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Washington Irving's Old Christmas tells of an American's travels through England during the Christmas season. Through a chance meeting with an old friend, he is able to experience Christmas in a stately manor house. Through his eyes as a houseguest, he glimpses the uniquely British customs and celebrations of Christmas as it would have been experienced during the Middle Ages, rather than in the early 19th century.

Thompson Hall, redolent of plum pudding and mince pie, green of holly, warmed by omnipotent Victorian fireplaces, awaits the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Brown from the south of France. But they may never make it to Thompson Hall. The story opens in Paris at Le Grand Hotel, where Mr. Brown is down with "a throat condition"—he is unable to travel to England. Only Mrs. Brown is quite determined they will go on. So begins a Christmas tale complicated and simple, pathetic and farcical, embarrassing—even risque, though of course it could be read aloud to an assembled Victorian family.

Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialized in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 and then published in its entirety in Paris by Sylvia Beach on February 2, 1922, on Joyce's 40th birthday. It is considered one of the most important works of modernist literature and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement."

The Metamorphosis is a story about a man who wakes up transformed into a bug and the repercussions it has on his life and the people around him. What does it all mean? It is most probably an autobiography of how Kafka himself experienced early life living with his parents. Kafka describes how he endured his mother and father's financial and emotional exploitations, to the point of detaching from them and thereby ceasing to be their son (the real metamorphosis).

Beginning with "Why Women Fight Pirates," Walley writes, "A real woman will not be content with one man. With one man, she will rage, eat into herself and him. She will jump off the pirate ship onto a ship that is gracefully billowing with sails of humanity and the caring of, a ship full of love, of fools. She will not stay isolated in one man's private war with his maleness."

"E Johnny prese il fucile" è un audiodramma in teatro: ogni spettatore, dotato di radio-cuffia, ha vissuto l'esperienza sonora ed emotiva della dimensione acustica, immergendosi nella narrazione in modo totalizzante. Un doloroso monologo amplificato nella sua potenza dall’impiego del microfono binaurale: questa forma di ripresa sonora è impiegata in particolare dal mondo musicale e da qualche anno anche per la registrazione di radiodrammi. Il palco si è trasformato in uno studio radiofonico e la luce rossa della registrazione è accesa.

After weeks spent on the road tracking down immortals still in hiding, Amelia and Aidan are finally ready for some down time. Holed up in a cabin at the base of Mt. Shasta, they prepare to celebrate their first Christmas together.

You may ask, is there such a thing as an innocent crime? Perhaps the politics of the Donald Trump era can almost make a crime seem non-existent. Even if evidence proves otherwise… Then again, in this story a man is arrested for a felony he can’t remember committing—yet DNA wrongfully implies he’s guilty! As you dive into this book, you’ll discover how a naïve nineteen-year-old manages to develop the street smarts to help gain her father’s freedom; but not without the cost of impacting her wellbeing.

Independent films are becoming ever more popular, as many movie fans tire of mainstream movie formulas such as sequels, comic book characters, explosions, car chases, romantic comedies and the like. This book explores the world of indie, low-budget and other less mainstream movies. It includes reviews of specific movies, explorations of notable actors and directors as well as essays on recurring themes and genres found in independent films.

"THE OLD WOMAN IZERGIL" is a short romantic story by Maxim Gorky. Originally published at the end of the nineteenth century, the book is composed of three chapters in the format of "a story within a story". The narration is done on behalf of the author and the heroine, the old woman Izergil. The book explores the ideas of freedom, the true meaning of life and of love.

Mr. Watson is a widowed and ailing clergyman with two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, the heroine of the story, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters. But after her aunt contracted a foolish second marriage, Emma has been obliged to return to her father's house. There she is chagrined by the crude and reckless husband-hunting of two of her sisters, Penelope and Margaret.

The Diaries of Adam and Eve is Twain's humorous take on the myth of the Garden of Eden, as told by the participants. The joys and conflicts described will be familiar to all who labor with and love the opposite sex.

Die meisten von uns haben diese allseits bekannte Stimme im Ohr, die vieles, wenn nicht sogar alles schlecht redet, wie z. B.: "Du bist zu dick", "Du bist zum Rechnen zu untalentiert", "Dieses oder jenes kannst du gleich vergessen. Das brauchst du gar nicht erst versuchen" usw. So ergeht es auch Susanne. Sie hat es mit ihrer Anti-Psychiaterin besonders schwer getroffen. Ständig liegt ihr Ursula Hexengans mit destruktiven Botschaften im Ohr.

Listen in as Wisecrack breaks down the philosophy behind popular indie horror films like Midsommar, Hereditary, and Jordan Peele’s social thriller Get Out. You’ll also hear interesting takes on why motherhood is so terrifying in horror movies, how production company Blumhouse cracked the genre by being cheap, and more in this curated collection, available for the first time in audio.

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1841. Poe referred to it as a "tale of ratiocination" featuring the brilliant deductions of C. Auguste Dupin; it is today regarded as one of the first detective stories and is almost certainly the first locked-room mystery. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

In the latest chapter of his best-selling Joshua series, Joseph Girzone offers fresh inspiration in this collection of fifty never-before-published contemporary vignettes that underscore the most important lessons of the gospel. In The Parables of Joshua, perhaps his most powerful since since the original Joshua, Girzone distills the essence of Christian teaching in entertaining and inspiring "bite-sized" tales set against the background of current society.

Schulmeisterlein Maria Wuz (andere Schreibweise: Wutz) führt ein beschauliches Leben in Auenthal. Er ist bettelarm und besitzt nicht einmal ein Buch. Aber er ist immer vergnügt und freut sich auf den nächsten Tag. Wird seine Freude durch ein unvorhergesehenes Ereignis getrübt, so freut er sich auf den Abend und auf sein wohliges Bett. Auch ein Schlaganfall kann ihm nichts anhaben.

This is an audiobook of funny cat stories that will make you laugh and most likely think about your own funny cat stories! A lot of laughs are awaiting you when you start listening to this audiobook

The story of a starry-eyed performer who dreams of performing with the Rockettes, F--ker, The Christmas Mouse, is a heart-warming and ludicrous tale of holiday dreams come true.

Charles Dickens' most notorious reading from the classic Oliver Twist is performed by his Great Great Grandson Gerald Dickens. Causing ladies in the audience to faint and Dickens himself to collapse, Nancy and Sikes always shocked the audience. The drama and the passion of Nancy's murder are still as powerful and chilling as it was in Charles Dickens' time.