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  The Watsons

  Jane Austen

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  in Austen’s unfinished work, The Watsons, a family reunion sparks the passionate pursuits of four sisters. Where it all leads is a literary guessing game.
  
  ©2020 Pandora's Box (P)2020 Pandora's Box

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  In the Fourth Year (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  In the Fourth Year is a collection H. G. Wells assembled in the spring of 1918 from essays he had recently published discussing the problem of establishing lasting peace when World War I ended. It is mostly devoted to plans for the League of Nations and the discussion of post-war politics.

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  Walden - Audiobook

  Henry David Thoreau, Classic...

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  Walden is a timeless reflection on simplicity, nature, and individual freedom. Written by Henry David Thoreau after two years of living in a cabin by Walden Pond, the book invites readers to consider what it means to live deliberately — with purpose and in harmony with the natural world.Blending memoir, philosophy, and keen observations of daily life, Walden challenges materialism and conformity, encouraging the reader to seek a deeper, more authentic existence. It remains one of the most influential works in American literature and a cornerstone of environmental thought.

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  Beryl the Croucher and the Rest...

  Thomas Burke

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  Thomas Burke was born Sydney Thomas Burke on November 29th, 1886 in Eltham, London (at the time it was part of Kent). 
  An author in the early years of the 20th Century Burke brought his skills of pen and eye to parts of London, specifically the Limehouse district of the East End, to write with drive and vigour about the characters he met and the places that he knew.  Whether he turned that material into fiction or non-fiction the words seep quality.  His publications ranged from these wonderful vignettes of down-at-heel London to writings on homosexuality and the English Countryside. 
  Thomas Burke died in the Homeopathic Hospital in Queens Square, Bloomsbury on 22 September 1945.

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  The Possessed

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  A quiet town. A secret circle. A spark that turns ideology into violence.
  When a group of radical young men plot to ignite political chaos, their plans unleash paranoia, betrayal, and deadly fanaticism. Drawn into the storm are Stepan Verkhovensky, his ruthless son Pyotr, and the tormented Stavrogin—whose chilling charisma and hidden crimes haunt everyone around him. As tensions spiral, the town becomes a battleground where ideals twist into madness and destruction.
  
  Praised as "one of the most prophetic and terrifying political novels ever written," Dostoevsky's masterpiece lays bare the psychology of extremism and the fragile nature of society. Its intensity, philosophical insight, and unforgettable characters make it one of his most powerful works.
  
  If you crave dark political drama, psychological depth, and a story that feels shockingly modern, this novel will grip you until the final, devastating page.
  
  Open the book—and enter a world possessed by ideas that burn too fiercely to control.

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  The Tragedy of King Lear

  William Shakespeare

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  King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It tells the tale of a king who bequeaths his power and land to two of his three daughters, after they declare their love for him in an extremely fawning and obsequious manner. His third daughter gets nothing, because she will not flatter him as her sisters had done. When he feels disrespected by the two daughters who now have his wealth and power, he becomes furious to the point of madness. He eventually becomes tenderly reconciled to his third daughter, just before tragedy strikes her and then the king.
  Derived from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors. 
  The first attribution to Shakespeare of this play, originally drafted in 1605 or 1606 at the latest with its first known performance on St. Stephen's Day in 1606, was a 1608 publication in a quarto of uncertain provenance, in which the play is listed as a history; it may be an early draft or simply reflect the first performance text. The Tragedy of King Lear, a revised version that is better tailored for performance, was included in the 1623 First Folio. Modern editors usually conflate the two, though some insist that each version has its own individual integrity that should be preserved.
  Among the most significant works William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Orpheus, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Troilus and Cressida, The Tempest, Venus and Adonis, Antony and Cleopatra, Measure for Measure, The Winter's Tale and many more.

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