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  The Red Badge of Courage

  Stephen Crane

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  The Red Badge of Courage tells the story of Henry Fielding, a farm boy who sets out in search of glory by running away from home to join the Civil War, only to find himself running away from the battlefield in terror during the first skirmish. Mortified by his cowardice, Henry yearns for a wound, his own red badge of courage, which would legitimize his desertion of his company. When Henry is finally wounded, he finds himself feeling real anger for the very first time and is finally able to redeem himself. First published in 1865, The Red Badge of Courage is considered one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. It explores the dual natures of battle-the simultaneous sensations of beauty and violence, of terror and triumph-and masterfully mirrors them to Henry's own inner turmoil.

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  The Lost Mine

  Agatha Christie

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  In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Lost Mine,” Poirot investigates the suspicious disappearance of a Chinese businessman in London. Suspicion is focused on two Englishmen, one of whom has an alibi and another who was in an opium den the night of the disappearance. However, a clear-cut case for Poirot soon becomes murky. This short story originally appeared in the November 21, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.

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  William Wilson

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  A gifted boy goes through life hounded by his ever present doppleganger.

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  Farewell Summer

  Ray Bradbury

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  The master of American fiction returns to the territory of his beloved classic, Dandelion Wine—a sequel 50 years in the making  
  Some summers refuse to end . . . 
   October 1st, the end of summer. The air is still warm, but fall is in the air. Thirteen-year-old Douglas Spaulding, his younger brother Tom, and their friends do their best to take advantage of these last warm days, rampaging through the ravine, tormenting the girls . . . and declaring war on the old men who run Green Town, IL. For the boys know that Colonel Quartermain and his cohorts want nothing more than to force them to put away their wild ways, to settle down, to grow up. If only, the boys believe, they could stop the clock atop the courthouse building. Then, surely, they could hold onto the last days of summer . . . and their youth. 
   But the old men were young once, too. And Quartermain, crusty old guardian of the school board and town curfew, is bent on teaching the boys a lesson. What he doesn’t know is that before the last leaf turns, the boys will give him a gift: they will teach him the importance of not being afraid of letting go.

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  Frankenstein The Modern Prometheus

  Mary Shelley

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  Mary Shelley's 1818 novel presents the Faustian story of a man who aspires to create life out of death, with disastrous results. The novel is constructed as a series of first-person narratives, delivered by Captain Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and his Creature, which makes it perfect for a dramatic reading presented by actor author Geoffrey Giuliano. 
  Produced by Devin Lawerence in Vrndavana 
  Mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok 
  Musical consultant Alex Franchi in Milan 
  Production executive Avalon Giuliano in London 
  Intern Eden Giuliano in Delhi 
  Special thanks to author Brandon Stickney 
  Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission

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  The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  Victor Hugo

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  Outcast by society because of his hideous appearance, Quasimodo lives under the protection of Claude Frollo and the cathedral of Notre-Dame. His world revolves around the bells, but once the beautiful gypsy girl, La Esmeralda, enters their lives, things can never return to the way they were before.An epic tale of beauty and sadness, The Hunchback of Notre Dame portrays the sufferings of humanity with compassion and power.The book is translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood, a major U.S. translator of French and Russian literature.

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