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  Lolly Willowes - Or the Loving...

  Sylvia Townsend Warner

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  When Laura Willowes's beloved father dies, she is absorbed in the household of her brother and his family. There, she leaves behind "Laura" and enters into the state of "Aunt Lolly," a genteel spinster indispensable to the upbringing of her nieces. For twenty years, Lolly is neither indulgent nor impulsive, until one day when she decides to move to a village in the Chilterns, much to her family's chagrin.
  
  But it's in the countryside, among nature, where Lolly has her first taste of freedom. Duty-bound to no one except herself, she revels in the solitary life. When her nephew moves there, and Lolly feels once again thrust into her old familial role, she reaches out to the otherworldly, to the darkness, to the unheeded power within the hearts of women to feel at peace once more.

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  Grace (Unabridged)

  James Joyce

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  James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
  GRACE: Two gentlemen who were in the lavatory at the time tried to lift him up: but he was quite helpless. He lay curled up at the foot of the stairs down which he had fallen. They succeeded in turning him over. His hat had rolled a few yards away and his clothes were smeared with the filth and ooze of the floor on which he had lain, face downwards. His eyes were closed and he breathed with a grunting noise.

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  The Sign of the Four

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Immerse Yourself in Mystery: The Sign of the Four 
  Step into the foggy streets of Victorian London with The Sign of the Four, the thrilling second novel in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. When Miss Mary Morstan seeks Holmes' help to unravel the enigmas surrounding her father’s disappearance, anonymous pearl gifts, and a cryptic letter, the world’s greatest detective and his steadfast companion, Dr. Watson, are drawn into a web of hidden treasures, dark secrets, and murder. 
  As Holmes unravels the tangled threads of this gripping mystery, Watson finds not only danger but also the beginnings of romance. From clandestine meetings to thrilling chases on the Thames, this timeless tale brims with suspense and intrigue, leading to a satisfying conclusion where justice is served and lives are forever changed. 
  Narrated by an advanced AI voice, this audiobook brings a modern twist to a classic tale, ensuring an engaging and immersive listening experience. Dive into the world of Holmes and Watson and let the mystery captivate you!

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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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  The Mystery of the Semi-Detached

  Edith Nesbit

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  "I saw it as plainly as I see you now... the room, the bed, and the thing that lay upon it."
  
  While walking to meet his fiancée at her new home, a young man has a sudden, inexplicable "waking dream." He finds himself inside a house that is the mirror image of his beloved's—but instead of a warm welcome, he discovers a scene of gruesome violence and a silent, murdered woman. When he finally arrives at the real house, he is horrified to find that the layout, the wallpaper, and the atmosphere match his vision exactly. Is he losing his mind, or has he glimpsed a future that he is now powerless to prevent?
  
  A Pioneer of Psychological Dread: Long before modern "final destination" tropes, Edith Nesbit explored the horror of the inevitable. The Mystery of the Semi-Detached is celebrated for its tight pacing and its refusal to rely on traditional ghosts. The terror here is purely psychological and temporal, playing on the Victorian anxiety regarding the "double" and the hidden lives behind the identical facades of suburban streets.
  
  The Horror of the Everyday: Nesbit takes the mundane setting of a new home—a symbol of hope and future happiness—and transforms it into a site of inescapable trauma. By stripping away the gothic castles and replaced them with a standard middle-class dwelling, she brings the supernatural uncomfortably close to home. It is a haunting reminder that the most terrifying things are often the ones we see with our eyes wide open.
  
  You can't run from what you've already seen. Purchase "The Mystery of the Semi-Detached" today and experience the ultimate Victorian nightmare.

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  How Watson Learnt the Trick

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  How Watson Learnt the Trick is a Sherlock Holmes parody written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1924. It concerns Doctor Watson attempting to demonstrate to Holmes how he has learned the latter's "superficial trick" of logical deduction by giving a summary of Holmes' current state of mind and plans for the day ahead, only for Holmes to then reveal that every single one of Watson's deductions is incorrect.Conan Doyle was one of several authors commissioned to provide books for the library of Queen Mary's Dolls' House; others included J. M. Barrie, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling and W. Somerset Maugham. Conan Doyle was provided with a book approximately 1.5" x 1.25" (3.75 cm x 3.15 cm) into which he wrote the 503-word story of How Watson Learned the Trick by hand, taking up 34 pages. The original manuscript is still part of the Dolls' House library.

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