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  Meditation - Sounds of...

  Jane Austen

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  Experience Jane Austen like never before—immersed in the soothing
  sound of thunderstorms.
   
  Escape into the brilliance of Love and Freindship, a
  delightful and satirical early work penned by a young Jane Austen in 1790. This
  exclusive digital audio edition, Meditation: Sounds of
  Thunderstorms - Jane Austen, combines the power of nature with Austen’s
  witty storytelling, creating a mesmerizing listening experience that feels both
  cozy and electrifying.
   
  Why you'll love it:
   
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  A Literary Escape: Step back
  into Austen’s earliest writings, where her sharp humor and social satire first
  took shape.
   
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  A Meditative Atmosphere: The
  calming rumble of thunderstorms enhances the storytelling, deepening your
  immersion.
   
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  A Unique Listening Experience:
  Perfect for Austen lovers, meditation enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a
  soothing yet thought-provoking journey.
   
  Whether you're unwinding at home, setting the mood for a rainy-day read, or
  just craving a fresh way to enjoy Austen’s genius, this audio edition is the perfect
  companion.

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  HG Wells Twice Told Tales - Read...

  H G Wells

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  About this Audiobook 
  Cover Design by David Earl DeWitt | ZacaPublishing.com 
  Original and Public Domain Source Material was used to Publish this Collection 
  Available at Spotify & Other Distributors! 
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  This audiobook is a real treat! We have a collection of rare HG Wells stories that includes the unique Welles Meets Wells radio broadcast of 1940 between HG Wells and Orson Welles discussing his famous broadcast The War of the Worlds and the state of the world on KTSA Radio October 28th, 1940. 
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  Your Stories 
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  1. Under the Knife 
  2. Le Marie Terrible 
  3. The Man Who Could Work Miracles 
  4. The Sea Raiders 
  5. The Empire of the Ants 
  6. The Valley of Spiders 
  7. A Deal in Ostriches 
  8. The Treasure in the Forest 
  9. The Stolen Bacillus 10. The Star 
  11. Introduction and the Wells and Welles Meeting 
  12. Introduction and War of the Worlds 
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  Run Time: 05:53:09.63 
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  Shirley

  Charlotte Brontë

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  "I believe in the spirit of the age; it is a spirit of progress, though its path is often through blood."
  
  Set in Yorkshire during the turbulent years of 1811–1812, Shirley is Charlotte Brontë's most ambitious social novel. Against a backdrop of the Luddite riots and the economic strangulation of the Napoleonic Wars, the story weaves together the lives of two very different women: the shy, repressed Caroline Helstone and the vibrant, independent heiress Shirley Keeldar.
  
  The Clash of Progress and Tradition: At the heart of the crisis is Robert Moore, a mill owner whose determination to modernize his factory puts him at odds with his starving workers. As tensions escalate into violent attacks on the mill, the characters are forced to navigate a world of shifting loyalties, class warfare, and the harsh realities of the Industrial Revolution.
  
  A Masterpiece of Shared Experience: While Jane Eyre focused on the individual, Shirley explores the power of community and the "Woman Question." Brontë masterfully portrays the bond between Shirley and Caroline as they challenge the restrictive roles imposed upon them by society. It is a novel of intellectual depth and political passion, blending gritty historical realism with a poignant search for personal fulfillment.
  
  Witness the birth of the modern world through the eyes of two unforgettable women. Purchase "Shirley" today and experience Brontë's most expansive historical drama.

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  A Country Doctor - The plight of...

  Franz Kafka

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  Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague, then in Bohemia, the eldest of 6, into a middle-class Jewish family. 
   
  Life for the young Kafka and his passion for literature was often made an ordeal by his over-bearing and domineering entrepreneur of a father.   
   
  In 1889 Kafka was sent to the Deutsche Knabenschule, an elementary school in Prague. His father would only allow him to be educated in German-speaking schools and even went so far as to limit visits to the synagogue to four a year. 
   
  In 1901 he graduated from the classics-oriented Altstädter Gymnasium. Kafka did well there and across a large range of subjects.  He now enrolled at the Charles Ferdinand University, to study chemistry, but quickly switched to law for which he obtained his degree in June 1906 and then performed the mandatory year of unpaid service as clerk at the civil and criminal courts. 
   
  A job at an Italian insurance company left him little time to write and after a year he took another job with the Worker's Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia where he stayed until ill health led to his resignation in 1922. 
   
  Although he saw work as a means to pay the bills and to allow him time to write, he received several promotions and was noted as a good employee. 
   
  By 1917 Kafka was suffering from tuberculosis, which required frequent periods of convalescence. Interspersed with this, were several intense affairs before he settled in Berlin with Dora Diamant, a 25-year-old kindergarten teacher who herself having left the ghetto now influenced Kafka's interest in the book of Jewish law, the Talmud. 
   
  Kafka’s on-going health was littered with problems. Apart from TB there were several other ailments, including migraines, insomnia, boils, depression, all usually brought on by excessive stresses and strains. He attempted to counteract all of this by naturopathic treatments, a vegetarian diet and consuming large quantities of unpasteurized milk. 
   
  His tuberculosis still worsened. He returned to Prague, where he died on 3rd June 1924. He was 40. 
   
  His literary works are few in number but towering in influence.  His masterpieces include ‘The Trial’, ‘The Metamorphosis’ as well as a number of short stories which reveal facets of humankind that truthfully could only be born from Kafka’s brain and pen.

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  Rinkitink in Oz [The Wizard of...

  L. Frank Baum

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  "Rinkitink in Oz" is the tenth book in the Land of Oz series. Most of the action takes place on three islands – Pingaree, Regos, and Coregos – and within the Nome King's caverns. Since the original ruler of the nomes, Roquat – who later renamed himself Ruggedo, was deposed in 1914's "Tik-Tok of Oz", Baum had to cleverly rework the tale to accommodate his successor, the well-intentioned – but politically motivated – Kaliko.

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  Master Humphrey's Clock

  Charles Dickens

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  'Its very pulse, if I may use the word, was like no other clock. It did not mark the flight of every moment with a gentle second stroke, but measured it with one sledge-hammer beat, as if its business were to crush the seconds as they came trooping on…'
  
  Originally published in instalments between 1840 and 1841, Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly periodical tracing the life of Master Humphrey and his small circle of friends. It was the place in which future classics – such The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge, were born – cementing its place as one of Dickens's most important works.
  
  Master Humphrey, an elderly man who lives by himself in London, decides one day to start a club dedicated to reading manuscripts. He and a few friends begin a ritual of reading their various tales aloud to each other, while sitting beside Humphrey's antique clock – an ever-present reminder of the passing of time. Including stories of mystery, adventure, love, tragedy and everything in between, Dicken's compellingly investigates themes of memory, fate and mortality. A clever comment on the act of storytelling in itself, Master Humphrey's Clock is an exemplary example of Dickens's genius. This audiobook is brilliantly narrated by Malk Williams.
  Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He is regarded by many 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 recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read, performed and adapted today.

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