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  The Complete Works of F Scott...

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

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  What happens when the American Dream begins to fade?
  
  The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald brings together the full literary legacy of one of America's most celebrated writers and the defining voice of the Jazz Age. Through elegant prose and emotional precision, Fitzgerald captured the glamour, excess, hope, and heartbreak of a generation chasing beauty, success, and meaning.
  
  This comprehensive collection includes Fitzgerald's major novels, short stories, and essays—exploring themes of love and ambition, wealth and illusion, youth and regret. From dazzling parties and restless romance to quiet disillusionment, his work reveals the fragile cost of dreaming too brightly.
  
  Romantic, tragic, and sharply observant, Fitzgerald's writing remains timeless, offering a mirror to both his era and our own.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  All novels, short stories, and essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  
  Iconic works such as The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night
  
  Jazz Age glamour alongside deep moral reflection
  
  A cornerstone collection of American modernist literature
  
  Studied worldwide and endlessly influential, Fitzgerald's works remain essential reading for anyone drawn to classic fiction, literary romance, and the enduring question of what it means to dream.
  
  Step into the glitter—and the truth behind it. Buy now and experience the complete works of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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  The Chimes

  Charles Dickens

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  The Chimes is a powerful and emotionally charged novella by Charles Dickens that delivers a passionate critique of social injustice, poverty, and moral hypocrisy. Written as part of Dickens's Christmas books, the story blends realism with supernatural elements to challenge harsh attitudes toward the poor in Victorian society.
  
  The story follows Toby "Trotty" Veck, a humble ticket-porter whose life has been shaped by hardship and self-doubt. Influenced by the cold philosophies of the wealthy and powerful, Trotty comes to believe that poverty is a personal failure and that people like himself are a burden on society. On New Year's Eve, as the church bells—known as the Chimes—ring out, Trotty experiences a series of haunting visions that force him to confront the devastating consequences of despair, injustice, and social cruelty.
  
  Through these visions, Dickens exposes the damaging effects of neglect, exploitation, and moral indifference, particularly toward working-class families. At the same time, the story offers a message of hope, emphasizing compassion, social responsibility, and the possibility of renewal.
  
  The Chimes is a moving blend of social protest and spiritual awakening. With its vivid imagery, emotional intensity, and enduring moral message, the novella stands as a heartfelt call for empathy and reform, reminding readers that kindness, understanding, and human dignity must lie at the heart of any just society.

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  Behind a Mask

  Louisa May Alcott

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  Jean Muir is young, charming, and talented. As she diligently works as the Governess of young Bella Coventry, the men of the house seem to fall about her, won over by her charm and mysterious air. But is she really all that she seems...?  
  Written by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women in 1866, and considered a masterpiece in the genre.  
  Narrated by Michael Ward.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  F Scott itzgerald, H G Wells,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  Within these ten stories our authors including Edgar Allan Poe, H G Wells, Guy de Maupassant and a host of others demonstrate the power and the motivation that revenge demands.  Yes, the pen is mightier and more brutal than the sword. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - Revenge - An Introduction 
  02 - Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald 
  03 - The Cone by H G Wells 
  04 - The Hand by Guy de Maupassant 
  05 - The Cask of Amontillardo by Edgar Allan Poe 
  06 - The Signal by Vsevolod Garshin 
  07 - The Caballero's Way by O Henry 
  08 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 
  09 - The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane 
  10 - The Scapegoat by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  11 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

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  The Arrow of Heaven

  Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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  “The Arrow of Heaven” is one of the most thrilling and mysterious Father Brown stories written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. 
  A wealthy and influential man is struck down by what seems to be a weapon descending from the sky — a crime as impossible as it is terrifying. 
  Father Brown, the humble priest with extraordinary insight into human nature, unravels this dark puzzle not through force, but through quiet observation, wisdom, and an understanding of the human heart. 
  ⭐ About This Audiobook 
  This recording offers a clean, atmospheric, and faithful reading of one of the most gripping mysteries in the Father Brown collection. 
  Ideal for listeners who enjoy:classic detective fictionFather Brown mysteriesphilosophical and psychological storytellingvintage crime literaturequiet, tension-filled mysteries 
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  The End of the Affair

  Graham Greene

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  Graham Greene’s masterful novel of love and betrayal in World War II London is “undeniably a major work of art” (The New Yorker).   Maurice Bendrix, a writer in Clapham during the Blitz, develops an acquaintance with Sarah Miles, the bored, beautiful wife of a dull civil servant named Henry. Maurice claims it’s to divine a character for his novel-in-progress. That’s the first deception. What he really wants is Sarah, and what Sarah needs is a man with passion. So begins a series of reckless trysts doomed by Maurice’s increasing romantic demands and Sarah’s tortured sense of guilt. Then, after Maurice miraculously survives a bombing, Sarah ends the affair—quickly, absolutely, and without explanation. It’s only when Maurice crosses paths with Sarah’s husband that he discovers the fallout of their duplicity—and it’s more unexpected than Maurice, Henry, or Sarah herself could have imagined.   Adapted for film in both 1956 and 1999, Greene’s novel of all that inspires love—and all that poisons it—is “singularly moving and beautiful” (Evelyn Waugh).

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