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The Problem Club (Unabridged)

by Barry Pain ...

Narrated by Eric Haaf, Margaret Roudabush, Charles Edwards ...

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In the quaint town of Ashleigh, a peculiar club emerges, shrouded in mystery and intrigue. The Problem Club, a clandestine gathering of eccentric individuals, grapples with the most perplexing conundrums that life throws their way. From the enigmatic Professor Paley, with his uncanny ability to solve riddles, to the enigmatic Miss Marjoribanks, whose sharp wit cuts through deception, each member ... Read more

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In the quaint town of Ashleigh, a peculiar club emerges, shrouded in mystery and intrigue. The Problem Club, a clandestine gathering of eccentric individuals, grapples with the most perplexing conundrums that life throws their way. From the enigmatic Professor Paley, with his uncanny ability to solve riddles, to the enigmatic Miss Marjoribanks, whose sharp wit cuts through deception, each member
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Extermination, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Barry Pain ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

19 min

Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read classics and contributed to and edited Granta.Four years of service as an Army coach followed before he moved to London. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’. ... Read more

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Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read classics and contributed to and edited Granta.Four years of service as an Army coach followed before he moved to London. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’.
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Eliza

Humorous Stories

by Barry Pain ...

Series series Classic Novels
"Suppose," I said to one of the junior clerks at our office the other day, "you were asked to describe yourself in a few words, could you do it?"His answer that he could describe me in two was no answer at all. Also the two words were not a description, and were so offensive that I did not continue the conversation.I believe there are but few people who could give you an accurate description of ... Read more

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"Suppose," I said to one of the junior clerks at our office the other day, "you were asked to describe yourself in a few words, could you do it?"His answer that he could describe me in two was no answer at all. Also the two words were not a description, and were so offensive that I did not continue the conversation.I believe there are but few people who could give you an accurate description of
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Stories in the Dark

by Barry Pain ...

Series series Black Heath Gothic, Sensation and Supernatural
First published in 1901, Barry Pain's collection of short stories plays deftly with an array of supernatural and macabre ideas - the Roman soldier who encounters a nameless horror when he falls through a crack in the earth; ordinary people driven mad by their obsession with other people's crimes; the wife who haunts her husband via a ghostly telephone line. Perhaps most memorable of all, however, ... Read more

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First published in 1901, Barry Pain's collection of short stories plays deftly with an array of supernatural and macabre ideas - the Roman soldier who encounters a nameless horror when he falls through a crack in the earth; ordinary people driven mad by their obsession with other people's crimes; the wife who haunts her husband via a ghostly telephone line. Perhaps most memorable of all, however,
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3 Stories Mixing Greed & Murder

by Barry Pain, J J Bell, H G Wells ...

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
Not on the Passenger List and other Strange Stories

by Barry Pain ...

Series series Black Heath Gothic, Sensation and Supernatural
A distraught woman is haunted by the ghost of her dead husband on a voyage to England... or is she?A billiard-room echoes to the sounds of a spectral game...A haunted tower reveals its terrifying secret on Christmas Eve...A family dog appears to foretell a terrible danger...These are just some of the delights contained in this unsettling collection of supernatural stories from a master of the ... Read more

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A distraught woman is haunted by the ghost of her dead husband on a voyage to England... or is she?A billiard-room echoes to the sounds of a spectral game...A haunted tower reveals its terrifying secret on Christmas Eve...A family dog appears to foretell a terrible danger...These are just some of the delights contained in this unsettling collection of supernatural stories from a master of the
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An Exchange of Souls and The Octave of Claudius

by Barry Pain ...

Series series Black Heath Gothic, Sensation and Supernatural
“You have done something which is against Nature… And Nature punishes.”In An Exchange of Souls (1911), a novel which greatly influenced Lovecraft's "The Thing on the Doorstep", Doctor Myas is obsessed with proving his theory that the soul and the body are separate entities. When Myas is found dead in his laboratory, his friend Compton begins to suspect that he may have succeeded - but at a ... Read more

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“You have done something which is against Nature… And Nature punishes.”In An Exchange of Souls (1911), a novel which greatly influenced Lovecraft's "The Thing on the Doorstep", Doctor Myas is obsessed with proving his theory that the soul and the body are separate entities. When Myas is found dead in his laboratory, his friend Compton begins to suspect that he may have succeeded - but at a
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Eliza

by Barry Pain, Wallace Goldsmith ...

Suppose, I said to one of the junior clerks at our office the other day, you were asked to describe yourself in a few words, could you do it? ... Read more

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Suppose, I said to one of the junior clerks at our office the other day, you were asked to describe yourself in a few words, could you do it?
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Case of Vincent Pyrwhtt, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Barry Pain ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley ...

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Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’. This opened the way for Pain to advance his literary career on several fronts. He became a contributor to Punch and The Speaker, as well ... Read more

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Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’. This opened the way for Pain to advance his literary career on several fronts. He became a contributor to Punch and The Speaker, as well
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Works of Barry Pain: Eliza, Here and Hereafter, If Winter Don't, and More! ( 5 Works )

Humorous Stories

by Barry Pain ...

Series series Classic Novels
Barry Eric Odell Pain was an English journalist, poet and writer. Born in Cambridge, Barry Pain was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a prominent contributor to The Granta. He was known as a writer of parody and lightly humorous stories.In 1889, Cornhill Magazine's editor, James Payn, published his story "The Hundred Gates", and shortly afterwards Pain ... Read more

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Barry Eric Odell Pain was an English journalist, poet and writer. Born in Cambridge, Barry Pain was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a prominent contributor to The Granta. He was known as a writer of parody and lightly humorous stories.In 1889, Cornhill Magazine's editor, James Payn, published his story "The Hundred Gates", and shortly afterwards Pain
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Bet, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Barry Pain ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe ...

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Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read classics and contributed to and edited Granta.Four years of service as an Army coach followed before he moved to London. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’. ... Read more

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Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read classics and contributed to and edited Granta.Four years of service as an Army coach followed before he moved to London. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’.
... Read more
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Post Mortem

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by Barry Pain ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

13 min

Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read classics and contributed to and edited Granta.Four years of service as an Army coach followed before he moved to London. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’. ... Read more

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Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children.He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read classics and contributed to and edited Granta.Four years of service as an Army coach followed before he moved to London. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine published his short story ‘The Hundred Gates’.
... Read more