Classics

The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron....

One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....

The sci-fi series continues! The second Dune volume journeys through the changes of planet Arrakis's social order and surreal environment.

On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before....

On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....

In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend....

The atomic submarine Dolphin has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather station Zebra....

Tremendous in scope and breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus, an electrifying moral defense of capitalism and free enterprise....

Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness....

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.

Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed Hemingway's power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature....

The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably....

Unabridged recordings of A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, Great Expectations, The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Mutual Friend, Little Dorrit, Dombey and Son and A Christmas Carol....

>He was the father of the occult, the founder of astrology, the discoverer of alchemy. He was Hermes Trismegistus, and he possessed all divine knowledge....

Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author's previous works, For Whom the Bell Tolls stands as one of the best war novels of all time....

The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender....

Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around....

This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before....

The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....

A completely reimagined epic of the man known as Robin Hood from multi-award-winning, bestselling author Stephen R. Lawhead - now with the complete trilogy in one volume....

Past the rusted gates and untrimmed hedges, Hill House broods and waits….

Les Misérables is set in Paris after the French Revolution. In the sewers and backstreets, we encounter "the wolf-like tread of crime"....

A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, The Sun Also Rises introduces two of Hemingway’s most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley....

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....

A century after it first appeared, Crime and Punishment remains one of the most gripping psychological thrillers....

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.”

This Audiobook contains the following works :. - The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald Track 1-9. - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Track 10-51. - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Track 52-92. - Ben-Hur - A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace Track 93-174. - Middlemarch by George Eliot Track 175-262. - Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Track 263- 390. - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Track 391-433. - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Track 434-480. - The Iliad by Homer Track 481-504. - The Odyssey by Homer Track 505-528.

Após perder os pais, Amaro é acolhido pela Marquesa de Alegros que deseja o inserir no sacerdócio, ainda que o jovem não tenha vocação para essa posição. Após criar experiência na função, se muda para a cidade de Leiria, a fim de se tornar padre, e se hospeda em um quarto alugado na casa de Amélia, por quem desenvolve profundo interesse.

At the heart of Dark Romanticism is its brooding, pessimistic tone, its emphasis on the supernatural and the sins of humanity, and its use of iconic symbols and horrifying imagery. The classic Dark Romantic authors (Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville) are represented in the stories and poems in this volume, as well as some authors who are not commonly included in this genre.

Fue en un apartamento lúgubre de Vanves, durante su exilio francés, donde Tsvietáieva escribió el presente texto, que relata el encuentro de la pequeña Marina con el diablo en la habitación de su hermana, donde se refugiaba para leer libros prohibidos. Con una prosa burlona, ora exaltada, ora gélida, pero siempre hechizante, la poeta relata el despertar de su fascinación por las palabras, encarnadas en la figura del diablo, que su implacable mirada transforma en una criatura tan temible como seductora.

Mario Jiménez, giovane pescatore cileno, perdutamente innamorato della bellissima e sensuale Beatriz González, un giorno decide di abbandonare il proprio lavoro e di diventare il postino di Isla Negra, un'isola dal fascino magico dove l'unica persona che riceve e invia corrispondenza è il grande poeta Pablo Neruda. Tra i due, lontani per cultura ed educazione, nasce a poco a poco un fortissimo legame d'amicizia umana e di complicità poetica, sullo sfondo di un Paese che si sta avvicinando a un tragico e drammatico destino.

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887).

After rebelling against God, Satan and his followers are cast out of Heaven and descend into Hell. Determined to corrupt humanity, Satan embarks on a mission to tempt Adam and Eve, leading them into sin and the loss of paradise. Paradise Lost explores themes of free will, temptation, and redemption, inviting listeners to reflect on the consequences of disobedience and the eternal struggle between good and evil.

Arkady Kirsanov is due to move back home after attending university, much to his father’s delight. He also brings with him a close friend, Eugene Barazov, who Arkady’s father warmly receives. But before long, tensions begin to rise in the household: Arkady and Eugene’s philosophies – promoting concepts such as nihilism – are beginning to make Arkady’s father uneasy. Their views are too radical – and they reject the traditional Russian life Arkady’s father so carefully created for himself and the family.

Hauptmanns berühmte Novelle "Bahnwärter Thiel", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine ausführliche Analyse der Novelle, Kapitel für Kapitel. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1.-2. Bahnwärter Thiel, ungekürzt gelesen. 3.: Analyse und Interpretation der Novelle.

Harryboy Boas is a gambling man. An independent Jewish bachelor, he lives in a Hackney boarding house: reading Zola, betting on the dogs at the track, womanising, philosophising, and repressing his tortured wartime past. Until, that is, a new family moves in. As his life dramatically unravels—financially, emotionally, and existentially—Harryboy descends into a murky criminal underworld where debts, violence, gangsters and revenge are the inevitable payback for those who can't pay up ...

