Showing results for "Amelia" in Classics

This collection of tales transports the listener to a time when staircases creaked in old manor houses, and a candle could be blown out by a gust of wind—or by a passing ghost. Penned by some of the greatest Victorian novelists and masters of the ghost story genre, each comes to life in this vivid rendition.

"El caso de la señorita Amelia" es un cuento de Rubén Darío que sigue la historia de la joven Amelia, una mujer de clase alta que vive en una sociedad conservadora y represiva. Amelia se siente atrapada en un matrimonio infeliz y busca escapar de su vida monótona y opresiva. La narrativa se centra en su búsqueda de libertad y autenticidad, mientras enfrenta las expectativas sociales y los prejuicios de género. A medida que la historia avanza, Amelia se embarca en un viaje de autodescubrimiento y rebelión contra las convenciones sociales establecidas.

Al doctor Z ningún misterio le sorprende. Ha dedicado su vida al estudio de las ciencias ocultas y es conocido por su inmensa sabiduría. Sin embargo, la extraña existencia de Amelia, su pequeña amiga, se ha convertido para el doctor en el mayor de los acertijos. Una historia que penetra las fronteras del tiempo y el conocimiento.

In Lost Man's Lane, Gryce reaches out to Butterworth to help solve the secret behind several persons who have disappeared in a small country village, whose inhabitants happen to be the offspring of her childhood friend.

In this story, the friendship between a young German girl and a mysterious French prisonero pen a world of possibilities for them both. When a mysterious prisoner arrives at her father's post young Gretchen's life is changed forever. What shadowy figure protects the mysterious prisoner from harm? Little Gretchen believes she knows and the thought of it opens her mind to the belief that love and loyalty can live beyond the grave.

This choice collection of spine tingling tales runs the gamut from slightly spooky to "I'm sleeping with all the lights on tonight!" A splendid grouping of tales from the pens of some of the great writers of the past. Enjoy these classic stories alone or with a friend, whenever your ears are free.

Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, that feeling that in an empty house we are not quite alone and that sometimes the sharp, sheer shock of what just happened is upon us then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.

Móntate en el carruaje para emprender un recorrido por Alemania, Suiza, Italia o Inglaterra. Con una pluma prolija y una visión detallada fruto de gran observación, Amelia B. Edward logra que viajemos por otra época y recorramos estos cuentos de fantasmas plagados de misterio con un interés que nos impedirá cerrar el libro pese a los escalofríos. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. Amelia B. Edwards nació en Londres en 1831.

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. If you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, that feeling that in an empty house we are not quite alone and that sometimes the sharp, sheer shock of what just happened is upon us then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your reading and listening pleasure.

Anne of Green Gables is a heartwarming and timeless story about Anne Shirley, a spirited orphan girl mistakenly sent to live with elderly siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island. Full of imagination, wit, and charm, Anne transforms the lives of everyone around her with her unique perspective on life.

A collection of six classic chilling horror stories including "The Three Strangers", "The Phantom Coach", "The Open Window", and "The Travellers Story of a Terribly Strange Bed".

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, that feeling that in an empty house we are not quite alone and that sometimes the sharp, sheer shock of what just happened is upon us then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Turgenev wrote Fathers and Sons as a response to the growing cultural schism between liberals of the 1830s-1840s and the growing nihilist movement. Both the nihilists (the "sons") and the 1830s liberals (the "fathers") sought Western-based social change in Russia. These two modes of thought were contrasted with the Slavophiles, who believed that Russia's path lay in its traditional spirituality. Fathers and Sons, which might be considered as the first really modern novel in Russian literature, enraged everyone when it was published.

Nina Stibbe came to fame with Love, Nina, a memoir of her time working as a nanny in 1980s literary London. It won Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the 2014 National Book Awards, and was adapted into a hit BBC TV series. She has since written six more books, four of them novels, and a sparkling selection of her work is included here, alongside two fascinating interviews with Nina herself.

Melinda was depressed, having just received a rejection note for the manuscript of her historical novel from a publisher. Then, she got the idea of writing a satirical piece about the town where she lived, as a way of escaping the blues. To her dismay, it was accepted by a magazine, and she dreaded the reception from her friends and family. However, when it was published, everyone loved it, including her Uncle Joe, Aunt Lucy, and John Graham whom she referred to as “the preacher” in the story.