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  The Fall of the House of Usher

  SAMPI Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher", a visitor arrives at the sinister Usher mansion to find Roderick Usher in deep despair over the illness of his sister, Madeline. After her mysterious death and burial, supernatural tensions and horrors culminate in the tragic collapse of the house and its inhabitants.

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  The Adventures of Gerard

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Etienne Gerard, colonel of Hussars, is the bravest man in France and the vainest, and he tells you so himself — through Spain, Russia, Venice, the escape from Dartmoor and a wolf hunt with the Emperor. Conan Doyle thought Gerard his best work and preferred him to Holmes; the joke is built with real affection, because Gerard is a fool about everything except courage, and about that he is never wrong.

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  Cleopatra

  H. Rider Haggard

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  Harmachis, last of the true Pharaohs, is raised in secret to take back Egypt from the Macedonian woman on the throne — and is sent to kill her. Haggard went to South Africa at nineteen and helped raise the Union Jack over the Transvaal; he wrote this in 1889 with an Egyptologist checking every detail, and the priest's revenge is told from inside a religion the reader is asked to take entirely seriously.

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  The Two Gentlemen of Verona

  William Shakespeare

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  Step into the captivating world of William Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" with our immersive digital audiobook. Lose yourself in the timeless tale of friendship, love, and the complexities of the human heart as you listen to the eloquent prose brought to life by skilled narrators. Whether you're a Shakespeare enthusiast or a newcomer to his works, our audio adaptation will transport you to a world of passion, humor, and enduring themes, making this classic play a captivating and accessible experience for all. Join us on this audio journey and let the Bard's words resonate in your heart like never before.

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  The Tale of the Hands of God -...

  Rainer Maria Rilke

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  René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke was born into a troubled marriage on the 4th December 1875 in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  His mother, having previously lost a baby girl, would dress the young boy up in girl’s clothing.   
  Later his father dispatched him to a military academy at age 10 but after a miserable 5 years the young Rilke left due to illness and instead entered first Prague and then Munich and finally Berlin university to study art history, philosophy and literature. 
  His initial forays into literature was in poetry.  His intense, mystical and lyrical style was much admired and over time inspired many in succeeding generations.    
  His short prose collection ‘Stories of God’, written in an impassioned burst over several nights was published in 1900 and offers a beguiling view of much of Rilke’s influences and outlook.  
  The following year he married the pioneering sculptor and artist Clara Westhoff.  The union produced one child, a daughter Ruth.   
  He lived in Paris for most of the Century’s first decade where he mixed with many great minds of the time.  Although he continued to write he also worked as a secretary to the sculptor, Rodin.   
  It was only after they settled in Switzerland in 1919 that his writing output was in full flow.  Here he wrote profusely in both German and French, which included much on his previous travels, his left-wing sympathies, his religious and existential thoughts, all part of a unique and consummate style. 
  From 1923 on, Rilke increasingly struggled with his health which was now in constant decline and often spent time rehabilitating at a sanatorium.   
  Rainer Maria Rilke died of leukaemia on the 29th December 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland.  He was 51.

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  Miss Billy's Decision - The Miss...

  Eleanor H. Porter

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  Billy is engaged to Bertram, and everyone in both families has an opinion — while a composer, a sister-in-law and a very great deal of Boston propriety take a hand. Porter trained as a singer in Boston before turning to fiction and in 1913 gave the language a word, Pollyanna; the Billy books are her comedy of a household of bachelors invaded by a girl, and this is the one where the machinery pays off.

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