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  A Legend of Old Egypt - From...

  Boleslaw Prus

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  Aleksander Głowacki who wrote under the nom de plume Boleslaw Prus was born on 20th August 1847 at Hrubieszów in the Kingdom of Poland, at that time, controlled by the Russian Empire. 
  At three his mother died and then at nine his father.  Female relatives helped raise him but at 15 he joined the Polish uprising against the might of Imperial Russia.  Wounded on the battlefield, arrested and imprisoned, he was later released into the care of a relative and resumed secondary school and then Warsaw University but poverty forced him to leave after two years.  At some point he developed agoraphobia which often caused problems. 
  In 1869, he enrolled in the Forestry Department at Puławy but was soon sacked and so he began a system of self-education that led to work as a newspaper columnist on a wide-ranging series of topics that eventually became the ‘Weekly Chronicles’ and spanned 40 years. 
  With his finances now stabilized he married and then adopted his late brother-in-law’s son.  
  It seems he had doubts as to the scale of his talents and early on adopted the name ‘Boleslaw Prus’ for both his journalistic and literary offerings. 
  His work as a short-story writer met with much acclaim. He wrote several dozen of them, originally published in newspapers and ranging in length from micro-story to novella. His keen observation of everyday life and sense of humor are evident in them.  
  During his career he also wrote novels. After ‘Pharoah’, in 1895, he embarked on a four-month journey taking in Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rapperswil in Switzerland, where he stayed for two months, and his final destination, Paris.  Here his agoraphobia was so bad he couldn’t cross the Seine.  
  However, his writing continued and in 1911 his novel ‘Changes’, though uncompleted, began to be serialised.  It was never finished. 
  Boleslaw Prus died on 19th May 1912, at his Warsaw apartment.  He was 64.  A National Hero, thousands attended both his funeral service and interment.

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  The Thirteenth Floor Anthology

  Guy Adams

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  The Thirteenth Floor's evil AI Max goes worldwide in this anthology of thirteen horror stories set across the globe, featuring the work of James Lovegrove, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, James Goss, and MK Hardy.Max goes worldwide!London's Maxwell Towers have long been under the control of Max—an all-seeing AI intent on punishing wrongdoers and wicked tenants by sending them to the Thirteenth Floor, where unspeakable horrors come to life. Now, Max's coding has been embedded in computer systems all over the world, and there is no escape from his nightmarish reign.Featuring thirteen brand-new stories by A. K. Benedict, Angela Slatter, Mason Cross, Una McCormack, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Thana Niveau, James Lovegrove, Derek Farrell, MK Hardy, John Llewellyn Probert, Martyn Waites, Aubrey Wood, and James Goss.

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  Read Your Commute Collection 1:...

  J. Samuel Davies

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  Perfect for short listening sessions — three unforgettable stories designed to fit a commute. 
  Read Your Commute: Collection 1 delivers three witty, warmly written short stories packed with heart, humor, and just enough surprise to make the ride feel short. 
  The Funeral of Sterling Ravenbarrow — When Brentworth MacTherm misses his flight to Belize after learning his college best friend has died, he braces for a somber farewell. What he gets is something far more Sterling: a funeral full of strangers, wild eulogies, a suspiciously silent driver, and a twist that redefines the word goodbye. A story about friendship, loyalty, and the beautiful chaos that follows certain people through life. 
  The Adventure of Archibald Brentweller — Archibald is a bald, odd, square-peg fifth grader who doesn't quite belong — until one ordinary night, the universe freezes, the fish tank stops bubbling, and two very unusual visitors reveal that being different was never a flaw. A charming, imaginative tale that will resonate with anyone who ever felt like they were from a different box entirely. 
  Pemblington Cheeseworth — Behind the walls of an ordinary house, an extraordinary mouse has a vision: stop surviving on crumbs and feast. Against the warnings of his battle-scarred elders, Pemblington leads a daring expedition with a handmade bow, toothpick arrows, and the unshakeable conviction that bold mice eat cheese. A rousing little adventure story told with wit and surprising warmth. 
  Perfect for: commuters, lunch breaks, waiting rooms, or anyone who wants a great story that respects their time.

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  New West - Hill Country - Act 1...

  Seamus John

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  The year is 2083. The global population has been decimated by the final flu. The United States - not united for a long time - is no more. New lines have been drawn. Five divided nations stand. The story begins in one nation, the New West, which is much like the Old West. A harsh landscape and a society without technology, laws or base human agreements to guide us. Here in the New West, three lives intertwine in a quest for meaning, pleasure and power. 
  A Will to Meaning follows Sheriff John Newman in his quest for meaning in the heart of the wild Comanche empire, turned thriving Texas Hill Country, turned desolate and violent and ruthless once more.

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  All's Fair and Other California...

  Linda Feyder

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  In this debut collection of richly evocative short stories, writer Linda Feyder portrays a diverse group of protagonists seeking fulfillment and connection in sunny California. She sketches her characters – of different ages, genders, and classes – with pitch-perfect honesty as they reassess their identities or confront the exact moment they face the fragility of life or themselves. A teenage girl travels to California from New York for an uneasy visit with the father she hasn't seen for years. A young man is disqualified from the Naval Aeronautical program and returns to his sister's home, where he struggles with his identity. A couple moves to the California desert for the warm climate a doctor prescribes and makes an unlikely friendship with a bullied albino boy. Girlfriends working together at a horse stable realize the nature of their friendship is changing when one of them decides to pursue her first sexual experience. Kirkus Review writes: “A beautifully rendered collection from a writer to watch.” 

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  Psalm

  Mikhail Bulgakov

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  "Psalm" is  a short touching story, written in 1923. Part of the "Travel Notes" series. Published: On the Eve, Berlin - M., 1923.
  I will buy a dog on Saturday
  I will sing a psalm at night
  I will order shoes for tailcoat…
  But it's okay. Somehow… we will live.

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