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  The Cockney Novelists - A Short...

  Arthur Morrison, Edwin Pugh,...

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  The Cockney Novelists flourished towards the end of the nineteenth century and spilled over into the next. They included Arthur Morrison, Edwin Pugh, William Pett Ridge and Clarence Rook.  
  Authors being authors they, of course, dealt with their subject matter in different ways.  As a group they moved away from treating the London working classes as comedy cameos or social stereotypes.  Now they were depicted as layered three dimensional characters.  Some were brutal, some were criminal, some were devious but the many were decent hard-working people trying to make ends meet and like all of us – trying to make life more joy than burden.

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  Queen Zixi of Ix

  L. Frank Baum

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  Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak, is a children's book written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Frederick Richardson. It was originally serialized in the early 20th-century American children's magazine St. Nicholas from November 1904 to October 1905, and was published in book form later in 1905 by The Century Company. The events of the book alternate between Noland and Ix, two neighboring regions to the Land of Oz, and Baum himself commented this was the best book he had written. In a letter to his eldest son, Frank Joslyn Baum, he said it was "nearer to the old-fashioned fairy tale than anything I have yet accomplished", and in many respects, it adheres more closely to the fairy tale structure than the Oz books.
  The book was made into the 1914 film The Magic Cloak of Oz. Although no part of the book's story takes place in the Land of Oz, by the time the movie was made, it had become clear that the Oz franchise was Baum's most popular creation.

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  Treasure Island

  Robert Stevenson

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  Jim Hawkins, the son of an innkeeper, longs for adventure. One of the inn's guests, a coarse old bully named Billy Bones, reveals a map showing the whereabouts of buried treasure. After Bones dies, Jim and his mother flee with the map to Squire John Trelawney, outwitting other pirates who were chasing Bones. With Trelawney's friend Dr. Livesey, the squire charters a schooner carrying a band of pirates led by Long John Silver. Excitement and heroic action await Jim Hawkins as he seeks to foil the pirates, find the buried gold, and bring Long John Silver to justice. This recording—             a 1996 Grammy Award Nominee—             captures the spirit and adventure of the classic Stevenson novel.

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  Macbeth - A Dagger of the Mind

  Harold Bloom

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  From the ambitious and mad titular character to his devilish wife Lady Macbeth to the moral and noble Banquo to the mysterious Three Witches, Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's more brilliantly populated plays and remains among the most widely read, performed in innovative productions set in a vast array of times and locations, from Nazi Germany to Revolutionary Cuba. Macbeth is a distinguished warrior hero, who over the course of the play, transforms into a brutal, murderous villain and pays an extraordinary price for committing an evil act. A man consumed with ambition and self-doubt, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most vital meditations on the dangerous corners of the human imagination. 
  Award-winning writer and beloved professor Harold Bloom investigates Macbeth's interiority and unthinkable actions with razor-sharp insight, agility, and compassion. He also explores his own personal relationship to the character: Just as we encounter one Anna Karenina or Jay Gatsby when we are seventeen and another when we are forty, Bloom writes about his shifting understanding—over the course of his own lifetime—of this endlessly compelling figure, so that the book also becomes an extraordinarily moving argument for literature as a path to and a measure of our humanity.

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  A Dog's Tale

  Mark Twain

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  "A Dog's Tale" is a short story, written by Mark Twain, told from the standpoint of a loyal household pet. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection Society. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835—April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer, and writer.

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  Mystery and Suspense Short Stories

  Jack Boyle, Catherine Louisa...

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  Are you ready to embark on an enthralling journey filled with intrigue, suspense, and gripping mysteries? Look no further! We proudly present the digital audiobook version of "Mystery and Suspense Short Stories," a collection that will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you craving for more. 
   
  Unveiling Unparalleled Tales  
   
  Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Jack Boyle's "A Problem in Grand Larceny," where cunning thieves engage in an intricate heist that will challenge your detective skills. Join the relentless investigator as he unravels the secrets behind Drawn Daggers in Catherine Louisa Pirkis' captivating narrative. 
   
  Step into the Dark Side  
   
  Feel the spine-chilling atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Oblong Box," a haunting tale that will leave you pondering the dark depths of human nature. Be captivated by the genius of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as he introduces you to "The Redheaded League," a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery filled with mind-boggling twists and turns. 
   
  Unmatched Entertainment for All  
   
  Whether you are an ardent mystery lover, a devoted fan of classic literature, or simply someone seeking a riveting escape, "Mystery and Suspense Short Stories" is the perfect addition to your collection. Ideal for long journeys, commutes, or simply a cozy night at home, the audiobook promises to keep you entertained for hours on end.

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