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  Anna Karenina part 6 - Step into...

  graf Leo Tolstoy

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  In a world bound by rigid social expectations, even the purest of loves is tested by the specters of jealousy, pride, and the clash between city artifice and country truth. 
  Set against the sprawling, sun-drenched estates of rural Russia, Part 6 of Tolstoy's monumental masterpiece shifts focus to the delicate intricacies of human connection. Levin and his young wife Kitty are attempting to forge an idyllic life at their country home, welcoming family and eccentric guests into their pastoral haven. Yet, beneath the surface of mushroom-hunting excursions, lively philosophical debates, and rugged shooting parties, dangerous emotional currents swirl. As the charming but careless Veslovsky brings the flirtatious energy of Petersburg high society to their tranquil retreat, Levin finds himself plunging into agonizing fits of jealousy. Meanwhile, the intellectual Sergey Ivanovitch faces a quietly devastating turning point in his own romantic life, proving that the heart's hesitations can be just as tragic as its indiscretions. 
  Listeners searching for iconic Classic Literature will be profoundly moved by this segment of the legendary epic. Weaving together themes of agrarian simplicity, marriage dynamics, societal superficiality, and poignant existential reflections, Tolstoy delivers a masterclass in psychological realism. The tension between tradition and modernity is vividly explored, making it an essential listen for fans of 19th-century sagas and intense character-driven dramas. 
  Count graf Leo Tolstoy was a giant of Russian literature, celebrated for his unparalleled ability to capture the vast spectrum of the human experience. His profound philosophical explorations and intricate character studies remain globally revered, securing his place as one of the greatest novelists of all time.

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  In Red and Gold - A River...

  Samuel Merwin

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  Foreigners in a Chinese treaty port at the end of the empire, an arms deal and a rising in the provinces. Merwin had reported from China and wrote the diplomatic manoeuvring as something more than background.

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  The Wonderful Tune - A weird...

  Jessie Douglas Kerruish

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  Jessie Douglas Kerruish was born in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, County Durham in 1884. 
   
  Little is known about the author’s life and to a large extent her work remains either neglected or out of favour. 
   
  Her literary career got off to a very bright start in 1917 when she won the Hodder & Stoughton First Novel Prize for ‘Miss Haroun Al-Raschid’.  Five years later came her seminal work ‘The Undying Monster’, which today is still regarded as a macabre werewolf classic. 
   
  Throughout her career she contributed short stories to such popular periodicals as Novel, Lady's and Weekly Tale-Teller.  One of the best was ‘The Wonderful Tune’ and whilst the title sounds light and airy her dark imagination riddles the narrative.  Many of her works were set in exotic locations from North Africa to the Middle East. 
   
  Her output was small, limited to two collections of short stories and several novels. 
   
  During the 1930’s severe and debilitating migraines prevented her from working for any length of time and all she could muster was contributions to anthologies. 
   
  Jessie Douglas Kerruish died in Hove, Sussex in 1949, in obscurity.

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  The Complete Novels of Natsume...

  Natsume Sōseki

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  This landmark edition gathers the complete novels of Natsume Sōseki in modern English translation, presenting the full arc of one of Japan's most influential literary careers in a single, carefully organized volume. To our knowledge, this is the first complete English-language collection to bring together all fourteen of Sōseki's novels in one accessible edition, allowing readers to follow his development from comic satire and youthful social observation to psychological realism, philosophical depth, and the late autobiographical intensity of his final fiction.
  Included in this collection are: 
  
  - I am a Cat 
  - Botchan
  - Kusamakura: The Three-Cornered World
  - The Heredity of Taste
  - The 210th Day
  - The Poppy
  - The Miner
  - Sanshiro
  - And Then
  - The Gate
  - To the Spring Equinox and Beyond
  - The Wayfarer
  - Kokoro
  - Grass on the Wayside
  Across these works, Sōseki examines the tensions of modern life with extraordinary subtlety: education and ambition, family duty and personal freedom, friendship and betrayal, marriage and solitude, intellectual pride and emotional vulnerability. His characters move through classrooms, boarding houses, country inns, Tokyo streets, quiet households, mountain roads, and inward landscapes of doubt. Together, the novels form one of the great portraits of a society in transition, as Meiji-era Japan confronts modernity, Western influence, changing social codes, and the cost of self-consciousness.
  This edition is designed for contemporary readers who want a complete, coherent introduction to Sōseki's fiction in clear modern English. It is both a major literary collection and a reading journey through the birth of the modern Japanese novel.

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  The Romance of Modern Invention...

  Archibald Williams

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  The inventions of one generation explained to the next: wireless, the telephone and phonograph, the submarine, animated pictures, liquid air, the horseless carriage and the first flying machines. Archibald Williams wrote it at the turn of the century, when every one of these was still startling. The book is a good measure of what a well-informed reader understood before the war changed all of it.

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  Importance of Being Earnest The...

  Oscar Wilde, Classic Audiobooks,...

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  The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's most celebrated play — a sharp, witty comedy that satirizes Victorian society's obsession with propriety, status, and marriage. The plot follows two friends, Jack and Algernon, who invent fictional personas to escape social obligations and pursue romance. Chaos and hilarity ensue as their lies unravel and identities are mistaken.This sparkling comedy of manners showcases Wilde's trademark wit and irony, exposing the absurdities of upper-class conventions with elegance and charm. At once light-hearted and deeply clever, the play remains one of the most beloved works in English theatre.

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