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  Women of Fiction - Short Stories...

  Jane Austen, Amelia Ann Blanford...

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  Women of Fiction - Short Stories 
   
  Story List  
   
  1)     The History of England – Jane Austen 
  2)     The Four Fifteen Express - Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards 
  3)     Mark on the Wall – Virginia Woolf

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  Jacob's Room

  Virginia Woolf

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  In her third novel, Virginia Woolf departs from conventional narrative and explores storytelling through discordant scenes and impressions. Jacob Flanders' life story is told through the perspectives of the people in his life.
  In Jacob's Room, we see Jacob grow from a young boy to an ardent student of Classical culture while the world around him moves closer to an impending war. Jacob is described in flashes by the women around him - his mother and his lovers.

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  The Celebrated Jumping Frog of...

  Mark Twain

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  According to an LA Times, May 14, 2014 article, the following entry came from a notebook of a gold seeking prospector, Samuel Clemens, in 1864. "Coleman with his jumping frog---bet stranger $50...... ---stranger had no frog & C got him one---in the meantime stranger filled C's frog full of shot and he couldn't jump---the stranger's frog won." 
   Little did Clemens know that this would be the source for his short story that would launch his career as one of America's greatest authors. The story was first published in the New York weekly, The Saturday Press, which gained Twain national attention.

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  The Rival Beauties

  W. W. Jacobs

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  William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. His most popular works in the early part of the last century were his humorous tales set around the docks of Wapping and in the taproom of the infamous Cauliflower tavern. Many of his stories were written in a Cockney vernacular and were keenly observant of character. "The Rival Beauties" is one of the night watchman's most unlikely tales. He narrates the time when his ship came across a giant sea-serpent and they attempted to lure it with them to New York.

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  Oliver Twist

  Charles Dickens

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  One of Charles Dickens's most popular novels, Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan who dares to say, "Please, sir, I want some more." After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he was born, Oliver finds himself on the mean streets of Victorian-era London and is unwittingly recruited into a scabrous gang of scheming urchins. In this band of petty thieves, Oliver encounters the extraordinary and vibrant characters who have captured audiences' imaginations for more than 150 years: the loathsome Fagin, the beautiful and tragic Nancy, the crafty Artful Dodger, and the terrifying Bill Sikes, perhaps one of the greatest villains of all time.Rife with Dickens's disturbing descriptions of street life, the novel is buoyed by the purity of the orphan Oliver. Though he is treated with cruelty and surrounded by coarseness for most of his life, his pious innocence leads him at last to salvation-and the shocking discovery of his true identity.

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  Yellow Wallpaper The - and other...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Robert...

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  Introducing a collection of three captivating short stories, now available as digital audiobooks. Immerse yourself in the vivid and chilling world of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Man Who Disappeared" co-authored by Robert Eustace, and "The Glasgow Mystery" by Baroness Emma Orczy. 
   
  First, experience the haunting and atmospheric tale of "The Yellow Wallpaper," where a young woman is confined to a room by her doctor husband and begins to spiral into madness. Hear her innermost thoughts and fears come to life as she becomes obsessed with the patterns and designs of the yellow wallpaper that lines the room. 
   
  Next, delve into the intriguing mystery of "The Man Who Disappeared," where a man goes missing after making a shocking discovery that threatens to expose a sinister conspiracy. Follow the twists and turns of the investigation as the main character races against time to uncover the truth behind his friend's disappearance. 
   
  Finally, unravel the web of deceit and murder in "The Glasgow Mystery," where a wealthy businessman is found murdered in his home and a group of suspects are brought in for questioning. Listen as each character's story unfolds, revealing dark secrets and hidden motives that could lead to the killer's identity.

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