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  Frankenstein - The Modern...

  Mary Shelley

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  Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would ‘curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.’ The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. 
   
  Victor Frankenstein, driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy. The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes in the novel.
   
  Although first published in 1818, Shelley’s masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and stage adaptations.

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  Her First Ball

  Katherine Mansfield

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  "Her First Ball" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 28 November 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories.
  A young girl called Leila has come to the city to stay with her cousins. They are going to a ball. Leila is very excited: this is her first ball. Once there, she is both excited and terrified. After dancing with several young boys her own age, she dances with a wrinkly balding man who has been coming to balls for a while. This spoils her mood until she dances with a good looking young gentleman where her worries disappear.

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  Mary Shelley - Short Stories

  Mary Shelley

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  Unveiling "Mary Shelley - Short Stories"   
   
  Step into the hauntingly beautiful world of Mary Shelley, the acclaimed author of "Frankenstein," through this captivating digital audiobook collection featuring some of her most mesmerizing short stories. Delve into the depths of human emotions, mysteries, and the supernatural with these compelling tales: 
   
  "The Mortal Immortal" - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's exploration of immortality's burdens and the complexities of eternal life. 
   
  "The Invisible Girl" - Uncover the enigmatic story of invisibility and its impact on a young girl's life in Shelley's haunting narrative. 
   
  "Transformation" - Experience the eerie and profound tale of metamorphosis and its consequences in this compelling narrative. 
   
  "A Tale of the Passions, or, the Death of Despina" (Parts 1 and 2) - Immerse yourself in this gripping, two-part story delving deep into human passions and the tragic fate of Despina. 
   
  Each story in this collection showcases Shelley's unparalleled ability to weave together the supernatural, human nature, and gripping storytelling, leaving listeners spellbound. 
   
  Whether you're a devoted fan of Shelley's works or a newcomer to her literary genius, this digital audiobook collection promises an immersive and unforgettable journey into the realm of gothic fiction and the human psyche.

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  The Experiences Of Loveday...

  Catherine Louisa Pirkis

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  We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? Loveday Brooke, an "altogether nondescript" woman, is one of the detective agency Lynch Court's most able investigators. Her shrewd brain and immense common sense make it easy to look past the obvious solution to get to the heart of the matter, whenever her skills are called for. In this collection of short stories, Miss Brooke solves cases that have stumped the local police, including burglaries, missing people, and even murders. Catherine Louisa Pirkis was already a successful author when she started penning the Loveday Brooke stories. Originally serialized in The Ludgate Monthly between 1893 and 1894, they were collected into this single volume later in 1894. The book received positive reviews from contemporary critics, including one who praised her as "outshining the detective Sherlock Holmes in preternatural prescience"—before concluding that she was unlikely to catch a husband if she carried on as a detective. Largely forgotten in the twentieth century, Loveday Brooke has seen a recent resurgence, with modern re-releases and praise as a example of a Victorian story that focuses on the work of a woman in a normally male-dominated industry. Catherine Louisa Pirkis (died 1910) was a prominent voice of the late 19th and early 20th century. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, The Experiences Of Loveday Brooke Lady Detective exemplifies the narrative craft and social insight that defined great storytelling of its era. Literary fiction of this period was characterized by careful attention to character psychology, social milieu, and the moral questions that animated public discourse.

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  Hypnerotomachia - The Strife of...

  Francesco Colonna

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  A dream-journey through ruins, gardens and triumphal processions in pursuit of a beloved, printed in Venice in 1499 with woodcuts and a typography still studied by designers. Nobody is certain who wrote it; an acrostic formed by the initial letters of the chapters points to a Dominican friar named Francesco Colonna. Eight plates carry the dream's architecture and its classical ruins, from Piranesi's vast prisons and Canaletto's Roman forum to the elm forests of autumn and spring.

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  The Life Adventures & Piracies...

  Daniel Defoe

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  Large format for easy reading. The life, adventures and piracies of a young man, the book portrays the redemptive power of one man's love for another. By the author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.

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