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  New York Short Stories NOT by O...

  Herman Melville, Willa Cather,...

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  In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type.  But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit.   
   
  Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured in this gloried niche of literature. 
   
  01 - New York Short Stories Not by O Henry - An Introduction 
  2 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 1 by Herman Melville 
  3 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 2 by Herman Melville 
  4 - Paul's Case by Willa Cather 
  5 - The Wedding Knell by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
  6 - The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe 
  7 - Light by Achmed Abdullah 
  8 - Here We Are by Dorothy Parker 
  9 - Cool Air by H P Lovecraft 
  10 - The City of Refuge by Rudolph Fisher 
  11 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 1 by Robert W Chambers 
  12 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 2 by Robert W Chambers

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  Christmas Night with Satan

  John Fox Jr.

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  Christmas Eve in rural Kentucky becomes an unforgettable journey through loyalty, loneliness, and the quiet realities of life in this poignant holiday story by John Fox Jr.. 
   
  Originally featured in Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories, Christmas Night with Satan follows Satan, a beloved domesticated black dog, as he wanders through the countryside after becoming separated from his mistress on Christmas Eve. Along the way, he encounters a pack of stray dogs and experiences the harsh and uncertain world beyond the comfort of home. 
   
  Rich with regional atmosphere and emotional realism, this moving story captures the texture of rural Kentucky life and the bittersweet beauty of the holiday season. Though its title suggests something darker, the tale is deeply human at heart — a reflective and quietly powerful portrait of companionship, survival, and belonging. 
   
  Warmly narrated by John Riddle, this audiobook brings the winter landscapes and emotional depth of the story vividly to life.

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  Shenkin's Vengeance

  Davey Davis

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  It is 1834 and Daniel Shenkin a Welsh coal miner, political activist, and bare knuckle fighter has spent two years in the convict barracks prison of Sydney's penal colony. Together with his fellow convict Regan O'Hara they have been granted their 'Tickets of Leave' on the understanding that any misdemeanour would result in the removal of the Tickets and their full sentences imposed. Twenty years hard labour. They find themselves on the streets. Penniless but for the diamond pendant that Shenkin had hidden away in his ponytail head scarf. This together with the help of the woman he loves and Doctor Tarn from the convict ship The Runnymede, they go looking for the one time London fence Abe Goldspick to sell him the diamond. After a bare knuckle fight their sworn enemy Lord Feltsham, who wants both the woman and the diamond for himself, arranges a conspiracy headed by Feltsham's henchman Ketch. It results in Shenkin and O'Hara being sent to the notorious Port Arthur penal settlement. It is a brutal place from where few convicts ever return. But in a two-fisted action-packed story they plan an escape from what seems an inescapable prison. They do it in a way no one would dare risk. The hard way. It's a breathtaking adventure set in the grim world of the 19th century. Against all the odds Shenkin is a one-man fighting machine. Survival is his mantra he is not for the faint hearted. Take a deep breath and enter his harsh brutal world with great care.

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  The Stewardess's Journey

  VL McBeath

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  Liverpool 1882 
  In a man's world, can a woman survive? 
  Nell's dream of traveling on a transatlantic steamship is about to come true. Although not in the way she expected. 
  Life is hard, and with only three women working amongst a crew of eighty, there are challenges Nell had not foreseen. 
  While she struggles to cope with the constant attention of her colleagues, not to mention their criticisms, there are some who will do whatever they can to support her. 
  Will their efforts be enough to settle her into life on board? Or will her first trip be her last?

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  The Witch of Godstow Abbey

  Lady Harriet, Dr. Peter Stephenson

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  A widowed academic investigating strange historical practices is drawn back in time to 1299 in Oxford. Join a cast of compelling characters-nuns, novices, and outsiders-as they battle the forces of darkness. Enter their struggle against evil, clandestine organizations. Join their life-threatening fight to protect each other, be willing to die for each other, and occasionally fall in love. 
  Will heroic love and righteous pursuit of justice triumph? Will the horror-inducing villain be found out and overthrown? Or will the courageous troop of those fighting for what is good be overpowered and taken captive? 
  Set in Oxford, England, in the year 1299, a struggle takes place between the sisters of the local convent and a strange, terrifying local evil society. They discover a secret organization of men who perform unspeakable deeds. The lives of several sisters are in danger. 
  Join Mother Alice, Sister Agnes and Isabel, along with Lady Beatrix and Lady Harriet, as they confront and do battle with an evil, secret society intent on attacking them, taking over the convent and sacrificing a young woman. 
  If you love stories that keep you listening while imparting fascinating accounts of the past, this latest mystery in the "Murders in the Abbey" series will tingle your spine.

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  A Salt Splashed Cradle

  Chris Longmuir

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  A powerful historical family saga set on the storm-lashed coast of 1830s Scotland—where beauty, jealousy, and rigid tradition collide in a small fishing village. 
  In a remote village shaped by the sea and centuries of custom, outsiders are barely tolerated—and women are expected to know their place. So, when Jimmie Watt brings Belle to the village as his new bride, his mother, Annie, is furious. The Watt family name carries weight, and Belle—an incomer—is not the wife she expected. As Belle tries to find her place in the close-knit community, she faces isolation, judgment, and growing hostility from the women around her. 
  Belle tries to settle into her new life, but the village women see her as a threat to the fragile balance that holds their world together. Whispers begin. Eyes follow her. Doors begin to close. 
  When Jimmie leaves to sail with a whaling ship to the Arctic, Belle is left to fend for herself. Her growing liaison with Lachlan, the Laird’s son, only fuels the gossip. As tensions rise, the village turns cold—and then cruel. 
  Alone, outcast, and surrounded by rising hostility, Belle must decide whether to keep fighting for acceptance or walk away from everything. 
  Gripping, atmospheric, and deeply human, this is a story of isolation, resilience, and the cost of defying the rules in a community where conformity is survival. 
  Chris Longmuir is an award-winning novelist as well as an established writer of crime novels, short stories and articles.

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