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Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, sometimes known more simply as Jekyll and Hyde, has enthralled and horrified listeners for over a century, so much so that the novella has impacted our natural language, with the phrase Jekyll and Hyde coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next. It is a classic to study for GCSE and is full of complexities that need to be understood.

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories; most of her work concerns life and society in British India. This collection contains six of B. M. Croker's best ghost stories, including four of her iconic tales set in British India: 'Number Ninety', 'To Let', 'The Former Passengers', 'If You See Her Face', 'The Khitmatgar', 'The Dâk Bungalow at Dakor'.

Is the black man who sends his children to a very white private school "a sell out"? Is the black man with a good job and a white wife, a "race betrayer"? The nameless black narrator has done all the above, dragging himself from an impoverished urban ghetto to an upper middle-class life. He has done everything to assimilate into polite white English society, playing strictly by "their rules". As he attends a polo match with "society's finest"; his mask is slipping; cracks are beginning to appear in his apparently perfect life.

All of the boys at the Flying U grumbled among themselves when they heard that the Old Man's sister was coming to spend the summer. They didn't want a woman at the ranch, and certainly not one who had just received a medical degree! But if they'd had an inkling of what was really going to happen, they would have done more than grumble.

“I could have become so much more.” There are certain words no parent ever wants to hear. For parents navigating a diagnosis of atresia and microtia, the fears for potential impact on your child’s future can be overwhelming. Will my child be able to grow up to live a normal life? Is this condition treatable? What even is atresia and microtia, and what hope do I have? How important is hearing, and is one ear enough? Where do I even begin in seeking treatment? Congenital aural atresia and microtia (CAAM) is an ear deformity that is present from birth which results in an abnormal ear ...

Learn how to price your artwork accurately with Carlos Reid's online course, How to Price Artwork. It's well-organized and presented in a clear, concise manner. This 15 chapter course covers everything from identifying your target market to creating an art pricing policy.

REVISED AND UPDATED (2016). EVEN MORE TIPS AND HINTS, AS WELL AS THE LATEST HEALTH INFORMATION! Tired of having ten different products around to clean ten different messes? Frustrated at the high cost of specialized cleaning products? Worried about what’s safe to use around the kids? The dog? Yourself? It’s time to get clean, green, and serene with vinegar! Sure, you’ve seen vinegar tips before, but Vinegar Solutions is more than just a simple list. Organized into 10 information-packed chapters, this compendium of vinegar facts and lore is all you’ll ever need to use vinegar to its ...

When Taryn Caine was assigned a long-haul flight on a private jet hired by Blazed, the hottest new band around, she never expected to end up screwing the lead vocalist Max Reeves. Max certainly rubbed Taryn up the wrong way from the moment he stepped foot on the jet, but can he rub her the "right" way by the end of it?

Disheartened about not being able to find "Mr. Right" on the London dating scene, best friends Jodie Lynch and Louise Hewson create a blog to not only document their disastrous dates with the numerous "Mr. Wrongs" and "Mr. Okay-for-nows" but also to help those going through the same experiences and to see where they're going wrong. How will they deal with everything the dating scene has to throw at them - planned or otherwise?

Following the 'three days of peace and music' at Woodstock, the 1969 gathering in Bethel, NY that would change the world forever, hippie paradises began to emerge all around the world. In the Dam Square in Amsterdam, long-haired young people wearing vibrant clothes and burning incense could be found meditating, playing music and discussing sexual liberation, the expansion of consciousness and the search for an inner truth. They were a generation refusing to live the robotic and unquestioning life that their parents had known.

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The Art of Buying Art Online: A Beginner's Guide is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in building their art collection. The guide offers a comprehensive and accessible approach to navigating the world of buying art online, providing listeners with essential tips on everything from budgeting and pricing to finding a reputable online seller.

This podcast is created to share the philosophy and training strategies that we use in 3 Pillars M.B.S. when it comes to creating a more developed mind body and spiritual awareness. I also share some of the ups and downs that come along with pursuing and building your own business and hopefully add some insight and valuable lessons that can help others on their journey! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/3-pillars-mbs-john-waters/support (https://anchor.fm/3-pillars-mbs-john-waters/support)

Keeping seniors and their families informed and up to date on estate planning, elder law and other matters. We help seniors navigate the legal maze of aging in America.

When the Syrian uprising began in March 2011, no one envisioned mass atrocities on the scale we are witnessing today. No one foresaw the displacement of millions that would dramatically reshape regional demographics. No one imagined that children would become the victims of chemical weapons, or that the Mediterranean Sea would become their graveyard. Today, more than half of the Syrian population has been displaced, a phenomenon almost without precedent in human history.

When Cosmic Tush hire the back room in Zoe’s pub to record the video to their comeback single, her life is flipped upside down, and it’s not because her favorite band invades her life. Will Harvey, just as popular within the fandom, is a pushy charmer, and he has his eye on Zoe. Not that she complains that much - what’s wrong with a bit of harmless flirting and a fling?

A rich and varied anthology of inventive classic tales by some of the world's top storytellers. 'A Deal in Ostriches' by H. G. Wells, 'The Scarecrow' by G. Ranger Wormser, 'Only a Dream' by H. Rider Haggard, 'The Magic Shop' by H. G. Wells, 'The Business of Madame Jahn' by Vincent O'Sullivan, 'The Old Portrait' by Hume Nisbet, 'The Yellow Globe' by Alexander W. Drake, 'The Last Trump' by Hugh Walpole, 'The White Cat' by W. W. Jacobs.

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories; most of her work concerned life and society in British India. 'To Let' is a ghost story set in the Raj. Having left very late in the season to travel into the hills from Lucknor to escape the fierce summer heat, Aggie Shandon asks for a friend's help in locating accommodation for herself, her two children and her sister-in-law, Susan. There is only one property available - Briarwood - and it is amazingly cheap.

Life at the Flying U Ranch in the Bear Paw country of Montana was pleasant for Andy, Pink, Slim, Big Medicine, Happy Jack, and the other members of the Happy Family. Here they must confront defiant sheepherders just when Chip and the Old Man are in Chicago.

The first in a new crime series from M. B. Shaw, pen name of best-selling author Tilly Bagshawe. Murder at the Mill introduces listeners to portrait painter and amateur sleuth Iris Grey, who sees the truths of others while struggling to find her own way. Grey arrives at The Mill in Hampshire, commissioned to paint a portrait of Dominic Wetherby, a celebrated author. She quickly finds herself drawn into a world of village gossip, romantic intrigue, buried secrets and murder.