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  Drum-Taps

  Walt Whitman

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  Experience the power and poignancy of Walt Whitman's 'Drum-Taps,' an audiobook that encapsulates the emotions, patriotism, and profound human experiences of the American Civil War. Whitman's evocative verses capture the essence of this tumultuous era, serving as a lyrical tribute to the soldiers, the wounded, and the nation itself. Through vivid imagery and deep empathy, Whitman's words resound like the beating of drums, reminding us of the enduring spirit of those who lived through this pivotal period in American history.

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  The Pilot's Wife - A BRAND-NEW...

  Cynthia Anderson

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  1944. Nineteen-year-old Hedy can't bear her country's neutrality in the face of the ultimate evil. This is not the Switzerland she loves, and she realises she cannot stand by without acting any longer. She joins a group smuggling Jewish children through the forest from France to refugee camps in Geneva. It's dangerous work - there are German patrols everywhere - but finally Hedy feels she is doing something worthwhile. Then one night in the forest she stumbles across a wounded American airman. Second Lieutenant Samuel Reardon was dropping supplies to the French resistance when his plane crashed. Despite the danger it will bring to her family, Hedy can't leave Samuel lost and injured, so she hides him in her father's hut. As Hedy and Samuel grow closer, so the dangers of their resistance work loom ever closer, and soon the pair must make the ultimate choice that will tear them apart. 2015. Nineteen-year-old Gina looks at her grandmother's papery hands and wonders how much time they have left together. Since her mother died, Mamie Hedy is all she has left. But then her grandmother reveals a shocking secret that takes them back to her home in the Swiss mountains, looking for answers that time never forgot. A stunningly beautiful and heartfelt WWII novel about the power of love, family, and learning from our mistakes for future generations.

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  Richard Middleton - A Short...

  Richard Middleton

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  Richard Barham Middleton was born on the 28th October 1882 in Staines, Middlesex. 
   
  His education was primarily at Cranbrook School in Kent before he began work as a clerk, in 1901, at the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation in London.  There he struggled with constraints and boundaries and by night he took to a bohemian lifestyle.   
   
  Middleton moved into rooms in Blackfriars and joined the New Bohemians club where his literary contacts grew. 
   
  He became an editor at Vanity Fair where he told a fellow editor, the notorious Frank Harris, that he wanted to pursue a career as a poet.  Shortly afterwards Harris published Middleton’s poem ‘The Bathing Boy’. 
   
  As an author he is most remembered for his short ghost stories. 
   
  Richard Middleton died on 1st December 1911.  He was 29.

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  3 Stories - Early 20th Century...

  Luigi Pirandello, S Mukerji, E G...

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  There is something about the number 3.    
   
  The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.   
   
  Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois.  It seems good things usually come in threes. 
   
  Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating. 
   
  From their pens to your your ears.

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  Warlord of the North - The...

  Griff Hosker

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  King Henry is dead and Stephen of Blois claims the throne of England and the Dukedom of Normandy. The Earl of Cleveland returns to England to fight for the heirs of Henry. When King David and his Scottish army capture most of northern England it is only Alfraed who holds out against him. Set in the early years of the Anarchy this is a fast moving book filled with battles and intrigue.

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  Murder on the Great Northern...

  Edward Marston

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  April, 1867. A train departs King's Cross station bound for Lincoln. Among the passengers is a man attired in the garb of one in high ecclesiastical office. He is accompanied by a brawny man carefully carrying a large leather bag, who ensures that they are not joined by any other travellers in their first-class compartment. Back at Scotland Yard that evening, Detective Inspector Colbeck is alerted to news of a brutal murder and robbery on the train. The urgent request for help from the Bishop of Lincoln states that a man has been shot dead and something of great value, a silver model of Lincoln Cathedral, has been stolen. Colbeck is more and more intrigued by the case as he and Sergeant Leeming follow the lines of inquiry, and he is convinced that the killer and thief is still close at hand. But with the city bursting at the seams for the annual Horse Fair, the timing is far from ideal and further complicates a challenging case for the Railway Detective.

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