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  The Silence

  John Galsworthy

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  John Galsworthy was born in Kingston Upon Thames in Surrey, on August 14th 1867.  The family was wealthy and well established.  John was schooled at Harrow and New College, Oxford before training as a barrister. But law was not for him. 
  Galsworthy first published in 1897 with a collection of short stories entitled “The Four Winds”.  Initially he published as 'John Sinjohn' but after the death of his father in 1904 he published as John Galsworthy. 
  Much of his early work was as Plays for which he dealt with social issues and the class system. From there it was but a short step to the works for which he won the Nobel Prize and for which he is so well remembered; The Forsythe Sage trilogy. 
  Although sympathetic to his characters, he reveals their insular, snobbish, and somewhat greedy attitudes and suffocating moral codes. In his writings he campaigns for prison reform, women's rights, animal welfare, and the opposition of censorship as well as a recurring theme of an unhappy marriage from the women’s side. 
  John Galsworthy died from a brain tumour at his London home, Grove Lodge, Hampstead on January 31st 1933. In accordance with his will he was cremated at Woking with his ashes then being scattered over the South Downs from an aeroplane.

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  Anthony Hope - A Short Story...

  Anthony Hope

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  Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins was born on 9th February 1863 in Clapton, London.  
   
  He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, Marlborough College and Balliol College, Oxford.  Hope trained as a lawyer and barrister and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1887. Despite what was thought to be a promising legal career he had literary ambitions and wrote in his spare time. 
   
  His early works appeared in various periodicals of the day but for his first book ‘A Man of Mark’ (1890), with no publisher interested, he published with his own resources.  
   
  More novels and short stories followed, including the mildly successful ‘Mr Witt's Widow’ in 1892. Hope even found time to run as the Liberal candidate for Wycombe in the election that same year but was unsuccessful. 
   
  His first major literary success came with ‘The Dolly Dialogues’, a collection of previously published magazine pieces followed very quickly by his instant classic, ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’. He now gave up the vestiges of his legal career to pursue writing full-time. 
   
  Despite never again reaching the same pinnacle of success he was popular and wrote prolifically across novels, plays and of course, short stories though his writing output rapidly diminished after the war. 
   
  In 1918 he was knighted for his contribution to propaganda efforts during World War I.  
   
  His short stories are delicate, mannered and often surprising with their wit, humour and interplay of characters who say one thing and usually mean another.  He was very definitely a writer of escapist rather than serious fare but they are no less enjoyable for that. 
   
  Anthony Hope died of throat cancer on 8th July 1933 at his country home, Heath Farm at Walton-on-the-Hill in Surrey. He was 70. 
  1 - Anthony Hope - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  2 - Foreordained by Anthony Hope 
  3 - A Little Joke by Anthony Hope 
  4 - A Guardian of Morality by Anthony Hope 
  5 - Lucifera by Anthony Hope 
  6 - A Sucessful Rehearsal by Anthony Hope 
  7 - Middleton's Model by Anthony Hope 
  8 - How They Stopped the 'Run' by Anthony Hope 
  9 - My Astral Body by Anthony Hope

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  Grimm's Fairy Tales

  Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

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  Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen) is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The collection is commonly known today as Grimms' Fairy Tales (German: Grimms Märchen)

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  Bedtime Stories For Kids: - A...

  Alexa Wood

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  Are you looking for a fun, soothing way to bond with your kids? Does your child have difficulty falling asleep? Do you want to calm your child down, improve their vocabulary, and listening skills? 
    
   If yes, then this little collection of spellbinding stories for kids can help you. 
  These stories put you into the perspective of the main character, placing you directly into the landscape and action of the story, for a first-hand, invigorating experience.  
   You can see and experience everything for yourself, in order to learn more about yourself and your abilities by the time you return to your daily life.  
   Sleep stories are relaxing classic tales and works of literature that are engineered to help you fall asleep faster and stay sleeping through the night.  
   You'll deeply relax your body and mind. 
   In this audiobook you’ll discover stories like: 
  ·        Poor Little Kyle 
  ·        The Tortoise that never gave up 
  ·        The brave Little Panda 
  ·        A happy Zoo Day 
  ·        The Brave 
  ·        The Three Pigs 
  ·        The Lone Wolf 
  ·        Anna and the wicked wood lady 
  And many other stories… 
  Your children will be delighted to hear these stories written especially for them.So, what are you waiting for? You will thank yourself later for choosing to listen to this audiobook.Download this audiobook and improve your life.

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  The Stalled Ox

  Hector Hugh Munro

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  When Theophil Eshley, the bovine painter, is called upon by his neighbour Adela Pingsford to remove a stray ox from her garden things go inevitably and comically wrong. No oxen are harmed in the course of this story, but sadly the same cannot be said of assorted chrysanthemums, drawing rooms and egos.

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  A New Dream - حلم جديد E

  عادل زعيتر

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  هل لديك أحلام تتمنى تحقيقها؟ هل تبدو أحلامك مستحيلة؟ بادو و سيلا و مرمر ثلاثة أصدقاء بدت أحلامهم مستحيلة.. فكروا... دبروا... تعاونوا... حتى أصبح المستحيل ممكنًا!

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