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Frankenstein begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance. Frankenstein had been in pursuit of the gigantic man observed by Walton's crew when all but ...

Cecilia de Noël is an original and cleverly told ghost story, published in 1891. The story is told, Rashomon-like, from six different viewpoints. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales

Mrs. Molesworth was during her time best known for her many children's books. It is not so well known that she also wrote some uncanny tales, which are probably best enjoyed by people a little above the age-group for which Mrs. Molesworth normally wrote. - Summary by Carolin

Publicada por primera vez en 1970, nueve años después de la muerte del autor, Islas a la deriva cuenta la historia de un artista aventurero, Thomas Hudson, cuya personalidad recuerda mucho a la del propio Hemingway. La novela arranca en 1930 con las experiencias del protagonista como pintor en la isla de Bimini, situada en plena corriente del Golfo, para detenerse en sus actividades antisubmarino cerca de la costa de Cuba durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by the British author Mary Shelley. Shelley wrote the novel when she was 18 years old. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818, and this audiobook is read from that text. Shelley's name appeared on the revised third edition, published in 1831. The title of the novel refers to the scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and more powerful. In modern popular culture, people have tended to refer to the Creature as "Frankenstein" ...

A collection of Arthurian tales retold for children. (Summary by Joy Chan)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Mona Lisa by Mary Gardiner Horsford. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 25, 2024. ------ Mary Gardiner Horsford was an American poet and the wife of chemist Eben Norton Horsford. Her career as a poet began in her youth and continued during her marriage. She wrote for The Knickerbocker, Godey's Lady's Book, and other periodicals. Her poem "My Native Isle," commemorating her longtime home of Shelter Island, New York, was among those anthologized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's collection Poems of Places. - Summary by Wikipedia

"This account of the Way trodden by the pilgrims of the Middle Ages through the South of England to the shrine of St. Thomas of Canterbury originally appeared in the Art Journal for 1892, with illustrations by Mr. A. Quinton. It was published in the following year as a separate volume, and reprinted in 1895 and 1901. Now by the courtesy of Messrs. Virtue’s representatives, and in response to a continued demand, it appears again in a new and revised form, with the additional attraction of illustrations from original drawings by Mr. Hallam Murray. - Summary adapted from the Preface

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A reanimated Roman soldier, Valerius, finds himself in a ruined world centuries after his time. Unable to connect with modern society, he retreats into isolation until he meets Isabell, who tries to show him the beauty of the rebuilt Rome. Despite her...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a remote Welsh village, forbidden love and secrets converge. When Rosina, banished by her guardian, disappears, Henry embarks on a desperate search. Guided by whispers of the Invisible Girl, he discovers her hidden in a ruin. Love triumphs...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if you could live forever? In Mary Shelley's "The Mortal Immortal," Winzy discovers the elixir of immortality, expecting eternal tranquility. But as time goes on, he realizes that immortality is a curse. Enduring the deaths of loved ones, Winzy is...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In 1826, Roger Dodsworth emerges from a centuries-old coma in the Alps, captivating the world. The media frenzy and hoax blur fact and fiction, while Mary Shelley weaves a tragicomic tale around Dodsworth's resurrection. Unpublished during her lifetime...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In Mary Shelley's "Transformation," Guido's encounter with a misshapen creature leads to a body swap gone wrong. Trapped in a monstrous form, he must fight impostors and face his own doppelgänger to reclaim his life and love. This gripping Gothic tale...

They call them the custard tarts - the girls who work at Pearce Duff's custard powder factory in Bermondsey before the First World War. Conditions are hard but nothing can quench the spirit of humour and friendship - or the rising tide of anger that will finally bring the girls out on strike for...

'A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story' Rachel Khong 'Culturally incisive and relentlessly smart' Michelle Zauner 'A magnum opus and a vibe' Bryan Washington Stevie cannot wait to escape her mother. Whilst many people dream of moving to LA and into the spotlight, she is desperate...

Who says villains can't have happily ever afters? These no-spice standalone fairytale retellings are set in and around Neverland, where morally gray characters abound, villains fight for their own happily ever afters, and the fairytales you think you know are turned on their heads. If you enjoy...

Kit Hayes thought she’d have life figured out by now. Instead, the almost-thirty former startup marketing director is broke, unemployed, living behind her parents’ Brentwood home, and quietly panicking about the future. Tired of financial instability and modern dating disappointments, Kit...

Love and Laughter in Ransom Canyon takes you to a place where hearts are mending and romance blooms. Recently widowed schoolteacher Olivia Finley knows how to nurture her daughters, but she doesn’t know how to take care of her broken heart. Although she isn’t looking for anyone to date, two men—a pediatrician, David Holloway, and a financial advisor, Lyle Westmoreland—pursue her. Will one of them help her find love again?

Lunar witch Serafina Cimmerian has finally regained her magic power. Now it’s time to show her dhampir, monster-hunting husbands what she’s capable of. As for her evil stepmother, Arabesque Harrow has already stolen too much from her, and Seri will not let the Dark witch claim one more person she loves, no matter what it costs to keep her family safe. Includes a bonus short story!

Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first greek-letter society for women, Kappa Alpha Theta. Many of his books were written in collaboration with his wife, whose own interests lay in feminism and the labor union movement (Woman as a Force in History, 1946).In 1921, Charles and Mary Beard published their ...