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  The Sniper

  Liam O'Flaherty

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  A Republican sniper of the Irish civil war waits on a rooftop, pondering whether he can risk giving away his position by lighting his cigarette. He decides to take the risk, and faces the unexpected consequences. Written while the Irish Civil War was still ongoing, The Sniper was Liam O’Flaherty’s first published work (published 1923 in The New Leader), and went on to become his most famous. 
   
  Liam O'Flaherty (August 28, 1896 - September 7, 1984) was an Irish novelist and short-story writer, and one of the foremost socialist writers in the first part of the 20th century, writing about the common people's experience and from their perspective. O'Flaherty served on the Western Front as a soldier in the British army's Irish Guards regiment from 1916 and was badly injured in 1917. After the war, he was a founding member of the Communist Party of Ireland.

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  Adults and Other Children - Stories

  Miriam Cohen

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  Adults and Other Children follows four women as they navigate life from the confusion and innocence of childhood to the bizarre and darkly humorous complexities of adulthood. 
  Along the way, we meet a vindictive, and imaginary, nanny, who casts doubts about the true identity of a little girl’s new baby sister; a group of friends who spend their time obsessing over the gory details of a spate of recent crimes; a college professor who has her boss fired over an imagined sexual assault; and a Jewish woman who feigns ignorance in her religion, hoping to endear herself to an Orthodox widower. 
  Time and again, the girls and women in this riveting debut collection fantasize and deceive to get what they want―or what they think they want―while we find ourselves drawn to their often surprising and all too human behavior.

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  Rooms - From their pens to your...

  Gertrude Stein

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the seminal, often lauded yet equally divisive figure and talents of Gertrude Stein.

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  Tell the Octopus and other Short...

  Jonathan Day

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  People aspire to make the world a better place in many ways. Some decorate any ugly space that offends the eye, another might take up justice's flaming sword and sally forth to tilt at windmills. 
  All good intentions come at a cost. Some are rewarded, others demand the ultimate price. 
  All these stories are free to read at www.booksfromdodo.uk

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  Skulls in the Stars

  Robert E. Howard

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  More classic horror narrations on Jonathan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanDunneHorrorAudiobooks 
  Title: Skulls in the Stars 
  Author: Robert E. Howard 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1929 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series: Timeless Terrors 
  Number: 107 
  Description: 
  Skulls in the Stars is a haunting tale of supernatural horror set along a lonely stretch of rural road where few travelers dare to pass after dark. When a determined frontiersman named Solomon Kane encounters frightened locals avoiding a certain path through the hills, he learns of a sinister legend surrounding a nearby hollow — a place where ghostly lights drift beneath the night sky and an unseen terror stalks the darkness. 
  Refusing to be ruled by fear or superstition, Kane resolves to walk the cursed road himself. As night falls and the stars shine cold above the desolate landscape, he soon discovers that the stories hold a terrible truth. An ancient and restless horror lingers there, born from violence and injustice long buried in the past, waiting for the living to cross its path. 
  In this eerie and atmospheric story, Robert E. Howard blends frontier adventure with chilling supernatural dread. The stark countryside, the creeping sense of menace, and Kane’s grim resolve create a powerful narrative of courage confronting the unknown. 
  Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance brings the tension and dark folklore of Howard’s classic weird tale vividly to life. Skulls in the Stars remains one of the most memorable early adventures of Solomon Kane and a standout example of pulp-era supernatural fiction.

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  Classic Science Fiction Selected...

  Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster,...

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  Step into the golden age of speculative imagination with Classic Science Fiction: Selected Short Stories, a masterfully curated collection from some of the most influential voices in science fiction history. This volume brings together visionary tales by Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster, William Tenn, Robert Sheckley, Lynn Venable, E. E. Smith, and Fredric Brown—authors who shaped the genre with bold ideas, sharp wit, and unforgettable concepts. 
  From mind-bending explorations of reality and identity to satirical futures, cosmic adventures, and razor-sharp thought experiments, these classic short stories capture the essence of early science fiction at its most creative and daring. Each story reflects an era when imagination was limitless and big ideas mattered more than special effects. 
  Perfect for fans of classic sci-fi, golden-age short stories, and intellectually stimulating speculative fiction, this collection is an essential addition to any science fiction library. Whether you’re revisiting legendary authors or discovering them for the first time, these stories remain as provocative and entertaining today as when they were first published.

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