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  Samson and Delilah

  D H Lawrence

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  'Samson and Delilah' is set against a Cornish backdrop. Lawrence and his wife tried to settle in Cornwall during the First World War but were hounded by the authorities and forced to leave. Lawrence pointedly describes the local people as' mindless' in this story. It is almost a Homeric story of a husband returning home after a long absence, having to fight to regain his wife. But in this story it is the wife who is the obstacle. But she succumbs to the man's physical presence as Lawrence demanded all women should if they were to attain happiness.

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  Tom Sawyer Abroad (Unabridged)

  Mark Twain

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  In the story, Tom, Huck, and Jim travel to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon, where they survive encounters with lions, robbers, and fleas to see some of the world's greatest wonders, including the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Detective, the story is told using the first-person narrative voice of Huck Finn. It is a sequel, set in the time following the title story of the Tom Sawyer series.

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  Ghost in a Coach - A Short Story...

  Amelia Edwards

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  Men and women have many wild fears that are very unlikely to ever come true except perhaps in a dream that lurches into a nightmare that seems so real that it must be real. 
   
  Perhaps being a fellow traveller in a coach or a train carriage and realising, whether in a sudden jolt or a slowly rising uneasy feeling of horror, that your fellow occupants might not actually be from this world, but more probably from the next, would be such a situation. 
   
  We delighted to now put you in such good company!  Indeed Amelia Edwards, E F Benson, Violet Hunt, Rudyard Kipling and the incisive talents of many others would definitely like you along for the ride.

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  War and Peace (Book Nine: 1812)

  Leo Tolstoy

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  War and Peace is a literary work mixed with chapters on history and philosophy by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It was first published serially, then published in its entirety in 1869. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains an internationally praised classic of world literature.
  Book 9: 1812: From the close of the year 1811 an intensified arming and concentrating of the forces of Western Europe began, and in 1812 these forces millions of men, reckoning those transporting and feeding the army moved from the west eastwards to the Russian frontier, toward which since 1811 Russian forces had been similarly drawn.

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  The Old Woman Izergil - in English

  Maxim Gorky

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  "THE OLD WOMAN IZERGIL" is a short romantic story by Maxim Gorky. Originally published at the end of the nineteenth century, the book is composed of three chapters in the format of "a story within a story". The narration is done on behalf of the author and the heroine, the old woman Izergil. The book explores the ideas of freedom, the true meaning of life and of love. The first chapter contains the legend of Larra, the proud eagle-man rejected by human society for his egoism. In the second chapter, Izergil tells us about her many lovers and her very eventful life; including the act of throwing her lover (who verbally assaulted her) into the river and of murdering a sentinel in order to save her beloved one from possible death. The third chapter is devoted to the legend of Danko's flaming heart and explores human heroism and cowardice. This audiobook will help the listener to plunge into the bright and expressive world of Gorky's heroes. 
  Maxim Gorky (1868 - 1936) was a Russian writer and socialist political thinker. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author he travelled widely across the Russian Empire changing jobs frequently, experiences which would later influence his writing.

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  The Moving Picture Girls

  Laura Lee Hope

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  "From the quiet of the country to the glare of the studio lights—the Hosmer sisters are ready for their close-up!"
  
  Ruth and Alice Hosmer are not your typical turn-of-the-century heroines. When their father, a talented but struggling actor, loses his voice, the family's future looks bleak—until a chance encounter leads them to the "moving pictures." In The Moving Picture Girls, the sisters brave social stigma and technical mishaps to become stars of the silent screen. This isn't just a story of fame; it's an adventure filled with daring stunts, rivalries between film companies, and the mechanical mysteries of the first cameras. Join Ruth and Alice as they navigate the transition from the theatrical stage to the flickering magic of the cinema.
  
  A Window into Cinematic History: Written when the film industry was still in its infancy, this book provides a fascinating historical account of how "flickers" were actually made. From the "cranking" of the camera to the dangers of nitrate film and the lack of artificial lighting, it captures the raw, experimental energy of early Hollywood-style production before it moved to California.
  
  Sisters of Action: While Ruth is the responsible, thoughtful eldest, Alice is the spirited and daring younger sister. Their bond is the heart of the series as they face the "villains" of the film world—dishonest producers and jealous rivals—while proving that girls can be just as resourceful and brave as any leading man.
  
  The "New Woman" of the 1910s: The Hosmer sisters represent a shift in juvenile fiction toward more independent female leads. They travel, earn their own living, and solve problems using their wits and newfound professional skills, making them precursors to later icons like Nancy Drew.
  
  Lights! Camera! Adventure! Purchase "The Moving Picture Girls" today.

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