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Nine spine-chilling stories from Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jerome K. Jerome, read by Laurence Olivier, Nelson Olmsted, and Basil Rathbone.

The Canterville Ghost was the first of Oscar Wilde's short stories to be published in 1887.

Laurence Olivier plays Nunez, a mountaineer in Ecuador, in the adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic short story The Country of the Blind, first published in 1904 in The Strand Magazine. One day, Nunez falls into a lost land where all of the inhabitants are blind. This is one of the episodes of "Theater Royal", the only radio series in which Olivier starred and was first broadcast in 1952.

Graham Greene’s When Greek Meets Greek, a tale of two con-men trying to outwit each other, was first published in 1954. Laurence Olivier plays self-styled “Doctor” Nicholas Fenwick who runs a non-existent Oxford college. He is delighted when “Lord” Driver wants his son to study there.

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from English and Irish Literature. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘When Greek Meets Greek’, adapted from the original tale by Graham Greene and John Gielgud starring in 'The Happy Hypocrite' adapted from the original tale by Max Beerbohm. Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers.

Hôpital psychiatrique de Gaustad, Oslo. À l'aube d'une nuit glaciale, le corps d'un patient est retrouvé étranglé dans sa cellule, la bouche ouverte dans un hurlement muet. Dépêchée sur place, la troublante inspectrice Sarah Geringën le sent aussitôt : cette affaire ne ressemble à aucune autre... Et les énigmes se succèdent : pourquoi la victime a-t-elle une cicatrice formant le nombre 488 sur le front ? Que signifient ces dessins indéchiffrables sur le mur de sa cellule ?

Find out how to speak and understand English slang like a pro! These are the slang words and expressions used by native English speakers in the USA and Canada, on TV and in movies. Get American English Slang to improve your English quickly and easily. This list of English phrases and expressions will prove to be invaluable.

Here, Laurence Olivier tells the tale of Thomas Luck in this adaptation of Bret Harte's The Luck of Roaring Camp, first published in Overland Monthly in 1868. During the Californian gold rush a child is born to the only woman in the camp and, for a short time, he indeed brings luck. "Theatre Royal" is a series of radio dramas first broadcast by the BBC in 1953 and in the USA soon after. Starring many of Britain's finest actors, it was the only radio series in which Lord Olivier took a major role.

Sir Lawrence Olivier and Elizabeth Bergner star in this full stage dramatization of Shakespeare's classic.

Les Heures étoilées de l’humanité aparu en 1939. De même que l’artiste ne crée pas de façon continue, mais lors de rares moments d’inspiration, l’Histoire, selon Zweig, procède par bonds : une succession de faits banals est interrompue de loin en loin par des événements clés. Ce sont ces moments "d’une grande concentration dramatique, porteurs de destin, où une décision capitale se condense en un seul jour, une seule heure et souvent une seule minute," que Zweig a voulu illustrer à travers ces douze récits.

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Tout le monde connaît la tour Eiffel, personne ne connaît Gustave Eiffel. Ingénieur et inventeur de génie, Gustave Eiffel a bâti des édifices sur toute la planète, de la statue de la Liberté au viaduc de Garabit, de la gare de Budapest au pont de Porto. Il a connu la gloire et la descente aux enfers, les têtes couronnées et la prison. La construction de la Tour, clou de l'Exposition universelle de 1889, a constitué une incroyable aventure humaine et Gustave a dû se battre pendant vingt ans pour que son œuvre ne soit pas démolie.

First printed in 1878, the strange tale of The Suicide Club tells of the inscrutable gentlemen who liked playing cards and the young man with the strong death wish and a plate of cream cakes. This macabre world, where everyone is rich and reckless, provides a fascinating, chillingly interesting, and frightening story. This audiobook features one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, Sir Laurence Olivier, who unfolds the story as precisely and pendantically as it was written.

Cristiano Vendetti: I wear the name proudly. I’m Italian royalty, damn near untouchable. The crux of being Vendetti is The Empire. A family of my stature has certain obligations. One of them practically archaic, as our betrothals are decided for us. Whatever to benefit the famiglia, right? I’m mafioso, trained to do as I’m told on all accounts. I’m rewarded with Arianna, as she’s always been my choice. The woman is more of a curse in my case, as I’m already a married man.

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Victor Legris est perplexe. Son ancienne maîtresse s'est volatilisée à la suite d'un étrange rendez-vous au cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Sa disparition aurait-elle un lien avec ce spiritisme tant en vogue, dont elle était devenue adepte? Dans le Paris gouailleur de 1890, où le crime pousse à chaque coin de rue, Victor compte bien percer tous les mystères.

Il aimerait tant faire le beau pour quelqu'un. Il s'appelle Chien Pourri. Il est aussi bête qu'il est moche. Un jour, il décide de courir le vaste monde à la recherche d'un maître. Hélas, les gentils maîtres ne courent pas les rues.

"Aujourd'hui, sur la planète, 7 milliards d'êtres humains entrent plusieurs fois par jour en relation avec un Dieu qui les aide. Ils sont mus par le désir d'offrir à Dieu et aux autres humains leur temps, leurs biens, leur travail et parfois leur corps pour éprouver le bonheur de donner du bonheur. Méditer, trouver son chemin de vie personnel, éprouver la joie de se sentir vivant parmi ceux qu'on aime - la spiritualité élargit la fraternité à tous les croyants du monde."

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from the literature of Russia. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘The Inspector General’, adapted from the original tale by Nikolai Gogol and Trevor Howard starring in 'Judgment' adapted from the original tale by Fyodor Dostoevsky.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers.