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A timeless classic story, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan is brought to life by Vivian Heilbron and David Rintoul in this abridged, downloadable audiobook edition. Peter Pan and Tinkerbell lead the three Darling children over the rooftops of London and away to Neverland - the island where the lost boys...

Algernon Blackwood, a journalist and broadcast narrator, was one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. The title story, "The Touch of Pan", explores the lingering presence of myth in everyday life. In "The Glamour of the Snow", Blackwood winds a tale about a man's infatuation with a supernatural winter beauty. In "The Attic", the ghost of an usurer haunts the old Chateaux and, on the anniversary of a young boy's death, the boy's cat brings the family together. "The Willows" follows two campers who are on a canoe trip down the Danube.

Dubbed the greatest horror story in English by Stephen King, The Great God Pan is an eerie and otherworldly mystery about a diabolical operation and its terrifying repercussions. After rescuing a young woman from the streets of London, Dr. Raymond uses her as a test subject for brain surgery aimed at "lifting the veil" of reality, to see the supernatural and the "great god Pan". The operation is a disaster and leaves the subject lobotomized. Years later, London becomes afflicted with a strange series of male suicides connected to a beautiful but sinister woman.

Prvotina britského nositele Nobelovy ceny Williama Goldinga z roku 1954 je dodnes živou alegorií tyranie, fanatismu a vrozeného sklonu lidské povahy ke zlu. Během nespecifikované světové války se zřítí evakuační letadlo na malý neobydlený ostrov. Zachrání se jen skupinka chlapců ve školním věku. Zpočátku se chlapci těší, jaká dobrodružství je čekají, vzájemně spolupracují, podporují se. Hra na Robinsony se však brzy změní v boj všech proti všem, v němž je hlavní předností síla, autorita a schopnost šířit strach.

Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native Americans, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland.

Esta versión del audiolibro Peter Pan es la más barata que también tiene audio de calidad superior. Nosotros editamos el audio para su placer. Usamos procesos de la computadora y trabajo manual para crear una experiencia buena de volumen y calidad sin ruidos malos. ¡Es nuestro distinto placer presentarle nuestra versión de Peter Pan por J. M. Barrie, narrado por Vanesa Amezquita!

Peter Pan is a special little boy, dressed in withered leaves, who does not want to grow up. He lives with the fairies far, far away, on the magical island of Neverland. One night, Peter Pan flies into the room of Wendy and her brothers, Michael and John. He sprinkles them with magic pollen and shows them how to ride the wind and fly. The excited children follow him to Neverland, where incredible adventures await them.

The story of Peter Pan, retold by Daniel O'Connor from the fairy play by Sir J. M. Barrie. O'Connor took the story from the original play, with the approval of Barrie, and shortened it into a book. This shorter story was published before Barrie wrote the longer novel Peter and Wendy, using the same plot and characters.

Inspired by a trip to a graveyard in Wales, the novella was originally not well received. The Great God Pan is now considered an excellent example of Gothic fiction, and has influenced such writers as Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Ray Bradbury.

The tale begins with an experiment to enable a woman named Mary to experience the supernatural realm, which turns her into an idiot. Then follows an account of a series of mysterious occurrences and deaths surrounding a sinister woman named Helen Vaughan. The protagonists eventually confront Helen and forces her to kill herself. Before dying, she undergoes a series of spooky transformations that reveals her to be the daughter of the ill-fated Mary and the god Pan.

On publication, it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its implied sexual content, and the novella hurt Machen's reputation as an author. Beginning in the 1920s, Machen's work was critically re-evaluated and The Great God Pan has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror.

When Peter Pan flies through the Darling Children's nursery window one night, he is nearly captured and makes a hasty escape, leaving behind his shadow. Returning with the fairy Tinker Bell to reclaim it, he wakes up Wendy, John and Michael, and whisks them away to the magical shores of...

"The Great God Pan" is a novella written by Arthur Machen. A version of the story was published in the magazine Whirlwind in 1890, and Machen revised and extended it for its book publication (together with another story, "The Inmost Light") in 1894. On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machen’s story was only one of many at the time to focus on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism.

Os dois contos de Lima Barreto reunidos neste volume são oriundos do livro "Histórias e Sonhos", originalmente publicado em 1920. Apesar de ser bem-sucedido, o livro gerou inimizades para o autor, por conta da crítica à sociedade estampada em seus textos. São estes os contos aqui compilados: "O feiticeiro e o deputado" e "Congresso pan-planetário".

Berlin. In der Prachtsraße "Unter den Linden" fällt dem Schriftsteller Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann unter all den Stadtvillen und vornehmen Geschäften ein schäbiges, verwahrlostes Häuschen auf. In diesem öden Haus lebt ein alter, menschenfeindlicher Hausverwalter und ein großer schwarzer Hund, der des Nachts auf grausige Weise den Mond anheult. Auch von unheimlichen Spukerscheinungen hört Theodor munkeln... Immer und immer wieder starrt er wie unter Zwang hinein!

18. Jahrhundert. In einer kleinen, armseligen Waldhütte in Fuldaer Forst: Der junge Revierjäger Andres weiß nicht mehr aus noch ein, seine wunderschöne italienische Frau Giorgina ringt mit dem Tode und sein neun Wochen altes Baby droht zu verhungern. Doch da klopft wie ein Engel in der Not ein wahrer Gentleman an seine Tür: Ignatz Denner. Teuflisch ist die Falle, die Denner mit Geduld und Weitsicht stellt... und unaufhaltsam stolpert die junge Familie hinein.