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ID: 483597

Title: Fantomas

Author: Pierre Souvestre Marcel Allain

Narrator: Ray Adams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:01:13

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticism

Summary:

Fantomas (1911) is a crime novel by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Fantomas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantomas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion. He is totally ruthless, gives no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person whom he has murdered. Fantomas makes use of bizarre and improbable techniques in his crimes, such as plague-infested rats, giant snakes, and rooms that fill with sand. Tragedies are following his activities, but he does not care. Juve, the French police detective is always after him. In the history of crime fiction, Fantomas represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers.

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ID: 483604

Title: Two on a Tower

Author: Thomas Hardy

Narrator: Steven Green

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:23:10

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Historical Romance

Summary:

Two on a Tower (1882) is a tale of star-crossed lovers by Thomas Hardy. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin St. Cleeve, an astronomer who is eight years her junior. Her husband's death leaves the lovers free to marry, but the discovery of a legacy forces them apart. This is Hardy's most complete treatment of the theme of love across the class and age divide and the fullest expression of his fascination with science and astronomy. Wimborne was the location of the village of 'Warborne', and Charborough House was the location of the 'Welland House' in Two on a Tower. Hardy's intention, in his own words, was to 'set the emotional history of two infinitesimal lives against the stupendous background of the stellar universe'.

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ID: 483038

Title: In the Closed Room

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Helen Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:14:48

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Satire

Summary:

In the Closed Room (1904) is a short novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Excerpt from the book: 'In the fierce airless heat of the small square room the child Judith panted as she lay on her bed. Her father and mother slept near her, drowned in the heavy slumber of workers after their day's labour. Some people in the next flat were quarrelling, irritated probably by the appalling heat and their miserable helplessness against it. All the hot emanations of the sun-baked city streets seemed to combine with their clamour and unrest, and rise to the flat in which the child lay gazing at the darkness. It was situated but a few feet from the track of the Elevated Railroad and existence seemed to pulsate to the rush and roar of the demon which swept past the windows every few minutes. No one knew that Judith held the thing in horror, but it was a truth that she did. She was only seven years old, and at that age it is not easy to explain one's self so that older people can understand.'

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ID: 483245

Title: Fortunes of Philippa

Author: Angela Brazil

Narrator: Harriet Reese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:43:42

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Teen, Tough Topics

Summary:

The Fortunes of Philippa (1906) is a schoolgirl novel by Angela Brazil. Excerpt from the book: My father looked me up and down with a glance of despair which would have been comical if it had not seemed at the same time somewhat pathetic. 'I can do the fifth proposition in Euclid,' I objected, 'and the Latin Grammar as far as irregular verbs.' My father shook his head. 'That might help you a little if you were a boy in a public school, but it's not all that your mother would have wished. You've not been taught a note of music, you can't speak French or dance a quadrille, and if it came to a question of fine sewing, I'm afraid you'd scarcely know which was the right end of your needle!' The list of my deficiencies was so dreadfully true that I had no excuse to bring forward, and my father continued. 'Besides, it's absurd to attempt to educate you in this spot, where you've no opportunity of mixing with cultured people. I wish you to see England, and to have companions of your own age.'

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ID: 483507

Title: Seventh Man

Author: Max Brand

Narrator: Ben Hill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:57:23

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Western

Summary:

The Seventh Man (1921) is a unique western novel with well-sketched characters by Max Brand. Excerpt: 'A man under thirty needs neighbors; and to stop up the current of his life with a long silence is like obstructing a rivereventually the water either sweeps away the dam or rises over it, and the stronger the dam the more destructive is that final rush to freedom. Vic Gregg was on the danger side of thirty and he lived alone in the mountains all that winter. He wanted to marry Betty Neal, but marriage means money, therefore Vic contracted fifteen hundred dollars' worth of mining for the Duncans, and instead of taking a partner he went after that stake single handed. He is a very rare man who can turn out that amount of labor in a single season, but Gregg furnished that exception which establishes the rule: he did the assessment work on fourteen claims and almost finished the fifteenth, yet he paid the price.'

