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  The Door in the Wall

  H. G. Wells

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  Title: The Door in the Wall 
  Author: H. G. Wells 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1906 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series Placement: Number 42 in the Timeless Terrors series 
  Description: 
  The Door in the Wall by H. G. Wells is a haunting meditation on memory, regret, and the fragile boundary between reality and imagination. Blending psychological mystery with quiet supernatural suggestion, Wells crafts one of his most poignant and enduring tales. 
  Lionel Wallace, a successful statesman, is haunted by a recurring vision from his childhood — a green door in a white wall that opens onto a garden of impossible beauty. Throughout his life, the door reappears at unexpected moments, tempting him to abandon the world he knows for one that may not exist at all. As Wallace’s obsession deepens, the story becomes a reflection on the price of ambition, the ache of lost wonder, and the peril of yearning for what lies beyond the known. 
  Narrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures Wells’s tone of wistful dread and quiet revelation — the sense that paradise may be only a step away, but that to open the door is to lose oneself forever. While the text is in the public domain, this narration is an original performance and copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne. 
  Part of Timeless Terrors, a series devoted to resurrecting the masters of the macabre and uncanny, The Door in the Wallendures as a tale of elusive beauty and the inexorable pull of the mysterious — a reminder that some doors, once found, can never truly be closed.

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  Around the Table: Voices of...

  Hang Nguyen

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  This immersive audio anthology gathers diverse narratives from across the modern world. Hear from a soldier calling home from a distant base, a group of immigrants sharing their first American holiday, students hosting a "Friendsgiving" in a tiny apartment, and a multigenerational family reconciling old wounds. It’s a powerful reminder that while our tables may look different, the spirit of gratitude and connection is universal. Each story is brought to life with rich soundscapes and intimate narration, transporting you directly into these heartfelt moments of thankfulness, resilience, and the universal human need for belonging.

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  The Lady or the Tiger?

  Frank R. Stockton

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  The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton is one of the most enduring short stories in American literature, celebrated for its ingenious open ending and its provocative exploration of human nature, love, jealousy, and justice. 
  First published in 1882, this classic fable is set in a semi-barbaric kingdom where accused individuals must choose their fate by opening one of two doors—behind one awaits a beautiful bride, behind the other, a hungry tiger. When the king’s daughter falls in love with a young courtier, her lover is subjected to this cruel trial. But she knows which door hides what. Will she lead him to the lady... or the tiger? 
  In this full audiobook experience, Stockton’s captivating prose is brought to life with dramatic narration, inviting the listener to step into a story that ends with a question only the listener can answer. A perfect listen for fans of philosophical fiction, moral dilemmas, and classic short stories.

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  Land Of Big Numbers - Stories

  Anonymous

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  A Best Book of the Year: Barack Obama · NPR · The Washington Post · The Philadelphia Inquirer · Esquire · Kirkus Reviews · Chicago Public Library · Electric Literature  
  Malala Yousafzai’s Fearless Book Club Pick for Literati  
   
   ""Dazzling...Riveting."" —New York Times Book Review 
   
  “Gripping and illuminating . . . At the heart of Te-Ping Chen’s remarkable debut lies a question all too relevant in 21st Century America: What is freedom?” —Jennifer Egan 
   
   “Immensely rewarding, from the first sentence to the last . . . An exceptional collection.” —Charles Yu 
   
  A “stirring and brilliant” debut story collection, offering vivid portrayals of the men and women of modern China and its diaspora, “both love letter and sharp social criticism,” from a phenomenal new literary talent bringing great “insight from her years as a reporter with the Wall Street Journal” (Elle). 
   
   Gripping and compassionate, Land of Big Numbers traces the journeys of the diverse and legion Chinese people, their history, their government, and how all of that has tumbled—messily, violently, but still beautifully—into the present. 
   Cutting between clear-eyed realism and tongue-in-cheek magical realism, Chen’s stories coalesce into a portrait of a people striving for openings where mobility is limited. Twins take radically different paths: one becomes a professional gamer, the other a political activist. A woman moves to the city to work at a government call center and is followed by her violent ex-boyfriend. A man is swept into the high-risk, high-reward temptations of China’s volatile stock exchange. And a group of people sit, trapped for no reason, on a subway platform for months, waiting for official permission to leave. 
   With acute social insight, Te-Ping Chen layers years of experience reporting on the ground in China with incantatory prose in this taut, surprising debut, proving herself both a remarkable cultural critic and an astonishingly accomplished new literary voice.

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  Night Time Stories For Adults -...

  Selena Nichols

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  Hey there, night owl! Are you tired of endlessly counting sheep, and still finding yourself wide awake long after the world has gone to sleep? Well, prepare to bid those restless nights adieu with our „Night Time Stories For Adults” - your ultimate ticket to dreamland bliss! In "Whispers of the Wildwood," follow the mischievous laughter of the Fey Folk as they guide you through the enchanted Wildwood, where secrets linger in every glade, promising wonder at every turn. Then, find solace in "Memories of the Timeless Forest" as you wander through ancient groves with Elowen, guardian of forgotten memories, where echoes of past lives offer comfort amidst nature's timeless embrace. Say goodbye to stress, anxiety, and restless nights – and hello to the rejuvenating power of deep, restorative sleep. It's time to reclaim your right to a good night's rest and awaken each morning feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to conquer the day. Sweet dreams await - all you have to do is press play.

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  Emergency - Stories

  Kathleen Alcott

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  From an "exquisite" (The New Yorker) writer, a searing volume of prizewinning stories starring women facing points of no return. 
   
   
   
  A professor finds a photograph of her deceased mother in a compromising position on the wall of a museum. A twenty-something's lucrative remote work sparks paranoia and bigotry. A transplant to a new city must make a choice about who she trusts when her partner reveals a violent history. The summer after her divorce from an older man, an exiled painter's former friends grapple with rumors that she attempted to pass as a teenager. 
   
   
   
  In this long-awaited debut collection, Kathleen Alcott turns her skills as a stylist on the unfreedoms of American life—as well as the guilt that stalks those who survive them. Emergency roams from European cities to scorched California towns, drug-smeared motel rooms to polished dinner parties, taking taut, surprising portraits of addiction, love, misogyny, and sexual power. Confronting the hidden perils of class ascension, the women in these stories try to pay down the psychic debts of their old lives as they search for a new happiness they can afford.

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