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The Purple Sapphire and Other Posthumous Papers

by Christopher Blayre ...

Series series Black Heath Gothic, Sensation and Supernatural
This collection, by turns unsettling and darkly comic, was written by Edward Heron-Allen and published in 1921, under the pseudonym 'Christopher Blayre'. The collection consists of fictional papers deposited by members of the University of Cosmopoli, in which are recorded strange and weird phenomena. The title story concerns a cursed diamond, while 'The Thing That Smelt' and 'The Demon' deal with ... Read more

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This collection, by turns unsettling and darkly comic, was written by Edward Heron-Allen and published in 1921, under the pseudonym 'Christopher Blayre'. The collection consists of fictional papers deposited by members of the University of Cosmopoli, in which are recorded strange and weird phenomena. The title story concerns a cursed diamond, while 'The Thing That Smelt' and 'The Demon' deal with
... Read more
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Stories From The Shadows – The 1920’s

Embrace the darkness

by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Christopher Blayre, Mikhail Bulgakov, Marjorie Bowen, Izola Forrester, Radclyffe Hall, H P Lovecraft, Amyas Northcote, Eric Purves, Violet Quirk, Alicia Ramsay, Tod Robbins, Helen Simpson, Edgar Wallace, Mary Webb, Ethel Lina White ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 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
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Thing That Smelt, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Christopher Blayre ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

19 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 Christopher Blayre. ... 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 Christopher Blayre.
... Read more
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Stories From The Shadows - Volume 2

Embrace the darkness

by Algernon Blackwood, Samuel Blas, Christopher Blayre, Marjorie Bowen, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, D K Broster, Rhoda Broughton, Fredric Brown, Valery Bryusov, John Buchan, Mikhail Bulgakov, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Ivan Bunin, A M Burrage, Katharine Butler, Mary Butts, Fernan Caballeron, Bernard Capes, Ion Luca Caragiale, Willa Cather ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Laurel Lefkow, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

12 hours 25 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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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

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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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Stories From The Shadows – 1900 – 1949

Embrace the darkness

by Achmed Abdullah, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Leonid Andreyev, Gertrude Atherton.wav, Mary Austin, Barbara Baynton, Harold Begbie, A C Benson, E F Benson, Algernon Blackwood, Samuel Blas, Christopher Blayre, Marjorie Bowen, D K Broster, Valery Bryusov, Mikhail Bulgakov, Ivan Bunin, A M Burrage, Mary Butts, Ion Luca Caragiale, Willa Cather, John Chilton, Stephen Crane, F Marion Crawford, Rose Champion de Crespigny, Aleister Crowley ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, Mark Rice-Oxley, Lisa Bowerman ...

Unabridged

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

$39.99 USD

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

The Complete Works of H.G. Wells

by H.G. Wells ...

"H. G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. This collection includes: 1. Ann Veronica, a modern love story 2. Anticipations 3. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild ... Read more

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"H. G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. This collection includes: 1. Ann Veronica, a modern love story 2. Anticipations 3. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild
... Read more
Short Fiction

by E. M. Forster ...

E. M. Forster was a British author primarily writing in the first half of the twentieth century. A perennial Nobel Prize in Literature nominee, he is best remembered for his novels, which include *A Room With a View* and *A Passage to India*. He turned his hand to most forms of writing, producing plays, film scripts, travelogues, criticism, essays, and, collected here, well-regarded short stories ... Read more

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E. M. Forster was a British author primarily writing in the first half of the twentieth century. A perennial Nobel Prize in Literature nominee, he is best remembered for his novels, which include *A Room With a View* and *A Passage to India*. He turned his hand to most forms of writing, producing plays, film scripts, travelogues, criticism, essays, and, collected here, well-regarded short stories
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H. G. Wells: The Collection

by H. G. Wells ...

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that ... Read more

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This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that
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Haunted Houses in or Near Dublin (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

by St John D. Seymour ...

St. John D Seymour was a minister and explorer, who spent his life documenting what he regarded as real-life examples of witches, banshees, poltergeists, ghosts and apparitions. Many of the earliest Irish ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in ... Read more

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St. John D Seymour was a minister and explorer, who spent his life documenting what he regarded as real-life examples of witches, banshees, poltergeists, ghosts and apparitions. Many of the earliest Irish ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in
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The Army Nurse Corps in World War II

by Judith A. Bellafaire ...

World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans has grown to maturity largely unaware of the political, ... Read more

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World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans has grown to maturity largely unaware of the political,
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Grant Allen: 19 Books

by Grant Allen ...

This file includes: An African Millionaire, The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories, Biographies of Working Men, The British Barbarians, Charles Darwin, Early Britain, Falling In Love, The Great Taboo, Hilda Wade, Michael's Crag, Miss Cayley's Adventures, Philistia, Post-Prandial Philosophy, Recalled to Life, Science in Arcady, Strange STories, What's Bred in the Bone, The White Man's Foot, and The ... Read more

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This file includes: An African Millionaire, The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories, Biographies of Working Men, The British Barbarians, Charles Darwin, Early Britain, Falling In Love, The Great Taboo, Hilda Wade, Michael's Crag, Miss Cayley's Adventures, Philistia, Post-Prandial Philosophy, Recalled to Life, Science in Arcady, Strange STories, What's Bred in the Bone, The White Man's Foot, and The
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