Goethes berühmtes Stück "Faust - Der Tragödie erster Teil", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, eine kurze, ca. fünfminütige Inhaltsangabe des Stücks sowie eine ausführliche Analyse des "Faust", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Faust in 5 Minuten - Zusammenfassung. 2. J. W. von Goethe, Kurzbiografie. 3.-17.: Faust ungekürzt gelesen. 18.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Goethes berühmtes Stück "Iphigenie auf Tauris", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sowie eine ausführliche Analyse der "Iphigenie", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. J. W. von Goethe, Kurzbiografie. 2.-6.: Iphigenie ungekürzt gelesen. 7.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Goethes berühmtes Stück "Götz von Berlichingen", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie vom echten, historischen Götz von Berlichingen, eine Biografie von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sowie eine ausführliche Analyse des "Götz", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Götz von Berlichingen, Kurzbio. 2. J. W. von Goethe, Kurzbiografie. 3.-7.: Götz von Berlichingen ungekürzt gelesen. 8.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Schillers berühmtes Stück "Kabale und Liebe", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Friedrich Schiller, eine kurze, ca. fünfminütige Inhaltsangabe des Stücks sowie eine ausführliche Analyse von "Kabale und Liebe", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Kabale und Liebe in 5 Minuten - Zusammenfassung. 2. Friedrich Schiller, Kurzbiografie. 3.-7.: Kabale und Liebe ungekürzt gelesen. 9.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Un día Matías Pascal, bibliotecario en Sicilia, lee en un periódico la florida reseña de su propia muerte. Toda la novela es una profunda reflexión sobre la constante pugna por establecer una identidad definida y tener un lugar bien definido en el mundo.

Schillers berühmtes Stück "Wilhelm Tell", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Friedrich Schiller, eine kurze, ca. fünfminütige Inhaltsangabe des Stücks sowie eine ausführliche Analyse von "Wilhelm Tell", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Wilhelm Tell in 5 Minuten - Zusammenfassung. 2. Friedrich Schiller, Kurzbiografie. 3.-7.: Wilhelm Tell ungekürzt gelesen. 8.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

This adapted edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is designed to make classic literature accessible and engaging for all listeners, especially reluctant learners in high school literature units.

Kafkas berühmte Novelle "Die Verwandlung", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie des Autoren sowie ausführliche Analyse der Novelle, Kapitel für Kapitel. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Biografie Franz Kafka, 2.-4. Die Verwandlung, ungekürzt gelesen. 5.: Analyse und Interpretation der Novelle.

Hailed by The Times as "Hugely entertaining, marvelously light-footed", in celebration of Jane Austen's 250th anniversary, writer/comedian Alison Larkin brings you an audiobook unlike any other. Larkin's award-winning narrations of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion are followed by Songs from Regency England, Poems, Stories and Plays by a teenage Jane Austen.

Amphitryon ist der Feldherr der Thebaner. Seine Gattin Alkmene erwartet sehnlich seine Rückkehr aus dem Krieg gegen die Athener. Statt seiner erscheint jedoch Jupiter in Amphitryons Gestalt. Als der echte Amphitryon zurückkehrt und Alkmene ihm von der vermeintlich gemeinsam verbrachten Nacht erzählt, fühlt sich dieser betrogen - und fordert Genugtuung. Der Amphitryon-Stoff ist ein wahrer Dauerbrenner auf den Bühnen dieser Welt!

A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere, perhaps, where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle, it is the end of the line anyway, and time for him to retire to live peacefully with his wife and child. But no-one escapes so easily from the lonely, isolated, neurotic world of the SIS.

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a landmark novel of the 20th century that captures the disillusionment and aimlessness of the post–World War I generation, often referred to as the "Lost Generation." The story follows Jake Barnes, an American journalist living in Paris, and his circle of expatriate friends—including the charismatic and troubled Lady Brett Ashley—as they travel from the cafés of Montparnasse to the bullfighting arenas of Pamplona.

Schillers berühmtes Stück "Die Räuber", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Friedrich Schiller, eine kurze, ca. fünfminütige Inhaltsangabe des Stücks sowie eine ausführliche Analyse der "Räuber", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Die Räuber in 5 Minuten - Zusammenfassung. 2. Friedrich Schiller, Kurzbiografie. 3.-8.: Die Räuber ungekürzt gelesen. 9.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1971, all’indomani delle rivolte del ‘68, il romanzo di Balestrini segue le vicissitudini di un operaio del Sud che si...