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  F Scott Fitzgerald - Six of the...

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master.

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  Bingo and the Little Woman

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  There are few sights more alarming in the West End than young Bingo Little sitting in a club armchair with a dreamy, vacant stare. It usually means his heart is thoroughly compromised, his pockets are entirely empty, and Bertie Wooster is about to pay for it.
  Bingo and the Little Woman plunges us straight into the terrifying world of high-society romance on a shoestring budget. Driven by his latest bout of life-altering devotion, Bingo is ready to conquer the world—provided someone else covers the bill. Naturally, Bertie is drafted in as the reluctant sponsor of this new emotional venture, only to find himself trapped in a posh, suffocating London club surrounded by octogenarian members who look like they survived the Napoleonic Wars. Wodehouse brilliantly balances the soaring heights of youthful infatuation against the cold, hard reality of British social decorum.
  You don't listen to find out if love conquers all; you listen for the glorious, sharp-witted friction of two absolute idlers trying to navigate the real world.

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  The mysterious Mr Quin - A...

  Agatha Christie

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  The Mysterious Mr. Quin is perhaps the most unconventional and haunting masterpiece in the vast catalog of Agatha Christie. Moving away from the clinical deductions of Hercule Poirot and the village gossip of Miss Marple, this collection introduces us to the enigmatic Harley Quin and his unlikely associate, the elderly socialite Mr. Satterthwaite. 
  Satterthwaite is a man who has spent his life in the front row of the stalls, watching the dramas of others unfold with the detached eye of an observer. However, everything changes when he encounters the elusive Mr. Quin—a man who appears and disappears like a trick of the light, often accompanied by the colors of the rainbow. Together, they revisit cold cases, forgotten tragedies, and "accidental" deaths. 
  As Quin provides the prompts, Satterthwaite discovers that he is no longer a mere spectator but an active participant in the theater of life. This is a world of shadows, fate, and the "Harlequinade," where the truth is often hidden in plain sight, waiting for the right person to see it. This Golden Age Mystery Audio production, narrated with exquisite nuance by Jennifer Cramer, captures the melancholic beauty and sharp suspense of Christie’s most atmospheric work.

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  Viy

  Nikolai Gogol

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  "Viy" by Nikolai Gogol is a haunting tale that delves into the supernatural. The story follows Khoma, a skeptical seminary student, who is tasked with saying prayers over the deceased witch princess. As Khoma faces a nightmarish encounter with the reanimated corpse, the narrative unfolds into a chilling exploration of fear, folklore, and the clash between the mortal and supernatural realms. Gogol weaves a tale of horror and the macabre, leaving readers on the edge of their seats as the boundary between the living and the dead blurs in the mysterious night.

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  A Study in Scarlet

  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 go on to become one of the most well-known detective duos in literature.  
  When a gruesome murder is discovered with the word "RACHE" scrawled in blood, Sherlock Holmes uses his unique powers of deduction to uncover a hidden story of passion, betrayal, and retribution.

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  The District Doctor

  Ivan Turgenev

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  The short story "The District Doctor" by Turgenev, written in 1848, is part of the "Sportsman's Sketches" cycle. It tells the tale of a hopeless love between a dying girl from a noble family and a humble county doctor.
  Other famous works, such as "Asya", "Fathers and Sons", "A Nest of Noblemen", "Biryuk", "On the Eve", "Mumu","Fire at Sea", "The Wayside Inn", "The Watch", "Three Portraits", "A Strange Story", "The Meeting", etc.
  Ivan Turgenev is an outstanding writer of the 19th century, corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in the category of the Russian language and literature, author of philosophical and psychological poems, short stories, short novels and novels

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