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The Bensons – A Short Story Collection

by E F Benson, A C Benson, R H Benson ...

Sibling rivalry can be a means of support but can also erupt into competitive traits of winners and losers.In this literary instance dear listener, YOU are undoubtedly the recipient of this rivalry. Having said that these are not the usual stories to be told in polite company, no, extinguish that idea immediately. These three brothers (their sister seems far too nice to be in a volume such as this ... Read more

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Sibling rivalry can be a means of support but can also erupt into competitive traits of winners and losers.In this literary instance dear listener, YOU are undoubtedly the recipient of this rivalry. Having said that these are not the usual stories to be told in polite company, no, extinguish that idea immediately. These three brothers (their sister seems far too nice to be in a volume such as this
... Read more
Ghosts in the House

Tales of Terror by A. C. Benson and R. H. Benson

by A. C. Benson, R. H. Benson ...

Series series Collins Chillers
A collection of rare ghosts and horror stories by the brothers of one of the finest writers of the genre, E. F. Benson.The Benson brothers – Arthur Christopher, Edward Frederic and Robert Hugh – were one of the most extraordinary and prolific literary families, between them writing more than 150 books. Arthur alone left four million words of diary, although his most lasting legacy is the words to ... Read more

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A collection of rare ghosts and horror stories by the brothers of one of the finest writers of the genre, E. F. Benson.The Benson brothers – Arthur Christopher, Edward Frederic and Robert Hugh – were one of the most extraordinary and prolific literary families, between them writing more than 150 books. Arthur alone left four million words of diary, although his most lasting legacy is the words to
... Read more
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Stories From the Shadows - Psychological Thriller

Embrace the darkness

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Nikolai Gogol, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mikhail Bulgakov, Violet Mary Firth, Violet Hunt, A C Benson ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 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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Top 10 Short Stories, The - Cambridge Graduates

The top ten short stories of all time written by authors that went to Cambridge

by William Makepeace Thackeray, E F Benson, A C Benson, Amy Levy, Barry Pain, F Marion Crawford, Hugh Walpole, M R James, Netta Syrett, Sabine Baring-Gould ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 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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Forgotten Authors, The - Volume 1

J Y Ackerman to Regina Miriam Bloch

by J Y Ackerman, Juhani Aho, Grant Allen, Edmondo de Amicus, F Anstey, Richard Harris Barham, Sabine Baring-Gould, Max Beerbohm, Aphra Behn, A C Benson, R H Benson, Stella Benson, Samuel Blas ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Robert Maskell, Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

12 hours 25 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
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Forgotten Authors, The - Men - Volume 1

J Y Ackerman to Edward Bulwer-Lytton

by Juhani Aho, A J Alan, Grant Allen, Edmondo de Amicus, F Anstey, Richard Harris Barham, Sabine Baring-Gould, Max Beerbohm, A C Benson, R H Benson, Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsoe, Samuel Blas, Fredric Brown, Edward Bulwer-Lytton ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, David Shaw-Parker, Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

13 hours 35 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
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Stories From The Shadows – The 1900’s

Embrace the darkness

by Leonid Andreyev, Gertrude Atherton, Mary Austin, Barbara Baynton, Harold Begbie, A C Benson, Algernon Blackwood, Valery Bryusov, Ion Luca Caragiale, Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, F Marion Crawford, Rebecca Harding Davies, L T Meade and Robert Eustace, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Maude K Griffin, W W Jacobs, M R James, Perceval Landon, R H Malden, Hume Nisbet, Barry Pain, Dora Sigerson Shorter, Allen Upward ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

11 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

$29.99 USD 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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Dark Masters, The - Volume 1

Achmed Abdullah to John Buchan

by A C Benson, Achmed Abdullah, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, Arnold Bennett, Charles Baudelaire, Christopher Blayre, E F Benson, F Anstey, Fredric Brown, Harold Begbie, Honore de Balzac, J Y Ackerman, John Buchan, Leonid Andreyev, R H Benson, Richard Harris Barham, Robert Barr, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Sabine Baring-Gould, Samuel Blas, Valery Bryusov ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy, ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy,
... Read more
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Closed Window, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by A C Benson ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

29 min

The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is A C Benson, brother of the more widely known E F Benson. ... Read more

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The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is A C Benson, brother of the more widely known E F Benson.
... Read more
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English Ghost Stories NOT by M R James

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

by M R James, Rudyard Kipling, D H Lawrence, Charles Dickens, Edith Nesbit, H Rider Haggard, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Elinor Mordaunt, Hesba Stretton, Frederick Cowles, Reverend R S Hawker, Richard Le Gallienne, Perceval Landon, Mrs Craik, A C Benson, May Sinclair, H D Everett, E F Benson, W F Harvey, Hugh Walpole, Mary Elizabeth Braddon ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley, Lisa Bowerman ...

Unabridged

17 hours 54 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

$29.99 USD 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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Foundations of Fiction, The - Haunted House

The stories that created one of the most popular genres in fiction

by Oscar Wilde, H P Lovecraft, H P Lovecraft, Rudyard Kipling, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H D Everett, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Walter Scott, Bram Stoker, Margaret Oliphant, Algernon Blackwood0, E T A Hoffman1, Edith Nesbit2, Edith Nesbit3, E F Benson4, D K Broster5, A C Benson6, W F Harvey7, W F Harvey8, Hesba Stretton9, Rosa Mulholland0, Sheridan Le Fanu1, Sheridan Le Fanu2, Edward Bulwer Lytton3, Eric Purves4, William Hope Hodgson5, A M Burrage6, Elizabeth Gaskell7, M R James8, Marjorie Bowen9, Catherine Crowe0, B M Croker1, Rhoda Broughton2, Elinor Mordaunt3, Allen Upward4, Richard Harris Barham5, Charlotte Riddell6, Edgar Allan Poe7 ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley8, David Shaw-Parker9, Mark Rice-Oxley0 ...

Unabridged

9 hours 6 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

$49.99 USD 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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Stories From The Shadows – Haunted House

Embrace the darkness

by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bram Stoker, Walter Scott, Perceval Landon, Margaret Oliphant, Charlotte Riddell, D K Broster, Rosa Mulholland, A C Benson, B M Croker, Rhoda Broughton, Jean Lorrain, Allen Upward, E G Swain ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Elliot Fitzpatrick, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 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

$29.99 USD 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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