Sagas Classics

Les plus beaux contes pour enfants, de Charles Perrault et Christian Andersen...

The highly anticipated Scarth and Avangar duels are fast-approaching. While the ancient evils of the Ra-amawl forest are behind them, there is much more wickedness that lies ahead. Contestants Jeda, Spoena, and Artil are under the careful watch of the sinister Hod-ya as the duels draw ever so near. Will Jeda rise to the competition or fall short? How will the other contestants fare? Will Jeda be tempted to fall prey to evil, or will she hold out for the good? As Bonu and Scrung set out to uncover the Swords of Vedic, they are met with numerous trials and even rescue missions.

My name is Veronika Kane and dying, dying was just the beginning. How was I supposed to know that getting smashed on my 21st birthday would lead me to becoming the 9th victim of a serial killer that's been stalking Philadelphia's streets for months? Now I'm a ghost and unlife is pretty scary. Reapers, wraiths, ghouls, gargoyles: all of the monsters that I thought were storybook characters are real! On top of it all, the powers that are in the ghost world want to enslave me and use me in their own diabolical plot to manipulate the people of the living world.

B.J. Harrison reads the classic "The Man with Two Left Feet" by P. G. Wodehouse. Henry Wallace Mills from New York goes on vacation and meets a dancer called Minnie. The two fall in love and get married. They have very different tastes: Minnie loves to dance, while Henry is an avid encyclopaedia reader. One day, Henry decides to get out of his comfort zone and impress Minnie, but things do not go as planned. The short story from the early 20th century offers humor for readers of all tastes. B. J.

"Il était une fois un jeune berger qui gardait tous les moutons des habitants de son village. Certains jours, la vie sur la colline était agréable et le temps passait vite, mais parfois le jeune homme s'ennuyait. Un jour qu'il s'ennuyait particulièrement, il grimpa sur la colline qui dominait le village et hurla: 'Un loup ! Un loup dévore le troupeau !'"

When the Shepards' car breaks down in pre-World War II New York City, a chain of events occurs that transforms the lives of the Shepards and the Drakes, as Evan and Rachel meet, court, and marry. But betrayal, disappointment, and secret schemes are on the horizon....

Immerse yourself in the enchanting prose which makes Mrs Dalloway a timeless classic, celebrated globally as one of Virginia Woolf's greatest novels. While Mrs Dalloway meticulously prepares for a grand evening soirée, she is interrupted by the arrival of an old admirer, who unknowingly ignites a cascade of memories and reflections that threaten to consume her. Weaving you in and out of her characters' minds, Mrs Dalloway will leave you convinced that Virginia Woolf possesses an unparalleled understanding of human nature.

"The Frog Prince" : in the tale, a spoiled princess reluctantly befriends the Frog Prince (meeting him after dropping a gold ball into a pond), who magically transforms into a handsome prince. Although in modern versions the transformation is invariably triggered by the princess kissing the frog, in the original Grimm version of the story is a a little bit different.

"Det var med en känsla av vild glädje jag återvände till Nordbanans station, sedan jag där avlämnat min lilla hustru, vilken skulle fara till vårt barn, som insjuknat i fjärran land. Fullbordat var alltså offret av mitt hjärta! En aning sade mig att det var för alltid vi nu hade skilts ..." "Inferno" är en självbiografisk roman av August Strindberg som skildrar Strindbergs vistelse i Paris och Österrike under åren 1894-1896.

"Hon står och vrider händerna i sin hjälplöshet. Och det är allt hennes skuld, därför att hon har anklagat honom! Men hon var ju utan arbete, hon svalt och frös. Barnet höll på att dö. Till vem annan skulle hon vända sig för att erhålla hjälp?" Den här boken öppnar med "En saga om en saga", en inblick i Selma Lagerlöfs kreativa tankeprocess och strävan att förverkliga sin hyllade debutroman, "Gösta Berlings saga". Här beskrivs den omfattande processen från idé till färdigt verk, och hur boken slutligen fördes ut till läsare världen över.

