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The Collector
Henri Delaume was a man who owned everything — galleries, hotels, even the silence of those who owed him. His penthouse on Avenue Foch was filled with art he barely looked at anymore. Paintings worth millions hung like trophies on walls that smelled of old wine and loneliness.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Sleeping Beauty: The True Story of the Princess Who Slept for Ten Years
Once upon a time — in real life — there was a girl who simply wouldn’t wake up. Her name was Ewa Pihl, and she lived in Sweden in the 19th century. One morning in 1876, she went to bed after complaining of a terrible headache… and didn’t open her eyes again.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Real Story Behind Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
You probably grew up thinking The Little Mermaid was a sweet tale about a curious mermaid giving up her voice to be with a charming prince. But the original story by Hans Christian Andersen, published in 1837, is far darker and more disturbing than Disney would ever dare show.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Forgotten Bride of the Sea
In 1842, on the coast of Denmark, fishermen claimed to have seen a woman’s body floating beneath the waves, her hair tangled with seaweed, her skin pale as moonlight. She wasn’t dead — not yet. They pulled her from the water, but she never spoke a word. Days later, she disappeared back into the sea.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in BookClub
The Moon Child and the Tower of Silence
In 1603, in a small Bavarian village, a child was born with hair so long and pale it seemed to shine in the dark. Her mother, terrified, claimed the girl was touched by the moon — a blessing or a curse, depending on who you asked.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Dollmaker of Florence
In 1881, Carlo Collodi published The Adventures of Pinocchio, about a wooden boy who wanted to be real. But few know that Collodi’s story was inspired by a real craftsman who lived in Florence during his youth — a man named Giuseppe Tredici, known locally as The Dollmaker.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
