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  If I Were a Man - From their...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on 3rd July 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to an unaffectionate mother and a father who abandoned her and her older brother to a life of poverty. 
  Inevitably her schooling was limited and by 15 she had attended seven different schools but received only four years education.  However Charlotte was resourceful and did spend time with her father’s aunts – the suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker and the ‘Uncle Tom Cabin’s’ author, Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as many hours at the public library studying ancient civilisations. 
  In 1878, she enrolled in classes at the Rhode Island School of Design where she met Martha Luther and they developed a close relationship until Luther married in 1881. Charlotte was devastated and detested romance and love until she met and married the artist Charles Walter Stetson.  
  Their only child, Katharine Beecher Stetson, was born in 1885 but left Charlotte with post-natal depression, then often dismissed as a case of hysteria or nerves.  Unsuited to domestic life she ruptured her life and moved to California with Katherine.  She divorced in 1894 and then sent Katharine east to live with her father and his second wife confirming that his paternal rights be acknowledged and that Katherine establish a relationship with her father. 
  After her mother died in 1893, Charlotte moved back east and became involved with her first cousin, Wall Street attorney, Houghton Gilman who she married in 1900. After his death she moved back to California, where Katherine now lived.   
  Her most popular story is ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ which touched on her own post-partum depression and underlined the need for women to be responsible for their mental and physical well-being, as the narrator is ordered by her husband/doctor to take compete rest in her room where she is isolated and becomes obsessed with the revolting yellow wallpaper.   
  She wrote other notable short stories the best of which we also include.   
  Charlotte lectured widely for social reform, wrote important non-fiction works that questioned our patriarchal system and left a legacy as a leading and positive spokesperson for feminism.  
  She was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 1932 and, as she wrote in her suicide note and autobiography, she ‘chose chloroform over cancer’    
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman took her own life on 17th August 1935, aged 75, in Pasadena, California.

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  The Iliad and The Odyssey

  Homer Homer

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  The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer
  
  Step into the legendary world of ancient Greece with The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, two of the greatest epic poems ever written and foundational works of Western literature.
  
  In The Iliad, readers are transported to the final days of the Trojan War, where honor, pride, rage, loyalty, and destiny collide. At the heart of the epic stands Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Greeks, whose anger shapes the course of the war and changes the lives of kings, soldiers, and families. Through unforgettable figures such as Hector, Priam, Helen, Agamemnon, and Odysseus, Homer explores the devastating cost of conflict and the complex nature of heroism.
  
  In The Odyssey, the story continues with the extraordinary journey of Odysseus as he struggles to return home after the fall of Troy. His voyage takes him across dangerous seas and into encounters with mythical creatures, powerful gods, enchanting sorceresses, and impossible challenges. Meanwhile, in Ithaca, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face their own struggles as they wait for the long-absent hero to return. Filled with adventure, courage, cleverness, temptation, and perseverance, The Odyssey remains one of the most enduring stories of the human journey home.
  
  Together, these timeless epics offer a powerful exploration of war and peace, love and loyalty, fate and free will, vengeance and forgiveness, and the enduring human desire for honor, identity, and home. Homer's storytelling has influenced literature, art, philosophy, theater, and popular culture for thousands of years.
  
  Whether you are discovering these legendary tales for the first time or returning to them as a lifelong reader, The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer invites you into a world of gods and heroes, battles and voyages, tragedy and triumph—a world whose stories continue to speak to the human experience across the ages.

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  The Inimitable Jeeves - Jeeves...

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  Some people solve problems. Bertie Wooster collects them beautifully.
  An ill-advised lunch, a formidable aunt, a sentimental friend with catastrophic romantic instincts, and a betting disaster — in this universe, high society seems permanently one misunderstanding away from collapse. Fortunately, there remains the calm, incomparable intelligence of Jeeves, who can restore social order with a raised eyebrow and a perfectly timed remark.
  In The Inimitable Jeeves, P. G. Wodehouse turns ordinary inconvenience into high comedy. Drawing rooms, country lanes, and stuffy London clubs become stages for brilliant deadpan farce, where every sentence sparkles with dry wit and every disaster arrives impeccably dressed.
  This audiobook gathers the immortal adventures of a gloriously clueless gentleman and his genius valet — a world overflowing with verbal brilliance, absurd dignity, and the unique art of making absolute chaos feel wonderfully civilized.
  You don't listen for the outcomes. You listen for the exquisite friction of a British gentleman attempting to manage a wildly dysfunctional social circus — and for the elegant rescue that inevitably follows.
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  • Jeeves in the Springtime
  • Aunt Agatha Takes the Count
  • Scoring off Jeeves
  • Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch
  • Jeeves and the Chump Cyril
  • Comrade Bingo
  • The Great Sermon Handicap
  • The Purity of the Turf
  • The Metropolitan Touch
  • The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
  • Bingo and the Little Woman

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  Dracula - He Walks in the...

