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  Tales of Strange Islands and...

  H. G. Wells, J. S. Fletcher,...

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  A brilliant anthology of weird and fantastic stories about islands and sea monsters.    'The Sea-Raiders' by H. G. Wells    'Alone on a Wide Wide Sea' by J. S. Fletcher    'Dagon' by H. P. Lovecraft    'A Tropical Horror' by William Hope Hodgson    'No Ships Pass' by Eleanor Smith    'Aepyornis Island' by H. G. Wells    'The Vengeance of La Maraye' by J. S. Fletcher    'Absolute Evil' by Julian Hawthorne    'The Shadows' by Henry S. Whitehead    'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher    'Over the Border' by Morgan Robertson    'Treasure Trove' by Neil Munro

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  Forward Slash

  Mark Edwards, Louise Voss

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  He's posted on your wall. 
  He's following you on Twitter. 
  He knows where you are right now… 
  When Amy receives an email from her older sister, Becky, announcing that she's off travelling and "don't try to find me", she is worried. Becky would never do such a thing on a whim. 
  Amy – who is recovering from an abusive relationship that has left her terrified of love – soon finds that Becky had started using online dating sites. Aided by Becky's neighbour, Gary, Amy sets about tracking down the men her sister had dated, following a trail that leads her into the darkly seductive world of internet hook-ups. 
  But Amy is unaware that a sadistic killer is watching – a killer who’s been using the internet to stalk, torture and kill. Now he’s got something very special planned for Amy and she is about to find out that romance really is dead. 
  The psychological suspense that Mark Edwards weaves in FORWARD SLASH is top-notch, plunging readers into the darkly seductive world of internet hook-ups. The action-packed adventure keeps you on the edge, making it one of the best thrillers of the year. 
  For fans of Tm Logan (The Mother), Lisa Jewell (None of This is True), Mark Edwards (The Blissfully Dead), Caroline Mitchell (Love You To Death), and K.L. Slater (The Mistake).

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  The Repairer of Reputations

  Robert W. Chambers

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  This story, first published in 1855, takes place in 1920’s New York City. Chambers creates a utopian future in which America holds colonial power and government-assisted suicide is legal. The story follows Hildred Castaigne, a young man who spent time in a mental asylum following a head injury, and Mr. Wilde, the eponymous “Repairer of Reputations.” Horror and conspiracy work together in this gripping tale featuring a classic example of the unreliable narrator.  

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  Eleonora

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  In Edgar Allan Poe’s hauntingly beautiful tale, Eleonora, love and loss intertwine in a poignant narrative of devotion and the supernatural. Set in a secluded valley, the story follows the narrator and his beloved cousin, Eleonora, who share a bond of profound affection and blissful companionship. Their idyllic life is shattered when Eleonora succumbs to illness, leaving the narrator in devastating grief. 
  As he grapples with the loss, the narrative takes a supernatural turn. Eleonora’s spirit returns to offer solace and assure the narrator of their eternal love beyond death. Poe’s lyrical prose and exploration of the eternal bond between lovers create a deeply emotional experience that lingers long after the final page. 
  Narrated with sensitivity and depth by Marcus Aurelius Green, this classic tale is a testament to Poe’s masterful storytelling and his exploration of love that transcends the physical realm.

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  The Vitagraphoscope

  O. Henry

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  O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) is a great American writer. His stories are usually humorous with surprising endings. He was born in 1862 in Greensboro. The first wife Athol Estes died early. O. Henry spent several years in prison, where wrote his first story. In 1902 he moves to New-York and started writing for magazines. His first book was "Cabbages and Kings" published in 1904. Also famous O' Henry's storybooks: "The Four Million", "The Trimmed Lamp", "The Voice of the City" etc. The writer had problems with alcohol and suffered from cirrhosis and diabetes. He died in 1910.  Original plot, unexpected ending, sarcastic humor - that's what features O. Henry's works. The Vitagraphoscope is a final story from "Cabbages and Kings", inspired by his travelling to Honduras. This is a short note describing different themes. Enjoy reading O. Henry's wonderful prose.A SmartTouch Media production.

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  Tales of the Five Towns

  Arnold Bennett

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  This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of the nineteenth century, based around the six towns in the county of Staffordshire, England, known as the Potteries. Arnold Bennett chose to fictionalize these towns by changing their names and omitting one (Fenton) as he apparently felt that “Five Towns” was more euphonious than “Six Towns”. The real town names which are thinly disguised in the novel are: Hanley, Longton, Burslem and Tunstal, the fifth, Stoke, became “Knype”.Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was born in Hanley, the eldest child of a pawnbroker who subsequently became a solicitor. Bennett’s father wished him to become a solicitor too, but he failed his university entrance examination and instead became a solicitor's clerk, at first in his father's office and, from 1889, in London.He showed early promise as a writer winning a writing competition in a local newspaper as a boy. In London he began to see his writing published in popular magazines and he joined the staff of ‘Woman’ magazine in 1893.His first novel to be published, A Man from the North, appeared in 1898 and its success allowed him to give up other work to concentrate on writing. His first short story (A Letter Home) was written in 1893 and appears in Tales of the Five Towns. (Summary by Martin Clifton)

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