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Nine essential works by C. S. Lewis in one deluxe audio edition: Mere Christianity The Screwtape Letters The Great Divorce Miracles The Problem of Pain A Grief Observed The Abolition of Man The Weight of Glory George MacDonald...

Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world....

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language....

Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, but his flinty determination to achieve independence is genuinely heroic....

The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!). These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological, and literary importance....

In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town....

Renowned poet and critic Clive James presents the crowning achievement of his career: a monumental translation into English verse of Dante’s The Divine Comedy....

The complete "box set" of T. H. White's epic fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend....

Ross Poldark is a heartwarming, gripping, and utterly entertaining saga that brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters and one of the greatest love stories of our age. Ross Poldark returns to Cornwall from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his family and his beloved...

Agnes, una muchacha peculiar que parece no rendir cuentas a nadie y que es capaz de crear misteriosos remedios con sencillas combinaciones de plantas...

Tolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi. ‘Here is something that no devotee of the Hobbit epic can afford to miss, while awaiting a further instalment of the history of these fascinating people – a selection [of verses] offered as an ‘interim report’...

“Probably the most finely accomplished and ... most enduring" translation (Los Angeles Times Book Review) of this essential work of world literature—from a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante and an accomplished poet. “The Hollanders … act as latter-day Virgils, guiding us...

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. Macbeth, one of...

A vicious fifteen-year-old droog is the central character of this 1963 classic. In Anthony Burgess's nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, who talks in a brutal invented slang that brilliantly renders his and...

For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions....

First ever audio edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war. The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son was originally published in the 1953 edition of Essays and Studies. In December...

"In classical Greece men called rhapsodes memorized and recited “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” My own rhapsode is the English actor Dan Stevens, whom fans of “Downton Abbey” will know as Matthew Crawley. He’s been performing the Robert Fitzgerald translation, and no Hellene could...

AMA Audiolibros presenta la Narración del Audiolibro en Español (acento Castellano) de "La Divina Comedia" de Dante Alighieri en la voz de...

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Julius Caesar to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the...

Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Lesley Manville (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and known for Phantom Thread and Mum), Derek Jacobi (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and known for Gladiator and Gosford Park), Michael...

A faithful translation is rare; a translation which preserves intact the original text is very rare; a perfect translation of Montaigne appears impossible....

This Audiobook contains the following works : 1. Little women by Louisa May Alcott Start at Chapters 1, 2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane...

This translation of The Iliad equals Fitzgerald's earlier Odyssey in power and imagination. It recreates the original action as conceived by Homer, using fresh and flexible blank verse that is both lyrical and dramatic. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing Notes on the...

Brought to you by Penguin The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly...

Darcy’s father gambled away Georgiana’s dowry. Mr. Bennet won it. Now Darcy must win a Bennet daughter’s heart—or lose everything. Fitzwilliam Darcy is desperate. His late father—grief-stricken after the death of his mother—gambled away Georgiana’s entire £30,000 dowry to the wily Mr. Bennet. The price of its return? Win the heart of one of Bennet’s five daughters, or the money stays lost forever. When Darcy begins courting all five Bennet sisters with perfect equality, the sisters make a pact—united resistance. None of them will be manipulated into loving a man who’s ...

She’s the anonymous Angel of Meryton. He’s falling for her words without knowing they’re hers. As the anonymous advice columnist “Mr. Solomon,” Elizabeth Bennet has guided the lovelorn, warned the naive, and earned the title “Angel of Meryton.” Her words have changed lives, and her identity remains a closely guarded secret. To the world, Elizabeth is merely the second-prettiest Bennet daughter — too sharp, too opinionated, barely tolerable. Then Mr. Darcy writes to the Angel. Under the name “Concerned Observer,” he warns about a charming officer with dangerous intentions...

