Short Classics

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories, some classic, others impending, selected and introduced by David Sedaris.

Tales, metaphors, parables, meditations, anecdotes and reflections for our spiritual growth and personal development. Stories that help us transcend in body, mind and soul. Self help for our personal power. Tales to wake up. - How did you do that which was impossible to do? - I didn't know it was impossible. 'Tales for the Hidden Mind' is a series of more than 100 short stories, based on classic parables. Each story is accompanied by an interpretation. They are metaphors to raise our consciousness and give us tools to improve our life and that of our world. In this book the author Leandro ...

Writing to a friend who was disillusioned by religion, minister and theologian Henry Scougal created what would become a classic text on Christian living. Compassionately explaining what true religion is and isn't, Scougal shares biblical practices that lead to real spiritual transformation. In The Life of God in the Soul of Man, Scougal cuts through false ideas about religion and demonstrates how to pursue true unity with God. He explains that religion shouldn't be primarily focused on restraining or dictating outward behavior, but living a divine life characterized by faith.

The novels of Jane Austen have been celebrated for centuries. In this unique collection, listeners will be able to experience her wit, irony, and social commentary at its best.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tells the story of the lawyer Gabriel John Utterson as he investigates some disturbing incidents involving his old friend, the talented doctor Henry Jekyll, and his mysterious and sinister new companion, Edward Hyde. The lawyer is worried about his friend after he changes his will to include Hyde in case of his death or disappearance. Fearing that the doctor is being blackmailed by the stranger, the lawyer sets out to confront him.

This audiobook contains Plato's most notable books, narrated brilliantly by Kevin Kollins. The works contained in this audiobook include The Republic, The Apology, Crito, and Symposium. Enjoy these four amazing philosophical works that have stood the test of time.

This wide-ranging collection comprises the following six short stories by Joseph Conrad: Youth: A Narrative (1902); Karain: A Memory (1898); An Outpost of Progress (1898); The Lagoon (1898); Amy Foster (1909); The Anarchist - A Desperate Tale (1903). 'Youth: A Narrative' is an epic tale of a perilous voyage under sail to Bangkok, with a cargo of coal, narrated by Charles Marlow.

Step into a world of wonder and imagination with The Shadowplay Collective's Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 01. This collection of short stories will take you on a journey through time and space, exploring the depths of the human mind and the mysteries of the universe. Whether you're a die-hard science fiction fan or a newcomer to the genre, this book is sure to captivate and inspire you. Seven Enrapturing Stories: THE UNWANTED. THE UNCONTROLLED EXPERIMENT. KILLER SISTERS. FORTUNE'S FEAST. THE BLUE BEYOND. THE TIMESTREAM. THE MARTIAN BARRIER. The stories in Science Fiction Short Stories...

A collection of short stories, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories was first published in 1979 and awarded the Cheltenham Festival Literary Prize. This Audible exclusive adaptation is narrated by legendary actors, Richard Armitage and Emilia Fox, who take on different chapters of the audiobook. Among these are 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Courtship of Mr Lyon', 'The Tiger's Bride', 'Puss in Boots', 'The Erl-King', 'The Snow Child', 'The Lady of the House of Love', 'The Werewolf' and 'Wolf-Alice'.

Joe L. Wheeler was raised by a mother who loved deeply moving inspirational Christmas stories. It shows: his Christmas in My Heart series is today the longest-running Christmas story series in America. Readers believe there is a reason: unless a given story touches the heart, or takes the reader somewhere new, the story will be rejected. And he considers the spiritual dimension of a Christmas story to be paramount. The theme of this year's Christmas In My Heart volume is "Serenity at Christmas." Joe Wheeler has found that an increasing number of readers are looking for an antidote to the ...

