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  The Prophet

  Khalil Gibran

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  The prophet Al Mustafa, before leaving the city where he has been living twelve years, stops to address the people. They call out for his words of wisdom on many sides of the human condition, and he addresses them in terms of love and care. He has much to offer from his observations of the people, and he illustrates with images they can relate to. The author, Gibran, was influenced by the Maronites, the Sufis, and the Baha'i. His philosophy, though deist, is primarily aimed at the good within ourselves, and the common-sense ways in which we can unlock it. 
   An illustration from his chapter on Friendship: "And let your best be for your friend. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also. For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill? Seek him always with hours to live." The prophet's gentle words have inspired their translation into over 108 languages. Listen to them with an open mind. You may find some burdens and frustrations hidden within you eased.

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  Lucy Maud Montgomery: Short...

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  This Audiobook contains : 
  A Golden WeddingA Redeeming SacrificeA Soul That Was Not At HomeAbel And His Great AdventureAkin To LoveAunt Philippa And The MenBessie's DollCharlotte's LadiesChristmas At Red ButteHow We Went To The WeddingJessamineMiss Sally's LetterMy Lady JaneRobert Turner's RevengeThe Fillmore ElderberriesThe Finished StoryThe Garden SpicesThe Girl And The PhotographThe Gossip Of Valley ViewThe LettersThe Life-Book of Uncle JesseThe Little Black DollThe Man On The TrainThe Romance Of JedediahThe Tryst Of The White LadyUncle Richard's New Year DinnerWhite Magic

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  The Painted Veil

  W. Somerset Maugham

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  A novel of love and betrayal set during a cholera epidemic from the acclaimed British author of Of Human Bondage, “a great artist, a genius” (Theodore Dreiser).   “[Theodore Dreiser] is the modern writer who has influenced me the most.” —George Orwell   Arriving in Hong Kong in the 1920s, newlywed Kitty Fane soon learns that being the wife of a British government bacteriologist gives her no particular social status. It only adds to her dissatisfaction with her life and her husband, Walter. Her marriage has been nothing but a mistake. But she soon embarks on an affair that transforms her very being. There is passion. There is hope. There is a future full of possibility.   When Walter must go deep into mainland China to help treat the victims of a cholera epidemic, Kitty refuses to accompany him. To force her hand, Walter threatens to expose her affair. But Kitty, sure in her lover’s whispered promises, pushes for a divorce. Her impulsive decision will throw a stark light on the truth and her own desperate illusions, thrusting Kitty into unfamiliar territory—both in the world around her and the soul within . . .   The inspiration for the film starring Naomi Watts and Edward Norton, “The Painted Veil with its sadness, its moral tension, its irony and compassion, its building evocations of lust and terror and remorse is a work of art” (The Spectator).   “Reveals many of Maugham’s strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion.” —Daily Mail   “This short masterpiece tells of love, treachery, and a search for real substance in life.” —DigBooks

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  The Honest Thief

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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  Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1822-1881) was Russia's greatest mystic who wrote of the contest between the rebellious uncertain human and the mystery of divine omnipresence which is revealed to the enlightened in the midst of life's bitterest wrongs and suffering. 
  
  
  His work is defined by a pity and compassion that shines from all his writing. "The Honest Thief" is one of Dostoyevsky's tale's of pity, in which he reveals that compassionate sympathy of the Russian mind for all suffering, the pure and noble conscience awakened in the spirit of a fallen man. The central relationship - between the poor peasant and the even poorer old alcoholic tramp who he has taken into his home - is beautifully described and characterized, as they go from a reluctant emerging friendship, through frustration and mistrust, to the final and tragic reconciliation.

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  Scenes from a Courtesan's Life

  Honoré de Balzac

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  This audiobook delves into the scandalous world of high society, love affairs, and social maneuvering in 19th-century Paris. The story revolves around Esther, a beautiful and ambitious courtesan, and her rise to power through relationships with wealthy and influential men. Balzac's vivid depiction of the character's motivations and manipulations exposes the underbelly of Parisian society, where desire, ambition, and greed drive the actions of the elite. With its incisive critique of societal values, "Scenes from a Courtesan's Life" remains a significant work within Balzac's panoramic exploration of French society. 
   
  Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist, and playwright, is renowned for his ambitious project "La Comédie Humaine," a vast collection of interconnected novels and stories depicting various aspects of French society in the early 19th century. Balzac's realistic portrayals of characters and society set a new standard for French literature and earned him a lasting place in literary history.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolái...

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  Talent bursts from this decade with astonishing ease.  From America across Europe to Russia each and every story is an indelible mark of story-telling flecked with genius that enthralls us all.  Whatever their chosen genre their stories break new ground, cover new topics and carry a legacy that cannot be disputed. 
   
  1 - The Top Ten - The 1840's 
   
  2 - The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 
   
  3 - The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol 
   
  4 - Sextons Hero by Elizabeth Gaskell 
   
  5 - The Mummys Foot by Théophile Gautier 
   
  6 - Rappaccinnis Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
   
  7 - The Spectre of Tappington by Richard Harris Barham 
   
  8 - The Jew by Ivan Turgenev 
   
  9 - An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
   
  10 - Taman by Mikhail Lermantov 
   
  11 - The Return of Martin Guerre by Alexander Dumas

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