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

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

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....

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....

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....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

A vicious 15-year-old "droog" is the central character of this 1963 classic, a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom....

The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers and listeners for 700 years and has entered the human imagination....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....

Nurse Gemma Tate is heartbroken when she hears that one of her young charges at the Foundling Hospital has been killed. She knows that police inspector Sebastian Bell will work tirelessly to uncover the truth, but he’ll need her help navigating the cloistered world of the orphanage.

Growing Brave by Donna Ashworth is a powerful collection of wisdom and poetry that inspires strength and courage during life's most challenging moments.

Dante's Divine Comedy is considered to be not only the most important epic poem in Italian literature, but also one of the greatest poems ever written....

In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government....

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....

Graham's a career police officer, with a tragic past. His quiet, thoughtful exterior hides a complex mind, and a fierce determination to see justice done.

In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings A Midsummer Night's Dream to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

This new full-cast recording - based on the most respected edition of Shakespeare's classic - expertly produced by the Folger Theatre, is perfect for students, teachers, and the everyday listener....

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

There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece....

Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle legends come to life in the form of werewolves, witches, and magical spells....

Real French people don’t speak like your textbook…so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning Method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn authentic spoken French in the process....

In Shakespeare's most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved....

When his carriage is damaged on the way to surprise his sister with a visit, Mr Darcy is sure the delay is of no consequence. He could have no idea that even then, Mr Wickham was persuading Georgiana Darcy to marry him. The successful elopement will result not just in a highly imprudent marriage, but in icy estrangement between the Darcy siblings - and the alteration of Mr Bingley’s plans to let Netherfield Park.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France.

I’ve always gotten what I wanted—by force if necessary. Five years ago, I took Valentina’s virginity and left her behind, never looking back. She was just a means to an end, or so I thought. Now, our families are forcing us into an arranged marriage, and I’ll finally make her mine. But Valentina’s hiding more than just her defiance. There’s a secret she’s kept—a child I never knew existed. When I find out she’s pregnant again, my world shifts. For the first time, I want something more than power. I want her and the family she’s kept from me, and I’ll do whatever it ...

Award-Winning Author, Violet Sinclair, presents Her Viscount's Secret, a historical romance novel set in the Duchess Diaries world. In Regency-era England, Jane Seymour dreams of publishing her illustrations of rare birds, but societal expectations threaten to clip her wings. Enter Sebastian Westwood, the brooding Viscount with secrets as dark as his estate's shadowy corridors. When circumstances force them into a marriage neither expected, Jane and Sebastian must navigate a landscape of half-truths and hidden passions. As Jane works to complete her magnum opus in the newly built aviary, ...

In this charming reimagining of Jane Austen's beloved classic, the world of Regency England is aflutter with a new obsession: exotic birds. As the gentry vie for status with their colorful avian companions, Elizabeth Bennet finds herself thrust into a world of peacocks, parrots, and pride. When the wealthy and austere Mr. Darcy arrives in Hertfordshire with his prized cockatoo, Elizabeth is determined to dislike him, despite his feathered friend's attempts to win her over. But as misunderstandings take flight and secrets emerge, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy must navigate a society where a rare ...

" La curiosité est la plus grande des qualités. " Hg Wells. Connaissez-vous la théorie du centième singe ? Le kintsugi ou «art de réparer» ? La prophétie des Hopis ? La machine à parler avec les morts ? La règle du micropénis ? Le nom de l’homme qui a fait le plus de bien a l’humanité ? La vraie histoire des Lilliputiens ? La sexualité des baudroies des abysses ? Le moyen d’inventer des faux souvenirs ? La véritable recette du cassoulet toulousain ? L’histoire des harems turcs ? La manière dont réfléchissent les chats ? La civilisation des géants qui aurait préexisté a notre monde ?

In the heart of Yorkshire, where power is won through blood and loyalty, a new order is rising. Old alliances fracture as rival lords vie for control, their ambitions driving them to the brink. In a world where trust is a deadly gamble, and betrayal is the price of survival, the stakes have never been higher. "The Toad Cartels"—where the battle for supremacy knows no bounds.

El Principito Voz humana. Español castellano. El principito (en francés: Le Petit Prince) es una novela corta y la obra más famosa del escritor y aviador francés Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944). A pesar de que es considerado un libro infantil por la forma en la que se encuentra escrito, también posee observaciones profundas sobre la vida y la naturaleza humana. Las observaciones profundas sobre la vida se pueden ejemplificar también con la visita del principito a la tierra. Esta visita comienza con una valoración profundamente pesimista de la humanidad.

Like the Roman matron for whom she is named, plain but clever Octavia seems destined for abandonment. Handsome, fun-loving and heir to an earldom, Dorian is the opposite. In Regency London, life for him is a game in which other people, including Octavia, are his pawns. Everyone loves him until he does the unspeakable: he runs off with anther man's wife. Despite the permanent ache in her heart, Octavia spends her early and middle years building a life she loves as a village apothecary with people who love and appreciate her. Exiled Dorian spends most of his in regret.

Barbados, 1834. El amo de la plantación Providence reúne a sus esclavos y anuncia que el rey de Inglaterra ha decretado el fin de la esclavitud. Pero los gritos de alegría se apagan cuando les advierte que ya no son esclavos, sino aprendices. Nadie puede irse. Deberán trabajar para él durante seis años más. La libertad es solo otro nombre para la vida que siempre han vivido. Esa noche Rachel huye y se convierte en fugitiva. Comienza una búsqueda desesperada para encontrar a sus hijos, los cinco que sobrevivieron al nacimiento y fueron vendidos.

