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  Lafcadio Hearn - A Short Story...

  Lafcadio Hearn

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  Lafcadio Hearn was born on the 27th June 1850 on the Ionian isle of Levkás in Greece to a British Army officer and a Greek Mother. 
   
  His father, fearing for his career prospects at being married to a Greek Orthodox wife, sent them to Dublin whilst he continued to advance his career with further postings.  Life there was difficult for mother and son.  His father returned, wounded and traumatised, when Lafcadio was three.  He annulled the marriage and she remarried but had to give up care of Lafcadio to her sister-in law.   
   
  After brief periods for Catholic education in England and France he emigrated to Ohio in the United States when he was 19, taking on a series of casual jobs before embarking on a career as a journalist, publishing poems and essays in Cincinnati.  It was whilst here that he began a side-line in translating, starting with Gautier and Flaubert.  He married in 1874 to a 20 year old African-American woman in violation of Ohio's anti-miscegenation law.  The marriage soon failed. 
   
  In 1877 he relocated to New Orleans to write on a variety of themes before picking up a two year assignment from Harper’s to write in the West Indies, where he also wrote his first novel. 
   
  In 1890 Harper’s sent him to Japan.  Here he left journalism and took the remarkable decision to become a schoolteacher in the north of Japan.   Enraptured by the culture he was driven to explain it in various Western publications to those who had little, if any, knowledge of its culture.  Within the year he had fallen in love with, and married, a high-born Japanese lady, together they would have four children.   
   
  In 1895 he became a Japanese national and took the name Koizumi Yakumo, Koizumi being his wife’s family name. 
   
  The following few years, whilst a professor of Literature at the Imperial University of Japan, were his most creative and admired period.   
   
  Lafcadio Hearn died of heart failure on the 26th of September 1904, in Tokyo, Japan shortly before leaving to deliver a series of lectures at Cornell University in New York State.  He was 54. 
   
  1 - Lafcadio Hearn - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  2 - A Dead Secret by Lafcadio Hearn 
  3 - Before the Supreme Court by Lafcadio Hearn 
  4 - Diplomacy by Lafcadio Hearn 
  5 - L'Amour Apres La Mort by Lafcadio Hearn 
  6 - Of A Promise Broken by Lafcadio Hearn 
  7 - Stranger Than Fiction by Lafcadio Hearn 
  8 - The Corpse Rider by Lafcadio Hearn 
  9 - The Ghostly Kiss by Lafcadio Hearn 
  10 - The Undying One by Lafcadio Hearn 
  11 - The Vision of the Dead Creole by Lafcadio Hearn

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  Great Gatsby The: Original 1925...

  Francis Scott Fitzgerald

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  The Great Jazz Age Novel_______The 1925 Original Version, with Classroom History_______The Great Gatsby is considered F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus, exploring themes of decadence, idealism, social stigmas, patriarchal norms, and the deleterious effects of unencumbered wealth in capitalistic society, set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. At its heart, it's a cautionary tale, a revealing look into the darker side to the American Dream."When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction—Gatsby who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of the "creative temperament"—it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again. No—Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men..."

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  The Family Hour A 30 Pack...

