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  The Selfish Giant - From their...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland.  The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Trinity College and then at Oxford. 
  Wilde then moved to London and its fashionable cultural and social circles.  With his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the most well-known personalities of his day. 
  His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with ‘Salome’ in 1891.  His society comedies were enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London. 
  Whilst his masterpiece, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, was on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel.  The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency. He was convicted and imprisoned for two years hard labour. It was to break him. 
  On release he left for France. There he wrote his last work, ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ in 1898.  He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six sipping champagne a friend had brought with the line ‘Alas I am dying beyond my means’.

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  RED-HEADED LEAGUE THE - A...

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  A bizarre mystery. A hidden purpose. A case only one mind can unravel. 
  Step into the shadowed world of Victorian London with one of the most intriguing cases of Sherlock Holmes. 
  What is the Red-Headed League—and why does it exist? 
  When an unusual case reaches Holmes and Dr. Watson, it appears at first to be merely curious. But as they begin to examine the details, a deeper pattern starts to emerge—one that hints at something far more deliberate, and far more dangerous, than anyone expected. 
  In a world where the smallest detail can conceal the greatest deception, Holmes must untangle a mystery that hides its true purpose in plain sight. 
  This audiobook, presented by Gold Leaf Legacy, offers a carefully crafted listening experience. With clear, expressive narration and subtle atmospheric elements, the story unfolds smoothly—allowing the tension and mystery to take center stage. 
  Whether you are rediscovering a classic or encountering it for the first time, this production invites you into a world of wit, intrigue, and timeless detective brilliance. 
  Press play—and discover what lies behind the name. 
  Keywords: Sherlock Holmes, The Red-Headed League, classic mystery, Arthur Conan Doyle, Victorian detective, suspense audiobook, public domain

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  Stories

  Anton Chekhov

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  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre.Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
  The following works were included in the collection of stories Chekhov Anton:  The Lady with the Dog, The Wife, A Slander, The Horse-Stealers, The Petchenyeg, A Dead Body, A Happy Ending, The Looking-Glass, Old Age, Darkness, The Beggar, In Trouble, Frost, Minds in Ferment, Gone Astray, An Avenger, The Jeune Premier, A Defenceless Creature, An Enigmatic Nature, A Happy Man, A Troublesome Visitor, An Actor's End.

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  A Farewell to Arms

  Ernest Hemingway

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  A Farewell to Arms is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant (Italian: tenente) in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The novel describes a love between the American expatriate and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley.

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  Vanity Fair

  William Makepeace Thackeray

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  One of the great Victorian novels by an author at the height of his powers, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of the calculating, upwardly-mobile Becky Sharp and her gentle, good-hearted friend Amelia Sedley as they leave their boarding school and embark upon their lives in Vanity Fair – the social-climbing, wealth-obsessed world of Regency England in the time of the Napoleonic Wars. William Makepeace Thackeray was a British novelist, author, and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.

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  To Zante

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  To Zante: Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories.
  
  Fair isle, that from the fairest of all flowers,
  Thy gentlest of all gentle names dost take
  How many memories of what radiant hours
  At sight of thee and thine at once awake!

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