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When tragedy leaves Fitzwilliam Darcy clinging to life, Elizabeth Bennet sacrifices her dreams to repay the debt owed to her family's damaged savior. But can her compassion penetrate his bitter heart and spark hope again?

Richard Burton here reads in a manner that truly does justice to the virtuosity to the love poems of England’s most outstanding Metaphysical poet, bending both meaning and sound to the service of the Metaphysical conceit.

"LOve", ben oltre l'idea del romanzo, del saggio, del trattato, del manuale, ben oltre il nome di una ragazza cui doveva essere dedicato per restituire al mondo ogni cosa di lei, è il racconto di uno scrittore, Fulvio Abbate, che custodisce e prova a mostrare una possibile "biografia" dell'amore stesso, muovendo dal giacimento del proprio vissuto. La sua attesa, la sua nascita, le sue emozioni, i suoi "attori".

Three terminally stylish friends, who share rivalrous affections, attempt to uncoil their twisted love triangle in this sexy and scandalous gem. Written in 1932, the play was deemed extremely daring, and even by today's standards is considered controversial. In its frank and funny take on sex, love, and commitment, Design for Living proves to be one of Coward's greatest successes.

A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love. Stories by famous writers including Katherine Mansfield and Oscar Wilde.

Writer and director David Hare is one of England's leading political dramatists, celebrated for his many award-winning plays analysing the morality of contemporary Britain. This collection comprises some of his most acclaimed pieces, as well as a fascinating radio interview with Hare himself.

Victorian poet Robert Browning was renowned for his evocative dramatic monologues peopled with vivid, morally ambiguous characters. In 1846, he eloped with fellow poet Elizabeth Barrett, and they rapidly became Britain's most famous literary power couple. This collection brings together four of Browning's poetic masterpieces, juxtaposed with a play inspired by his work and a drama about Robert and Elizabeth's romance.

World War II: A young Nazi guard stationed in a ghetto in Regensburg, Germany, finds himself in a time and place that he hates. He has never directly participated in the bloodletting but has done nothing to stop it. He wonders if his soul can be saved. He saves a Jewish girl's life when ordered to murder her. He refuses despite the consequences. Perhaps the girl he saved can save him. Maybe she can be the key to his redemption and a light for his soul, to guide the way home.

As one of the supreme Christian epic poems, Dante's Divine Comedy provides not only far more personality and emotional depth than the pagan epics, it also opens up all the issues on which Western history turns truth, beauty, goodness, sin, sanctification, and triumph. For all that, C.S. Lewis loved the Comedy for its seemingly effortless poetry.

Archer Humphrey Lambourne, third son to the Marquis of Daventry, had always longed to fill his life with culture and travel across the exotic world. His love of knowledge, prompted by a fond mentor, has him yearning for more at every turn until a chance meeting has him questioning his nomadic existence. When a Fellowship dinner brings Archer and Cassiopeia to the same point under the stars, long held emotions of longing and betrayal stir the heavens until there is no place for them to hide from their obvious attraction.

You already know Mr. Darcy—at least you think you do! The romantic hero of Pride and Prejudice, Darcy initially insults and ignores the witty heroine but eventually succumbs to her charms. It’s a classic enemies-to-lovers plot and one that has profoundly influenced our cultural ideas about courtship. But what if this classic isn’t just a grand romance but a horror novel about how scary love and marriage can be for women? In The Darcy Myth, literature scholar Rachel Feder unpacks Austen’s Gothic influences and how they have led us to a romantic ideal that is halfway to being a monster story.

This classic comedy is set in the charming country home of Charles Condomine, a remarried widower. A witty and convivial evening party among friends is transformed when a seance conjures the ghost of Elvira, Charles' first wife, who delights in wreaking havoc among the living. An enchanting Coward comedy!

Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems written over a lifetime, capturing its many forms: from rapture, infatuation and urgency to sorrow, heartache and disillusion. Poetry was de Bernières' first and greatest literary love, a passion evident in the musicality and emotion of his poems, which are full of stories and the truth of lived experience.

"Your judging eyes interpret quickly with assurance upon the view, Yet what they tell you is not always true, Below our outer shield with structure and mind beats a heart honest and true, You cannot judge a person by view, Only through love can you understand."

Love. Passion. Duty. The ties that bind, but can they set you free? In the opulent world of 19th-century England, where reputation and decorum are everything, Lady Cecilia Harrington's heart beats to a different rhythm. As the Duke of Harrington's daughter, her life is mapped out with lavish balls, couture gowns, and an impending engagement to Lord Ashworth, London's most eligible bachelor. However, beneath the glimmering chandeliers and behind the velvet curtains, a forbidden romance begins to kindle.

No necesitas ser seguidor o seguidora de @bebi_fernandez para que te hagas con este audiolibro siempre y cuando te guste que te hablen sin pelos en la lengua, con un lenguaje directo, librepensador y un marcado sarcasmo. Así es Bebi que con su lenguaje particular ha revolucionado las redes, y también las librerías, convirtiendo a este libro en un bestseller. Así es este libro, un discurso activista en defensa de los derechos sociales, la ira con la que la autora se enfrenta a hechos injustamente cotidianos, pero sin dejar de lado sus devenires amorosos.

"Diese Lyrik macht den Leser reich" - Gedichte aus 25 Jahren. Ulrike Draesner hat ein helles Ohr für Zwischenräume und "subsongs", die Lieder unter den Liedern - Stimmen, die man gemeinhin nicht hört. In "hell & hörig" zeigt sich das ganze Können der Dichterin: Gedichte aus 25 Jahren, sinnlich, gedankenreich und zugewandt. Souverän werden traditionelle lyrische Formen aufgegriffen, naturwissenschaftliche Kenntnisse integriert. Polyglott, polyamorisch, zeitgenössisch ist Draesners Poesie, deren Originalität sich auch im Umgang mit fremden Sprachen beweist.

In his debut poetry collection Five Aspects, lifelong wanderer, poet, and philosopher Akira explores the lifecycle of love and relationships. Across five chapters you'll be taken on a journey filled with passion, desire, and romance. Following in the footsteps of the innocent dreamer, you'll walk along the well-trodden paths of intimacy and togetherness. Every one of the five aspects along the way will challenge the way you think, feel, and reflect upon your very own romantic experiences.

Who hasn't ever been in heartache? This book is a poetry book of love and pain and heart rendering emotions of love. A book to search your soul. A book of tender sweet heartache. A book that explores your inner soul and leaves you wanting more. A book of compassion of the soul.