Publisher: BookRix
A story about an strange encounter with an angel in a huge haunted mansion. Frank Grebnar meets this being, which not only amazes him, but warns him to not visit the mansion again. Please review this book, if you liked it!
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev was born on 21st August in Oryol, Russia to a middle-class family of Polish, Ukranian and Finnish ancestry. He studied law in Moscow before working as a police-court reporter for a daily newspaper. His literary efforts at this time were confined to poetry and those he did try to get published were all rejected. In 1898 his first short story ‘Bargamot and Garaska’, published in the ‘Kurier’ newspaper caught the attention and friendship of Maxim Gorky. Andreyev now discarded any other career path apart from that of author. His first collection of short stories appeared in 1901 and sold over a quarter of a million copies. He was a sensation. Using his interest in psychology and psychiatry gave him an almost unrivalled ability to delve into the human psyche and create astonishing characters. During the first Russian revolution Andreyev was a staunch defender of democratic ideals and many of his stories reflected the heated mood of the times. With the 1905 Revolution’s failure his work became pessimistic and despairing. By the beginning of the following decade he began losing his audience to new literary movements such as the Futurists. He published little after 1914 except political writings, instead working as the literary editor of the ‘Russian Will’ newspaper. When the Bolsheviks took power he sensed catastrophe was coming and moved to Finland where he spent his last years in poverty distraught at the outcome of the Revolution. Leonid Andreyev died of heart failure on 12th September 1919 at the age of 48 in Mustamäki, Finland. His classic story ‘Lazarus’ brilliantly tells the story of Christ’s disciple, forced to wander the earth for all time is both chilling and heart-breaking in its Russian setting.Show book
"The time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer." In a world obsessed with productivity and complex rituals, Brother Lawrence offers a liberating alternative. The Practice of the Presence of God reveals how a former soldier and footman—who described himself as a "clumsy blockhead"—transformed the menial labor of a monastery kitchen into a profound spiritual sanctuary. His "method" requires no special posture, no silent retreat, and no advanced degree; it simply requires an ongoing, conversational intimacy with the divine during every waking moment. Whether you are washing dishes, answering emails, or navigating a busy commute, Lawrence's wisdom shows that the "sacred" is not a place you go, but a perspective you carry. Brother Lawrence famously claimed that he possessed God as peacefully in the "clatter of his kitchen" as if he were on his knees before the Blessed Sacrament. He teaches that by performing every small act out of love, we eliminate the divide between our "spiritual lives" and our "real lives." Long before the modern mindfulness movement, Lawrence perfected the art of staying in the present. His focus on "pure love" and the "habitual silent conversation" serves as a powerful antidote to modern anxiety and the feeling of being constantly overwhelmed by "needless thoughts." This book has remained in print for over 300 years because it is arguably the most accessible spiritual guide ever written. It is a favorite of world leaders, quiet seekers, and people of all faiths who desire a life of interior depth without withdrawing from the world. It is the ultimate proof that the smallest life can be the most significant. Turn your daily grind into a sacred journey. Purchase "The Practice of the Presence of God" today.Show book
"Horror at Sea" returns! More nautical nightmares: from a ship’s terrifying encounter with something monstrous in Demons of the Sea; to a tale of murder with a touch of maritime superstition in The Jonah. "There’ll be restless nights for thee, upon these seven seas..." Contents: Demons of the Sea by William Hope Hodgson A ship's encounter with something monstrous. The Boat on the Beach by Kadra Maysi Strange was the woman who came down to the boat at night. Table for Two by Arthur Leo Zagat It was just the sea you heard. The Voice in the Dawn by William Hope Hodgson A strange voice greets the crew at dawn. The Horror in the Hold by Frank Belknap Long A tale of the old 'adventurous' days. The Seven Seas Are One by Allison V. Harding The Captain's fate was coming. Drowned Argosies by Jay Wilmer Benjamin The Volcania had gone down. Sea Curse by Robert E. Howard The baneful force of an old woman’s curse. The Horror at Martin's Beach by H. P. Lovecraft A horrifying creature killed by sailors at sea. The Harbor of Ghosts by M. J. Bardine The ghosts of ships that had foundered. When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead by Robert Peery The mariners came up out of the sea. The Jonah by Guy Pain A murder, with a touch of maritime superstition. A Tropical Horror by William Hope Hodgson A ship attacked by a monstrous sea creature. Bells of Oceana by Arthur J. Burks Something deadly in the uncharted waters. Death of the Kraken by David H. Keller In the Sargasso Sea are many monsters.Show book
In Mary Shelley's "The Mourner," Horace Neville encounters the deeply troubled Ellen Burnet, who is shrouded in sorrow from a traumatic past. As he becomes increasingly drawn to her, he learns of her overwhelming guilt linked to her father's death and her contemplation of suicide. Their connection reveals Ellen's complex emotional landscape, marked by despair and longing for redemption.Show book
“One of the more colorful gods in the pantheon of international literary myth . . . [Bolaño] follows his restless talent down every available rabbit hole.” —Sam Anderson, New York“When I read Roberto Bolaño, I think: Everything is possible again.” —Nicole Krauss, author of To Be a ManThis program is read by award-winning narrator André Santana.. . . because stories like this don’t have an ending . . . Gathering the short works, in various states of completion, found on Roberto Bolaño’s computer shortly after his death, Posthumous Stories is animated by indeterminacy. Fragments of fantasies, memories, monologues, fears, and dreams proceed one into the other, seeming neither to begin nor to end. Each is haunted by time: its tick, its weight, its eternity. Forever open, and forever becoming, these stories make collaborators of us all, and offer, like a ghost, the great gift of infinity.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.Show book
Someone at a party describes you as an “indoor kind of girl.” What does that even mean? You don’t know, but you spend the following week obsessing about it. You watch three seasons of ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ in two days. You get a pet turtle. You absent-mindedly paint what ends up looking like your high school’s football coach, but naked. You go backpacking in Australia for a few months. You try speaking with a New York accent in public, just to see if people like that version of you better. The comment still haunts you. An “indoor kind of girl.” You feel like you’re that person, but you’re not that person.Show book
