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  Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

  Edward Everett Hale

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  Here is a charming collection of stories, mostly set in New England in the 1800s, that depict how Christmas was celebrated then. 
   
  Seems that Christmas was not always a tree with dozens, if not hundreds, of gifts spread around the tree. Consumerism not being then what it is today, the gift might simply be a letter from a long-missing loved one, or simply the return through a blizzard of a husband who had left only hours ago on a mission of mercy. The relief of the anxiety of waiting for the person or merely news that the loved one had survived was often the best gift to be had. 
   
  There are sleigh rides, caroling through the night and selfless giving to fill one with the warmth and joy of the season. A true old-fashioned holiday treasure. 
   
  Produced by Macc Kay 
  Production executive Avalon Giuliano 
  ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano 
   
  ©2022 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2022 Eden Garret Giuliano

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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  Thomas Hardy

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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. 
   
  This limb of land extends into the Atlantic Ocean.  It’s fortunes and livelihood based on what its rugged landscape, it’s shores and surrounding seas could bring to its people.  Within the ranks of these locally born authors are some of our greatest talents. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - Authors of the English South-West - An Introduction 
  2 - The Fiddler of the Reels by Thomas Hardy 
  3 - The Female Husband by Henry Fielding 
  4 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 
  5 - Private Merrick, Company Idiot by Sapper 
  6 - Lucy Wren by Ada Radford 
  7 - The Omnibus by Arthur Quiller-Couch 
  8 - Betty Brown, the St Giles Orange Girl by Hannah More 
  9 - The Botathen Ghost from Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall by the Reverend R S Hawker 
  10 - After the Funeral by Mary Butts 
  11 - Fantomina or Love in a Maze - Part 1 by Eliza Haywood 
  12 - Fantomina or Love in a Maze - Part 2 by Eliza Haywood

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  The End of the Affair

  Graham Greene

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  Graham Greene’s masterful novel of love and betrayal in World War II London is “undeniably a major work of art” (The New Yorker).   Maurice Bendrix, a writer in Clapham during the Blitz, develops an acquaintance with Sarah Miles, the bored, beautiful wife of a dull civil servant named Henry. Maurice claims it’s to divine a character for his novel-in-progress. That’s the first deception. What he really wants is Sarah, and what Sarah needs is a man with passion. So begins a series of reckless trysts doomed by Maurice’s increasing romantic demands and Sarah’s tortured sense of guilt. Then, after Maurice miraculously survives a bombing, Sarah ends the affair—quickly, absolutely, and without explanation. It’s only when Maurice crosses paths with Sarah’s husband that he discovers the fallout of their duplicity—and it’s more unexpected than Maurice, Henry, or Sarah herself could have imagined.   Adapted for film in both 1956 and 1999, Greene’s novel of all that inspires love—and all that poisons it—is “singularly moving and beautiful” (Evelyn Waugh).

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  A Princess of Mars

  edgar rice burroughs

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  "A Princess of Mars" is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story follows John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, who goes prospecting in Arizona immediately after the war's end. After striking a rich vein of gold, he runs afoul of the Apaches. While trying to evade capture by hiding in a sacred cave, he is mysteriously transported to Mars, known as "Barsoom" by its inhabitants. 
  On Mars, Carter discovers that he possesses great strength and superhuman agility due to the planet's lower gravity and atmospheric pressure. He soon encounters the Tharks, a nomadic tribe of Green Martians, characterized by their six limbs and green skin. With his strength and martial skills, Carter rises to a prominent position within the tribe and earns the respect and friendship of Tars Tarkas, one of the Thark chieftains. is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the story takes place with John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, goes prospecting in Arizona immediately after the war's end. Having struck a rich vein of gold, he runs afoul of the Apaches. While attempting to evade pursuit by hiding in a sacred cave, he is mysteriously transported to Mars, called "Barsoom" by its inhabitants. Carter finds that he has great strength and superhuman agility in this new environment as a result of its lesser gravity and lower atmospheric pressure. He soon falls in with the Tharks, a nomadic tribe of Green Martians, as the planet's warlike, six-limbed, green-skinned inhabitants are known. Thanks to his strength and martial prowess, Carter rises to a high position in the tribe and earns the respect and eventually the friendship of Tars Tarkas, one of the Thark chieftains.

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  Just So Stories

  Rudyard Kipling

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  Just So Stories is a collection of Rudyard Kipling's animal tales in which we learn about 'How the Whale got his Throat', 'How the Camel got his Hump', 'How the Rhinoceros got his Skin', 'How the Leopard got his Spots', 'The Elephant's Child', 'The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo', 'The Beginning of the Armadilloes', 'How the First Letter was Written', 'How the Alphabet was Made', 'The Crab that Played with the Sea', 'The Cat that Walked by Himself' and 'The Butterfly that Stamped'. These witty, inventive stories have delighted generations of children. 
   
  Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a British author best known for his works of fiction and poetry, often set in the context of the British Empire. He was born in Bombay, India, and spent a significant part of his life there, which greatly influenced his writing. Kipling's notable works include "The Jungle Book," "Kim," "Just So Stories,".

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  The White Heron - Adapted and...

  Sarah Orne Jewett, Querida FUnck

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  The White Heron 
   Adapted from Sarah Orne Jewett | Abridged & Narrated by Querida Funck 
  In this lyrical retelling of Sarah Orne Jewett’s 1886 classic, a young girl living in rural Maine must choose between loyalty to the natural world and the approval of those around her. 
  This True Voice Shorts edition blends Jewett’s original text with thoughtful abridgment and new reflections, illuminating themes of solitude, wonder, and moral courage through a modern lens. 
  Querida Funck’s intimate narration brings added depth and resonance, honoring the heart of the original while enhancing its emotional clarity for contemporary listeners. A brief, moving story that speaks to the still, strong voices within us all.

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