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  The Happy Prince and other Tales

  Oscar Wilde

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  a collection of short stories by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and "The Remarkable Rocket."Narrated by Michael Ward

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  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  Mark Twain

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  "To make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain."
  
  a clever, imaginative, and hopelessly rebellious boy with a talent for avoiding work and a hunger for glory. Whether he's tricking his friends into painting a fence for him, hunting for buried treasure with the social outcast Huckleberry Finn, or trying to win the heart of the lovely Becky Thatcher, Tom's life is a whirlwind of "splendid" schemes. But the games of childhood turn deadly serious when Tom and Huck witness a midnight crime in a graveyard. Forced to grow up faster than he intended, Tom must navigate the dangers of the villainous Injun Joe and the terrifying depths of McDougal's Cave. Twain's masterpiece is a warm, witty, and sometimes dark exploration of the joys and terrors of growing up.
  
  The famous whitewashing scene is more than just a funny story; it is a brilliant observation of human psychology. Tom's ability to turn a chore into a privilege is the hallmark of his character—a youthful entrepreneur of fun who understands that value is often a matter of perspective.
  
  Twain expertly weaves the local myths of the 1840s into the narrative. From "curing" warts with dead cats to the belief in haunted houses, the novel captures a specific moment in American history where the boundary between the real world and the supernatural was thin and thrilling.
  
  While its sequel, Huckleberry Finn, is more cynical and political, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a love letter to the imagination. It reminds us of a time when a forest could be a pirate's cove and a rainy afternoon could be the setting for a grand tragedy. It remains essential for readers of all ages who want to reconnect with the spirit of adventure.
  
  Rediscover the magic of the river. Purchase "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" today.

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  Grimms' Fairy Tales

  Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm

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  The Grimm brothers were early 19th-century writers best known for their fairy tales coming from Scandinavian, Icelandic and Germanic origins. By 1807 there was a growing interest in German folk tales. The Grimm brothers were academics who invited friends to their home and asked them to relate stories they had heard. They soon published their first collection of tales and from there several more volumes followed.  Support us at https://manifoldmedia.net/donate

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  A Study in Scarlet

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature1. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": ""There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.""1    The novel begins with Dr. John Watson returning to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He seeks a place to live and is introduced to Sherlock Holmes, who is looking for someone to share the rent at 221B Baker Street. Watson moves in, and after witnessing Holmes's deductive skills, becomes his close companion. A telegram requesting consultation on a murder case leads them to an abandoned house on Brixton Road. The victim is Enoch Drebber of Cleveland, Ohio, and the investigation reveals a mysterious message written in red: "RACHE" (German for "revenge"). Holmes deduces that the victim died from poison and provides a description of the murderer. Thus begins their first adventure together"

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  The Tale of the Hands of God -...

  Rainer Maria Rilke

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  René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke was born into a troubled marriage on the 4th December 1875 in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  His mother, having previously lost a baby girl, would dress the young boy up in girl’s clothing.   
  Later his father dispatched him to a military academy at age 10 but after a miserable 5 years the young Rilke left due to illness and instead entered first Prague and then Munich and finally Berlin university to study art history, philosophy and literature. 
  His initial forays into literature was in poetry.  His intense, mystical and lyrical style was much admired and over time inspired many in succeeding generations.    
  His short prose collection ‘Stories of God’, written in an impassioned burst over several nights was published in 1900 and offers a beguiling view of much of Rilke’s influences and outlook.  
  The following year he married the pioneering sculptor and artist Clara Westhoff.  The union produced one child, a daughter Ruth.   
  He lived in Paris for most of the Century’s first decade where he mixed with many great minds of the time.  Although he continued to write he also worked as a secretary to the sculptor, Rodin.   
  It was only after they settled in Switzerland in 1919 that his writing output was in full flow.  Here he wrote profusely in both German and French, which included much on his previous travels, his left-wing sympathies, his religious and existential thoughts, all part of a unique and consummate style. 
  From 1923 on, Rilke increasingly struggled with his health which was now in constant decline and often spent time rehabilitating at a sanatorium.   
  Rainer Maria Rilke died of leukaemia on the 29th December 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland.  He was 51.

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  Baffling Beasts - 15 Tales of...

  Walter de la Mare, Arlton Eadie,...

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  Fifteen horror stories about strange beings and behaviours that defy conventional definitions. 
  Contents: 
  Warning Wings by Arlton Eadie (Weird Tales, 1929) 
  A seemingly insignificant white moth. 
  Mother of Toads by Clark Ashton Smith (WT, 1938) 
  An unusual witch. 
  The Destroying Horde by Donald Wandrei (WT, 1935) 
  The first BLOB story? 
  Caterpillars by E. F. Benson (The Room in the Tower, 1912) 
  Terrible things in an Italian villa. 
  The Urbanite by Ewen Whyte (WT, 1950) 
  The great city is never still. 
  Rats by F. A. M. Webster (At Dead of Night, 1931) 
  A plague of rats. 
  The Malignant Invader by F. B. Long (WT, 1932) 
  A creature from the bowels of the earth. 
  The Horror in the Museum by H. P. Lovecraft (WT, 1933) 
  A private wax museum that specialises in the grotesque. 
  My Father, the Cat by H. Slesar (Fantastic Universe, 1957) 
  A most unusual cat. 
  The Seeking Thing by Janet Hirsch (Magazine of Horror, 1964) 
  Something in the middle of the road. 
  They by R. B. Johnson (WT, 1936) 
  They dwell in Dead Man's Canyon. 
  The Hyena by Robert E. Howard (WT, 1928) 
  A man with an unusual ability. 
  Sredni Vashtar by Saki (The Chronicles of Clovis, 1911) 
  A secret in the garden shed. 
  Demons of the Film Colony by Theodore LeBerthon (WT, 1932) 
  A tale of 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein'. 
  A:B:O. by Walter de la Mare (Cornhill, 1896) 
  The excavation of a metallic chest.

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