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  Moth The (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  'The Moth' is the strange tale of two rivalling entomologists, each determined to demolish the other's life's work. When one of them dies, the other struggles to cope in the absence of his rival. And then he discovers an entirely new species of moth - a moth very reminiscent of his dead rival - and which pursues him wherever he goes.

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  Beowulf (Illustrated Edition)

  Anônimo, Francis Gummere

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  Beowulf, a masterpiece of ancient literature, reminds us of a world prior to the scientific revolution where things were dark and monsters roamed in swamps and dragons hoarded gold in mountains. Beowulf is a character to be admired yet not without caution. Timeless this oft translated piece of Old English literature will be sure to delight and teach you something just as it did the first time it was told long ago under some great lodge lit by woodfires that sought to block out some dark and cold wintry night.

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  The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll...

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  A new reading of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic gothic tale, a study in evil set in the mist-shrouded streets of Victorian London.Unorthodox medical man, Dr Henry Jekyll appears to have it all: a large fortune, a big house, a fine reputation He doesn't have a wife or children but that doesn't seem to be a concern. He looks back at the deeds of his misbegotten youth not so much with regret, but with a lingering hope he can do them all again, and more.Experimenting with home-made drugs, he finds a way to have his cake and eat it too. He splits off the nasty part of his personality and goes wandering in the misshapen body of Mr Hyde to enjoy his sins all over again, but this time Jekyll can keep his reputation and pious demeanour, because no one knows he's the vile Hyde.That is, until the drugs don't work anymore, This Victorian classic is well worth a listen. Stevenson uses some luscious language, conjures the fog ridden midnight streets of London, and presents us with the dilemma of evil, and how to get away with it. Read by Tony Walker, producer of the Classic Ghost Stories Podcast.

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  The Resident Patient

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Adventure of the Resident Patient, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" eighteenth in a list of his nineteen favourite Sherlock Holmes stories....A little digging at police headquarters brings up the rest of the truth. All four of the men were once members of a criminal gang that robbed banks. Blessington's real name was Sutton, and the other three, two of whom played the Russians, were Biddle, Hayward, and Moffat. After robbing the Worthington Bank of £7,000 in 1875, Blessington (or Sutton) had turned informer, and as a result, another gang member, Cartwright, had been hanged for murdering the caretaker, and the other three had each been given 15 years in prison. Blessington's "paranoia" was indeed a very real fear, caused by news of their early release, not by some burglary, as he claimed. The murderers chose hanging as their form of execution to avenge Cartwright...Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Stories of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World.

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  Silas Marner

  George Eliot

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  Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, published in 1861, is the third novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans. The seemingly simple story of the weaver Silas Marner deals with issues like community, industrialisation and positive transformation, in sophisticated and engaging ways.Silas, a weaver in a city in the north of England, is falsely accused of theft and cast out by his circle of friends. He moves to a city in the Midlands where he lives as a loner for many years. His hoarded wealth is stolen by the renegade son of the town’s wealthiest family but he soon finds a far greater treasure which he nurtures with abiding love. Silas Marner is an inspiring work which demonstrates the excellent fruits of forgiveness, loyalty and love.

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  The Fall of the House of Usher...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Short story collection by Edgar Allan Poe, featuring TELL TALE HEART, FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE BLACK CAT, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH and THE CASQUE OF THE AMONTILLADO 
  The classic horrifying tale from Edgar Allan Poe, read by Basil Rathbone 
  Poe's mastery in fiction is evident in each tale, making this collection a top pick for lovers of classics. The best of his works are showcased here, leaving readers in awe of his storytelling prowess. 
  For fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), H. P. Lovecraft (At the Mountains of Madness), Stephen King (The Stand), Fjodor M. Dostojewskij (THE COMPLETE WORKS OF FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY), and Franz Kafka (The Metamorphosis).

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