In Désirée’s Baby, the adopted daughter of a wealthy prewar French Creole couple is courted by the son of another wealthy, respected French Creole family. After they marry, their child is born with dark skin and believed to have African ancestry, a problem for a prewar white family. Accused of dishonesty by her husband, the mother, Désirée, and her child walk off into the bayou, never to be seen again. But when the father finds a letter from his mother to his father which reveals an explosive fact about his own ancestry, he learns a sobering truth.

This book won a World Fantasy Award. It's remarkable: The stories are rich, fascinating stuff - creepy and unsettling and phantasmic. Imagine what Tolkien's Lord of the Rings would have been like if Tolkien had tried to tell that story sympathetically from the point of view of the human denizens of Mordor and you'll have the slightest sense of what you're about to wade into... but only just a sense.

The Classic Collection of Dystopias is an essential anthology that brings together three of the most influential dystopian novels of the 20th century. This edition offers a deep dive into the disturbing, thought-provoking worlds created by Ayn Rand, Evgeny Zamyatin, and Jack London, exploring themes of individuality, totalitarianism, and societal control. Anthem by Ayn Rand presents a future where individualism is forbidden, and one man's journey to reclaim his identity serves as a powerful critique of collectivism.

Here 19 classic tales from masters of the genre. The collection comprises 'Schalken the Painter' by J. S. Lefanu; 'Sredni Vashtar' by Saki (H. H. Munro); 'The Room in the Tower' by E. F. Benson; 'Charles Ashmore's Trail' by Ambrose Bierce; 'The Mark of the Beast' by Rudyard Kipling; 'The Castle of Ratcliffe Cross' by J. Wadham; 'The Bead Necklace' by Alice Perrin; 'The Oval Portrait' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'The Leather Funnel' by Arthur Conan Doyle; 'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe; and many more.

Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this definitive audio collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style - from the plain bold language of this first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude.

Forbidden to marry Heath, the one man she truly loves, Lydia Catherine Hayden, an American heiress from Boston, boards a train and heads west to become a mail-order bride when matchmaker, Milly Crenshaw, introduces her to Wyatt from Iowa. Five years have gone by, and she isn’t interested in any of the society gentlemen of whom her father would approve. Her love for Heath has turned to a mild hate since hearing he married someone else. When the Wild Whitman Gang involved in an Iowa train robbery use orphans traveling west as human shields to make their escape, they converge on Lydia’s ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: DOMINANCE: The Simmons family encounters an escaped madman on a camping trip in the Adirondacks. GRAVE ROBBERS: Two men hired to rob the graves of deceased persons practicing religions that prohibit embalming decide to blackmail their employer. POPYE & LOVEY: Two users become friends on the net and decide to meet. One is not interested in a relationship. He's told all the girls he's tortured and killed the same story. DREAMSCAPE: An introvert becomes a power hungry ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE BLIZZARD: Helen’s Christmas holiday with her husband at her parents’ secluded estate is disrupted by the worst blizzard in over thirty years on the very night a maniac has escaped from the local asylum. RESURRECTION Joseph Hyde is a medical miracle. He's still alive after being pronounced dead, undergoing an autopsy, an embalming, and being buried for forty-eight hours. HANGMAN’S OVERLOOK: A scam artist wagers $800 he will spend the night on Hangman’s ...

First published in 1911, The Innocence of Father Brown contains stories involving one of the greatest characters in the history of detective fiction: Father Brown. He is a Roman Catholic priest who has an uncanny insight into human evil. Rather than the large serial villains in, for example, Sherlock Holmes stories, the mysteries Father Brown solved were more local murders by small-town crooks, narrowing the suspect list down to those in the area of the crime.

“An amazing collection of page-gripping short stories” -Amazon reviewer. “A beautifully crafted, highly entertaining horror collection.” -Amazon reviewer Are you ready to enter a world of darkness and fear? A world where the unknown lurks around every corner and terror is waiting just for you? Then welcome to a collection of horror stories from the renowned indie author, Samuel Small, that will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you questioning the boundaries of the unknown. From a middle schooler receiving texts from the dead, to a group of teens clowning around an ...