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  City of the Absent The (Unabridged)

  Charles Dickens

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  Charles Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
  THE CITY OF THE ABSENT: When I think I deserve particularly well of myself, and have earned the right to enjoy a little treat, I stroll from Covent-garden into the City of London, after business-hours there, on a Saturday, or better yet on a Sunday, and roam about its deserted nooks and corners.

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  Cavalleria Rusticana - From...

  Giovanni Verga

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  The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Giovanni Verga.

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  The First Men in the Moon

  H. G. Wells

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  "We are not the masters of the universe; we are merely its latest curious visitors."
  
  When the eccentric scientist Dr. Cavor invents "Cavorite"—a miraculous substance that shields against the force of gravity—he and the opportunistic businessman Bedford embark on a perilous voyage to the Moon. Expecting a barren wasteland, they instead discover a hollow world teeming with life. Beneath the lunar surface lies the complex, subterranean empire of the Selenites: an insectoid race where every individual is biologically engineered for a specific social function. This masterpiece of early science fiction is a gripping adventure that quickly turns into a haunting reflection on human greed and the nature of civilization.
  
  The Master of Speculative Biology: Wells' "Selenites" remain one of the most sophisticated alien races in literature. Unlike the humanoids of later sci-fi, the Selenites are a true "hive mind," with specialized castes ranging from giant-headed intellectuals to spindly laborers. Their society is a "utopia" of efficiency that serves as a chilling mirror to the industrialization of the human world.
  
  A Clash of Two Worlds: The novel thrives on the dynamic between its two protagonists: Cavor, the pure scientist driven by wonder, and Bedford, the gambler driven by the prospect of lunar gold. Their differing reactions to the Selenite civilization—awe versus fear—drive the story toward a tragic and unforgettable climax that asks whether humanity is truly ready for contact with the stars.
  
  Experience the voyage that launched a thousand dreams. Purchase "The First Men in the Moon" today and explore the mysteries of the lunar depths.

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  Louisa May Alcott - Six of the...

  Louisa May Alcott

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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. 
   
  1 - Six of the Best - Louisa May Alcott - An Introduction 
  2 - Louisa May Alcott - An Introduction 
  3 - On Picket Duty by Louisa May Alcott 
  4 - The Brothers by Louisa May Alcott 
  5 - Obtaining Supplies by Louisa May Alcott 
  6 - My Red Cap by Louisa May Alcott 
  7 - Psyche's Art by Louisa May Alcott 
  8 - Transcendental Wild Oats by Louisa May Alcott

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  Christmas Carol A: Retold...

  Charles Dickens, Kath Shone

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  One Christmas eve many years ago Scrooge was haunted by three ghosts! 
  We know this, yes. But how do we know? 
  We know because A Christmas Carol is part of our collective Christmas consciousness. 
  A Christmas Carol is a brilliant story, with fabulous characters including Scrooge whose dramatic transformation has our human heart strings all a harping for Christmas at the close of the story. 
  Christmas revelers of any age love Scrooge! 
  Unfortunately the old Victorian English alienates most of us from the content of the story. And so we come to the reason for this audio book. This audio book serves listeners who would like to experience the original story more easily.

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  The Piazza Tales

  Herman Melville

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  "The Piazza Tales" by Herman Melville is a collection of short stories exploring the complexities of human experience. From the eerie "Bartleby, the Scrivener" to the adventurous "Benito Cereno," the tales traverse a range of themes. They delve into the enigmatic Bartleby's passive resistance, the dark secrets aboard a slave ship in "Benito Cereno," and the haunting quest for the White Whale in "The Encantadas." Through Melville's evocative prose, the collection offers a profound exploration of human nature, morality, and the mysteries that shape our lives.

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