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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury. Henry VII of England is repeatedly described as a "fiend" who hates Elizabeth of York, his wife and Richard's sister.

The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by H.P. Lovecraft; Edgar Allan Poe; M.R. James; Oscar Wilde; Joseph Le Fanu; Bram Stoker; Mary Shelley; Robert Louis Stevenson; and Henry James.

Narrator Dan Stevens ( Downton Abbey) presents an uncanny performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel, an epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.

In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris and horror.

Claire Ann Rozette, newly hired English teacher in the small Montana town of Combustion, is hopeful for her future. She soon discovers that she enjoys high school teaching, and her newfound community has welcomed her with open arms. On top of this happiness, a sudden love interest appears, which seems to further ensure her joy. However, without warning, tragedy arrives, and Claire’s life veers out of control, her youthful dreams shattered. Claire struggles to reclaim her ruined life, but at every small victory, a dark force is at work behind the scenes to sabotage her.

Seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash runs the household on her family’s peach farm in the small ranch town of Iola, Colorado—the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men. Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past, displaced from his tribal land and determined to live as he chooses. Victoria encounters Wil by chance on a street corner, a meeting that profoundly alters both of their young lives, unknowingly igniting as much passion as danger. When tragedy strikes, Victoria leaves the only life she has ever known.

New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble wows with a gripping historical novel about the real-life “Tiffany Girls,” a fascinating and largely unknown group of women artists behind Tiffany’s most legendary glassworks. It’s 1899, and Manhattan is abuzz. Louis Comfort Tiffany, famous...

He was a legend on the battlefield, but Aric Neville, known throughout England as the White Lion, had had his fill of intrigue and bloodshed. So he threw down his sword and walked away, to live a solitary life, cultivating a reputation as a sorcerer. But his prized tranquility was shattered when the villagers brought him a bride. Gwenyth de Auburd was a raven-haired beauty too impudent to ignore and too tempting to resist.

Now a major motion picture — THE BRIDE! starring Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, and Penelope Cruz, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. In theaters March 2026. Read Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece before experiencing the bold new film that reimagines her creation through a female lens. Mary Shelley's definitive vision — the 1831 edition she revised and perfected. In 1831, thirteen years after Frankenstein first shocked readers, Mary Shelley revisited her creation. She refined the prose, deepened Victor's tragic arc, and added something readers had long demanded: the story behind the story....

This is the story of Victor Frankenstein, a student of natural science who creates a man from stolen parts of corpses, and gives his creature life. At first, the “monster” he created seeks affection, but is spurned by everyone. Lonely and miserable, the creature turns to evil and launches a campaign of revenge against his creator. (The original novel has been edited and the language simplified, while still retaining the structure and characters of the original).

Leanna Mast never imagined she'd be a widow at forty-one, but it seems God had other plans. After mourning her husband for a year, she realizes it's time to start living again. But her community expects her to remarry, and after living on her own, she's not eager to start cooking and cleaning in...

Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers/listeners for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would ‘curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.’ The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein, driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy.

Siblings Martin, Kelsey, Beth, and Jonny are as different as can be, but they have one thing in common. They're all longing to reinvent their lives. Raised by their divorced lapsed-Amish father and English mother, they only knew real stability and a sense of family when visiting their Old Order grandparents, Josiah and Sylvia Schrock, in peaceful small-town Millersburg, Ohio. Now, the four want to try living with them and joining their faith—much to the Schrocks' surprise.

Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's listeners. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting...

The Ultimate Science Fiction Mega Collection contains 24 of the greatest science-fiction works ever written.

In the jubilant aftermath of Japan’s surrender in World War II, San Francisco erupts in celebration. But for Sandy Zimmer, the thirty-two-year-old widow publisher of the Prospect newspaper, the revelry masks a darker truth. In the chaos of the VJ-Day Peace Riot, eleven deaths and six rapes take place. Driven by journalistic integrity and battling her own instincts to maintain peace, Sandy directs her paper to investigate the riot.

Historically significant that in the 151 years that the Kentucky Derby has been contested, only seventeen women have tried to win the race with their horses. Shelley Riley's colt Casual Lies holds the best record, and here is her story. A well-written and engaging look behind the scenes.

Obsessed with unlocking the secrets of life, Victor Frankenstein assembles a being from fragments of the dead and shocks it into existence. But the moment his creature opens its watery eyes, triumph turns to horror. Abandoned and alone in a world that recoils from his appearance, the creature learns what it means to be feared, reviled, and denied love—and his loneliness curdles into vengeance. Blending Gothic terror with piercing psychological insight, Frankenstein is far more than a tale of a monster.

Welcome to Dead Men Tell Tales Podcast — where the ocean’s darkest secrets refuse to stay buried. From legendary pirates like Blackbeard and Anne Bonny to lost treasure, brutal sea battles, and the truth behind pirate myths, this podcast brings the Golden Age of Piracy to life. Through cinematic storytelling and real history, each episode dives deep into the lives of the most feared and fascinating figures to ever sail the seas. Because out here… even the dead have stories to tell.

From New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a thrilling historical novel about the inception of the Colony Club, the first women’s club of its kind, set against the dazzling backdrop of Gilded Age New York. When young Gilded Age society matron Daisy Harriman is refused a room at...