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  Crimson & Gold: Lucy Maud...

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  Step into the golden glow of autumn with this enchanting collection of seasonal tales from beloved author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Rich with warmth, nostalgia, and the beauty of simple moments, these stories capture the spirit of fall and the heart of human connection. 
  This collection includes:Woods in Autumn – A lyrical reflection on nature’s quiet splendor as the world turns toward winter.Elizabeth’s Thanksgiving Dinner – A heartwarming tale of gratitude, hospitality, and the bonds of community.A Girl at the Gate – A tender story of hope and new beginnings set against the backdrop of change. 
  Perfect for cozy evenings, long walks under amber leaves, or simply savoring the charm of timeless storytelling, Crimson & Gold brings together Montgomery’s gift for capturing both the beauty of the natural world and the depth of human feeling.

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  The Silver Wolf

  Alexander Kuprin

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  A peasant's son leaves his family after being drafted into the army and returns far more different than anyone ever expected.

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  Very Old Folk The (The Work of H...

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  It is a recording of a dream, where the protagonist is a Roman military official in the Vascon country near Pompelo. The countryside is, every year, ravaged by terrible hill people who kidnap citizens and perform cruel rituals at a Sabbath. The narrator wishes to lead a military expedition to crush these hill folk, as a feeling of approaching evil has enveloped the countryside, due to a riot between the citizens and the hill people. These hill folk came to trade, yet some of these are killed and later, no disappearances occur before the time of the Sabbath. The incursion is guided by a local-born son of Roman parents. As the Romans approach the seat of the Sabbath rituals, something terrible attacks them and in an instant, horrible things come to pass: "He had killed himself when the horses screamed... He, who had been born and lived all his life in that region, and knew what men whispered about the hills. All the torches now began to dim, and the cries of frightened legionaries mingled with the unceasing screams of the tethered horses. The air grew perceptibly colder, more suddenly so than is usual at November's brink, and seemed stirred by terrible undulations which I could not help connecting with the beating of huge wings." The story ends with the narrator waking up and claiming that "it was the most vivid dream in years, drawing upon wells of the subconscious long untouched and forgotten".

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  Turn of the Screw The: Book...

  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.
   
  
  A gripping psychological ghost story that follows a young governess hired to care for two orphaned siblings at a remote, fog-shrouded estate. As she strives to earn their trust and bring order to their world, she begins to glimpse shadowy apparitions—and soon suspects that unseen forces threaten the children’s innocence. Racing against time and her own mounting doubts, she must unravel the estate’s dark secrets before fear unravels them all. Perfect for listeners who crave suspense, atmospheric tension, and the triumph of courage and clarity in the face of the unknown.

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  Lovecraft Tales - HP Lovecraft

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  Lovecraft Tales - H.P. Lovecraft 
  Short Story Collection 
   
  Chapter List 
   
  1.	Beyond the Wall of Sleep  
  2.	The Nameless City  
  3.	Herbert West: Reanimator – Part A  
  4.	Herbert West: Reanimator – Part B  
  5.	The White Ship

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  Whittington's Cat - Is this...

  Lady Eleanor Smith

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  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside in England on the 7th August 1902 into a privileged family steeped in titles and politics. 
   
  Part of her education was at Miss Douglas's school at Queen's Gate.  Here she met and befriended several other young women that the British tabloid press would later call the ‘Bright Young Things’, a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. 
   
  Smith's paternal great-grandmother, was said to have been a Gypsy, and this sparked an early and life-long interest with the Romani people, she even went so far as to learn to read and speak the language, which she called ‘musical and broken.’ 
   
  Her life was full of adventure and mishaps.  A mistaken encounter with a man she thought could help her into the film business turned out to threats of marriage and death from a man wanted for the murder of his father.  She was even arrested twice.  Once for listing her career as a journalist and another, in Rome, for walking around in a sleeveless dress. 
   
  Smith began her career writing society gossip columns for various newspapers but later received an offer to write for the newly-formed Great Carmo Circus, with which she travelled for several years and was the source material for many of her books. 
   
  Her first novel, ‘Red Wagon’, was published when she was 28 and it was an immediate bestseller.  A prolific writer several of her works were also adapted for films. 
   
  Smith also wrote ghost stories and others flavoured with evil.  Her support for the Conservative party may be forgiven but her attributed quote to be a ‘warm adherent of General Franco’ less so. 
   
  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith died on the 20th October 1945 in Westminster after a long illness. She was 43.

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