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  The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth

  J.R.R. Tolkien

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  First ever audio edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war. 
  The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son was originally published in the 1953 edition of Essays and Studies. In December of that year, J.R.R. Tolkien took possession of a reel-to-reel tape recorder and, some time during the first few months of 1954, decided to record ‘the whole thing on tape’ as a way of ‘testing’ the performative quality of the dramatic dialogue between Tídwald and Torhthelm. 
  For the older Tídwald, Tolkien adopted a slower, deeper voice, perhaps akin to ‘the voice of Gandalf’ that W.H. Auden recalls hearing as an undergraduate, as noted in Humphrey Carpenter’s J.R.R. Tolkien, A Biography. For the younger, more idealistic Torhthelm, Tolkien used a lighter, more spirited tone to convey his youth. Christopher Tolkien notes that his father added sound effects, such as the ‘creaking and bumping of the waggon wheels, by moving a piece of furniture in his study’. 
  This recording, together with an introduction and the two accompanying essays read by Christopher Tolkien, was released on cassette tape in 1992, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien and the 1001st anniversary of the Battle of Maldon. It was presented as a gift to the participants of the Tolkien Centenary Conference, Keble College, Oxford, and is now available as an audiobook for the first time. 
  This epic tale, penned by the Sunday Times bestselling author, J.R.R. Tolkien, is a testament to his mastery in the realm of fiction and mythology. The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son, a classic in its own right, is a riveting blend of European folklore and fantasy tales, brought to life through Tolkien's poetic prowess. 
  For fans of Andrzej Sapkowski (The Complete Witcher), and Robert Jordan (Towers Of Midnight), Frank Herbert (Dune), HL Fourie (The Writing of Middle Earth), Paul J Bennett (Servant of the Crown) 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  As A Man Thinketh

  James Allen

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  Do you want to listen to As a man thinketh? If so then keep reading…Originally published in 1903, James Allen’s As a Man Thinketh reveals the fundamental truth of human nature: “A man is literally what he thinks.” Allen’s deceptively simple principle has changed the lives of millions of readers and listeners, making As a Man Thinketh a classic best seller for decades.Allen explains that our character, identity, ability, and success are all determined by the thoughts in our minds. Instead of finding ourselves victims of the world, there exists within each of us the ability to shape and define our own destinies. Finances, health, social status, and success are all external manifestations of the thoughts that populate our minds. Allen offers listeners an opportunity to seize control of their minds and in doing so create the lives they’ve always imagined.What are you waiting for As A Man Thinketh is one click away, start listening NOW!

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  1984

  George Orwell

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  Indeed, the world of Oceania in George Orwell's famous novel is routinely described as oppressive, and hopeless, and variously deemed a horror story, an elegy, a threnody, a shriek of terror, a wail of despair, a death cry. Isaac Deutscher, the biographer of both Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, referred to it in 1955—in the wake of the controversial BBC broadcasts and their "fatal" consequences—as the "Black Millennium," when George Orwell turned a segment of time forever into charcoal dust. Literary and cultural critics have described 1984—or rather Nineteen Eighty-Four, to use the British title that Orwell himself preferred—as the vengeful death wish of a cynic, the tubercular projection of a dying man, the paranoid fantasy of a writer in despair, the Schadenfreude of a neurotic adult schoolboy who sent the entire world to room 101, and a totalitarian tract devised as a desperate invalid's futile protest against the specter of totalitarianism, whether in the form of Hitler's on the right or Stalin's on the left.Nineteen Eighty-Four is none of these.Rather, it is instead an affirming flame, even an optimistic vision of a hope-filled time just over the horizon.

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  A Christmas Carol - Written by...

  Charles Dickens

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  A reading of a classic Christmas tale. Follow Ebenezer as he finds out the true meaning of Christmas in this timeless piece of literature.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  D H Lawrence, Nikolai Gogol,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In this volume our author’s pens turn to tales of sadness.  This distressing feeling can arrive at a moment’s notice or gradually build and overwhelm.  Within these stories Anton Chekhov, Sherwood Anderson, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Katherine Mansfield and many others explore and reveal the consequences.  
   
  1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - Sadness - An Introduction 
  2 - Odour of Chrysanthemums by D H Lawrence 
  3 - The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol also known as 'The Overcoat' 
  4 - Life of Ma Parker by Katherine Mansfield 
  5 - Paul's Case by Willa Cather 
  6 - Silence by Leonid Andreyev 
  7 - The Stones of the Village by Alice Dunbar Nelson 
  8 - Hide And Seek or Pliatki by Fyodor Sologub 
  9 - Hands by Sherwood Anderson 
  10 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov 
  11 - A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane

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  The Shunned House

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  Step inside H. P. Lovecraft’s The Shunned House, a chilling tale of supernatural dread and generational curses. In the heart of New England, a decaying home conceals a legacy of death, madness, and an unspeakable presence lurking beneath its cellar. Blending gothic atmosphere with cosmic horror, Lovecraft crafts a haunting exploration of fear, the unknown, and the malevolent forces that defy human understanding. Perfect for fans of weird fiction, classic horror, and eerie haunted house stories.

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