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  Steve's New Adventure Book 3 -...

  Mark Mulle

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  Steve knew that one day he’d have to face the villainous Mr. Ender once and for all… but he didn’t think it would come so soon.As the town Steve and his friends built in the middle of the ocean starts falling into chaos, Steve is transported to a mysterious castle on a cliff. The School of Magecraft, where wizards teach mages how to manipulate the world around them.Strange truths about the world begin revealing themselves to Steve as he races against the clock to save those he cares about the most.The good news? Steve has a special power. The ability to do things that nobody should be able to do.The bad news? Mr. Ender has the power too, and he’ll stop at nothing to defeat Steve once and for all.Time is running out for Steve. And on the horizon, an epic battle between good and evil is fast approaching…

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  Wyllard's Weird

  Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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  A village in Cornwall is thrown into turmoil after a young girl falls from a train to her death. Was this an accident? Or murder? The mystery deepens when clues link the girl to a double homicide committed ten years earlier. Braddon's sensational novel takes us to the estates of aristocrats, the haunts of tabloid writers, the homes of Bohemian artists, and the dark alleyways of Paris. Braddon, one of Victorian England's best-selling novelists, is at the height of her powers in Wyllard's Weird. The novel shakes the foundations of 19th-century social order as it questions the sanctity of marriage and exposes the vices hidden beneath masks of gentility. First published in 1885, Wyllard's Weird has been for too long either out of print or available only in expensive facsimile editions. The novel holds an important place in literary history as it forecasts the appearance of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1886 and Sherlock Holmes in 1887.

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  Balidaan - Munshi Premchand -...

  Munshi Premchand

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  Balidaan - Munshi Premchand - बलिदान - मुंशी प्रेमचंद  
  🎧 “Balidaan - बलिदान” is a thought-provoking short story written by legendary Hindi author Munshi Premchand, known for his deep insight into social issues and human values. In this emotionally moving audiobook, we explore the life of Harkhu, a poor farmer who is ready to sacrifice everything for justice and the well-being of his loved ones. 
  Set against the backdrop of rural India, this story delves into powerful themes of selfless sacrifice, moral courage, and social justice. Premchand skillfully showcases how ordinary people face extraordinary choices, reflecting the struggles of the underprivileged in a deeply unjust society. 
  📖 Balidaan is not just a story—it's a mirror to our social conscience and one of Premchand’s most impactful works on ethical dilemmas and compassion. 
  Perfect for lovers of Hindi literature, social realism, and meaningful storytelling. 
   📖 "बलिदान" - एक दिलचस्प कहानी जो समाज में न्याय की महत्वपूर्णता को उजागर करती है। इस कहानी में, हम जानेंगे कि कैसे एक साधारण आदमी अपने न्याय के लिए अपने प्रियजनों के लिए बलिदान करने को तैयार हो जाता है।  
  🌟 मुख्य बातें:  
  न्याय की महत्वपूर्णता: न्याय के लिए आदमी की प्रतिबद्धता। 
   प्रेम और समर्पण: प्रियजनों के लिए अपने जीवन की बलिदान की प्रेरणा।  
  सामाजिक नैतिकता: समाज में न्याय के महत्व की उपेक्षा नहीं की जानी चाहिए। 
  Munshi Premchand, born as Dhanpat Rai on July 31, 1880, in Lamhi village near Varanasi, was a great Hindi writer. He lost his parents early and faced many hardships. He worked as a teacher and later in the education department. His works focused on poverty, caste, and social issues. He wrote 30+ novels and 300+ stories. His famous works include Godaan, Nirmala, and Kafan.

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  Against the Grain or Against Nature

  Joris-Karl Huysmans

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  "Against Nature" or "Against the Grain"—is an 1884 novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. Let's explore this intriguing work:    Plot Summary:  The narrative revolves around a single character: Jean des Esseintes. He is an eccentric, reclusive, and ailing aesthete.  As the last scion of an aristocratic family, Des Esseintes despises nineteenth-century bourgeois society. His goal is to retreat into an ideal artistic world of his own creation.  The novel primarily consists of a catalogue of Des Esseintes's neurotic aesthetic tastes, musings on literature, painting, religion, and hyperaesthetic sensory experiences.  "À rebours" delves into themes associated with the Symbolist aesthetic, breaking away from Naturalism and becoming the epitome of "Decadent" literature. It profoundly influenced works like Oscar Wilde's ""The Picture of Dorian Gray""1.  Background:  Huysmans, the author, underwent a significant shift in his writing style. His early works were Naturalist, depicting the drudgery of working-class life in Paris.  However, he found this approach limiting and decided to apply the minutely documented realistic detail to a portrait of an exceptional individual: Jean des Esseintes.  The character of Des Esseintes is partly based on Huysmans himself, sharing similar tastes but taken to greater extremes. Huysmans transformed this "wild and gloomy fantasy" into the novel ""À rebours""12.  "Against Nature" invites readers into a world of decadence, introspection, and aesthetic obsession."

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  Stupid Lawyer

  Ashok Bhasin

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  Chetan Mohan, a naval engineer, was falsely implicated in a case and was convicted by the trial court without appreciating the facts Bhavika, a young lawyer got him acquitted from High Court but that took a long five years' time to conclude that Chetan was innocent. He came out of jail and started meeting all those powerful persons, whom he thought were behind his wrongful confinement. He had two queries in his mind, one, why he was arrested and two, why he didn't get justice from judicial system. Meera, a crime reporter helped him by way of exposing those powerful persons After fifteen days of his release, a dead body with mutilated face was found. On follow up, police found a suicide note written by Chetan. ACP was asked not to do the investigation, as the suicide note named a person. sitting in a powerful position. ACP was not happy. He took services of Rajbir, an SIO, posted at DRI to uncover the mystery of dead body. Rajbir started collecting the evidences discretely. Meera confronted the ACP. She on her own aggressively investigated the matter. She got the copy of suicide note and some more clues from 'a source and finally came across a document, which helped her to find the truth. Who was this source? Bhavika made a stupid mistake. What was the mistake? Did the mistake go unnoticed? What happened to those powerful persons? The plot unfolds.

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  Mrs Balfame

  Gertrude Atherton

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  Enid Belfame: 42 years old, 22 of them as a married woman; eminently respectable; founder of The Friday Club; small town dignitary; a paragon of virtue. But does she have what it takes to commit murder? And will the young and handsome Dwight Rush benefit if she does?

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