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  Alpine Divorce An - From their...

  Robert Barr

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  Robert Barr was born in Glasgow, Scotland on the 16th September 1849.  Five years later the family emigrated to a farm near Muirkirk in Upper Canada.  
  His early years were uneventful as the family settled into their new lives and Barr began his education. 
  A career path as a teacher opened up for him and, by 1874, he had been appointed as headmaster at the Central School at Windsor.  Concurrently he also wrote travel and humourous articles for magazines.  Within two years their success in the regional periodicals encouraged him to change careers to become a reporter and columnist. 
  In August 1876, at age 27, he married Eva Bennett and they began a family. 
  A half decade later he was the exchange editor of the ‘Free Press’ but decided to relocate to London to establish an English edition and to write fiction, which both met with much success. 
  Over the years he was a prolific writer and in 1892, along with Jerome K Jerome, he established ‘The Idler’ magazine and, just after the turn of the century, became its sole proprietor. 
  Although a number of his crime novels and short stories are parodies on Sherlock Holmes and other best-selling detectives of the time, he also wrote short stories across a whole range of subjects and genres usually with intriguing ideas and many laced with wit and humour. 
  Robert Barr died at his home in Woldingham, Surrey of heart disease on the 21st October 1912.  He was 63.

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  Little Women Part 1 - Experience...

  Louisa May Alcott

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  "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo... and a literary legend was born. 
  As the American Civil War rages miles away, the four March sisters face their own fierce battles on the home front. Beautiful Meg longs for luxury; tomboy Jo dreams of literary greatness; shy Beth finds solace in music; and proud little Amy yearns for high society. Guided by their resilient mother, Marmee, these little women navigate the harsh realities of poverty, the trials of growing up, and the deep emotional stakes of holding their family together while their father serves in the army. From staging tragic plays in the attic to befriending the lonely Laurence boy next door, their joys and sorrows form a sweeping masterpiece of sisterhood and survival. 
  Why You Will Love This: If you cherish sweeping emotional arcs, cozy coming-of-age narratives, and profound character-driven storytelling, this audiobook is an absolute must-listen. A quintessential cornerstone of Classic Domestic Fiction, it perfectly captures beloved tropes of sisterly bonds, enemies-to-friends romances, and wholesome historical family dynamics. 
  About the Author: Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American novelist, abolitionist, and feminist whose enduring works captured the spirit of nineteenth-century womanhood. Drawing heavily on her own childhood in Concord, Massachusetts, her writings remain universally celebrated for their warmth, progressive ideals, and unmistakable emotional authenticity.

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  The Imaginary Mistress

  Honoré de Balzac

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  During his short and frenetic life, Balzac could at times be a chameleon, tossing off works that were uncharacteristic of him, but by no means inferior to the standard classics for which we know him. For many years, he loved the Polish Countess Eveline Hanska (and eventually married her just months before he died).This is one of several of his works that was by way of a valentine to his love. (Another is The Seamy Side of Paris.) This novelette is about a young Parisian woman of fashion who marries a Polish Count, one Adam Laginsky. There is nothing quite so spectacular about this Laginski as his friend Paz. Acting as his steward and general factotum, Paz takes charge of Laginsky's life, his investments, his horses, his real estate – and does it brilliantly. Why does he do this? While they were fleeing Poland after it was engulfed by Russia, Laginsky saved Paz's life twice; so Paz took it upon himself to live quietly in his friend's shadow, helping him in every way he could.

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  How to Tell a Story - From their...

  Mark Twain

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  Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri on the 30th November 1835 and is far better known by his pen name of Mark Twain.  An American writer and humorist of the first order he is perhaps best known for his novels ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and its sequel ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ which are often described with that mythic line The Great American Novel. 
  Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri which would later provide the backdrop to these great novels.  Apprenticed to a printer he also became a typesetter and then a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi.  Later, heading west with his brother Orion to make his fortune, he failed at gold mining and instead turned to journalism and thence his true calling as a writer of humorous stories where his wit and humor sparkled from every paragraph, his craft evident with every page and punctured target. 
  A staunch supporter of copyright protections this helped him keep much of the wealth his writing created, though much money was also lost on investments that he pursued in his love for science and technology as well as investing in his own inventions. 
  Twain was born during a visit by Halley’s comet, and he predicted that he would go out with it as well.  He died the day after its subsequent return on 21st April 1910, at his house, Stormfield, located in Redding, Connecticut.

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  Fat and Thin

  Anton Chekhov

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  "Fat and Thin" is a satirical short story by Anton Chekhov, first published in the No. 40, 1 October 1883 issue of Oskolki magazine, signed A. Chekhonte (А. Чехонте). The plot of the short story "Fat and Thin" in its original version was based on an anecdote, and the conflict between the characters arose accidentally, due to the involuntary oversight of the "Thin". At a railway station the fat one, Mischa, accidentally meets the thin one, Porfiri. The thin man travels accompanied by his wife and son. The two old school friends greet each other in an exuberant and informal manner. A conversation follows, and it is about careers of both of them as government officials.

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  A London Life

  Henry James

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  Set in the drawing rooms and fashionable circles of London, A London Life follows Laura Wing as she navigates a marriage overshadowed by scandal and the suffocating expectations of society.
  
  As rumours spread and loyalties fracture, James explores the tension between public image and private truth with razor-sharp insight. Elegant, psychologically rich, and strikingly modern in its understanding of reputation and relationships, London Life is a timeless portrait of love, ambition, and survival in a city obsessed with status.
  Henry James (1843–1916) was one of the most influential literary figures of the nineteenth century, celebrated for his psychological realism and sophisticated prose. Born in New York and later becoming a British citizen, James wrote classics including The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, and The Wings of the Dove.

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