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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....

Fear stalks familiar ground. Acting DCI Rob Marshall is back in the Borders with a permanent promotion dangled in front of him – but storm clouds are gathering, with his new boss eyeing cutting Marshall’s Major Investigation Team.

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity....

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

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....

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....

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....

Perhaps this concealment, this disguise, was beneath me… It is done, however, and it was done for the best. Elizabeth Bennet, walking in Kent the day after Mr Darcy’s proposal meets with an unfortunate mishap.

Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature....

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....

Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet....

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 Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce....

When Louis Trevelyan's young wife meets an old family acquaintance, his unreasonable jealousy of their friendship sparks a quarrel that leads to a brutal and tragic estrangement....

"IF", a poem by Rudyard Kipling, is a timeless gem that recently reemerged in popular culture....

At the height of World War II, three women must come together to fight for freedom, for the men they love - and for each other....

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.

The Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda are our oldest written sources for Norse mythology. When it comes to the norse myths, they are the closest thing we have to listening these stories as the vikings actually told them, around those ancient campfires so long ago....

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....

Secular humanism has triumphed. Everything the late Victorians and Edwardians believed would bring human happiness has been achieved....

As well as writing about his first love, cars, James has a go at political correctness, the rules and regulations of daily life, the internal combustion engine, and traffic wardens....

A stunningly beautiful youth and the city of Venice set the stage for Thomas Mann’s introspective examination of erotic love and philosophical wisdom....

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Irish, Short Stories in Irish for Beginners has been written especially for students from high-beginner to low-intermediate level....

Parzival is a romantic poem written by Wolfram von Eschenbach in Middle High German. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Middle Ages, the romance was the most popular vernacular verse narrative in medieval Germany....

This full-cast drama, part of BBC Audiobooks' Classic Radio Sci-Fi series, is based on the classic post-war 'science fantasy' novel which made John Wyndham famous....

Perhaps this concealment, this disguise, was beneath me… It is done, however, and it was done for the best. Elizabeth Bennet, walking in Kent the day after Mr Darcy’s proposal meets with an unfortunate mishap. A meeting with an adder has disastrous consequences for her and when she wakes from a period of unconsciousness, she has no memory at all of the last ten months of her life. To her complete shock she learns that she is engaged to a man called Darcy, a man she has no recollection of meeting before.

Annes dreijähriger Aufenthalt in Summerside Anne Shirley macht ihre ersten Karriereschritte als Rektorin der Summerside Highschool. Dass man in einer solchen Position nicht immer von allen geliebt wird, ist eine Erfahrung, die sie bitter zu spüren bekommt. Vor allem der im Ort sehr mächtige Pringles-Familienclan macht ihr zu schaffen. Aber Anne wäre nicht Anne, wenn sie allen Sorgen nicht mit viel Optimismus, Mut und einer kräftigen Portion Humor begegnen würde. Eine heitere und lebensbejahende Geschichte voller Schwung.

De klassieker aller klassiekers Honderd jaar eenzaamheid van Nobelprijswinnaar Gabriel García Márquez is voor het eerst verfilmd; Cien años de soledad is vanaf 11 december 2024 te zien als 16-delige serie op Netflix 'Een brok superieure literatuur dat zich als een trein laat luisteren.' de Volkskrant over Honderd jaar eenzaamheid In 1967 verscheen Gabriel García Márquez' meesterwerk Honderd jaar eenzaamheid , waarmee de Latijns-Amerikaanse literatuur definitief op de wereldkaart werd gezet.

Une chercheuse craignant de devenir folle mène une enquête pour tenter de rompre le silence qui entoure la maladie de son arrière-grand-mère Elisabeth, dite Betsy, diagnostiquée schizophrène dans les années 1950. La narratrice ne dispose, sur cette femme morte avant sa naissance, que de quelques légendes familiales dont les récits fluctuent. C'est à peu près tout. Les enfants d'Elisabeth ne parlent jamais de leur mère entre eux et ils n'en parlent pas à leurs enfants qui n'en parlent pas à leurs petits-enfants. "C'était un nom qu'on ne prononçait pas. Maman, c'était un non-sujet.

Elle devra tout quitter pour vivre à nouveau. Seule survivante de l'accident qui a coûté la vie à son fiancé et ses meilleurs amis, Fanny doit à présent réapprendre à vivre. Comment expliquer à ses proches la culpabilité d'être toujours là ? L'impossibilité de renouer avec la joie ? Pour honorer la mémoire de celui qu'elle aimait et échapper à sa douleur, elle décide de réaliser son rêve à lui et de partir au Canada...

