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  The Terror by Night - From their...

  E F Benson

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  Edward Frederic Benson was born in Berkshire, England on 24th July 1867. 
  Educated at Marlborough and Kings College Cambridge he began his career as a writer at an early age and was published whilst still studying. 
  Benson was also a gifted athlete and represented his country at figure skating. 
  His career was prodigious and widely acknowledged.  Perhaps he is best known for his collection of novels about ‘Mapp & Lucia’ which have proved very popular throughout the decades.   
  Benson was also well regarded as a writer of ghost stories—‘spook stories’ in the then vernacular—as well as biographies.  His ghost and supernatural fiction covered a range of subjects but all were exceptionally well-written, drenched in atmosphere, riven with chills and have stood the test of popularity over the decades as testament to his literary talents.  
  Benson was never married and practised his homosexuality discreetly. 
  E F Benson died on 29th February 1940 at University College Hospital, London of throat cancer.  He was 72.

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  Beyond

  John Galsworthy

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  Beyond by John Galsworthy follows Major Winton, a widower struggling with loss as his daughter Gyp marries against his wishes. Haunted by grief and jealousy, he reflects on love and separation while confronting her growing independence. As tensions rise around her new life and attachments, the novel explores parental devotion, emotional isolation, and the pain of letting go.

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  The Occupant of the Room

  Algernon Blackwood

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  More classic horror narrations on Jonathan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanDunneHorrorAudiobooks 
  Title: The Occupant of the Room 
  Author: Algernon Blackwood 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1906 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series Placement: Timeless Terrors No. 77 
  Description: 
  The Occupant of the Room is one of Algernon Blackwood’s most unnerving tales — a masterful exploration of unseen dread, isolation, and the subtle encroachment of the supernatural. A man begins to sense an unseen presence in his room, and the story gradually blurs the line between reality and imagination, creating an atmosphere of relentless, psychological tension. 
  Told with Blackwood’s trademark sensitivity to the unseen and narrated with deliberate suspense, the story examines how fear can inhabit the ordinary and how the unknown can claim dominion over the familiar. Its horror is quiet, creeping, and inevitable, relying on suggestion, atmosphere, and the terror of anticipation rather than overt spectacle. 
  Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the chilling subtlety and immersive dread that have made Blackwood a lasting figure in supernatural fiction. 
  Part of Timeless Terrors, The Occupant of the Room endures as a haunting reminder that the most unsettling presences are often the ones we cannot see.

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  The Mouse - From their pens to...

  Saki Saki

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  Hector Hugh Munro, more familiarly known by his pen-name ‘Saki’ was born in what was then Akyab in British Burma on 18th December 1870. His father was an Inspector General for the Indian Imperial Police, and his mother the daughter of a Rear Admiral. 
  When he was 2 his mother died and he and his siblings were sent back to England to be raised by their grandmother and paternal maiden aunts in a strict, puritanical household near Barnstaple, Devon. Educated by governesses Saki used many of these women as character models for his later writing. 
  At 17 his father retried and returned to England and then embarked on a series of European travels with Saki and his siblings. 
  After a short stint working in Burma with the Indian Imperial Police Saki decided to move to London to make a living as a writer. Initially he wrote as a journalist for a number of newspapers and magazines before attempting an historical study, ‘The Rise of the Russian Empire’, whose real value lay in directing him to writing short stories instead, the first of which, ‘Dogged’, he published in 1899. 
  From here it was a short stab of the pen to writing political satire before in 1902 he became the foreign correspondent for The Morning Post, first in the Balkans, then Russia, Paris and back to London in 1908, where 'the agreeable life of a man of letters with a brilliant reputation awaited him.'  
  Collections of his short stories full of witty, mischievous and often macabre stories that satirized Edwardian society and two novels now appeared in the years up to the Great War.  At its’ outbreak he was 43 but managed to join as an ordinary trooper. More than once he returned to the battlefield when officially too sick or injured.  
  On 14th November 1916 Hector Hugh Munro was sheltering in crater during the Battle of the Ancre, when he was shot and killed by a German sniper. According to several sources, his last words were "Put that bloody cigarette out!"

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  The "Gloria Scott"

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Adventure of the Gloria Scott , 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. It is chronologically the earliest case in Sherlock Holmes canon. This story is related mainly by Holmes rather than Watson, and is the first case to which Holmes applied his powers of deduction, having treated it as a mere hobby until this time. This is one of the two Sherlock Holmes stories in which a protagonist is haunted by an old acquaintance for an old crime. The other is "The Boscombe Valley Mystery". It is also one of his many stories that deal with the fate of characters who return to England after having spent time abroad in the colonies of the British Empire.The Gloria Scott was an episode of the animated series Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, in which the titular prison ship was a spacecraft en route to the Moon. The 1954 "Sherlock Holmes" series loosely adapted the story for its episode "The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff", changing the name of the ship to the "Gloria North".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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  Anna Karenina part 3 - Step into...

  graf Leo Tolstoy

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  Betrayal wears a mask of duty, and forbidden passion demands the ultimate sacrifice in Tolstoy's epic masterpiece. 
  In the sweeping continuation of this timeless saga, the fallout of Anna's illicit confession reverberates across Russia. Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin, desperate to maintain his immaculate societal facade, coldly calculates his revenge without shedding a single drop of blood. Instead of a duel or a scandalous divorce, he sentences his wife to a torturous prison of outward propriety. Meanwhile, deep in the country, a heartbroken Konstantin Levin seeks refuge in the exhausting, rhythmic labor of the peasant fields. But just as he vows to renounce the superficialities of the aristocracy forever, a fleeting, dawn-lit glimpse of his lost love, Kitty, shatters his newfound resolve and pulls him back into the agonizing labyrinth of human desire. 
  Why you will love this audiobook:This cornerstone of Classic Literature masterfully intertwines grand societal critique with intimate psychological depth. Fans of sweeping historical fiction, tragic romances, and vintage philosophical tales will be utterly captivated by this iconic story of morality, societal expectations, and unbridled love. Tolstoy's lush prose and profound exploration of the human condition make this an essential, unforgettable listen. 
  About the Author:Graf Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) is widely considered one of the greatest novelists in the history of world literature. A Russian aristocrat who later embraced a radical philosophy, his unparalleled realism and psychological insight forever changed the literary landscape.

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