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  Ukridge

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  Stanley Featherstonehough Ukridge is willing to do anything to get a buck – except, of course, work. Bombastic and big-eared, Ukridge has a bottomless well of corking ideas that never seem to work out, yet he’s always willing to volunteer others to tackle the inconvenient bits. Whether he’s commandeering a dog college, managing a tender-hearted pugilist, or brushing the perpetual chips off his aunt’s shoulder, Ukridge’s spotty success record never gets him down.  
  Ukridge had a special place in Wodehouse’s heart, appearing in stories for 60 years, with the last published as late as 1966. Ukridge first appeared to American audiences in Love Among the Chickens (1906). While this collection is the second published (1924), the events take place before the dodgy poultry adventure. 

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  The complete novels of the...

  Charlotte Brontë, Emily Bronte,...

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  What stories could change literature forever—when written by three sisters?
  
  The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters brings together the timeless works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë—three voices that reshaped the English novel with passion, intensity, and emotional truth. Writing from the isolation of the Yorkshire moors, the Brontë sisters created stories of love, independence, obsession, morality, and resilience that still resonate today.
  
  This comprehensive collection includes gothic romance, psychological drama, and powerful social commentary. From fierce heroines and doomed love to moral struggle and inner strength, these novels explore the deepest emotions of the human heart with unmatched honesty.
  
  Once controversial and now universally celebrated, the Brontë novels remain essential reading for anyone drawn to classic fiction, strong characters, and unforgettable storytelling.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  All novels by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë in one collection
  
  Gothic romance, realism, and psychological depth
  
  Iconic works such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
  
  A cornerstone collection of nineteenth-century English literature
  
  Studied in universities and loved by readers across generations, the novels of the Brontë sisters continue to define passion, independence, and literary excellence.
  
  Enter the world of the moors, love, and defiance. Buy now and experience the complete novels of the Brontë sisters.

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  The Island of Doctor Moreau

  H. G. Wells

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  "Not to go on all-fours; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"
  
  After being shipwrecked in the South Pacific, Edward Prendick is rescued and brought to a remote island inhabited by the brilliant, exiled physiologist Dr. Moreau. There, Prendick discovers a nightmare beyond his wildest imagination: a population of grotesque "Beast Folk"—animals transformed into humanoid shapes through the agony of vivisection and surgical grafting. As Moreau attempts to "carve" the animal out of the beast, the primal instincts of his creations begin to resurface. This chilling masterpiece is a foundational text of biological horror that questions what truly separates humanity from the beasts of the field.
  
  The "Law" and the Divine Surgeon: At the heart of the novel is the "Law"—a series of chanted prohibitions meant to suppress the animal instincts of the Beast Folk. Moreau acts as a cruel, indifferent god, using pain as a tool for "civilization." Wells uses this premise to satirize religion, social conditioning, and the Victorian belief that science alone could perfect human nature.
  
  A Critique of Scientific Hubris: Dr. Moreau is the ultimate "mad scientist," driven by a cold, intellectual curiosity that completely ignores the suffering of his subjects. The novel remains startlingly relevant in the age of genetic engineering and organ transplantation, serving as a cautionary tale about the ethics of "playing God" with the building blocks of life.
  
  A Descent into the Primal: As the social order of the island collapses, Prendick is forced to confront the beast within himself. The novel's haunting conclusion, where the protagonist returns to London only to see the animal eyes and instincts in his fellow humans, is one of the most powerful and unsettling endings in English literature.
  
  Enter the House of Pain. Purchase "The Island of Doctor Moreau" today and discover the animal truth.

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  Two Tales From Algernon Blackwood

  Algernon Blackwood

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  Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The following recording includes the short stories, "The Olive" and "Ancient Lights."

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  The Top 10 Short Stories – The...

  James Joyce, D H Lawrence, Franz...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  From realism, to horror, to entirely new genres, authors in this Century sparkle with wit and purpose as they drive literature forward in expansive and pulsating new ways reflecting the harnessing of their talents to the bewildering changes in society.    
   
  1 - The Top 10 - The 20th Century - The Men - An Introduction 
  2 - The Dead - Part 1 by James Joyce 
  3 - The Dead - Part 2 by James Joyce 
  4 - The Rocking Horse Winner by D H Lawrence 
  5 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka 
  6 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry 
  7 - The Interlopers by Saki the pseudonym for H H Munro 
  8 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov 
  9 - To Build a Fire by Jack London 
  10 - War by Luigi Pirandello 
  11 - The Color Out of Space by H P Lovecraft 
  12 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James

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  Mary E Mann - A Short Story...

  Mary E. Mann

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  Mary Rackham was born in Norwich on 14th August 1848 to a merchant family.  Little is known of her early life and her biography only re-appears in September 1871 with marriage to Fairman Joseph Mann, a farmer with 800 acres.   
   
  Mary moved to Shropham, Norfolk and became involved with the workhouse, visiting the sick and other unfortunates of the parish, her observations and experiences a valuable source for her later stories.  
   
  She took up writing, partly to offset the dreary village life of her surroundings, in the 1880s and published her first novel, ‘The Parish of Hilby’ (1883) at her own expense. It was well received by the critics.  
   
  Thus began a career that spanning three decades provided thirty-three novels, hundreds of short stories, and fourteen plays.? Her work was largely focused on rural life in Norfolk and centered on the fictional town of Dulditch, with grim but authentic accounts of poverty and deprivation.  
   
  Her marriage produced one boy and three girls. With her husband's death in 1913, she moved to Sheringham.  
   
  She is regarded as a major contributor to East Anglian literature with particular praise given to her short stories. 
   
  Mary E Mann died on 19th May 1929.  She was 80.  Her grave-marker is a carved open book with the epitaph ‘We bring our years to an end, as if it were a tale that is told’. 
   
  1 - The Short Stories of Mary E Mann - An Introduction 
  2 - Wolf Charlie by Mary E Mann 
  3 - Ben Pitcher's Elly by Mary E Mann 
  4 - Some of the Shipwrecked by Mary E Mann 
  5 - Rats by Mary E Mann 
  6 - Clomayne's Clerk by Mary E Mann 
  7 - The Country Doctor by Mary E Mann 
  8 - Little Brother by Mary E Mann

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