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  The Necklace - and Other Stories

  Guy de Maupassant, Stephen Crane

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  Embark on a captivating auditory journey with our digital audiobook version of "The Necklace and Other Stories," a literary masterpiece featuring timeless tales from renowned authors. Immerse yourself in the rich narratives and profound insights crafted by the brilliant minds of Guy de Maupassant and Stephen Crane. This collection promises to be an enthralling listening experience for literature enthusiasts and newcomers alike. 
   
  Key Features: 
   
  "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant: Dive into the mesmerizing world of Maupassant's classic tale of desire, greed, and the consequences of one fateful choice. Experience the allure of a lost necklace and the unexpected turns that life takes. 
   
  "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane: Join the intense journey of survival as Crane masterfully paints the struggles of four men against the forces of nature. Feel the raw emotions and gripping suspense unfold in this iconic short story inspired by the author's real-life experience. 
   
  "The Blue Hotel" by Stephen Crane: Step into the mysterious and unsettling atmosphere of Crane's narrative. This story explores the complexities of human behavior and the consequences of misunderstanding, all set against the backdrop of a seemingly innocuous hotel. 
   
  "Death and the Child" by Stephen Crane: Delve into the poignant and thought-provoking exploration of life and death in Crane's tale of innocence and mortality. Experience the profound impact of a child's encounter with the inevitable, as only Stephen Crane can deliver.

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  Facts Concerning the Late Arthur...

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family is a horror short story written by H.P. Lovecraft. As Lovecraft's both parents died in a mental hospital, it is believed that Lovecraft handled some of his own family issues in this very story.

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  Young Goodman Brown and Other...

  Anthony M. Rud, Joseph Sheridan...

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  Step into the world of classic literature with our digital audiobook version of "Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories." Immerse yourself in the haunting tales penned by some of the greatest authors in literary history. 
   
  First up is Nathaniel Hawthorne's timeless masterpiece, "Young Goodman Brown," a journey into the heart of darkness where the line between reality and illusion blurs, leaving you questioning the nature of good and evil. 
   
  Followed by Anthony M. Rud's "Ooze," a chilling exploration of the macabre that will send shivers down your spine as you venture into the mysterious depths of the unknown. 
   
  Next, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's "A Debt of Honor" introduces you to a world of secrets and vengeance, where debts must be paid in blood, and the past can never truly be escaped. 
   
  And finally, E. F. Benson's "Mr. Tilly's Seance" invites you to a gathering where the boundaries between the living and the dead are blurred, and the consequences of dabbling in the supernatural are all too real.

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  The History of Rasselas

  Samuel Johnson

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  Above all, Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas (1759) is concerned with the nature of happiness. Rasselas and his companions remove themselves from the pleasure of the ‘happy valley’ so that they can make their ‘choice of life’. In the course of their travels they come across scholars, astronomers, shepherds, hermits and poets, explore their way of life. Rasselas finds that complete happiness is elusive and, in the words of his mentor Imlac, ‘while you are making the choice of life, you neglect to live’.In his treatment of this popular tale from the Orient, Johnson deploys his customary wit and perspicacity. Popular in its own day, Rasselas is a journey of the mind and soul, raising important questions concerning the human condition, which remain pertinent today.

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  Lilith

  George MacDonald

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  First published in 1895, Lilith stands as one of George MacDonald’s most enigmatic and haunting works, a blend of fantasy, theology, and metaphysical speculation. Revered by literary giants such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, MacDonald’s fiction does not merely tell stories—it beckons readers into a deeper reality where moral and spiritual truths are woven into the very fabric of narrative. 
  Lilith is not a conventional fantasy. Instead, it is a dreamlike descent into questions of life, death, identity, and salvation. The protagonist, Mr. Vane, a reserved scholar, stumbles into a surreal realm beyond the physical world, where he encounters spectral beings, timeless landscapes, and the mysterious figure of Lilith—a being of both terrible beauty and tragic consequence. The novel explores the path from self-will to self-surrender, drawing heavily on Christian mysticism, Platonism, and a deep reverence for divine grace.

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  Foreordained - From their pens...

  Anthony Hope

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  Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins was born on 9th February 1863 in Clapton, London.  
  He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, Marlborough College and Balliol College, Oxford.  Hope trained as a lawyer and barrister and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1887. Despite what was thought to be a promising legal career he had literary ambitions and wrote in his spare time. 
  His early works appeared in various periodicals of the day but for his first book ‘A Man of Mark’ (1890), with no publisher interested, he published with his own resources.  
  More novels and short stories followed, including the mildly successful ‘Mr Witt's Widow’ in 1892. Hope even found time to run as the Liberal candidate for Wycombe in the election that same year but was unsuccessful. 
  His first major literary success came with ‘The Dolly Dialogues’, a collection of previously published magazine pieces followed very quickly by his instant classic, ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’. He now gave up the vestiges of his legal career to pursue writing full-time. 
  Despite never again reaching the same pinnacle of success he was popular and wrote prolifically across novels, plays and of course, short stories though his writing output rapidly diminished after the war. 
  In 1918 he was knighted for his contribution to propaganda efforts during World War I.  
  His short stories are delicate, mannered and often surprising with their wit, humour and interplay of characters who say one thing and usually mean another.  He was very definitely a writer of escapist rather than serious fare but they are no less enjoyable for that. 
  Anthony Hope died of throat cancer on 8th July 1933 at his country home, Heath Farm at Walton-on-the-Hill in Surrey. He was 70.

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