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  Romance in Marseille

  Claude McKay

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  Published for the first time, the pioneering novel of physical disability, transatlantic travel, black modernism, 
  and one of the earliest overtly queer fictions in the African American tradition. 
   
  Romance in Marseille traces the adventures of a rowdy troupe of dockworkers, prostitutes, and political organizers— 
  collectively straight and queer, disabled and able-bodied, African, European, Caribbean, and American. Set largely 
  in the culture-blending Vieux Port of Marseille at the height of the Jazz Age, the novel takes flight along with Lafala, 
  an acutely disabled but abruptly wealthy West African sailor. While stowing away on a transatlantic ship, Lafala is 
  discovered and locked in a frigid closet. Badly frostbitten by the time the boat docks, the once-nimble dancer loses 
  both of his lower legs. Thanks to a successful lawsuit against the shipping line, Lafala doubles back to Marseille and 
  resumes his trans-African affair with Aslima, a Moroccan courtesan. With its scenes of black bodies fighting for 
  pleasure and liberty, McKay’s novel explores the heritage of slavery amid an unforgiving modern economy.

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  The Swoop! - Unabridged

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies — "England was not merely beneath the heel of the invader. It was beneath the heels of nine invaders. There was barely standing-room." The invaders are the Russians under Grand Duke Vodkakoff, the Germans under Prince Otto of Saxe-Pfennig – the reigning British monarch of the day was Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha — the Swiss Navy, the Monegasques, a band of Moroccan brigands under Raisuli, the Young Turks, the Mad Mullah from Somalialand, the Chinese under Prince Ping Pong Pang, and the Bollygollans in war canoes… Artist Bio Author: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century.

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  A Nervous Breakdown

  Anton Chekhov

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  In A Nervous Breakdown, Vasilyev feeling distressed after his visit to few brothels for the first time. Guilt, disgust and shame and of that little voices debating inside his mind that lead him to a symptom of a nervous breakdown. A quirky storytelling, quite distressing but entertaining.

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  Old New York

  Edith Wharton

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  Spanning four decades in the mid-nineteenth century, the interconnected novellas of Old New York lay out the complex and inscrutable codes, customs, and taboos of New York society in classic Wharton style.
  
  In False Dawn (1840s), Mr. Halston Raycie sends his son Lewis to Europe to buy art, as Mr. Raycie aims to ascend to the upper crust of society by means of a well-respected art collection. But when Lewis returns from Europe with daring pieces by artists unknown to the New York socialites and tastemakers, his appalled father disinherits him, only to discover, too late, the wisdom of his son's intuition.
  The Old Maid (1850s), the best known of the four novellas, follows the life of Tina, a young woman caught between the mother who adopted her--the beautiful, upstanding Delia--and her true mother, her plain, unmarried aunt Charlotte, who gave Tina up to provide her with a socially acceptable life. The three women live quietly together until Tina's wedding day, when Delia's and Charlotte's hidden jealousies rush to the surface.
  
  Then in The Spark (1860s), Mr. Hayley Delane recounts how his life has turned out since he was wounded in the Civil War, where, during his rehabilitation, he chances to meet a certain American poet whose memory stays with him all his life.
  
  And finally in New Year's Day (1870s), Mrs. Lizzie Hazeldean's suspected affair with the unmarried Henry Prest is the center of scandal and gossip in the city, but the true nature of the relationship is not what it may seem.

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  In the Avu Observatory (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  In the Avu Observatory" is a short story by H. G. Wells (1866-1946), first published in the Pall Mall Budget on 9 August 1894, and subsequently included in The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895) and The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (1911).[1] It describes an attack by a large bat-like creature on an assistant at a remote observatory in Borneo.

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  Romeo and Juliet - Audiobook

  William Shakespeare, Classic...

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  Romeo and Juliet is an iconic tragedy written by William Shakespeare, telling the story of forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet, two young members of the rival Montague and Capulet families in Verona. From the moment they meet, they fall deeply in love, unaware of the longstanding hatred that divides their families. Their sincere love drives them to defy social expectations and dream of a life together.However, a cruel twist of fate and a series of misunderstandings lead to a tragic end, highlighting the destructive consequences of family conflicts and intolerance. Secondary characters, such as Mercutio and Juliet's Nurse, add depth to the plot, bringing moments of lightness and tension that enrich the story.Through this poignant narrative, Shakespeare explores timeless themes of forbidden love, sacrifice, and fate, which continue to resonate with audiences today. Romeo and Juliet remains a powerful and enduring work, reminding us of love's strength in the face of prejudice and the human cost of hatred.

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