El cura de Tours de Honoré de Balzac es una novela que describe la vida del tímido y modesto sacerdote François Birotteau, en la ciudad provincial de Tours. Birotteau se ve envuelto en una red de intrigas sociales, celos y manipulación cuando hereda una importante fortuna. Balzac explora las complejidades de la naturaleza humana, la hipocresía social y la influencia corruptora de la riqueza. La novela es parte de la obra más amplia de Balzac, "La Comédie Humaine", que ofrece una visión panorámica de la sociedad francesa del siglo XIX a través de una serie de historias y personajes interconectados.

Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age eleven, and spent every vacation in France, desperate to escape her Englishness and to have some French chic rub off on her. In Au Revoir, Tristesse, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to explore how the classics of French literature can infuse our lives with joie de vivre and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness.

Rausch, Schmerz, Sucht – Georg Trakls Leben war geprägt von Extremzuständen und existenziellen Krisen. Dennoch erschuf der österreichische Lyriker und Expressionist in seinen gerade einmal 27 Jahren ein außergewöhnliches und beeindruckendes Werk, das bis heute nachhallt. 32 Schauspieler:innen, darunter Tobias Moretti, Paula Beer, Albrecht Schuch, Hannah Herzsprung, Max von der Groeben, Karoline Schuch u. v. a., interpretieren Trakls Gedichte auf vielstimmige Weise und erzeugen so, eingebettet in ein extra für diese Produktion geschaffenes Soundkonzept, einen ganz eigenen Trakl-Sound.

Ein Arzt, betrogen um sein Medizinstudium, verbringt sein letztes Lebensjahr hin- und hergerissen zwischen Verzweiflung und Euphorie. Überwältigt von Wissen und Weisheit sinniert er über die ihm gegebenen Doktrin, doch sein Leben endet, ohne einen Erben für seine Erkenntnis gefunden zu haben.

День, который мы празднуем — история, вышедшая из-под пера популярного американского новеллиста О. Генри (англ. O. Henry, 1862–1910). Попугай, бездумно повторяя заученные слова, заставил друзей вспомнить о днях лишений на банановых плантациях далекой Коста-Рики. Писатель также прославился благодаря рассказам "Фараон и хорал", "Сыщики", "Момент победы", "Закон и порядок", "День, который мы празднуем", "Тысяча долларов", "Багдадская птица" и "Орден золотого колечка".

Entgegen sämtlicher Widerstände ihrer Zeit nimmt eine junge Lebkuchenbäckerin ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand... 1864: Die Süße von Honig vereint mit dem würzigen Aroma des Orients - Lebkuchen haben auf die achtzehnjährige Elise schon immer einen besonderen Zauber ausgeübt. Als Tochter eines Nürnberger Lebküchners möchte sie unbedingt einmal die familieneigene Großbäckerei übernehmen und dort herrliche Lebkuchen-Kreationen herstellen. Doch dann droht Elises Traum zu zerplatzen: Ihr geliebter Vater verunglückt.

Un roman dont le magnétisme, la gravité, le spectacle rappellent que toute littérature est une littérature d'évasion. " Il y a beaucoup de monde ! " remarqua la visiteuse à peine entrée. Lucille compta. " Nous sommes huit. Neuf avec vous. – Je ne parlais pas des vivants. " Sussex, Angleterre, 1934. Alors qu'ils viennent d'emménager dans le manoir de Winnicott Hall, Archibald et Lucille Montgomery confient à Viviane Lombard, une Française à l'attitude et au franc-parler peu ordinaires, l'éducation de George, leur jeune fils aveugle.

"Mientras yo coloreaba uno de los mandalas relajantes de Amanda, un dragón alado se puso a revolotear por encima de mi cabeza y nada pudo hacer ella por asustarlo, porque consiguió acercarse a mi oído y susurrarme suavemente una verdad absoluta y necesaria para comprender los embustes de la vida".

El Cafè de la Granota són catorze contes plens de gràcia i tendresa, i de misèria i desgràcies, i és també el primer llibre que Moncada va dedicar íntegrament a recrear la Mequinensa perduda sota el pantà de Riba-roja. Esperonat encara per Calders, que no es cansava d’animar-lo —“continua produint ‘granotes’ d’aquesta categoria i ens faràs contents a tots”, li diu a les cartes que clouen aquest volum—, i amb una llengua afinada, rica, divertida i vivíssima, Moncada treu a la palestra un enfilall de personatges dispars, rics i pobres, mesquins i ingenus, saberuts i ignorants, per fer-los girar en un calidoscopi alhora cru i entendridor.

Un ballo in maschera, due misteriose figure in domino rosso, uno straniero insolente, qualche parola incomprensibile e allusiva: queste apparizioni gettano, una sera, "un’ombra di avventura, di libertà e di pericolo" nella vita di un medico e di sua moglie, giovani, belli e chiusi in un’ovattata felicità domestica. Da quel momento essi entrano, senza saperlo, in un intreccio speculare di peripezie notturne tanto inverosimili da sembrare oniriche e di sogni tanto invadenti da sembrare fatti reali.