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  Between Flowers Monsters and...

  Ben Featherstone

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  Between Flowers, Monsters and Mushrooms by Ben Featherstone is a wandering collection of wonderfully imperfect poetry, short stories and unique thoughts on life, forming a contemporary poetry and literary fiction audiobook. It is inspired from the humorous, peculiar sometimes dark margins of ordinary life experience. Expect stories and poems which go against standard structures and topics, written on and off from the age of 8 to 40 years old. 
  Ben Featherstone is a composer and musician, some of his contemporary compositions are featured in this book, all of which are mastered at Abbey Road Studio's London. 
  Moving through pubs, bedrooms, streets, memories and moments of quiet contemplation, Featherstone writes about beauty where it shouldn’t exist and tenderness where it is least expected. Love appears unfinished, men behave badly, women are luminous and dangerous, and meaning is often found by accident rather than design. 
  This is not a book of answers. It is a book of noticing. Of walking without a map. Of humour rubbing shoulders with grief, and intimacy sitting uncomfortably between the cracks that let the light in. It is the fox looking upon the badger in the sea and realising he is not the furthest from home. 
  At times romantic, at times raw, and often funny in the wrong places, Between Flowers, Monsters and Mushrooms is a poetry and short stories audiobook for listeners who prefer honesty over resolution, and beauty over certainty - leaning towards writing from the heart rather than following traditional poetry and story structures.

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  Selected Short Stories of...

  Rabindranath Tagore, Translator:...

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  This is a collection of translations of six short stories of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.  These six short stories are selected from his book ‘Galpaguchha’.  The stories are, 'Alive and Dead' (Jeebita o Mreeta), 'Suva', 'The First Look' (Shuvadrishti), 'Hoimantee', ‘Letter from Your Wife' (Streer Patra) and 'The Anonymous Lady' (Aparichita). I have selected these stories, because first of all I enjoyed reading these stories and secondly all these six stories are concerned about the position of women in the family and in the society at that time, that is, during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.   
  These stories depict the vulnerability of women, their lack of control over their marriage and life as a whole.  Show a glimpse of life of another time and of another culture. The line of thinking may seem much different from today’s life, but in many parts of the world still there are some people who like to suppress the rights of women in the name of religion or culture. So, these stories are still relevant.  
  Excerpts from Alive and Dead, Kadambinee cannot tolerate any more, she says sharply, ‘Oh, please, I didn’t die, did not die!  How will I make you understand that I didn’t die? Let me show you that I am alive.’ 
  From Hoimantee, ‘My life was so full to the brim on all sides, that I could not notice any gap anywhere.  Suddenly, I witnessed a large void of hopelessness so near me!  I couldn’t understand how and with what I would fill up this void.’ 
  From Letter from Your Wife, Mreenal, ‘I can never understand the logic behind that it’s okay not to please me, but it’s not okay to make you unhappy.’

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  Tales of Three Hemispheres

  Lord Dunsany

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  Tales of Three Hemispheres is a collection of fantasy short stories by Lord Dunsany. The first edition was published in Boston by John W. Luce & Co. in November, 1919; the first British edition was published in London by T. Fisher Unwin in June, 1920.The book collects 14 short pieces by Dunsany; the last three, under the general heading "Beyond the Fields We Know," are related tales, as explained in the publisher's note preceding the first, "Idle Days on the Yann," which was previously published in the author's earlier collection A Dreamer's Tales, but reprinted in the current one owing to the relationship.

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  20000 Leagues under the Sea

  Jules Verne

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  This classic adventure story chronicles a fantastic voyage from the lost continent of Atlantis to the South Pole. Professor Aronnax begins his incredible underwater journey with his faithful servant Conseil and a Canadian harpooner, Ned Land. They set out on a hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. After discovering that the " monster" is actually a giant submarine, they are captured by the vessel' s mysterious commander, Captain Nemo.

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  Time and the Gods

  Lord Dunsany

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  Lord Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was a London-born Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist notable for his work in fantasy. He was influenced by Algernon Swinburne, who wrote the line "Time and the Gods are at strife" in his 1866 poem "Hymn to Proserpine", as well as by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In turn, Dunsany's influence was felt by H. P. Lovecraft and Ursula K. Le Guin. Arthur C. Clarke corresponded with Dunsany between 1944 and 1956. Those letters are collected in the book Arthur C. Clarke & Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence. Time and the Gods, a series of short stories written in a myth-like style, was first published in 1906. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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  The English at the North Pole -...

  Jules Verne

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  Set sail into the frozen abyss where only the bravest—or the most foolish—dare to venture. 
  The steam-brig Forward leaves the docks of Liverpool bound for a perilous and unknown destination. Manned by a hand-picked crew and loaded with six years of provisions, she is built to withstand the deadliest forces of nature. But there is a chilling mystery aboard: the true captain is missing, communicating only through strange, unheralded letters. As Commander Richard Shandon and the eccentric Dr. Clawbonny lead the men deep into the towering icebergs of Baffin's Bay, morale begins to fracture. Paranoia spreads among the crew, fueled by the haunting presence of a ferocious, silent dog that seems to know their route better than they do. With monstrous ice floes threatening to crush the ship and mutiny brewing in the bitter cold, the Forward presses on toward an impossible, mythical goal. 
  Why you will love this audiobook:Fans of classic Adventure Fiction will be absolutely gripped by this relentless tale of maritime survival and Arctic exploration. Jules Verne weaves a masterclass in tension, combining the golden age of discovery tropes with the eerie atmosphere of a ghost ship lost on the polar seas. Whether you crave man-versus-nature conflicts, treacherous nautical navigation, historic ocean legends, or psychological suspense among a stranded crew, this gripping saga of courage against insurmountable odds is essential listening. 
  About the Author:Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a pioneering French novelist who laid the foundation for modern science fiction and adventure literature. Renowned for his meticulous scientific research and visionary imagination, Verne's timeless classics continue to inspire global explorers, inventors, and readers to this day.

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