Ad oggi la raccolta di fiabe abruzzesi più completa e autentica, storie raccolte dal Ciampoli nel corso dei suoi peregrinaggi in lungo e in largo per l’Abruzzo a cavallo tra la fine dell’800 e l’inizio del ‘900, questo volume getta luce sulle tradizioni e sul folklore di una tra le regione più suggestive d’Italia. Domenico Ciampoli (Atessa, 23 agosto 1852 – Roma, 21 marzo 1929) è stato uno scrittore, bibliotecario e slavista italiano.FEAT DESC

Helmer doet zijn vader naar boven; het is tijd om schoon schip te maken. Hij haalt de woonkamer en de voormalige ouderlijke slaapkamer leeg, schildert de boel en koopt nieuwe spullen. Ooit had hij een tweelingbroer, Henk, de lieveling van zijn vader, degene die de boerderij zou overnemen. Van de ene op de andere dag werd Helmer tot opvolger gebombardeerd, door vader uit de stad gehaald en onder de koeien gezet. Nu is het grote wachten begonnen, bijna zonder dat hij het zelf in de gaten heeft.

I 5. bind af Finnskog-serien, Det synger i løvet, er vi kommet til tiden omkring 1900. Igen møder vi Linas uægte datter Annikka, der stadig går og sørger over det barn, hun engang fødte i hemmelighed og begravede i et stenskred. Vi møder den afsatte, godhjertede, men fordrukne præst, der engang elskede en mand, og som har en ulykkelig og opofrende kone. Og der er den snart 100-årige, ekstremt nærige kone på Valkola. Parallelt med handlingen i Finnskogen følger vi de udvandrere, der har arbejdet sig op i Amerika.

On a rainy hike by Loch Lomond, Eve Waldman stumbles upon a perfectly preserved journal in a hidden cave. The time-worn lettering details the illicit affair of two Jewish lovers that sent a shiver of shame through a Scottish family — and echoes down the bloodlines.

I am Blooded, and this is my creed. I am warrior, and this is my sword. I am shadow, and this is my cloak. I am darkness, bringer of light. The whisper in the wind. The order in the chaos. I am the blood, and the blood is me. From this breath until my last. I am Blooded, and this is my creed. A great spirit rises from the ashes of a dying world. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital and greatest city in the New World, crumbles and burns under the weight of the Spanish onslaught.

This debut collection carries the listener on a journey from childhood to adulthood, covering the joy, pain, introspection and laughter encountered along the way. A must-have compilation of poems for every moment. Not to be missed.

Was wäre, wenn sich dein vermeintlicher Feind als dein Traummann entpuppt? Jenifer erschafft als Kunsttischlerin exklusive Einzelstücke — als Frau geht sie jedoch in der Masse unter. Dabei träumt sie von der großen Liebe und versucht den smarten Banker Deacon Spencer zu erobern, doch der nimmt keine Notiz von ihr. Auch ihre Zwillingsschwester Jessica kann ihr nicht helfen, denn sie ist in New York und die Schwestern sind zum ersten Mal für längere Zeit voneinander getrennt. Seit dem Tod seiner Frau ist das Herstellen von kreativen Möbeln das Einzige, was Sean Murphys Herz berührt.

Lucie est une journaliste mariée à la vie bien réglée, lorsqu'elle croise un homme qui lui fait oublier ses principes et ses méfiances. Basculer dans la dissimulation amoureuse déclenche en elle un vertige et la ramène au destin de sa mère. Et surtout au terrible secret de sa naissance qui fait de Lucie, elle-même, un mensonge.

Al día siguiente, muy temprano, a la hora de siempre, Pinín y Rosa fueron al prao Somonte. Aquella soledad no lo había sido nunca para ellos hasta aquel día. El Somonte sin la Cordera parecía el desierto. De repente silbó la máquina, apareció el humo, luego el tren. En un furgón cerrado, en unas estrechas ventanas altas o respiraderos, vislumbraron los hermanos gemelos cabezas de vacas que, pasmadas, miraban por aquellos tragaluces.

‘We Poets Speak Of Stars But Who Has Ever Met One?’ contains 62 poems of a varying nature. This poetry book is dedicated to, and begins with a eulogy for, a dear friend who passed away at the age of 70. He was a businessman & lecturer in life and had only just retired. News of this close friend’s death reached the poet on his 35th birthday.