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  John Silence Stories

  Algernon Blackwood

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  John Silence is a doctor turned detective who uses his psychic training to solve strange cases sent to him by acquaintances. This collection features all six stories Algernon Blackwood wrote featuring the character. Silence is an early example of the occult detective trope, whose influence was later seen in media like The X-Files and the 1999 film Sleepy Hollow . Algernon Blackwood (died 1951) was an influential writer of the modernist period. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. Gothic and horror fiction of the 19th and early 20th centuries explored the darker reaches of human psychology and the supernatural. John Silence Stories exemplifies this tradition of tales designed to unsettle and disturb, confronting readers with fears both ancient and immediate. Public domain works like John Silence Stories represent humanity's shared literary heritage. They have survived wars, revolutions, and the passage of centuries because they speak to something enduring in human experience. Reading them connects us to the long chain of readers who have found meaning, pleasure, and insight in these same pages. This ebook edition makes John Silence Stories available without cost or restriction, as part of ' ongoing mission to produce beautiful, carefully prepared digital editions of the world's great public domain literature.

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  Porch Swings Parlors & Pryin’...

  Anne Warner, Edna Ferber, Booth...

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  In the towns where the porch lights glow late, the screen doors creak often, and no secret stays secret for long, life unfolds with charm, chatter, and more than a touch of mischief. 
  Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes invites you into parlors both prim and peculiar, where romances are whispered behind teacups, rivalries simmer at choir practice, and widows form committees with suspicious speed. Within these sixteen short stories, you’ll find aging sopranos and checker champions, tangled telegrams and moonlit deacons, poker parties gone sideways and gossip spun tighter than a handmade scarf. 
  Each tale captures the distinct rhythms of small-town American life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries—with all its humor, heartbreak, and sly subversion of social norms. These are stories not just of people, but of places—of communities that cradle, confine, and sometimes surprise those who call them home. 
  Pull up a chair, pour something sweet, and don’t be surprised if someone starts talkin’ about you next. 
  Featuring the work of renowned authors and some hidden gems of classic American fiction, including: 
  The Gay Old Dog, by Edna Ferber 
  Melinda's Humorous Story, by May McHenry 
  Friends in San Rosario, by O. Henry 
  The Associated Widows, by Katharine M. Roof 
  The Tale of the Tangled Telegram, by Wilbur D. Nesbit 
  A Village Singer, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 
  A New England Nun, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 
  The Scarf, by Madeline Yale Wynne 
  The Champion Checker-Player of Ameriky, by James Whitcomb Riley 
  How The Widow Won The Deacon, by William James Lampton 
  Evan Anderson's Poker Party, by Benjamin Stevenson 
  A Rivermouth Romance, by Thomas Bailey Aldrich 
  Not According to Schedule, by Mary Stewart Cutting 
  A Reward of Merit, by Booth Tarkington 
  Sand Flat Shadows, by Carl Sandburg 
  Mrs. Lathrop's Love Affair, by Anne Warner

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  The Lost Conscience

  Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin

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  While somewhat outdated and steeped in the prejudice of the day, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin fable The lost conscience is nevertheless a worthy tale to ponder and a great study of a mind seeking to discard its inhibitions (not in a good way).

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  Eugénie Grandet

  Honoré de Balzac

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  Honoré de Balzac's Eugénie Grandet is a masterful portrait of love, greed, sacrifice, and quiet resilience set against the backdrop of provincial France in the early nineteenth century. As one of the most celebrated works in Balzac's monumental series La Comédie Humaine, this powerful novel offers an intimate and penetrating exploration of human character, social ambition, and the corrosive effects of avarice.
  
  At the heart of the story is Eugénie Grandet, a gentle and innocent young woman living in the small town of Saumur. She is the only daughter of Félix Grandet, a former cooper who has amassed a vast fortune through shrewd investments and relentless frugality. Though immensely wealthy, Grandet lives in near poverty by choice, ruling his household with rigid authority and obsessive control over every coin spent. His miserliness casts a long shadow over the lives of his wife and daughter, shaping their existence with silence, sacrifice, and emotional restraint.
  
  Eugénie's sheltered world changes forever with the unexpected arrival of her cousin, Charles Grandet, a refined and charming young man from Paris. Raised in luxury and accustomed to elegance, Charles brings with him a glimpse of a broader, more vibrant world beyond the gray walls of Saumur. As affection blossoms between Eugénie and Charles, she experiences the awakening of love and hope—feelings that challenge her father's cold calculations and strict dominance.
  
  Balzac masterfully contrasts innocence and ambition, generosity and greed, love and self-interest. Through Eugénie's quiet strength and moral integrity, the novel reveals the dignity of selfless devotion in a society driven by money and social advancement. As fortunes rise and fall, promises are tested, and loyalties strained, Eugénie must confront betrayal, heartbreak, and the harsh realities of adulthood.
  
  With keen psychological insight and vivid realism, Balzac paints an unforgettable portrait of provincial life—its rigid social hierarchies, economic maneuverings, and unspoken tensions. His meticulous attention to detail gives the novel a powerful authenticity, while his deep understanding of human motivation makes each character strikingly real.
  
  Both a poignant love story and a sharp social critique, Eugénie Grandet remains one of Balzac's most enduring and moving works. It is a timeless examination of the human heart in conflict with material obsession, and a profound reflection on sacrifice, endurance, and the quiet heroism found in compassion.

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  To the Lighthouse

  Virginia Woolf

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  This landmark work of modernist literature explores the inner lives of a typical English family while vividly exploring the nature of loss and memory. Following her celebrated masterpiece Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf continues to develop her groundbreaking stream-of-consciousness technique in To the Lighthouse. Every summer, the Ramsey family returns to the Isle of Skye for a tranquil holiday, where the imposing lighthouse seems to promise everlasting constancy. But as their idyllic holiday confronts the realities of World War I, the Ramseys must also face the inescapable nature of change.  A profound evocation of marriage, parenthood, aging, and grief, To the Lighthouse is regarded as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

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  The Stolen Bacillus - A Classic...

  H. G. Wells

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  One drop. Millions of lives. And a countdown to absolute chaos. When a brilliant scientist reveals a sample of "bottled cholera" to a mysterious, pale-faced visitor, he unknowingly hands over the ultimate weapon of terror. The guest is a radical anarchist - and in a heartbeat, the lethal bio-weapon is stolen. What follows is a frantic, breathless chase through bustling streets. With the thief racing to poison London's water supply, millions of innocent lives hang in the balance. Every second counts as a desperate doctor pursues a madman through the crowded thoroughfares. Yet, the greatest threat may not be what it seems. Is the population truly on the brink of a horrific plague, or has the anarchist unleashed a bizarre, unpredictable nightmare? In a city blinded by panic, the line between terror and absurdity is dangerously thin. Experience this gripping blend of high-stakes tension and dark irony by the master of science fiction. Press play now and let the deadly chase begin!

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