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  The End of the World - A must...

  Eugène Mouton

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  The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the very talented French author Eugène Mouton.

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  Short Story Collection Vol 035

  Various

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  A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.

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  Alice Dunbar Nelson - A Short...

  Alice Dunbar Nelson

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  Alice Ruth Moore was born on 19th July 1875 in New Orleans where she was part of the multi-racial Creole community.  She was the first generation seemingly born free after the Civil War and unusually for the times, obtained a university education which led to her becoming a teacher at a public school in New Orleans.   
  In 1895, when she was 20, she published her first collection of short stories and poems, ‘Violets and Other Tales’, and moved to New York City where she co-founded and taught at the White Rose Mission, a Home for Girls.   
  Alice was always politically active and sought to advance the position of black women.  She began work as a journalist at the Woman’s Era newspaper where her work was seen by the established poet and journalist Paul Laurence Dunbar.  After corresponding for two years she joined him in Washington DC and they married in 1898.   
  It was a difficult relationship, due mainly to Dunbar’s fragile health, alcoholism and depression.  After a severe beating she left him and moved to Delaware to teach for a decade though took time out to enroll at Cornell University. 
  A short-lived marriage to Henry A. Callis, a physician and professor at Howard University ended in divorce and she became co-editor and writer for an influential publication of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  A third marriage to civil rights activist Robert J. Nelson came about, as did affairs with several women, notably the activist Fay Jackie Robinson.   
  In Wilmington Delaware she and her husband devoted their time and writings to working for equality for African Americans and women’s suffrage.   
  Alice Dunbar Nelson was a natural and gifted writer across many genres, from novels, essays, plays to diaries, criticism, poetry and of course short stories, of which ‘Stones in the Village’ is a fine example.  The protagonist, like herself, is light skinned from New Orleans, which allows for a social mobility and a unique position in American society that Dunbar Nelson captures with an imagination and insight to explores another divisive perspective on race.  It is unsurprising that Alice was a prominent part of the early Harlem Renaissance and influenced many others including Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. 
  Alice and her husband moved to Philadelphia in 1932 and it was here that she died on 18th September 1935, at the age of 60, from a heart ailment.

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  Archetypes of Horror: The Night...

  Jr. Eli Taff

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  On a chilling night in 1994, a small town was consumed by chaos as horror movie clichés became terrifyingly real. Slashers stalked dark alleys, ancient demons awakened, and alien hunters prowled the shadows. The victims we've come to expect—like the Slutty Girl, the Stoner, the Jock, and the Nerd—were targeted, cornered, and left for dead.  
  But what if, just once, the story didn't end the way we thought it would? 
  **Archetypes of Horror: The Night The Tropes Survived** twists the familiar rules of the genre, offering ten flash fiction stories where classic horror movie victims fight back, survive, and find unexpected futures. From the cheerleader who outsmarts an alien killer to the goth kid who narrowly escapes a cursed fate, these stories breathe new life into old tropes, delivering sharp, suspenseful narratives that challenge our expectations. Each tale is packed with gripping suspense, moments of dark humor, and an underlying sense of dread that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. 
  For readers who loved **Creepshow**, **Goosebumps**, and **Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark**, **Archetypes of Horror** will be a thrilling and nostalgic ride, tapping into the universal fear of what happens when the familiar becomes deadly. Are you ready to discover what happens when the victims fight back… and when they wake up?

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  The Sheep

  Saki Saki

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  In this engaging narrative, Rupert finds himself increasingly frustrated with his future brother-in-law, whom he refers to as "the Sheep." This man, characterized by his ineptitude and constant apologetic demeanor, becomes a source of irritation for Rupert, especially as he prepares to marry Rupert's sister, Kathleen.

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  Unfamiliar Ports

  Marc Everitt

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  Unfamiliar Ports 
  Step on board for a journey. We’ll find ourselves dropping anchor in new harbours and we’ll see things we haven’t seen before. Destinations that are surprising, and ones that are often dangerous. Along the way, we’ll reconnect with a couple of travellers we might have met elsewhere, and we’ll cross paths with a lot of new faces; not all of whom will prove to be the most congenial company. 
  Nine short stories set in the past, the present and the future.

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