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The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. The Kalevala was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the sense of nationality that led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. Beginning with the traditional Finnish creation myth, the Kalevala branches out into stories of the creation of the earth, plants, creatures, and the sky. There are many stories of, romance, kidnapping, seduction, and magical spell casting and singing.

Nora Helmer has everything a young housewife could want: Beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a carelessly buried secret rises from the past, Nora’s well-calibrated domestic ideal starts to crumble. Ibsen’s play is as fresh today as it was when it first stormed the stages of 19th-century Europe.

Peter Kien, »der größte Sinologe seiner Zeit«, führt in seiner fensterlosen Wohnung und umgeben von 25.000 Büchern ein absurdes, von der Welt entfremdetes Höhlenleben. Als seine Haushälterin Therese ihn dazu bringt, sie zu heiraten, ist das der Anfang des Abstiegs in den Wahnsinn. Als "Die Blendung" 1935 erstmals erschien, waren es Thomas Mann und Robert Musil, die einen Lobgesang auf Canettis Roman anstimmten. Trotzdem sollten noch viele Jahre vergehen, ehe Canettis Werk auch international gewürdigt wurde.

Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) was a prolific American author, journalist and critic. Although she left school at 14, she was enormously talented, and by her 20s she was well established as a writer of short stories. This collection showcases six of her best tales: 'The Piano Next Door', 'On the Northern Ice', 'A Child of the Rain', 'From the Loom of the Dead', 'Story of an Obstinate Corpse' and 'Story of the Vanishing Patient'.

The Kalevala provides a compelling insight into the myths and folklore of Finland. Compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century, this impressive volume follows a tradition of oral storytelling that goes back some 2000 years, and it is often compared to such epic poems as Homer's Odyssey. However, The Kalevala has little in common with the culture of its Nordic neighbors: It is primarily poetic, it is mythical rather than historic, and its heroes solve their problems with magic more often than violence.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1841: Datterich, ein Lebenskünstler ohne Geld und Arbeit, ist ein Pumpgenie, immer auf der Jagd nach einer Flasche Wein, dem nächsten Schoppen, ein unverfrorener Schnorrer, weit überlegen an Wendigkeit und Witz den biederen Bürgersleuten, repräsentiert durch Familie Dummbach und den Drehergesellen Schmidt. Um den jungen Schmidt besser ausnehmen zu können verspricht ihm der Datterich Protektion und versucht den schüchternen Gesellen an Evchen, Datterichs Cousine, zu verkuppeln.

Un gran relato de la Tierra Media de Tolkien. En el Cuento de La Caída de Gondolin chocan dos de los principales poderes del mundo. Por un lado está Morgoth, el mal más absoluto, que está al mando de un enorme poder militar que controla desde su fortaleza en Angband. En su oposición está Ulmo, el segundo Vala más poderoso. Trabaja secretamente en la Tierra Media para apoyar a los Noldor, el grupo de elfos entre los que se contaban Húrin y Túrin Turambar

Bart and Flora were newlyweds on the Great Plains. Flora loved her husband, but wanted the companionship of others. Then when she was sewing she saw a cabin off in the distance. When she asked Bart about it he didn’t want to talk about it. The truth is the essence - and mystery - of this short story.

Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) was a prolific American author, journalist and critic. Although she left school at 14, she was enormously talented, and by her 20s she was well established as a writer of short stories. 'A Child of the Rain' is an eerie, poignant, supernatural tale about a strange, destitute child who appears spectrally on a late-night streetcar.

The connection between pet and owner can be incredibly strong. This gentle story follows this connection past the passing of the pet. Some things just can't be explained, and this is just such a short story.

Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) was an American author, journalist and critic. As a child she was an avid reader, and despite leaving school at 14, she quickly became recognized as a brilliant short story writer. 'On the Northern Ice' is an eerie ghost story set around the Great Lakes.

Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) was a prolific American author, journalist and critic. Although she left school at 14, she was exceptionally talented as a writer, and by her 20s she was well recogized as a popular writer of short stories. 'From the Loom of the Dead' is a story with the character of an Icelandic folktale about two young orphaned children suffering at the hands of a cruel and neglectful stepmother. But the ghost of their dead mother returns to haunt the stepmother and forces her to care for the children.

Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) was a prolific American author, journalist and critic. Although she left school at 14, she was enormously talented, and by her 20s she was well established as a writer of short stories. 'Story of the Vanishing Patient' is a ghostly tale of the strange happenings when a young doctor is summoned next door to attend a dying woman one night....

'The Piano Next Door' is an eerie tale about a man who hears beautiful and inspirational music emanating from the house next door. But when he goes to find out who played it, he finds something very strange....

Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) was an American author, journalist and critic. As a child she was an avid reader, and despite leaving school at 14, she quickly became recognized as a brilliant short story writer. 'Story of an Obstinate Corpse' is the eerie tale of a woman who never wanted her photograph taken in life...and after death continues to confound photographers.

¿Cuál habría sido el periplo de la criatura de Frankenstein si hubiese vivido las veinte décadas transcurridas desde su nacimiento oficial hasta hoy? "Frankenstein resuturado" ha trasladado esta pregunta a muy diversos autores para que visualicen a la criatura en ese eslabón concreto de la...