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Nobody meant for this to happen. Facebook didn't mean to facilitate a genocide. Twitter didn't want to be used to harass women. YouTube never planned to radicalise young men. But with billions of users, these platforms need only tweak their algorithms to generate more 'engagement'. In so doing, they bring unrest to previously settled communities and erode our relationships. Social warming has happened gradually - as a by-product of our preposterously convenient digital existence.

He was rich beyond imagination and outwardly gracious, but women shunned him because of his beard, which was unmistakably blue. Also, Bluebeard, as he was forever known, had been married several times before but no one knew what became of all his wives. Nevertheless, he manages to woo young Fatima, who only discovers after they are married the fate of his previous wives and that she faces the same fate. This is the classic tale by Charles Perrault, retold masterfully by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.

The 100 greatest poems of three major French authors, Baudelaire, Victor Hugo, Paul Verlaine, translated into English with perfect accuracy and elegance, narrated by Katie Haigh and Paul Edwards. Excerpts from Hugo's "Contemplations and Autumn Leaves", Baudelaire's "Flowers of Evil", which started as a banned book in France because of its indecency, and Verlaine's "Poèmes Saturniens": here is enough to delight in the greatest poetry lines ever written and to nourish one's literary culture.

A fascinating collection of tales from some of Great Britain's finest classic authors.

Arthur Charles gives a personal account of his time as a POW on Java, including the use of secret radios and how he survived a firing squad. He depicts amazing resilience, resourcefulness, and even moments of humour amid the horror of captivity, where he suffered terrible mistreatment and deliberate efforts to humiliate. He managed to learn skills from other POWs such as contract bridge, chess, shorthand, and even English law.

This collection was published posthumously in 1869 under the title of Petits Poèmes En Prose, but is also known as Le Spleen de Paris. A prime influence was Gaspard de la Nuit, the prose poem collection by Aloysius Bertrand. Baudelaire described these short pieces as experiments, and also "confessions." The poet was seeking to create "the miracle of a poetic prose, musical without rhythm and without rhyme, subtle and staccato enough to follow the lyric motions of the soul, the wavering outlines of meditation, the sudden starts of the conscience."

Als Alice Holmes erzählt, dass man in einem Waldstück in Greenwich ein ausgesetztes Baby gefunden hat, und dies schon der zweite Vorfall dieser Art innerhalb weniger Wochen war, beschließen Holmes, Watson und natürlich Alice kurzerhand, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen. Die Spur führt sie in das nahegelegene Arbeitshaus. Nach ersten Gesprächen mit den Bewohnern ist der Fall für Holmes schnell klar. Und auch Alice weiß, was sie zu tun hat.

Great Horror Stories is a vintage collection of some of the finest ghost tales, horror stories, and supernatural legends ever written, by the best writers the genre has to offer.

An engrossing collection of detective stories featuring all the great classic sleuths, including Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Max Carrados, J. G. Reeder, and C. Auguste Dupin. 1.The Tea-Leaf by Edgar Jepson & Robert Eustace 2.The Queer Feet by G. K. Chesterton 3.The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes by Ernest Bramah 4. The Club of One-Eyed Men by Arthur Somers Roche 5.Diamond Cut Diamond by F. Britten Austin 6.The Game Played in the Dark by Ernest Bramah

A breathtaking collection of 80 classic short stories inspired by different locations, people and customs across the globe...

These five classic mysteries offer chilling darkness, drama, and intrigue. Includes: "Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe; "Silver Blaze" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "The Secret of the Growing Gold" by Bram Stoker; "The Honour of Israel Gow" by G. K. Chesterton; and "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens.

The devil always held a fascination for decadent poet Charles Baudelaire. In this brief morality tale, the author sells his soul for good fortune, and, ironically, for relief from the crushing sense of ennui that traditionally accompanies an indulgent lifestyle.

Founding father Alexander Hamilton led a passionate and meaningful life. Nicknamed Little Lion for his short stature and bold ideas, Hamilton played an integral role in the founding of America's union after the Revolutionary War as well the drafting and executing of America's Constitution. His life, chronicled in Charles Arthur Conant's biography of him, exemplifies hard work and accomplishment.

El libro cristiano sobre la meditación presenta una recopilación de textos de destacados autores de diferentes épocas, todos enfocados en la importancia y la práctica de la meditación según la Palabra de Dios. A través de diversas perspectivas, los escritores ofrecen definiciones, explicaciones y exhortaciones para que los creyentes desarrollen una vida de meditación espiritual profunda.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson kamen in ihren Fall um das gestohlene Grabtuch und den Mord, der sich zwischenzeitlich ereignet hatte, keinen Schritt weiter. Daher beschlossen sie, ihren Pastor zu beschatten. Ein weiterer Verdächtiger tat sich auf. Und dann hatten Holmes und Watson ganz plötzlich ein Geständnis. Doch war das wirklich schon des Rätsels Lösung?

In Turin angekommen, bezogen Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson zuerst ihre Unterkunft und machten sich anschließend sofort auf den Weg, um mit Kardinal Fassati zu sprechen. Es stellte sich heraus, dass nur drei Leute einen Schlüssel zur Grabtuchkapelle besaßen. Der Kardinal selbst und zwei seiner engsten Vertrauten, der ältere Pastor Spina und ein jüngerer Pastor namens Milani. Als Watson abends noch zu einer Gassirunde mit seinem Hund aufbrach, machte er im Park eine Entdeckung. 13 Männer hatten sich um eine Tafel versammelt und speisten. Einer davon trug das Turiner Grabtuch.

Quelques-unes des plus grandes réussites de la poésie et de la littérature française. Il ne s'agit pas d'une approche exhaustive mais bien d'une approche sensible de ces grands textes et de leur mise en abîme. Au-delà des mots, il y a l'amour, la solitude, le bonheur et parfois, l'humour.

This is the audio program to play at home over Christmas or during the car journey to see relatives. Dylan Thomas, "The Little Match Girl," and "The Nutcracker" are read by Jenny Agutter with accompanying Tchaikovsky's music - this is a must for Christmas. It contains new recordings as well as some of the finest tracks from the Naxos AudioBooks catalogue.

An astonishing collection of fifty of the greatest short stories ever written by some of literature's most highly acclaimed writers. 1. "Odour of Chrysanthemums" by D. H. Lawrence; 2. "Miss Harriet" by Guy de Maupassant; 3. "Twenty-six Men and a Girl" by Maxim Gorky; 4. "Hot Potatoes" by Arnold Bennett; 5. "Rats" by M. R. James; 6. "Zodomirsky’s Duel" by Alexandre Dumas; 7. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin; 8. "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe; 9. "The Encased Man" by Anton Chekhov.

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