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A kaleidoscope of genres, themes, topics, and motifs await the listener here. From comedy and mystery, to horror and children’s stories, Season Four abounds in fairy tales adventures, challenges to the listener’s imagination, and joyrides through the unknown realms of the psyche. One of the most famous short stories in horror fiction, "The Call of Cthulhu" sits next to the funny characters of "Right Ho, Jeeves" by Wodehouse, while the eponymous sleepyhead from "Rip Van Winkle" is very much awake, facing H. G. Wells’ "The Door in the Wall".

Season Three comes with serious firepower. The genre of adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, melodrama, and the psychological are all present, turning the collection into a kaleidoscope of characters, plot twists, emotions, and revelations. Magicians hurl lightnings at each other, talking rabbits and vanishing cats talk to a little girl, while mad scientists try to create life from dead body parts. One of the most prominent names in this season is the American master of horror H. P.

The "League of the Scarlet Pimpernel" is a secret society made up of twenty English aristocrats. The commander is the so-called "Scarlet Pimpernel" but almost nobody knows his real identity. The society aims to defy the French revolutionaries. The main goal is to rescue innocents from the deadly guillotine.

Despite his wealth, the rich British gentleman Phileas Fogg lives a simple and humble life. He is a member of the Reform Club, which is one of London’s best gentleman's club. One day at the club, Fogg gets involved in an argument. The gentlemen disagree whether it is possible to travel all the way around the globe in only 80 days. Fogg bets that 80 days is enough and accepts a wager of pound20,000 to complete the journey himself within 80 days.

"La Vie de Lazarillo de Tormes" est un roman épistolaire espagnol publié anonymement en 1554 et qui est généralement considéré comme étant le premier roman picaresque. Il raconte l'histoire de Lazaro, surnommé Lazarillo, un jeune garçon issu d'une famille modeste. Son père est mort et sa mère l'abandonne ; s'ensuit une série d'aventures où Lazarillo passe du service d'un maître à celui d'un autre. Il vit en marge de la société et dépeint celle-ci avec ironie et dérision.

Im Gegensatz zu Zolas monumentalem Romanwerk, zu seiner unsterblichen Anklage einer Korrupten Justiz im Falle Dreyfus ("J'accuse!") haben seine Kurzgeschichten nur selten die ihnen zukommende Aufmerksamkeit gefunden. Dabei gehören etliche zum Großartigsten, was die Weltliteratur an Kurzprosa besitzt. Dieses Hörbuch ist ein Bespiel davon. Im Gegensatz zu den hochdramatischen Verläufen vieler anderer Erzählungen, fand Zola in "Nantas" eine versöhnliche, sogar humorvolle Lösung.

Sulle sponde del fiume Mirkwood, in una fertile pianura circondata da fitti boschi, vivono felicemente le tribù gotiche della Gente della Marca. Una sera d'estate lo squillo di un corno squarcia l'aria e un messaggero irrompe nella Dimora dei Wolfings: tra le mani stringe una lancia spezzata, prova dell'avanzata dell'esercito romano. Sarà Thiodolf, saggio capo guerriero della Casata dei Wolfings e discendente di una misteriosa stirpe, a condurre i suoi uomini in battaglia a fianco delle casate alleate della Marca.

Como tantas otras obras de Lope de Vega, ésta está basada en una canción popular que decía: Que de noche le mataron al caballero la gala de Medina, la flor de Olmedo. Esta tragicomedia tiene su base en un hecho histórico: la muerte de don Juan de Vivero, caballero de Olmedo, a manos de su vecino Miguel Ruíz. Lope refleja de manera sencilla y elegante, los problemas, los anhelos y los ideales del pueblo a través de tres personajes arquetípicos: el galán de nobles valores, la dama de gran belleza y altos sentimientos y el criado del galán, gracioso y a la vez su consejero.

The "man of property", Soames Forsyte, has mellowed with the passing of the years until, in his old age, he is a patient and benign figure, guarding with especial tenderness the welfare of his daughter, Fleur. But all his watchfulness and devotion are powerless to avert tragedy when Fleur revives her old love affair with Jon Forsyte on Jon's return to England with his American wife.

Virginia accompanies Lisa, her young pianist of a sister, to Switzerland where the latter can get help with her hand injury and play piano again. The famous Swiss surgeon, Dr. Leon Hanson, is charming and well able to come to the rescue. Although Lisa is usually the one to attract attention, the doctor’s gaze is this time fixed upon the sweet Virginia. How can Virginia resist, and in such stunning scenery? The intriguing tale was written in the 20th century under one of Ida Pollock’s pseudonyms, Susan Barrie.

"Selv om vi sejler gennem samtiden og flyver ind i fremtiden, er fortiden altid med i bagagen. Islaendingesagerne rummer en eller anden klassisk kerne, noget, der findes inde i os, og som vi laerer meget naermere at kende, når vi laeser dem." - Einar Mar Gudmundsson i lydbogens forord.

Dumbo er en sød og glad lille elefantunge - med meget store ører. Han bliver drillet med sine ører og har ikke mange venner i det cirkus, han hører til. Men så en dag møder han cirkusmusen Tim, og sammen opdager de Dumbos skjulte talent, som vil gøre ham til en stjerne! Tag med på Dumbo og Tims fantastiske rejse i dette klassiske eventyr. Bliv fortryllet af DISNEYS fantastiske verden.

B. J. Harrison does not tire of the adventurous and mysterious settings in his choice of narratives. This time, the horror element is a bit subdued, though Edgar Allan Poe makes up for the lost thrills with his haunting poems "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and "The Sleeper". P. G. Wodehouse appears with four works, scoring points for his humor.

Apart from the ubiquitous presence of the authors who work in the short story tradition, the Second Season introduces poems and novellas. The romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is here with his haunting and supernatural sea adventure "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", while Rudyard Kipling tests the human condition with his famous poem "If". Perhaps the most potent addition in this second part is Joseph Conrad’s timeless novella "The Heart of Darkness", exploring the darkest recesses of the human soul. B. J.

Novela clásica de la literatura erótica, Fanny Hill: Memorias de una mujer de placer concilia la narración sensual y la fábula moralista en los recuerdos de una joven inglesa que, de burdel en burdel y de amante en amante, va aprendiendo los secretos de la vida y del sexo, a la vez que experimenta, unas veces con placer y otras con dolor, las diferentes formas y posibilidades de la relación amorosa.

"Forse che si, forse che no" è l'ultimo romanzo di D'Annunzio, scritto fra il 1909 e il 1910, ricco di riferimenti autobiografici come la passione per il volo e la storia d’amore dai risvolti drammatici con Giuseppina Mancini, moglie infelice del conte Lorenzo, proprietario di numerosi vigneti in Toscana. Il protagonista maschile, Paolo Tarsis, è un provetto aviatore e uno spericolato automobilista; Isabella Inghirami, bellissima, sensuale e drammaticamente combattuta fra ragione e istinto, finisce per impazzire, come accadde nella realtà all’amante di D'Annunzio.

Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer es el relato de unos meses en la vida de este niño que vive en una ciudad pequeña del suroeste de Estados Unidos a orillas del Mississippi. Criado por su tía Polly que lo quiere de corazón pero que lo somete a una disciplina que se le hace absurda y desagradable Tom contempla el mundo de una manera muy distinta a como lo hacen los adultos con los que tiene que convivir. Precisamente porque existe ese distanciamiento nos entretiene con sus reacciones divertidas y nobles.

Bölls Hauptfigur und Ich-Erzähler, der Clown und Pantomime Hans Schnier, braucht für die Religion eine Amtskirche ebensowenig wie für die Liebe. Er verteidigt seine individuelle Freiheit gegen jegliches Ordnungsprinzip und jeden Machtanspruch. Seine bitteren Wahrheiten spricht er aus in der Maske des Clowns. Über seinen Roman "Ansichten eines Clowns" sagte Böll, sein Handlungsvorwurf sei eigentlich die Geschichte von Theseus und Ariadne. Theseus im Labyrinth, Ariadne schneidet den Faden ab und da sitzt er da, und das Labyrinth ist der politische deutsche Katholizismus.

“I have just buried my boy, my poor handsome boy of whom I was so proud, and my heart is broken.” In this sequel to the famous King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain has just lost his son to smallpox. Having a hard time finding any value in life anymore and bored by the quiet Victorian Britain he travels back to Africa, not knowing the adventure that awaits him. Because here he meets his old companions, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good, and they too have heard the rumours of a notorious white tribe.

Gargamel parviendra-t-il à capturer les Schtroumpfs dans l'étonnant labyrinthe de Melchior, le créateur de la fameuse boîte à disparitions ?