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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Charles Dickens

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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 words sparkle and dance with a verve and purpose that other literary talents quite simple do not possess.  Known principally for their novels the short story in their hands is fresh, compelling; a world of wonders.  Genius is written with their names. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - The Classic Novelists - The Men 
  2 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens 
  3 - Araby by James Joyce 
  4 - The Crocodile. An Extraordinary Incident - Part 1 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
  5 - The Crocodile. An Extraordinary Incident - Part 2 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
  6 - Winter Dreams by F Scott Fitzgerald 
  7 - Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  8 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 1 by Herman Melville 
  9 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 2 by Herman Melville 
  10 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 
  11 - Malachi's Cove by Anthony Trollope 
  12 - The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain 
  13 - The Matador of the Five Towns - Part 1 by Arnold Bennett 
  14 - The Matador of the Five Towns - Part 2 by Arnold Bennett

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  Charles Dickens - Chapter &...

  Charles Dickens

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  Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life. 
   
  An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure. 
   
  In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem.  In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything.  But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle.  Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another. 
   
  Story. Poems. Story.  Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters.  And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse.    
   
  1 - Chapter & Verse - Charles Dickens - An Introduction 
  2 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens 
  3 - The Ivy Green by Charles Dickens 
  4 - The Song of the Wreck by Charles Dickens 
  5 - The Hymn of the Wiltshire Laborers by Charles Dickens 
  6 - A Child's Hymn by Charles Dickens 
  7 - Lucy's Song by Charles Dickens 
  8 - Little Nell's Funeral by Charles Dickens 
  9 - Gabriel Grub's Song by Charles Dickens 
  10 - George Edmund's Song by Charles Dickens 
  11 - Squire Norton's Song by Charles Dickens 
  12 - A Fine Old English Gentleman by Charles Dickens 
  13 - The Trial for Murder by Charles Dickens

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  The Stories of Erskine Caldwell

  Erskine Caldwell

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  American master Erskine Caldwell’s powerful classic stories of anger, humor, insight, and hope for the South  Author of some of the most widely banned fiction of the twentieth century, Erskine Caldwell had a talent for striking a nerve. In this collection of nearly one hundred stories, the full depth and scope of his talent is on display, including his trademark biting satire as well as his skill at rendering deeply moving portraits of his native South. In a career that spanned over six decades, Caldwell produced stories that serve to document a changing society, from the dehumanizing trials of the Great Depression through the transformative battle to desegregate the South. Taken together, his short fiction reveals a voice that remains essential for readers hoping to understand the American experience.   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erskine Caldwell including rare photos and never-before-seen documents courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library.

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  The Story of An Hour

  Kate Chopin

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  American author Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" was written in April of 1894 and originally published in Vogue in December of that year. The title refers to the time elapsed between the moments at which the protagonist, Louise Mallard, hears that her husband is dead, then discovers that he is alive after all. The short story is a mainstay of feminist literary study.

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  Children's Bedtime Stories

  Dorothy M. Mitchell

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
   This is a collection of charming short stories to read to your children at bedtime including: 
  RED PAINT 
  A BIRD'S TAIL 
  MAGNOLIA COTTAGE 
  TO LEAD US HOME 
  About the author: 
  Dorothy Mitchell was born in a small village in Yorkshire just before the Second World War. She remembers they were hard times. 
  Dorothy now lives in Evesham in Worcestershire and she has written over a dozen children's stories and historical fiction novels.

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  Rescue Me

  Kameron Claire

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  He’s looking to adopt a pit bull. 
  She’s a romance author who fosters puppies. 
  She writes about happily ever-afters, but can he give her one? 
  Dorian: I’ve wanted to adopt a dog for the last year, but I believe a dog—much like a girlfriend—should come into my life naturally, not via an app designed like a dating service. So, you can imagine my surprise when I meet the woman of my dreams who not only fosters the dog I want to rescue, but wrote the date like ads. Can I convince her to rescue me like she’s rescued the adorable fur kids that brought us together? 
  Cersei: I’m a romance author and a foster mom, so my adoption ads get some inappropriate inquiries that have nothing to do with the dogs, but I can’t ignore the response from the hot guy with the sparkly blue eyes who seems like the perfect adopter. After we meet, I’m wondering if he’s also perfect for me, and if he could be the guy to give this romance author her happily ever-after? 
  Each book in the series is a complete, standalone story. This is a steamy short story romance, complete with instalove and a guaranteed happily ever-after. If you're looking for a great lunchtime read, or something to spark sexy dreams before bed, you’ll want to pick this one up. 
  Animal Attraction Series: Lucky Dog, Frisky Kitty, Puppy Love, and Rescue Me

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