Comment expliquer le succès tardif mais réel, le retentissement subit de la philosophie de Schopenhauer ? C'est qu'il est possédé de la folie de son temps, cette folie que l'on a si justement appelée la maladie du pessimisme, ou encore la maladie du siècle, der Weltschmerz, la douleur du monde, cette folie qui compte tant de victimes, de Werther à René, de Childe-Harold à Rolla, et d'illustres malades : Byron, Musset, Henri Heine, rieurs attristés, viveurs blasés, sceptiques nuageux, révoltés lyriques qui adorent la vie et la maudissent. Schopenhauer est le théoricien de cette école de poètes.

Step into the haunting beauty of "The Phantom of the Opera," now presented in an edition perfectly tailored for modern readers. This adaptation preserves Gaston Leroux's compelling tale while enhancing readability with contemporary typography and subtly clarified language. Experience the timeless allure of the Phantom's world without the barriers of archaic prose, making this classic more accessible and enjoyable for today's audience. Set against the backdrop of a majestic Parisian opera house, this story weaves themes of obsession, unrequited love, and the duality of beauty and darkness. ...

Great Short Poems brings together a remarkable gathering of short poems by some of the most influential poets in the English literary tradition. Spanning more than three centuries—from the Renaissance through the late Victorian era—this collection showcases the power of poetry at its most distilled, where a handful of lines can capture profound emotion, insight, and beauty.

L'écrivain renommé Gustav von Aschenbach, en proie à une crise créative, entreprend un voyage pour se ressourcer. Dès son arrivée, il est captivé par la beauté exceptionnelle d'un jeune adolescent polonais. Le jour suivant, il aperçoit à nouveau le garçon, prénommé Tadzio, sur la plage en compagnie de sa famille. Cette rencontre marque le début d'une obsession grandissante pour Aschenbach, qui se trouve profondément troublé par la présence de cet être d'une rare beauté.

ONE OF THE BEST POETRY BOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM THE GUARDIAN AND THE OBSERVER From the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, a poem sequence that considers our use of the land that surrounds him, and recounts the personal tales of beauty and loss that play out on it A few years ago, in the...

I’m undercover to expose a Mafia rival… and ended up half-naked in his arms. How the hell did that happen? Nico De Luca, a billionaire heir. Off-limits. Untouchable. A Pact of Four, ally. I’m supposed to be invisible. But he looks at me like he’s stripping my clothes off with his eyes. He corners me in his father’s office, almost caught. My mission shatters under his hands. One reckless touch. One filthy diversion, and breath-stealing mistake. A night burned into my body and mind. I swear I’ll forget him. I can’t—not a chance; the heat, the hunger, how he held me like he’d...

The renowned masterpiece from one of the most influential writers in history, Machiavelli The Prince, written during the Italian Renaissance by author Niccolò Machiavelli, is an internationally renowned masterpiece about power, greed and strategy in government. Regarded by some as a manual for...

Cosa significa ricordare la Resistenza? Paolo Malaguti prende le mosse da una salita in bicicletta sul Monte Grappa per avviare un viaggio intimo e lucido nei luoghi, nelle tracce, nei silenzi della memoria resistenziale italiana. Ma ben presto il racconto si allarga, intrecciando la riflessione sulla storia con quella, attualissima, sulla memoria e sulla scuola: perché la Resistenza non è (solo) un capitolo da manuale, ma un laboratorio civile e pedagogico in cui misurare il valore della democrazia, della parola, del dissenso.

From his agent's phone call offering him the role of Estragon, Lucian Msamati brings brilliantly to life the experience of co-starring with Ben Whishaw in James Macdonald's celebrated production of Waiting for Godot in London's West End. Through rehearsal room highs and lows, workaday laughs and tears, literal stumbles and grumbles, we journey with Lucian, his fellow actors and creatives, and Beckett's play, sharing in the personal and dramaturgical discoveries they make and the inevitable emotional contours of an experience as intense as this one.

