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A compelling account of a paranormal researcher, who shares his personal experiences in an old haunted house called the "Old Sheradon House", which he shares in an interview done by an anonymous journalist. This house is not only haunted but much much more as it happens to turn out. Please review this book, if you liked it!
Catherine Ann Stevens was born on 20th September 1803 in Borough Green, Kent. She was mainly home-schooled. Her marriage to Major John Crowe seemed to be an unhappy one, although she had a son in 1823. By 1838 she was separated and living in Edinburgh where she was friends with several writers including de Quincey and Thackeray. By this time too her writing had given her both an audience and an income. In 1841 ‘The Adventures of Susan Hopley’ was the first of her books to establish her as a novelist and was followed by several others. She also wrote two plays, both with historical themes. A verse tragedy ‘Aristodemus’ (1838) and the melodramatic ‘The Cruel Kindness’ (1853) brought further but limited success. ‘The Adventures of Susan Hopley’ was reprinted several times as well as turned into a play and a penny serial. Her stories were also in demand from periodicals such as the weekly Chambers' Edinburgh Journal and Dickens's Household Words. Her own writing interests, inspired by German writers, turned to supernatural subjects. The collection ‘The Night-side of Nature’ (1848) became her most popular work. However, a bizarre episode happened in Edinburgh in February 1854, when she was discovered naked one night, convinced that spirits had rendered her invisible. After treatment she is said to have made a complete recovery. In her later literary career Crowe also wrote a number of children’s books. She now lived mainly in London though at times she settled abroad. In 1861 her finances tightened, and she sold her copyrights. In 1871 she moved to Folkstone Catherine Crowe died in Folkstone on 14th June 1876.Voir livre
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri on the 30th November 1835 and is far better known by his pen name of Mark Twain. An American writer and humorist of the first order he is perhaps best known for his novels ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and its sequel ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ which are often described with that mythic line The Great American Novel. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri which would later provide the backdrop to these great novels. Apprenticed to a printer he also became a typesetter and then a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi. Later, heading west with his brother Orion to make his fortune, he failed at gold mining and instead turned to journalism and thence his true calling as a writer of humorous stories where his wit and humor sparkled from every paragraph, his craft evident with every page and punctured target. A staunch supporter of copyright protections this helped him keep much of the wealth his writing created, though much money was also lost on investments that he pursued in his love for science and technology as well as investing in his own inventions. Twain was born during a visit by Halley’s comet, and he predicted that he would go out with it as well. He died the day after its subsequent return on 21st April 1910, at his house, Stormfield, located in Redding, Connecticut.Voir livre
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.Voir livre
Something About Ann is a historical fiction novella with eleven short stories. The novella and the short stories follow a group of soldiers who faced a traumatic experience in Vietnam but remained close after returning to the States. Violence and turmoil continue to haunt the soldiers as they try to normalize their lives. Sometimes relying on the help of each other, and sometimes relying on the skills they’ve gained in combat, most prevail.Voir livre
Discovering Night Falls is a collection of soothing bedtime stories designed to help you relax, unwind, and fall asleep more easily. Set beside a quiet, luminescent waterfall hidden amongst ancient pines, these calming sleepy stories invite you into the fantasy world of Night Falls - a place where time slows, the fire burns low and steady, and the boundary between the ordinary and the magical begins to soften. Narrated by Geoffrey Austin Newland, in a soft Scottish voice, each bedtime story is shared as if by firelight, with gentle tales of quiet adventure, unexpected friendships, and life lived close to the land. As you listen, you may find yourself wandering through moonlit forests, sheltering from rainstorms, or discovering hidden worlds beneath the surface of the lake - where underwater cities, ancient magic, and long-forgotten stories quietly exist. There’s a quiet thread of magic running through Night Falls — in the water, the forest, and the stories themselves — creating a gentle, fantasy-inspired world designed to help you relax and drift away from the everyday. Perfect for bedtime, insomnia, anxiety, or even busy thoughts at night, Discovering Night Falls offers a gentle sleep aid and a peaceful escape into a world of warmth, stillness… helping you let go, settle in, and drift into sleep.Voir livre
A collection of 21 short stories illustrated by Becky Purton A masquerade mask reveals a young woman's innermost secrets. A grieving woman uses cocoa beans to open a door between worlds. Leaving her thesis behind, a graduate student crosses into fairyland. An aging grandmother recounts her post-war encounter with a shapeshifter who brought out new desires. Myth, folklore, and magic come together as characters in this heartwarming collection to conquer everyday challenges with strength and resilience.Voir livre
