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  Barry Pain - Six of the Best -...

  Barry Pain

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master. 
   
  1 - Six of the Best - Barry Pain - An Introduction 
  2 - Barry Pain - An Introduction  
  3 - The Extermination by Barry Pain 
  4 - The Diary of a God by Barry Pain 
  5 - The Act of Heroism by Barry Pain 
  6 - The Bet by Barry Pain 
  7 - Murder, from The Memoirs of Constantine Dix by Barry Pain 
  8 - Post Mortem by Barry Pain

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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  William Makepeace Thackeray, E F...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In this volume we explore and enjoy the stories of authors who attended one of the great seats of learning.  Amongst their storied number are M R James, Hugh Walpole, William Makepeace Thackeray and a host of others. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - Cambridge - An Introduction 
  02 - A Little Dinner At Timmin's by William Makepeace Thackeray 
  03 - Caterpillars by E F Benson 
  04 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy 
  05 - The Ash Tree by M R James.wav 
  05 - Major Wilbraham by Hugh Walpole 
  07 - Far Above Rubies by Netta Syrett 
  08 - The Closed Window by A C Benson 
  09 - The Diary of a God by Barry Pain 
  10 - The 9.30 Up-Train by Sabine Baring-Gould 
  11 - The Screaming Skull by F Marion Crawford

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  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  Frank Baum

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the road home led through a land of witches, wonders, false magic, and hidden courage? 
   
  In *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*, L. Frank Baum creates one of the most beloved fantasy journeys in American literature. First published in 1900, this children’s classic follows Dorothy, a Kansas girl carried by a cyclone into the strange and dazzling Land of Oz, where danger, beauty, humor, and enchantment wait beyond every turn of the Yellow Brick Road. 
   
  With Toto at her side, Dorothy sets out for the Emerald City to ask the mysterious Wizard to send her home. Along the way she meets the Scarecrow, longing for brains; the Tin Woodman, searching for a heart; and the Cowardly Lion, hoping to find courage. Together they face witches, magical obstacles, and the unsettling question of whether what they seek has been within them all along. 
   
  Baum’s masterpiece helped define the modern American fairy tale, offering wonder without the heaviness of old-world folklore and creating characters that remain instantly recognizable across generations. Its themes of friendship, bravery, self-belief, and the longing for home still speak to children and adults alike. 
   
  This AI-narrated audiobook offers a clear, polished, and immersive listening experience, bringing Baum’s bright fantasy world, playful adventure, and emotional warmth to life with clarity and charm. 
   
  Follow the Yellow Brick Road, enter the Emerald City, and rediscover the classic journey that proves there truly is no place like home. Begin listening today.

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  Frankenstein

  Mary Shelley

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  "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, published in 1818, is a landmark Gothic novel that explores themes of ambition, creation, responsibility, and the consequences of playing God. Victor Frankenstein, a young man from Geneva, grows up in a loving and supportive family. He is deeply interested in science and becomes obsessed with understanding the secrets of life. After studying at the University of Ingolstadt, Victor discovers the method for creating life and becomes consumed with the idea of building a living being. However, when he finally brings the creature to life, he is horrified by its monstrous appearance. Overwhelmed by fear and disgust, Victor abandons the creature and flees, leaving it to fend for itself. Victor's ambition leads to his downfall, and the novel explores the consequences of overreaching human limits. The novel raises questions about the inherent nature of beings and whether the creature was born evil or became that way due to its treatment by society. The quest for forbidden knowledge and the consequences of scientific hubris are central to the narrative. In our times of Artificial Intelligence, the theme is of striking actuality.

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  Three Men on the Bummel

  Jerome K.

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  ““What is a ‘Bummel’?” said George. “How would you translate it?” 
  “A ‘Bummel’,” I explained, “I should describe as a journey, long or short, without an end; the only thing regulating it being the necessity of getting back within a given time to the point from which one started.”” 
  Written in 1900, Jerome. K. Jerome’s sequel to his successful “Three Men in a Boat” (1889) retains his same three men; Harris, George, and himself. They are now older, if not always wiser, and decide to embark on a bicycle tour of the Black Forest and its surrounding areas. 
  Perhaps it is something of the late Victorian Gentleman’s attitude to “foreign parts” that give this sequel a somewhat less frivolous tone than the generally jolly one of three men boating on the familiar Thames. Indeed, the description of the popular practise of German Student duelling (“The Mensur”) is decidedly graphic. Yet despite a less cohesive narrative there are still many equally funny incidents, told with Jerome’s characteristic self-deprecating style. Not least, dear Uncle Podger makes a welcome return as he tries his futile best to leave the house on time for work. 
  Head Stories Audio presents "Three Men on the Bummel" by Jerome. K. Jerome. Narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.

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  B J Harrison Reads Kaa's Hunting

  Rudyard Kipling

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  We have all heard about Mowgli and his adventures. In this story, Baloo the bear teaches Mowgli the Law of the Jungle. Bagheera, however, doubts Baloo’s teaching style. Mowgli is learning the language of the birds and snakes, but dreams of having his own tribe to lead through the branches all day. When Baloo and Bagheera hear the young boy’s words, they get angry. Will Mowgli learn the words of the birds and snakes? Or will he run away to create his own tribe? Who are the Monkey-People and Bandar-log, and what do they have in common with Mowgli? Find all the answers in the adventure short story “Kaa's Hunting” from 1894.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a British journalist, poet and novelist, most famous for his collection of stories, “The Jungle Book” (1894). He spent a good part of his childhood and youth in India where the stories are set. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him its youngest ever recipient. Some other famous works by Kipling are “Kim” (1901), “The Man Who Would Be King” (1888) and “Mandalay” (1890).

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