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3 Stories About - Alcoholism

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

by James Joyce, F Scott Fitzgerald, Lydia Maria Child ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, Michael Carleton, Conor Charlton ...

Unabridged

53 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
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Poetry of John Gould Fletcher, The

The first Southern poet to win the Pulitzer Prize

by John Gould Fletcher ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Michael Lyons, Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

John Gould Fletcher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on the 3rd of January 1886 to a socially prominent family.He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover before advancing to Harvard University, which he attended from 1903 to 1907, before dropping out after his father's death.As a young man Fletcher spent many years in England where he became part of the influential Imagist group of poets ... Read more

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John Gould Fletcher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on the 3rd of January 1886 to a socially prominent family.He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover before advancing to Harvard University, which he attended from 1903 to 1907, before dropping out after his father's death.As a young man Fletcher spent many years in England where he became part of the influential Imagist group of poets
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Yellow Sign, The

A masterpiece in horror starting with a man looking out his window…

by Robert W Chambers ...

Narrated by Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

43 min

Robert William Chambers was born on 26th May 1865 in Brooklyn.Chambers was educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and then the Art Students' League. From there he studied in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at Académie Julian, from 1886 to 1893. His illustrative work was good and displayed at the Salon from as early as 1889.On returning to New York, he sold illustrations to Life, ... Read more

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Robert William Chambers was born on 26th May 1865 in Brooklyn.Chambers was educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and then the Art Students' League. From there he studied in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at Académie Julian, from 1886 to 1893. His illustrative work was good and displayed at the Salon from as early as 1889.On returning to New York, he sold illustrations to Life,
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Detective Stories – The Americans

Truth and justice by way of clues

by Mark Twain, H P Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Jacques Futrelle, Arthur B Reeve, Thomas W Hanshew, Frank R Stockton ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland, Michael Carleton, Eric Meyers ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

The Detective has been a mainstay of fiction writing ever since we can remember.Their deductive powers, their intuition and fleet-footed grasp of every detail can often turn the unlikeliest situation, or bunch of red herrings, into a breakthrough to capture even the most ingenious and dastardly of criminals.In this series our classic authors explore not only various themes, such as Occult ... Read more

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The Detective has been a mainstay of fiction writing ever since we can remember.Their deductive powers, their intuition and fleet-footed grasp of every detail can often turn the unlikeliest situation, or bunch of red herrings, into a breakthrough to capture even the most ingenious and dastardly of criminals.In this series our classic authors explore not only various themes, such as Occult
... Read more
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Lost Decade, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by F Scott Fitzgerald ...

Narrated by Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

7 min

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on 24th September 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota into an upper-middle class family. Whilst his mother was pregnant with him, his two young sisters tragically died. Fitzgerald once said this was when his destiny as a writer was ordained.His intelligence and talent was recognised from an early age, with his first story, about a detective being published in the ... Read more

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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on 24th September 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota into an upper-middle class family. Whilst his mother was pregnant with him, his two young sisters tragically died. Fitzgerald once said this was when his destiny as a writer was ordained.His intelligence and talent was recognised from an early age, with his first story, about a detective being published in the
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Horror Stories About Men Trying to Prove Themselves

Ghosts, demons and worse, still can't block a mans pride

by H P Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Edith Nesbit, Algernon Blackwood, Bithia Mary Croker, Rhoda Broughton, Edward Bulwer-Lytton ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, Michael Carleton, Janet Fullerlove ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

In an effort not to be judged by others we sometimes become our own harshest critic and judge. We want to hold ourselves up to others in a good and inspirational, successful light and as a shining example. Naturally our very talented authors have narratives which put a different gloss on that argument. ... Read more

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In an effort not to be judged by others we sometimes become our own harshest critic and judge. We want to hold ourselves up to others in a good and inspirational, successful light and as a shining example. Naturally our very talented authors have narratives which put a different gloss on that argument.
... Read more
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Forgotten Authors, The - Volume 5

The Brothers Grimm to William Dean Howells

by The Brothers Grimm, Beatrice Grimshaw, Cosmo Hamilton, Augustus Hare, Beatrice Harraden, Wilhelm Hauff, Dorothy Havers, Eliza Haywood, Mary Anne Hoare, Tom Hood, Headon Hill, James Hilton, Holloway Horn ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick, Robert Maskell, Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

12 hours 16 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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Devil in the Belfry

Another classic from the master of the genre

by Edgar Allan Poe ...

Narrated by Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

20 min

Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan.He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe. His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies ... Read more

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Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan.He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe. His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies
... Read more
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Christmas Every Day

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by William Dean Howells ...

Narrated by Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

12 min

The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is William Dean Howells. ... Read more

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The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is William Dean Howells.
... Read more
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Trio of Stories, A - Benjamin Rosenblatt

A great introduction to a great author

by Benjamin Rosenblatt ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Michael Carleton, Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

37 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 mod ... 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 mod
... Read more
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Christmas Every Day

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by William Dean Howells ...

Narrated by Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

3 hours 6 min

The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is William Dean Howells. ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is William Dean Howells.
... Read more
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Devil in the Belfry, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Edgar Allan Poe ...

Narrated by Michael Carleton ...

Unabridged

20 min

Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan.He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe. His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan.He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe. His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies
... Read more