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Writing Teams - A Short Story Collection

Two is better than one

by H P Lovecraft, Harry Houdini, Hesketh Pritchard, Kate Pritchard, Claude Askew, Alice Askew, Alexandre Chatrian, Emile Erckmann, L T Meade, Robert Eustace ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons, Stephen Hogan, Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

Writing can be a lonely art. Distractions and writers block are just two of the many impediments to a burnished stream of prose. But sometimes two heads really can be better than one. When one author decides to team up with another, either occasionally or full time, their new creations seem to amplify and encourage the words and ideas of each writer, helping to create narratives that are both new, ... Read more

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Writing can be a lonely art. Distractions and writers block are just two of the many impediments to a burnished stream of prose. But sometimes two heads really can be better than one. When one author decides to team up with another, either occasionally or full time, their new creations seem to amplify and encourage the words and ideas of each writer, helping to create narratives that are both new,
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Forgotten Authors, The - Volume 2

M McDonell Bodkin Q C to Constance Cotterell

by Camillo Boito, Guy Boothby, D K Broster, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, William E Burton, Fernan Caballeron, Mona Caird, Ivan Cankar, Minna Canth, Bernard Capes, Ion Luca Caragiale, Arthur Gask, Gertrude Colmore ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

12 hours 30 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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Treasure in the Forest, The

Two adventurers search for buried treasure

by H G Wells ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

20 min

Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’.The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn’t display much literary interest until, in 1874, he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed, largely entertained ... Read more

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Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’.The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn’t display much literary interest until, in 1874, he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed, largely entertained
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Two Looks

Short story from a Nobel Prize winning author

by John Galsworthy ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

10 min

John Galsworthy was born on the 14th August 1867 on the family estate, Parkfield, in Kingston-upon-Thames. His family’s wealth came from the shipping industryAt age nine he began his education at Saugeen, a Bournemouth preparatory school, before moving to Harrow school in 1881, distinguishing himself as an athlete.Galsworthy attended New College, Oxford to read law and left with a second-class ... Read more

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John Galsworthy was born on the 14th August 1867 on the family estate, Parkfield, in Kingston-upon-Thames. His family’s wealth came from the shipping industryAt age nine he began his education at Saugeen, a Bournemouth preparatory school, before moving to Harrow school in 1881, distinguishing himself as an athlete.Galsworthy attended New College, Oxford to read law and left with a second-class
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Detective Stories – Volume 2

E M Delafield to Anna Katharine Green

by E M Delafield, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edith Stewart Drewery, Frank Howel Evans, Jacques Futrelle, Lettice Galbraith, John Galsworthy, Arthur Gask, Anna Katharine Green ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Janet Fullerlove, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 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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Forgotten Authors, The - Men - Volume 2

William E Burton to Richard Garnett

by William E Burton, Ivan Cankar, Bernard Capes, Ion Luca Caragiale, Arthur Gask, J J Connington, Louis Couperus, Aleister Crowley, Ulric Daubeny, Ernest Dowson, Gwyn Evans, John Ferguson, Charles Foley, Anatole France, Richard Garnett ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

13 hours 38 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

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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H2 etc

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by A J Alan ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

12 min

Leslie Harrison Lambert was born on 11th November 1883 in Nottingham.After attending Rugby School he trained to be a surveyor. One of his passions was magic and such was his prowess that he joined The Magic Circle, and performed at society events.By the beginning of World War I he was an amateur radio ham and volunteered to work at a coastguard station in Norfolk to intercept German radio ... Read more

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Leslie Harrison Lambert was born on 11th November 1883 in Nottingham.After attending Rugby School he trained to be a surveyor. One of his passions was magic and such was his prowess that he joined The Magic Circle, and performed at society events.By the beginning of World War I he was an amateur radio ham and volunteered to work at a coastguard station in Norfolk to intercept German radio
... Read more
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Victorian Ghost Story, The - Volume 2

The iconic ghost stories of English literature

by Henry James, Mrs Ellen Wood, Tom Hood, Thomas Street Millington, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Amelia Edwards, Margaret Oliphant, Robert Louis Stevenson ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians.When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time.Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known ... Read more

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Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians.When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time.Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known
... Read more
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Box of Counters, The

Two Germans in China discuss the difference in European empires, leading to tragedy

by Hanns Heinz Ewers ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

Hanns Heinz Ewers was born on 3rd November 1871 in Düsseldorf, Germany.His first published poem was at 17 on the death, after a reign of only 99 days, of the German Emperor Frederick III.A stint in the German military was cut short after only 44 days because of his myopia. Writing was to be the way forward for him with a book of satiric verse published in 1901. At the same time he co-founded a ... Read more

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Hanns Heinz Ewers was born on 3rd November 1871 in Düsseldorf, Germany.His first published poem was at 17 on the death, after a reign of only 99 days, of the German Emperor Frederick III.A stint in the German military was cut short after only 44 days because of his myopia. Writing was to be the way forward for him with a book of satiric verse published in 1901. At the same time he co-founded a
... Read more
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Media, The - A Short Story Collection

Classic stories before the age of social media

by Henry James, E M Delafield, E M Delafield, Frank R Stockton, H D Everett, W F Arnold, Barry Pain, Dorothy Edwards, Robert Duncan Milne, Owen Oliver, Winifred Holtby0, Charlotte Perkins Gilman1, C E Montague2 ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley3, Robert Maskell4, Eric Roberts5 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

The Modern Age is one of information overload. Bombarded, surrounded, and battered by facts, figures, opinions and seemingly whatever else comes out of anyone’s head from all directions at all hours of the day and night. It’s exhausting.However, in this volume we go back a little way to when social media was an actual chat on the street corner or a dinner party, when breaking news was tomorrow’s ... Read more

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The Modern Age is one of information overload. Bombarded, surrounded, and battered by facts, figures, opinions and seemingly whatever else comes out of anyone’s head from all directions at all hours of the day and night. It’s exhausting.However, in this volume we go back a little way to when social media was an actual chat on the street corner or a dinner party, when breaking news was tomorrow’s
... Read more
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Narcissus

A tale of redemption exploring vanity and beauty

by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

18 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 Walter Besant. ... 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 Walter Besant.
... Read more
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Message on the Sun-Dial, The

In this whodunit the real question is how

by J J Bell ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

31 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 J J Bell. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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 J J Bell.
... Read more

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