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“Prendete la vita con leggerezza, che leggerezza non è superficialità, ma planare sulle cose dall’alto, non avere macigni sul cuore.” Italo Calvino – Lezioni Americane Una raccolta di racconti umoristici, per narrare piccoli episodi di straordinaria banalità, romantici conflitti, contrattempi scoppiettanti, allegre tragedie. Perché la quotidianità ci sconforta, a volte, e contro il logorio della vita moderna – in assenza di amari e distillati – può venirci in aiuto una risata. Sette storie in leggerezza: - Le spiritiste di Via Broccanindosso - L’avvocato e l’operazione C ...

Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist, in the tradition of George Eliot, he was also influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism, especially by William Wordsworth. Charles Dickens is another important influence on Thomas Hardy. Like Dickens, he was also highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life, and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially therefore he gained ...

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This much-loved story follows a group of animal friends in the English countryside as they pursue adventure ... and as adventure pursues them! The chief characters - Mole, Rat, and Toad - generally lead upbeat and happy lives, but their tales are leavened with moments of terror, homesickness, awe, madcap antics, and derring-do. Although classed as children's literature, The Wind in the Willows holds a gentle fascination for adults too. The vocabulary is decidedly not "Dick and Jane", and a reader with a love of words will find new ones to ...

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes is Burroughs’ exciting, if improbable, story of an English lord, left by the death of his stranded parents in the hands of a motherly African ape who raises him as her own. Although he is aware that he is different from the apes of his tribe, who are neither white nor hairless, he nevertheless regards them as his “people.” When older, larger, stronger apes decide that he an undesirable to be killed or expelled from the tribe, it is fortunate that Tarzan has learned the use of primitive weapons. Although small and weak by ...

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An Audiobook Lover is someone who finds magic in the spoken word — a person who transforms ordinary moments into journeys of imagination, reflection, and discovery through the power of narration. For them, stories are not just read; they are felt.Each voice, tone, and pause becomes part of a living performance that awakens emotions and paints vivid scenes in the mind. An audiobook lover often views time differently. Long drives, quiet walks, or daily chores become sacred opportunities to explore new worlds or revisit timeless wisdom. They cherish the intimacy of a well-delivered story — ...

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Una nuova serie di podcast e audiolibri per imparare lo spagnolo attraverso le sue caratteristiche peculiari, la sua grammatica, la sua letteratura e vari approfondimenti di civiltà e vita quotidiana.I testi relativi a questo podcast si trovano all'indirizzo:Imparare lo spagnolo – Valerio Di Stefano

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Orra by Joanna Baillie. Considered by her contemporaries a playwright “second only to Shakespeare,” Joanna Baillie was one of the most critically acclaimed writers of the Romantic Era. The Plays on the Passions, first published in 1798, stands as her undeniable magnum opus: a multivolume series of tragedies and comedies exploring the overruling passions of the mind. Orra: A Tragedy in Five Acts, which comes from that series' third volume, is Joanna Baillie’s haunting meditation on fear and madness. It is gothic melodrama par excellence. Set in fourteenth century Switzerland, Baillie's ...

Discover the timeless Urdu stories of Saadat Hasan Manto, Mumtaz Mufti, Ismat Chughtai, Ashfaq Ahmed, and other legendary writers — beautifully narrated in audio format. 🎧 Each episode brings you a classic Urdu afsana filled with emotion, realism, and deep human insight. Presented by Alif Bay Pay | Urdu Audiobooks and Stories — your home for Urdu audiobooks and storytelling podcasts. 🔖 Keywords: Urdu audiobooks, Urdu podcast, Manto afsanay, Urdu literature, Urdu stories, classic Urdu writers, Urdu kahaniyan, Urdu narration.

Bat Wing by Sax Rohmer. Private detective Paul Harley investigates a mysterious case involving voodoo, vampirism, and macabre murder in the heart of London. The first book in the Paul Harley series, written by Sax Rohmer, author of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu.

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes": the illuminating diary of a professional lady, by Anita Loos. In this comic novel written by American author Anita Loos, we follow the adventures of the fictional character Lorelei Lee who is a young blonde flapper. This story takes place in the hedonistic Jazz Age and is written in the form of a diary from Lorelei's viewpoint as she shares stories of the men she entertains in New York City and Europe. “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” was an instant bestseller and has been declared as “the great American novel” by Edith Wharton.

A Prince of Swindlers by Guy Boothby. The year 18-- was a momentous one in Great Britain. Not only did the nation receive most of the world's royalty for months on end, but the well-to-do gentleman, Simon Carne spent much of the social season in London. On friendly terms with royalty, sponsored into society by Lord Amberly, formerly viceroy of India, Carne's horse won the Derby and his Yacht the Queen's Cup. But at the same time, a serious of notorious swindles, thefts and other crimes plagued London and the surrounding environs. The mysterious detective Klimo, did a thriving business by ...

The Witness for the Defence by A. E. W. Mason. Part romance, part mystery, part courtroom and quasi-courtroom drama. Young love reignites itself after a hiatus of some years. Or does it? Much can change in that time -- both to the people themselves, and to the events that shape their lives. The action moves from England to India, and back again, confronting the protagonists with problems they never dreamed they’d have to face.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-witness-for-the-defence-by-a-e-w-mason--6757905/support.

The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola. Zola's original French publication, Au Bonheur des Dames ("The Ladies' Delight"), published 1882, is the eleventh novel in his Rougon-Macquart series. This English translation by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly, was published in 1886. It's a glitzy, fast paced Parisian drama depicting life at the world's first department store, revealing its many innovative marketing concepts, fashion, glamour, lust, greed, courage, deception, human foibles, and the vision and financial risk-taking that led to a world transformation in shopping -- one that set all the little shop...

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle. Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero; a courteous, pious and swashbuckling outlaw of the mediæval era who, in modern versions of the legend, is famous for robbing the rich to feed the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. He operates with his "seven score" (140 strong) group of fellow outlawed yeomen – named the Merry Men. He and his band are usually associated with Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. The Victorian era generated its own distinct versions of Robin Hood. The traditional tales were often adapted for ...

This Podcast contains 5 different version of "Dracula" by Bram Stoker.Bram Stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. In form Dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and telegrams. It begins with lawyer Jonathan Harker's perilous journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania, and chronicles the vampire's invasion of England, where he preys upon the lovely Lucy Westenra and Harker's fiancee, Mina. Harker and Mina join forces with lunatic asylum proprieter Dr. Seward, Lucy's fiance Arthur ...

Collections of 100 short stories involving romance or other kinds of love.