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  God Sees the Truth But Waits -...

  Leo Tolstoy

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  Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 in the Russian province of Tula to a wealthy noble family. As a child, he had private tutors but he showed little interest in any formal education. When he went to the University of Kazan in 1843 to study oriental languages and law, he left without completing his courses.  Life now was relaxed and idle but with some writing also taking place.  Gambling debts forced an abrupt change of path and he joined the army to fight in the Crimean War.  He was commended for his bravery and promoted but was appalled at the brutality and loss of life.  He recorded these and other earlier experiences in his diaries which formed the basis of several of his works. 
  In 1852 ‘Childhood’ was published to immediate success and was followed by ‘Boyhood’ and ‘Youth’. 
  His experience in the army and the horrors he witnessed resulted in ‘The Cossacks’ in 1862 and the trilogy ‘Sevastopol Tales’. After the war he travelled around Europe, visiting London and Paris and meeting such luminaries as Victor Hugo and Charles Darwin.  
  It was now that Tolstoy began his masterpiece, ‘War and Peace’. Published in 1869 it was an epic work that changed literature. He quickly followed this with ‘Anna Karenina’.  
  These successes made Tolstoy rich and helped him accomplish many of his dreams but also brought problems as he grappled with his faith and the lot of the oppressed poor. These revolutionary views became so popular that the authorities now kept him under surveillance.  
  He led a life of asceticism and vegetarianism and put his socialist ideals into practice by establishing numerous schools for the poor and food programmes. He also believed in giving away his wealth, which caused much discord with his wife.  
  His writing continued to bring forth classics such as ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ and many brilliant and incisive short stories such as ‘How Much Land Does A Man Need’.  
  In 1901 Tolstoy was excommunicated from the Church and controversially deselected for the Nobel Prize for Literature. 
  Whilst undertaking a pilgrimage by train in October 1910 with his daughter Aleksandra he caught pneumonia in the nearby town of Astapovo.  Leo Tolstoy died on November 9th, 1910, he was 82.

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  Lord Peter Views the Body - The...

  Dorothy L. Sayers

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  "Lord Peter Views the Body" by Grapevine Press is a delightful collection of shorter adventures featuring the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey. In this anthology, readers will accompany Lord Peter on a series of intriguing cases that highlight his brilliant deductive skills and quick wit. With each story, Dorothy L Sayers crafts a mini-mystery that captivates readers and showcases her mastery of the detective genre.From perplexing puzzles to clever solutions, these tales offer a taste of Sayers' storytelling finesse and the enduring charm of Lord Peter Wimsey. Whether you're a seasoned fan of the detective or new to his world of crime-solving, "Lord Peter Views the Body" provides a compelling and entertaining journey through the enigmatic and witty realms of Dorothy L Sayers.

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  Divine Comedy The - Audiobook

  Dante Alighieri, Classic...

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  The Divine Comedy is not merely a poem — it is a journey of the soul through the realms of existence. Written in the early 14th century, Dante's visionary epic follows his passage through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and later by his beloved Beatrice. In its pages, theology becomes adventure, and morality takes on the grandeur of myth.Each realm reveals the cosmic order that binds sin and virtue, punishment and reward. Dante encounters sinners, saints, poets, and rulers, weaving their fates into a vast tapestry that mirrors both divine justice and human weakness. His journey is at once personal and universal — the awakening of conscience through suffering and revelation.A fusion of philosophy, poetry, and mysticism, The Divine Comedy stands as one of humanity's supreme creations. Its vision of light emerging from darkness continues to inspire readers, thinkers, and artists across the centuries.

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  Eugenie Grandet

  Honoré de Balzac

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  The story centers on Eugénie, a kind-hearted young woman living under the oppressive rule of her miserly father, Félix Grandet, in provincial France. When her cousin Charles arrives, bringing tales of Parisian glamour and emotional turmoil, Eugénie experiences love for the first time. However, her devotion is met with betrayal as Charles succumbs to greed and societal pressures. Balzac paints a vivid portrait of family dynamics, materialism, and sacrifice, critiquing the destructive power of wealth and selfishness. With poignant detail, the novel explores themes of innocence, resilience, and the enduring impact of love amidst moral decay.

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  The Ladies Lindores

  Margaret Oliphant

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  We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? Robert Lindores accedes to his family's title unexpectedly when the older sons from his father's multiple marriages die in quick succession, making him an earl. Until then, he had led a frugal life, living cheaply with his family—his commoner wife, their son, and two daughters—on the Continent. With their ennoblement, they return to their Scottish estate to enjoy their new status; but the unexpected elevation does no favors to the new Earl of Lindores, bringing to the surface a deeply ambitious nature that had been obscured by his relative poverty. He forces an incompatible marriage on his elder daughter, seeking an alliance with the boorish but fabulously wealthy local magnate, and he attempts to coerce his younger daughter similarly. Thus it is that the lives of the Lindores become entangled not only with their wealthy neighbor, but also with that of the recently arrived local squire, John Erskine of Dalruzian, whom they had met during their Continental sojourn. Erskine, though born and raised in Scotland, has lived most of his life in England as a result of his widowed mother's remarriage. Consequently, he too is feeling his way in the landscape, much as his old friends (as he thinks of them) the Lindores are too. The Ladies Lindores appeared in what was, even for the prodigiously energetic Margaret Oliphant , a time of extreme productivity. Even so, some contemporary reviewers welcomed it warmly: "one of the very best that has been written for many years," enthused the notice in Peterson's Magazine . Oliphant's handling of Scottish speech and manners, and the dark depiction of a failed marriage, drew especial praise. Although it has passed into relative obscurity like much of Oliphant's work, her latest biographer and editor, Elisabeth Jay, includes it as one of her finest novels.

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  The Murders in the Rue Morgue

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The case perplexes the Paris police due to several impossible details:    • The Crime Scene: The daughter's body was choked and forcefully shoved upside down into a narrow chimney, while the mother's body was found in the backyard with her throat cut so deeply that her head fell off.    • Locked-Room Element: The murders took place in a fourth-floor room that was locked from the inside.    • The Witness Testimony: Numerous neighbors heard the killer speaking, but they completely disagreed on the language. A French witness thought the voice spoke Spanish, an English witness thought it was German, a Dutch witness thought it was French, and so on. No one could understand the actual words spoken.

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