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In this collection you'll hear Stephen Fry narrating Great Expectations, Scrooge's ghostly journey narrated by Jason Isaacs, Juliet Stevenson leading us through The Old Curiosity Shop, and many more award-winning narrators bringing Dickens' words to life. Also included here is a short introduction to Dickens' life and works from Dr Pete Orford, an internationally renowned Dickens expert and the Course Director for the Charles Dickens Studies MA at the University of Buckingham.

Harper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon—thanks to Scout, Jem, Atticus, and the other indelible characters in To Kill a Mockingbird; as well as for the darker, late-’50s version of small-town Alabama that emerged in Go Set a Watchman, her only other novel, published in 2015 after its rediscovery. Less remembered, until now, however, is Harper Lee the dogged young writer, who crafted stories in hopes of magazine publication; Lee the lively New Yorker, Alabamian, and friend to Truman Capote; and the Lee who peppered the pages of McCall’s and Vogue with thoughtful essays.

"The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft contains all the original stories which Lovecraft wrote as an adult. It begins in 1917 with "The Tomb" and ends in 1935 with his last original work "The Haunter of the Dark." The book is ordered chronologically by the date the story was written.

Odysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a tale of thrilling adventures, cunning escapes, and enduring devotion. Stephen Fry breathes new life into the ancient poem with humor and pathos.

Великая Отечественная война закончилась 80 лет назад, но до сих пор неизвестно точное число ее жертв. Не вызывает сомнения лишь одно - наша страна заплатила за Победу самую высокую цену. Каждый из солдат вступая в бой с фашистами ежедневно проявлял стойкость и непоколебимое мужество, ценой своей жизни приближая Великую Победу советского народа над нацизмом. В этой аудиокниге вас ждут аудиоверсии рассказов о героизме и храбрости солдат, бесстрашно сражавшихся на фронтах войны. "Один шанс из ста" 0:31:00. "Хроника десантной группы" 1:02:00.

Главный герой романа землемер К. прибывает в Деревню, управляемую Замком. Его стремление проникнуть в столь близкий, но такой недостижимый Замок, как и попытка поселиться в Деревне, терпят неудачу. Чем больше усилий прилагает К. для реализации своего замысла, тем глубже и глубже теряется в лабиринте административного аппарата Замка и тем дальше он от намеченной цели. Загадочная история о неуверенности человека, оказавшегося один на один с холодным и непонятным миром, вдали от общества, причиняющего ему боль.

Er gehört fraglos zu den berühmtesten und besten Erzählern seiner Epoche: Franz Werfel (1890 - 1945). Über Frankreich emigrierte er nach Amerika, wo er große Erfolge feierte. In Beverly Hills erlag er einem Herzinfarkt. In dieser großen Hörbuch Box vertreten: 1. Verdi - Ein Roman der Oper (Track 1-21), 2. Der Tod des Kleinbürgers (Track 22-28), 3. Der veruntreute Himmel (Track 29-42), 4. Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift (Track 43-49).

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.

Realms of the Round Table presents for the first time an extensive collection of forgotten tales, retold for a new generation of readers by a modern-day Merlin, the world-renowned Arthurian authority, John Matthews. Contained within are a rich feast of Arthurian love stories and tales that delve deep into the darker mysteries of the Great Wood and the denizens of fantastic lands beyond.

Así comienza En busca del tiempo perdido, considerada una obra maestra de la literatura universal, y una de las más influyentes en los ámbitos de las letras, el arte y la filosofía. Publicada en siete entregas, la primera de ellas, Por el camino de Swann, vio la luz en 1913. Esta nueva traducción de Mercedes López-Ballesteros, apadrinada por el escritor Javier Marías, quien llegó a leer entusiasmado la primera parte, es exacta, fiel y de gran aliento, y transmite certeramente el famoso estilo proustiano.

二大勅撰和歌集の精髄にふれる！古典文学の主要作品をセレクトし、現代語訳と原文とで構成した「日本の古典をよむ」（全20冊）シリーズの1冊です。平安初期、紀貫之らによって編まれた最初の勅撰集「古今和歌集」と、鎌倉初期、後鳥羽上皇の命により藤原定家らが編んだ「新古今和歌集」から約300首を厳選。また、文学紀行コラムも収録しています。

Lucas Covington has everything: Charleston's old money, a successful family business, and Amara—the strong, brilliant professor who turned his world upside down. One careless conversation destroys it all. When Amara overhears Lucas admitting he's still torn about his recently single ex and not sure if he loves her, she walks out, leaving behind the life they were building and the man too blind to see what he had. As Lucas tumbles back into a toxic relationship with his high school sweetheart, he realizes just how badly he screwed up.

É 1984, e a vida está irreconhecível. Pista Aérea Um, antes conhecida como Grã-Bretanha, é um lugar onde o Grande Irmão está sempre de olho e é impossível se esconder. Exceto, talvez, para Winston Smith. Enquanto trabalha reescrevendo a história no Ministério da Verdade, ele nutre sonhos secretos de liberdade. E, num mundo onde o amor e o sexo são proibidos, onde é difícil distinguir os amigos dos inimigos, ele conhece Julia e O’Brien e decide se rebelar.

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.

Frank Wedekind is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern drama, whose works influenced later writers such as Brecht and Dürrenmatt. His best-known plays were Spring Awakening and Lulu, both of which transgressed the social norms of his time and still have the power to shock and provoke us today. They are included here, alongside his lesser-known tragicomedy The Marquis of Keith.

In this first volume subtitled ‘The Stories of Jacob', Mann begins with a meditative prelude named “Descent into Hell”, which contextualises the story against a variety of historical, mythological, and historical contexts, before moving on to the story of Joseph's father Jacob. The following chapters follow Jacob as we learn of him stealing his brother's birthright, before fleeing to his uncle Laban and his later marriages to Rachel and Leah.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Mystery of the Blue Train and experience the compelling world of Poirot.

At Waterloo Station, hopeful new arrivals from the West Indies step off the boat train, ready to start afresh in 1950s London. There, homesick Moses Aloetta, who has already lived in the city for years, meets Henry 'Sir Galahad' Oliver and shows him the ropes. In this strange, cold and foggy city where the natives can be less than friendly at the sight of a black face, has Galahad met his Waterloo? But the irrepressible newcomer cannot be cast down.

The Arsène Lupin Collection: Books 1-10 contains the first ten collections in the Arsène Lupin series, read by Rupert Degas. In the course of these ten novels we are introduced to Lupin and see him practice his own moral form of detection and recrimination, helping those who have been left behind in twentieth-century France.

Change is in the air in Barsetshire. The country may have a new queen, but Greshambury has a new rector, Canon Fewling, and a returned prodigal daughter: the beautiful, frivolous Rose Fairweather. But for lonely Margot Phelps, caring for her elderly parents in Jutland Cottage, the future holds little promise - until a group of benevolent neighbours, led by Rose, decide to take her under their wing. With a new tweed suit, a little kindness, and not one, but three, potential suitors, could happiness be around the corner at last?