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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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  Ladies Not For Burning - 14...

  Evelyn Everett-Green, Agatha...

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  Ladies Not For Burning - 14 Exceptional Stories and Poetry by WomenAbout this AudiobookCover Design by David Earl DeWitt | ZacaPublishing.comOriginal and Public Domain Source Material was used to Publish this CollectionAvailable at Spotify & Other Distributors! 
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  This Audiobook Collection contains Classic Stories & Poetry written by women between 1861 and 2024. It is a look into the lives and perceptions of women from before the turn of the 19th century, up to as recently as 2024. 
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  Your Stories: 
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  1. Jesse Varcoe 
  by Evelyn Everett-Green 
  1903 
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  2. The Case of the Missing Will 
  by Agatha Christie 
  1923 
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  3. The Fordwych Castle Mystery 
  by Baroness Orczy 
  1910 
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  4. The Golden Slippers 
  by Anna Katherine Green 
  1915 
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  5. The Hardest Knock of All 
  by Carol Leona Rochon 
  2024 
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  6. Vita 
  by Jenafer Keri Delaney 
  2024 
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  7. Ursila Pendrill 
  by Evelyn Everett Green 
  1903 
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  8. An Adventure in Ireland 
  by Charlotte Bronte 
  1925 
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  9. The Church and Slavery 
  by Harriet A. Jacobs 
  1861 
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  10. What Slaves are Taught to Think of the North 
  by Harriet A. Jacobs 
  1861 
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  11. Mortal Immortal 
  by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 
  1891 
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  12. The Warlike Seven 
  by Zitkala-Sa 
  1901 
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  13. Iya, the Camp Eater 
  by Zitkala-Sa 
  1901 
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  14. Poetry 
  by Emily Dickinson 
  1862 
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  Run Time: 4 Hours, 53 Minutes, 2 Seconds 
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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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  The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

  Frank L. Packard

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  By day, Jimmie Dale is a wealthy New York socialite with every privilege at his fingertips. By night, he becomes The Gray Seal—a daring, enigmatic figure who leaves behind a telltale gray diamond-shaped seal at the scene of each break-in. But unlike ordinary criminals, the Gray Seal’s exploits are driven by a higher purpose: exposing corruption, protecting the innocent, and dismantling the city’s underworld from within. 
  As Dale walks the razor’s edge between high society and the criminal underworld, he faces ruthless gang leaders, shadowy masterminds, and the ever-present risk of discovery. With his quick wit, masterful disguises, and fearless heart, he wages a thrilling battle for justice, one secret mission at a time. 
  First published in 1917, The Adventures of Jimmie Dale introduced readers to one of crime fiction’s earliest masked heroes, a character who would inspire generations of pulp, noir, and even modern superheroes. Fast-paced and full of intrigue, it remains a classic of early twentieth-century adventure literature.

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  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  Rudolf Erich Raspe

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  From travelling to the moon to fighting a 40-foot-long crocodile and riding a cannonball through the air, Baron von Munchausen’s incredible account of his own adventures has entertained readers since its initial appearance in 1785. The obvious comedy of the book, which lies in Munchausen’s boasts about his own adventures, is heightened by the calm and objective way in which he frames his narrative. The Baron appears to fully believe the death-defying episodes with which he regales his listeners.The stories of Baron von Munchausen have loomed large in popular culture and have been the subject of several films, most notably that directed by Terry Gilliam in 1988, while many notable artists have found inspiration in the adventures.

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  The Jungle

  Upton Sinclair

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  'The rich people not only had all the money, they had all the chance to get more; they had all the knowledge and the power, and so the poor man was down, and he had to stay down.'
  
  First published in 1906, The Jungle is Upton Sinclair's searing indictment of industrial capitalism and one of the most influential works of American literature.
  
  Set in the grim meatpacking district of Chicago, The Jungle follows Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant, as he navigates the brutal realities of the American Dream. What begins as hope for a better life quickly unravels into a harrowing struggle for survival amid exploitation, poverty and corruption. Sinclair's vivid, often shocking depictions of labour abuse and unsanitary working conditions sparked public outrage – and directly led to sweeping reforms in American food safety laws. At once a powerful piece of social critique and a deeply human story of endurance, The Jungle remains a landmark novel whose urgency and relevance have endured well into the twenty-first century.
  Upton Sinclair (1878 – 1968) was an American novelist, journalist and political activist. Part of the mudracker writers of the early twentieth century, Sinclair was a member of both the Socialist and Democratic parties, and used his writing as a vehicle to ignite positive social change. His writing spanned several genres, but he is best known for his novel, The Jungle, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Dragon's Teeth.

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