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  Less Than Kin

  Alice Duer Miller

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  Lewis Vickers, a young American languishing in South America because he is “wanted” for a crime that was the result of an accident, comes across another American—Hobart Lee who greatly resembles him. That man dies and Vickers, to get back to the United States, decides to impersonate him. He is taken to the family group upon his arrival in New York City and soon finds himself embroiled in a situation he cannot just walk away from—no matter how badly he wants to. Who was this “Bob” Lee and why does his cousin seem to hate him so?

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  Dracula's Guest

  Bram Stoker

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  Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within horror and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: When we started for our drive the sun was shining brightly on Munich, and the air was full of the joyousness of early summer. Just as we were about to depart, Herr Delbrück (the maître d'hôtel of the Quatre Saisons, where I was staying) came down, bareheaded, to the carriage and, after wishing me a This edition is suited to readers who want a reliable, uncluttered version of the text for study, rediscovery, and sustained reading.

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  Jo's Boys

  Louisa May Alcott

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  A touching continuation of a beloved story, exploring the journeys of young lives shaped by love, guidance, and ambition.
  
  Set years after the events of Little Men, this novel follows the former students of Plumfield as they grow into adulthood and step out into the world. Each character faces new challenges, choices, and opportunities that test their values and shape their futures in unexpected ways.
  
  Jo March Bhaer, now a guiding figure, watches over the next generation with wisdom, humor, and unwavering care. As the boys and girls of Plumfield pursue education, careers, and personal dreams, they learn important lessons about responsibility, perseverance, and the meaning of true success.
  
  Filled with warmth, moral insight, and emotional depth, this story beautifully captures the transition from childhood to adulthood. It reflects on the enduring bonds of family and the lasting influence of a nurturing environment.
  
  A timeless continuation of the March family saga, this novel remains a cherished read for those who enjoy inspiring, character-driven stories.

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  The Phantom of the Opera -...

  Gaston Leroux

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  A terrifying shadow stalks the legendary Paris Opera, demanding not just absolute obedience—but the soul of the woman he loves. 
  Deep beneath the glittering stage of the Palais Garnier lies a labyrinth of dark catacombs and hidden waterways. It is here that a mysterious, disfigured genius known only as the Opera Ghost reigns supreme in total isolation. When a sudden vacancy propels the obscure, beautiful chorus girl Christine Daaé into the spotlight, her celestial voice captivates all of Paris. But her newfound brilliance is no miracle. For months, she has been secretly tutored by a disembodied voice in her dressing room—a voice she reverently believes to be the Angel of Music. 
  As her childhood sweetheart, the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, seeks to win her heart, he unravels a horrifying truth. Her tutor is no heavenly angel, but a madly obsessed, brilliant phantom who will exact a brutal, bloody vengeance upon anyone who stands between him and his haunting muse. 
  Why you will love this audiobook:Immerse yourself in a defining cornerstone of Gothic Fiction. This timeless novel masterfully weaves together atmospheric horror, dark romance, and chilling psychological suspense. If you are captivated by tragic antiheroes, macabre mysteries, cursed architecture, and tales of obsessive, doomed love, this immersive audio experience will hold you captive until the final, breathless note. 
  About the Author:Gaston Leroux (1868–1927) was a prominent French journalist and author of detective fiction. Fusing investigative journalism with gripping, sensational suspense, his highly imaginative narratives left an indelible mark on world literature, forever immortalized by his haunting magnum opus.

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  Red Amber

  H. Bedford-Jones

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  Red Amber by H. Bedford-Jones is presented in a clean English digital edition with active navigation. The book belongs to classics and preserves the character of the source text for sustained ebook reading. The opening pages establish the work's atmosphere with this first movement: ONLY a few miles out of the ancient imperial city of Cheng-tu, Hanecy passed his rival and very good enemy, Benson. Hanecy chuckled as his yellow bearers swept along with his chair, and he recognised Benson in the chair ahead. Benson's carriers were not hurrying particularly. "He's been bullying the boys, has he?" thou. Detected sections include: Red Amber. This edition is prepared for a fluent reading experience with clear typography and no extraneous promotional material.

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  A Piece of Steak - American...

  Jack London

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  John Griffith Chaney was born on January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco.   
   
  His father, William Chaney, was living with Flora Wellman when she became pregnant.  Chaney insisted she have an abortion.  Flora's response was to turn a gun on herself.  Although her wounds were not severe the trauma made her temporarily deranged. 
   
  In late 1876 his mother married John London and the young child was brought to live with them as they moved around the Bay area, eventually settling in Oakland where now, calling himself Jack, he completed grade school. 
   
  Jack worked hard at several jobs, sometimes 12-18 hours a day, but his dream was university.  He studied hard and borrowed the money to enrol in the summer of 1896 at the University of California in Berkeley. 
   
  In 1897, at 21, Jack searched out newspaper accounts of his mother's suicide attempt and for the name of his biological father. He wrote to Chaney, then living in Chicago, who claimed he could not be Jack’s father because he was impotent and casually asserted that London's mother had relations with other men.  Jack, devastated by the response, quit Berkeley and went to the Klondike. Other accounts suggest that his dire finances presented Jack with the excuse he needed to leave. 
   
  In the Klondike Jack began to gather material for his writing but also accumulated many health problems, including scurvy, which together with hip and leg problems he would carry for the rest of his life. 
   
  During the late 1890's Jack was regularly publishing short stories and by the turn of the century full blown novels. 
   
  By 1904 Jack had married, fathered two children and was now in the process of divorcing.  A stint as a reporter on the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 was equal amounts trouble and experience. But that experience was always put to good use in a continuing and remarkable output of work. 
   
  In 1905 he married Charmian Kittredge who at last was a soul and companion who brought him some semblance of peace despite his advancing alcoholism and his incurable wanderlust. 
   
  Twelve years later Jack had amassed both wealth and a literary reputation through such classics as ‘The Call of the Wild’, ‘White Fang’ and many others. He had a reputation as a social activist and was a tireless friend of the workers.   
   
  Jack London died suffering from dysentery, late-stage alcoholism and uremia, aged only 40, on November 22nd 1916 at his property in Glen Elen in California 
   
  In ‘A piece of Steak’ an ageing prizefighter seeks one last win. Not for glory, or to revisit fame, but simply to put food on the table and keep his family together.  But to do that he must beat a highly rated up and coming adversary.

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