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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Ralph Elllison's Invisible Man is a monumental novel, one that can well be called an epic of modern American Negro life. It is a strange story, in which many extraordinary things happen, some of them shocking and brutal...

The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song "Layla" and that Lord Byron called "the Romeo and Juliet of the East," in a masterly new translation The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his...

"Poets live the lives all of us live," says Bill Moyers, "with one big difference. They have the power--the power of the word--to create a world of thoughts and emotions other can share. We only have to learn to listen." In a series of fascinating conversations with thirty-four American poets...

Discover Shakespeare's best-loved plays with this fantastic, unabridged and downloadable audiobook edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, read by Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Nigel Davenport and Andrew Sachs. A perfect introduction for all ages to the breadth and beauty of...

Es ist das Jahr 1872. In der kleinen und etwas verschlafenen, belgischen Stadt Quiquendonesie soll die Straßenbeleuchtung erneuert werden. Die Verantwortung für dieses Projekt hat der Naturwissenschaftler Dr. Ox. Geplant ist eine Gasbeleuchtung, die mit Knallgas, einer Mischung aus Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff, betrieben wird. Dafür sind in der gesamten Stadt bereits die Rohre verlegt worden.

Harriet Beecher Stowe is most known for her revolutionary novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin which greatly influenced the anti-slavery movements. Stowe had been active in many different genres, however, including the writing of short stories that further her firm grasp of moral principles. Betty’s Bright Idea shares three short stories exploring themes of charity, sacrifice, and joyful celebrations.

Believing his wife, Hermione, to be unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia, orders her new-born child abandoned in the wilderness. But when Hermione’s fidelity is proven by the divinations of the Oracle of Delphi, Leontes is cursed to have no heir until his daughter is found. Sixteen years later...

Un colonel retraçant une de ses campagnes militaires, sauvée du désastre par la simple présence d'une femme parmi ses soldats. Un vieux qui tarde à mourir et met à mal la cérémonie funéraire. Une femme de chambre qui n'en est pas une. Un mari disparu qui refait surface. Un fils qu'on n'a jamais connu.