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  The Boys Life of Mark Twain

  Albert Bigelow Paine

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  " "The Boys' Life of Mark Twain" is a captivating biography written by Albert Bigelow Paine. This engaging work provides insights into the life of the iconic American author, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.Here are some key points about this biography:Authorship:Albert Bigelow Paine was not only a biographer but also a close associate of Mark Twain.He lived with Twain, collecting ideas and material for the biography, for several years before Twain's death in 1910.Content:The book chronicles Twain's remarkable journey, from his early days as a Mississippi riverboat pilot to his fame as a celebrated writer.It explores Twain's wit, humor, and literary achievements, as well as his personal struggles and triumphs.Legacy:Paine's biography provides valuable insights into Twain's character, creative process, and impact on American literature.It remains a significant contribution to our understanding of one of the most influential literary figures in history."

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  With and Without You

  Kelsey Parker

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  “They say the first year is the hardest.” 
   
  Kelsey Parker’s world was turned upside down in the summer of 2020 when her husband Tom, singer in boyband The Wanted, was cruelly diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. 
   
  Heavily pregnant with their second child and coping with her own heartache at losing her partner of 13 years, Kelsey remained a tower of strength and positivity for Tom during his darkest days. When traditional treatments stopped working, she spent hours researching alternative therapies to give her husband extra time with his young children Aurelia and Bodhi. 
   
  Hope came late in 2021 when Tom’s tumour became stable, but sadly his condition quickly deteriorated and on March 30, 2022, aged just 33, he died surrounded by his loyal wife, family and friends. 
   
  With And Without You is her moving, deeply personal story of the first 12 months since Tom’s tragic passing. An intimate diary of how she coped with a year of unwanted firsts – first birthdays, first Christmas, first Valentine’s Day – all without the love of her life. It is the story of how she rebuilt her life, and bravely found a way to face the future. Since Tom’s death, Kelsey has been an inspiration to many and a rock to the couple’s children. She has sought to raise awareness of glioblastoma and has bravely campaigned for vital funds for more research into the disease. She has also found spirituality – following Tom’s long held belief there is something greater than just one life. 
   
  With And Without You is not only a story of coping with unimaginable heartbreak and grief, but how your love for someone you’ve lost can be turned into something positive and bring hope and light into your life as you carry on your journey without them.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  F Scott itzgerald, Damon Runyon,...

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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. 
   
  The plains of the American Mid-West are home to some very fine exponents of the literary craft.  Throughout this vast landscape stories seem to be everywhere offering their experiences as works just awaiting the final touches and flourishes of these famed authors.  They deliver in very talented ways. 
   
  1 - The Top 10 - US Authors of the Mid-West - An Introduction 
  2 - Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald 
  3 - The Defense of Strikerville by Damon Runyon 
  4 - Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin 
  5 - Speed by Sinclair Lewis 
  6 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell 
  7 - The Scapegoat by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  8 - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce 
  9 - White Bread by Zona Gale 
  10 - Hands by Sherwood Anderson 
  11 - Ariel's Triumph by Booth Tarkington

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  A Haunted House - From their...

  Virginia Woolf

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  Adeline Virginia Woolf was born on the 25th January 1882 in South Kensington in London. 
  Although lauded as a founder of modernist writing with such classics as ‘Orlando’, ‘Mrs Dalloway’ and ‘To the Lighthouse’ and, of course, many classic short stories, her background is filled with elements of tragedy that she somehow overcame to become such a revered writer.   Her mother died when she was 13, her half-sister Stella two years later and with it her first of several nervous breakdowns.  Appallingly it was later found that three of her half-brothers had sexually abused her so darkness must have seemed ever present.   
  She began writing professionally at age 20 but her father’s death two years later brought a complete mental collapse and she was briefly institutionalised.  Somehow she found within herself a literary career and with it great innovations in writing; she was a pioneer of “stream of consciousness”.    
  Her tight circle of friends were the founders of the Bloomsbury Group, a movement whose legacy still influences across the arts and society in many way to this day.   
  Whilst the dark periods continued to interrupt her emotional state her rate of work never ceased.  Until, on 28th March 1941, Woolf put on her overcoat, filled up its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse, in Lewes, East Sussex and drowned herself.  Her body was not recovered until the 18th April.  She was 59. 
  She left behind a note which read in part “Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again.  I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times.  And I shan't recover this time.  I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.  So I am doing what seems the best thing to do”.

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  Travels with a donkey in the...

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  Embark on a charming and contemplative journey through the picturesque Cévennes region of France in this timeless travelogue. Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes chronicles a unique solo adventure, blending humor, philosophy, and keen observation as the author treks through rugged landscapes with a donkey named Modestine as his companion.
   
  Written with wit and wisdom, this story captures the beauty of the French countryside, the quirks of rural life, and the challenges of human-animal partnership. Along the way, you’ll discover the author's reflections on solitude, spirituality, and the simple joys of wandering far from the beaten path.
   
  Perfect for listeners who love travel, nature, and literary classics, this audiobook invites you to escape to another time and place, savoring the rich details and timeless insights of a journey both physical and introspective.
   
  Let the rhythmic pace of the story guide you through the winding trails of the Cévennes—where every step brings discovery, and every interaction deepens the experience of adventure.

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  Let's Go Exploring: Calvin and...

  Michael Hingston

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  A fascinating investigation of a beloved comic strip The internet is home to impassioned debates on just about everything, but there’s one thing that’s universally beloved: Bill Watterson’s comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Until its retirement in 1995 after a ten-year run, the strip won numerous awards and drew tens of millions of readers from all around the world.  
   
  The story of a boy and his best friend ― a stuffed tiger ― was a pitch-perfect distillation of the joys and horrors of childhood, and a celebration of imagination in its purest form. In Let’s Go Exploring, Michael Hingston mines the strip and traces the story of Calvin’s reclusive creator to demonstrate how imagination ― its possibilities, its opportunities, and ultimately its limitations ― helped make Calvin and Hobbes North America’s last great comic strip.

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