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  The Riddle of the Sands

  Erskine Childers

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  A classic spy thriller that takes readers on an exhilarating journey along the treacherous North Sea coast of Germany. The story unfolds through the eyes of Carruthers, a young British yachtsman who embarks on a seemingly innocent sailing trip with his friend Davies. However, they soon uncover a sinister plot involving secret naval preparations that could jeopardize British national security. As they navigate foggy waters, shifting tides, and suspicious locals, Carruthers and Davies race against time to unravel the riddle and save their country. Erskine Childers' gripping narrative skillfully combines elements of espionage, adventure, and nautical expertise, making it a pioneer in the genre of spy fiction. 
   
  Erskine Childers was an Irish author, diplomat, and Irish nationalist. Best known for his espionage thriller "The Riddle of the Sands," published in 1903, he gained recognition for his insightful portrayals of political tensions and espionage. Beyond his literary pursuits, Childers played an active role in Irish politics, advocating for Irish independence and serving as a key negotiator during the Irish Treaty negotiations in 1921

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  Midnight House - From their pens...

  W F Harvey

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  William Fryer Harvey AM was born on 14th April 1885 into a wealthy Quaker family in Leeds, West Yorkshire. 
  He was educated at the Quaker Bootham School in Yorkshire and Leighton Park School in Reading before university at Balliol College, Oxford.  
  His health was fragile and he poured his energies into writing short stories and in 1910 published his first collection ‘Midnight House’. 
  In the Great War he was with the Friends' Ambulance Unit and then served as a surgeon-lieutenant in the Royal Navy.  There he received the Albert Medal for Lifesaving but lung damage received at that time troubled him for the rest of his life. 
  He continued to write short stories, and even a memoir, but by 1925 ill health had forced his retirement to any outside work.  Three years later he published his second collection which contained his macabre classic ‘The Beast with Five fingers’, only one more collection would come from his pen in his lifetime. 
  For many years of his life he now lived in Switzerland with his wife but a yearning to be home saw them come back to England in 1935. 
  W F Harvey died in Letchworth on the 4th June 1937. He was 52.

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  All's Well That Ends Well

  William Shakespeare

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  A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in five acts. 
  Desperately in love with Bertram, the son of a Spanish countess, Helena schemes with the virginal Diana to fulfill Bertram’s stipulations and win his love. As Bertram’s infidelity and Helena’s deceits are revealed, the estranged lovers reunite, but the audience is left to wonder if, in love, the end justifies the means.

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  The Everlasting Man

  G.K. Chesterton

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  'Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a God who knew the way out of the grave.'
  
  One of Chesterton's most renowned Christian apologetic works, The Everlasting Man is a powerful defence of Christianity, and a compelling argument for why spirituality should be a key component to Western civilisation and humanity at large.
  
  First published in 1925, The Everlasting Man is in many ways a direct rebuttal to H.G. Wells's The Outline of History, wherein he states that man is merely a development from animal life, and that Jesus was just a charismatic figure. Although a popular secular idea at the time, Chesterton believed otherwise. He argued that in order to understand both humanity and history, we ought first to recognise the uniqueness of both man and Christ. Split into two parts, this book delves into what makes man different – as creators of art, religion and reason – as well as the significance of God, and how He marked a turning point in all of history. Written with Chesterton's trademark wit and fondness of the philosophical, The EverlastingMan is an elegant investigation into the divine and how it may be the answer to humanity's deepest questions. This audiobook edition is excellently read by Jonathan Keeble.
  Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) was an English novelist, philosopher, journalist and critic. A Christian apologist, he is famed for creating the fictional priest-detective Father Brown. His writing was also renowned for his sense of humour: known as 'the prince of paradox', Chesterton often turned common sayings upside down. Admired by several of his literary contemporaries, Chesterton's work is still widely read today.

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  The Mystery of the Grave-Yard

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is an American writer, poet and journalist. He wrote horrors, mysterious and fantastic stories and also created the famous Cthulhu Mythos. Along with Robert Ervin Howard he is considered to be a founder of a fantasy genre in literature. Here is a detective story "The Mystery of the Grave-Yard" or “A Dead Man’s Revenge”. On a funeral of some Joseph Burns a strange thing happened. Mr. Dobson went into the tomb to put a golden ball there as the late wished. But Mr. Dobson disappeared in the tomb. After that a strange man came to his daughter and offered his help for money. Who is that man? What has happened to Mr. Dobson? Was he kidnapped or fell into some secret basement? That's what the main characters of the story have to figure out.A SmartTouch Media production.

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  12 Days Of Christmas

  Traditional

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  ‘12 Days of Christmas’ as interpreted by Emmy-nominated actor Geoffrey Giuliano is a breath of fresh air for this charming Christmas classic. Here is a holiday single that will delight young and old and rekindle the flame of wonder for the beauty of family Christmases’ gone by. A humorous imaginative rendering by one of today's most celebrated actors ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ promises to become - yet again- a classic part of everyone's holiday.

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