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  Mari Pyari Maa - By Mtdox

  Mtdox

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  In the heartwarming novel Mari Pyari Maa follow the poignant journey of Kiran, a spirited young woman navigating the complexities of life, love, and family in a vibrant Indian village. Aasha's world, rich with tradition and vibrant with festivals, is anchored by the unwavering strength of her mother, Pramod. Known for her resilience and unwavering kindness, Pramod becomes Mother's guiding light through life's darkest storms.

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  The Short Stories of Herman...

  Herman Melville

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  Herman Melville was born in New York City on 1st August 1819.   
   
  At the age of 7 Melville contracted scarlet fever which permanently diminished his eyesight. Add this to a contemporary description of being "very backwards in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension" and his opportunities for success seemed limited. 
   
  His father died when he was 12 leaving the family in very straitened times. 2 years later Melville took a job in a bank and followed up with a failed stint as a surveyor. He went to sea and travelled across to Liverpool and then to the Pacific on adventures which included a mutiny, being jailed and falling in love with a South Pacific beauty. He was also a figure of opposition to the coercion of native Hawaiians to the Christian religion.  These experiences helped provide the novels ‘Typee’, ‘Omoo’, and ‘White-Jacket’. 
   
  By 1851 his ambitious masterpiece, ‘Moby Dick’, was ready to be published.  It never sold out its initial print run of 3,000 and Melville’s earnings on his masterpiece was a mere $556.37. 
   
  In succeeding years his reputation waned, life was increasingly difficult.  His family was growing and a stable income was essential. Melville took the advice of friends to try public lecturing, as others had, to increase his revenues. He embarked on three successful lecture tours, speaking on Roman statuary and sightseeing in Rome.  
   
  In 1876 he was at last able to publish privately his 16,000 line epic poem ‘Clarel’. It was to no avail.  The book had an initial printing of 350 copies, but sales failed miserably. 
   
  It was only in late 1885 that Melville was at last able to retire after his wife inherited several legacies, enough to provide them with a reasonable income. 
   
  Herman Melville, novelist, poet, short story writer and essayist, died at his home on 28th September 1891 from cardiovascular disease. 
  01 - Herman Melville - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville 
  03 - The Lightning Rod Man by Herman Melville 
  04 - The Fiddler by Herman Melville

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  Seafarer's Secret The: A Cozy...

  Hang Nguyen

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  The Seafarer's Secret: A Cozy Mystery of Coastal Towns and Sunken Treasures 🏖️🗝️ 
  When marine biologist Maya stumbles upon a body washed ashore with a cryptic, ancient ship's log, her peaceful life in a sleepy coastal town is turned upside down. Suddenly, she's entangled in a dangerous mystery that dates back to the golden age of pirates. 
  Teaming up with a handsome and skeptical local ship captain, Maya must use her knowledge of the sea and its secrets to piece together the clues. But they aren't the only ones interested in the past. As modern-day treasure hunters descend on the town, willing to do anything to claim the sunken prize, Maya finds herself navigating perilous waters where the real treasure is the truth—and staying alive to uncover it. 
  Perfect for fans of: 
  🔍 Cozy Mysteries & Small-Town Settings 
  🏴‍☠️ Pirate History & Sunken Treasure 
  🦈 Marine Life & Coastal Charm 
  💕 A Touch of Sweet Romance 
  Dive into this captivating series starter, perfect for a relaxing listen by the sea. Narrated by the wonderful Anabella.

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  Bobok - From their pens to your...

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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  Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November, 1821 to distinguished multi-ethnic parents from a Lithuanian background.  
  His childhood years were at the family home in hospital grounds which also contained an orphanage, an insane asylum and a cemetery for criminals.  The young Fyodor often disobeyed his father by talking to the ill in the hospital gardens.   
  His health was compromised at age 9 when he experienced his first epileptic fit. By the time he was a teenager both parents had died and he was now enrolled in a military academy where he graduated and eventually became a Lieutenant in 1842.  He left military service the next year. 
  In 1846 he published his first novel ‘Poor Cow’ to great literary acclaim.  His next was unable to emulate that success but his short stories helped provide an income.  Life as an author was definitely difficult. As he began his next work he was arrested and incarcerated for treason and participation in the political and literary Petrashevsky Circle. Although the case was weak and unjustified he was sentenced to 4 years of hard labour followed by 5 years of military service in a Siberian regiment.  
  Despite the undoubted hardships and setbacks in his life, and whether they helped or hindered his writing, his talents produced many exceptional works of literature including ‘Crime and Punishment’, ‘The Idiot’ and ‘The Brothers Karamazov’.   
  Dostoevsky’s ability to get under the skin of his characters and show the inner workings of their mind was hugely influential and ahead of its time.  Interwoven with this was the influence of the broader social, spiritual and political forces at work in a person's psyche.   
  Fyodor Dostoevsky struggled financially and remained in poor health for much of his adult life.  He died from a lung haemorrhage on 9th February, 1881.

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  Walking on Cowrie Shells - Stories

  Nana Nkweti

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  In her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti's virtuosity is on full display as she mixes deft realism with clever inversions of genre. In the Caine Prize finalist story "It Takes a Village, Some Say," Nkweti skewers racial prejudice and the practice of international adoption, delivering a sly tale about a teenage girl who leverages her adoptive parents to fast-track her fortunes. In "The Devil Is a Liar," a pregnant pastor's wife struggles with the collision of western Christianity and her mother's traditional Cameroonian belief system as she worries about her unborn child. 
   
   
   
  In other stories, Nkweti vaults past realism, upending genre expectations in a satirical romp about a jaded PR professional trying to spin a zombie outbreak in West Africa, and in a mermaid tale about a Mami Wata who forgoes her power by remaining faithful to a fisherman she loves. In between these two ends of the spectrum there's everything from an aspiring graphic novelist at a comic con to a murder investigation driven by statistics to a story organized by the changing hairstyles of the main character. 
   
   
   
  A dazzling, inventive debut, Walking on Cowrie Shells announces the arrival of a superlative new voice.

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  10 Masterpieces you have to read...

  George Orwell, Charles Dickens,...

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  This Audiobook contains the following works :1. 1984 by George Orwell Start at Chapters 12. Animal Farm  by George OrwellSt art at Chapters 263. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason Start at Chapters 364. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court  by Mark Twain Start at Chapters 555. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Start at Chapters 1006. Persuasion by Jane Austen Start at Chapters 1537. The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft Start at Chapters 1778. The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill   Start at Chapters 1809. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Start at Chapters 21110. The Professor by Charlotte Brontë Start at Chapters 232

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