Chilling ghost story, with a Victorian feel. Synopsis “The Woman in Black” is a gothic horror novel by Susan Hill, first published in 1983. It tells the story of Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor who travels to the small town of Crythin Gifford to attend the funeral of a client. While there, he discovers the …
Classics will always find their way to us. Freedom of Thought and Freedom of Speech are fundamental human rights. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or cannot think, read, or say. Here are 7 Classic Books that scared some individuals so badly in the past — because the ideas contained between their covers …
TRANSLATED BY ARTHUR WALEY. Discovered in the 1918 book “A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems”, translated by Arthur Waley. Works in the public domain. (1) “The dew on the garlic-leaf,” sung at the burial of kings and princes. How swiftly it dries, The dew on the garlic-leaf, The dew that dries so fast To-morrow will …
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A Stoic’s view on a life well spent. “On the Shortness of Life” is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a major philosophical figure of the Roman Imperial Period who lived between c. 1 BCE – CE 65. Seneca provides meaningful insights about the way so many people waste their life chasing meaningless …
Complex psychological implications are there but never fully exploited. “Dangling Man” by Saul Bellow starts in a very promising way, but my engagement decreased toward the end. I picked up this book thinking that its subject is somewhat out of my comfort zone – it presents, in diary form, a year in the life of …
All the good themes and motifs from your favorite horror movies, all rolled into one original psychological thriller. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this book when I randomly chose it as a listen on Audible. “Just another scary story,” I thought. And in a sense, it is just that, but not from …
Seemingly nonsensical humor conveys highly significant meanings about life, the universe, and everything else in Douglas Adam’s classic “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy”. Required knowledge for all earthlings and alien life forms who wish to live together in harmony… or blast each other’s planet into nonexistence. Masterfully read by Stephen Fry. No one …
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