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Short Stories About Mad Scientists

In search of a better world, power can corrupt even the smartest of us

by H P Lovecraft, Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, Constance Cotterell, Edward Page Mitchell, Emma Vane, L T Meade, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, M R James, Mary Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Louis Stevenson ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Christopher Ragland, Garrick Hagon ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

Science has brought us many benefits for our health, our understanding, and our quality of life in all sorts of positive ways. We are all the better for it. But there is also a darker side when science reaches into the shadows. It claims that a fuller knowledge would benefit everyone, it must investigate. But, let’s be honest, some in science have lost their true calling and their ideas and ... Read more

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Science has brought us many benefits for our health, our understanding, and our quality of life in all sorts of positive ways. We are all the better for it. But there is also a darker side when science reaches into the shadows. It claims that a fuller knowledge would benefit everyone, it must investigate. But, let’s be honest, some in science have lost their true calling and their ideas and
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Carnivorine

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Lucy H Hooper ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

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The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Lucy H Hooper. ... Read more

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The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Lucy H Hooper.
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Carnivorine

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Lucy H Hooper ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

28 min

The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Lucy H Hooper. ... Read more

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The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Lucy H Hooper.
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3 Sci Fi Stories Where Science Goes Wrong

by H P Lovecraft, Lucy H Hooper, John Chilton ...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
The Tsar's Window

Love, Betrayal, and Court Intrigue in Tsarist Russia

by Lucy Hamilton Hooper ...

In "The Tsar's Window," Lucy Hamilton Hooper crafts a rich tapestry of historical fiction that intricately blends personal narrative with the sweeping sociopolitical changes of 19th-century Russia. Set against the tumult of the Tsarist regime, Hooper employs a lyrical prose style that captures both the elegance and the despair of the era. With meticulous attention to cultural and historical ... Read more

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In "The Tsar's Window," Lucy Hamilton Hooper crafts a rich tapestry of historical fiction that intricately blends personal narrative with the sweeping sociopolitical changes of 19th-century Russia. Set against the tumult of the Tsarist regime, Hooper employs a lyrical prose style that captures both the elegance and the despair of the era. With meticulous attention to cultural and historical
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Her Dark Materials - Volume 3

Lucy Hamilton Hooper to Elia W Peattie

by Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Violet Hunt, Violet Jacob, Fanny Kemble Johnson, Arabella Kenealy, Jessie Douglas Kerruish, Amy Levy, Mary E Mann, L T Meade and Robert Eustace, Charlotte Mew, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Elinor Mordaunt, Rosa Mulholland, Edith Nesbit, Elsie Norris, Margaret Oliphant, Violet Paget, Elia W Peattie ...

Narrated by Janet Fullerlove, Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

12 hours 21 min

In these more welcome days of equality between the sexes we usually forget that the often cited ‘Gentler Sex’ can have dark and disturbing trains of thought that are more than the equal of their male brethren. Indeed, they can manipulate words in a matter of lines from comforting and loving to dark, foreboding and utterly terrifying. These femme fatales really do create stories that leech vile ... Read more

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In these more welcome days of equality between the sexes we usually forget that the often cited ‘Gentler Sex’ can have dark and disturbing trains of thought that are more than the equal of their male brethren. Indeed, they can manipulate words in a matter of lines from comforting and loving to dark, foreboding and utterly terrifying. These femme fatales really do create stories that leech vile
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Not Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories

Unveiling the Hidden Beauty: An Anthology of 19th-Century American Literature

by John Hay, John William De Forest, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford, Clara F. Guernsey, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Margret Field, J. R. Hadermann, Chauncey Hickox, Margaret Hosmer, R. D. Minor ...

'ÄúNot Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories'Äù is a compelling anthology that traverses the landscape of 19th-century American literature, focusing on the enigmatic intersections of beauty, value, and social standards. This collection houses a rich tapestry of narratives, each uniquely engaging in its exploration of the human condition through diverse lenses and styles. From poignant ... Read more

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'ÄúNot Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories'Äù is a compelling anthology that traverses the landscape of 19th-century American literature, focusing on the enigmatic intersections of beauty, value, and social standards. This collection houses a rich tapestry of narratives, each uniquely engaging in its exploration of the human condition through diverse lenses and styles. From poignant
... Read more
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Stories About Obsession that AREN'T Moby Dick

The name that first comes to mind isn't always the best

by H P Lovecraft, Franz Kafka, Alexander Pushkin, D H Lawrence, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Virginia Woolf, John Buchan, Sherwood Anderson, E T A Hoffman, Vernon Lee, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Rudyard Kipling, Robert W Chambers ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Christopher Ragland, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just over-looked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit.Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured ... Read more

$42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just over-looked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit.Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured
... Read more
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Stories From The Shadows – The 1880’s

Embrace the darkness

by Louisa Baldwin, Anton Chekhov, Vsevolod Garshin, Thomas Hardy, Dorothy Havers, Lafcadio Hearn, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Rudyard Kipling, Amy Levy, Guy de Maupassant, Edward Page Mitchell0, Mary Louisa Molesworth1, Edith Nesbit2, Margaret Oliphant3, Margaret Oliphant4, Mary E Penn5, Charlotte Riddell6, Robert Louis Stevenson7, Leo Tolstoy8, Oscar Wilde9 ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell0, Richard Mitchley1, Christopher Ragland2 ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

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An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more
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Stories From The Shadows - Volume 6

Embrace the darkness

by William Hope Hodgson, E T A Hoffman, Tom Hood, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Anthony Hope, Violet Hunt, William Hunt, C J Cutcliffe Hyne, Washington Irving, Violet Jacob, W W Jacobs, M R James, Fanny Kemble Johnson, Franz Kafka, W G Kelly, Arabella Kenealy, Jessie Douglas Kerruish, Rudyard Kipling, Perceval Landon, Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

$42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - America - The 1880's

The top 10 short stories written from 1880 to 1889 by American authors

by Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Edward Page Mitchell, Ambrose Bierce, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Mary Weilkins E Freeman, Frank R Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett, Robert Duncan Milne ...

Narrated by Janet Maw, Christopher Ragland, Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

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 ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
... Read more
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Foundations of Fiction, The - Mad Scientists

Hear the stories that gave birth to the modern genre craze

by Ambrose Bierce, Constance Cotterell, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Page Mitchell, Emma Vane, H P Lovecraft, Herbert C Ridout, Jack London, L T Meade, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, M R James, Mary Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Louis Stevenson ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Christopher Ragland, Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 35 min

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving.Success ... Read more

$56.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving.Success
... Read more

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