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  Marcel Schwob - A Short Story...

  Marcel Schwob

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  Mayer André Marcel Schwob was born in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 23rd August 1867 into a cultivated Jewish family.  
   
  As a child he devoured the works of Poe and Stevenson in French and then again in English.  His attachment to the bizarre and dark was already forming. 
   
  His education at the Lycée of Nantes earned him the 1st Prize for Excellence.  In 1881, he was in Paris with his maternal uncle to study at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.  Schwob quickly developed his multilingual abilities and then studied philology and Sanscrit at the École pratique des hautes études before completing his military service in Vannes with the artillery. 
   
  After completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1888 he became a professional journalist and worked for the Phare de la Loire, the Événement and L'Écho de Paris. 
   
  The 1890’s marked his establishment as a brilliant writer with the publication of six short story collections.   
   
  He fell ill in 1896 with a chronic, incurable intestinal disorder.  He also suffered recurring bouts of influenza and pneumonia.  Intestinal surgery was given several times, at first with success but, by 1900, after two more surgeries, he was told that nothing more could be done for him.  Schwob now existed on kefir and fermented milk. 
   
  By the turn of the century, despite failing health, and often too ill to write, he embarked on several long travels, including to Vailima in the South Pacific where his literary hero Stevenson had died.  
   
  Schwob was regarded as a symbolist writer and a ‘precursor of Surrealism’.  He wrote over a hundred short stories, journalistic articles, essays, biographies, literary reviews and analysis, translations and plays.  
   
  Marcel Schwob died on 26th February 1905 of Pneumonia.  He was 37. 
   
  01 - Marcel Schwob - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - Arachne by Marcel Schwob 
  03 - Spiritualism by Marcel Schwob 
  04 - The Mouthless by Marcel Schwob 
  05 - The Opium Gates by Marcel Schwob 
  06 - The Strong by Marcel Schwob

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  The Mind-Readers

  Edgar Wallace

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  Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognized as one of the most prolific writers of his age.The Mind-Readers is a classic detective story of a Scotland Yard detective determined to trap the master criminal who has just executed a remarkable and ingenious emerald heist. The only way to outwit the thief is going to be to read his mind.

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  OHenry - Short Stories

  O. Henry

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  Dive into the timeless world of O. Henry's captivating short stories with our digital audiobook collection! Immerse yourself in the wit, humor, and clever twists that have made O. Henry an iconic literary figure. 
   
  This collection features some of his most beloved tales, including: 
   
  "A Retrieved Reformation" - Join the journey of a reformed criminal navigating redemption and unexpected turns. 
   
  "A Ramble in Aphasia" - Explore a world of linguistic chaos and witticism as only O. Henry can craft. 
   
  "The Ransom of Red Chief" - Experience a hilarious and unforgettable tale of a kidnapping gone awry with comedic genius. 
   
  "Christmas by Injunction" - Delve into a heartwarming holiday story wrapped in O. Henry's signature style. 
   
  "Confessions of a Humorist" - Uncover the insights and humor behind the life of a humorist in this delightful narrative.

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  Terrible Revenge (Moonlit Tales...

  Nikolai Gogol

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  A true horror classic of Ukrainian literature, Nikolai Gogol's "Terrible Revenge" raises the notions of terror, betrayal, and revenge to an entirely new level.

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  The Brontë Sisters Collection -...

  Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë,...

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  The Brontë Sisters Collection includes the three most important novels of Emily, Anne and Charlotte Brontë. 
  The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848), and Anne (1820-1849), are well known as poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they originally published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Their stories immediately attracted attention for their passion and originality. Charlotte's Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily's Wuthering Heights, Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature.Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë's only novel. Written between October 1845 and June 1846, Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell; Brontë died the following year, aged 30. Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey were accepted by publisher Thomas Newby before the success of their sister Charlotte's novel, Jane Eyre. 
  Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Brontë suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Brontë's own experiences as a governess for five years. 
  Primarily of the Bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the Byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall. In its internalization of the action - the focus is on the gradual unfolding of Jane's moral and spiritual sensibility, and all the events are colored by a heightened intensity that was previously the domain of poetry - Jane Eyre revolutionized the art of fiction.

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  Three Men in a Boat

  Jerome K.

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  Here is one of the greatest English comic novels read by incontrovertible king of English comic audiobook readers – Martin Jarvis. Three men, worried about their health and in search of different experiences, set off ‘up the river’ in a boat. Jerome’s delightful novel, dating from 1900, paints a vivid picture of innocent fun.

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