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Iron Shroud, The

A pioneering buried alive story written in 1830

by William Mudford ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

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William Mudford ws born in 1782. He was a writer, essayist, translator and journalist.This short story was first published in 1830 and, it is claimed, influenced Edgar Allan Poe. Such was its impact that it was reprinted many times over the succeeding decades.He died in 1848. ... Read more

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William Mudford ws born in 1782. He was a writer, essayist, translator and journalist.This short story was first published in 1830 and, it is claimed, influenced Edgar Allan Poe. Such was its impact that it was reprinted many times over the succeeding decades.He died in 1848.
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3 Stories - Set in Sicily

by Luigi Pirandello, William Mudford, Giovanni Verga ...

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 mo ... 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 mo
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3 Stories - Set in Sicily

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

by Luigi Pirandello, William Mudford, Giovanni Verga ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

1 hour 29 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
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Lessons in Literature - Short Stories Exploring Peoples Greatest Fears

by Edgar Allan Poe, William Mudford, Richard Connell ...

We all have fears. They may be irrational, dark or even logically coherent, but we all believe that, at some point, we will be subject to their grasp and punishment. Here our classic authors ladle up stories that both shock and resonate. ... Read more

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We all have fears. They may be irrational, dark or even logically coherent, but we all believe that, at some point, we will be subject to their grasp and punishment. Here our classic authors ladle up stories that both shock and resonate.
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The Forgotten Authors - Men - Volume 4: W G Kelly to William Mudford

by W G Kelly, Mikhail Lermontov, William Mudford ...

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.
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Lessons from Literature - Short Stories Exploring Peoples Greatest Fears

Learn from the oldest form of communication and education - storytelling

by Edgar Allan Poe, Richard Connell, William Mudford ...

Narrated by William Dufris, Christopher Ragland, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

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2 hours 44 min

We all have fears. They may be irrational, dark or even logically coherent, but we all believe that, at some point, we will be subject to their grasp and punishment. Here our classic authors ladle up stories that both shock and resonate.1 - Short Stories Exploring People's Greatest Fears - An Introduction2 - The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe3 - The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell4 ... Read more

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We all have fears. They may be irrational, dark or even logically coherent, but we all believe that, at some point, we will be subject to their grasp and punishment. Here our classic authors ladle up stories that both shock and resonate.1 - Short Stories Exploring People's Greatest Fears - An Introduction2 - The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe3 - The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell4
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Buried Alive Stories

Stories about many peoples worst fear imaginable

by Edgar Allan Poe, William Mudford, Honore de Balzac, Ambrose Bierce ...

Narrated by William Dufris, Bill Wallis, John-Michael MacDonald ...

Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

Deep within us is the dread of dying of moving on from life to another state of being. We assume it comes about through accident, perhaps even murder or disease that can be sudden or can take years to pull us into oblivion. But perhaps trumping all of these is the fear of being buried alive. The sheer terror of being totally trapped, unable to summon help and escape, fills one and all with a ... Read more

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Deep within us is the dread of dying of moving on from life to another state of being. We assume it comes about through accident, perhaps even murder or disease that can be sudden or can take years to pull us into oblivion. But perhaps trumping all of these is the fear of being buried alive. The sheer terror of being totally trapped, unable to summon help and escape, fills one and all with a
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The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories

Volume 10

by Alastair Gunn, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, William Mudford, Mary Ann Bird, Ellen Wood, Margaret Verne, Mary Elizabeth Braddon ...

Series Book 10 - The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories
Wimbourne Books presents the tenth in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 10 in the series spans the years 1838 to 1898 and includes stories from a wide range of authors; English, Irish, Scottish and American. Includes tales by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edith Nesbit and Margaret Oliphant. ... Read more

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Wimbourne Books presents the tenth in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 10 in the series spans the years 1838 to 1898 and includes stories from a wide range of authors; English, Irish, Scottish and American. Includes tales by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edith Nesbit and Margaret Oliphant.
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Stories Involving Torture

Listen now to these tales of human cruelty and evil

by Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, Aleister Crowley, Ambrose Bierce, Gustav Meyrink, William Mudford ...

Narrated by William Dufris, Robert Maskell, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

We often cite love as our greatest need, our most treasured accomplishment. Why then do some resort to the torture of themselves or others? What drives them to reduce life for the victims to such cruel circumstances? In this volume our classic authors explain, reveal and teach us much about this most difficult of narratives.1 - Stories Involving Torture - An Introduction2 - The Premature Burial by ... Read more

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We often cite love as our greatest need, our most treasured accomplishment. Why then do some resort to the torture of themselves or others? What drives them to reduce life for the victims to such cruel circumstances? In this volume our classic authors explain, reveal and teach us much about this most difficult of narratives.1 - Stories Involving Torture - An Introduction2 - The Premature Burial by
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Forgotten Authors, The - The 18th Century

Don't let great literature die

by Carlo Gozzi, Mary Lamb, Charles Lamb, William Mudford, The Brothers Grimm, Richard Harris Barham, Catherine Crowe, John Willaim Polidori, Fernan Caballeron ...

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

Unabridged

8 hours 8 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.
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Prison Life - A Short Story Collection

The bars of a prison cannot contain the human spirit.

by Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Auguste Villiers de I'Ísle-Adam, Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Victor Hugo, William Mudford ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick, Richard Mitchley, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

4 hours 26 min

For almost all of us the idea of being locked away in prison is a dreadful thought to consider. To be in that position, to get put away, for whatever reasons, for whatever pain or injury that was caused, whatever law was broken, the probability of years in a small, cramped space holds no appeal to anyone of reason and is almost always an absolute deterrent.Whilst some of the characters in these ... Read more

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For almost all of us the idea of being locked away in prison is a dreadful thought to consider. To be in that position, to get put away, for whatever reasons, for whatever pain or injury that was caused, whatever law was broken, the probability of years in a small, cramped space holds no appeal to anyone of reason and is almost always an absolute deterrent.Whilst some of the characters in these
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Stories From the Shadows - Retribution

Embrace the darkness

by Edgar Allan Poe, Gustav Meyrink, W C Morrow, William Mudford, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Samuel Blas, J Y Ackerman, William Hunt, Robert Barr ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 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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