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Wonder Of Women - Suicide Stories

Celebrate the true pioneers of female literature

by Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, Willa Cather, Amy Levy, Amy Levy, Mary Shelley, Lydia Maria Child, Bithia Mary Croker, Mary Webb, Philippa Forest, Mary Elizabeth Braddon0, Catherine Wells1 ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow2, David Shaw-Parker3, Ghizela rowe4 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on ... Read more

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Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on
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Top 10 Short Stories – The 1920’s – The Women, The

The top ten Short Stories of the 1920's written by female authors

by Radclyffe Hall, Ellen Glasgow, Dorothy Edwards, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, Alicia Ramsay, Elinor Mordaunt, Helen Simpson, Mary Cholmonderly, Mary Webb ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe, Eve Karpf ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages 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 series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages 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 series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - The 1920's - The English - The Women

The top ten short stories written in the 1920s by female authors from England

by Virginia Woolf, Radclyffe Hall, Alicia Ramsay, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor.wav, Elinor Mordaunt, Helen Simpson, Marjorie Bowen, Mary Cholmondeley, Mary Webb, Violet Hunt ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker, Marie-Pierre ...

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6 hours 26 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages 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 series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages 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 series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
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Seven for a Secret

by Mary Webb ...

The arrival of Ralph Elmer at the "Mermaid's Rest" disrupts the quiet love between eighteen-year-old farmer's daughter Gillian Lovekin and Robert Rideout, her father's shepherd. ... Read more

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The arrival of Ralph Elmer at the "Mermaid's Rest" disrupts the quiet love between eighteen-year-old farmer's daughter Gillian Lovekin and Robert Rideout, her father's shepherd.
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Precious Bane

by Mary Webb ...

Precious Bane was written by Mary Webb and first published in 1924. Narrated by the central character Prue Sarn, whose life is blighted by having a harelip. Only the weaver, Kester Woodseaves, perceives her inner beauty but Prue cannot believe herself worthy of him. Prue is wrongly accused of murder and only one man can save her and take her away to the happiness she believes she can never possess ... Read more

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Precious Bane was written by Mary Webb and first published in 1924. Narrated by the central character Prue Sarn, whose life is blighted by having a harelip. Only the weaver, Kester Woodseaves, perceives her inner beauty but Prue cannot believe herself worthy of him. Prue is wrongly accused of murder and only one man can save her and take her away to the happiness she believes she can never possess
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Precious Bane

by Mary Webb ...

'She has a style of exquisite beauty which yet has both force and restraint, simplicity and subtlety she has fancy and wit, delicious humour and pathos. She sees and knows men aright as no other novelist does. She has, In short, genius' Mr. Edwin Pugh ... Read more

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'She has a style of exquisite beauty which yet has both force and restraint, simplicity and subtlety she has fancy and wit, delicious humour and pathos. She sees and knows men aright as no other novelist does. She has, In short, genius' Mr. Edwin Pugh
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Seven for a Secret

Enriched edition. Secrets of the English Countryside: Love, Betrayal, and Redemption in Mary Webb's Classic Novel

by Mary Webb, Levi Parker ...

In her evocative novel "Seven for a Secret," Mary Webb weaves a rich tapestry of rural life and human emotion against the backdrop of the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a pastoral English setting, intricately blending lyrical prose with deep psychological insights, as it explores themes of love, solitude, and the inexorable passage of time. Webb's use of vivid imagery and immersive ... Read more

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In her evocative novel "Seven for a Secret," Mary Webb weaves a rich tapestry of rural life and human emotion against the backdrop of the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a pastoral English setting, intricately blending lyrical prose with deep psychological insights, as it explores themes of love, solitude, and the inexorable passage of time. Webb's use of vivid imagery and immersive
... Read more
Mary Webb - Precious Bane: 'It was at a love-spinning that I saw Kester first''

by Mary Webb ...

Mary Gladys Meredith was born on 25th March 1881 at Leighton Lodge in the village of Leighton, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire.Mary was home-schooled by her father before being sent to a finishing school in Southport in 1895. Her longs walks in the countryside helped her develop a heightened sense of observation and description, of both people and places, which later infused both her poetry and ... Read more

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Mary Gladys Meredith was born on 25th March 1881 at Leighton Lodge in the village of Leighton, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire.Mary was home-schooled by her father before being sent to a finishing school in Southport in 1895. Her longs walks in the countryside helped her develop a heightened sense of observation and description, of both people and places, which later infused both her poetry and
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Gone To Earth

by Mary Webb ...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.***Synopsis:“Gone to Earth” is the cry of fox hunters as the fox takes to its den and they lose the chase. Here, Mary Webb tells the story of Hazel Woodus whose understanding of her half tame fox cub contrasts with her misunderstanding of humanity. She is pursued by two very different men, a Gentleman Farmer and the ... Read more

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*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.***Synopsis:“Gone to Earth” is the cry of fox hunters as the fox takes to its den and they lose the chase. Here, Mary Webb tells the story of Hazel Woodus whose understanding of her half tame fox cub contrasts with her misunderstanding of humanity. She is pursued by two very different men, a Gentleman Farmer and the
... Read more
Precious Bane

by Mary Webb ...

Series Book 405 - Virago Modern Classics
'Brighter and better than Thomas Hardy . . . a marvellous writer' Eloise Millar, GuardianPrudence Sarn was born with a cleft palate, her 'precious bane', for which she is persecuted as a witch by her superstitious neighbours. Hiding from daily ridicule, she takes refuge in the wild Shropshire countryside, developing a profound love of nature. Furtively, Prue longs to be loved and harbours a ... Read more

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'Brighter and better than Thomas Hardy . . . a marvellous writer' Eloise Millar, GuardianPrudence Sarn was born with a cleft palate, her 'precious bane', for which she is persecuted as a witch by her superstitious neighbours. Hiding from daily ridicule, she takes refuge in the wild Shropshire countryside, developing a profound love of nature. Furtively, Prue longs to be loved and harbours a
... Read more

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Gone To Earth

by Mary Webb ...

The daughter of a Welsh gypsy and a crazy bee-keeper, Hazel Woodus is happiest living in her forest cottage in the remote Shropshire hills, at one with the winds and seasons, protector and friend of the wild animals she loves. But Hazel's beauty and innocence prove irresistible to the men in her orbit. Both Jack Reddin, the local squire and Edward Marston, the gentle minister, offer her human love ... Read more

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The daughter of a Welsh gypsy and a crazy bee-keeper, Hazel Woodus is happiest living in her forest cottage in the remote Shropshire hills, at one with the winds and seasons, protector and friend of the wild animals she loves. But Hazel's beauty and innocence prove irresistible to the men in her orbit. Both Jack Reddin, the local squire and Edward Marston, the gentle minister, offer her human love
... Read more
The Golden Arrow

Enriched edition. Love, Duty, and Tradition in English Countryside

by Mary Webb, Marcus Hudson ...

Mary Webb's "The Golden Arrow" is a richly woven narrative set against the transformative backdrop of early 20th-century England. With vivid imagery and a poetic literary style, Webb masterfully explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the search for self-identity. The novel's plot revolves around the experiences of its protagonist, whose life is intricately linked with the rural landscape that ... Read more

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Mary Webb's "The Golden Arrow" is a richly woven narrative set against the transformative backdrop of early 20th-century England. With vivid imagery and a poetic literary style, Webb masterfully explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the search for self-identity. The novel's plot revolves around the experiences of its protagonist, whose life is intricately linked with the rural landscape that
... Read more

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