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  The Voice of God - From their...

  Winifred Holtby

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  Winifred Holtby was born on 23rd June 1898 to a prosperous farming family in the village of Rudston in Yorkshire.  
  A governess provided her early education before she went to Queen Margaret's School in Scarborough.  After passing the entrance exam for Somerville College, Oxford in 1917, she decided to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in early 1918.  However, soon after her arrival in France, the War ended. 
  She returned to study at Oxford and met fellow student Vera Brittain.  After graduating from Oxford, in 1921, Winifred and Vera moved to London, hoping to establish themselves as authors. 
  Her early novels met with only moderate success but as a journalist she was both prolific and increasingly well-known.  Her articles graced more than 20 newspapers and magazines, including the Manchester Guardian newspaper.   
  Winifred was a committed feminist, socialist and pacifist.  She gave many lectures for the League of Nations Union.  She was also active in the Independent Labour Party and was a campaigner for the unionisation of black workers in South Africa. 
  In 1931 the symptoms of high blood pressure, recurrent headaches and bouts of lassitude brought forth a diagnosis of Bright's disease.  She was given two years to live and now put all her efforts into what was to become her crowning achievement: South Riding.  Released posthumously it received lavish praise and enormous sales.  Her canon of works tackle difficult subjects head on, many in unusual ways, brimming with verve and usually strong female protagonists. 
  Winifred Holtby died on 29th September 1935 in London.  She was 37.

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  Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales -...

  Brothers Grimm, Classic...

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  Dark forests, enchanted castles, and magical creatures await in this carefully curated collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. Including unforgettable classics like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White, these stories have enchanted readers and listeners for generations.Presented with their original intensity and timeless moral lessons, the Grimm tales mix wonder with wisdom. This audiobook is a journey through the heart of European folklore—perfect for listeners of all ages who seek adventure, magic, and meaning.

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  Peter Jameson - A Modern Romance

  Gilbert Frankau

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  A London tobacco merchant goes to France in 1914 as a gunner, and the war takes the business, the marriage and the certainties one at a time. Gilbert Frankau served through Loos, the Somme and Ypres and wrote this in 1919 while it was all still raw. It is the fullest English novel about what the war did to a man's money as well as to his nerves. Fifty-eight plates of city streets, music halls and harbours by painters including Walter Sickert and Childe Hassam run from 1724 to 1927, matching the novel's passage from London commerce to the French coast and back.

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  The pleasure age

  JOED CAHILL

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  October 8, 2866, was a memorable day for young Riley Ashton. It was his sixth birthday. It was the day he got his first good look at American City. Also he learned a new word, a thrillingly naughty word, and Aunt Betty came to live with the Ashtons. At that time it was the custom all over the world to keep the children secluded in their own homes, or at least in their own neighborhoods, until they were six years old. On his sixth birthday the child, escorted by one or the other of the parents, was taken for his first tour of the city in which he lived. Excursions of greater length, to other cities and sometimes to other continents, were planned for future birthdays. Like many another convention this custom can not be explained. It was simply the way things were. So, on the day Riley Ashton became six years old, his mother, foregoing her own pleasurable pursuits, devoted the day to his entertainment. In giving Riley so much of her time Mrs. Ashton felt that she was making a real sacrifice.

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  Gulliver's Travels

  Jonathan Swift

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  A shipwrecked traveler. A world of tiny people. A journey that reveals how strange humans really are.
  Lemuel Gulliver sets sail expecting ordinary voyages—only to encounter miniature kingdoms, giants, flying islands, talking horses, and societies that turn his understanding of civilization upside down. With sharp wit and boundless imagination, Swift transforms each adventure into a clever, funny, and biting reflection on politics, pride, and human folly.
  
  Celebrated as "one of the greatest satires ever written," Gulliver's Travels blends humor, fantasy, and insight into a story that entertains as much as it challenges. Its bold ideas and unforgettable worlds have captivated readers for centuries.
  
  If you enjoy clever adventures, thought-provoking storytelling, and classics that reveal new meanings with every reading, this timeless novel is a must-have.
  
  Open the book—and follow Gulliver into lands where everything is strange, yet strangely familiar.

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  Tale of Two Cities A (Book the...

  Charles Dickens

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  Book 1: Recalled to Life: A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
  Dickens' best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is regularly cited as the best-selling novel of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll. The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to have an influence on popular culture.

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