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Adolf Verloc is a secret agent who provides information and takes care of arriving undercover agents of an un-named government through their embassy. He also runs a shady business selling pornography, comic books, contraceptives, and the like. As well as this, he’s a confidential informant to Chief Inspector Heat of the London police. His family consists of his wife, Winnie, her Mother, and his (presumably) autistic brother-in-law, Stevie.

The Five is an captivating novel of the decadent fin-de-siècle written by Vladimir Jabotinsky (1880–1940), a controversial leader in the Zionist movement whose literary talents, until now, have largely gone unrecognized by Western readers/listeners. The author deftly paints a picture of Russia's decay and decline—a world permeated with sexuality, mystery, and intrigue. Michael R. Katz has crafted the first English-language translation of this important novel, which was written in Russian in 1935 and published a year later in Paris under the title Pyatero.

In this story two men strike up a conversation and one reveals that he is, in fact, dead as the result of titanic war in the future. In this bold premise Wells once more reveals a startling and empathetic story.

A young acolyte steeped in wizardly lore assists his master to uncover an ancient tablet and decipher its dreadful secrets. But their unholy quest awakens a cosmic horror from beyond the stars, which begins to take over their shadows and souls. Can they resist its dark influence, or will they become its victims?

In truth the mastery of flying was the work of thousands of men—this man a suggestion and that an experiment, until at last only one vigorous intellectual effort was needed to finish the work. But the inexorable injustice of the popular mind has decided that of all these thousands, one man, and that a man who never flew, should be chosen as the discoverer, just as it has chosen to honor Watt as the discoverer of steam and Stephenson of the steam-engine.

"The Whisperer in Darkness" is a 26,000-word novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February–September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. Similar to The Colour Out of Space (1927), it is a blend of horror and science fiction. Although it makes numerous references to the Cthulhu Mythos, the story is not a central part of the mythos, but reflects a shift in Lovecraft's writing at this time towards science fiction. The story also introduces the Mi-go, an extraterrestrial race of fungoid creatures.

Tauchen Sie ein in die Welt von Edgar Allan Poes Das außergewöhnliche Abenteuer eines gewissen Hans Pfaall, meisterhaft gelesen von Benjamin Werner. Erleben Sie eine atemberaubende Reise, die in der niederländischen Stadt Rotterdam beginnt, wo ein mysteriöser Ballon aus Zeitungspapier die Bürger in philosophische Unruhe stürzt. Folgen Sie Hans Pfaall auf seiner neunzehntägigen Fahrt zum Mond, begleitet von einer Katze und zwei Tauben, und entdecken Sie eine phantastische Stadt auf der Mondoberfläche.

With some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and unpredictable aunt Gwenny for an Easter holiday visit. After a tense few days in which her guests' interactions range from awkward dinners to a knife fight, a disgruntled aunt Gwenny departs for Europe. Receiving a telegram from Le Touquet inviting him to join Gwenny in the south of France, Nigel finds himself on a vacation cut short by murder as a cold shadow of suspicion eclipses the sunny beauty of the Côte d'Azur.

La crítica ha dicho... "Aldous Huxley fue un hombre extraordinariamente profético, no hay otro novelista en el siglo XX que haya escrito una guía más sagaz del futuro." Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) fue un hombre de saber enciclopédico, y podría decirse que uno de los pensadores más importantes del siglo XX. En 1932, escribió en apenas cuatro meses UN MUNDO FELIZ (Brave New World), el libro al que debe buena parte de su fama. Muestra una sociedad distópica que funciona como una dictadura sin que los ciudadanos lo adviertan.

During a canoe trip on the Danube, two men are forced to stop on an island due to the current. What was supposed to be a peaceful temporary camping experience turns into a disturbing and supernatural ordeal: the willows covering the island seem to move and whisper in the wind, giving the impression of being alive; the presence of hostile and terrifying invisible entities is perceived, casting doubt on every capacity for rational thought.

