The life and career of a Poet is often thought of as musing at a desk, or lying in a meadow or on long journeys to find inspiration for their next masterwork. But more often than not a poet was a part-time profession in subservient submission to their actual, salary-paying job.In this volume we bring together men of the cloth, those people of faith who spent most of their lives in devotional duties in the service of one so they could, in their spare time, serve another.In t...

The Black Cat is a psychological drama centered around themes of guilt, obsession, and the supernatural. The story opens with a mysterious and chilling atmosphere, as the main character, Edward Ferris, a seemingly respectable man, is drawn into a spiraling descent following a traumatic event. The action unfolds in Ferris's home, where his life begins to unravel after an encounter with a black cat that he believes to be the manifestation of his repressed guilt.As the plot progresses, Ferris...

John Todhunter (December 30, 1839 – October 25, 1916) was an Irish poet and playwright who wrote seven volumes of poetry, and several plays. Todhunter was born in Dublin, the eldest son of Thomas Harvey Todhunter, a Quaker merchant of English origin. He and was educated at Quaker schools, including Bootham School, York and Mountmellick in Ireland. He attended Trinity College Medical School, where he studied medicine. While at Trinity, Todhunter won the Vice-Chancellor's prize for English V...

In "The Black Cat," John Todhunter weaves a haunting narrative that explores the intersections of guilt, madness, and the supernatural. Written in a lyrical style that resonates with the Gothic tradition, Todhunter employs vivid imagery and psychological depth to unveil the complexities of the human psyche. The text invites readers into a dark world filled with moral ambiguities, drawing on supernatural elements to heighten the terror of the protagonist's internal struggles. This work refl...

In 'The Black Cat,' John Todhunter delves into the realm of gothic literature, presenting a rich tapestry woven with themes of superstition, morality, and the macabre. The narrative unfolds through a first-person account, embodying an intricate psychological exploration of guilt and madness, as the protagonist grapples with the impending dread that emanates from a seemingly innocuous feline. Todhunter's lyrical prose, suffused with haunting imagery and emotional intensity, enhances the eer...

The life and career of a Poet is often thought of as musing at a desk, or lying in a meadow, or on long journeys to find inspiration for their next masterwork. But more often than not a poet was a part-time profession in subservient submission to their actual, salary-paying job.In this volume we bring together those professionals whose services we require when our health falters. Their skills and manner guide us through the sometimes difficult journey back to restored vigour. In th...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

Don't waste money on individual texts by a classic author. Get (nearly) all in 1, 2 or (at most) 3 FREE-FOREVER volumes. Save space in your ebook shelves.The works of Jane Austen as originally published but converted for easy reading by cross-platform ebook / ePUB standards. Organized alphabetically and by type of text for quicker navigation; a master table of contents leads you to specific tables of contents for each included work. This volume includes:

This DigiSync Book is a new audio / ebook format read and listen separately or do both at the same time. Top-quality readings and performances synced word for word with classic texts. Simple to navigate, with numbered pages and easy book marking and searching. Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen, was recorded by Naxos Audio. This DigiSync Book edition was made by DigiSync Books Ltd.When timid, ten-year-old Fanny Price is plucked from her large, raucous and somewhat impoverished family i...

The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire gathers Anthony Trollope's six interlinked novels—beginning with The Warden and culminating in The Last Chronicle of Barset—into one of Victorian fiction's most capacious social panoramas. Set in the imagined cathedral county of Barsetshire, the sequence anatomizes clerical ambition, ecclesiastical reform, courtship, inheritance, and provincial politics with humane irony and lucid realism. Trollope's style is conversational yet architecturally control...

A reader favorite from the Queen of Regency Romance, The Grand Sophy is an utterly hilarious and completely endearing story of a charming young heroine and the outrageous lengths she goes to solve everyone else's problems, and the surprises in store for everyone!When Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on diplomatic business, he parks his only daughter, Sophy, with his sister in Berkeley Square. Forward, bold, and out-spoken, Sophy sweeps i...