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  Vernon Lee - A Short Story...

  Vernon Lee

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  Vernon Lee was born Violet Paget on 4th October 1856 in Boulogne, France to intellectual expatriate British parents.   
   
  In common with several other very talented literary women of the day she felt it necessary to publish under a masculine pseudonym in order for her writing to be taken seriously.  Indeed she seems to have adopted that persona across her whole lifestyle becoming personally known and acknowledged by all as Vernon Lee and accordingly dressed as a man.    
   
  Her first published work, in 1880, was taken from her collection of essays that had originally appeared in Fraser’s Magazine with the scholarly title of; ‘Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy.’ It reflected her passion for music and centered on the rich creative lives of poet-librettist Pietro Metastasio and dramatists Carlo Goldoni and Carlo Gozzi.   
   
  She wrote over a dozen volumes of essays on art, music, and travel with her scholarly appreciation animated by wit and imagination.  Lee was well-regarded as an expert on the Italian Renaissance and was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement. 
   
  Her literary talents were extensive and she wrote a number of novels and plays.  Perhaps her best remembered works are her haunting and powerful short stories exploring the supernatural.  Lee has often received accolades for these and glowingly compared to other authors such as M R James. 
    
  A committed pacifist she was resolved to protest against World War I. Her social activism in other areas was perhaps fueled by her feminist beliefs.  In her private life she was a lesbian and had long-term passionate relationships with three women including the doomed author and poet, Amy Levy.   
   
  Vernon Lee died on 13th February 1935 in San Gervasio Bresciano, Italy. 
   
  1 - Vernon Lee - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  2 - A Wicked Voice - Part 1 by Vernon Lee 
  3 - A Wicked Voice - Part 2 by Vernon Lee 
  4 - Amour Dure - Part 1 by Violet Paget writing as Vernon Lee 
  5 - Amour Dure - Part 2 by Violet Paget writing as Vernon Lee 
  6 - Marsyas in Flanders by Vernon Lee 
  7 - The Enchanted Woods by Vernon Lee 
  8 - Dionea - Part 1 by Vernon Lee 
  9 - Dionea - Part 2 by Vernon Lee

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  The Gold-Bug

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The narrative of Edgar Allan Poe's novella, which unfolds on Sullivan's Island (South Carolina), revolves around deciphering an encrypted message and searching for a buried treasure. The story was first published in the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper in June 1843, after Poe won a contest announced by the newspaper, receiving a prize of $100.

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  Memento Mori - An adventure of a...

  Rachel Lawson

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  The unnamed Mortimer, the king of the Grim Reapers, tells the story of how he promised to protect the son of a friend who died long before the Magicians came out. 
  He appears to him as a friend when the son's relatives die at their funeral, and as a friend when he needs one. 
  He becomes the ultimate Memento Mori. 
  An adventure of a lifetime.

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  The Necromancer goes to Jail

  Rachel Lawson

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  "I hear you could break out of jail if you wanted to," said the guard."Yes it's easy but where's the fun in that," said Lance smiling impishly."What fun can you have in jail?" asked the Kingpin."Not been here long enough for it to be a bore yet," Lance said who was having fun messing with their minds. 
  "I will not do it!" Lance Alexander to his uncle Sergeant Simon Alexander-Drax. 
  "It's alright! You won't be there long!" said his uncle. 
  "Then you go there!" said Lance shortly. 
  Lance's dad the coroner walked into the room. 
  "I can't!" said Lance digging his boots into the floor. 
  "You can't what?" asked Blake Alexander, Lance's dad. 
  "I can't go to prison as the Necromancer," said Lance. 
  "Why can't you," asked his uncle. 
  "Do you think he's the Necromancer?" asked Blake. 
  "Of course not we need a man we can trust on the inside who can pose as the Necromancer to entrap a prison kingpin," said Simon. 
  "You planning to come out as dead are you?" asked Lance not threatening just stating a fact the father of the Necromancer was Mortimer the grim reaper, King. 
  "I am not going to be around for that," said Blake planning a holiday in hell when Lance came out as the Necromancer a serial killer. 
  "Where are you going?" asked Blake's Uncle. 
  "Never you mind," said Blake. 
  "He's a coward," said Lance. 
  "No would you be in my place I can't be deposed as emperor of the solar system if I'm not there," Blake said. 
  "Didn't think of that," said Simon. 
  "I'll do it," said Lance defiantly thinking how much of a problem it would be to his father.

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  The Raven - A Terrifying Poem of...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  DARKNESS HAS A VOICE—AND IT’S CALLING YOUR NAME! Welcome to the haunting world of The Raven—a soul-shattering journey into madness, obsession, and the chilling GRIP OF FATE. Step into the mind of a man whose heartache will echo in your bones. FEEL the crushing weight of loss as a simple visitor turns into an INESCAPABLE SYMBOL OF DESPAIR. HEAR the relentless tapping at the door, the endless echo of that one word—NEVERMORE—driving you to the brink of INSANITY. With every line, Poe’s genius pulls you deeper into the abyss of grief, where the DARKNESS feels alive. The vivid narration brings every shadow to life, amplifying the dread that builds with every breath. SEE the raven’s unblinking gaze as it casts a spell of torment binding you to the SORROW of a life forever changed. This isn’t just a poem—it’s a chilling descent into the mind of a man HANUTED by memories and tormented by fate. LISTEN NOW and let The Raven claw its way into your soul. FEEL THE COLD HANDS OF FATE CLOSE IN ON YOU!

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  The Immortal's Unrequited Bride

  Kelli Ireland

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  A love that endures beyond death itself… Ethan Kemp is a healer, not an assassin. But he's found an unexpected home in the Irish stronghold that houses the Assassin's Arcanum—men who will kill to protect their Druid brethren. Too bad there's a ghost that won't give him peace… Centuries in the grave, Isibéal Cannavan has longed to be reunited with her beloved. Finally, he's returned to her. She'd recognize Lachlan anywhere, even as an American warlock called Ethan. But her path to reuniting with him in the land of the living runs through hell itself, and she'll have to take Ethan with her…

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