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  Ben Hur: A tale of the Christ

  Lew Wallace

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  Ben-Hur is an epic tale of betrayal, redemption, and the enduring power of hope set against the grandeur of ancient Rome. The novel follows Judah Ben-Hur, a noble Jewish prince whose life is shattered by betrayal, propelling him on a relentless journey from the depths of despair to the heights of heroic triumph. As he navigates a world rife with political intrigue, brutal chariot races, and the sweeping influence of destiny, Ben-Hur's personal quest becomes intertwined with the larger currents of history and faith. His story is a timeless exploration of revenge, forgiveness, and the redemptive power of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity.

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  Boots

  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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  Classic short story about a man who wakes up to find his shoes missing.

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  Kidnapped - Audiobook

  Robert Louis Stevenson, Classic...

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  Kidnapped is a historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that follows the journey of young David Balfour in 18th-century Scotland. After being betrayed by his uncle and sold into slavery aboard a ship, David escapes and embarks on a thrilling trek across the Scottish Highlands. Along the way, he meets the charismatic rebel Alan Breck, and the two form an unlikely alliance in a land torn by political unrest.Blending action, intrigue, and vivid historical detail, Kidnapped is a coming-of-age story filled with danger, loyalty, and resilience. Stevenson brings the Scottish landscape and its turbulent history to life in a tale that has captivated readers for generations.

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  An Outcast of the Islands

  Joseph Conrad

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  "He lived in the world of his own creation, and it was a world of shadows."
  
  Peter Willems is a man who believes he is destined for greatness, but his own vanity and dishonesty lead to his spectacular downfall. After embezzling funds in Makassar, he is given a second chance by the legendary Captain Lingard, who hides him in a secret trading post up a remote river in Borneo. But instead of redemption, Willems finds a new form of destruction. He becomes obsessively enamored with Aïssa, the daughter of a local blind chief, and in his desperation to possess her, he betrays Lingard's secret navigation routes to Arab traders. This act of treason triggers a violent clash of cultures and leads Willems into a spiritual and physical exile from which there is no escape.
  
  The Anatomy of a Moral Collapse: Conrad excels at stripping away the delusions of his protagonists. Willems is not a classic villain, but a weak man whose pride makes him vulnerable. The novel brilliantly captures his slow descent into madness as he realizes that he has become an "outcast" not just from society, but from his own identity.
  
  Tropical Gothic and Imperial Critique: The lush, stifling atmosphere of the Indonesian jungle acts as a character in itself. Conrad's prose is dense and atmospheric, portraying the wilderness as a mirror that reflects the internal chaos of the European colonizers. He challenges the "civilizing" myths of imperialism by showing the greed and fragility of those who seek to exploit the islands.
  
  The Fatal Romance: The relationship between Willems and Aïssa is one of the most intense and destructive in colonial literature. It is a bond built on mutual exoticism and misunderstanding, leading to a tragic finale that underscores the impossibility of truly "knowing" another person across a cultural and moral divide.
  
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  Schoolgirl

  Osamu Dazai, Allison Markin Powell

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  Essentially the start of Dazai's career, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the struggle of the individual against them–a theme that occupied Dazai's life both personally and professionally. This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.

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  A Middle-Sized Artist - From...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on 3rd July 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to an unaffectionate mother and a father who abandoned her and her older brother to a life of poverty. 
  Inevitably her schooling was limited and by 15 she had attended seven different schools but received only four years education.  However Charlotte was resourceful and did spend time with her father’s aunts – the suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker and the ‘Uncle Tom Cabin’s’ author, Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as many hours at the public library studying ancient civilisations. 
  In 1878, she enrolled in classes at the Rhode Island School of Design where she met Martha Luther and they developed a close relationship until Luther married in 1881. Charlotte was devastated and detested romance and love until she met and married the artist Charles Walter Stetson.  
  Their only child, Katharine Beecher Stetson, was born in 1885 but left Charlotte with post-natal depression, then often dismissed as a case of hysteria or nerves.  Unsuited to domestic life she ruptured her life and moved to California with Katherine.  She divorced in 1894 and then sent Katharine east to live with her father and his second wife confirming that his paternal rights be acknowledged and that Katherine establish a relationship with her father. 
  After her mother died in 1893, Charlotte moved back east and became involved with her first cousin, Wall Street attorney, Houghton Gilman who she married in 1900. After his death she moved back to California, where Katherine now lived.   
  Her most popular story is ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ which touched on her own post-partum depression and underlined the need for women to be responsible for their mental and physical well-being, as the narrator is ordered by her husband/doctor to take compete rest in her room where she is isolated and becomes obsessed with the revolting yellow wallpaper.   
  She wrote other notable short stories the best of which we also include.   
  Charlotte lectured widely for social reform, wrote important non-fiction works that questioned our patriarchal system and left a legacy as a leading and positive spokesperson for feminism.  
  She was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 1932 and, as she wrote in her suicide note and autobiography, she ‘chose chloroform over cancer’    
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman took her own life on 17th August 1935, aged 75, in Pasadena, California.

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