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    Bookshop Memories

    From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

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    Eric Arthur Blair was born on 25th June 1903 in Motihari, Bihar, in what was then British India. When Eric was one his mother took him to England and they settled at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.His education was at the nearby convent school before moving on to St Cyprian's School at Eastbourne and finally Eton where his academic studies were sidelined in favour of work on college publications ... Leia mais

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    When the Door Opens

    From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

    de Sarah Grand ...
    Narrado por Robert Maskell ...

    Integral

    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 the Suffragette Sarah Grand. ... Leia mais

    R$ 10,31

  • Audiolivro

    Aleister Crowley - The Shorter Stories

    Stories from the hugely controversial yet fascinating author

    Integral

    1 hora 20 min

    Edward Alexander Crowley was born on 12th October 1875 to wealthy parents in Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire.He was educated at Malvern College, Tonbridge School, Eastbourne College and finally Trinity College, Cambridge where he focused on his passions of mountaineering and poetry and published several volumes.Life for Crowley was to abandon his parents’ Christian faith and instead to inject ... Leia mais

    R$ 51,73

  • Audiolivro

    3 Russian Stories on the Horrors of War

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

    Integral

    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 ... Leia mais

    R$ 51,73

  • Audiolivro

    Shadow on the Blind, The

    19th Century haunted house tale

    Narrado por Robert Maskell ...

    Integral

    52 min

    Louisa MacDonald was born in 1845, one of eleven children of part Scottish descent. Together with three of her sisters they were known as the ‘MacDonald sisters’ primarily because of their marriages to well-known men.In 1866 she married the wealthy industrialist Alfred Baldwin in a double wedding with her sister Anne.After giving birth to Stanley on the 3rd August 1867, who would go on to become ... Leia mais

    R$ 20,66

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    Christening, The

    From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

    Narrado por Robert Maskell ...

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    Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France.Maupassant’s early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace in order to obtain a legal separation from her husband.After the separation, Laure kept custody of her two boys. With the father now ... Leia mais

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    Forgotten Authors, The - Women - Born 1850 - 1899

    Don't let great literature die

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    16 horas 12 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. ... Leia mais

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    Amputated Arms, The

    A Danish classic of academic pursuit gone wrong

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    The bookshelves of European 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 the Danish writer Jørgen Vilhelm Bergsøe. ... Leia mais

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  • Audiolivro

    Stories Involving Torture

    Listen now to these tales of human cruelty and evil

    Integral

    3 horas 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 ... Leia mais

    R$ 93,16

  • Audiolivro

    3 Russian Stories Discussing Religion and Life

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

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    1 hora 40 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 ... Leia mais

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    Philanthropy

    Known more for his epic works on the Forsythe family his short stories glimmer with brilliance.

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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 ... Leia mais

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    Top 10 Poets, The - The Cavaliers

    Five poems each from some of the best Cavalier poets

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    The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Leia mais

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