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  Venus and Adonis by William...

  William Shakespeare

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  Experience Shakespeare's Epic Poem Like Never Before! 
   
  Embark on a captivating auditory journey with the digital audiobook version of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, "Venus and Adonis." Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of poetic brilliance as the eloquent verses come to life, skillfully narrated by a seasoned cast of actors. 
   
  Synopsis: 
  "Venus and Adonis" is a compelling narrative poem that explores the enthralling tale of the Roman goddess Venus' passionate pursuit of the beautiful mortal youth, Adonis. Set against a backdrop of mythical love and desire, the poem unfolds with exquisite elegance, encompassing themes of love, beauty, mortality, and the eternal struggle between pleasure and fate.

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  Christmas in Carrolton

  Lee Brady

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  Sharla is a beautiful, mysterious movie star on a train bound for her old stomping grounds. While on the train, she meets a stranger, who knows more than she wants anyone to know about her. Sharla is one of those women who is a victim of her own beauty and so are all the men she meets.

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  Red Ellen

  Caroline Bird

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  'A working-class woman inside the walls of Westminster? If that is not espionage, I do not know what is.'
  Forever on the right side of history, but on the wrong side of life, Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson is caught between revolutionary and parliamentary politics as she fights for a better world.
  Battling to save Jewish refugees in Nazi Germany; campaigning for Britain to aid the fight against Franco's Fascists in Spain; leading two hundred workers in the Jarrow Crusade against unemployment and poverty... she pursues each cause with a passionate, reckless conviction.
  And yet – despite a life spent running into the likes of Albert Einstein and Ernest Hemingway, serving in Churchill's cabinet, having affairs with communist spies and government ministers – she still finds herself, somehow, on the outside looking in.
  Caroline Bird's play Red Ellen is the remarkable true story of an inspiring and brilliant woman. It was first produced by Northern Stage, Nottingham Playhouse and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh in 2022.

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  how sunflowers bloom under...

  isabella dorta

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  Twenty years in the making, how sunflowers bloom under moonlight is the story of isabella's journey through love, heartbreak, and everything in between. Split into three sections that flow into one another, isabella's debut poetry book was created to, in her own words, 'give people the comfort of knowing they are not alone in their emotions.' From relationships, to body image, to mental health, how sunflowers bloom under moonlight has the sole purpose of making you giggle, cry, smile, reflect, and cry a little bit more. So, keep a box of tissues close, find a quiet place to listen, and allow yourself to feel absolutely everything.

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  The Slave Trade A Poem - Hugely...

  Hannah More

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  Hannah More was born on February 2nd, 1745 at Fishponds in the parish of Stapleton, near Bristol. She was the fourth of five daughters. 
  The City of Bristol, at that time, was a centre for slave-trading and Hannah would, over time, become one of its staunchest critics.  
  She was keen to learn, possessed a sharp intellect and was assiduous in studying.  Hannah first wrote in 1762 with The Search after Happiness (by the mid-1780s some 10,000 copies had been sold). 
  In 1767 Hannah became engaged to William Turner.  After six years, with no wedding in sight, the engagement was broken off.  Turner then bestowed upon her an annual annuity of £200.  This was enough to meet her needs and set her free to pursue a literary career.   
  Her first play, The Inflexible Captive, was staged at Bath in 1775. The famous David Garrick himself produced her next play, Percy, in 1777 as well as writing both the Prologue and Epilogue for it.  It was a great success when performed at Covent Garden in December of that year.  
  Hannah turned to religious writing with Sacred Dramas in 1782; it rapidly ran through nineteen editions. These and the poems Bas-Bleu and Florio (1786) mark her gradual transition to a more serious and considered view of life. 
  Hannah contributed much to the newly-founded Abolition Society including, in February 1788, her publication of Slavery, a Poem recognised as one of the most important of the abolition period.   
  Her work now became more evangelical.  In the 1790s she wrote several Cheap Repository Tracts which covered moral, religious and political topics and were both for sale or distributed to literate poor people.  The most famous is, perhaps, The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, describing a family of incredible frugality and contentment. Two million copies of these were circulated, in one year. 
  In 1789, she purchased a small house at Cowslip Green in Somerset. She was instrumental in setting up twelve schools in the area by 1800. 
  She continued to oppose slavery throughout her life, but at the time of the Abolition Bill of 1807, her health did not permit her to take as active a role in the movement as she had done in the late 1780s, although she maintained a correspondence with Wilberforce and others.  
  In July 1833, the Bill to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire passed in the House of Commons, followed by the House of Lords on August 1st. 
  Hannah More died on September 7th, 1833.

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  No Sweet Without Brine - Poems

  Cynthia Manick

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  Cynthia Manick’s poetry collection personifies love of self and culture through fresh observations and bitter truths voiced with breathtaking lyricism. 
  No Sweet Without Brine is both a soulful and celebratory collection that summons sticky sweet memories with an acrid aftertaste of deep thought. Satisfying moments are captured in odes to Idris Elba’s dulcet tones on a meditation app and the satisfaction of half-priced Entenmann’s poundcake; in childlike observations of parental Black love, the coveted female form on Jet Magazine covers, and the desire for Zamunda to be a real place full of Black joy. The sour taps into an analysis of reclusiveness, silencing catcalls from men on the street, and detailed recipes and advice to the Black girls forced to endow themselves with armor against the world. 
  Cynthia Manick’s latest is a playlist of everyday life, introverted thoughts, familial bonds, and social commentary. In piercing language, she traces the circle of life for a narrator who dares to exist between youthful remembrances and adulthood realities. Each poem in No Sweet Without Brine is a reminder that a hint of sorrow makes the celebration and recognition of the glory of Blackness in all ways, and through all people, that much sweeter. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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