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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Antonio Aakeel, star of Eaten by Lions. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robin Waterfield. First published in the 1920s, The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture and was credited with founding the New Age...

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"Beyond Good and Evil" is a pivotal work by Friedrich Nietzsche, published in 1886. In it, Nietzsche critiques traditional morality, introduces the concept of the "will to power" as a driving force in human behavior, and distinguishes between master and slave morality. He also emphasizes perspectivism, challenges religious beliefs, and presents the idea of the "eternal recurrence," encouraging readers to question conventional values and think differently about morality and truth. This influential book is known for its provocative style and lasting impact on philosophy and culture.

Peace on Earth, Good Will to Dogs is a 1920 Christmas novella by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. It tells the story of Flame, an eighteen-year-old girl who is struggling to find her place in the world.Flame is a dreamer, and she is often lost in her own thoughts. She is not interested in the traditional things that other girls her age are interested in, such as boys and parties. Flame is much happier spending time with animals, especially dogs.One day, Flame is walking in the park when she comes across a house that is full of dogs. The dogs are all different shapes and sizes, and they are all ...

A USA Today Bestseller A coven of trans witches battle an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. ​ On a morning much like any other, 30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes a miraculous discovery: suddenly, as if by magic, they...

What does it mean to be "just good people?" That is how the two couples—one British and one American—in this story are described. But what happens when you look deeper, peeling back the layers of politeness and civility? It is a tale of love, of disappointment, of miscommunication, and missed opportunities.

Set in the turbulent time right before World War I, this novel chronicles the tragedy of Edward Ashburnham, his seemingly perfect marriage, and his two American friends. Told through disjointed flashbacks, lies, infidelity, and acts of betrayal are revealed that eviscerate the ties that pull the friends and couples together.

Two couples, two marriages; both seemingly perfect, both falling apart. Beneath the surface gentility of the American John Dowell with his wife Florence and the landed grace of Edward and Leonora lie fictions and deceit. There are secret desires, hidden power-games, suicides and madness. Everyone is hiding something; even the narrator can’t be trusted. Brilliantly inventive, tragic and ironic, The Good Soldier is one of the great novels of the 20th century.

Handsome, wealthy, and a veteran of service in India, Captain Edward Ashburnham appears to be the ideal "good soldier" and the embodiment of English upper-class virtues. But for his creator, Ford Madox Ford, he also represents the corruption at society's core. Beneath Ashburnham's charming, polished exterior lurks a soul well-versed in the arts of deception, hypocrisy, and betrayal.

The tragic story of two couples, one American and one English, traveling together through Europe for an extended amount of time told by a seemingly unreliable narrator John Dowell.

Penguin Classics presents Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Joanna David. 'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than...

Igennem ni år har det amerikanske ægtepar John og Florence tilbragt deres somre på et mondænt kursted i den tyske by Nauheim. Det samme er tilfældet for det engelske par Edward og Leonora. Et venskab er spiret frem mellem ægteparrene i en verden styret af etikette og pli. Ren idyl, tilsyneladende, men krusninger begynder snart at vise sig på den ellers så verdslige overflade.

Décidément, les idées de Sophie tournent toujours à la catastrophe ! Avec ses frères, Léonce et Arthur, elle teint un mouton en noir, brûle les poils du chien Bijou, et manque de mettre le feu à sa robe... Même quand ses cousins se réunissent pour raconter des histoires, la fillette ne peut s'empêcher de leur jouer des tours ! Pourtant, Louis parvient à captiver la malicieuse Sophie en racontant que sa tante, une nuit, a trouvé un cadavre sous son lit...

Que de rencontres pour Jacques et Paul depuis leur arrivée à l’auberge de L’Ange Gardien ! Car on trouve dans les auberges les personnages les plus inattendus : une mère adoptive, un père de sang et même, pourquoi pas, un vieux général russe qui décide de vous emmener sur ses lointains domaines…

El alma humana oscila entre el bien y el mal. Cuando los experimentos de un altruista medico, el Dr. Jekyll, que busca metodos para eliminar el mal de la humanidad fracasan, encuentra un brebaje que lo transforma en un monstruo, Mr. Hyde, que destila maldad. Esa pocima que logra la milagrosa transformacion y que usa el doctor en sus experimentos, va teniendo cada vez más efecto, de manera que cada vez demora mas en volver a su estado natural.

Minister’s daughter Flame Nourice is delighted that someone is finally moving into the deserted house next door! When she finds herself alone on Christmas day, she decides to spend it giving a properly festive celebration for the equally lonely neighbor dogs.