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  Rikki Tikki Tavi

  Rudyard Kipling

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  From Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, this is the story of the adventures of the young Indian Mongoose, Rikki Tikki Tavi, who saves a young boy and his family from the deadly snakes lurking in their garden. This classic tale of the loyal mongoose is narrated by Chikondi Chanthunya, who brings to life the valiant Rikki Tikki's struggles, and the lengths to which he must go to protect his adoptive human family.

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  The Evil Abbess

  Kenneth Westlin

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  Evil has taken control of the monastery. In search of a solution, Hildegard is drawn into a profound murder mystery driven by her worst nightmares. 
  The Evil Abess 
  A Cloister Mystery 
  The bells toll. The blood dries. The prayers go on. 
  In the year of our Lord 1123, something unpleasant is growing behind the abbey walls. It smells like murder, sounds like chanting, and behaves very much like a cover-up. 
  Sister Hildegard has never been particularly obedient. She sees too much. She hears what isn't said. And she asks questions no nun should. 
  Now someone is punishing sins that haven't been confessed—and the Rule of Saint Benedict offers no guidance for corpses in the cloister. 
  The abbess says it's the Devil. 
  Hildegard suspects something worse. 
  Something local. 
  A tale of sacred rituals, petty power struggles, and suspicious silence, The Evil Abess reveals what happens when the truly faithful stop forgiving—and start investigating.

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  The Living Dead

  Seymour Le Moyne

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the talent but obscure Seymour Le Moyne.

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  Three Men in a Boat - Travelogue

  Jerome K.

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  A witty account of three friends' boating adventure along the river Thames. Wtritten in the nineteenth century the humour is still accessible to a modern audience. Read by celebrated actor Sir Timothy Ackroyd

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  Pickman's Model - From their...

  H P Lovecraft

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  Howard Phillips Lovecraft is among the greatest American masters of fantasy and the supernatural.  
  Born in 1890, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, his health was uncertain from childhood and he led a sheltered early life. His semi-invalidism enabled him to read omnivorously, and as a shy imaginative child he began to invent what would in his adult life become a whole macabre fantastic world of his own, peopled by creatures out of his own weird imagination.  
  As an adult he was retiring, almost a recluse. Tall, thin and pale, but with bright alert eyes, he was much given to wandering his native city in the dark hours of the night, and he became a devoted student of its antiquities.  
  Although he began to write early he had nothing published until he was in his twenties. He set many of his stories around the imaginary town of Arkham, and invented an entire mythology of his own, its core being the demoniac cult of Cthulhu, based on the lore or legend that the world was at one time inhabited by another race who, in practising black magic, lost their foothold or were expelled, yet live on outside, ever ready to take possession of this earth again. 
  Since his early death in 1937 his stories have continued to attract attention and praise from an ever-growing audience.

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  Man Who Was Thursday The: A...

  G. K. Chesterton

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  A poet, a conspiracy, and a secret society where the ultimate truth hides in plain sight. 
  In the eerie, sunlit streets of early 20th-century London, Gabriel Syme—an idealistic poet and underground detective—is tasked with an impossible mission. Recruited by Scotland Yard's enigmatic anti-anarchist division, Syme goes undercover to infiltrate the Central Anarchist Council, a terrifying cabal of men sworn to destroy civilization. Elected to the position of "Thursday," Syme finds himself surrounded by madmen who use the days of the week as their aliases, all led by the colossal, terrifying genius known only as Sunday. As the nightmare deepens and assassination plots are hatched, Syme realizes he is caught in a surreal labyrinth where no one is exactly who they seem to be. 
  Why you will love this: Fans of Philosophical Fiction / Mystery will be captivated by this timeless masterpiece that blends espionage thriller pacing with deep metaphysical inquiry. If you love surreal detective stories, early twentieth-century classic literature, twisting plotlines, and stories of law versus chaos, this mind-bending psychological thriller will keep you questioning reality until its unforgettable climax. It is an intellectual tour-de-force that redefines the mystery genre. 
  About the Author: G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a prolific English writer, philosopher, and literary critic, often called the "prince of paradox." Best known for his Father Brown detective stories and profound theological essays, Chesterton’s razor-sharp wit and whimsical imagination have influenced generations of modern fantasy and mystery writers.

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