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Anthem by Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand is best known for her classics Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. One of her earlier works, Anthem, is a dystopian vision of a world in which “self” has been abolished and people have become nothing more than parts of a greater “collective.” Rooted in her own experiences fleeing from the communist Russia of the 1920’s, as well as the rise of fascism in Italy and National Socialism in Germany, Rand wrote Anthem as a warning to all concerned with losing personal identity in an ever changing and rapidly developing world.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Imagine a strange, tropical place that is almost inaccessible. Time appears to have stood still there. Species of animal and plant life not seen elsewhere on Earth, except in the fossil record, inhabit the place. The lakes heave with the shapes of huge grey bulks moving under the surface. The woods are places where chittering cries move about above your head, as powerful apes move swiftly in the canopy of leaves. Then, a tree splinters nearby, and a dinosaur steps out from his hiding place... and he's eyeing YOU. Jurassic Park? Not quite. The Lost ...

The Poison Belt by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Poison Belt is a 1913 science fiction novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his recurring character Professor Challenger, and is a sequel to The Lost World. The plot follows Challenger as he predicts Earth will pass through a belt of poisonous ether, prompting him to summon his companions to his home, where they seal themselves in a room with oxygen to survive the global catastrophe unfolding outside. The story is notable for its claustrophobic setting and its depiction of humanity's potential end, with the group watching the world succumb ...

The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne. Author A. A. Milne is best known to the world as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Yet Milne was versatile, having written dozens of plays, humorous articles, books and – The Red House Mystery. In which… Mark Ablett is the massively narcissistic owner of The Red House, a beautiful English country mansion. The estate is managed mostly by Mark’s side-kick and younger cousin, Cayley. As a wealthy artiste, Mark has chosen his handful of guests both to pander to his self-image and to allow him near-total control of virtually all aspects of his luxurious ...

The Lady from Nowhere by Fergus Hume. The Lady from Nowhere by Fergus Hume is a thrilling mystery novel that keeps readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end. The story follows the mysterious Lady Maitland as she arrives in a small English village and quickly becomes entangled in a web of intrigue and deception. Hume does a masterful job of building suspense and creating a sense of foreboding throughout the novel. The plot is full of unexpected twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the very end. The characters are well-developed and engaging, and the setting ...

Turgenev's shy hero, Tchulkaturin, is a representative example of a Russian archetype - the "superfluous man", a sort of Hamlet not necessarily dignified with the title Prince: an individual of comfortable means leading a dreary existence, without purpose and led on by events which may, as in this story, engulf him. The novella takes the form of a diary started by Tchulkaturin in the shock of being diagnosed as having a terminal illness. The journal entries cover a period of two weeks, leading to his death. Tchulkaturin quickly homes in on the only significant event in his life - an ...

Short stories on the Russian life from early 19 century. The fiction prose of the famous poet. - Summary by xenium5

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of A Winter Evening by Alexander Pushkin, translated by Martha Dickinson Bianchi.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 13, 2022.-----Pushkin is a well-known Russian author and poet. Bianchi, the translator, was the niece of Emily Dickinson and is best known as an editor of Dickinson's poems. - Summary by TriciaG

Krasavitse, Kotoraya Niuhala Tabak (To a Beautiful woman, Who Was Smelling Tobacco) is a small poem written by Alexander Pushkin, a famous Russian poet well known outside the Russia. The author describes in a fun and artistic way the conflict between an image inside of his head of the beautiful and lovely women on the one hand, and her action - smelling tobacco - on the other hand! Can anyone imagine two more incompatible things than a clean and bright woman and a dirty toy of alcoholics and sailors - tobacco! This conflict hit the author straight into his heart, so he couldn’t ignore it and...

World-renowned Russian author Ivan Turgenev brings us a collection of stories that traffic in the world of dreams, stories of lost love, of ephemeral ghosts, of dark premonitions. This collection also contains a sampling of sketches and prose poems written in Turgenev's deceptively simple yet articulate, nuanced and beautifully rendered style. Don't think these are traditional tales of romance and nature. Turgenev laces his prose with a degree of cynicism and melancholy that belies the poetic language employed. (Summary by Ben Tucker)

When N—— met Annouchka. A graceful story of innocence, love, coming of age, and friendship, set between two picturesque towns on the banks of the Rhine. - Summary by Rapunzelina

In this remarkable collection of BBC recordings, we hear what the people of the Home Front listened to as they lived, loved, laughed and worked through the dark days of World War Two; from the stirring speeches and air-raid sirens, to the humour and music that helped to keep them smiling through.

Le Rime sono una raccolta messa insieme e ordinata da moderni editori, che riunisce il complesso della produzione lirica dantesca dalle prove giovanili a quelle dell'età matura. Le rime giovanili comprendono componimenti che riflettono le varie tendenze della lirica cortese del tempo, quella guittoniana, quella guinizzelliana e quella cavalcantiana. Tra questo gruppo di testi Dante aveva scelto quelli che dovevano entrare a far parte della Vita Nova. (Summary by Wikipedia) N.B. Questa edizione (dell'Ottocento) contiene alcune poesie che gli studiosi non attribuiscono più a Dante, come per ...

Die Commedia, in späterer Zeit auch Divina Commedia („Göttliche Komödie“) genannt, ist das Hauptwerk des italienischen Dichters Dante Alighieri. Sie gilt als bedeutendste Dichtung der italienischen Literatur und als eines der größten Werke der Weltliteratur.(Zusammenfassung von Wikipedia)

WeltliteraturDante Alighieri, (*1265 in Florenz, gest. 1321 in Ravenna, Mutter früh verstorben, Vater Geldverleiher in Florenz), gehörte dem guelfisch gesinnten Stadtadel an, war verheiratet und hatte 4 Kinder.Als Mitglied des obersten Ratsgremiums trat er an der Seite der Weißen Guelfen, die sich für eine Autonomie der Stadt gegenüber dem Papst (Bonifazius VIII.) einsetzten, gegen die Schwarzen Guelfen und die Ghebelinen und geriet zwischen alle Fronten der politischen Lager.1302 wurde Dante in Abwesenheit (Botschafter beim Papst Bonifazius VIII. in Rom) zu einer Geldstrafe wegen ...

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. Possibly Wilkie Collins' most famous novel, The Woman In White remade the Gothic Horror novel by taking its characters and tropes and setting them in commonplace surroundings among "people like us", Featuring unforgettable characters such as the incomparable Count Fosco and the redoubtable Marion Halcombe (a woman for whom male Victorian readers politely inquired of Wilkie the address as they wanted to marry her), The Woman In White with its compassionate treatment of those suffering mental distress ought to be credited with having put the cause of mental...

Good One is a longform celebrity interview show that explores the creative process with a sense of humor and a great selection of hats. It's hosted by Jesse David Fox, who is a Vulture senior writer and the author of Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture and the Magic that Makes it Work. Good One is a co-production of Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out Good One on Youtube

Childhood (Детство [Detstvo]; 1852) is the first novel in Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy. They are the works that launched his writing career. These books earned him instant acclaim. This book describes the major physiological decisions of boyhood that all boys experience.(Summary by Wikipedia)

Boyhood is the second in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Youth, published in a literary journal during the 1850s. (Introduction by Bill Boerst)

The Cossacks (1863) is an unfinished novel which describes the Cossack life and people through a story of Dmitri Olenin, a Russian aristocrat in love with a Cossack girl. This text was acclaimed by Ivan Bunin as one of the finest in the language.Additional proof-listening was done by mim@can & katzes.