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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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  The Balloon-Hoax

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The Balloon-Hoax is a thrilling early example of literary sensationalism from Edgar Allan Poe, blending sharp scientific detail with masterful suspense. First published as a convincing newspaper report, the story chronicles a transatlantic balloon voyage that captivates the public—until the shocking truth emerges. With its blend of realism, imagination, and sly satire, this inventive tale showcases Poe’s genius for blurring the line between fact and fiction, making it a fascinating read for fans of classic suspense, speculative fiction, and literary history.

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  The Oval Portrait

  Sampi Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Allan Poe's "The Oval Portrait" recounts the obsession of a painter who captures his wife's vitality in a portrait, consuming her life in the process. The narrative unfolds through the observation of a wounded man who discovers the tragic story behind the painting in an abandoned castle.

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  The Venetian Silk-Mercere - A...

  Carlo Gozzi

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  The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Grazia Deledda.

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  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...

  Lewis Carroll

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  A golden afternoon, a frantic White Rabbit, and a subterranean leap into the impossible. 
  When young Alice spots a waistcoat-wearing rabbit checking his pocket watch and lamenting that he is late, her burning curiosity compels her to follow him down a very deep rabbit hole. What awaits her at the bottom is a breathtaking realm where the laws of logic are gleefully dismantled. Suddenly, shrinking to the size of a mouse and growing as tall as a house are matters of simply knowing what to eat and drink. 
  In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll constructs an unforgettable tapestry of satirical fiction, literary nonsense, and untamed imagination. You'll sit at a maddening, never-ending tea party with the Hatter and the March Hare, seek cryptic advice from a hookah-smoking Caterpillar, and struggle to keep your head around a tyrannical Queen of Hearts who settles every dispute with the swing of an executioner's blade. 
  Brought to vibrant, theatrical life by the masterful narration of Andre Reaves, this isn't just a children's tale—it is a dazzling, surreal exploration of identity, curiosity, and the absurdity of the adult world. Will you join the dance?

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  The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Uncover one of Sherlock Holmes’s most unsettling cases in The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot by Arthur Conan Doyle. Set against the stark, windswept coast of Cornwall, this 1910 mystery follows Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a series of inexplicable deaths and sudden madness afflicting a single family. What begins as an eerie domestic tragedy leads to the discovery of a rare and terrifying poison—Devil’s-foot root—capable of destroying the mind itself. Blending psychological horror, colonial intrigue, and moral complexity, this classic Sherlock Holmes short story explores the fine line between justice and vengeance, making it an essential read for fans of classic detective fiction and dark Victorian mysteries.

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