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    Short Stories About Survival

    A collection of survival stories from some of the greatest authors in history.

    by Honoré de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, Bret Harte, Jack London, Richard Connell, Saki, Stephen Crane, William Hope Hodgson, Zane Grey ...
    Narrated by Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Christopher Ragland ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 53 min

    Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. Our need to survive, to outlive whatever danger poses, that immediate threat to our lives is little short of a marvel. Everything else is abandoned in order to survive. Whilst in modern times that ability has been somewhat modified and ‘reasoned’ away to an extent, in past years it’s what usually kept you ... Read more

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  • Cancer, Cocaine and Courage

    The Story of Dr. William Halsted

    by Arthur J. Beckhard, William D. Crane ...
    Originally published in 1960 by co-authors Arthur J. Beckhard and William D. Crane, this is the story of Dr. William Halsted (1852-1922), an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures and an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics. He introduced several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer and along with William Osler ... Read more

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    Fifty Shades of Nature

    50 of the best poems about all things nature

    by John Clare, Katherine Mansfield, Gerard Manley Hopkins, William Blake, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, W B Yeats, William Shakespeare, Stephen Crane, Henry David Thoreau, Sara Teasdale, George Eliot, Tagore ...
    Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Nigel Planer ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 24 min

    Our senses revel in the incomparable majesty of the work of Mother Nature. The structure of the landscape, the multi-coloured mantle of trees and fauna, the myriad animals that wander and inhabit this glorious Earth. Nature conducts symphonies of sound as her world goes from day into the inky embrace of night.Our ears and eyes are constantly bathed in the wonder of her ways; the soft drizzle of ... Read more

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  • 20 American Historical Novels

    Colonial Frontiers, Revolution, Civil War, and Reconstruction in an American Historical Fiction Anthology

    by James Fenimore Cooper, Francis Lynde, S. Weir Mitchell, Stephen Crane, John Jr. Fox, William Makepeace Thackeray, Augusta J. Evans, George Washington Cable, Joseph A. Altsheler, Sherwood Anderson, Henry Peterson, Albion Winegar Tourgée, Mary Johnston, G. A. Henty, Gustave Aimard, Randall Parrish, Nathaniel Hawthorne ...
    20 American Historical Novels assembles an expansive panorama of the American past, from colonial encounter and revolutionary conflict to frontier settlement, Civil War memory, and the pressures of modernization. Its varied forms—romance, adventure tale, regional chronicle, psychological fiction, and social satire—reveal how historical narrative mediates between documentary imagination and popular ... Read more

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  • 7 best short stories - War

    by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Talbot Mundy, Luigi Pirandello, William Dean Howells, Stephen Crane, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, August Nemo ...
    Series Book 35 - 7 best short stories - specials
    War has been part of human history since its inception. Of course, it has also left a strong imprint on the imagination of the writers of all times. Check out the stories that have war as their theme, especially selected by the critic August Nemo: - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce - Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant - The Upturned Face by Stephen Crane - Editha by William Dean ... Read more

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  • 7 best short stories - Sea Stories

    by Stephen Crane, William Hope Hodgson, H. G. Wells, Stephen Leacock, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, W. W. Jacobs, August Nemo ...
    Series Book 17 - 7 best short stories - specials
    Sea fiction a genre of literature with a setting on or near the sea, that focuses on the human relationship to the sea and sea voyages and highlights nautical culture in these environments. Nautical fiction usually includes distinctive themes, such as a focus on masculinity and heroism, investigations of social hierarchies, and the psychological struggles of the individual in the hostile ... Read more

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  • Bugle Blasts

    Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

    by William E. Crane ...
    In "Bugle Blasts," William E. Crane employs a vivid narrative style to capture the essence of military life and the profound experiences of soldiers in wartime. Through a series of interconnected vignettes, Crane immerses readers in the psychological and emotional landscape of service members, bringing to light the camaraderie, fears, and resilience that define their experiences. The book's rich ... Read more

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  • Antimonopoly and American Democracy

    Edited by Daniel A. Crane, William J. Novak ...
    Americans today worry about concentrated power in private industry to an extent not seen in generations. Not only do they find diminished diversity of service-providers and producers, but they are disquieted by the power of a few large companies to shape and constrain democratic processes. Americans across the political spectrum, from former President Donald Trump to Massachusetts Senator ... Read more

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  • America Divided: 40 Civil War Novels

    Battlefields, Home Fronts, and Reconstruction in an Anthology of Union and Confederate Voices

    by Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Alexander Altsheler, Mary Johnston, Stephen Crane, John William De Forest, María Ruiz de Burton, B. K. Benson, G. A. Henty, James Grant, Harry Hazelton, Annie Randall White, Moyle Sherer, George W. Peck, Randall Parrish, John R. Musick, Robert W. Chambers, Washington Cable, Henry F. Keenan, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John McElroy, Charles Carleton Coffin, Lucy Foster Madison, Edward Everett Hale, Francis Hopkinson Smith, Edward Payson Roe, Margaret Hill McCarter, Frederic W. Loring, James Lane Allen, Justin H. McCarthy, Mary Jane Holmes, Joel Chandler Harris, Harold Frederic, Thomas Wentworth Higginson ...
    America Divided: 40 Civil War Novels surveys the conflict not as a single national epic but as a fractured imaginative terrain. Spanning battle narrative, romance, adventure tale, regional realism, historical reconstruction, satire, and domestic fiction, the volume registers war's military violence alongside its effects on households, communities, race relations, sectional memory, and political ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • A Collection of Mythic Cowboys and New Horizons – 4 Classic Western Tales

    Enriched edition. The Girl at the Halfway House, The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, Steve Yeager, THE BRIDE COMES TO YELLOW SKY

    by Emerson Hough, Owen Wister, William MacLeod Raine, Stephen Crane, Eden Blair ...
    In 'A Collection of Mythic Cowboys and New Horizons – 4 Classic Western Tales,' the American frontier comes vividly to life through the exploration of timeless themes such as bravery, isolation, and the quest for freedom. This anthology captures the spirit of the Old West with a compelling mix of action-packed narrative and reflective storytelling. The range of literary styles—from Emerson Hough's ... Read more

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  • Elegy for Mary Turner

    An Illustrated Account of a Lynching

    by Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, Julie Armstrong, C. Tyrone Forehand ...
    A lyrical and haunting depiction of American racial violence and lynching, evoked through stunning full-color artworkIn late May 1918 in Valdosta, Georgia, ten Black men and one Black woman—Mary Turner, eight months pregnant at the time—were lynched and tortured by mobs of white citizens.Through hauntingly detailed full-color artwork and collage, Elegy for Mary Turner names those who were killed, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Journey into the Heart of the Civil War – 5 Classic American Conflict Novels

    Enriched edition. Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty, The Red Badge of Courage, The Copperhead, Cease Firing, Clotelle

    by John William De Forest, Stephen Crane, Harold Frederic, Mary Johnston, William Wells Brown, Daisy Miller ...
    Journey into the Heart of the Civil War – 5 Classic American Conflict Novels presents an expansive tapestry of narratives that delve into the complexities and cataclysms of the American Civil War. The anthology skillfully weaves together a wide array of literary styles, from stark realism to poignant romanticism, immersing readers into the epoch's turbulent ethos. This collection does not merely ... Read more

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