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  Amelia Edwards - A Short Story...

  Amelia Edwards

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  Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards was born on 7th June 1831 in Islington, London.  She was educated at home by her mother and showed early promise as a writer, publishing her first poem at the age of 7 and her first story at 12.  Thereafter several popular periodicals published her poetry, stories and articles. 
   
  In addition she also illustrated some of her own writings and painted scenes from books she had read.  This talent was not supported by her parents, who saw an artist’s life as scandalous.  Undeterred Amelia took up composing and performing music until a bout of typhus caused throat damage.  Other interests soon followed until, early in the 1850s, Amelia focused exclusively on writing.  Her early novels were well received, and with ‘Barbara's History’ in 1864, a work revolving around bigamy, her reputation was established.  
   
  Amelia’s pen was also the purveyor of ghost stories for magazines and are still anthologized as classic tales to this day. 
   
  In January 1851, Amelia became engaged, apparently to please her parents, but she quickly broke it off.  In reality her emotional attachments were almost exclusively with women.  From the early 1860s she lived with Ellen Drew Braysher, a widow 27 years her senior, until both women died in early 1892.  During this relationship other women also entered and left her life.  Her frequent travelling companion, Lucy Renshaw, accompanied her to Egypt in the winter of 1873 and there she found a life-changing interest in Egyptology.  Aware of increasing threats from tourism and modern development she became an advocate for their research and preservation.  
   
  To advance the work Amelia largely abandoned much of her writing in favour of Egyptology and even took on strenuous lecture tours to raise funds. 
   
  After catching influenza, Amelia Edwards, ‘the Godmother of Egyptology’ died on 15th April 1892 at Weston-super-Mare.  She was 60.  
   
  1 - Amelia Edwards - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  2 - No 5 Branch Line. The Engineer by Amelia Edwards 
  3 - Was It An Illusion. A Parson's Story by Amelia Edwards 
  4 - The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards 
  5 - The 4 15 Express by Amelia Edwards 
  6 - The Story of Salome by Amelia Edwards

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  Metaxysm - A Creature Feature...

  RE Holding

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  “I shouldn't have brought Metaxysm outside the lab. Even looking at it now, I know something strange has happened with it.” 
  Abby is an underground inventor in the suburbs of a mid-size city where what you know doesn’t carry as much weight as who you know. Struggling in her new role at Soto Labs, she tries time and again to create a gadget that will earn her acclaim within the scientific community and, more importantly, among her peers. 
  Her colleague, Ben, a senior inventor with his own struggles, takes Abby under his wing. But in a devastating blow to both of their egos, a careless mistake is made that immediately threatens the life of another employee, puts a target on Abby’s back, and sets the world at risk. 
  Backed into a corner, Abby's last hope is that Ben's next move is the right choice. 
  Lovecraft meets Clue In this fast-paced horror-infused tale of fear and the unknown. Fans of horror, science fiction, or other uniquely told tales of the macabre will enjoy “Metaxysm.”

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  The Masque of the Red Death

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  “The Masque of the Red Death”, originally published as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy” (1842), is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn.
  Poe's story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the titular disease. The story was first published in May 1842 in Graham's Magazine and has since been adapted in many different forms, including a 1964 film starring Vincent Price. Additionally, it has been alluded to by other works in many types of media.

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  troop The: Book summary & analysis

  Alexander Pike

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  An unflinching, adrenaline-fueled survival thriller, The Troop follows a group of Boy Scouts on a remote island who encounter a horrifying biohazard that turns a routine camping trip into a fight for their very lives. As the infection spreads, they must rely on discipline, teamwork, and razor-sharp routines—morning drills, fire-line defenses, rotating watch shifts—to outpace a relentless contagion. With every cabin breach and desperate tally in their journals, this audiobook delivers heart-stopping suspense and a masterclass in adaptive resilience. Perfect for listeners who crave visceral horror laced with practical lessons in structured collaboration, The Troop will leave you breathless—and inspired to face any challenge with purpose and grit.

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  Countess Otho (Unabridged)

  Reggie Oliver

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  Reggie Oliver is a stage actor and playwright. His biography of Stella Gibbons was praised as "a triumph" by Hilary Spurling in the Daily Telegraph, his play Winner Takes All, was described as "the funniest evening in London", by Michael Billington in The Guardian, and his adaptation of Hennequin and Delacour's Once Bitten opened at the Orange Tree Theatre in London in December 2010.
  COUNTESS OTHO: I loathe fans. I realise I shouldn't be saying this. The correct thing for actors to say is that fans are the lifeblood of the theatre: we love and respect them. No, we don't.

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  Ring the

  Sagar Constantin

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  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a riveting book! I wanted to stay up to finish it, but my eyes said no. It's the second book in the series and I highly recommend reading the first one before this book. 
  Angela returns to Earth to search for and find the last two members of a group called the Ring. 
  Together, the Ring can access crucial knowledge that the world desperately needs. 
  Each member has unconsciously carried a piece of this knowledge over thousands of years. By reconnecting the pieces, they will help turn mankind’s negative, violent development on Earth into a positive, loving, and constructive progress. 
  If the Ring doesn’t reunite now, it is doubtful that they will ever succeed. 
  Angela only has forty-two days to find the last two members and convince them to go to In-Between with her. 
  During her forty-two days on Earth, Angela’s past, philosophy of life, and especially her sense of justice are challenged. 
  She must go beyond her limits, even when she sees her view of the world disintegrate. 
  The Ring is about standing firm and believing in something bigger than oneself. 
  It is about daring to live life to the fullest, looking death in the eye, letting go of the past, and having faith. 
  Through Angela’s journey, readers will come to see the world as they have never seen it before. 
  This is the second book in the addictive IN-BETWEEN series from author, Sagar Constantin .

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