Bel Ami n el concepto de moralidad de George Duroy, no caben dudas acerca de que cualquier medio es aceptable para conseguir el fin propuesto, ya que las convenciones sociales, no están hechas para el. Acaba de llegar a París, sin un céntimo, pero sabe que gusta a las mujeres y está dispuesto a utilizarlas de la forma que haga falta en su camino al éxito.

Das 19. Jahrhundert neigt sich dem Ende entgegen und Soames Forsyte ist reicher und mächtiger denn je. Nur die gescheiterte Ehe mit Irene nagt noch an ihm. Schließlich will er aber die Scheidung vorantreiben, um das Kapitel abzuschließen. Als er jedoch mitbekommt, dass sein Cousin Jolyon in der Zwischenzeit Irene Avancen macht, flammt Eifersucht in ihm auf. Es kommt erneut zu Streit und Drohungen. Kann der reiche Mann das Schicksal mit seinem Einfluss abwenden?

As Jolyons condition worsens he writes a letter to Jon explaining the history of the feud, intending to use it only as a last resort. The boy eventually reads his father’s ‘confession’ and Jolyon is brought down by the stress. The young Mont continues to pay court to Fleur. Soames, hedging his bets, researches the boy’s background and finds that an alliance with the nobility might have its attractions.

"La perspective Nevski" est d'abord un passionnant documentaire sur la capitale impériale au début du XIXe siècle, les variations de sa physionomie sociale au cours de la journée, les comédies et les drames qui s'y jouent à ciel ouvert.

"The unknown masterpiece", or "Le chef-d'œuvre inconnu", is a story by the French author Honoré de Balzac. This short text was of tremendous importance in the world of art, for it holds a groundbreaking reflection about artistic creation: what does completion or failure mean, and how is it that technique does not guarantee either. Paul Cézanne famously said "I am Frenhofer", identifying with the old master around which the story revolves. Pablo Picasso himself was absolutely fascinated by the text, so much that he had his studio moved in the Parisian street named in the story; there, he painted his own masterpiece, Guernica.

"Le chef-d'œuvre inconnu" est une nouvelle d'Honoré de Balzac de 1831. Ce texte, à la fois fantastique et philosophique, est une véritable réflexion sur l'art.

L'epopea di una famiglia tedesca attraverso un secolo di storia. Terzo volume della trilogia "Venti di tempesta". Alexandra, è nata negli Stati Uniti, dove la madre Belle era andata a vivere dopo la seconda guerra mondiale. Trasferitasi in Germania per studiare all'università, si innamora di Dan Liliencron, figlio dell'ex socio in affari della nonna, l'indimenticabile Felicia Degnelly di Venti di tempesta e Profumi perduti, ma finisce per sposare Markus Leonberg.

Personajes De La Obra: Bautista: Adinerado hidalgo de Padua. Padre de Blanca y Catalina. Catalina: Joven hija de Bautista conocida en Padua por su malhumorado y arisco carácter opuesto al de su hermana Blanca, dócil y obediente. Lucentio: enamorado de Blanca. Se hará pasar por profesor para conquistarla. Petruchio: para casarse con Catalina, está dispuesto a amansar su carácter. Gremio: Viejo rico que es pretendiente de Blanca. Hortensio: Joven pobre que también pretende a Blanca.

Charlotte Brontës klassiska drama om kärlek, frigörelse och orättvisor i 1800-talets brittiska klassamhälle – inläst av Katarina Ewerlöf. Jane Eyre har haft en svår start på livet. Uppvuxen i fattigdom, utan vare sig föräldrar eller någon att luta sig mot, har hon i stort sett fått klara sig själv. Men trots alla motgångar har Jane aldrig slutat kämpa för ett bättre liv, och när hon får jobbet som guvernant på herrgården Thornfield ser hon en chans att äntligen skapa den framtid hon så länge drömt om.

Were the new men and women human or monster? Brought back to life via vitaplasm, did they have souls? Or were they somehow less than human, people minus X?