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  Forgotten Authors The - Men -...

  Juhani Aho, A J lan, Grant...

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  Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. 
  In literature the ambition is much narrower.  In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published.  And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.  Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be published in any great number. 
  In the 15th Century Gutenberg’s printing press began the revolution to address the second and by the 19th century had gathered pace with startling speed and mass distribution.  Education for the many was brought in to help people understand more of their world and, with new skills, how to have a better place within it.  Now, if the powers that owned the presses and means of distribution agreed an audience would now be able to avail themselves of your ideas, your printed words.  
  Sadly, in the thirst for the new, the recent and the past fell from sight, relegated to dark corners and dusty shelves.   
  But the printed word is rarely without someone, somewhere busying themselves through piles of papers and books rediscovering what a good story is, whatever its age. 
  In this volume we offer up a small selection of those talents whose time has now come again.

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  The Horla

  Guy de Maupassant

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  Title: The Horla 
  Author: Guy de Maupassant 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1887 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series Placement: Timeless Terrors No. 64 
  Description: 
  The Horla is one of Guy de Maupassant’s most unsettling tales — a study of madness, obsession, and the invisible forces that may govern our lives. Told in the form of a diary, the story follows an unnamed narrator whose calm, orderly life gradually unravels as he becomes convinced that an unseen, supernatural being is haunting him — controlling his thoughts, his desires, and even his will to live. 
  Maupassant blends psychological horror with the uncanny, crafting a story where fear grows not from gore, but from the creeping realization that the human mind may be powerless against what it cannot perceive. The ordinary becomes sinister: windows seem to watch, the air feels heavy with presence, and the night is filled with a silent, inescapable dread. 
  Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the mounting terror and disorientation of Maupassant’s masterpiece. While the text itself is fully in the public domain, this narration and production are copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne. 
  Part of Timeless Terrors, a series devoted to reviving the classics of horror, The Horla is a chilling reminder that some fears are real — and some presences are beyond comprehension. 🕯️

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  The Black Crusader - From their...

  Alicia Ramsey

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  The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Alicia Ramsey.

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  A Dead Woman's Secret - From...

  Guy de Maupassant

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  Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France.  
  Maupassant’s early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace in order to obtain a legal separation from her husband. 
  After the separation, Laure kept custody of her two boys. With the father now forcibly absent, Laure became the most influential and important figure in the young boy's life.   
  Maupassant’s education was such that he rebelled against religion and other societal norms but a developing friendship with Gustave Flaubert began to turn his mind towards creativity and writing. 
  After graduation he volunteered for the Franco-Prussian war. With its end he moved to Paris to work as a clerk in the Navy Department.  Gustave Flaubert now took him under his wing.  Acting as a literary guardian to him, he guided the eager Maupassant to debuts in journalism and literature.  For Maupassant these were exciting times and the awakening of his creative talents and ambitions. 
  In 1880 he published what is considered his first great work, ‘Boule de Suif’, (translated as as ‘Dumpling’, ‘Butterball’, ‘Ball of Fat’, or ‘Ball of Lard’) which met with a success that was both instant and overwhelming.  Flaubert at once acknowledged that it was ‘a masterpiece that will endure.’ Maupassant had used his talents and experiences in the war to create something unique.  
  This decade from 1880 to 1891 was to be the most pivotal of his career.  With an audience now made available by the success of ‘Boule de Suif’ Maupassant organised himself to work methodically and relentlessly to produce between two and four volumes of work a year.  The melding of his talents and business sense and the continual hunger of sources for his works made him wealthy. 
  In his later years he developed a desire for solitude, an obsession for self-preservation, and a fear of death as well as a paranoia of persecution caused by the syphilis he had contracted in his youth.  
  On January 2nd, 1892, Maupassant tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat.  Unsuccessful he was committed to the private asylum of Esprit Blanche at Passy, in Paris.  It was here on July 6th, 1893 that Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant died at the age of only 42.

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  Petals and Throttle: A Tale of...

  Ella Stories

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  A gruff, introverted male florist who has a deep love for flowers but struggles with human connection, finds a mysterious love letter hidden within the pages of a second-hand poetry book. The letter is written by a boisterous, adventurous female motorcyclist who has travelled the world but struggles to put her emotions into words. Their worlds collide when the florist goes on a spontaneous journey to find the woman behind the passionate words, and together they learn to navigate the complex language of love and vulnerability.

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  James Allen The Complete Premium...

  James Allen

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  James Allen: The Complete Premium CollectionCONTENTS:01. As A Man Thinketh - Starts at Chapter 102. From Poverty to Power - Starts at Chapter 903. The Way of Peace - Starts at Chapter 1704. All These Things Added - Starts at Chapter 2405. Byways to Blessedness - Starts at Chapter 3906. The Mastery of Destiny - Starts at Chapter 5407. The Life Triumphant - Mastering the Heart And Mind - Starts at Chapter 6408. Eight Pillars of Prosperity - Starts at Chapter 7509. Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success - Starts at Chapter 8610. Above Life's Turmoil - Starts at Chapter 9411. From Passion to Peace - Starts at Chapter 11512. Man-King of Mind, Body and Circumstance - Starts at Chapter 12313. Light on Life's Difficulties - Starts at Chapter 13114. Men And Systems - Starts at Chapter 15515. The Shining Gateway - Starts at Chapter 16416. Out From The Heart - Starts at Chapter 17517. Through the Gates of Good or Christ and Conduct - Starts at Chapter 18218. The Divine Companion - Starts at Chapter 18919. Morning And Evening Thoughts - Starts at Chapter 21620. James Allen's book of meditations for Every Day in the Year - Starts at Chapter 27821. Poems of peace; including the lyrical dramatic poem Eolaus - Starts at Chapter 292

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