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For millennia, the Librarians have secretly protected the world by keeping watch over dangerous magical relics. Cataloging and safeguarding everything from Excalibur to Pandora’s Box, they stand between humanity and those who would use the relics for evil. Ten years ago, only Flynn Carsen, the...

The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million by O. Henry includes "The Trimmed Lamp", "A Madison Square Arabian Night", "The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball", "The Pendulum", "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen", "The Assessor of Success", "The Buyer from Cactus City", "The Badge of Policeman O'Roon", "Brickdust Row", "The Making of a New Yorker", "Vanity and Some Sables", "The Social Triangle", "The Purple Dress", "The Foreign Policy of Company 99", "The Lost Blend", "A Harlem Tragedy", "The Guilty Party—An East Side Tragedy", "According to Their Lights", and more.

In the great empire of China, an African Magician seeks to deceive a young wastrel to do his devious bidding. He discovers Aladdin playing in the streets with his friends. What follows is a sweeping adventure with a magical lamp. This new recording features B.J. Harrison’s classic voice characterizations, and the original classic text. It’s sure to please young and old alike!

The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Auguste Groner is a mystery novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Joseph Muller, an unassuming yet brilliant secret service detective of the Imperial Austrian police, who possesses a keen instinct for solving crimes. As he navigates a case involving a murdered man found in a quiet street, the narrative unfolds with a series of intricate clues and the challenges Muller faces both from the bureaucracy of his job and the moral dilemmas embedded in his investigation.

Have you ever heard the story of the old Street Lamp? It's really not very amusing, but you might listen to it for once. - It was such an honest lamp, which had done its duty for many, many years and which was now going to be discarded. It was the last evening it hung on its post and gave light to the street beneath it. The Lamp felt like an old ballet dancer who is performing for the last time and who knows that tomorrow she will be in a cold garret.

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is a timeless tale of adventure, magic, and destiny. First introduced to Western audiences by Antoine Galland in The Arabian Nights, this beloved story follows Aladdin, a poor but clever young man who stumbles upon a mysterious lamp. When he unknowingly releases a powerful genie, Aladdin’s life is transformed as he embarks on a journey filled with riches, danger, and enchantment. However, he must outwit a cunning sorcerer who seeks to steal the lamp’s power for himself.

An old street lamp is at the end of its working life. It has had a long life and lots of people know it. So, friends come to visit on its last night on the job. - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl".

Hans Christian Andersen shares a memorable tale that mirrors what we may all feel as any career comes to an end. A street lamp has been faithful in his duties for decades, yet the time had arrived that he would be relieved of duty. What did the future hold for the lamp? The wind, moon, and rain each gave gifts and there was a line featuring those who wanted to take the lamps place.

Aladdin is a boy, who lives in poverty with his mother. One day, while he is playing outside, an African magician approaches him and claims that he is Aladdin’s uncle. The mysterious man tricks the boy to work for him by promising him wealthy rewards. Aladdin agrees after having gotten his mother's permission. The African man instructs the boy to enter a dark cave and fetch him an oil lamp and Aladdin jumps into the cave to finds it. However, the boy refuses to pass it to the magician before he is helped out of the cave and back into daylight.

இந்தப் புதினத்திற்கு 1963 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான இந்திய அரசின் சாகித்திய அகாதமி விருது கிடைத்தது.

இந்தப் புதினத்திற்கு 1963 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான இந்திய அரசின் சாகித்திய அகாதமி விருது கிடைத்தது.

ביזה כללית מתבצעת ברומא על ידי הוונדלים במאה החמישית לספירה. אנחנו מובלים בקצב קדחתני אל הרובע העני טרסטוורה. שם, בגדה השמאלית של נהר הטיבר, חיים היהודים, המתכוננים באישון לילה להשיב את הדבר היקר להם מכול: מנורת שבעת הקנים. מכאן והלאה לוקח אותנו צוויג יד ביד תחת אור הירח ללוות את היהודים במסע נדודיהם אחר המנורה הקדושה, אחר הרוח ואחר האמונה.