  Bram Stoker

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  He walks in silence, unseen but unstoppable, stirring fear in every corner of a dark Victorian world. This immersive audiobook plunges listeners into a gothic nightmare of suspense, power, and the supernatural, where shadows hide deadly secrets and the line between life and death is shattered. Experience the chilling atmosphere of castles, moonlit landscapes, and the relentless presence of a legendary vampire whose influence reaches beyond the living. 
  Through this haunting journey, listeners witness the terrifying and mesmerizing transformation of those who cross paths with him. You will uncover the fragile boundaries of fear and courage, explore the dark allure of immortality, and feel the tension of survival against a predator unlike any other. Every chapter deepens the suspense, revealing secrets, forbidden desires, and the primal instincts that surface when confronted by ancient evil. Themes of power, seduction, and mortality drive a story that grips the imagination and lingers long after the final scene. 
  Listeners will discover:The psychological thrill of facing a supernatural predatorThe gothic tension and suspense that defined Victorian horrorA masterful exploration of fear, courage, and human vulnerabilityA vivid auditory experience of castles, dark landscapes, and chilling encountersInsights into the nature of evil, immortality, and forbidden power 
  Written by Bram Stoker, this timeless gothic horror classic has captivated generations with its masterful suspense, chilling atmosphere, and enduring literary brilliance. Its enduring influence on vampire mythology and horror literature makes it a cornerstone of the genre. 
  This audiobook invites you to step into a world ruled by darkness, where every shadow may conceal danger, every encounter tests courage, and the supernatural awakens forces that linger within us all. Listen closely — the shadows are waiting.

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  The Masque of the Red Death -...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan.   
  He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe.  His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies for his education.  His university years to study ancient and modern languages was cut short by lack of money and he enlisted as a private in the army claiming he was 22, it is more probable he was 18. After 2 years he obtained a discharge in order to take up an appointment at the military academy, West Point, where he failed to become an officer. 
  Poe had released his 1st poetry volume in 1827 and after his 3rd turned to prose and placing short stories in several magazines and journals.  At age 26 he obtained a licence to marry his cousin.  She was a mere 13 but they stayed together until her death from tuberculosis 11 years after. 
  In January 1845 ‘The Raven’ was published and became an instant classic.  Thereafter followed the prose works for which he is now so rightly famed as a master of the mysterious and the macabre. 
  Edgar Allan Poe died at the tragically early age of 40 on 7th October 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as ‘congestion of the brain’ or ‘cerebral inflammation’, common euphemisms for death from disreputable causes such as alcoholism but the actual cause of death remains a mystery. 
  Poe is also one of a number of authors credited with inventing the detective genre with his Parisian sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.  He featured in three stories including the legendary ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’ and by sheer deduction, logic and a touch of Gallic arrogance revealed what was hidden to the rest of us.

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  North and South - Audiobook

  Elizabeth Gaskell, Classic...

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  Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South is a sweeping social novel that explores the contrasts between rural gentility and the industrial North of England during the nineteenth century. It follows Margaret Hale, a young woman forced to leave her quiet southern home for the bustling, smoke-filled city of Milton. There she encounters the harsh realities of factory life, as well as the determined mill owner, John Thornton.What begins as a clash of values and temperaments slowly develops into a profound relationship, reflecting larger conflicts between labor and capital, tradition and progress. Gaskell's rich portrayal of working-class struggles, strikes, and social inequality grounds the novel in the pressing debates of the Industrial Revolution.Blending romance with sharp social commentary, North and South is both a compelling love story and a vivid portrait of Victorian society. It remains one of Gaskell's most beloved works, admired for its balance of human emotion and thoughtful reflection on class and change.

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