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  Dracula's Guest - The...

  Bram Stoker

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  The chapter cut from Dracula before publication, with eight further tales collected by Stoker's widow two years after his death. A traveller ignores his coachman and spends Walpurgis Night in a Bavarian churchyard; a judge's chamber turns out to have a use for its bell-rope; a shipwreck log records what came ashore in a coffin. Paintings of moonlit graveyards, Carpathian forest and Victorian dread. The Gilded Library decoration is bats in flight, a grave slab and a wolf's head.

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  Man Size in Marble - From their...

  Edith Nesbit

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  Edith Nesbit was born on the 15th August 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey.   
  Due to the health issues and tuberculosis of her sister Mary, Nesbit’s early life was one of constant changes of house both in England and on the continent. 
  At age 17, Nesbit met Hubert Bland and they married three years later―whilst she was 7 months pregnant.  Bland also kept his affair with another woman going throughout their marriage and the two children of that relationship were raised by Nesbit as well as her own three with Bland. 
  Together they were founder members of the Fabian Society in 1884 naming their son Fabian in its honour.  They also edited the Society's journal; ‘Today’.  Nesbit was an active lecturer and prolific writer on socialism during those years but gradually her work for them dwindled as her career as a children’s writer grew.  Her most famous success was ‘The Railway Children’ but she was also very prolific and greatly accomplished in poetry, short stories―especially her macabre ghost and supernatural stories―and novels for adults.  
  In February 1917, some three years after the death of Bland she married Thomas ‘the Skipper’ Tucker in Woolwich, where he was a ship's engineer on the Woolwich Ferry. 
  Edith Nesbit died from lung cancer on the 4th May 1924 at her house ‘The Long Boat’ at Jesson, St Mary's Bay, New Romney in Kent.  She was 65.

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  The Daughters of the Late Colonel

  Katherine Mansfield

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  "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in May 1921.
  In bed, Constantia suggests giving her late father's top hat to the porter, but her sister Josephine disagrees. After thinking about letters to be sent to Ceylon, they hear a noise coming from a mouse. Constantia thinks how sad it must be for the mouse with no crumbs around. The last time the sisters saw their father, Nurse Andrews was stationed by the bedside; the Colonel opened only one eye, glaring at his daughters before dying. Nurse Andrews, whom they invited to stay for a week after the Colonel died, is annoying them by overeating. Mr. Farolles, a clergyman who offers to arrange the funeral, visits and suggests they take Holy Communion, to feel better, but the sisters demur.

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  Short Fiction

  Akutagawa Ryūnosuke

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  Akutagawa Ryūnosuke was a respected author in pre-WWII Japan. He was well-read, and having received a Westernized education, his work blends traditional themes of Japanese culture with Western concepts. This edition collects the handful of English translations in the U.S. public domain of his nearly 200 short stories. The stories deal with a variety of themes and concepts: "The Nose" is a tale about vanity and perception of one's image, "Rashōmon" deals with morality in the face of necessity, and "The Story of a Fallen Head" is an anti-war story. Akutagawa often ends his stories with a reflection related to the plot, spoken either by a character or by the narrator to the reader. Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (died 1927) was a major literary figure of the early 20th century. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, Various Translators exemplifies the narrative craft and social insight that defined great storytelling of its era. Literary fiction of this period was characterized by careful attention to character psychology, social milieu, and the moral questions that animated public discourse.

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  The Idiot

  Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky

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  What happens when a genuinely compassionate man enters a society driven by pride, desire, ambition, and deception?
  
  Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot follows Prince Myshkin, a man whose openness, compassion, and sincerity place him at odds with the complicated social world around him.
  
  As Myshkin becomes involved with a group of passionate and deeply conflicted characters, the novel explores love, jealousy, innocence, morality, wealth, social status, and the struggle between goodness and human weakness.
  
  Dostoevsky combines psychological depth, emotional drama, and philosophical reflection to create one of the most memorable portraits of human nature in Russian literature.
  
  Discover Dostoevsky's unforgettable exploration of innocence, compassion, love, and the contradictions of human society.

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  The Ebony Frame

  Edith Nesbit

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  What if a single work of art could change your life forever?
  
  In The Ebony Frame, Edith Nesbit blends Gothic mystery, fantasy, and psychological suspense into a captivating story where beauty and obsession become inseparably intertwined. When an enigmatic portrait captures more than admiration, reality begins to blur with imagination, drawing readers into an unforgettable tale filled with mystery, longing, and unexpected consequences.
  
  Renowned for her imaginative storytelling, Nesbit creates an atmospheric narrative rich with vivid descriptions, compelling characters, and an ever-growing sense of wonder and unease. As the boundaries between the ordinary and the supernatural begin to fade, every chapter deepens the intrigue without revealing its carefully guarded secrets.
  
  Both haunting and thought-provoking, The Ebony Frame explores timeless themes of art, desire, illusion, and the power of imagination. Its elegant prose and subtle supernatural elements make it a rewarding read for fans of Gothic fiction, fantasy, and classic literary tales.
  
  Celebrated as one of Edith Nesbit's finest works of supernatural fiction, The Ebony Frame continues to enchant readers with its distinctive blend of mystery, romance, and fantasy. Its enduring appeal has secured its place among the treasured classics of Gothic literature.
  
  Lose yourself in a story where beauty, mystery, and the supernatural collide. Download The Ebony Frame today and discover a timeless Gothic classic that continues to captivate readers.

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