Audiobooks Narrated by Vincent Marzello

3 Stories About - Having Visions That Lead to Madness

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears."

Anatole France, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Vernon Lee (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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Short Stories Set in Boston

"In the small state of Massachusetts sits its capital, Boston. Famed seat of learning, of culture, of history, and a beacon for the ages. Here, in this volume, authors of the stature of Willa Cather, Washington Irving, H P Lovecraft and more set carefully crafted characters into narratives set in this glistening city in ways that trouble, explore and bring new understanding as to why this city is such a draw for authors and their stories down the ages. 1 - Stories Set in Boston - An Introduction2 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving3 - David Swan by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - A Wagner Matinee by Willa Catha5 - Pickman's Model by H P Lovecraft6 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 1 by William Austin7 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 2 by William Austin"

H.P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Willa Catha, William Austin (Author), Christopher Ragland, Liza Ross, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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Writers As The Protagonists – Short Stories

"The short story in Literature is a few pages of beginning, middle and end peopled by characters who quickly draw themselves into its arc from the minds of their authors. How these authors, including Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, M R James and Violet Hunt imagine their characters journeys is, of course, illuminating, thought-provoking and classic literature.1 - Stories with The Writer as Protagonist - An Introduction2 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy5 - The Art of BookMaking by Washington Irving6 - The Fiddler by Herman Melville7 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton8 - Count Magnus by M R James9 - His Wife's Deceased Sister by Frank R Stockton10 - The House of Cobwebs by George Gissing11 - Room For One by Frederick Cowles12 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster13 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet14 - Truth is Not Sober by Winifred Holtby15 - The Plutonian Fire by O Henry16 - A Sucessful Rehearsal by Anthony Hope17 - The Memoir by Violet Hunt18 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage"

A.M. Burrage, Amy Levy, Anthony Hope, D.K. Broster, Edith Wharton, Frank R Stockton, Frederick Cowles, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, George Gissing, Herman Melville, Hume Nisbet, M.R. James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O Henry, Violet Hunt, Washington Irving, Winifred Holtby (Author), Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - Psychological Horror

"In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving. Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the surest way to reach a hungry readership is to build on the fortune and flair of your literary colleagues. The mind is perhaps our greatest resource. When our heads are working well, feeling positive, the world seems a much easier place to navigate. But in this volume our authors ponder a different question for us. A horror story of the mind that cleverly opens us up to dread and despair that evil can saunter through, causing agony and mayhem as it takes us into the shadows. 01 - Foundations of Fiction - Psychological Horror - An Introduction2 - The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe3 - The Picture In The House by H P Lovecraft4 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman5 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne6 - The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe7 - Was It An Illusion. A Parson's Story by Amelia Edwards8 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood9 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman10 - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe11 - Cool Air by H P Lovecraft12 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon13 - The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce14 - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe15 - The Call of Cthulhu by H P Lovecraft"

Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, Amelia B. Edwards, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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Haunting American Gothic Stories Not by Edgar Allan Poe

"In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit. Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured in this gloried niche of literature.1 - Haunting American Gothic Stories Not by Edgar Allan Poe - An Introduction2 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 1 by Nathaniel Hawthorne3 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 2 by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft5 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft6 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton7 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving8 - The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne9 - The Yellow Sign by Robert W Chambers10 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman11 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman12 - The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton13 - In Dark New England Days by Sarah Orne Jewett14 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving15 - The Devil In Manuscript By Nathaniel Hawthorne16 - Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne17 - The Romance of Certain Old Clothes by Henry James18 - A Diagnosis of Death by Ambrose Bierce"

Ambrose Bierce, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edith Wharton, Gertrude Atherton, H.P. Lovecraft, Henry James, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert W Chambers, Sarah Orne Jewett, Washington Irving (Author), Laurel Lefkow, Michael Carleton, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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