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  The Mad Planet

  Murray Leinster

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  A classic Sci-Fi tale by the master Murray Leinster of the last catastrophic stages of our planet and its inhabitants. The true villain of this fascinating piece is excess carbon dioxide!..The results on the earth, plant life, animals and humans are vividly imagined and described: giant insects, weird fungi, poisonous air and gases, fighting and conflict amongst humanity...How, or rather, how badly will all of this end? (Published in 1920)

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  Mrs Dalloway in Bond St - From...

  Virginia Woolf

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  Adeline Virginia Woolf was born on the 25th January 1882 in South Kensington in London. 
  Although lauded as a founder of modernist writing with such classics as ‘Orlando’, ‘Mrs Dalloway’ and ‘To the Lighthouse’ and, of course, many classic short stories, her background is filled with elements of tragedy that she somehow overcame to become such a revered writer.   Her mother died when she was 13, her half-sister Stella two years later and with it her first of several nervous breakdowns.  Appallingly it was later found that three of her half-brothers had sexually abused her so darkness must have seemed ever present.   
  She began writing professionally at age 20 but her father’s death two years later brought a complete mental collapse and she was briefly institutionalised.  Somehow she found within herself a literary career and with it great innovations in writing; she was a pioneer of “stream of consciousness”.    
  Her tight circle of friends were the founders of the Bloomsbury Group, a movement whose legacy still influences across the arts and society in many way to this day.   
  Whilst the dark periods continued to interrupt her emotional state her rate of work never ceased.  Until, on 28th March 1941, Woolf put on her overcoat, filled up its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse, in Lewes, East Sussex and drowned herself.  Her body was not recovered until the 18th April.  She was 59. 
  She left behind a note which read in part “Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again.  I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times.  And I shan't recover this time.  I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.  So I am doing what seems the best thing to do”.

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  Carmilla - A Classic Gothic...

  Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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  Are you ready to surrender to the shadows and feel the pulse of forbidden desire? "Carmilla" isn’t just a gothic story - it’s a hypnotic journey into the dark heart of passion, mystery, and fear. Step into the misty forests of Styria, where young Laura’s tranquil world is forever changed by the arrival of the enchanting and mysterious Carmilla. As you listen, you’ll sense the tension rise - the beauty of friendship twisting into something hauntingly deeper, the innocence of trust tainted by secrets that whisper in the night. You’ll feel every heartbeat, every shiver, every breath caught between fascination and terror. This isn’t merely an audiobook; it’s a mesmerizing experience that will awaken your imagination and stir the most hidden corners of your soul. By the time the final word fades, you won’t just know Carmilla’s story - you’ll have lived its spellbinding power, its longing, and its darkness. The night is calling… will you dare to answer?

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  Frankenstein; Or The Modern...

  Mary Shelley

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  Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is Mary Shelley's masterpiece of Gothic horror and science fiction. 
  The story follows Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who becomes obsessed with the secret of creating life. Driven by ambition and hubris, he assembles a creature from stolen body parts and brings it to life. But when he sees the horror he has created, he abandons it in terror. 
  The creature, alone and rejected by its creator and by all of humanity, learns to speak, to read, and to feel. It longs for companionship, but everywhere it goes, it is met with fear and violence. Desperate and vengeful, it turns against its maker, destroying everyone Victor loves. 
  Written in 1818 when Mary Shelley was only eighteen years old, Frankenstein explores profound questions about creation, responsibility, loneliness, and what it means to be human. 
  This edition is based on the 1818 public domain text. 
  Produced and narrated by Doushu, with AI assistance.

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  Phaedrus

  Plato

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  “For there is no light of justice or temperance, or any of the higher ideas which are precious to souls, in the earthly copies of them: they are seen through a glass, dimly…”Socrates and his earnest friend Phaedrus, enjoying the Athenian equivalent of a lunchtime stroll in the park, exchange views on love and on the power of words, spoken and written.Phaedrus is the most enchanting of Plato’s Erotic dialogues (capitalised in honour of the god). The barefoot philosopher urges an eager young acquaintance – who has allowed his lover’s oratorical skills to impress him overmuch – to re-examine the text of Lysias’s speech in the light of his own exalted (and Platonic) vision of Love. Not long ago this early example of literary dismantling was itself deconstructed by a contemporary sage - Jacques Derrida. The present reader tries to present Socrates as he conceivably was: the chortling, pot-bellied ex-soldier, a flirtatious yet charismatic talker with a serious passion for Truth. (Introduction by Martin Geeson)

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  The Girl Philippa

  Robert William Chambers

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  In this lively romance of intrigue and independence, Philippa, a spirited young woman with artistic ambitions, becomes entangled in social scandal and hidden dangers after crossing paths with a principled diplomat. As secrets surface and reputations tremble, she must rely on her wit and courage to navigate ambition, loyalty, and unexpected love, ultimately discovering her own power and destiny.

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