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ID: 483469

Title: Dubliners

Author: James Joyce

Narrator: Steven Green

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:27:13

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Summary:

Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They center on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences a life-changing self-understanding or illumination. Many of the characters in Dubliners later appear in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses. The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence and maturity.

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ID: 483364

Title: Summer

Author: Edith Wharton

Narrator: Isabella Howell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:33:17

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Eighteen-yearold Charity Royall is bored with life in the small town of North Dormer. She is a librarian and ward of North Dormer's premier citizen, Lawyer Royall. While working at the library, Charity meets visiting architect Lucius Harney. Mr. Royall, who once tried to force his way into Charity's bedroom after his wife's death, and later asked her to marry him, notices their growing closeness. He tries to put a stop to it by telling Harney he can no longer accommodate him in his house. Harney makes it appear as though he has left town, but only moves to a nearby village and continues to communicate with Charity. On a trip to Nettleton, Harney kisses Charity for the first time and buys her a present of a brooch. Afterwards they run into a drunken Mr. Royall, accompanied by prostitutes. Mr. Royall verbally abuses Charity, causing her to become overwhelmed with shame. After the trip, Charity and Harney begin a sexual relationship.

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ID: 483701

Title: Valley of Decision

Author: Edith Wharton

Narrator: Ben Hill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:45:45

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

The Valley of Decision (1902) is the first long novel of Edith Wharton. The story is set in 18th century Italy, where Odo Valsecca rises to power. The four books of the novel describes how he becomes a responsible member of Italian nobility. During his journey, he has to deal with the aristocracy, the church, the free thinkers, and the peasants. We find detailed, deep and rich descriptions of characters from all classes, along with the political background of the era. We can follow Odo's life from his youthinfluenced by St. Francis Assisi, poverty and griefthrough young adulthoodcharacterized by contacts with free thinkers, love, court spies and intriguesto maturity, when he accepts the honor and duty of being the Duke of Pianura.

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ID: 483187

Title: Airlords of Han

Author: Philip Francis Nowlan

Narrator: Ray Adams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:02:54

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure

Summary:

The Airlords of Han (1929) is a science fiction novella by Philip Francis Nowlan. The main character and the narrator is Anthony Rogers, who later appears in the various comic strips, radio shows, and film serials as 'Buck Rogers'. Rogers recounts the events of the war between the American gangs and the Mongolian Hans. Excerpt from the book: 'We had no more than four long-gunners to the square mile in our first line, but each of these was equal to a battery of heavy artillery such as I had known in the First World War. And when their fire was first concentrated on the Han City, they blew its outer walls and roof levels into a chaotic mass of wreckage before the nervous Mongolian engineers could turn on the ring of generators which surrounded the city with a vertical film of dis rays. Our explosive rockets could not penetrate this film, for it disintegrated them instantly and harmlessly, as it did all other material substance with the sole exception of inertron.'

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ID: 483229

Title: Teddy Bears

Author: Adah Louise Sutton

Narrator: Helen Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:32:36

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Teen, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

Teddy Bears (1907) is a charming story about the adventures of the titular toys by Adah Louise Sutton. Excerpt from the book: 'Some of them were dressed in delightful worsted sweaters and peaked toboggan caps, each having a long tassel that hung over at the side. And there were also the cutest woolen leggings to match. Others were arrayed in little cotton overalls and a few in the most fascinating pajamas. Most of them, however, wore only their own furry coats. And very fine indeed they looked after all the brushing and grooming. Their toilets having been completed, they were carried out to Dept. A, where all the toys were displayed. And Dept. A was indeed one of the most important sections of the whole store. It occupied the central portion directly in front of the big glass doors, and its wares were temptingly displayed in several of the great windows.'

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