Захватывающая драма о любви, ненависти и несметных сокровищах губернатора Смирны, написанная в лучших традициях «Великолепного века». Свирла - мать прекрасной Маламатеньи, обладательницы тайного ключа к спрятанным сокровищам, пытается продать свою дочь в гарем визиря. Жажда наживы полностью поглотила ее. Ни мольбы, ни девичьи слезы, не в силах остановить женщину на ее пути к легким деньгам.

Клаус Манн написал своего «Мефистофеля» менее чем за полгода. Он начал роман в начале 1936 года, и к маю того же года рукопись была готова. Вскоре после этого он появился в качестве препринта в парижской газете. Роман рассказывает трагическую историю нравственного падения актера Хендрика Хефгена. За свою артистическую карьеру и жажду власти он готов был заплатить любую цену, даже если для этого пришлось бы предать своих бывших товарищей и самое главное самого себя. Но когда, казалось цель достигнута, Хефген с ужасом осознал, что совершил непоправимую ошибку – продал душу самому дьяволу.

Tauchen Sie ein in die düstere Welt von Edgar Allan Poes Die Grube und das Pendel, meisterhaft gelesen von Benjamin Werner. Erleben Sie hautnah die beklemmende Atmosphäre und die schleichende Angst, die den Protagonisten in den Tiefen eines spanischen Inquisitionsgefängnisses umgibt. Jede Sekunde ist ein Kampf gegen den Wahnsinn, während das unerbittliche Pendel seinen tödlichen Tanz vollführt. Dieses Hörbuch verspricht nicht nur Gänsehaut, sondern auch eine Reise in die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche.

February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army. The last boat escapes out of the harbour into the South China Sea, and on board are a desperate group of strangers, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Dawn sees them far out to sea but with the first murderous dive bombers already aimed at their ship. Thus begins a nightmare succession of disasters wrought by the hell-bent Japanese, the unrelenting tropical sun and, ultimately, by the survivors themselves, as they head south by Java Head.

Prepare to be captivated by "Science Fiction Novels Vol. 02: Five Science Fiction Novels," - a breathtaking anthology penned by the visionary authors of the Shadowplay Collective. Delve into the realms of the Golden Age of Science Fiction as you embark on an extraordinary journey through five captivating tales that will ignite your imagination and leave you spellbound. In "Captive," immerse yourself in a high-stakes game of survival where protagonists are thrust into a world of intrigue, danger, and captivity. Unravel the mysteries behind their imprisonment as they navigate treacherous ...

SAUVAGE, GUERRIER, REBELLE ET SANGUINAIRE. Tarass Boulba est un guerrier Cosaque fier et belliqueux. Ses deux fils, Andreï et Ostap sont à peine rentrés de Kiev après leurs études, qu'il les conduit à la Setch, le campement militaire cosaque. Tous brûlent d'en découdre, et une rumeur circulant dans le camp fournit le motif suffisant pour entrer en guerre contre les Polonais. Lors de cette campagne sanguinaire, Andreï, le cadet, tombe amoureux d'une belle Polonaise et passe à l'ennemi.

Mansfield Park is the third published novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1814 by Thomas Egerton. A second edition was published in 1816 by John Murray, still within Austen's lifetime. The novel did not receive any public reviews until 1821. The novel tells the story of Fanny Price, starting when her overburdened family sends her at age ten to live in the household of her wealthy aunt and uncle and following her development into early adulthood.

DAS TAL DER ANGST beginnt mit einem rätselhaften Mord im Herzen Londons, der Holmes' unvergleichliche Fähigkeiten herausfordert. Die Auflösung des Falls führt ihn zusammen mit seinem treuen Begleiter Dr. Watson jedoch in die abgelegenen Berglandschaften eines gefährlichen Tals in Amerika.

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Fyodor Dostoyevky's greatest works: 15 novels and novellas, 18 short stories, a short study of Dostoyevsky by Virginia Woolf, and two books of non-fiction - his Letters and European travel journal.

The most romantic literary lovers in history: Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester. Oliver Mellors and Constance Chatterley. Marie Shabata and Emil Bergson. Now, all three of their classic stories are collected in one volume.