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  The Three Musketeers

  Alexandre Dumas

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  One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written, "The Three Musketeers" tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman, D'Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King's Musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu, and the honour of the queen against the machinations of the Cardinal himself as the power struggles of seventeenth century France are vividly played out in the background. But their most dangerous encounter is with the Cardinal's spy, Milady, one of literature's most memorable female villains, and Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion.

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  A Christmas Carol

  Charles Dickens

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  A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas time must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him.With a light-hearted introduction by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, creator of the highly successful Alex Rider

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  Come Join Us By the Fire

  Various Authors

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  Nightfire Books, a new horror imprint from Tor Books, is proud to present 35 audio-only horror short stories showcasing the breadth of talent in today's field.  
  Theresa DeLucci, editor of Come Join Us By the Fire, says, “We wanted this long list of stories to showcase the scope of modern horror, from the cosmic and Lovecraftian, the beloved undead tropes of zombies, ghosts, and slashers, to the more uncanny and internal terrors of isolation, lost love, aging, and one of the briefest, most distressing alien abduction stories you’ll ever hear (‘No Matter Which Way We Turned’ by 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Brian Evenson.)”  
  The authors also reflect the diversity of horror as a field, with selections from horror grandmasters such as Joe R. Lansdale; New York Times bestsellers like Richard Kadrey and Victor LaValle; exciting new voices including recent Bram Stoker Award winner Gwendolyn Kiste (The Rust Maidens), Cassandra Khaw, and Michael Wehunt; and literary crossover stars such as Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties), National Book Award finalist and winner of the the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction. 
  There's something for every listener, so come join us by the fire and hear tales not to tell against the dark... but to embrace it. 
  Contents“No Matter Which Way We Turned” – Brian Evenson“Daddy” – Victor LaValle“This Guy” – Chuck Wendig“Flayed Ed” – Richard Kadrey“The Pond” – Paul Tremblay“Her Body, Herself” – Carmen Maria Machado“The Girls in the Horror Movie” – Gwendolyn Kiste“These Deathless Bones” – Cassandra Khaw“It Washed Up” – Joe R. Lansdale“Stemming the Tide” – Simon Strantzas“Midnight Caller” – Stephen Graham Jones“Black Bark” – Brian Evenson“The Anatomist’s Mnemonic” – Priya Sharma“Rabbit Heart” – Alyssa Wong“The Beasts of the Earth, The Madness of Men” – Brooke Bolander“Cold, Silent, and Dark” – Kary English“When the Zombies Win” – Karina Sumner-Smith“Harold the Spider Man” – Paul Tremblay“Ponies” – Kij Johnson“Black Neurology” – Richard Kadrey“Beware of Owner” – Chuck Wendig“The Vault of the Sky, The Face of the Deep” – Robert Levy“Don’t Turn on the Lights” – Cassandra Khaw“Wasp & Snake” – Livia Llewellyn“Greener Pastures” – Michael Wehunt“And When She Was Bad” – Nadia Bulkin“El Charro” – John Langan“Dream Home” – Kat Howard“Spawning Season” – Nicholas Kaufmann“In Sheep’s Clothing” – Molly Tanzer“57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides” – Sam J. Miller“Was She Wicked, Was She Good?” – M. Rickert“A Life That Is Not Mine” – Kristi DeMeester“That Which Does Not Kill You” – Lucy A. Snyder“The Design” – China Miéville

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  The Prussian Officer

  D H Lawrence

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  'The Prussian Officer'. There is an anti-militarism theme, unpopular as the nation drew near to war and an examination of latent homosexuality as the officer in the story struggles with his feelings for his orderly. The young soldier is driven beyond breaking point but finds a kind of redemption in his final return to natural surroundings and, symbolically, he finds equality in death with his tormentor as they are put side by side in the mortuary.

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  The Gospel of Content

  Frederick Greenwood

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  Frederick Greenwood was born on the 25th March 1830 in Kensington, London, the eldest of eleven. 
   
  His working career began at a printing house and his literary career with small pieces in periodicals of the day. In 1853 he contributed a sketch of Napoleon III to ‘The Napoleon Dynasty’ volume.  
   
  His work ‘An Essay Without End’ was published by Cornhill Magazine and with it an introduction to its editor, William Makepeace Thackeray.  In 1862 Greenwood became its joint editor and later sole editor. 
   
  In 1864 the magazine serialised his ‘sensation’ novel ‘Margaret Denzil's History’ and, following the death of Elizabeth Gaskell, he completed her unfinished novel ‘Wives and Daughters’. 
   
  Greenwood was highly regarded both for his politics and journalistic abilities and was able several times during his career to attract both funds and resources for new magazines and newspapers.  The first, in 1865, was his conception of an evening newspaper containing news, original articles, public affairs and culture and was launched as the Pall Mall Gazette. 
   
  Within a few years he was also an influential and admired Tory. It was on his suggestion that the British Government purchased, in 1875, the Suez Canal shares of the Khedive Ismail. 
   
  His continued work in various new publications also saw him keep an influential voice in the politics of the day.  His ideas and works as editor included hiring new and brave writers who would later have writing careers that would in many cases eclipse his but not the wide spectrum of his interests and abilities. 
   
  His career as a writer was marked by several novels, ‘The Loves of an Apothecary’ (1854), ‘The Path of Roses (1859)’, short stories and other works.  The short story, ‘The Gospel of Content’, is a little gem of philosophy that is still, even today, remarkably modern. 
   
  Frederick Greenwood died at Sydenham on the 14th December 1909.

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  The Madman

  Kahlil Gibran

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  Kahlil Gibran (author of The Prophet) was a Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, mystical poet and artist. During the last 20 years of his life, he lived in the United States, where his works gained recognition and influence within the American popular culture. 
  This abridged audio of The Madman communicates in stories and metaphors Gibran's belief that if a sensible way of living and thinking could be found, people would have mastery over their lives.

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