Editorial: BookRix
A compelling tale of the dreaded creature, which is known under many names, but most common it is simply called "The Yowie". An agnostic meets a creature, which turns his whole view of eternity around. A very interesting story about an unusual encounter with a Yowie. Please review this book, if you liked it!
Lose yourself in the magic of storytelling with Timeless Classic Short Stories: Classics through The Ages, a must-have anthology for every serious audiobook listener that brings together unforgettable short fiction by some of the greatest writers in literary history, including Anton Chekhov, Charles Dickens, Rabindranath Tagore and Oscar Wilde. From haunting gothic mysteries and sharply observed social dramas to poignant character studies and deliciously witty comedies, each story showcases the power of classic literature in its most concentrated, impactful form. Expertly crafted for audio by narrator Stefan Kaye, every tale is brought to life with expressive, immersive narration that highlights the rhythm, emotion, and nuance of the original prose, making these masterpieces feel fresh, accessible, and irresistibly engaging for modern ears. If you love rich storytelling and the art of the short story, this is the essential audio edition you'll return to again and again.Ver libro
John Gould Fletcher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on 3rd January 1886 to a socially prominent family. He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover before advancing to Harvard University which he attended from 1903 to 1907, before dropping out after his father's death. As a young man Fletcher spent many years in England where he became part of the influential Imagist group of poets together with Amy Lowell and Ezra Pound. His first marriage came from a resumed relationship with the now married Florence Emily ‘Daisy’ Arbuthnot. Her adultery with Fletcher was the grounds for her divorce from Malcolm Arbuthnot. They married on 5th July 1916 but later divorced. Fletcher first published in 1912, with ‘The Dominant City’ too much praise and admiration and followed this with other well-regarded volumes such as ‘Irradiations: Sand and Spray’, and ‘Goblins and Pagodas’. In the late 1920s and 1930s Fletcher became increasingly active with a group of Southern writers and poets known as the Southern Agrarians. They published the classic ‘I'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition’. Although he was highly regarded as a poet he was not very prolific. However, such was the undoubted quality that in 1939 he received the Pulitzer Prize for his work ‘Selected Poems’. He was the first poet from the south to receive such an accolade. Fletcher’s other passion and pursuit was as an authority on modern painting, a subject on which he also published. A second marriage followed in 1936 to the children’s author, Charlie May Simon. They built ‘Johnswood’, a residence on the bluffs of the Arkansas River and travelled frequently to New York for shots of modern culture and intellectual stimulation as well as to the American West and South for the climate after Fletcher developed chronic arthritis. In 1937 he wrote his autobiography, ‘Life is My Song’. His developing passion for his roots and background resulted in the writing of a history of his State and published in 1947; ‘Arkansas’. By now Fletcher was suffering from bouts of depression and on 10th May 1950, he committed suicide by drowning himself in a pond near his home in Little Rock, Arkansas.Ver libro
Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio. When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio. Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years. He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the US-Spanish War of 1898. He then entered Wittenberg Academy in Springfield, Ohio to complete his education before moving back to Chicago to take up a writing job. In 1904 he married Cornelia Lane, her family had resources and Anderson was keen, with this family backing, to run a business. The early years of their marriage produced 3 children but a nervous breakdown in 1907 and another in 1912, despite his success as a business entrepreneur, resulted in him abandoning his family and deciding that a literary career would be best for him. A move back to Chicago resulted in a job in advertising, a divorce from Cornelia and marriage to Tennessee Mitchell. That same year his first book ‘Windy McPherson’s Son’ was released and in 1919, his most famous book, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, a collection of short stories about life in an Ohio town was released. Anderson continued to write short stories, novels and non-fiction but his only true bestseller came with ‘Dark Laughter’. His influence on writers that followed, from Faulkner to Hemingway, was immense. He also married a further two times. Sherwood Anderson died in in Colón, Panama, on the 8th March, 1941. He was 64. An autopsy revealed that a swallowed toothpick had resulted in peritonitis. His headstone epitaph reads ‘Life, Not Death is the Great Adventure.’Ver libro
Ryūnosuke Niihara was born in Kyōbashi, Tokyo in Japan on the 1st March 1892. Sadly, his mother suffered severe mental illness after his birth and so, at only eight months old, he was sent to be raised by his maternal uncle and aunt, from whom he received the Akutagawa family name. He was fascinated by classical Chinese literature from his early years and began writing after entering what was then the Tokyo Imperial University in 1913 to study English Literature. The following year Akutagawa and his friends revived the literary journal ‘New Currents of Thought’ which published their own works and translations of such icons as W B Yeats and Anatole France. Akutagawa published "Rashōmon" in 1915 and whilst it was disliked by his friends everyone else knew better. As other short stories followed so did his growing literary reputation as the father of the Japanese short story. Much of his work reinterpreted former classical works and incidents and this, melded with his strong dislike of naturalism, produced a writer of rare and genuine quality. His character palette featured strong and domineering women, mainly based on his mother and the aunt who helped raise him. In 1921, he spent four months in China as a reporter. Whilst there his health was compromised by several illnesses and both his physical and mental health spiralled downwards. He began to suffer from hallucinations and dreaded that he might have inherited his mother’s mental disorders. Although he survived one suicide attempt Ryūnosuke Akutagawa died on the 24th July 1927 in Tokyo from an overdose of Veronal, a barbiturate. He was 35.Ver libro
A collection of stories exploring the struggles of the unconcious mind. Contents: Vale of the Corbies by Arthur J. Burks (Weird Tales, 1925) Dreams of an unkindness of ravens. A Dream of Red Hands by Bram Stoker (The Sketch, 1894) The sad tale of a man plagued by terrible nightmares. Thirteen Phantasms by Clark Ashton Smith (The Fantasy Magazine, 1936) A series of strange visions torment a sick man. The Lady in Gray by Donald Wandrei (Weird Tales, 1933) A strange woman and a loathsome gray slug. The Crawling Chaos by H. P. Lovecraft (Beyond the Wall of Sleep, 1943) The consequences of dabbling with opium. The Watcher at the Door by Henry Kuttner (Weird Tales, 1939) The horrible dreams of a man called Edward Keene. The Man in the Tree by Ian Gordon (That Time of the Night, 2023) A boy visited by a strange figure in a tree overlooking his bedroom window. What Waits in Darkness by Loretta Burrough (Weird Tales, 1935) A dreadful recurrent dream. A Vignette by M. R. James (The London Mercury, 1936) Nightmares connected to a haunted plantation. The Dream Snake by Robert E. Howard (Weird Tales, 1928) A terrified individual recounts the details of a recurring nightmare.Ver libro
Some weaknesses even a hero can never overcome Midland City's resident superhero Quickness can fight off his nemesis Doctor Oto all day and night... but his ultimate vulnerability might finally prove to be his all too human human heart. From A. J. Payler, author of World of Heroes, Bank Error in Your Favor, and Terror Next Door comes Dry Eye Syndrome—a story of heroes, villains, and the choices we all have to make in life. Includes bonus, never-before-released original comic book script version of the story!Ver libro
