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  Anton Chekhov

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  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.  
  His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.  
  At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his finances and was declared bankrupt. His family fled to Moscow. Chekhov remained and eked out a living by various means, including writing and selling short sketches to newspapers, to finish his schooling. That completed and with a scholarship to Moscow University obtained he rejoined his family. 
  He was able to help support them by selling satirical sketches and vignettes of Russian lifestyles and gradually obtained further commissions. In 1884, he qualified as a physician and, although it earned him little, he often treated the poor for free, he was fond of saying ‘Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.’ 
  His own health was now an issue as he began to cough up blood, a symptom of tuberculosis.  Despite this his writing success enabled him to move the family into more comfortable accommodation.  
  Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories which included many, many classics including ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Lady with a Dog’.  His collection ‘At Dusk’ won him the coveted Pushkin Prize when was only 26.  
  He was also a major playwright beginning with the huge success of ‘Ivanov’ in 1887.   
  In 1892 Chekhov bought a country estate north of Moscow. Here his medical skills and money helped the peasants tackle outbreaks of cholera and bouts of famine. He also built three schools, a fire station and a clinic.  It left him with less time for writing but the interactions with real people gained him detailed knowledge about the peasantry and their living conditions for his stories.  
  His most famous work, ‘The Seagull’ was received disastrously at its premiere in St Petersburg. It was later restaged in Moscow to highlight its psychological aspects and was a huge success. It led to ‘Uncle Vanya’, ‘The Three Sisters’ and ‘The Cherry Orchard’.  
  Chekhov suffered a major lung hemorrhage in 1897 while visiting Moscow. A formal diagnosis confirmed tuberculosis and the doctors ordered changes to his lifestyle.  
  Despite a dread of weddings the elusive literary bachelor quietly married the actress Olga Knipper, whom he had met at rehearsals for ‘The Seagull’, on 25th May 1901. 
  By May 1904 with his tuberculosis worsening and death imminent he set off for the German town of Badenweiler writing cheerful, witty letters to his family and assuring them his health was improving.  
  On 15th July 1904 Anton Chekhov died at Badenweiler.  He was 44.

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  The First Cut - A Dark...

  Chuck Buda

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  Boredom and the occult make strange bedfellows. 
  The popular kids of Tenafly High School were bored with upper middle class life. With a few months left before graduation, they made a decision to spice things up. What they intended quickly got away from them. 
  Aiden is the shy one. The one who follows along quietly. But now he will find himself forced to stand up to his tormentors. Or die. 
  Will the secret society devour the band of friends? How can the members maintain their individuality while submitting themselves to the authoritarian dictates of the cult? And how far are they all willing to go to achieve their own dreams? 
  The First Cut is an intense cornucopia of occult horror with sexually explicit matter. Fans of shows like True Blood will love this series.

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  Hard Place

  R A Jacobson

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  Imagine you have spent your life knowing that you are going to hell for a bargain you made then finding that the deal was a lie. 
  When your day starts with a close friend stopping by and trying to kill you, you know the rest of your week could only get better. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. 
  Jacob’s hatred had turned into a hard thing, a rock in his heart he couldn’t put down. It weighed on him, every minute of every day, and Clyde was there to remind him of the mistake he made, his deal. But what if the deal he made wasn’t what he thought it was? What if everything he knew to be true was all a lie? Around him, death stalks and friends will die. His world soon would be coming apart, unravelling. 
  Matt had only just begun his career as a detective, but already he had a trench coat and an impossible case. Along the path, he would fall in love and realize that the world was far different than he knew. 
  When Mr. White and The Judge meet at the crossroads, Jacob and Matt could lose everything.

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  Surrender offers rest But I'd...

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  A son and his father try to stop one of the vision of doom had by the son, The vision showed him Lance Alexander will die If they don't stop a serial killer. They are both called Lance Alexander they know they could accept their fate or fight it.

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  The Picture of Dorian Gray

  Oscar Wilde

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  The timeless story of the beatific Dorian Gray, who never seems to age, and whose features never show the stains of life, no matter how debauched his existence becomes. What is is his secret? And what is the secret of a certain portrait that he keeps forever hidden, behind a curtain, in a locked room of his house, to which he has the only key? The only novel ever completed by Oscar Wilde, the Portrait of Dorian Gray was released in 1890 to rapturous outrage and censure, and has sold well (where permitted) ever since. 
  Narrated by Michael Ward.

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  The Complete Supernatural Stories

  Algernon Blackwood

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  What if the greatest horror was not evil—but the vast unknown?
  
  The Complete Supernatural Stories of Algernon Blackwood gathers the full body of supernatural fiction from one of the masters of atmospheric horror. Renowned for his subtle terror and cosmic imagination, Blackwood wrote stories where nature itself becomes mysterious, consciousness expands beyond reason, and unseen forces quietly overwhelm the human mind.
  
  Unlike shock-driven horror, Blackwood's tales rely on mood, suggestion, and spiritual unease. Forests whisper, ancient presences awaken, and ordinary people confront realities far larger than themselves. His work deeply influenced modern horror writers, including H. P. Lovecraft.
  
  This definitive collection brings together Blackwood's most celebrated supernatural tales, offering readers a haunting journey into the occult, the mystical, and the unknowable.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  All supernatural and weird fiction stories by Algernon Blackwood
  
  Iconic works such as "The Willows" and "The Wendigo"
  
  Psychological, cosmic, and nature-based horror
  
  A cornerstone collection of classic supernatural literature
  
  Praised by generations of writers and readers, Algernon Blackwood's stories remain among the most powerful explorations of fear ever written.
  
  Enter the silence where something waits. Buy now and experience the complete supernatural stories of Algernon Blackwood.

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