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The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his decades long cosmic journey to Heaven; his accidental misplacement after racing a comet; his short-lived interest in singing and playing the harp (generated by his preconceptions of heaven); and the general obsession of souls with the celebrities of Heaven such as Adam, Moses, and Elijah, who according to Twain become as distant to most people in Heaven as living celebrities are on Earth (an early parody of celebrity culture. Twain uses this story to show his view that the common conception of Heaven is ludicrous, and points out the incongruities of such beliefs with his characteristic adroit usage of hyperbole.A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th CavalryA Double Barrelled Detective Story - The story contains two arcs of revenges. In the primary arc, a rich young woman is abused, humiliated and abandoned by her new husband, Jacob Fuller, whom she married against the wishes of her father. The young Fuller resents her father's rejection and dismissal of him as a neer-do-well and resolves to exact his revenge by mis-treating his new bride. After his abandonment, she bears a son who she names Archy Stillman. When the child gets older, the mother discovers that he possesses an incredible ability of smell, like a bloodhound. The mother instructs her child, now sixteen, to seek out his biological father with the intent of destroying that man’s peace and reputation, and hence extracting satisfaction for her.A Dog's Tale - The book is told from the standpoint of a loyal household pet, a dog self-described by the first sentence of the story; "My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable. Her puppy and her owner's new child were soon added to her new home. When a fire breaks out in the nursery, the dog risks her life to drag the baby to safety. In the process, her motives are misunderstood and she is cruelly beaten by the father of the family with a cane, resulting in her leg getting broken. Soon, however, the truth of the situation is discovered and she receives no end of praise. Later in the story, her puppy dies, killed by the father of the family to prove his opinion on optics to his scientist peers. Only a servant seems to realize the irony of this, exclaiming, "Poor little doggie, you saved HIS child!" In the end, the dog (who does not realize her puppy is dead until her own hour is upon her) pines inconsolable over the grave of the puppy with the clear implication that she will do so until death

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The dog whose life we witness is taken from her precocious mother when just a little pup. But our heroine, the pooch named Aileen Mauvoureen, was taught by her mother, who often attended Sunday school with the masters, to live for the good of others. That was a dog’s place in life. Aileen was given a good home with everything she could want. The home was grand, the people were kind to her, and she never wanted for food. The family loved our heroine, and always took good care of her. Aileen considered looking after the baby of the master’s family to be her main responsibility. And she watched over the little one all the time. Aileen’s life was made complete when she had a puppy of her own, and wasn’t forced to give it up as she was. However, life was not to be always perfect. Fire struck the house. Aileen got the baby out of the house in time, only to be punished for messing with the baby. The truth was discovered, and the dog was rewarded properly for what she truly did. The master of the house turns out to be a scientist, and while his family is away on an extended vacation, he and his friends decide to do an experiment on Aileen’s puppy. Sadly, this ends in tragedy. Twain does a great job of making us, his readers, empathize with the dog writing this story. We can feel the respect she has for her mother, the love she has for her owners, and her adoration of her puppy. This book will take you out of your problems and transport you back in time. Lovingly recreated as an mp3 audio this CD contains the timeless story of A Dog's Tale. Now you can enjoy it again and again. - MP3 compatible player (or a computer) required to play this CD Version: Unabridged Language: English Reader: Solo Male Format: MP3 Audio CD Tracks / Chapters: 3 Chapters Total running time: 00:27:40

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