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  Across the Sullen Void - A...

  Ray Bradbury

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  This is a collection of science fiction short stories that were written for the pulp sci-fi magazines of the 1940s - 1950s. It includes new illustrations and minor edits to the original text. The selections were chosen to showcase Ray Bradbury's flavor of science-fiction/fantasy that he became famous for. This includes stories about technological advancement, space exploration, alien invasion, space warfare, encounters with hostile aliens, and trips to alien planets (including Mars). While the stories were written about a future that we have yet to achieve, the human struggles that these stories explore as still as relevant today, as the day they were written.

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  The Yellow Wallpaper

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Audiobook "The Yellow Wallpaper" (original title: "The Yellow Wall-paper. A Story") is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature for its illustration of the attitudes towards mental and physical health of women in the 19th century. It is also lauded as an excellent work of horror fiction. 
  The story is written as a collection of journal entries narrated in the first person. The journal was written by a woman whose physician husband has rented an old mansion for the summer. Forgoing other rooms in the house, the husband confines the woman to an upstairs nursery. As a form of treatment, the husband forbids the journal writer from working or writing, and encourages her to eat well and get plenty of air so that she can recuperate from what he calls a "temporary nervous depression – a slight hysterical tendency", a common diagnosis in women at the time. As the reader continues through the journal entries, they experience the writer's gradual descent into madness with nothing better to do than observe the peeling yellow wallpaper in her room. 
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  Narrated by Abigail Weir 
  Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
  Date of original publication: 1892 
  Genre: short story 
  Language : English 
  Version : unabridged, full/complete 
  Without subtitles

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  The Sixth Bench - From their...

  Robert Barr

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  Robert Barr was born in Glasgow, Scotland on the 16th September 1849.  Five years later the family emigrated to a farm near Muirkirk in Upper Canada.  
  His early years were uneventful as the family settled into their new lives and Barr began his education. 
  A career path as a teacher opened up for him and, by 1874, he had been appointed as headmaster at the Central School at Windsor.  Concurrently he also wrote travel and humourous articles for magazines.  Within two years their success in the regional periodicals encouraged him to change careers to become a reporter and columnist. 
  In August 1876, at age 27, he married Eva Bennett and they began a family. 
  A half decade later he was the exchange editor of the ‘Free Press’ but decided to relocate to London to establish an English edition and to write fiction, which both met with much success. 
  Over the years he was a prolific writer and in 1892, along with Jerome K Jerome, he established ‘The Idler’ magazine and, just after the turn of the century, became its sole proprietor. 
  Although a number of his crime novels and short stories are parodies on Sherlock Holmes and other best-selling detectives of the time, he also wrote short stories across a whole range of subjects and genres usually with intriguing ideas and many laced with wit and humour. 
  Robert Barr died at his home in Woldingham, Surrey of heart disease on the 21st October 1912.  He was 63.

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  All Quiet on the Western Front

  Erich Maria Remarque, A.W. Wheen...

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  Paul Bäumer is just 19 years old when he enlists in the German army during World War I. What starts as a journey full of optimism turns to horror as he encounters the grim reality of trench warfare.  Amid the mud, blood, and chaos of battle, Paul forges deep bonds with his fellow soldiers, but these friendships only heighten the sense of isolation he experiences among civilians. 
   
  This 20th-century masterpiece immerses listeners in the violence of the trenches, the tenderness and tragedy of comradeship, and the lasting impact of war.

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  Forgotten Sherlock Holmes

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Are you ready to embark on an auditory journey that will send shivers down your spine and ignite your imagination? Our digital audio book collection is a treasure trove of gripping stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Let's take a sneak peek into the captivating dramatic reading that await you: 
   
  Story 1: The Field Bazaar 
  Step into a world of enigmatic secrets and unexpected twists with "The Field Bazaar." Uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the surface of an innocent-sounding event, as you join our characters in a thrilling adventure filled with suspense and intrigue. From hidden motives to shocking revelations, this story will leave you craving for more. 
   
  Story 2: The Lost Special 
  Prepare yourself for a mind-bending puzzle that will challenge your intellect in "The Lost Special." Join the hunt for a vanished train that seems to defy the laws of reality. As you unravel the layers of this perplexing enigma, you'll be immersed in a world of suspense that will keep you guessing until the very last second. 
   
  Story 3: The Man with the Watches 
  Dive into a realm of espionage and uncertainty with "The Man with the Watches." Follow the trail of a man who possesses more than just timepieces, as our protagonists navigate a web of deceit and espionage. This story will take you on a roller-coaster ride of emotions and revelations, leaving you utterly captivated. 
   
  Story 4: How‌ ‌Watson‌ ‌Learned‌ ‌the‌ ‌Trick 
  Uncover the untold story behind one of literature's most iconic duos in "How Watson Learned the Trick." Delve into the partnership between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, and learn the secrets that lie beyond their legendary adventures. This narrative will shed light on the dynamics that have fascinated readers for generations.

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  Curious If True - Strange Tales

  Elizabeth Gaskell

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  Gaskell off duty: a traveller in France who blunders into a château where the guests are Puss in Boots, Bluebeard and the Sleeping Beauty, grown old; a curse on a Welsh house; a nurse's story with a child at the window in the snow. She was a Manchester minister's wife who wrote about factory poverty, and these strange tales, written for Dickens's magazine, are her other hand entirely.

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