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  The Primrose Path

  D H Lawrence

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  ‘The Primrose Path’ looks at what can be the ephemeral nature of man and woman love and the horror and certainty of death which seems to hang over all the characters in this haunting short story.

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  Christmas Eve at a Cornish Manor...

  Clara Venn

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  The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Clara Venn.

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  Two Tales From Herman Melville -...

  Herman Melville

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  Two Tales From Herman Melville includes "The Lightning-Rod Man" and "The Bell-Tower." After spending the summer of 1853 in the Berkshire Mountains, where he supposedly had a real life encounter with a lightning-rod salesman, Melville published "The Lightning-Rod Man." At the end of this short story, the lightning-rod salesman is exposed for the fraud that he is. However, that will not keep his successors from fanning out to the Middle West, where lightning storms abound and farmers were gullible. On another level, the story can be interpreted as a confrontation between Good and Evil. Through description and diction, the narrator is understood as a follower of God, someone who believes in The Almighty watching over him. On the other hand, the lightning-rod man is seen as a negative character, someone who only has faith in the product he's peddling. "The Bell-Tower," published in 1856, is the story of an eccentric architect named Bannadonna and his quest to build a magnificent bell-tower. As building progresses, local townspeople begin to hear of mysterious occurrences in the tower, leading to a suspenseful conclusion.

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  Désirée’s Baby

  Kate Chopin

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  A graceful Southern plantation bathed in soft sunlight. In the foreground, a young woman in 19th-century dress holds a baby close to her chest, her expression both tender and troubled. Behind her, an imposing mansion looms, framed by Spanish moss and towering oaks. 
  Désirée’s Baby by Kate Chopin is a powerful and poignant short story that explores themes of identity, race, motherhood, and societal expectation in the Antebellum American South. First published in 1893, this literary classic weaves emotional depth and social commentary into a gripping tale of love, prejudice, and tragic irony. 
  Set on a Louisiana plantation, the story follows Désirée, a young woman of unknown heritage, who is adopted by a wealthy family and later marries the aristocratic Armand Aubigny. But when their newborn baby’s skin tone raises questions about its ancestry, Armand’s affections vanish, and Désirée’s world begins to unravel—leading to a heart-wrenching and unforgettable conclusion. 
  This full audiobook brings Chopin’s eloquent and emotionally charged prose to life with a tender, thoughtful narration. A must-listen for fans of American literature, Southern Gothic, and short fiction that challenges norms with quiet power.

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  The Republic of the Southern...

  Valery Bryusov

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  Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov was born on 13th December 1873 into a merchant's family in Moscow.  
   
  His parents did little to involve themselves with his upbringing and Bryusov seems to have spent long periods immersed in books until studying in two private Moscow gymnasia between 1885 and 1893. 
   
  Whilst a student at Moscow State University he completed translations of the French Symbolists and some of Edgar Allan Poe.  Bryusov, influenced by both the Symbolist and Decadent movements, also began to publish his own poems.  
   
  With the appearance of ‘Tertia Vigilia’ he became acknowledged by other Symbolists as an authority in matters of art and then, in 1904, he became the editor of ‘The Balance’, the influential literary magazine.  
   
  With his poems gradually being seen as outdated he worked harder at prose and two historical novels ‘The Altar of Victory’ (regarding life in Ancient Rome) and ‘The Fiery Angel’ (based in 16th century Germany) brought him much recognition as did a series of science fiction short stories.  Over the decades he also translated authors as diverse as Hugo, Racine, Byron, Verlaine, Goethe and Virgil. 
   
  After the 1917 Revolution Bryusov supported the Bolsheviks and was given a position in the cultural ministry of the new state.  
   
  For his Russian translation of the Armenian folk epic ‘David of Sasun,’ he was designated the People's Poet of Armenia in 1923.   
   
  Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov died on 9th October 1924.  He was 50.

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  Taken by Three Bodyguards

  Jasmine Black

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  Twenty-one-year-old Stephanie Stephenson has been in a safehouse with her three sexy bodyguards for many months. She’s a lone witness to a murder and they’ve been protecting her from Santonio, the mob boss, who has vowed revenge if she dared to testify. It’s all been strictly professional and platonic with her hunky bodyguards. Now the trial is over and Stephanie is free to go. 
   But her three bodyguards have other plans for Stephanie…very naughty plans.

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