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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  Oscar Wilde, Anthony Trollope,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In this volume we explore and enjoy the stories of authors who attended one of the great seats of learning.  Amongst their storied number are Anthony Trollope, Radclyffe Hall, Lewis Carroll and a host of others.   
   
  01 - The Top 10 - Oxford - An Introduction 
  02 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde 
  03 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde 
  04 - Malachi's Cove by Anthony Trollope 
  05 - The Blank Cheque by Lewis Carroll 
  06 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 
  07 - Lucifera by Anthony Hope 
  08 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster 
  09 - The Spectre of Tappington - Part 1 by Richard Harris Barham 
  10 - The Spectre of Tappington - Part 2 by Richard Harris Barham 
  10 - Thurnley Abbey by Perceval Landon 
  11 - The Omnibus by Arthur Quiller-Couch 
  12 - The Beast With Five Fingers by W F Harvey

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  Jane Eyre - read by Stephanie...

  Charlotte Brontë

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  Jane Eyre is considered to be Charlotte Brontë's gothic masterpiece. It depicts the life of young orphan Jane, whose experiences of familial neglect produce an unmatched independence and bullet-proof inner resolve.  
  Things start off terribly. She is banished to Lowood School at the tender age of ten, and faces deprivation, disease and death. But against all odds she survives, and goes on to become a highly respected teacher. Things get easier then. But when her mentor leaves to get married, she realises it is time to forge a life of her own.  
  After much deliberation, she applies for the position of governess to the young ward of a broody and difficult Edward Rochester, and it's not long before he captures her heart and mind. But unbeknownst to her, Rochester is hiding a terrible secret - one which forces her to make a heartbreaking choice: remain with him at Thornfield and compromise the inner virtue she's built brick by brick, or leave and lose everything her heart aches for.  
  In this audiobook, all thirty eight heart-rending chapters are masterfully brought to life by seasoned vocal artist Stephanie Poppins.  
  Her passionate performance expertly captures Brontë's sensitive subject matter. And her attention to detail, her literary background, and her commitment to auditory excellence, make this a captivating listen.  
  This is the sixth audiobook in the Neworld Classics Collection.  
  Published by Neworld Books Limited.  
  Soundtrack written and produced by Jean-Miles Carter.

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  The Loyalists

  Vivian Stuart

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  The twenty-second book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
  Australia is back to fighting with the British against the Boers in South Africa.
   
  Sloan Shannon are amongst those fighting against the Boers. He is wounded and captured, but finds himself saved by a Boar nurse. Suddenly, he must flee with her to her people – those people that he thought was his enemies.

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  The Thief of Time - A Novel

  John Boyne

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  “A delightful epic, filled with twists and treachery, and vividly told” from the New York Times–bestselling author of All the Broken Places (The Herald). 
   
  John Boyne became internationally known for his acclaimed novels Crippen and the bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Now, for the first time in the US comes The Thief of Time, the book that started the career of the author that the Irish Examiner calls “one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers.” 
   
  It is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris after witnessing the murder of his mother and his stepfather’s execution. Matthieu’s life is characterized by one extraordinary fact: before the eighteenth century ends, he discovers that his body has stopped ageing. At the end of the twentieth century and the ripe old age of 256 he is suddenly forced to answer an uncomfortable question: what is the worth of immortality without love? 
   
  In this carefully crafted novel, The Thief of Time, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the French Revolution, the Wall Street Crash, and other landmark events into one man’s story of murder, love, and redemption. 
   
  “Boyne is a skilful storyteller . . . The novel is superbly constructed.” —Sunday Tribune 
   
  “Boyne is creative and entertaining, particularly as he develops his characters.” —Library Journal 
   
  “One of the finest reads this reviewer has enjoyed in quite a while. It’s gripping without cliffhangers, philosophically deep without angst, honest and wise and absolutely charming. Bravo to Mr. Boyne—and when’s the next book?” —Historical Novel Society

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  The Accidental Suffragist

  Galia Gichon

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  It's 1912, and protagonist Helen Fox is a factory worker living in New York's tenements. When tragedy strikes in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Helen is seduced by the Suffragist cause and is soon immersed, working alongside famous activists. 
   
   
   
  As Helen's involvement with the cause deepens, she encounters myriad sources of tension that test her perseverance: estrangement from her husband, who is blindsided by his wife's sudden activism; ostracization by neighbors; unease at working side by side with wealthier suffragettes; and worry about her children as she leaves them to picket the White House in Washington. 
   
   
   
  The narrative spans World War One and concludes with the triumph of 1919. In a time when the obstacles for women, from any background, were insurmountable, Helen discovers her voice as an independent woman and dreams of equality in a male-dominated society.

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  The Moneylenders of Shahpur

  Helen Forrester

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  Timeless romance from the best-selling author of Tuppence to Cross the Mersey. With over 3 million copies sold around the world, Helen Forrester’s hard-hitting and gripping fiction continues to move readers. 
  Anasuyabehn was brought up to obey her father in all things. She didn’t question this until she set eyes on Tilak, the brilliant new professor at Shahpur University. 
  Promised to Mahadev, a wealthy moneylender, Anasuyabehn is not free to pursue Tilak — a man from a different culture who shocks her community with his unfamiliar, modern ideas. 
  Torn between a passionate love for Tilak and her deep religious beliefs pushing her towards Mahadev, Anasuyabehn only wants to follow her heart. 
  What she does not realise is that she is not the only one with a stake in this — and neither of the two men will give up easily. 
  Helen Forrester's The Moneylenders of Shahpur is a timeless, top-class historical saga that delves into the complexities of love, duty, and societal expectations. Anasuyabehn's struggle between her heart and her obligations continues to move readers around the world. 
  For fans of Katie Flynn (The Winter Runaway), Maureen Lee (The Kelly Sisters), Pam Howes (Secrets on Mersey Square), Anna Jacobs (The Secrets of Eastby End), and Rosie Goodwin (Yesterday's Shadows). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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