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International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 1

Title: International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

Overview: International Short Stories is a three-volume anthology of outstanding English, American, and French short stories and novellas of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. It was published by P.F. Collier & Son in 1910. The first volume features celebrated short fiction from the United States, the second volume from England, and the third from France (translated into English). The three-volume series was compiled by Frances J. Reynolds, and edited by William Patten. Volume 1: American Stories includes these 22 short stories The Prophetic Pictures, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold-Bug, Corporal Flint's Murder, Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy, The Notary of Perigueux, The Widow's Cruise, The Count and the Wedding Guest, Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift, The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and the Willing Performer, The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So, The Shadows on the Wall, Major Perdue's Bargain, A Kentucky Cinderella, By the Waters of Paradise, A Memorable Night, The Man from Red Dog, Jean Michaud's Little Ship, Those Old Lunes!, The Chiropodist, Mr. Dooley on Corporal Punishment, and Over a Wood Fire.

Published: 1910

Series: International Short Stories Collections, American Short Stories, Selection #1

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collections

Author: William Patten, et al.

Genre: Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Melodrama, Philosophical Fiction, Picaresque, Sea Story, Tragedy, Detective Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction

Episode: International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 1

Volume: 1 of 3

Book: 1 of 12

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Book: 7

Length Book: 3:53:08

Episodes Volume: 28

Length Volume: 13:33:02

Episodes Collection: 91

Length Collection: 40:23:03

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, François Coppée, Honoré de Balzac, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo

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Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 8

Title: Short Science Fiction Collections

Overview: Thousands of short science fiction stories are available through our Short Science Fiction Collections series from classic science fiction authors Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hugo Gernsback, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Frank Herbert, Voltaire, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and many other science fiction authors. Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or SF where Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" in about 1954) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It has been called the "literature of ideas", and it often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots back to ancient mythology, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has become popular and influential over much of the world, and it is also often said to inspire a "sense of wonder". Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives. The literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees. This lack of consensus is reflected in debates about the genre's history, particularly over determining its exact origins. Question of deeper origins aside, science fiction developed and boomed in the 20th century, as the deep integration of science and inventions into daily life encouraged a greater interest in literature that explores the relationship between technology, society, and the individual. Scholar Robert Scholes calls the history of science fiction "the history of humanity's changing attitudes toward space and time ... the history of our growing understanding of the universe and the position of our species in that universe." In recent decades, the genre has diversified and become firmly established as a major influence on global culture and thought.

Published: Various

List: Short Science Fiction Collections, Sci-Fi #8

Author: Various

Genre: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction Adventure, Fantasy Action & Adventure, Anthologies

Episode: Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 8

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 4:59:46

Book: 8

Length Book: 4:59:46

Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10

Narrator: Collaborative

Memorium: Gregg Margarite (1957 - 2012), Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies, Sci-Fi, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 11

Title: Short Science Fiction Collections

Overview: Thousands of short science fiction stories are available through our Short Science Fiction Collections series from classic science fiction authors Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hugo Gernsback, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Frank Herbert, Voltaire, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and many other science fiction authors. Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or SF where Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" in about 1954) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It has been called the "literature of ideas", and it often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots back to ancient mythology, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has become popular and influential over much of the world, and it is also often said to inspire a "sense of wonder". Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives. The literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees. This lack of consensus is reflected in debates about the genre's history, particularly over determining its exact origins. Question of deeper origins aside, science fiction developed and boomed in the 20th century, as the deep integration of science and inventions into daily life encouraged a greater interest in literature that explores the relationship between technology, society, and the individual. Scholar Robert Scholes calls the history of science fiction "the history of humanity's changing attitudes toward space and time ... the history of our growing understanding of the universe and the position of our species in that universe." In recent decades, the genre has diversified and become firmly established as a major influence on global culture and thought.

Published: Various

List: Short Science Fiction Collections, Sci-Fi #11

Author: Various

Genre: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction Adventure, Fantasy Action & Adventure, Anthologies

Episode: Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 11

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 2:05:54

Book: 11

Length Book: 2:05:54

Episodes: 1 - 4 of 4

Narrator: Collaborative

Memorium: Gregg Margarite (1957 - 2012), Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies, Sci-Fi, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe

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The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 1

Title: The Mesmerist's Victim

Overview: This second volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances continues the intrigues of "Balsamo, The Magician" and adds to them the schemes of philosophers and the stirrings of revolution. Balsamo (based on the real Count Alessandro di Cagliostro) carries on his occult tactics to weaponize the state secrets that he gained in the previous volume. A serious romance and illness take root in the court of King Louis XV, convincing one of the leading philosophic minds of the era, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that “the breath of heaven will blast an age and a monarchy.”

Published: 1846 - 1848

List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #5

Author: Alexandre Dumas

Translator: Henry L. Williams

Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

Episode: The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 1

Part: 1 of 4

Length Part: 2:28:18

Book: 8

Length Book: 10:39:36

Episodes: 1 - 11 of 43

Predecessor: Balsamo, The Magician

Successor: The Queen's Necklace

Narrator: John Van Stan

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction

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Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 2

Title: Balsamo, The Magician

Overview: This is the first volume of Dumas' Marie Antoinette Romances (also called "The Memoirs of a Physician"). This historical fiction chronicles the strange events surrounding the fall of the French monarchy (starting c. 1770) and the rise of revolutionaries so terrifying that the period is still called "The Reign of Terrors" (1793-1794). In this volume, a renowned magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (Balsamo), employs various occult tactics, like hypnotism and necromancy, to gain state secrets. Balsamo claims to be plotting against the Bourbons, but one must wonder whether this 3000-year-old sorcerer has an ulterior motive.

Published: 1846 - 1848

List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #2

Author: Alexandre Dumas

Translator: Henry L. Williams

Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

Episode: Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 2

Part: 2 of 4

Length Part: 2:32:25

Book: 7

Length Book: 10:55:06

Episodes: 13 - 24 of 46

Successor: The Mesmerist's Victim

Narrator: John Van Stan

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction

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