard Room by Wilkie Collins 
  7 -  The Ghost in Master B's Room by Charles Dickens 
  8 - The Ghost in the Garden Room, Part 1 by Elizabeth Gaskell 
  9 - The Ghost in the Garden Room, Part 2 by Elizabeth Gaskell 
  10 - The Ghost in the Corner Room by Charles Dickens

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  The Paradise of Thieves

  G. K. Chesterton

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  Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer best known for his fictional priest-detective, Father Brown.In The Paradise of Thieves, Father Brown is travelling in Italy when he comes across a strange situation. An English family on vacation is in the guidance of a local courier, and the daughter is also flirting with an Italian poet and musician who appears to be something of a lothario.But Father Brown senses that something is not right. And when the party sets off to cross a mountain pass which is still rumoured to the the preserve of robbers and brigands, he decides to accompany them and see what happens next.Before long there is what appears to be an unfortunate road accident with the coach...but then the 'King of Thieves' and his band of robbers reveal themselves, and the situation becomes desperate.... But still, Father Brown has a feeling that everything is not quite as it seems....

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