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This recording contains fully dramatized versions of some the world's best loved classic tales of horror and suspense, complete with sound effects and music.

Charles Utterson, un avoué de justice, mène l'enquête sur Mister Hyde, un étrange personnage, violent et sans scrupules, peut-être même un meurtrier. Il découvre que ce M. Hyde est très lié avec le docteur Henry Jekyll, un philanthrope sympathique et passionné par son métier. Il découvre que le docteur Jekyll se livre à des expériences scientifiques et a inventé une drogue pour séparer le bon côté de sa personnalité et de son mauvais côté.

In this new recording, Paapa Essiedu breathes new life into the classic tale. Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy follows a respectable London lawyer as he investigates the strange relationship between his old friend Dr Henry Jekyll and the evil Edward Hyde. Its sensitive portrayal of man's dual nature is moving, beautiful and terrifying in equal measure.

The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by H.P. Lovecraft; Edgar Allan Poe; M.R. James; Oscar Wilde; Joseph Le Fanu; Bram Stoker; Mary Shelley; Robert Louis Stevenson; and Henry James.

What starts with young Jim Hawkins meeting a beggar and ends in a climactic battle between him and one of the most infamous villains in literature — Long John Silver — has long been revered as the ultimate pirate adventure story. This non - dramatized classic will sweep you off to a world of sly and savvy seafarers as the young Hawkins navigates treachery, assassination and the ominous prophecy of the black spot in the greatest treasure hunt known to literature.

This Science Fiction Collection brings together 20 iconic works from some of the genre's most influential authors. Featuring Ray Bradbury's atmospheric The Monster Maker and Rocket Summer, Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking Youth, E.M. Forster's dystopian The Machine Stops, and H.G. Wells' timeless masterpiece The Time Machine, the anthology explores a wide range of speculative themes. From futuristic worlds and artificial intelligence to time travel and human survival, this collection delves into the challenges and possibilities of the future.

The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic gothic stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sheridan Le Fanu, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

Four horror stories, over 30 hours of audio entertainment. Horror stories are intended to frighten, startle, and even disgust the listener. The tales of blood-sucking vampires, headless horsemen, hideous creatures, and transformed humans will leave you terrified yet compelled to listen to the next.

Keawe es un hawaiano que decide conocer otras tierras y se embarca en un buque que se dirige a San Francisco, donde descubre una casa preciosa, cuyo dueño parece triste y solo. Keawe se pregunta cómo el dueño de una casa tan hermosa puede ser tan infeliz. Tras enseñarle su mansión, el anciano le muestra una botella de vidrio blanco en cuyo interior se pueden ver los colores cambiantes del arco iris, además de un diablillo.

For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can live with. For agnostics it’s usually a question of can the afterlife really be that bad, would workplace regulations reach all parts of heaven and hell. However, in this volume the terms are agreed and the Devil pays his fees and the character his dues, each happy to wait a few decades for the eternal payback.

Sci-Fi: The Definitive Collection is a collection of 29 classic science fiction novels and stories, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic science fiction writers of all time, including H.G. Wells; Jules Verne; H.P. Lovecraft; Maragret Cavendish; Yevgeny Zamyatin; and more.

Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece of the duality of good and evil in man's nature sprang from the darkest recesses of his own unconscious—during a nightmare from which his wife awakened him, alerted by his screams. More than a hundred years later, this tale of the mild-mannered Dr Jekyll and the drug that unleashes his evil, inner persona—the loathsome, twisted Mr Hyde—has lost none of its ability to shock. Its realistic police-style narrative chillingly relates Jekyll's desperation as Hyde gains control of his soul.

Extraño Caso Del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde en Español. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Der Notar Gabriel Utterson spürt einer Geschichte nach, die ihm Grauen bereitet, jedoch ebenso sein Interesse weckt: das Auftauchen eines kleinwüchsigen Mannes mit erschreckend bösartigen Gesichtszügen, der ein ausgesprochen schlechtes Benehmen an den Tag legt und auch vor Gewalt nicht zurück schreckt, scheint mit der Person des respektablen Dr. Henry Jekyll verknüpft zu sein. Durch hinterlassene Aufzeichnungen bestätigt sich ein schauriger Verdacht: bei Mr. Hyde und Dr. Jekyll handelt es sich um ein und dieselbe Person.

This thrilling anthology contains five action-packed tales of incredible journeys, a murderous treasure hunt, invaders from outer space and international espionage - all read in full by some of the very best voice actors.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a Gothic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is about a London legal practitioner who investigates strange occurrences between his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the evil Edward Hyde. The phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has entered the vernacular to refer to people with a dual nature.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next.

The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil.

Rechtsanwalt John Utterson ist verwirrt - sein Mandant und Freund, der gutherzige und hochangesehene Arzt Dr. Henry Jekyll, benimmt sich höchst sonderbar. An seiner Statt trifft man immer häufiger den Furcht einflößenden und gewalttätigen Mr. Edward Hyde an. Dr. Jekylls Interesse an Edward Hyde scheint mehr als widersprüchlich und Mr. Utterson hofft, mehr über die Verbindung zwischen den beiden Männern herauszufinden. Welche Rolle spielt dabei Dr. Jekylls Forschungsarbeit? Sehr bald zeigt sich Mr. Utterson die ganze schreckliche Wahrheit...

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson tells a mysterious and thrilling tale through the eyes of the honest and good-natured lawyer, Mr. Utterson. In the will entrusted to Mr. Utterson, Dr. Jekyll states that when he dies, all of his money and possessions shall be left to Mr. Hyde. At first Mr. Utterson and his close friend, Mr. Enfield, suspect that the brutish and child-trampling Mr. Hyde is somehow blackmailing the well-known and well liked Dr. Jekyll.