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Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a man who does not recognize the true riches of life, which is the friendship of family and friends. He goes out of his way not to give to others, even those with great need and especially at Christmas. The experiences brought upon Ebenezer on Christmas Eve show him the error of his ways and what he's lost out on by being miserly.

„Wer ihn sah in seinem Studierzimmer - halb Bibliothek, halb Laboratorium - er war ein weltberühmter Gelehrter und Chemiker und täglich hingen Hunderte an seinen Lippen - wer ihn dort sah in einsamer Winternacht - unbeweglich - umgeben von seinen Giften und seinen Instrumenten und Büchern, wenn der Schatten seiner Schirmlampe wie ein riesiger Käfer an der Wand hockte und der flackernde Schein des Feuers gespenstische Gestalten malte auf die Wandlungen der fremdartigen, seltsam aussehenden Phiolen, der fühlte, der Mann ist behext und das Zimmer dazu.”

„Mrs. Peerybingle ging in die unheimliche Dämmerung hinaus und klapperte mit ihren Pantoffeln, unendlich viele rohe Abdrücke des ersten Euklidischen Lehrsatzes auf dem Hofe zurücklassend, über die nassen Steine, um den Kessel aus dem Wasserfass zu füllen. Sodann kehrte sie in das Haus zurück, d. h. ohne die Pantoffel - und das ist ein großer Unterschied, denn die Pantoffel waren hoch und Mrs. Peerybingle war klein - und nun stellte sie den Kessel ans Feuer. Dabei verschwand ihre gute Laune, oder Mrs. Peerybingle hatte sie beiseitegelegt.

Das Heimchen am Herde ist eine Geschichte über Menschlichkeit, Güte und das Überwinden von äußeren und innerlichen Widrigkeiten - und das Glück, das die Grillen im Ofen bringen sollen. Mr. Peerybingle ist mit der erheblich jüngeren Mrs. Peerybingle verheiratet und die beiden fristen ein zufriedenes Dasein. Als sie unverhofft einen fremden jungen Mann aufnehmen und ein guter Freund eine sehr viel jüngere Frau heiraten möchte, die ihn aber schließlich für einen Jüngeren sitzen lässt, beginnt Mr. Peerybingle daran zu zweifeln, ob seine Frau nicht ebenfalls glücklicher mit einem jüngeren Mann wäre.

This exciting and bloodthirsty story tells of the sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge and his epic journey of transformation and redemption, brought about by a plague of ravenous zombies. After the supernatural visitations of the long-dead Jacob Marley, himself killed by zombies and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come he comes to realize that he is London's only hope. In a city under siege by the undead there is only one man with the character and sense of mind able to stand in their way.

Here are classic tales of terror to chill your blood, brilliantly read by the late, great Michael Williams. Enjoy these seven outstanding ghost stories from the masters of the genre: "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens; "The Watcher" by Robert Benson; "The Moonlit Road" by Ambrose Bierce; "Dog or Demon" by Theo Gift; "The Mystery of the Semi-Detatched" by E. Nesbit; "The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker"; and "Haunted" by an anonymous author.

Sixteen thrilling and chilling stories by some of the greatest writers of horror and the supernatural.

Andrew Sachs reads these four classic stories of suspense - "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, "The Haunted Doll's House" by M. R. James, "The Room in the Tower" by E. F. Benson, and "The Bus-Conductor" by E. F. Benson. These spine-tingling tales, from the golden age of the ghost story, are sure to leave you with a creeping sense of dread.

Nineteen stories of the supernatural: The Brazilian Cat by Arthur Conan Doyle Read by Paul Panting, Eveline’s Visitant by Mary E. Braddon Read by Hayward Morse, The Leopard Man’s Story by Jack London Read by Garrick Hagon, The Eyes of the Panther by Ambrose Bierce Read by Garrick Hagon, The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson Read by Sean Barrett, Oshidori by Lafcadio Hearn Read by Liza Ross, Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson Read by Paul Panting.

1843 am Heiligen Abend im viktorianischen London. Für den grimmigen Geldverleiher Ebenezer Scrooge ist Weihnachten nicht mehr als verabscheuungswürdiger Humbug! Erst die Besuche seines verstorbenen Teilhabers Jacob Marley, sowie der Geister der vergangenen, gegenwärtigen und zukünftigen Weihnacht bewirken eine Wandlung. Scrooge beginnt, den wahren Sinn des Weihnachtsfestes zu erkennen ...

The Ultimate Ghost Stories Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic ghost stories, read by three Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Henry James, M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton and Washington Irving.

Unabridged readings of four spine-tingling stories. This suspenseful anthology collects together four gripping tales of gruesome scientific experiments and chilling supernatural events - all read in full by some of the very best voice actors. With over 18 hours of electrifying listening, tracked by chapter, these classic tales will have you on the edge of your seat.

Notchmas is the most important holiday in the world of Minecraft. But greedy, selfish villager Ebenezer Scrooge could care less. That is, until he is visited by strange and terrifying creatures who teach him the true meaning of Notchmas.

A doctor is sitting by his fire one evening when his peace is disturbed by a visitor: a tall woman, dressed in mourning and wearing a thick black veil. It is clear that she is in distress, and she tells him that she has come in a desperate bid to save someone dear to her who is in deadly peril. But she will not let the doctor attend to the patient immediately, insisting that he must wait until nine o’clock the following day - and the dreadful reason becomes apparent when the doctor arrives the next morning.

Ebenezer Scrooge era un hombre avaro. Su avaricia y frialdad arrugaron sus facciones, enrojecieron sus ojos y tornaron sus labios de color azul. Hasta su forma de caminar fue endurecida por ahorrar energías. Era tal su avaricia que ni el mal clima podía quitarle una reacción. Para el Sr. Scrooge, Navidad era una fecha caracterizada por la ineficiencia. Detestaba la ineficiencia, el gasto innecesario de dinero en regalos para personas mal agradecidas y caridades para holgazanes y vagabundos indignos de ayuda.

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This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales to bear macabre and chilling witness to writers as diverse as Charles Dickens, HP Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe and Jerome K Jerome. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, as you sit back, and take in their words as they lead you on a walk to places you’d perhaps rather not visit on your own.

Tercer volumen de esta recopilación de cuentos poco tranquilizadores de grandes autores. Conversaciones con fantasmas, resucitados, momias , doppelgangers o incluso...el mismísimo diablo. Dickens, Poe y Maupassant vuelven a la carga con algunos de los mejores relatos del género, pero los autores invitados en esta edición: la polifacética doña Emilia Pardo Bazan y el perturbador Leonid Andreyev se encargarán de ampliar nuestros horizontes y seguir crispando nuestro descanso e imaginación.

Here are tales of mystery, the supernatural, and the paranormal, all moulded by Robin Bailey's very smooth and rolling tones. These intriguing stories include "The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace, "No. 1 Branch Line: The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, "A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins, "Sredni Vashtar" by Saki, "The Werewolf" by Frederick Marryat, "The Mezzotint" by M.R. James, and "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe.