Victorian Short Stories

Featuring work by M. R. James, Edith Nesbit, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Atherton and many more, this enhanced audio collection of eight enduring stories - some well-known, others less familiar - transport you to a candlelit fireside to hear tales of lonely coastlines, deadly rivers, dark, creaking corridors, horrific, everlasting love and unknown entities lurking in black velvet shadows.

Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler returns with a new anthology of exhilarating mysteries, assembling Victorian society's lords and ladies and most miserable miscreants. Behind the velvet curtains of horse-drawn carriages and amid the soft glow of the gaslights are the detectives and bobbies sniffing out the safecrackers and petty purloiners who plague everything from the soot-covered side streets of London to the opulent manors of the countryside. Brush off your dinner jackets and straighten out your ball gowns for these exciting, glitzy mysteries.

Some mistakes can be forgiven. Some hearts can be won twice. When Jane Bennet accepts Mr. Bingley's proposal, Elizabeth should be overjoyed. Instead, she's anxious—because Bingley's closest friend is returning to Netherfield, and Elizabeth has spent months regretting every harsh word she once said to Mr. Darcy. But Darcy isn't coming alone. His sister Georgiana has taken it upon herself to plan an engagement ball, and she seems remarkably determined to seek Elizabeth's advice on every detail. As the preparations bring them together again and again, Elizabeth begins to hope that not all is...

Arthur Conan Doyle was the greatest genre writer Britain has ever produced. Throughout a long writing career, he drew on his own medical background, his travels, and his increasing interest in spiritualism and the occult to produce a spectacular array of Gothic tales. Many of Doyle's writings are recognized as the very greatest tales of terror. They range from hauntings in the polar wasteland to evil surgeons and malevolent jungle landscapes. This collection brings together over 30 of Conan Doyle's best Gothic tales

Thirteen classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre. This compilation includes a mix of well-known classics by authors such as Edith Nesbit, J. Sheridan Le Fanu and M. R. James, alongside several tales by less familiar names who were hugely popular and prolific in their day.

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A night that changes everything… When the Bennet family arrives at Netherfield for what promises to be the ball of the season, Elizabeth dares to hope that Mr. Darcy's recent attentions might lead to something more. But as a violent storm rages and guests start falling desperately ill, the evening transforms from romantic possibility into crisis. Trapped at Netherfield with the roads impassable, Elizabeth and Jane must set aside thoughts of courtship to become impromptu nurses through the long, anxious night. Yet it is in these irregular circumstances—exhausted, disheveled, stripped of ...

Would you dare to follow Sherlock Holmes into the darkest corners of London? In the foggy streets of Victorian London, ten mysteries await the most famous detective. Accompanied by his faithful friend, Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes deploys his deductive genius to face enigmas that defy reason. Join Sherlock and his analytical mind in 10 new unpublished stories: The Mystery of the Safe Margaret is missing The Ogre of Whitechapel Hocus Pocus The underdog candidate Deadly Composition The Witness Knight The Bleeding Church The Circus Mystery Blackwell Manor Some news from Baker Street attempts to...

The golden age of the short story was in Victorian and Edwardian times, when authors made a living by contributing to literary magazines and journals. These popular journals threw up such literary greats as Dickens, Conan Doyle, Rider Haggard, and Jerome K. Jerome. Many of the great writers are undeservedly neglected by modern audience...but what a pleasure it is to rediscover the literary treasures that delighted our great grandparents!

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Four victims. One locked room. No way in. No way out. When Mr Gregory Winter agrees to spend a single night in a supposedly haunted shed for a hundred guineas, he’s desperate, in debt, and convinced it’s just a story. By morning, he’s dead—his throat slit, the door locked from the inside. Inspector Featherby is no stranger to murder. But this? This is something else. With each body found in the same chair, in the same impossible conditions, the case becomes a chilling puzzle with no solution. The only link between the victims: a gentleman named Noah Spencer—and a shed with a taste...

Immerse yourself in a world of grand, English estates, glamorous balls with nobility, handsome gentlemen, and elegant ladies as you escape into these short tales of romantic, wholesome love. Take an emotional ride in 90 minutes or less. With Novels by Amazon #1 Best Selling Author in 90 - Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads Eliza Heaton. Forbidden Earl Dance with the Duke’s son Secret of the Duke’s Letter Rescued by the Duke of Brighton Lady Matilda Readers who have enjoyed the inspirational, clean, and heartfelt stories of authors like Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, and Charles ...

What if Elizabeth and Darcy's second chance didn't happen in England at all? After rejecting Mr. Darcy's disastrous proposal, Elizabeth Bennet escapes to America—only to discover she'll be sharing a ship with the very man she spurned. Six weeks at sea become the catalyst for a romance that defies every expectation, but their journey from enemies to lovers is just the beginning. From storm-tossed Atlantic crossings to the glittering ballrooms of New York society, from scandalous newspaper coverage to Lady Catherine de Bourgh's ruthless schemes, Elizabeth and Darcy must fight for their love...

What happens when the two most stubborn people in Jane Austen's world are trapped together on a ship for six weeks? Elizabeth Bennet thought a voyage to America would provide the perfect escape from Hertfordshire's constraints. The last thing she expected was to find herself sharing close quarters with the proud Mr. Darcy—the very man whose proposal she had so thoroughly rejected. In this enchanting variation, forced proximity on the high seas becomes the catalyst for a romance that neither saw coming. Between storm-lashed decks and intimate conversations, Elizabeth and Darcy must ...

Follow these lovely Daughters of Devonshire on their journey to discovering true love Books in this collection: Lady of His Dreams The Heart of a Lady A Lady's Melody Worthy of a Lady Author's Note: These are all clean short stories with a HEA.

Three beloved Pride & Prejudice variations—three paths to happily ever after—one irresistible collection. Includes the following complete novellas: Becoming Mrs. Darcy The proposal has been accepted, but Elizabeth soon learns the true challenge lies ahead. As Pemberley’s future mistress, she must win the confidence of Darcy’s staff, endure the scrutiny of society, and rise above her own family’s chaos — all while learning what it truly means to become Mrs. Darcy. Elizabeth’s Wedding Plan Elizabeth only meant to plan her sister’s wedding — not lose her heart in the process....

She agreed to plan her sister's wedding. She didn't agree to fall for the best man. When Elizabeth Bennet helps arrange Jane's marriage to Mr. Bingley, she's forced to work with the one man she's determined to dislike. Mr. Darcy. But between managing her mother's grand ambitions, coordinating deliveries, and practicing wedding dances, Elizabeth glimpses a different side of the enigmatic gentleman. Could she have been wrong about him all along? A sweet Pride and Prejudice variation about second chances and second impressions.

A servant, a gentleman, and a desire that cannot be denied. When Elizabeth Bennet reluctantly accepts a position as companion to Georgiana Darcy, she expects nothing more than a modest income to help her struggling family. What she doesn't expect is the immediate connection she forms with her young charge—or the unsettling attraction she feels toward Georgiana's intimidating brother. Fitzwilliam Darcy never intended to notice his sister's new companion. With her lack of connections and unfortunate circumstances, Miss Elizabeth Bennet is entirely unsuitable for the Master of Pemberley—...