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Follow the spirited and self-assured Emma Woodhouse as she navigates matchmaking misadventures, class dynamics, and the gentle unraveling of her own heart. From her misguided attempts to pair her friend Harriet Smith with the wrong suitor to the slow realization of her feelings for Mr. Knightley, this edition retains the sharp humor and emotional insight that have made Emma a literary classic for over two centuries.

Stranded on a deserted island after a violent shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe must face the wild alone. With nothing but his wits, faith, and unyielding determination, he builds a new life in an unforgiving wilderness. This abridged edition brings Daniel Defoe’s groundbreaking tale of survival and spiritual growth to modern audiences with crisp clarity and cinematic pacing. Perfect for listeners of all ages, The Greats Abridged series distills timeless classics without losing their heart.

Nine of the bard’s most tragic plays, from Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to the world of Shakespearean tragedies with these abridged stories, written especially...

Soon I felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face, and when I looked down, I saw a very small human being, only 15 centimetres tall . . . I was so surprised that I gave a great shout. ’But that is only the first of many surprises which Gulliver has on his travels. He visits a land of giants and a flying island, meets ghosts from the past and horses which talk. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Jonathan Swift original by Clare West.

Audiolibro dramatizado en español basado en la historia original de Víctor Hugo. Catalogada como la primera novela social de su época, Los Miserables, es una de obras literarias las más famosas de todos los tiempos. Es la historia de Jean Valjean, un convicto que estuvo injustamente encarcelado por 19 años por haberse robado una rebanada de pan. Al ser liberado de su injusta condena, Valjean trata de escapar de su pasado, lleno de maldad y depravación, para vivir una vida digna y honesta.

भीती, लाचारी, स्वार्थ, व्यसनं आणि त्याचं समर्थन दारिद्र्य दशा आणि त्यावर निरर्थक चर्चा . भ्रष्टाचार, क्रौर्य आणि वागण्यातील विसंगती . त्यावर काहीही न करू शकणारी नपुंसक वृत्ती . सारंच तुम्ही आणि आम्ही पाहिलेलं आणि अनुभवलेलं त्यातून कातडी निबर झाली पण मन? मन मात्र निबर झालं नाही . यातील प्रत्येक जाणिवेने मनाला पडलं एक भोक आणि त्यातून निर्माण झाली एक जाणीव कथा .

En 1928 durante la invasión de Napoleón a Rusia, cinco familias, algunas pobres y otras aristocráticas viven con miseria y tragedia de perder a sus seres queridos en la guerra.

Pip is an orphan, brought up by his sister and her husband, the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery. One evening, while visiting his parents' graves, he has a shocking encounter with an escaped convict who forces Pip to help him. The very next day, he is invited to go and see Miss Havisham, a rich old lady who is seeking a playmate for the beautiful Estella. These two chance events are to change Pip's life in ways he could never have imagined...

Seventeen of the bard’s most notable plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. This collection also includes the biography The Life and Times of William Shakespeare. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!...

आपल्या छोट्या अवकाशात मानवी जीवनाच्या साऱ्या पैलूला सामावून घेणारा लोकप्रिय साहित्यप्रकार म्हणजे कथा! झंकार स्टुडियोजच्या सौजन्याने सादर करीत आहे सहा कथांचा नजराणा! सुप्रसिद्ध कथाकार सर्वोत्तम सताळकर यांच्या या कथांचे निवेदन सिद्धहस्त निवेदक शीतल खरे-जोशी यांनी केले आहे. चला तर ऐकुया मानवी नातेसंबंध, राजकारण,रहस्य आणि गूढता या रंगात रंगलेल्या कथांचे ऑडियॊबुक " दुभंग आणि इतर कथा."

When most girls get engaged, at most they face a disapproving mother-in-law, but in Tessa Sharpe's case, it's a nation. No one in the tiny kingdom of Avonia wants the former anti-royal blogger to wed Prince Arthur. The anti-royals haven't forgiven her for abandoning ship and swimming over to the Prince's yacht, and the royal watchers won't ever forget all the horrible things she wrote about their beloved Royal Family. Up against all odds, Tessa has only six months to prove herself worthy of the title of Princess. Her nasty father-in-law is going to throw every obstacle in her way.

The Master and Margarita is one of the most famous and best-selling Russian novels of the 20th century, despite its surreal environment of talking cats, Satan and mysterious happenings. Naxos AudioBooks presents this careful abridgement of a new translation in an imaginative reading by the charismatic Julian Rhind-Tutt. With War and Peace and Crime and Punishment among the Naxos AudioBooks best-sellers, this too promises to be a front title.

All Tomorrows is a speculative science fiction chronicle that explores the far future of humanity—its evolution, transformation, extinction, and rebirth across vast stretches of cosmic time.

“Dazzling, passionate, a masterwork that ranks with Puzo’s best.” —Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys “One of his most satisfying works….A thoroughly entertaining posthumous present from one of the masters of popular fiction.” —Booklist Mario Puzo’s final masterwork. A...

El Conde de Monte Cristo, el audio libro dramatizado en espanol basado en la historia original de Alejandro Dumas, es una de las novelas de amor y venganza mas populares de todos los tiempos. Es la historia de Edmundo Dantes, joven marinero, quien es injustamente puesto prisionero por traicion. Despues de varios anos de prision, tras escapar, Dantes asume el rol del Conde de Monte Cristo para llevar a cabo su planeada venganza.

Professional and concise literary analysis of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, broadcast live at youtube.com/AltSchwiftX

The unforgettable, heartbreaking love story from a New York Times bestselling author about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—now an iconic motion picture starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War...

'பிரபல நட்சத்திர'ப் பதவியிலிருந்து நான் விழுந்து ஒரு வருஷத்துக்கு மேலாகி விட்டது. என் உண்மையான வாழ்க்கை வரலாற்றைப் பற்றித் தெரிந்து கொள்வதில் இப்போது யாருக்காவது சிரத்தை இருக்குமா என்பதை நான் அறியேன். இந்த எனது துயர சரித்திரத்தை, சினிமா நட்சத்திரமாக விரும்பும் எந்தக் குடும்ப ஸ்திரீகளாவது படிக்க நேர்ந்தால், அவர்களுக்கு நிச்சயமாய் இது உபயோகமாயிருக்குமென்று நம்புகிறேன்.

1960-களில் பெண்கள் பள்ளிக்குப் போகவும், மற்ற புதுமைகளை ஏற்க விரும்பும் ஒரு நடுத்தரக் குடும்பத்துக் கதையாகவும், 1980-களில் பெண்கள் எவ்வளவு தைரியமான மனப்போக்கு உடையவர்களாகவும், இந்நாவலில் மிக மிக அழகாக கூறியுள்ளார்.

Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a funny bone? What is John Updike's deal, anyway? And what happens when adult video starlets meet their fans in person? David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in essays that are also enthralling narrative adventures. Whether covering the...