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  Fleet in Being A (Unabridged)

  Rudyard Kipling

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  [Kipling] became involved in the debate over the British response to the rise in German naval power known as the Tirpitz Plan to build a fleet to challenge the Royal Navy, publishing a series of articles in 1898 which were collected as A Fleet in Being. And as always with Kipling there is that wonderful sardonic humor and attention to the lower orders of being.

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  Sweet William - A User's Guide...

  Michael Pennington

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  Michael Pennington's solo show about Shakespeare, Sweet William, has been acclaimed throughout Europe and in the US as a unique blend of showmanship and scholarship. In this book, he deepens his exploration of Shakespeare's life and work - and the connection between the two - that lies at its heart.
  It is illuminated throughout by the unrivalled insights into the plays that Pennington has gained from the twenty thousand hours he has spent working on them as a leading actor, an artistic director and a director - and as the author of three previous books on individual Shakespeare plays.
  With practical analysis, wonderfully detailed and entertaining interpretations of characters and scenes, and vivid reflections on Shakespeare's theatre and ours, the result is a masterclass of the most enjoyable kind for theatregoers, professionals, students and anyone interested in Shakespeare.
  'A brilliant and intimate insider's guide to Shakespeare from one of our greatest classical actors.' Gregory Doran
  'Shakespeare comes wonderfully to life in Michael's beautifully written book.' Rupert Everett
  'engaging, absorbing, congenial, informative... a must-read for anyone interested in Shakespeare from almost any angle - actor, drama student, teacher, director, technician, literature student or audience member' The Stage

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - Guy...

  Guy de Maupassant

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  Guy de Maupassant is justly revered as one of the strongest proponents of the short story.  The miniature gems he created are woven from the many worlds and strata of society that surrounded him.  From feuds and revenge to tales of avarice and friendship de Maupassant is the master of all and second to none. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - Guy de Maupassant - An Introduction 
  02 - Guy de Maupassant - An Introduction 
  03 - Le Horla by Guy de Maupassant 
  04 - Regret by Guy de Maupassant 
  05 - The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant 
  06 - The Dowry by Guy de Maupassant 
  07 - The Kiss by Guy de Maupassant 
  08 - The Maison Tellier by Guy de Maupassant 
  09 - Suicides by Guy de Maupassant 
  10 - Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant 
  11 - Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant 
   12 - Mother Sauvage (La Mere Sauvage) by Guy de Maupassant

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  12 Creepy Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The sinister atmosphere is skillfully created by Poe in all twelve stories - from the decaying castle in The Fall of the House of Usher to the palace of Prince Prospero in The Masque of the Red Death. Each tale is a mystery trip, keeping the reader cliff-hanging until the last paragraphs. Poe has mastered the art of giving chills to his reader with only a few but powerful words, and every story stands proof to this. 
  
  The collection gathers 12 of the creepiest stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. Titles such as The Tell Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum or The Masque of the Red Death should be enough to convince any horror story lover that the book will not be a disappointment.
  An Author's Republic audio production.

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  I Heard the Owl Call My Name

  Margaret Craven

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  The touching story of a young, mortally ill priest who spends his last days working among the Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Amid the grandeur of the remote Pacific Northwest stands Kingcome, a village so ancient that, according to Kwakiutl myth, it was founded by the two brothers left on earth after the great flood.  
  The Native Americans who still live there call it Quee, a place of such incredible natural richness that hunting and fishing remain primary food sources. But the old culture of totems and potlatch is being replaced by a new culture of prefab housing and alcoholism. Kingcome's younger generation is disenchanted and alienated from its heritage. And now, coming upriver is a young vicar, Mark Brian, on a journey of discovery that can teach him-and us-about life, death, and the transforming power of love.

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  Six Short Stories by Elia W Peattie

  Elia W. Peattie

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  Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) was a prolific American author, journalist and critic. Although she left school at 14, she was enormously talented, and by her 20s she was well established as a writer of short stories.This collection showcases six of her best tales: 'The Piano Next Door', 'On the Northern Ice', 'A Child of the Rain', 'From the Loom of the Dead', 'Story of an Obstinate Corpse' and 'Story of the Vanishing Patient'.

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