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  The Turtles of Tasman

  Jack London

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  Frederic Travers, a responsible man of high standing, gets a visit from his dying brother Tom, a globetrotting vagabond. It's a study in contrast between the two men, who each embody opposing aspects of London's character: the successful workaholic vs. the wandering adventurer. The writing is very mature and insightful, indicative of some of the more accomplished work of London's later career.

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  August Heat

  William Harvey

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  An artist unknowingly foretells his own doom presented by Renegade Arts Entertainment.

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  Howards End

  E. M. Forster

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  Howards End is a novel by English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist E. M. Forster. It was first published in 1910. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Howards End 38th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It's about social conventions, codes of conduct, and personal relationships in turn-of-the-century England. This is also a story of difference between the middle class and the poor. The story revolves complex story of relationship between three families belonging to three different classes of pre-war England.

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  British Short Story The - Volume...

  Aphra Behn, Jonathan Swift, Mary...

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  These British Isles, moored across from mainland Europe, are more often seen as a world unto themselves.  Restless and creative, they often warred amongst themselves until they began a global push to forge a World Empire of territory, of trade and of language. 
   
  Here our ambitions are only of the literary kind.  These shores have mustered many masters of literature. So this anthology’s boundaries includes only those authors who were born in the British Isles - which as a geographical definition is the UK mainland and the island of Ireland - and wrote in a familiar form of English. 
   
  Whilst Daniel Defoe is the normal starting point we begin a little earlier with Aphra Behn, an equally colourful character as well as an astonishing playwright and poet.  And this is how we begin to differentiate our offering; both in scope, in breadth and in depth.  These islands have raised and nurtured female authors of the highest order and rank and more often than not they have been sidelined or ignored in favour of that other gender which usually gets the plaudits and the royalties. 
   
  Way back when it was almost immoral that a woman should write.  A few pages of verse might be tolerated but anything else brought ridicule and shame.  That seems unfathomable now but centuries ago women really were chattel, with marriage being, as the Victorian author Charlotte Smith boldly stated ‘legal prostitution’.  Some of course did find a way through - Jane Austen, the Brontes and Virginia Woolf but for many others only by changing their names to that of men was it possible to get their book to publication and into a readers hands.  Here we include George Eliot and other examples. 
   
  We add further depth with many stories by authors who were famed and fawned over in their day.  Some wrote only a hidden gem or two before succumbing to poverty and death. There was no second career as a game show guest, reality TV contestant or youtuber. They remain almost forgotten outposts of talent who never prospered despite devoted hours of pen and brain. 
   
  Keeping to a chronological order helps us to highlight how authors through the ages played around with characters and narrative to achieve distinctive results across many scenarios, many styles and many genres. The short story became a sort of literary laboratory, an early disruptor, of how to present and how to appeal to a growing audience as a reflection of social and societal changes.  Was this bound to happen or did a growing population that could read begin to influence rather than just accept? 
   
  Moving through the centuries we gather a groundswell of authors as we hit the Victorian Age - an age of physical mass communication albeit only on an actual printed page.  An audience was offered a multitude of forms: novels (both whole and in serialised form) essays, short stories, poems all in weekly, monthly and quarterly form.  Many of these periodicals were founded or edited by literary behemoths from Dickens and Thackeray through to Jerome K Jerome and, even some female editors including Ethel Colburn Mayne, Alice Meynell and Ella D’Arcy. 
   
  Now authors began to offer a wider, more diverse choice from social activism and justice – and injustice to cutting stories of manners and principles.  From many forms of comedy to mental meltdowns, from science fiction to unrequited heartache.  If you can imagine it an author probably wrote it.  
   
  At the end of the 19th Century bestseller lists and then prizes, such as the Nobel and Pulitzer, helped focus an audience’s attention to a books literary merit and sales worth. Previously coffeehouses, Imperial trade, unscrupulous overseas printers ignoring copyright restrictions, publishers with their book lists as an appendix and the gossip and interchange of polite society had been the main avenues to secure sales and profits.

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  Treasure Island

  Jules Eckert Goodman

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  Embark on a thrilling adventure like no other with the digital audio book version of "Treasure Island" by Jules Eckert Goodman. Immerse yourself in the heart-pounding story that has captivated readers for generations - Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless classic, brought to life in a whole new way. 
   
  Prepare to be transported to a world of treacherous seas, hidden treasures, and daring escapades. As you listen to this masterfully adapted play, you'll find yourself at the center of the action, feeling the excitement and anticipation with every word. 
   
  Join young Jim Hawkins on his unforgettable journey, where he discovers a cryptic treasure map and sets sail aboard the Hispaniola in search of untold riches. But beware! Alongside Jim, you'll encounter the infamous Long John Silver and his band of cutthroat pirates. The stakes are high, and danger lurks at every turn as alliances shift and secrets unfold.

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  The Lost Princess of Oz

  L. Frank Baum

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  The Lost Princess of Oz is a children's classic by L. Frank Baum. The Land of Oz is shook by the disappearance of Princess Ozma, the ruler of Oz. Dorothy and the Wizard must use every ounce of wit and skill they posess in order to find her, and that quest will not necessarily be easy! Find out if they do in this stunning piece of entertainment!

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