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Six classic ghost stories from six classic authors, narrated by Phillip J Mather: "A Haunted House" by Virginia Woolf"; "The Image of the Lost Soul" by H H Munro [Saki]; "A Ghost" by Guy de Maupassant; "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe; "A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain; "The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens.

Feeling a chill amidst the warmth of the season? Sensing a shadow lurking behind the tinsel and lights? Experience the darker visions hidden within our brightest holiday. Come listen to the water ghost's story as she spends Christmas Eve haunting Harrowby Hill.

Discover with your children the fantastic world of classic tales better than ever! These magic audio-tales are locuted by famous voice actors, with an amazing soundtrack and binaural effects! They are perfect for both listening at home before sleeping and in the car. VOCA Editorial provides in its collection Colorín colorado more than 2 hours of fun in which 15 classic tales are included: Little Thumb, King Thrushbeard, The Prince And The Pauper, Rumpelstiltskin, The Ravens, Puss in Boots, The Queen Bee, The Wolf And The Seven Little Goats, Fearless John and The Fir Tree.

Descubre con tus hijos los cuentos clásicos de siempre... ¡como nunca! Estos mágicos audiocuentos están locutados por reconocidos actores de doblaje en Latinoamérica, acompañados de una impresionante banda sonora y ¡con efectos binaurales! Son perfectos tanto para escuchar en casa antes de dormir como en el coche.

Descubre con tus hijos los cuentos clásicos de siempre... ¡como nunca! Estos mágicos audiocuentos están locutados por reconocidos actores de doblaje en España, acompañados de una impresionante banda sonora y ¡con efectos binaurales! Son perfectos tanto para escuchar en casa antes de dormir como en el coche. La editorial VOCA y su colección Colorín colorado te ofrecen más de una hora y media de diversión en las que se incluyen 10 cuentos.

The Gilded Age A Tale of Today, co-authored by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873, offers a sharp satire of the greed and political corruption that permeated post-Civil War America. The term Gilded Age, which has become synonymous with this era, derives from the title of this novel, inspired by Shakespeares King John (1595) To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess. This phrase highlights the absurdity of embellishing something already beautiful, a fitting metaphor for the excesses of the time. The title also suggests a stark contrast between an ...

Originally published in 1873, The Gilded Age A Tale of Today stands as Mark Twains only co-authored novel, crafted alongside his close friend C.D. Warner. This collaboration ignited from a playful challenge posed by their wives. The title The Gilded Age has since become a powerful symbol of graft, materialism, and corruption in public life, themes that resonate profoundly in todays society. Twains keen observations and character-driven narratives draw from real-life events and relatives, a connection he later revealed in his 2011 Autobiography. Join us as we explore this timeless reflection of...

Grief buried him. Faith might save him. When Michael Judson’s younger brother dies in a freak shooting, everything unravels—faith, family, and his fragile sense of who he thought he was. What began as a normal afternoon turned into a nightmare, and now Michael stares into the eyes of a brother he couldn’t save… and wonders if he was the one who pulled the trigger. His Eyes is a powerful coming-of-age novel that explores the weight of guilt, the ache of grief, and the flickering light of hope.

America and the Just War Tradition examines and evaluates each of America’s major wars from a just war perspective. Using moral analysis that is anchored in the just war tradition, the contributors provide careful historical analysis evaluating individual conflicts. Each chapter explores the causes of a particular war, the degree to which the justice of the conflict was a subject of debate at the time, and the extent to which the war measured up to traditional ad bellum and in bello criteria.

The Essential Classics: Volume 4 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Nathan Osgood, David Rintoul, and Jonathan Keeble. Spanning British, Russian, and Irish literature, this collection includes stories of war and brutality in A Farewell to Arms, love and loss on an epic scale in War & Peace, as well as Hammett's devilishly clever detective thriller, Red Harvest, and many more.

Interviews and discussions about emerging topics relevant to small business owners. Highlighting local businesses as well as people of interest who serve our community. I am looking to discover and share valuable insider information from various industries and trades in a light-hearted entertaining manner, all the while striving to grow a community where support and inspiration is given to each other encouraging us to get out of our comfort zones in an effort to grow personally and professionally