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  The Quicksand - and other stories

  J. D. Beresford, P. G....

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  Embark on an extraordinary auditory adventure with our digital audiobook version of "The Quicksand and Other Stories." Immerse yourself in timeless tales by renowned authors, where each story unfolds like a carefully crafted masterpiece. Let's delve into the enchanting worlds crafted by J.D. Beresford, P.G. Wodehouse, Stacy Aumonier, and Edith Wharton: 
   
  Looking-Glass, The by J.D. Beresford 
  Journey into the mysterious and thought-provoking realm as Beresford weaves a tale that will challenge your perceptions and leave you questioning reality itself. 
   
  Pots o' Money by P.G. Wodehouse 
  Indulge in the wit and humor of Wodehouse as he takes you on a hilarious escapade filled with quirky characters, unexpected twists, and, of course, the pursuit of pots o' money! 
   
  Where was Wych Street? by Stacy Aumonier 
  Travel back in time to the streets of Wych as Aumonier unfolds a historical mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat, craving to uncover the secrets hidden within the cobblestone paths. 
   
  The Quicksand by Edith Wharton 
  Immerse yourself in the evocative storytelling of Wharton as she skillfully crafts a tale of love, desire, and the complexities of human relationships set against the backdrop of "The Quicksand."

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  To Let - The Forsyte Saga Book 3

  John Galsworthy

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  The three novels that make up this trilogy have long been recognized as masterpieces of 20th-century literature, and Galsworthy as one of its leading exponents. But don’t let that be the reason you put off listening to this wonderful work. There are passion and lust in these pages, high art and low comedy, and unthinking violence that ride alongside ever-correct manners. Scandal, tragedy, despair, rape, accidental death, marriage, remarriage and a healthy leavening of births all unfold against a rolling backdrop of a world war.

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  The Innocents Abroad

  Mark Twain

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  Mark Twain’s classic travelogue The Innocents Abroad firmly established him as a writer and humourist of dazzling perspicacity.  
    
  The story chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Quaker City through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers in 1867. It was the best-selling of Twain's works during his lifetime, as well as one of the best-selling travel books of all time.

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  Arms & The Man

  George Bernard Shaw

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  Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that he carries chocolate creams instead of bullets. Will Raina marry the posturing Sergius or the chocolate cream soldier? Extra intrigue is provided by saucy servant girl Louka and her dour fiance Nicola. Produced by Devin Lawrence Edited by Macc Kay Production executive Avalon Giuliano ICON Intern Eden Giuliano Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission ©2020 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) Eden Garret Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.

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  The Ransom of Red Chief

  O. Henry

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  O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862 – 1910), an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are loved for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings."The Ransom of Red Chief" is a tale of a kidnapping. A couple of desparadoes abduct the ten year old son of the richest man in a village in the deep south. But the pair soon discover that they have taken on far more than they had bargained for. The boy's energy, curiosity, creativity, sense of mischief and total lack of respect for his kidnappers soon has him running rings around them. And it turns out, the boy is a chip off the old block. His father is by no means a soft touch for a ransom and offers them a deal which they cannot refuse....

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  On the Nature of Things (Leonard...

  Titus Lucretius Carus

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  On the Nature of Things, written in the first century BCE by Titus Lucretius Carus, is one of the principle expositions on Epicurean philosophy and science to have survived from antiquity. Far from being a dry treatise on the many topics it covers, the original Latin version (entitled De Rerum Natura) was written in the form of an extended poem in hexameter, with a beauty of style that was admired and emulated by his successors, including Ovid and Cicero. The version read here is an English verse translation written by William Ellery Leonard. Although Leonard penned his version in the early twentieth century, he chose to adhere to both the vocabulary and meter (alternating between pentameter and hexameter) of Elizabethan-era poetry.While the six untitled books that comprise On the Nature of Things delve into a broad range of subjects, including the physical nature of the universe, the workings of the human mind and body, and the natural history of the Earth, Lucretius repeatedly asserts throughout the work that his chief purpose is to provide the reader with a means to escape the "darkness of the mind" imposed by superstition and ignorance. To this end he offers us his enlightening verses, that through them might be revealed to us "nature's aspect, and her laws". (Summary by Daniel Vimont)

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