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  Imitation

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Imitation: Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories.
  
  A dark unfathom’d tide
  Of interminable pride—
  A mystery, and a dream,
  Should my early life seem;

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  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

  Winifred Watson

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  Set in 1930s London, Winifred Watson’s Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day recounts twenty-four hours in the life of a governess who turns up for a very unexpected first day at work. Watson’s comedic, light-hearted novel is read by Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand, who plays Miss Pettigrew in the 2008 film production.Middle-aged governess Guinevere Pettigrew visits her employment agency one morning and is mistakenly sent to the glitzy home of a nightclub singer. Miss Pettigrew meets the glamorous Miss Delysia LaFosse and embarks on a whirlwind adventure. These two very different women soon become friends, and Miss Pettigrew proves to be the perfect companion. Instead of having to look after unruly children, Miss Pettigrew spends her evening at a party. But what will happen when the day finally ends? Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics including neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1938, this edition includes a preface by author and retired academic Henrietta Twycross-Martin.

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  Anna Karenina (Part 7)

  Leo Tolstoy

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  Part 7: While visiting Moscow for Kitty's confinement, Kostya quickly gets used to the city's fast-paced, expensive and frivolous society life. He accompanies Stiva to a gentleman's club, where the two meet Vronsky. Kostya and Stiva pay a visit to Anna, who is occupying her empty days by being a patroness to an orphaned English girl. Kostya is initially uneasy about the visit, but Anna easily puts him under her spell. When he admits to Kitty that he has visited Anna, she accuses him of falling in love with her. The couple are later reconciled, realizing that Moscow society life has had a negative, corrupting effect on Kostya.
  Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Many writers consider Anna Karenina the greatest work of literature ever, and Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger.

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  Grimms' Fairy Tales

  Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm

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  Grimm's Fairy Tales, originally known as Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen in German), is a remarkable collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. First published on December 20, 1812, this German anthology has left an indelible mark on world literature.  Support us at https://manifoldmedia.net/donate

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  Old New York

  Edith Wharton

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  Spanning four decades in the mid-nineteenth century, the interconnected novellas of Old New York lay out in vivid detail the complex and inscrutable codes, customs, and taboos of New York society in one of Wharton's sharpest dissections of American aristocracy.
  False Dawn (1840s): Lewis Raycie, the idealistic son of a wealthy New York family, is sent to Europe to acquire art that will elevate the family's cultural standing. But when he returns, his family is horrified because he has purchased works by then‑unknown painters – which will one day be priceless—rather than the "approved" Old Masters his father expects.
  The Old Maid (1850s): A heartbreaking story about the devastating cost of maintaining social respectability, The Old Maid is the best known of the stories in this collection. Charlotte Lovell, a quiet, dutiful woman, has an illegitimate daughter, Tina, fathered by a man who died before they could marry. To protect Tina's future, Charlotte allows her glamorous (married) cousin Delia to raise the child as her own.
  
  As Tina grows up, Charlotte becomes the "old maid" who hovers on the margins of the household, loving her daughter but unable to claim her.
  The Spark (1860s): Hayley Delane was a schoolboy when the Civil War started. He ran off to join the war, was wounded at Bull Run, and spent a long time recovering in a hospital camp in Washington. There he met a mysterious stranger—a poet—whom Hayley has never forgotten.
  New Year's Day (1870s): A scandal erupts when Lizzie Hazeldean is seen leaving a hotel with a man who is not her husband. Society assumes the worst and ostracises her, but the relationship is not at all what it seems in this story that exposes how easily gossip becomes "truth" in a society eager to condemn women.
  
  Born into an old, wealthy, New York family, Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an American novelist, short‑story writer, and cultural critic best known for her sharp, elegant portrayals of New York's Gilded Age elite. She spent much of her adult life in Europe and eventually settled in France, where she supported refugees during World War I and earned several French honours for her humanitarian work.
  
  Wharton published more than forty books, including The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome andThe Age of Innocence (for which she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction). Her work explores themes of social constraint, desire, class, and the quiet tragedies of lives shaped by rigid expectations. She continued writing until her death in 1937, leaving behind a body of work that remains a cornerstone of American literature

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  MAN IN LOWER TEN THE - An Early...

  Mary Roberts Rinehart

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  A routine overnight train ride turns into a nightmare of suspicion, hidden identities, and murder in this gripping early detective novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart, one of the pioneers of American mystery fiction. 
  When Lawrence Blakely boards a sleeper train expecting nothing more than a quiet journey, he soon finds himself at the center of a shocking crime. A passenger in Lower Ten is found dead, a suitcase vanishes, and a trail of strange coincidences begins to point directly at him. Trapped among strangers, secrets, and shifting alibis, Blakely must untangle the truth before the accusation becomes permanent. 
  First published in 1909, The Man in Lower Ten blends classic suspense, psychological tension, and clever plotting into a fast-moving mystery that still feels surprisingly modern. With its confined setting, unreliable appearances, and constant sense of danger, this novel helped shape the style of detective fiction that would dominate the 20th century. 
  This edition presents the complete unabridged text, carefully prepared for modern listeners and readers, preserving the original atmosphere while ensuring a smooth and immersive experience. 
  Perfect for fans of classic whodunits, vintage suspense, train mysteries, and early detective stories.

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