House Classics

The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the popular 1902 Broadway musical and the well-known 1939 film adaptation. The story chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz, after being swept away from her Kansas farm home in a cyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated. Its initial success, and the success of the 1902 Broadway musical which Baum adapted from his original story, led to Baum's writing 13 additional Oz books.

Some of the greatest ghost stories of all time, here to send chills down your spine.

Blanche, lady Chester, una joven bella, recién casada y embarazada, y también un poco engreída, se traslada a regañadientes junto con su hermana Aileen a una casa adosada de las afueras mientras su marido, Charles, se encuentra de misión diplomática en Berlín. Al llegar, descubre horrorizada que sus vecinos, los que ocupan la casa adosada a la suya, son de una clase social inferior a la suya.

A House to Let is a short story originally published in 1858 in the Christmas edition of Dickens' Household Words magazine. The plot concerns an elderly woman, Sophonisba, who notices signs of life in a supposedly empty dilapidated house (the eponymous "House to Let") opposite her own, and employs the efforts of an elderly admirer, Jabez Jarber, and her servant, Trottle, to discover what is happening within.

Witty socialite Lily Bart has expensive tastes. Unfortunately, she does not have the social status to match. So far she has managed to get by on ‘old money’ and has become accustomed to a certain level of luxury. Her luck seems to be running out, however, as she approaches thirty and begins to scramble for an eligible bachelor who will secure her both an elevation of social status and stability.

Casa Desolata è il nono romanzo di Dickens. Non è uno dei romanzi più noti di Dickens, certamente è uno dei più complessi, con una grandissima quantità di personaggi, che vengono presentati dettagliatamente nella prima parte del romanzo, per poi ritrovarne le vite intrecciate in trame insospettabili. Inoltre, più che in altri romanzi, lo scrittore coglie l’occasione per denunciare l’indifferenza verso la povertà e l’ingiustizia presenti nella società dell’epoca.

El señor y la señora Cretino son dos odiosos personajes, tan malvados como mugrientos, que se dedican a hacerse la vida insoportable el uno al otro. Tienen prisionera a una simpática familia de monos, a los que tampoco dejan vivir en paz. Pero con la llegada de Pájaro Gordinflón todo puede cambiar. ¿Recibirán los Cretinos su merecido?

Step into the Hundred Acre Wood in A.A. Milne’s delightful second collection of Pooh stories, The House at Pooh Corner. Meet all your favorite friends from Winnie-the-Pooh: Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Owl, Piglet, Kanga, little Roo, and, of course, Pooh himself. Say hello to the bouncy and lovable Tigger, who joins the gang for more unforgettable adventures.

When a student arrives in a small town, seeking a quiet place where he can study in peace, he rents an old mansion where a notorious hanging judge once lived. But once he begins receiving regular nightly visits by an enormous rat with malevolent eyes, he soon discovers why the locals fear the judge’s house.

Use your mind’s power to control your body with this proven two-part system of spoken and subliminal suggestions, structured to give you the strength to stick to your heart-healthy diet. Grounded in practical guidance to lower your cholesterol, this audiobook will assist you in accepting and incorporating healthier dietary and exercise habits.

Desde que se publicó en 1928, Orlando ha sido una de las novelas más populares de Virginia Woolf por su originalidad y espíritu transgresor. Cuenta las peripecias de un joven aristócrata inglés, apuesto, rico, seductor y amante de la literatura—figura inspirada en la vida y la personalidad de la escritora Vita Sackville-West, gran amiga de la autora—que cabalga la Historia con mayúsculas desde el siglo XVI hasta el siglo XX y que, durante el reinado de Carlos II, se convierte en mujer.

At its heart, Bleak House is a 19th-century mystery and legal drama. This Charles Dickens novel tells the story of Esther Summerson and her quest to unravel the mystery of her true identity. Orphaned as an infant, Esther is raised by Miss Barbary. Esther’s cruel guardian’s sadistic method of celebrating Esther’s birthday every year not only raises questions but shatters her sense of self-worth. When Esther does discover her true identity, it changes the course of her life.

Cuando un hombre le promete al rey que su hija es capaz de convertir la lana en oro al pasarla por un huso, la pobre chica se ve encerrada en una mazmorra del castillo del rey sin tener la más remota idea de cómo crear oro. Desesperada, comienza a llorar, y un hombrecillo aparece de la nada prometiéndole que, si le da a su primer hijo, él convertirá toda la lana de esa habitación en el preciado metal.

In this time-honored story of horror, a ghost is thought to be the cause of the discomfort of performers in the Paris Opera House. Then the beautiful star disappears.

Victoria Winters at last feels she has a clue to her own identity when she meets elderly Henry Collins. He secretly gives her the jewels which once belonged to his lost love - a woman Victoria strangely resembles. After receiving the gift, Victoria is suddenly terrified by attacks on her life which are masked as accidents. Surrounded by danger, Victoria wonders if she is to be the victim of ruthless thieves - or a hidden murderer desperate enough to keep her from learning about her past.

A New York 'it' girl, Lily Bart is a beauty of slender means and costly tastes, sought after at all the high society parties in town. Her outstanding looks and charm make it a given that she will soon be married to a man of exceptional wealth and status. One by one, the multimillionaires she meets fall at her feet, but somehow Lily finds herself incapable of making a purely mercenary match and so finds herself caught up in a destructive tussle between her emotional and financial needs.

In 1905 New York City, Lily Bart is a young, witty and beautiful socialite. Through a series of unfortunate events, she learns of the bitter consequences for a single woman without wealth, living in an uncaring society.

Classic Spirituality for the Modern Man takes a radically new approach to the question of spirituality. Its purpose is to bring the spiritual classics alive so that they can once again serve their original and true purpose: to guide and inspire us as we make our way through life.

Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man is unlike any other philosophy book you may have come across. It is inspired by a single concept: that, to thrive in the world, we need ready access to the practical wisdom of our forebears. Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man answers that need by introducing for the general listener the most powerful and enduringly relevant works of great thinkers from around the world.

Penguin Classics presents Charles Dickens' epic Bleak House, adapted for downloadable audiobook and read by Ronald Pickup and Beatnie Edney.As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people.