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  The Collected Tales of Nikolai...

  Nikolai Gogol

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  The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol includes the works of the famous writer Nikolai Gogol:   
  The Viy
  A May Night
  Memoirs of a Madman
  The Nose
  The Cloak
  Christmas Eve

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  Truth is Not Sober - From their...

  Winifred Holtby

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  Winifred Holtby was born on 23rd June 1898 to a prosperous farming family in the village of Rudston in Yorkshire.  
  A governess provided her early education before she went to Queen Margaret's School in Scarborough.  After passing the entrance exam for Somerville College, Oxford in 1917, she decided to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in early 1918.  However, soon after her arrival in France, the War ended. 
  She returned to study at Oxford and met fellow student Vera Brittain.  After graduating from Oxford, in 1921, Winifred and Vera moved to London, hoping to establish themselves as authors. 
  Her early novels met with only moderate success but as a journalist she was both prolific and increasingly well-known.  Her articles graced more than 20 newspapers and magazines, including the Manchester Guardian newspaper.   
  Winifred was a committed feminist, socialist and pacifist.  She gave many lectures for the League of Nations Union.  She was also active in the Independent Labour Party and was a campaigner for the unionisation of black workers in South Africa. 
  In 1931 the symptoms of high blood pressure, recurrent headaches and bouts of lassitude brought forth a diagnosis of Bright's disease.  She was given two years to live and now put all her efforts into what was to become her crowning achievement: South Riding.  Released posthumously it received lavish praise and enormous sales.  Her canon of works tackle difficult subjects head on, many in unusual ways, brimming with verve and usually strong female protagonists. 
  Winifred Holtby died on 29th September 1935 in London.  She was 37.

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  ALL Grimms' Fairytales - Audiobook

  Grimm Brothers, Classic...

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  Step into a world where dark forests hide enchanting secrets, and magic pulses in every shadowy corner. Grimm's Fairytales brings to life timeless stories that capture the peril, mystery, and wonder of the human heart. From cunning tricksters to noble heroes, and from wishes gone awry to enchanted slumber, these tales of transformation, love, and fate have thrilled readers for generations. Unearth the original, haunting legends that shaped our imaginations—each one a doorway into the extraordinary, where only the brave dare venture and only the clever survive.

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  Kitty's Class Day

  Louisa May Alcott

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  Louisa May Alcott’s Kitty’s Class Day is a delightful short story that blends youthful vanity, sisterly devotion, and gentle moral lessons with Alcott’s trademark wit and warmth. 
  Seventeen-year-old Kitty Heath is determined to shine at Harvard’s Class Day celebrations, outfitted in a fashionable Paris organdie gown with daisies in her bonnet and a train she insists upon having. Behind her excitement stands her devoted sister Priscilla, quietly sacrificing to make Kitty’s dreams possible. But amid flirtations, mishaps, and a humiliating tumble, Kitty learns that true happiness lies not in appearances or admiration, but in the steadfast love of family and the honest affection of her cousin Jack. 
  Charming, humorous, and heartfelt, this timeless tale captures the follies and triumphs of girlhood, offering listeners both laughter and life lessons.

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  They Call Me Carpenter - A Tale...

  Upton Sinclair

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  Enter the provocative world of "They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming" by Upton Sinclair. Set in post-World War I America, this satirical novel follows the miraculous appearance of a carpenter, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Jesus Christ, on the streets of Western City. As he confronts greed, corruption, and social injustice, his teachings spark both inspiration and outrage. Sinclair's compelling narrative challenges societal norms and explores the enduring quest for spiritual and moral awakening, making it a thought-provoking read.

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  Persuasion

  Jane Austen

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  Persuasion was the last novel completed by Jane Austen and was first published posthumously in December, 1817. 
  The story represents an interesting configuration of Austen’s characteristic narrative patterns. The heroine, Anne Eliot, is something of an old maid—she is twenty-seven years old, still single and is considered by family and friends to have lost her youthful beauty. Several years earlier, her engagement to Captain Frederick Wentworth had been broken off, due to the insistence of her family that the Captain lacked the wealth and status needed in a suitable husband. 
  Due to the improvidence of Anne’s snobbish father, Sir Walter Elliot, it becomes necessary to rent out the family estate at Kellynch Hall. The Elliots take up residence in Bath. Anne and Frederick meet again, and Anne is faced with a difficult choice between suitors: should she align herself with the honest and upright but socially awkward Frederick Wentworth? Or with her charming, wealthy, and devious cousin, William Elliot?

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