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  A Wagner Matinee - From their...

  Willa Cather

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  Willa Sibert Cather had Welsh ancestry but like her parents Charles and Mary, was born in Virginia, on 7th December 1873.  Despite strong roots in the community, Willa was 9, when the family moved to Nebraska, to work the rich soil and avoid TB of which there were numerous outbreaks in Virginia.   
  The vastness and drama of the Nebraska prairie and its’ extreme weather conditions as well as the many diverse cultures of the local families proved to be a major influence on her and can be evidenced in much of her later writing.   
  Her first writing was for the local journal when she was at the University of Nebraska and later became the managing editor of the student newspaper.    
  In 1896 she obtained work for a woman’s magazine in Pittsburgh and soon after became a regular contributor to the Pittsburgh Leader and wrote poetry and short stories for the Library, another local publication.   
  Her first collection of short stories, ‘The Troll Garden’, was published in 1905 and contains several of her most famous including ‘A Wagner Matinee’ and ‘Paul's Case.’ As a writer Cather was now taking immense strides forward.   
  Between 1913 and 1918 Cather wrote her Prairie Trilogy: ‘O Pioneers!’, ‘The Song of the Lark’, and ‘My Ántonia’ and in 1922 the Pulitizer Prize was hers for her novel ‘One of Ours’ set during WWI.  
  Acknowledged as one of America's greatest writers’ further honours flowed. In 1943 she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The following year Cather received the gold medal for fiction from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.  
  A determinedly private person, Cather destroyed many old drafts, personal papers, and letters. Her will would also restrict the ability of scholars to quote from personal papers that remained. 
  On 24th April 1947, Willa Siebert Cather died of a cerebral haemorrhage at her Manhattan home. She was 73.

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  The Phantom of the Opera - A...

  Gaston Leroux

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  Beneath the Paris Opera lie five cellars, an underground lake, and a tenant whom the management pays not to think about. Leroux was a crime reporter first, and he built the novel as an investigation: witness statements, an inquest tone, and real machinery of the Palais Garnier, which does have a lake. The result is less a horror story than the strangest love triangle in French fiction. Ninety-nine plates of Paris backstage life by Renoir and Degas, from ballet rehearsals to the costume ball, run through the book like the opera house's own corridors.

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  Poems

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Poe’s Poems: These trifles are collected and republished chiefly with a view to their redemption from the many improvements to which they have been subjected while going at random the “rounds of the press.” I am naturally anxious that what I have written should circulate as I wrote it, if it circulate at all. In defence of my own taste, nevertheless, it is incumbent upon me to say that I think nothing in this volume of much value to the public, or very creditable to myself.

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  Taming of the Shrew The...

  William Shakespeare

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  Step into the vibrant world of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" (Unabridged), a timeless comedy that continues to delight audiences with its clever humor, sharp wit, and unforgettable characters. 
   
  This audiobook brings to life the spirited courtship of Petruchio and Katherina in a way you've never heard before. Our narrator's crisp and clear voice captures the essence of Shakespeare's iconic dialogue, transporting you straight to the heart of Padua. 
   
  Every line, every jest, every heated exchange is delivered with exceptional audio quality, ensuring an immersive listening experience. This rendition stays loyal to the original text, preserving the rhythm and richness of Shakespeare's language while enhancing it with the power of modern audio technology. 
   
  Whether you're a seasoned Shakespeare enthusiast or discovering his work for the first time, this audiobook is a must-have. It's not just a story, it's an experience - one that will make you laugh, think, and marvel at the Bard's timeless genius. 
   
  So, sit back, relax, and let the witty banter and romantic antics of "The Taming of the Shrew" entertain you. Order your copy today and embark on an unforgettable journey through one of literature's greatest comedies.

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  The Age of Innocence - A Novel...

  Edith Wharton

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  Newland Archer is engaged to the correct girl when her cousin returns from Europe with a failed marriage behind her and no intention of pretending otherwise. Wharton was born inside old New York and dismantled it from the inside; this was the first novel by a woman to win the Pulitzer, and she wrote it in France, in her fifties, about a world that had already vanished. One hundred plates of painting from 1800 to 1921, among them Cassatt and Homer, catch the parlors, promenades and summer light of the world Wharton's New York was already losing.

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  The Scarlet Pimpernel

  Baroness Orczy

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  'When will you give up these mad adventures, and leave others to fight their own battles and to save their own lives as best they may?'
  
  'When your ladyship has ceased to be the most admired woman in Europe, namely, when I am in my grave.'
  
  The first novel in Baroness Orczy's brilliantly entertaining historical fiction series, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a thrilling tale of courage, justice and feigned identities.
  
  It is 1792, and the ruthless Reign of Terror during the French Revolution is in full swing: waves of aristocrats are being ordered to be executed daily, and the fear of bloody massacres is at an all-time high. Enter eccentric English dandy, Sir Percy Blakeney, who is far more than what meets the eye. Under the guise of his alter-ego – the quick-thinking, masterful swordsman, the Scarlet Pimpernel – Blakeney has made it his duty to free the incarcerated from their guillotined fate. His identity is a thoroughly protected secret, but with the French authorities hot on his tail, Blakeney needs to tread more carefully than ever… A thrilling, action-packed narrative, The Scarlet Pimpernel was adapted into one of the most popular stage shows in London in the early twentieth century. Today, it remains a cornerstone of adventure fiction.
  Baroness Orczy (1865 – 1947) was a British novelist and dramatist. Born in Hungary, Orczy moved to London with her family as a teenager, where she studied art. Although she didn't turn her hand to fiction until her thirties, she was a prolific writer, most famous for her series of novels featuring the foppish but courageous Englishman, Sir Percy Blakeney.

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