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Step beyond the lamplight and into the gilded darkness of a vanished world. Ghost Stories from the Gilded Age is a classic ghost story anthology featuring eerie tales by female authors who defied convention—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and more. Narrated by an all-star ensemble of Audie, SOVAS, and One Voice award winners and nominees, this haunting audiobook collection blends Gothic elegance with supernatural unease.

Red Pottage follows the lives of close friends Rachel West, the wealthy heiress, and Hester Gresley, the novelist. Rachel has fallen in love with Hugh Scarlett, a spineless and weak-willed man who has just ended an affair with a married woman. Hester, on the other hand, is stuck living with her brother, a pompous and critical vicar. She must contend with her brother’s disapproval of her writing, a battle which manifests itself as a nervous illness in her.

Whilst faith can be practiced anywhere religious faith is usually at a church or temple. The stories in this volume are centered both in houses of worship and with those with a strong association to its calling. Of course, short story authors have a determined belief in their undoubted talents to make us look at this subject from different angles. In this volume they take us on literary journeys that are revealing and challenging yet always entertaining.

In Red Pottage, we delve into the complex lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel, a wealthy heiress, finds herself captivated by the indecisive Hugh Scarlett, a man recently freed from a scandalous affair with Lady Newhaven—an affair that has not gone unnoticed by her enraged husband. Meanwhile, Hester, a determined novelist, navigates her own challenges living with her brother, the self-important vicar of the quaint village of Warpington. This provocative novel sparked controversy upon its release, tackling themes of infidelity, womens emancipation, and offering a ...

In Notwithstanding, we follow Annette Georges as she stands at a crossroads between two harrowing choices the finality of suicide or the uncertainty of escaping with a dubious stranger. Just when all seems lost, a compassionate woman intervenes, offering Annette refuge until she can join her maiden aunts in a quaint English village. There, she forges unexpected friendships and uncovers the haunting truths of her past, which ultimately intertwine with her journey in ways she could never have anticipated. - Summary by Simon Evers

When Colonel Tempest, his reckless son Archie, and enchanting daughter Diana (Di) discover theyve been cut out of the will by their wealthy uncle, old Mr. Tempest, their lives take a dramatic turn. The entire Tempest fortune and the grand estate at Overleigh are bequeathed to John, Colonel Tempest’s illegitimate son—something everyone knows except him. In a fit of rage fueled by alcohol, Colonel Tempest impulsively places a £10,000 bounty on Johns head, a decision he quickly regrets. Meanwhile, fiercely independent Di, who has sworn off marriage, finds herself drawn to her cousin John as ...

Mary Cholmondeley (1859-1925) was an English novelist and short story writer. 'Let Loose' is a supernatural ghost story where a young architect wishes to research a unique fresco in the crypt of a remote and ancient parish church in Yorkshire. The parish clergyman is remarkably reluctant to hand over the keys to the crypt and sets some odd conditions to their use. On the subsequent days after the young architect has opened the crypt, terrible and mysterious deaths begin to plague the village.

Mary Cholmondeley was born in Hodnet near Market Drayton in Shropshire on June 8th 1859, the third of eight children. Her father was appointed rector in 1874 in succession to his father. Much of the first 30 years of her life was taken up with helping her sickly mother run the household and her father with his parish work and mitigating the effects of her asthma. Mary began writing in her teens. She wrote in her journal in 1877, 'What a pleasure and interest it would be to me in life to write books.'

In this wide-ranging collection our authors look at every facet and detail of theatre life. From the worries and lives of the actors to what can happen when a theatre is the prime location on which the story depends, be it comedy, theft, the bizarre and even murder.

Desde el comienzo de la historia en numerosas y diferentes culturas han aparecido leyendas sobre los vampiros. Estos mitos se han transmitido de generación en generación y se han convertido en parte imprescindible del folclore popular. Posteriormente, autores como Polidori, Charles...