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  Swineherd The - Story Time...

  Hans Christian Andersen

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  "The Swineherd" (Danish: Svinedrengen) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to woo an arrogant princess. The tale was first published December 20, 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark in Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. The tale appears to be original with Andersen though similar tales are known. "The Swineherd" has been adapted to various media.

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  The Dubliners

  James Joyce

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  Set against the background of Dublin at the turn of the century, Joyce's celebrated collection of short stories recount a series of unremarkable incidents in the lives of ordinary men and women. Stylistically straightforward, it is Joyce's eye for detail, matched only by his interest in the habits and patterns of daily life and celebration of the unique wit and landscape of the Irish that makes these stories so enchanting.

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  Dullborough Town (Unabridged)

  Charles Dickens

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  Charles Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.DULLBOROUGH TOWN: It lately happened that I found myself rambling about the scenes among which my earliest days were passed; scenes from which I departed when I was a child, and which I did not revisit until I was a man.

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  Oscar Wilde - The Happy Prince...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Introducing "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" - A Dramatic Audiobook Experience!  
   
  Embark on an enchanting journey through the timeless tales of Oscar Wilde with our captivating audiobook - a collection that promises to warm your heart, stir your emotions, and leave you utterly mesmerized! 
   
   
   
  Experience "The Happy Prince," as you follow the touching tale of a compassionate prince and his loyal companion, the swallow, on a quest to alleviate the suffering of the less fortunate. Together, they prove that true kindness knows no boundaries. 
   
  Immerse yourself in "The Nightingale and the Rose," where a nightingale's pure devotion and self-sacrifice for love illuminate the depth of human desires and the ultimate price of beauty. 
   
   Enter the captivating world of "The Selfish Giant," where a once cold-hearted giant learns the value of love and friendship from the most unexpected sources – children! 
   
  Discover "The Devoted Friend," a heartwarming fable that unveils the true nature of friendship and the importance of mutual understanding. 
   
  Finally, experience the whimsical tale of "The Remarkable Rocket," where a vain and opinionated firework finds himself in a series of uproarious misadventures, learning valuable life lessons along the way. 
   
  01   The Happy Prince	 
  02	The Nightingale and the Rose	 
  03	The Selfish Giant	 
  04	The Devoted Friend	 
  05	The Remarkable Rocket

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  Frankenstein Alive!

  Mary Shelley

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  “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” Mary Shelley ) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus in 1818, which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet, and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft.Shelley's mother died less than a month after giving birth to her. She was raised by her father, who provided her with a rich if informal education, encouraging her to adhere to his own anarchist political theories. When she was four, her father married a neighbor, Mary Jane Clairmont, with whom Shelley came to have a troubled relationship.In 1814, Shelley began a romance with one of her father's political followers, Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was already married. Together with her stepsister, Claire Clairmont, she and Percy left for France and traveled through Europe. Upon their return to England, Shelley was pregnant with Percy's child. Over the next two years, she and Percy faced ostracism, constant debt, and the death of their prematurely born daughter. They married in late 1816, after the suicide of Percy Shelley's first wife, Harriet.In 1816, the couple and her stepsister famously spent a summer with Lord Byron and John William Polidori near Geneva, Switzerland, where Shelley conceived the idea for her novel Frankenstein. The Shelleys left Britain in 1818 for Italy, where their second and third children died before Shelley gave birth to her last and only surviving child, Percy Florence Shelley. In 1822, her husband drowned when his sailing boat sank during a storm near Viareggio. A year later, Shelley returned to England and from then on devoted herself to the upbringing of her son and a career as a professional author.

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  A Christmas Carol

  Charles Dickens

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  The classic Christmas story by Charles Dickens. Evil, old Ebeneezer Scrooge has been a skinflint all his life. His only friend and partner died and he didn't mourn, he only used it as an opportunity to strike a deal. Scrooge is visited by three ghosts. Each of them shows Scrooge scenes intended to make him change his evil ways.A Christmas Carol is possibly Dickens's most famous work, though there are so many to choose from. A Christmas Carol was published in 1843 on 19 December and the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve. Dickens had self-published, in that he paid for the costs of the printing and publication, which was a shrewd financial bet as it turned out. Dickens was only 31 at the time. A Christmas Carol was so popular that a bootleg edition was published in 1844 and Dickens sued the bootleggers. He did public readings of the story from 1849 and went on tour with it, performing it 127 times until his death in 1870.

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