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  The Golden Ass

  Robert Graves

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  Translated from the Latin by the poet and author of I, Claudius, this ancient Roman novel follows the many adventures of a man who transforms into an ass.   Driven by his all-consuming curiosity, a young man of good parentage named Lucius Apuleius takes a trip to Thessaly. Along the way, amidst a series of bizarre adventures, he inadvertently offends a priestess of the White Goddess, who promptly turns him into an ass. How Lucius responds to his new misfortune, and ultimately finds a way to become human again, makes for a funny and fascinating tale.  The Metamorphosis of Apuleius, referred to by St. Augustine as The Golden Ass, is the oldest novel written in Latin to survive in its entirety. Originally written by Lucius of Patrae, this translation by Robert Graves highlights the ribald humor and vivid sense of adventure present in the original. Providing a rare window into the daily lives of regular people in ancient Greece, Robert Graves’s translation of this classic tale is at once hilarious, informative, and captivating.

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  Talent and Other Stories

  Anton Chekhov

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  Audio book collection of Chekhov's short story works featuring: "Talent", "Anyuta", "The Helpmate", "Ivan Matveyitch", "Polinka". Read in English, unabridged, and accompanied by Tchaikovskiy piano music. 
   
  In "The Helpmate," the story centers on a woman who is trapped in a loveless marriage and her husband's attempts to find her a suitable replacement. Chekhov deftly uses irony and symbolism to illuminate the characters' inner lives and the futility of their situation. The result is a moving and insightful tale that speaks to the universal experience of longing for love and connection.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - Bret...

  Bret Harte

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  The Top 10 – Bret Harte – An Introduction 
   
  The American West. A landscape hewn in vastness as its rips from Plains, to deserts, to mountain, to ocean overlaid by waves of emigration of peoples either dispossessed or searching for a new life and the American dream.  These are their stories. 
   
  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  1 - The Top Ten - Bret Harte - An Introduction  
  2 - The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte 
  3 - The Luck of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte 
  4 - The Iliad of Sandy Bar by Bret Harte 
  5 - Tennessee's Partner by Bret Harte 
  6 - The Man of No Account by Bret Harte 
  7 - Brown of Calaveras by Bret Harte 
  8 - A Jersey Centarian by Bret Harte 
  9 - The Poet of Sierra Flat by Bret Harte 
  10 - The Yellow Dog by Bret Harte 
  11 - A Lonely Ride by Bret Harte

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  Boodhi Kaki

  Prem Premchand

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  Boodhi Kaki or the Old Aunt is a Short Hindi story authored by legendary storyteller Premchand. This Audiobook narrates the story to the reader.

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  The Turn of the Screw

  Henry James

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  Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and exorcise the demons which she believes possess their souls...

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  The Mystery of Tunnel 51

  Alexander Wilson

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  Chief of the Intelligence Department Sir Leonard Wallace—bearing always the hall mark of coolness and wit—is up to his earlobes in trouble. Summoned by the Viceroy of India, he makes a rapid flight to India to investigate the mysterious death of British officer Major Elliot and the theft of some very important dispatches.

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