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  HG Wells Collection - The Pearl...

  H. G. Wells

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  Step into the Enchanting Worlds of HG Wells' Short Stories! 
   
  Immerse yourself in the genius of HG Wells with our digital audiobook collection, showcasing his captivating short stories: "The Loyalty of Esau Common," "My First Aeroplane," "Little Mother up the Morderberg," and "The Pearl of Love." 
   
  "The Loyalty of Esau Common": Delve into the intricate world of human relationships, as Esau Common navigates loyalty, betrayal, and the complexities of the heart. This story will leave you questioning the depths of trust. 
   
  "My First Aeroplane": Join Wells on a journey through time as he recounts the exhilaration and awe of witnessing the birth of aviation. Experience the thrill of human achievement and technological progress through his vivid storytelling. 
   
  "Little Mother up the Morderberg": Explore the mysteries of a quaint village perched on the edge of a cliff. Wells weaves a tale of eerie folklore, secrets, and the inexplicable in a setting that will send shivers down your spine. 
   
  "The Pearl of Love": Witness the transformative power of love as Wells takes you on a sentimental journey filled with poignant moments and tender emotions. This story is a testament to the enduring strength of the human heart.

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  A Piece of Steak - American...

  Jack London

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  John Griffith Chaney was born on January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco.   
   
  His father, William Chaney, was living with Flora Wellman when she became pregnant.  Chaney insisted she have an abortion.  Flora's response was to turn a gun on herself.  Although her wounds were not severe the trauma made her temporarily deranged. 
   
  In late 1876 his mother married John London and the young child was brought to live with them as they moved around the Bay area, eventually settling in Oakland where now, calling himself Jack, he completed grade school. 
   
  Jack worked hard at several jobs, sometimes 12-18 hours a day, but his dream was university.  He studied hard and borrowed the money to enrol in the summer of 1896 at the University of California in Berkeley. 
   
  In 1897, at 21, Jack searched out newspaper accounts of his mother's suicide attempt and for the name of his biological father. He wrote to Chaney, then living in Chicago, who claimed he could not be Jack’s father because he was impotent and casually asserted that London's mother had relations with other men.  Jack, devastated by the response, quit Berkeley and went to the Klondike. Other accounts suggest that his dire finances presented Jack with the excuse he needed to leave. 
   
  In the Klondike Jack began to gather material for his writing but also accumulated many health problems, including scurvy, which together with hip and leg problems he would carry for the rest of his life. 
   
  During the late 1890's Jack was regularly publishing short stories and by the turn of the century full blown novels. 
   
  By 1904 Jack had married, fathered two children and was now in the process of divorcing.  A stint as a reporter on the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 was equal amounts trouble and experience. But that experience was always put to good use in a continuing and remarkable output of work. 
   
  In 1905 he married Charmian Kittredge who at last was a soul and companion who brought him some semblance of peace despite his advancing alcoholism and his incurable wanderlust. 
   
  Twelve years later Jack had amassed both wealth and a literary reputation through such classics as ‘The Call of the Wild’, ‘White Fang’ and many others. He had a reputation as a social activist and was a tireless friend of the workers.   
   
  Jack London died suffering from dysentery, late-stage alcoholism and uremia, aged only 40, on November 22nd 1916 at his property in Glen Elen in California 
   
  In ‘A piece of Steak’ an ageing prizefighter seeks one last win. Not for glory, or to revisit fame, but simply to put food on the table and keep his family together.  But to do that he must beat a highly rated up and coming adversary.

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  Belphagor - From their pens to...

  Niccolo Machiavelli

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  The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Niccolò Machiavelli.

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  Washington Square

  Henry James

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  "Washington Square" by Henry James delves into the quiet yet intense world of Catherine Sloper, a plain but tender-hearted young woman living under the shadow of her domineering father, Dr. Austin Sloper, in 19th-century New York. When the charming but fortune-seeking Morris Townsend courts her, Catherine's hopes for love clash with her father's stern disapproval. Through keen social observation and psychological depth, James unravels a poignant tale of love, deception, and self-discovery in the heart of Washington Square.

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  The Call of the Wild

  Jack London

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  Set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. 

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  England My England

  D H Lawrence

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  'England, My England' is set in the years before the Great War of 1914, seen by some as an idyllic time of sunshine and peace before everything was shattered by the mechanised war of 1914 to 1918. The family are placed in an idealised setting, deep in the English countryside but there are snakes in this Garden of Eden. There is conflict between man and woman, brought to the fore by an accident to a child and there is the seeming purposeless life led by the husband. The story ripples with the eugenic theories popular at the time yet the conflicts are finally solved by the horror of the war.

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