  Collected by Dennis Edward Delaney

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  The Family Hour A 30 Pack Variety Of Old Time Radio Shows 
  Collected by Dennis Edward Delaney - Narrator Dennis Edward DelaneyAbout this Audiobook 
  Cover Design by David Earl DeWitt | ZacaPublishing.com 
  Featuring Don Ameche, Frances Langford, Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Alan Ladd, William Conrad, James Arness, Boris Karloff, Greer Garson, Ray Milland, Eve Arden, Dick Powell, Peter Lorre, Robert Taylor, John Wayne and many others. 
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  The Ford Theatre - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 
  The Bickersons - Everybody Has A Baby 
  Black Museum - The .22 Caliber Pistol 
  Bold Venture - Russian Roulette 
  Box 13 - House of Darkness 
  The Clock - Jungle Drums 
  Crime Classics - Good Evening, My Name Is Jack the Ripper 
  Escape - Three Skeleton Key 
  Gunsmoke - Home Surgery 
  Inner Sanctum - Corridor of Doom  
  The Lone Ranger - Horse Thieves Steal Silver 
  The African Queen - Humphrey Bogart and Greer Garson 
  Mystery in the Air - The Great Barastro - Peter Lorre 
  Nero Wolfe - The Calculated Risk - Sydney Greenstreet 
  Our Miss Brooks - The Surprise Party - Eve Arden  
  The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - The Fatted Calf 
  Quiet Please - The Thing on the Fourble Board 
  Richard Diamond - The Singing Critic-Dick Powell 
  Sam Spade - The Death Bed Caper-Howard Duff 
  Screen Directors' Playhouse-Stagecoach-John Wayne 
  Screen Directors' Playhouse - The Dark Mirror-Olivia de Havilland 
  Suspense - The House In Cypress Canyon 
  Lights Out - The Devil and Mr. O 
  The Shadow - Orson Welles 
  Screen Directors' Playhouse - The Uninvited - Ray Milland  
  The Whistler-Urge to Kill 
  The Weird Circle - The Warning 
  Superman - The Baby from Krypton - Clark Kent Reporter - Landslide 
  Quiet Please - The Thing on the Fourble Board 
  The Lives of Harry Lime - Rogues Gallery 
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  Jane Eyre

  Charlotte Brontë

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  Jane Eyre is a timeless classic of English literature that blends romance, mystery, and moral depth into a powerful story of personal resilience and emotional integrity. First published in 1847, the novel remains one of the most influential and beloved works of the Victorian era.
  
  The story follows Jane Eyre, an orphaned girl who grows up facing cruelty, injustice, and isolation. Intelligent, passionate, and fiercely independent, Jane endures a harsh childhood and a strict education before becoming a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets the brooding and enigmatic master of the house, Mr. Rochester, and a deep, complex bond begins to form between them.
  
  As Jane navigates love, loyalty, and self-respect, dark secrets emerge that challenge her values and force her to make difficult choices. Throughout her journey, Jane refuses to sacrifice her moral principles or sense of self, even when faced with temptation, hardship, and heartbreak.
  
  More than a romance, Jane Eyre is a profound exploration of identity, equality, faith, and the struggle for independence in a restrictive society. With its strong heroine, emotional intensity, and enduring themes, the novel continues to resonate with readers around the world as a powerful testament to courage, conscience, and the pursuit of true love.

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  Jane Eyre

  Jane Eyre

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  "Jane Eyre" is a novel written by Charlotte Bronte and first published in 1847. It is a Bildungsroman that follows the life of the titular character, Jane Eyre, from her childhood in an abusive household to her years as a governess and, ultimately, to her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel is known for its themes of religion, morality, women's independence, and social criticism, and it incorporates elements of social realism, melodrama, and gothic horror.

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  The Harvester

  Gene Stratton-Porter

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  A man at one with nature finds himself enchanted by a vision in this classic Midwestern romance from the naturalist and author of The Keeper of the Bees.   David Langston, the Harvester, allows his dog to decide his fate every year—to join the money-making scramble in the noise and grime of the city, or continue harvesting the goldenseal, mullein, and ginseng in the woods around their country home. Every year, his dog Bel chooses correctly—for they are both creatures of the woods.   But this year, there is another matter to ponder. Should Langston remain alone—or should he go courting? There are pros and cons of course—mostly cons—that bang around in Langston’s mind. That is, until he sees a ghostly vision near the lake, a slender dark-haired woman wrapped in robes of white, lovelier than any he has ever seen in his twenty-six years. And then one day he sees her crying in the woods. Ruth Jameson is a girl caught in a bad situation, and Langston finds himself willing to do anything to help her and make her every wish come true.  Praise for the writing of Gene Stratton-Porter   “As famous in the early 1900s as J.K. Rowling is now . . . Her natural settings, wholesome themes and strong lead characters fulfilled the public’s desires to connect with nature and give children positive role models.” —Smithsonian Magazine   “Her narrative is entertaining, her enthusiasm catching.” —The New York Times

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