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  Hedda Gabler - Audiobook

  Henrik Ibsen, Classic...

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  Hedda Gabler is a four-act play by Henrik Ibsen that explores the psychological struggles of its complex heroine, Hedda—a woman trapped in a life of societal expectations and personal frustration. Intelligent but deeply dissatisfied, Hedda manipulates those around her, leading to tragedy.Known for its rich character study and emotional intensity, the play examines power, repression, and despair with brutal honesty. Hedda Gabler remains one of Ibsen's most powerful and haunting works—a masterpiece of modern drama.

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  Before the Law - From their pens...

  Franz Kafka

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  Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague, then in Bohemia, the eldest of 6, into a middle-class Jewish family. 
  Life for the young Kafka and his passion for literature was often made an ordeal by his over-bearing and domineering entrepreneur of a father.   
  In 1889 Kafka was sent to the Deutsche Knabenschule, an elementary school in Prague. His father would only allow him to be educated in German-speaking schools and even went so far as to limit visits to the synagogue to four a year. 
  In 1901 he graduated from the classics-oriented Altstädter Gymnasium. Kafka did well there and across a large range of subjects.  He now enrolled at the Charles Ferdinand University, to study chemistry, but quickly switched to law for which he obtained his degree in June 1906 and then performed the mandatory year of unpaid service as clerk at the civil and criminal courts. 
  A job at an Italian insurance company left him little time to write and after a year he took another job with the Worker's Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia where he stayed until ill health led to his resignation in 1922. 
  Although he saw work as a means to pay the bills and to allow him time to write, he received several promotions and was noted as a good employee. 
  By 1917 Kafka was suffering from tuberculosis, which required frequent periods of convalescence. Interspersed with this, were several intense affairs before he settled in Berlin with Dora Diamant, a 25-year-old kindergarten teacher who herself having left the ghetto now influenced Kafka's interest in the book of Jewish law, the Talmud. 
   
   
  Kafka’s on-going health was littered with problems. Apart from TB there were several other ailments, including migraines, insomnia, boils, depression, all usually brought on by excessive stresses and strains. He attempted to counteract all of this by naturopathic treatments, a vegetarian diet and consuming large quantities of unpasteurized milk. 
  His tuberculosis still worsened. He returned to Prague, where he died on 3rd June 1924. He was 40.

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  Typee

  Herman Melville

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  "Typee" is a novel written by Herman Melville and published in 1846. It is partly based on Melville's own experiences as a sailor and his brief stay in the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific. The novel follows the adventures of Tommo, the narrator, who jumps ship with his companion Toby and finds themselves living among the Typee people, a Polynesian tribe known for their reputed cannibalism. 
   
  "Typee" offers a fictionalized account of the time Melville spent living with the Typee tribe, providing vivid descriptions of the landscape, customs, and rituals of the people he encountered. The novel presents a contrast between the seemingly idyllic and harmonious life of the Typee and the harsh realities of Western civilization. Melville explores themes of cultural encounter, colonialism, and the clash between primitive and civilized societies. 
   
  Throughout the novel, Melville reflects on the inherent biases and misunderstandings that arise when encountering different cultures. He challenges prevailing stereotypes and offers a more nuanced portrayal of the Typee people, depicting them as complex and fully realized characters rather than exoticized caricatures. The novel raises questions about the nature of civilization, the impact of colonialism on indigenous peoples, and the tensions between individual freedom and societal norms. 
   
  "Typee" garnered significant attention upon its publication, captivating readers with its adventurous narrative and its exploration of the exotic and unfamiliar. The novel contributed to the growing interest in the South Pacific and its cultures during the 19th century, influencing subsequent literary works and travel writing. While "Typee" is often overshadowed by Melville's later and more renowned works, such as "Moby-Dick," it remains an important early work in his career and a fascinating exploration of cultural encounters and human nature.

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  Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The book was an immediate success. The title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.
  Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner: "Here's Aunt Susanna, girls," said Laura who was sitting by the north window nothing but north light does for Laura who is the artist of our talented family. Each of us has a little pet new-fledged talent which we are faithfully cultivating in the hope that it will amount to something and soar highly some day.

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  Silas Marner (Legend Classics)

  George Eliot

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  “Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.” 
  Silas Marner is a simple weaver from Lantern Yard, an impoverished area of Northern England. He is the main protagonist who is wrongly accused of being a robber. Silas loses his sweetheart, reputation, and as a result, has to move out of the town. He dedicates the next fifteen years of his life to earning money. Despite developing an unhealthy obsession, he is still the same just and honest person albeit rather stingy by this time as monetary enrichment became the sole purpose of his being. But when injustice strikes again, Silas is about to change his perception of life forever. What he first considers to be the ultimate disaster of his existence, turns into the thing that gives a new meaning to his life. This moral tale will set things in the right place presenting a picture of justice and love that rise above ignorance and greed. 
  The work is regarded as a pastoral novel and a moral tale with fairytale elements. A notable feature is Eliot's representation of the effects of industrialisation. Indeed, upon Silas's return to his home town in his old age, he can barely recognise the town where new buildings and factories have been erected. The author deploys her signature technique of setting the novel in a more distant past, which gives her the advantage of scope and hindsight. Published a year before Hugo's world-famous Les Misérables, Silas Marner tackles many similar tropes as effectively and authentically but in a more condensed form – in particular, finding the meaning in life when there seems to be nothing left to hold on to. 
  The Legend Classics series:Around the World in Eighty DaysThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Importance of Being EarnestAlice's Adventures in WonderlandThe MetamorphosisThe Railway ChildrenThe Hound of the BaskervillesFrankensteinWuthering HeightsThree Men in a BoatThe Time MachineLittle WomenAnne of Green GablesThe Jungle BookThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other StoriesDraculaA Study in ScarletLeaves of GrassThe Secret GardenThe War of the WorldsA Christmas CarolStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHeart of DarknessThe Scarlet LetterThis Side of ParadiseOliver TwistThe Picture of Dorian GrayTreasure IslandThe Turn of the ScrewThe Adventures of Tom SawyerEmmaThe TrialA Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan PoeGrimm Fairy TalesThe AwakeningMrs DallowayGulliver’s TravelsThe Castle of OtrantoSilas MarnerHard Times

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  Babbit

  Sinclair Lewis

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  "Babbit" is a seminal novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1922, which sharply satirizes the American middle class and its preoccupation with material success. The protagonist, George F. Babbitt, is a real estate agent in the fictional city of Zenith, who becomes increasingly disillusioned with his life dictated by social status, conformity, and business ethics. The narrative follows his struggles with societal norms and his attempts at rebellion, painting a picture of the conflicts within the American Dream during the Roaring Twenties.

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