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  The Dragon's Secret

  Augusta Huiell Seaman

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  The Dragon's Secret (1921) is a youth adventure novel by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Leslie Crane is a lively teenager companion to her sick aunt on a holiday spent on the beach. The aunt should have some calm repose to have her health recovered, but Leslie in her age of unrest finds the situation rather boring. She is not totally alone, though: she has a dog. Her dog digs out a box of metal, with a delicately carved dragon on it. The box was found close to a cottage, which was thought to be empty, but it is full of adventure: strange lights, visitors at stormy nights, and so on. Though there are no living dragons in it, the well-written mystery catches and maintains your attention.

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  God's Little Acre - A Novel

  Erskine Caldwell

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  Caldwell’s blockbuster bestseller: In the Depression-era Deep South, destitute farmer Ty Ty Walden struggles to raise a family on his own Single father and poor Southern farmer Ty Ty Walden has a plan to save his farm and his family: He will tear his fields apart until he finds gold. While Ty Ty obsesses over his fool’s quest, his sons and daughters search in vain for their own dreams of instant happiness—whether from money, violence, or sex. God’s Little Acre is a classic dark comedy, a satire that lampoons a broken South while holding a light to the toll that poverty takes on the hopes and dreams of the poor themselves. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erskine Caldwell including rare photos and never-before-seen documents courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library.

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  The Return of Sherlock Holmes

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Discover the Timeless Genius of Sherlock Holmes 
  After vanishing in 1891 during a fateful encounter with his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, the world believed Sherlock Holmes to be lost forever. But the legendary detective returns, alive and ready to tackle some of his most thrilling cases yet. The Return of Sherlock Holmes brings together four gripping tales—The Empty House, Charles Augustus Milverton, The Second Stain, and The Dancing Men. Each story showcases Holmes' unparalleled intellect, sharp wit, and unrelenting pursuit of justice. 
  Join Dr. Watson as he narrates these unforgettable adventures filled with suspense, danger, and intricate mysteries that only Sherlock Holmes can unravel. Experience a journey where every clue, character, and twist immerses you deeper into the mind of the world’s greatest detective. 
  Narrated by a cutting-edge AI voice, this audiobook combines the charm of Doyle's classic writing with the clarity of modern technology, making it a must-listen for mystery enthusiasts everywhere.

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  The Screaming Skull

  F. Marion Crawford

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  Francis Marion Crawford, an only child, was born on 2nd August 1854 at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. He was a nephew to Julia Ward Howe, the American poet and writer of ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’.  
   
  Crawford was educated at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire and then on to Cambridge University, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Rome.  
   
  In 1879 he went to India, to study Sanskrit and then to edit The Indian Herald. In 1881 he returned to America to continue his Sanskrit studies at Harvard University. 
   
  His family became increasingly concerned about his employment prospects.  After an attempt at a singing career as a baritone was ruled out, he was encouraged to write.  
   
  In December 1882 his first novel, ‘Mr Isaacs’, was published and was an immediate hit as was his second novel ‘Dr Claudius’ in 1883.  
   
  In October 1884 he married Elizabeth Berdan and encouraged by his excellent start to a literary career they returned to Sant Agnello, Italy to make a permanent home, buying the Villa Renzi that then became Villa Crawford.  
   
  In the late 1890s, Crawford began work on his historical works which would later include ‘Corleone’, in 1897, the first major treatment of the Mafia in literature.  
   
  Crawford is also exceedingly popular and anthologized as a short story writer of bizarre and creepy tales.   
   
  In 1908 came his classic ‘The Screaming Skull’. Without doubt its unsettling nature is heightened as the reader/listener is drawn into to the story by its narrator.  Everything is explained and plausible until, of course, it isn’t. 
   
  Francis Marion Crawford died at Sorrento on Good Friday 1909 at Villa Crawford of a heart attack.

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  The The Top 10 Short Stories -...

  Anton Chekhov, Fyodor...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  The Russian Literary Tradition has justly earned a magnificent reputation.  The Russian Empire of the Czars was a huge and disparate patchwork of peoples ruled by an overbearing elite that employed a middle-class bureaucracy to keep the working class firmly underfoot.  Within its vaulted ranks are a role call of many of the greatest literary talents of the ages. 
  01 - The Top 10 - The Russian Men - An Introduction 
  02 - The Revolutionist by Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 
  03 - The Bet by Anton Chekhov 
  04 - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostovesky  
  05 - The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol also known as 'The Cloak' 
  06 - Twenty-Six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky 
  07 - Silence by Leonid Nikolaevich Andreev 
  08 - The Shot by Alexander Pushkin 
  09 - Hide And Seek or Pliatki by Fyodor Sologub 
  10 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 
  11 - The District Doctor by Ivan Turgenev

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  The Stranger

  Katherine Mansfield

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  "The Stranger" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in January 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories.
  In Auckland, Mr. Hammond is waiting for his wife, back from Europe. After talking to some other people waiting at the harbour, she lands in but takes her time, leading him to wonder if she was sick during the voyage - she was not.

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