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The Five Orange Pips, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the fifth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in November 1891. Conan Doyle later ranked the story seventh in a list of his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the tenth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in Strand Magazine in April 1892.The story entails the disappearance of Hatty, Lord St. Simon's bride on the day of their marriage. She participates in the wedding, but disappears from the reception.The events of the wedding day are most perplexing to Lord St. Simon as it seemed to him that his bride, Miss Hatty Doran of San Francisco, was full of enthusiasm about their impending marriage.

The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the ninth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in Strand Magazine in March 1892. Dr. Watson notes that this is one of only two cases which he personally brought to the attention of Sherlock Holmes.

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30 Short Stories of memories, adventures, beliefs, and some a creation by Laleh Chini. Buckle up, let's laugh, cry, and most of all, have fun with this ride.

Agustín Pérez-Zaragoza Godínez (siglo XVIII-siglo XIX), escritor español del que no se sabe la fecha de su nacimiento y su muerte, fue uno de los primeros narradores de novela de terror o novela gótica en castellano. Poseedora de una ironía inevitable, Dompareli Bocanegra nos detalla el pacto de un bandido con el demonio, ambos, bastante alejados de los estereotipos. Los sucesos que aparecen en este relato se sitúan en el siglo XV en la Lombardía, lo que es hoy el norte de Italia. bajo el reinado de los duques de Milán, la dinastía Visconti.

A ship steered by a dead man… A huge black dog springing from its deck… A girl, sleepwalking towards disaster… When rising young solicitor Jonathan Harker helps a rich client purchase property in London he unleashes an evil that threatens to destroy the whole of humanity.

Las cinco primeras novelas de la saga Celia de Elena Fortún por primera vez en un solo volumen.

Hörspiel von Eberhard Krug nach dem weltbekannten Abenteuer-Jugendbuch von Robert Louis Stevenson.

"Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn" - ein spannendes und lustiges Hörspiel von Dagmar von Kurmin nach dem Jugendbuch von Mark Twain.

Михайло Коцюбинський — видатний письменник-гуманіст, виразник народних прагнень, одна з найбільш яскравих постатей в історії української літератури. Тіні забутих предків — найкраще творіння Коцюбинського, трагічна історія кохання Івана та Марічки, що перегукується з всесвітньо відомою драмою "Ромео і Джульєтта". Любов, оспівана Коцюбинським, також зароджується на тлі протистояння двох ворогуючих родів, однак його герої звикли жити в оточенні природної гармонії, посеред суворих та незайманих гуцульських Карпат.

Orphaned as baby, Pip is raised by his sister to live the simple life of a blacksmith’s boy. But a chance encounter in a graveyard and a visit to a ruined mansion set him on a different path. When a secret benefactor pays for him to become a gentleman, Pip’s life takes a greatly unexpected turn …

Notre Dame'ın Kamburu olarak adlandırılan Quasimodo, çok çirkin ama altın kalpli bir adamdır. Rahip Frollo onu küçük yaşta kiliseye, yanına alarak hem dış dünyaya kapatmış, hem de hizmetçisi gibi kullanmaktadır. Aslında Rahip de kendini kiliseye kapatmıştır ancak dini statüsü, halka istediklerini yaptırabilmesi ile bir taraftan dışarıdaki yaşamın içindedir. Zamanla her ikisi de Esmeralda isimli güzel, yoksul bir Çingene kızına âşık olmuşlardır. Ancak karşılıksız bir aşktır bu. Aşkına karşılık bulamama Rahipte kine ve yok etmeye dönüşür. Rahip kendi düştüğü bu durumun suçunu ve yaşadığı acıların günahını Esmeralda’ya yüklemiştir.