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  A Middle-Sized Artist - From...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on 3rd July 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to an unaffectionate mother and a father who abandoned her and her older brother to a life of poverty. 
  Inevitably her schooling was limited and by 15 she had attended seven different schools but received only four years education.  However Charlotte was resourceful and did spend time with her father’s aunts – the suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker and the ‘Uncle Tom Cabin’s’ author, Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as many hours at the public library studying ancient civilisations. 
  In 1878, she enrolled in classes at the Rhode Island School of Design where she met Martha Luther and they developed a close relationship until Luther married in 1881. Charlotte was devastated and detested romance and love until she met and married the artist Charles Walter Stetson.  
  Their only child, Katharine Beecher Stetson, was born in 1885 but left Charlotte with post-natal depression, then often dismissed as a case of hysteria or nerves.  Unsuited to domestic life she ruptured her life and moved to California with Katherine.  She divorced in 1894 and then sent Katharine east to live with her father and his second wife confirming that his paternal rights be acknowledged and that Katherine establish a relationship with her father. 
  After her mother died in 1893, Charlotte moved back east and became involved with her first cousin, Wall Street attorney, Houghton Gilman who she married in 1900. After his death she moved back to California, where Katherine now lived.   
  Her most popular story is ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ which touched on her own post-partum depression and underlined the need for women to be responsible for their mental and physical well-being, as the narrator is ordered by her husband/doctor to take compete rest in her room where she is isolated and becomes obsessed with the revolting yellow wallpaper.   
  She wrote other notable short stories the best of which we also include.   
  Charlotte lectured widely for social reform, wrote important non-fiction works that questioned our patriarchal system and left a legacy as a leading and positive spokesperson for feminism.  
  She was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 1932 and, as she wrote in her suicide note and autobiography, she ‘chose chloroform over cancer’    
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman took her own life on 17th August 1935, aged 75, in Pasadena, California.

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  Poirot Investigates - His Early...

  Agatha Christie

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  You will soon discover that Captain Arthur Hastings is on hand to relate confirming details of case after case. Hastings was an ongoing friend and adventure companion of the often exuberant Belgian investigator who once proudly proclaimed, “I am the greatest detective in the world.” 
  In the tales related by Hastings, we soon discover the supremely confident little man lived up to his apparent braggadocio. His statement was rarely, if ever, challenged. Anyone taking umbrage to the proud claim was soon to back off and accept it. The expressed personal opinion was plain enough, nothing other than unvarnished fact. 
  Even with some misgivings, Hastings had to admit his compatriot always managed to stand upright no matter how implicit demands for retraction or truth might be. 
  Listen now to discern the facts as Hastings begins the narrative.

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  A Gentleman of Leisure

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  When Jimmy Pitt bets an actor friend that any fool could burgle a house, offering to demonstrate the feat that very night, he puts his reputation on the line. 
  Jimmy hires the services of a professional burglar, but his difficulties are increased when he has the misfortune to select police captain McEachern’s house for the burglary. And imagine Jimmy’s consternation when he learns that Captain McEachern’s daughter is none other than the beautiful Molly, whom he has worshipped from afar for quite some time. 
  The story moves from New York to Dreever Castle in Shropshire, England, where Jimmy’s bird comes home to roost—with a vengeance. 
  Filled with the sights, smells, and sounds of rural England, A Gentleman of Leisure contains all the wit and humor we have come to expect from the inimitable P. G. Wodehouse.

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  The Festival

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  Step into the chilling depths of H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Festival”, a haunting tale of ancestral secrets, forbidden rituals, and cosmic dread. Set in the eerie town of Kingsport during the Yuletide season, this gothic masterpiece unravels a nightmarish journey where family heritage intertwines with unspeakable horrors. As the protagonist is drawn into a macabre festival beneath an ancient church, Lovecraft’s signature blend of supernatural terror and psychological unease blurs the line between reality and madness. Perfect for fans of dark fiction, eldritch mysteries, and timeless horror.

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  The Science of Being Well

  Wallace D Wattles

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  Focusing on health and well-being, this audiobook complements Wattles' teachings on wealth. It explains how positive thinking and belief systems influence physical health. The book encourages listeners to focus on vitality rather than illness, aligning thoughts with wellness. By adopting constructive mental habits and a balanced lifestyle, individuals can improve their overall well-being. It's a holistic approach that connects mind, body, and energy for a healthier life.

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  Lord Jim

  Joseph Conrad

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  ‘Who could tell what forms, what visions, what faces, what forgiveness he could see in the glow of the west!’ 
  Jim is a well-bred young romantic who takes to the seas with hopes of adventure and the aspiration to prove his mettle. When the boat he sails in threatens to sink, Jim abandons ship in fear in order to save himself, leaving the other passengers to their fate. However, the ship does not sink and guilt-ridden Jim admits to the maritime court of inquiry that he deserted the boat and is consequently stripped of his sailing papers. Blighted by his own cowardice, Jim’s subsequent self-exile to a remote Malaysian trading post gives Conrad the opportunity to explore the question of moral identity and through his hero, he embodies the values and deterioration of the declining empire of late Victorian Britain. With its rich descriptions of an unknown, exotic world and beautifully constructed prose, Lord Jim is considered one of Conrad’s greatest works. 
  Conrad's Lord Jim is a classic fiction that masterfully explores the themes of guilt and moral identity. This top-tier narrative is a reflexion of the values and deterioration of the declining empire of late Victorian Britain. 
  For fans of William Faulkner (As I Lay Dying & The Sound and The Fury & Light In August & Absalom, Absalom), Cormac Mccarthy (The Crossing), Franz Kafka (The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man), Graham Greene (The Quiet American), and Enoch Abiodun (The Story of a Lover).

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