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When does life begin?... A well-known book says "forty". A well-known radio program says "eighty". Some folks say it's mental, others say it's physical. But take the strange case of Mel Carlson who gave a lot of thought to the matter.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia. His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’. At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his finances and was declared bankrupt. His family fled to Moscow. Chekhov remained and eked out a living by various means, including writing and selling short sketches to newspapers, to finish his schooling. That completed and with a scholarship to Moscow University obtained he rejoined his family. He was able to help support them by selling satirical sketches and vignettes of Russian lifestyles and gradually obtained further commissions. In 1884, he qualified as a physician and, although it earned him little, he often treated the poor for free, he was fond of saying ‘Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.’ His own health was now an issue as he began to cough up blood, a symptom of tuberculosis. Despite this his writing success enabled him to move the family into more comfortable accommodation. Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories which included many, many classics including ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Lady with a Dog’. His collection ‘At Dusk’ won him the coveted Pushkin Prize when was only 26. He was also a major playwright beginning with the huge success of ‘Ivanov’ in 1887. In 1892 Chekhov bought a country estate north of Moscow. Here his medical skills and money helped the peasants tackle outbreaks of cholera and bouts of famine. He also built three schools, a fire station and a clinic. It left him with less time for writing but the interactions with real people gained him detailed knowledge about the peasantry and their living conditions for his stories. His most famous work, ‘The Seagull’ was received disastrously at its premiere in St Petersburg. It was later restaged in Moscow to highlight its psychological aspects and was a huge success. It led to ‘Uncle Vanya’, ‘The Three Sisters’ and ‘The Cherry Orchard’. Chekhov suffered a major lung hemorrhage in 1897 while visiting Moscow. A formal diagnosis confirmed tuberculosis and the doctors ordered changes to his lifestyle. Despite a dread of weddings the elusive literary bachelor quietly married the actress Olga Knipper, whom he had met at rehearsals for ‘The Seagull’, on 25th May 1901. By May 1904 with his tuberculosis worsening and death imminent he set off for the German town of Badenweiler writing cheerful, witty letters to his family and assuring them his health was improving. On 15th July 1904 Anton Chekhov died at Badenweiler. He was 44.Zum Buch
When a mysterious outsider crashes Terra's fiftieth birthday party, her position as female alpha hangs by a thread. Uncontrollable shifts make matters worse as Terra and her mate go undercover to hunt through the circus for missing family members. Can they bring their daughter and pack mates home before it's too late? This bonus epilogue is set after and contains spoilers for the Wolf Rampant Trilogy.Zum Buch
Twenty-one-year-old Stephanie Stephenson has been in a safehouse with her three sexy bodyguards for many months. She’s a lone witness to a murder and they’ve been protecting her from Santonio, the mob boss, who has vowed revenge if she dared to testify. It’s all been strictly professional and platonic with her hunky bodyguards. Now the trial is over and Stephanie is free to go. But her three bodyguards have other plans for Stephanie…very naughty plans.Zum Buch
The more, the merrier! In Crowded House: Threesome and Group Sex Erotica you'll discover the excitement and thrills of multiple lovers connecting in the most intimate and naked of ways. From group encounters and throuples to sex games, swingers retreats, sex parties, alien sex and more, these triad and group sex stories are sure to turn you on with their heat and creativity. Learn "How to Seduce a Mermaid," discover the hottest way to use "PTO," and go behind the scenes of a very steamy cooking reality show. In these stories, sexual fantasies are fulfilled, exes are reunited, with a twist, and sexual fetishes are explored to the max. Edited by the award-winning Rachel Kramer Bussel, with stories by Lucy Eden, Katrina Jackson, Angora Shade, and more, these sizzling erotic adult stories show that three (or four or more) is the perfect bedroom crowd. Contains mature themes.Zum Buch
The Collected Short Fiction of John R Little, fully illustrated black & white paperback and full-color hardcover editions. Illustrations by Luke Spooner, with new story introductions by John R Little. This volume contains 10 stories. A Little Bit More is Volume 3 of a four-part series. Introduction by John R Little Secrets Second Chance The Goldilocks Zone The Exchange The First Lunar Halloween Demon Air Memories The Rules Anniversary By Insanity of Reason (with Lisa Morton)Zum Buch
Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life. An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure. In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem. In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything. But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle. Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another. Story. Poems. Story. Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters. And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse. 1 - Chapter & Verse - Katherine Mansfield - An Introduction 2 - Bliss by Katharine Mansfield 3 - Sorrowing Love by Katherine Mansfield 4 - Loneliness by Katherine Mansfield 5 - A Little Boy's Dream by Katherine Mansfield 6 - Fairy Tale by Katherine Mansfield 7 - The Candle by Katherine Mansfield 8 - Evening Song of the Thoughtful Child by Katherine Mansfield 9 - The Wounded Bird by Katherine Mansfield 10 - Covering Wings by Katherine Mansfield 11 - In the Rangitaki Valley by Katherine Mansfield 12 - The Town Between the Hills by Katherine Mansfield 13 - Deaf House Agent by Katherine Mansfield 14 - Camomile Tea by Katherine Mansfield 15 - The Arabian Shawl by Katherine Mansfield 16 - The Quarrel by Katherine Mansfield 17 - The Garden Party by Katherine MansfieldZum Buch
