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  Young Magic - Power may be good...

  Helen Simpson

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  Helen de Guerry Simpson was born in Sydney, Australia on the 1st December 1897.  As a 17 year old she was sent to France and then on to Oxford, England to complete her education.  Whilst there she founded the Oxford Women's Dramatic Society.  She was sent down in 1921 apparently for breaking regulations prohibiting men and women students from acting together. 
   
  Her early work of poems, plays, a novel and a collection of short stories found little commercial success. It was only with ‘Boomerang’ in 1932 that her success was established.  Helen continued to write across the genres and by now had become intensely interested in politics.  She was selected to run by the Liberals for the Isle of Wight parliamentary seat in the expected General Election of 39 or 40. 
   
  Sadly this coincided with the rapid onset of cancer and her health very quickly deteriorated.   
   
  Helen Simpson died in Worcestershire, England on the 14th October 1940.  She was 42. 
   
  In ‘Young Magic’ a young girl has definite supernatural abilities which she attempts to control.  Years later when she returns home and begins a relationship those abilities begin to reappear in a more sinister form.

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  Effi Briest (Unabridged)

  Theodor Fontane

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  Telling the tragic tale of a socially advantageous but emotionally ruinous match, Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest is translated from the German by Hugh Rorrison with an introduction by Helen Chambers in Penguin Classics. Unworldly young Effi Briest is married off to Baron von Innstetten, an austere and ambitious civil servant twice her age, who has little time for his new wife. Isolated and bored, Effi finds comfort and distraction in a brief liaison with Major Crampas, a married man with a dangerous reputation. But years later, when Effi has almost forgotten her affair, the secret returns to haunt her - with fatal consequences. In taut, ironic prose Fontane depicts a world where sexuality and the will to enjoy life are stifled by vain pretences of civilization, and the obligations of circumstance. Considered to be his greatest novel, this is a humane, unsentimental portrait of a young woman torn between her duties as a wife and mother and the instincts of her heart.

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  A Christmas Tree

  Charles Dickens

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  Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
  I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little tapers; and everywhere sparkled and glittered with bright objects. There were rosy–cheeked dolls, hiding behind the green leaves; and there were real watches (with movable hands, at least, and an endless capacity of being wound up) dangling from innumerable twigs; there were French–polished tables, chairs, bedsteads, wardrobes, eight–day clocks, and various other articles of domestic furniture (wonderfully made, in tin, at Wolverhampton), perched among the boughs, as if in preparation for some fairy housekeeping; there were jolly, broad–faced little men, much more agreeable in appearance than many real men—and no wonder, for their heads took off, and showed them to be full of sugar–plums; there were fiddles and drums; there were tambourines, books, work–boxes, paint–boxes, sweetmeat–boxes, peep–show boxes, and all kinds of boxes; there were trinkets for the elder girls, far brighter than any grown–up gold and jewels; there were baskets and pincushions in all devices; there were guns, swords, and banners; there were witches standing in enchanted rings of pasteboard, to tell fortunes; there were teetotums, humming–tops, needle–cases, pen–wipers, smelling–bottles, conversation–cards, bouquet–holders; real fruit, made artificially dazzling with gold leaf; imitation apples, pears, and walnuts, crammed with surprises; in short, as a pretty child, before me, delightedly whispered to another pretty child, her bosom friend, “There was everything, and more.”

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  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  F Scott itzgerald

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  This short story by Francis Scott Fitzgerald depicts the strange and curious life of Benjamin Button, born an old man and aging backwards. 
  Narrated by Michael Ward

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  The Gift of the Magi

  O. Henry

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  “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is a timeless Christmas tale of love, sacrifice, and the true spirit of giving. On Christmas Eve, a young couple in a modest New York apartment each part with their most prized possession to buy a gift for the other—only to discover the deeper meaning of devotion and generosity. With O. Henry’s signature wit and a heartwarming twist, this classic story remains as moving today as it was over a century ago. 
  Cover Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/box-with-white-ribbon-on-a-wooden-surface-6833317/

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  Oroonoko

  Aphra Behn

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  Dive into the captivating world of "Oroonoko" by Aphra Behn, now available as an enthralling audiobook. 
  In this groundbreaking work of literature, Behn tells the story of Oroonoko, a noble African prince who is tragically enslaved and transported to the colonial plantations of South America. Through Oroonoko's eyes, listeners are transported to a world of love, honor, betrayal, and ultimate sacrifice. 
  Narrated with sensitivity and depth, this audiobook brings Behn's poignant tale to life, allowing listeners to experience the full range of emotions as they journey alongside Oroonoko through his trials and tribulations. From the lush landscapes of Africa to the harsh realities of slavery, Behn's vivid prose paints a powerful portrait of the human spirit's resilience in the face of adversity. 
  With its timeless themes of love, freedom, and the inherent dignity of every individual, "Oroonoko" remains as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1688. Whether you're a fan of historical fiction, classic literature, or simply enjoy a compelling story, this audiobook is sure to captivate and inspire. 
  So why wait? Start listening to "Oroonoko" today and embark on an unforgettable literary journey that will stay with you long after the final chapter.

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