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Short Stories about Isolation & Loneliness

In a crowded world we can still be alone and ignored

by Anton Chekhov, Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, Amy Levy, Bret Harte, Guy de Maupassant, H P Lovecraft, Ivan Turgenev, Katherine Mansfield, Mary Shelley, Maxim Gorky, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, O Henry, Sherwood Anderson ...

Narrated by William Dufris, Eve Karpf, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

16 hours 29 min

Time seems to move to a slower beat. Everything becomes more circumspect when you have no one to share the big things of life or even the everyday little things. The worry of being alone, to be apart from others. The solitary feeling for a short time might help to get things into perspective or cool a raging mind. But if it’s long term then the mind begins to play tricks. Conversations are between ... Read more

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Time seems to move to a slower beat. Everything becomes more circumspect when you have no one to share the big things of life or even the everyday little things. The worry of being alone, to be apart from others. The solitary feeling for a short time might help to get things into perspective or cool a raging mind. But if it’s long term then the mind begins to play tricks. Conversations are between
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - Born in New York

The top ten Short Stories of all time written by authors born in New York

by Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Bret Harte, Cleveland Moffet, Edward Payson Roe, Richard Connell, Robert W Chambers, T S Arthur, Washington Irving ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 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

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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
... Read more
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3 Horror Stories About Cats

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by H P Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Lady Eleanor Smith ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 30 min

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
Under the Horn of Hearth

by S.P. Rowe ...

Series Book 1 - Northland Frail
"Brutal, brooding, and beautifully atmospheric, “Under the Horn of Hearth” plunges readers into the icy heart of Northland.""This is one of those books that spark conversations long after the final page is turned. Its unconventional structure and unexpected twists create an engaging reading experience that kept me guessing until the end."Under the Horn of Hearth, book one of the Northland Frail ... Read more

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"Brutal, brooding, and beautifully atmospheric, “Under the Horn of Hearth” plunges readers into the icy heart of Northland.""This is one of those books that spark conversations long after the final page is turned. Its unconventional structure and unexpected twists create an engaging reading experience that kept me guessing until the end."Under the Horn of Hearth, book one of the Northland Frail
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Under the Horn of Hearth

Northland Frail

by S P Rowe ...

Series Book 1 - A Northland Frail Saga
"This is one of those books that spark conversations long after the final page is turned. Its unconventional structure and unexpected twists create an engaging reading experience that kept me guessing until the end."Under the Horn of Hearth, book one of the Northland Frail series, takes place in the cold north. Two brothers face the Trials, battling physical threats, inner demons, and monstrous ... Read more

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"This is one of those books that spark conversations long after the final page is turned. Its unconventional structure and unexpected twists create an engaging reading experience that kept me guessing until the end."Under the Horn of Hearth, book one of the Northland Frail series, takes place in the cold north. Two brothers face the Trials, battling physical threats, inner demons, and monstrous
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Dark Masters Of Halloween, The

25 authors, 25 classic stories, to celebrate the night of the dead.

by Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner ...

Unabridged

16 hours 12 min

25 authors, 25 classic stories, to celebrate the night of the dead.All Saints day: All Hallows Day: Halloween. Children dress up and go trick or treating but those of us who have given up on these childish things still have the urge to be frightened.Fear comes with these tales. Some are peopled with ghouls and phantoms who rise to walk the earth – some feature men and women of wanton evil, of dark ... Read more

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25 authors, 25 classic stories, to celebrate the night of the dead.All Saints day: All Hallows Day: Halloween. Children dress up and go trick or treating but those of us who have given up on these childish things still have the urge to be frightened.Fear comes with these tales. Some are peopled with ghouls and phantoms who rise to walk the earth – some feature men and women of wanton evil, of dark
... Read more
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3 Stories About - Charity

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Zona Gale, May Sinclair, T S Arthur ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, Christopher Ragland, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

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

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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Classic Short Stories - Volume 19

Hear Literature Come Alive In An Hour With These Classic Short Story Collections

by H. P. Lovecraft, Ford Maddox Ford, Nathaniel Hawthorne ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, Jake Urry, Vincent Marzello ...

Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

Stories are one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements. Whether written down or spoken they have an ability to capture our imagination and thoughts, and take us on incredible journeys in the space of a phrase and the turn of a page.Within a few words of text or speech, new worlds and characters form, propelling a narrative to a conclusion with intricate ease. Finely crafted, perfectly formed ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Stories are one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements. Whether written down or spoken they have an ability to capture our imagination and thoughts, and take us on incredible journeys in the space of a phrase and the turn of a page.Within a few words of text or speech, new worlds and characters form, propelling a narrative to a conclusion with intricate ease. Finely crafted, perfectly formed
... Read more
Through the Red Glass

They came for war. They found something worse.

by S.P. Rowe ...

They came for war. They found something worse.On the edge of the Laos border, a long-range reconnaissance team is dispatched into the jungle to evaluate prototype night vision goggles. Expecting only enemy fire and the familiar hazards of war, the soldiers soon realize the red-tinted 'night vision' goggles reveal more than anyone intended.Each step into the jungle blurs the line between mission ... Read more

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They came for war. They found something worse.On the edge of the Laos border, a long-range reconnaissance team is dispatched into the jungle to evaluate prototype night vision goggles. Expecting only enemy fire and the familiar hazards of war, the soldiers soon realize the red-tinted 'night vision' goggles reveal more than anyone intended.Each step into the jungle blurs the line between mission
... Read more
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Poets of the Early 20th Century, The - Volume 2

Find beauty and hope in a period ravaged worldwide by war

by Edna St Vincent Millay, Wilfred Owen, T S Eliot, Alan Seeger, Alun Lewis, Anna Akhmatova, Dorothy Parker, George Orwell, Ivor Gurney, Katherine Mansfield, Langston Hughes ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

In England the Victorian Age was about to become the past and a new age of worldwide wars of horror and slaughter would envelop and decimate generations, forever staining mankind.The Century would see the World discover strengths. The Democracies would stand firm against Fascism and later Communism yet still keep its own elite and privileged in power and the rest of us underfoot.The World was more ... Read more

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In England the Victorian Age was about to become the past and a new age of worldwide wars of horror and slaughter would envelop and decimate generations, forever staining mankind.The Century would see the World discover strengths. The Democracies would stand firm against Fascism and later Communism yet still keep its own elite and privileged in power and the rest of us underfoot.The World was more
... Read more
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The Richest Man in Babylon

by George S. Clason ...

Narrated by Michael Rowe ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

Beloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. The Success Secrets of the Ancients— An Assured Road to Happiness and Prosperity Countless readers have been helped by the famous "Babylonian parables," hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of ... Read more

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Beloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. The Success Secrets of the Ancients— An Assured Road to Happiness and Prosperity Countless readers have been helped by the famous "Babylonian parables," hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of
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Through the Red Glass

by S.P. Rowe ...

Narrated by Joe Diez ...

Unabridged

42 min

They came for war. They found something worse.On the edge of the Laos border, a long-range reconnaissance team is dispatched into the jungle to evaluate prototype night vision goggles. Expecting only enemy fire and the familiar hazards of war, the soldiers soon realize the red-tinted 'night vision' goggles reveal more than anyone intended.Each step into the jungle blurs the line between mission ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

They came for war. They found something worse.On the edge of the Laos border, a long-range reconnaissance team is dispatched into the jungle to evaluate prototype night vision goggles. Expecting only enemy fire and the familiar hazards of war, the soldiers soon realize the red-tinted 'night vision' goggles reveal more than anyone intended.Each step into the jungle blurs the line between mission
... Read more

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