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  Great Expectations

  Charles Dickens

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  Considered a literary classic, "Great Expectation" follows the life of orphan Pip, who rises from humble beginnings to become a gentleman with 'great expectations' from a mysterious benefactor who he believes is Miss Havisham. The story explores Pip's developing relationship with the beautiful yet cold Estella, whom he loves but who seems unable to return his affection for some reason. 
  Pip is deeply influenced by his experiences, particularly in his encounters with an escaped convict, Magwitch, and the eccentric Miss Havisham, leading to a journey of moral development as he confronts issues of social class, unrequited love, and false expectation.

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  Tales From Edgar Allan Poe -...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.  Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre.  He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a fourth collection of some of his best stories:  The Tell-Tale Heart, Eleanora, and Silence: A Fable.

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  Great Expectations (Version 3)

  Charles Dickens

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  In one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved stories, Philip Pirrip, known as “Pip”, narrates his own journey, from the hindsight of 50 years.Pip grows up with his older sister after losing his parents at a very early age. His sister, a tough unloving woman, rules Pip and her gentle husband Joe with an iron hand.  During Pip's 7th year, while playing in the marshes, he is accosted by an escaped criminal whom he decides to help by stealing food from his own home.  But the convict is caught and returned to prison.Miss Havisham, an eccentric, rich recluse, sends for Pip to come to her house to play with Estella, a haughty and rude girl about his age. Although Pip is ashamed of himself as a poor uneducated boy, he is fascinated by Estella. A few years later, he becomes apprenticed to Joe, a blacksmith, but dreams of becoming rich and clever and marrying Estella. A stranger, Mr. Jaggers, arrives to inform him that he has come into a handsome property, and will be removed from his present home to be brought up as a gentleman. The benefactor is kept secret, but Pip is sure it must be Miss Havisham.In London, he acquires a tutor, grand new clothes and the lifestyle he always wanted.  However, life is complicated as a gentleman in society, and he finds himself very unhappy, as Estella remains indifferent to him, involved with someone else.  Pip begins overspending his generous allowance, and worse, spurns his old friends.  Then unexpected problems from his past arise, and begin to transform his attitude.  (Summary by Mil Nicholson)

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  Vanina Vanini

  Stendhal

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  Vanina Vanini is not a love story, though love passes through it. Nor is it a political tale, though conspiracies give it shape. In these brief pages, Stendhal observes — without illusion — how pride dresses as passion, and how ideals dissolve in the quiet collisions of character. Nothing is overstated; everything matters.

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  Crime and Punishment - Audiobook

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, English...

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  Crime and Punishment is a psychological masterpiece that delves into the complexities of morality, guilt, and redemption. Set in the grim streets of 19th-century St. Petersburg, the novel follows Rodion Raskolnikov, a young and impoverished ex-student who wrestles with his own ideology and desperate circumstances. Convinced that extraordinary individuals have the right to transgress moral laws for the greater good, Raskolnikov commits a brutal murder, believing it to be a necessary step to achieve greatness.As he struggles to justify his crime, the weight of guilt begins to erode his mental and emotional stability. His encounters with the compassionate Sonia, a self-sacrificing woman of faith, and the relentless detective Porfiry Petrovich lead Raskolnikov on a harrowing journey of self-discovery and confrontation with his conscience.This gripping tale explores profound themes such as the nature of sin, the consequences of pride, and the possibility of redemption. Dostoevsky's masterful character development and philosophical depth make Crime and Punishment a timeless exploration of the human soul.

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  The Amateur Cracksman

  H.G. Hornung

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  Poor Bunny! A bad evening at cards leaves him without a penny, and desperate to preserve his good name. In his desperation he comes to A.J. Raffles, his old school friend, hoping for a solution. Well... Raffles has one, but not perhaps the one Bunny was thinking of... for Raffles too, is desperately hard up, and has a novel solution to both their troubles: Burgulary!  
  The first in Hornung's Raffles: The Gentlemen Thief series, The Amateur Cracksman is a collection of eight short stories centered around the titular thief as narrated by his erstwhile compatriot bunny, from their first theft to a possible final farewell on a German steamship in the Mediterranean.  
  Narrated by Michael Ward.

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