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  Legend of Sleepy Hollow The...

  Washington Irving

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  Everyone knows the story of the Headless Horseman but perhaps you, like me, did not remember what a marvelous story teller Washington Irving was.  He observed human nature closely and like any good humorist, lets us laugh at our own silly and superstitious sides through the joy of having strangers be the ones to display them. If you, like me, have only vague and muddy memories of this story, you owe it to yourself to listen and laugh along with the rest of the world. My High School English teacher who could never interest me in 'literature', would be proud.

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  The Secret of the Strong Room

  J.S. Fletcher

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  Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.In 'The Secret of the Strong Room', three young men of unimpeachable character are planning to commit the perfect heist on the safe of the Illysium Theatre. But they have planned without the greater cunning of the theatre's owner, Markenstein.

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  Rockabye Baby

  JT Lawrence

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  A female-only cult has a very dark side. 
  'Rockabye Baby' is part of the 'Sticky Fingers 2' short story collection: diverse, dark-humored, and deliciously bite-sized. Fans of Roald Dahl and Gillian Flynn will love these unsettling stories with a twist in the tale. 
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  A Collection Of Ten Short...

  Mike Jones

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  This is the third audiobook. It is a collection of ten short stories for children. They are funny and enjoyable. This audiobook collection contains the following stories: The Cheeky Little Monkeys (1) – They enjoy putting on a show, but you have to keep your eyes on them. Who Knew (2) – There were two boys, one knew who he was and the other did not. The Little Boy With A Big Smile (3) – A little boy in a library getting up to no good, and his mother not taking any notice. It’s Not My Fault (4) – A little boy who was always finding himself in trouble. When something went wrong it was never his fault. He would always find someone or something to blame it on. Follow Your Nose (5) – There were two children, twins, they both had a great sense of smell. They liked putting their noses into everything which leads them into trouble. Do not Throw The Stick (6) – There was a man who worked long hours. His job was very demanding which caused him a lot of stress. So he decided to take his doctor's advice and go to the country side for a rest. The Little Man With The Little Bell (7) – There was a little man who found a little bell. When he rang this bell he would grow bigger and he would get the attention he did not get when he was little, but this became a problem. Where is the Fun (8) – There was a little boy who was always miserable. He was always whingeing and moaning about one thing or another. He was never happy. His mother sent him to the park to look for the fun. A little Lie (9) – There was a man who told his wife a little white lie, but that white lie turned into a big fat white lie. The Old Rusty Bucket (10) – A little girl and grandma lived in a little old wooden house. They were very poor, and could not afford to buy many things until they found an old rusty bucket in the garden.

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  From Time to Time: Further Tales...

  Edward Forde Hickey

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  A series of Tipperary tales within a fictitious hillside community during the early twentieth century.'From Time to Time' includes:*a tale of a brutal wartime revenge contrasting with the gentleness of a young English girl in the face of local hostilities,*a tale of a young school rebel rescuing a priest from death,*a young man's irreparable grief when his mother drowns while saving her turf in the bog,*a youth's entry to manhood on a sunny fair-day in the company of a thieving young temptress from town*a memorable clown's farewell and a last faction fight*the joyful dance of the entire community when their illicit whiskey-brewer finally makes his return to them from jail.'an endearing collection of rustic tales by a natural storyteller'.Addison & Cole

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  Shades A Phantasy - Ukranian...

  Vladimir Korolenko

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  Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko was born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire on 27th July 1853. 
   
  His father died when he was 13 and life was then often struck with bouts of poverty, which resulted in his education being somewhat erratic.   A spell in exile at 23 was followed by another as the politics of the times opposed his volatile but heart-felt passions. 
   
  Writing was also coming to the fore and in 1879 his debut short story telling of a young Narodnik searching for social and spiritual identity, was published. 
   
  In 1881, Korolenko refused to swear allegiance to the new Russian Tsar and was again exiled, this time much farther afield.  He spent the next three years doing manual work, but took time to study local customs and history.  These impressions in exile provided rich material for his writings. 
   
  In 1885 he was allowed to settle in Nizhny, where again he repeatedly questioned the authorities.  That same year ‘Makar's Dream’ established his literary reputation and was part of his first collection ‘Sketches and Stories’, the following year. 
   
  In the early 1890’s when famine struck Central Russia, he went to work on relief missions, collecting donations, supervising the delivery and distribution of food, opening 45 free canteens, all this while writing the graphic reports that would later be published as ‘In the Year of Famine’ in 1893. 
   
  By 1896 despite some psychological disorders, he was well regarded amongst Russian writers and was even a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Throughout his writing career Korolenko was a staunch advocate of human rights, putting that sacred activity above what he called his 'part-time-writing'. 
   
  In the Revolutionary year of 1905, under his editorship, Russkoye Bogatstvo published the Manifest by the Petersburg Soviet of the Workers' deputies. Korolenko was now repeatedly harassed by the authorities, had his flat raided many times and materials confiscated. 
   
  As a lifetime opponent of Tsarism, he guardedly welcomed the Revolution of 1917.  Once the nature of Bolshevism was established, he soon started to criticize it. During the Russian Civil War that ensued, he condemned both the Red Terror and the White Terror.  
   
  Despite suffering from a progressive heart disorder, he collected food packages for children in famine-stricken Moscow and Petrograd as well as organised orphanages and shelters for the homeless.  
   
  Vladimir Korolenko died in Poltava, Ukraine, of the complications of pneumonia on 25th December 1921.  He was 68. 
   
  In this story Korolenko invokes the characters of Socrates and Elpidias who, after their deaths, involve themselves in a debate on God.  This is a tour-de-force of conception and execution.

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