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  A Portrait of the Artist as a...

  James Joyce

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  Cyril Cusack reads a selection from Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel

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  The Oval Portrait

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most important and influential American writers of the 19th century. The book describes a tragic story involving a young maiden of 'the rarest beauty'. She loved and wedded an eccentric painter who cared more about his work than anything else in the world, including his wife. The painter eventually asked his wife to sit for him, and she obediently consented, sitting "meekly for many weeks" in his turret chamber. The painter worked so diligently at his task that he did not recognize his wife's fading health, as she, being a loving wife, continually 'smiled on and still on, uncomplainingly'. As the painter neared the end of his work, he let no one enter the turret chamber and rarely took his eyes off the canvas, even to watch his wife. After 'many weeks had passed', he finally finished his work.
  
  
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  Barchester Towers

  Anthony Trollope

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  The intrigues of peaceful Barchester are of tremendous importance to its inhabitants, and Anthony Trollope enjoys observing how differently they impinge on the separate worlds of men and women. Men have to make a place for themselves in society; for them ambition is necessary and justified. Women, on the other hand, have to make marriage their career, and it is up to them to make as good a match as possible. For Trollope, however, genuine love is of the utmost importance to everyone, and the only real basis for marriage.

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  The Lost Club

  Arthur Machen

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  Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and mystic, best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy and horror fiction.  
  'The Lost Club' is a supernatural adventure story. Stranded in London during the summer vacation period and caught up in a sudden rain shower, two friends sought shelter in an archway. One of them vaguely remembered having heard that there was a club down this alleyway. From this point events become very strange. 
  A mutual friend appears, who is able to introduce the two into the mysterious club. All the members are well known figures in London society...and they are all there for a bizarre and terrifying ceremony. Each member must open an old book, and whoever turns up the black page will face an unknown and horrifying fate.

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  Oscar Wilde - The Happy Prince...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Introducing "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" - A Dramatic Audiobook Experience!  
   
  Embark on an enchanting journey through the timeless tales of Oscar Wilde with our captivating audiobook - a collection that promises to warm your heart, stir your emotions, and leave you utterly mesmerized! 
   
   
   
  Experience "The Happy Prince," as you follow the touching tale of a compassionate prince and his loyal companion, the swallow, on a quest to alleviate the suffering of the less fortunate. Together, they prove that true kindness knows no boundaries. 
   
  Immerse yourself in "The Nightingale and the Rose," where a nightingale's pure devotion and self-sacrifice for love illuminate the depth of human desires and the ultimate price of beauty. 
   
   Enter the captivating world of "The Selfish Giant," where a once cold-hearted giant learns the value of love and friendship from the most unexpected sources – children! 
   
  Discover "The Devoted Friend," a heartwarming fable that unveils the true nature of friendship and the importance of mutual understanding. 
   
  Finally, experience the whimsical tale of "The Remarkable Rocket," where a vain and opinionated firework finds himself in a series of uproarious misadventures, learning valuable life lessons along the way. 
   
  01   The Happy Prince	 
  02	The Nightingale and the Rose	 
  03	The Selfish Giant	 
  04	The Devoted Friend	 
  05	The Remarkable Rocket

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  White Fang

  Jack London

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  Five wolf pups are born, but only one survives. The lone pup and its mother must fend for themselves when the pup's father is killed by a lynx. Later, the pair is discovered by Native Americans. Grey Beaver, who recognizes the she-wolf as his late brother's wolfdog, adopts the pup and names him 'White Fang.' Targeted by the other pups in the Native American camp before being sold to a dog fighter, White Fang grows to be fierce, distrustful, and morose.

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