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  Living or dead - From their pens...

  Rabindranath Tagore

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  The bookshelves of World literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From their countries and continents their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Rabindranath Tagore.

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  Emma

  Jane Austen

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  Jane Austen's wittiest novel, brought to life in a whole new way. 
   
  Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever, and rich - and she knows it. She has never had to worry about money, never had to worry about marriage, and never had to worry much about being wrong. Which is unfortunate, because she is wrong about almost everything that matters in this story. 
   
  Emma appoints herself matchmaker to everyone around her and proceeds to meddle in the romantic lives of her neighbors with tremendous confidence and genuinely terrible judgment. The results are funny, occasionally painful, and completely human. Austen builds her comedy carefully - every misunderstanding earns its place, every revelation reframes everything that came before it, and by the time Emma finally sees clearly it feels both surprising and completely inevitable. 
   
  What makes Emma remarkable is the narrative technique. Austen tells the story almost entirely from inside Emma's perspective - which means the reader is often just as wrong as Emma is, and the moment of clarity hits twice as hard when it comes. 
   
  Widely considered Austen's most technically accomplished novel. Also her funniest. 
   
  This is the complete, unabridged narration by Brady Smith for Another World Audiobooks. 
   
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  The Vision of the Dead Creole -...

  Lafcadio Hearn

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  Lafcadio Hearn was born on the 27th June 1850 on the Ionian isle of Levkás in Greece to a British Army officer and a Greek Mother. 
  His father, fearing for his career prospects at being married to a Greek Orthodox wife, sent them to Dublin whilst he continued to advance his career with further postings.  Life there was difficult for mother and son.  His father returned, wounded and traumatised, when Lafcadio was three.  He annulled the marriage and she remarried but had to give up care of Lafcadio to her sister-in law.   
  After brief periods for Catholic education in England and France he emigrated to Ohio in the United States when he was 19, taking on a series of casual jobs before embarking on a career as a journalist, publishing poems and essays in Cincinnati.  It was whilst here that he began a side-line in translating, starting with Gautier and Flaubert.  He married in 1874 to a 20 year old African-American woman in violation of Ohio's anti-miscegenation law.  The marriage soon failed. 
  In 1877 he relocated to New Orleans to write on a variety of themes before picking up a two year assignment from Harper’s to write in the West Indies, where he also wrote his first novel. 
  In 1890 Harper’s sent him to Japan.  Here he left journalism and took the remarkable decision to become a schoolteacher in the north of Japan.   Enraptured by the culture he was driven to explain it in various Western publications to those who had little, if any, knowledge of its culture.  Within the year he had fallen in love with, and married, a high-born Japanese lady, together they would have four children.   
  In 1895 he became a Japanese national and took the name Koizumi Yakumo, Koizumi being his wife’s family name. 
  The following few years, whilst a professor of Literature at the Imperial University of Japan, were his most creative and admired period.   
  Lafcadio Hearn died of heart failure on the 26th of September 1904, in Tokyo, Japan shortly before leaving to deliver a series of lectures at Cornell University in New York State.  He was 54.

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  The Complete Christmas Books and...

  Charles Dickens

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  Kindle a Fire Against the Winter Chill with the Stories That Created Christmas.
  
  Before the modern holiday was defined by tinsel and toys, it was a season of "carols, candles, and ghosts." This comprehensive collection brings together the complete seasonal works of the masters of the genre, led by the incomparable Charles Dickens. These stories transformed the holiday from a simple date on the calendar into a worldwide celebration of mercy, family, and the human heart's capacity for change.
  
  Inside this festive collection, you will discover:
  
  The Architecture of the "Carol": Experience the definitive blueprints for the modern holiday story—where a hardened heart is melted by memory, pity, and a vision of the future.
  
  The Tradition of the Winter Ghost: Explore the eerie, "cozy-chilling" world of the Victorian fireside, where spirits serve as moral guides and the supernatural helps us see the natural world more clearly.
  
  Social Conscience in the Snow: Delve into narratives that use the holiday backdrop to champion the poor and the marginalized, reminding readers that "charity, mercy, and forbearance" are the true business of mankind.
  
  The Atmosphere of the Hearth: Immerse yourself in the sensory details of a 19th-century Christmas—the steam of the pudding, the glow of the fire, and the joyous noise of a crowded family table.
  
  These stories are the reason we say "Merry Christmas." Their influence on our cultural imagination is permanent, making this volume an essential cornerstone for any library of classic literature, holiday traditions, and inspirational storytelling.
  
  Invite the spirits of the season into your home. Buy "The Complete Christmas Books and Stories" today and rediscover the true meaning of the holiday.

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  The Complete Novels of Fyodor...

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  Journey into the Depths of the Human Spirit.
  
  Fyodor Dostoevsky did not just write stories; he performed autopsies on the human soul. Recognized as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature, his work explores the turbulent intersection of faith, reason, and the darker impulses of the mind. This comprehensive collection brings together his complete novels, offering a profound exploration of the questions that define our existence.
  
  This collection captures the diverse brilliance of a Russian titan:
  
  The Pioneer of the Psychological Novel: Experience the groundbreaking "inner monologues" and complex moral dilemmas that influenced everyone from Nietzsche to Freud.
  
  The Struggle for Faith and Morality: Delve into the intense spiritual debates between nihilism and belief, exploring the consequences of a world without moral absolutes.
  
  The Anatomy of Crime and Guilt: Witness the harrowing psychological journeys of men and women pushed to the brink of madness by their own actions and social isolation.
  
  Portraits of Imperial Russia: Immerse yourself in the gritty streets of St. Petersburg and the quiet tension of provincial towns, where the old world and modern ideas clash with explosive force.
  
  Dostoevsky's ability to find beauty in suffering and light in the darkest corners of the heart makes his work timeless. Whether you are seeking a tense intellectual thriller or a deep meditation on the nature of good and evil, this volume is an essential cornerstone for any library of world literature, philosophy, and classic fiction.
  
  Face the ultimate questions. Buy "The Complete Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky" today and own the library of a literary giant.

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  The Power of Words

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The Power of Words, a sketch by Edgar Allan Poe:
  Oinos. — Pardon, Agathos, the weakness of a spirit new-fledged with immortality!
  Agathos. — You have spoken nothing, my Oinos, for which pardon is to be demanded. Not even here is knowledge a thing of intuition. For wisdom ask of the angels freely, that it may be given!
  Oinos. — But in this existence, I dreamed that I should be at once cognizant of all things, and thus at once happy in being cognizant of all.

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