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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this volume we come up against the definition of Northern Europe. There are many, each with plausibility and each so obvious. So, here’s ours.

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, that feeling that in an empty house we are not quite alone and that sometimes the sharp, sheer shock of what just happened is upon us then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.

A collection of some of your favourite quick short stories for young listeners. Brought to life to allow you to settle your kids down whether it is for bedtime, long journeys or just to keep them occupied whilst you go about your daily chores.

The narrative takes off with a dramatic assassination attempt on Saudi royalty, unraveling a plot that spans continents and involves a diverse cast including terrorists, spies, and the military elite. The plot thickens with Nash's innovative technology offering a glimmer of hope amid escalating tensions and unfolding global conspiracies aimed at controlling the world's oil reserves. The story skillfully connects disparate elements.

"PEACE" is an intense and prescient novel set against the backdrop of escalating global tensions among nuclear-armed nations. The story cleverly integrates fictional characters into plausible contemporary conflicts, making the narrative resonate with the urgency and realism of today's geopolitical challenges. Central to the plot is Nashua Lee, an innovative entrepreneur whose technology becomes pivotal in circumventing censorship in authoritarian regimes.

When four siblings journey to the seashore for a holiday, one of them unwittingly summons the sister of a mermaid who is captured by a circus, and the children set out to save the imprisoned being. After a daring midnight rescue, the children’s reward is an incredible journey beneath the waves and into the hidden kingdom of the mermaids. But they soon find themselves in a race against time as they struggle to prevent a war and save their new underwater companions!

The full title is "The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told" but, perhaps unsurprisingly, George and Jane do not do as they are told and find themselves at The North Pole and in the middle of a great adventure.

Create a calming environment for your little one to fall asleep to with this collection of calming stories. So grab your teddy and settle down as we wind down for the day and get ready for a perfect night's sleep.

A selection of magical stories to entertain your children whilst you are waiting at the airport and are flying to your holiday.

Do you have a pet cat? Settle down for Quiet Time and join us for a collection of feline tales, that will transport you and your little into the wonderful world that will show what our feline friends get up to when we’re not looking.

Get ready for bed with a selection of magical short stories from the animal world, accompanied by some gentle lullabies to allow your little ones drift off to a deep slumber.

Get cosy in bed and join us in the magical tale from E. Nesbit, about a dragon that saves the village but can the dragon be persuaded to save the village a second time? Then fall asleep to the calming acoustic lullaby “Salut d'Amour” by Fon Sakda.

Do you have any pets? Settle down to a collection of magical animal stories that will leave your little one dreaming of bunnies, puppies and chickens.

Settle down for quiet time to a collection of magical princess tales that will transport your little one on amazing adventures within magical kingdoms. These tales will captivate your child and allow them to believe they are royal princesses and princes in their own magical kingdoms, as they drift off to sleep.

Selim and Thomasina are very put out that they must stay in London during the summer holidays, instead of going to the seaside, just because their aunt and uncle are coming to stay. (They’re not even the nice kind of aunt and uncle!) The hot summer becomes more bearable when an India-rubber ball takes them to Whereyouwantogoto, a magical seaside place where there are no grown-ups around to tell children what to do.

Discover a divine partnership with God that allows you to step away from a life of stress and allows God to do more in your life. Do you feel like you are trying so hard to live your life right, yet feel disconnected from God? Do you try to live your life with faith in God, yet feel stressed and worried all of the time? Do you ever wonder why so many things in your life seem to go wrong, despite your prayers? Do you wish that you could have more faith so that you can receive more miracles from God? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then this book is for you.

The Mystery of the Semi-Detached was first published in 1893 in E. Nesbit’s “Grim Tales”, a collection of romantic horror stories. A young man is perplexed when his lover fails to show up for a half-clandestine meeting and passes her house on the way home. Upon arrival, he finds the front door ajar and the suburban semi-detached in eerie darkness. Nothing could have prepared him for the sight that awaited him in his sweetheart’s bedroom.

The Ebony Frame was first published in Longman's Magazine (1891) and later in Grim Tales (1893), a collection of E. Nesbit’s romantic horror stories. A young man, who has come into possession of his deceased aunt’s house, discovers a strange portrait of a beautiful woman.

"The Mass for the Dead" was first published in 1893 in E. Nesbit’s "Grim Tales", a collection of romantic horror stories. Jasper’s true love is to marry another man for the sake of familial wealth. On the eve of the wedding, the two lovers are each haunted by supernatural music, reminiscent of a funeral mass.

Este volumen recopila nueve cuentos que la autora escribió entre 1887 y 1910. Si bien Nesbit es más conocida por sus obras de corte infantil, a lo largo de su vida también escribió una gran cantidad de relatos fantasmagóricos y sobrenaturales en los que plasmaba aspectos de su propia vida relacionados con las frustraciones, el miedo y sus deseos. Estos nueve cuentos no solo nos permiten ser testigos de la prosa de Nesbit en un campo que no es el infantil, sino que también suponen una ventana a su alma.