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The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson is a classic supernatural horror novel set aboard the merchant ship *Mortzestus*. The story is narrated by Jessop, a sailor who begins noticing strange and disturbing events during a long sea voyage. Mysterious figures appear around the ship at night, and crew members report terrifying encounters with ghostly beings emerging from the darkness of the ocean.As the voyage continues, the supernatural activity becomes more intense and dangerous. Sailors vanish under mysterious circumstances, while fear and uncertainty spread throughout the crew. Jessop ...

In this collection of essays the author gives us an opportunity to peek into the mysterious life of the theatre; she recalls her numerous conversations with and anecdotes about the "stage folk", such as actors, actresses, playwrights, stage directors or managers. However, her portrayal of theatrical life doesn't aim at glamorising the profession and the day-to-day life of those connected with the stage. On the contrary, if there's one overarching theme to her stories it is the repeated assurance that it's a hard and precarious existence, even for those at the top of the profession, let alone ...

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland. This book has been notorious since it first appeared and had been banned several times and in several countries. It is a fictional work that details the adventures of an orphaned girl who ends up working in a brothel in London. Early on she falls in love with a young man named Charles, but only to end up being separated from him. She then recounts her experiences as a prostitute who, in spite of her circumstances, manages to retain her humanity and undying faith in true love. ⚠️If you find insult/get offended or are against ...

Alexander Hamilton Laidlaw was born in Scotland. He graduated from Philadelphia Central High School in 1845. He practiced medicine from 1856-1905 and published some works including Soldier Songs and Love Songs, 1898, from which our Fortnightly Poem is taken. (David Lawrence)

Believed to have been written by Chicago socialite, Emma Murdock Van Deventer, this detective story set at the World's Fair follows Carl Masters as he is in pursuit of international criminals Greenback Bob and Delbras. Conmen, lost handbags, jewel robberies, an adventuress... not to mention two missing young men and a murder, all come under the detective's eye. ( Lynne Thompson)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of An Afternoon in July by Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 7, 2013.Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins, was a Canadian writer and poet. She was "one of the first English-Canadian writers to depict French Canada in a way that earned the praise of, and resulted in her novels being read by, both anglophone and francophone Canadians."Leprohon's novels were popular in both English and French Canada in the late 19th-century, and were still being reprinted in French in the mid-1920s. They ...

The Enchanted April is an enchanting novel around four ladies from various different backgrounds who get away from their troubling, unacceptable lives in 1920s Britain by leasing a delightful Italian palace for a month. The ladies — Lotty, Rose, Woman Caroline, and Mrs. Fisher — look for harmony, change, and joy. Encircled by the quiet excellence of the Italian Riviera, they experience self-awareness, recharged connections, and recuperating. Von Arnim's novel investigates subjects of fellowship, self-revelation, and the helpful force of nature, making it a great and elevating read for ...

Libérate de tus miedos y alcanza la verdadera felicidad Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung y Alfred Adler son tres gigantes de la psicología. Este libro destila las ideas y las enseñanzas filosóficas y psicológicas de Adler y las presenta en forma de diálogo narrativo entre un filósofo y un joven. La psicología adleriana cuenta con un amplio apoyo tanto en Europa como en Estados Unidos y ofrece respuestas sencillas y directas a la pregunta filosófica de «¿cómo puedo ser feliz?». Es muy posible que la psicología adleriana tenga la clave para ello, así que leer este libro podría ...

Ferdinand Count Understand by Tobias Smollett is a picaresque novel that follows the existence of the shrewdness and deceitful Ferdinand Comprehend. Raised by a manipulative mother, Understand develops into an expert of misdirection, gifted in control and misrepresentation. He plots his direction through society, taking advantage of others for individual addition. Be that as it may, his presumptuousness and indecent conduct lead to his defeat. After various turns, double-crossings, and brushes with death, he faces equity. The original features subjects of ravenousness, trickery, and the ...

The full audio recording of The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 9

One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginning of Croce's elaboration of his highly influential ideas of aesthetics. Croce defines art in terms of intuition and expression, thus replacing beauty as the primary criterion for aesthetic evaluation. - Summary by Mary J

Inspector Hanaud is a member of the French Sûreté. He is said to have been the model for Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, as well as the opposite of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. The Affair At The Semiramis Hotel (1917), a novella, is the second Hanaud mystery. Did the robbery/murder really happen or was it the mescal-induced hallucination of the witness? The first novel is At The Villa Rose (1910). The third is The House Of The Arrow (1924) (there are seven through 1949, available at project gutenberg Australia). In 1910, Mason undertook to create a fictional detective as different as...

When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain surprisingly relevant today. (Summary by the Bookworm)

Io sono il dottore di cui in questa novella si parla talvolta con parole poco lusinghiere. Chi di psico-analisi s’intende, sa dove piazzare l’antipatia che il paziente mi dedica. Di psico-analisi non parlerò perché qui entro se ne parla già a sufficienza. Debbo scusarmi di aver indotto il mio paziente a scrivere la sua autobiografia; gli studiosi di psico-analisi arricceranno il naso a tanta novità. Ma egli era vecchio ed io sperai che in tale rievocazione il suo passato si rinverdisse, che l’autobiografia fosse un buon preludio alla psico-analisi.Gli audiolibri tratti da ...

A coasting voyage boyage in a small yacht from Hammersmith in the UK to Copenhagen and back, including various visits to places on the Baltic. - Summary by Jane Bennett

The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John from the English King James Version, read by Willard Waggoner.All recordings are in the Public Domain.

Compilation of 20 Science Fiction Short Stories - Summary by Kirk Ziegler

"Is it true that a bee can only sting once?" I asked him, as he bent again over the crocus beds.He laughed."What would be the good of a sword to a soldier," he said, "if only one blow could be struck with it? It is certainly true that the bee does not usually sting a second time, but that is only because you are too hasty with her. ...But now watch how the thing works naturally."A bee had settled on his hand as he was speaking. He closed his fingers gently over it, and forced it to sting."Now," he continued, quite unconcernedly, "look what really happens..." (from The Bee-Master of Warrilow)...

A collection of nine enchanting short stories filled with curious beasts and unexpected endings. Included are The Bee-Man of Orn; The Griffin and the Minor Canon; Old Pipes and the Dryad; The Queen's Museum; Christmas Before Last: Or, The Fruit of the Fragile Palm; Prince Hassak's March; The Battle of the Third Cousins; The Banished King; and The Philopena(summary by Gryphon Perkins)

A book of the life of the German Composer, Beethoven. - Summary by Jessie Yun