Maison d'édition: Wildside Press
Drawing oh his experiences in World War I, Peter B. Kyne tells the story of warriors whose voices were never heard before—the horses of the American military.
"The Angel of the Odd" is a satirical short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844 in The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine. The story follows an unnamed narrator who reads a story about a man who died after accidentally sucking a needle down his throat while playing a game known as "puff the dart". He rages at the gullibility of humanity for believing such a hoax. He vows never to fall for such odd stories. Just then, a strange-looking creature made of a keg and wine bottles appears. The creature announces in a heavy accent that he is the Angel of the Odd — and that he is responsible for causing such strange events.Voir livre
Alun Lewis was born on the 1st July 1915 in Cwmaman in South Wales. He studied history at Aberystwyth and Manchester Universities before beginning a career as a teacher. In 1940, despite his pacifism, he enlisted to serve in the Royal Engineers and later received a commission in the South Wales Borderers. His first poetry collection ‘Raider’s Dawn’ was published in 1942 as was his short story collection ‘The Last Inspection’. Both brought him critical acclaim and an admiring audience. Later that year he was posted to India where his conscience and morality wrestled with suffering and poverty that so was so evident all around him. Alun Lewis died on the 5th March 1944 in Rakhine, Myanmar, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, that was officially declared accidental. He was 28. His second poetry collection, ‘Ha! Ha! Among the Trumpets’, was published posthumously in 1945.Voir livre
Love and honor collide on the misty moors of 17th-century Exmoor. In this abridged adaptation of Richard Doddridge Blackmore’s beloved novel Lorna Doone, listeners are swept into the timeless tale of John Ridd, a humble yet determined farmer, who finds himself entangled in a dangerous feud with the outlaw Doone clan—and hopelessly in love with one of their own. Lorna, graceful and noble, harbors a secret past that could change everything. With romance, action, and a deep moral core, Lorna Doone explores loyalty, justice, and the courage it takes to defy fate. This edition brings the sweeping drama to modern listeners in a concise and accessible retelling, perfect for those seeking the heart of the classic without losing its spirit.Voir livre
"Beauty will save the world." Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a man of such pure honesty and childlike simplicity that he is mockingly dubbed "The Idiot," returns to the shark-infested waters of St. Petersburg society after years in a Swiss sanatorium. Seeking only to find the good in others, he is quickly ensnared in a volatile love triangle between the beautiful, traumatized "fallen woman" Nastasya Filippovna and the dark, obsessive merchant Rogozhin. As the Prince's saintly influence clashes with the vanity and greed of the Russian elite, Dostoevsky poses a devastating question: Can a truly good man survive in a world that is anything but? The Christ-Like Protagonist: Dostoevsky's goal was to depict a "perfectly beautiful" soul. Myshkin is a radical departure from the traditional literary hero; he is compassionate to a fault, lacks any ego, and suffers from epilepsy—a condition Dostoevsky shared and described with visceral, transcendent detail. The Prince is a mirror in which every other character sees their own failings and hidden virtues. A Tragedy of Modernity: The Idiot is a searing critique of a society obsessed with status, money, and intellectual posturing. Through the eccentric Epanchin family and the nihilistic youth of St. Petersburg, Dostoevsky captures a world on the brink of collapse, where genuine emotion is mistaken for madness and kindness is viewed as a fatal weakness. The novel's shocking conclusion remains one of the most powerful and debated endings in all of world literature. Experience the radiance and the darkness. Purchase "The Idiot" today and witness Dostoevsky's most heartbreaking achievement.Voir livre
Louisa MacDonald was born in 1845, one of eleven children of part Scottish descent. Together with three of her sisters they were known as the ‘MacDonald sisters’ primarily because of their marriages to well-known men. In 1866 she married the wealthy industrialist Alfred Baldwin in a double wedding with her sister Anne. After giving birth to Stanley on the 3rd August 1867, who would go on to become Prime Minister, she drifted into an unhappy life in her then residence in Worcestershire. She had at least one miscarriage and days alone depressed and in darkness. During the 1870’s the couple travelled to find a lasting cure and tried a variety of treatments which led to her recovery in 1883. She now became a leading figure in her local village of Wilden, near Stourbridge. Her writing career of novels, short stories and poetry is often overlooked, as was the case with so many women, yet her works reveal many talents and a gift for melding odd and weird circumstances into seemingly everyday life. Louisa Baldwin died in 1925.Voir livre
It was in the early days in Fiji, when John Starhurst arose in the mission house at Rewa Village and announced his intention of carrying the gospel throughout all Viti Levu. Now Viti Levu means the "Great Land," it being the largest island in a group composed of many large islands, to say nothing of hundreds of small ones. Here and there on the coasts, living by most precarious tenure, was a sprinkling of missionaries, traders, beche-de-mer fishers, and whaleship deserters. The smoke of the hot ovens arose under their windows, and the bodies of the slain were dragged by their doors on the way to the feasting.Voir livre