Es erzählt die Legende des Freiheitskämpfers, der sich gegen Unterdrückung und Willkürherrschaft auflehnt – und dabei Mut, Menschlichkeit und politische Weitsicht vereint. Das Drama verbindet historische Ereignisse mit Schillers Ideal von Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung. Die berühmte Apfelschussszene ist nur ein Höhepunkt dieser fesselnden Inszenierung.

Brüder, Verrat & Gerechtigkeit – Schillers Drama über Freiheit, Macht und moralische Abgründe, ungekürzt gesprochen von Jürgen Fritsche. Die Räuber – Ein Drama von Friedrich von Schiller gehört zu den wichtigsten Stücken der deutschen Literatur. Weit davon entfernt, angestaubt zu wirken, behandelt es zeitlose Themen: die Suche nach Identität, den Kampf gegen Ungerechtigkeit und die zerstörerische Rivalität zweier Brüder. Schillers Erstlingswerk entfachte bei seiner Uraufführung 1782 einen Skandal – und begeistert bis heute Publikum und Leser gleichermaßen.

A new dressmaker takes the town of Asterton by storm. Mrs Fotheringay seems to be the perfect addition to the peaceful town. But when Lady Silverbirch dies after an inexplicable fall from the bell tower of Asterton Church, Miss Penny's primary suspect is the well-respected dressmaker. Before long, Miss Penny uncovers evidence of a sordid past. To prove that the dressmaker is the culprit, the schoolmistress of Asterton relies upon Lady Caroline, an 18th-century ghost; her cunning cat, Onyx; and her faithful dog, Toby, as they combine forces to prove that Lady Silverbirch's death was no ...

Wolfgang Borchert erzählt die Geschichte des Heimkehrers Beckmann, der nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in ein zerbrochenes Deutschland zurückkehrt – traumatisiert, entwurzelt und von der Gesellschaft abgelehnt. In dichter Sprache und intensiven Dialogen entfaltet Borchert ein erschütterndes Zeitdokument über Schuld, Verantwortung und die Sehnsucht nach einem Platz im Leben – zwischen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung. Draußen vor der Tür ist eines der eindringlichsten Dramen der deutschen Nachkriegsliteratur.

Comment raconter l'amour aujourd'hui ? On pourrait décrire un mariage de conte de fées, parler de cette actrice de cinéma dont le mari producteur exploite la beauté. Ou dépeindre un émoi naissant. Mais il faudrait aussi ouvrir les portes closes des appartements bourgeois, et dévoiler la violence intime qui pousse au meurtre. C'est ainsi que Louis-Henri de La Rochefoucauld nous révèle différents visages de l'existence et interroge avec son humour et sa mélancolie légendaires la possibilité d'aimer encore au XXIe siècle.

Dantons Tod spielt zur Zeit der Französischen Revolution – in einer Phase, in der die Schreckensherrschaft unter Robespierre eskaliert. Georg Büchners Drama zeigt das innere Ringen des Revolutionsführers Danton, der von Zweifeln, Schuldgefühlen und Müdigkeit gegenüber der Gewalt zerrissen ist. Die Revolution frisst ihre Kinder – und Danton wird selbst zum Opfer eines Systems, das er einst mitgeschaffen hat.

Enfant, il vole les ombres de ceux qu'il croise... et chacune de ces ombres lui confie un secret. Malgré lui, il entend les rêves, les espoirs et les chagrins de ceux qu'il aime. Que faire de cet étrange pouvoir... ? Quelques années plus tard, le « voleur d'ombres » est devenu étudiant en médecine... Est-il encore capable de deviner ce qui pourrait rendre heureux ses proches, comme Sophie avec laquelle il étudie la médecine, ou Luc, son meilleur ami, qui voudrait changer de vie ? Et lui, sait-il où le bonheur l'attend ?

À travers 28 nouvelles, l'auteur du XIXe siècle nous plonge dans des histoires obscures dont les vapeurs de soufre et décadences étourdissent et fascinent.

Ein Roadtrip durch deutsche Land- und Leidenschaften.