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The Thomas Mann Collection includes unabridged recordings of Thomas Mann's 3 greatest works of fiction in one audiobook.

One woman works to expose a scientific fraud while also finding love in the latest sweet Regency romance by Sarah Ladd. Perfect for fans of Julie Klassen, An Unconventional Lady delivers what Publishers Weekly calls Ladd's "pitch-perfect blend of suspense and sweetness" (The Cloverton Charade)...

A stunningly beautiful youth and the city of Venice set the stage for Thomas Mann’s introspective examination of erotic love and philosophical wisdom.

A spirited factory worker on a mission. A nerdy manager with a propensity for puzzles. An unexpected adventure. Charmingly British and off-beat, Miscellaneous 0125 is a story about following your dreams, healing past traumas, and the joy of truly being understood.

Dramatisations of Thomas Mann’s three bestselling novels One of Germany’s greatest and most revered writers, Thomas Mann won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929. A vocal critic of Nazism, he had to leave his homeland when Hitler came to power, and lived in exile in Europe and America for...

Rights of Man presents an impassioned defense of the Enlightenment principles of freedom and equality that Thomas Paine believed would soon sweep the world. He boldly claimed, "From a small spark, kindled in America, a flame has arisen, not to be extinguished. Without consuming...it winds its progress from nation to nation."

Thomas Wolfe’s first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, is at once a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story and a dark novel depicting a cynical post-war world view. The book follows the life of Eugene Gant, a young man driven by passion, intellect, and a search for something greater than himself. His earliest years in rural North Carolina include a wonderful education in poetry and literature against the backdrop of a loving, but tumultuous family life.

Değişen Kafalar’da Thomas Mann, kadim bir Hint hikâyesinden yola çıkarak kimliğin en kırılgan yerini hedef alır: “Ben” dediğimiz şey, akılda mı yaşar, bedende mi? Bir kaza sonucu başlar yer değiştirir; sevgi, sadakat ve tutku ise bu beklenmedik değişimin içinde yönünü kaybeder. Aynı yüz, başka bir zihinle; aynı zihin, başka bir bedenle yaşamak zorunda kalınca, aşk bile kendi gerçeğini sorgulamaya başlar. Mann’ın ironisi, anlatının her kıvrımında hissedilir: Kahramanlar “doğru” olanı ararken, okur da bir sorunun etrafında dönüp durur. Seçim kime aittir?

Emily Dickinson was one of the most reclusive of all poets. She spent much of her life in seclusion in her father’s house in Amherst, and only a handful of her 1800 poems were published in her lifetime. Credit for the posthumous publication of her work must be given to her editor and friend Thomas W. Higginson, who reported that, in spite of the voluminous correspondence which passed between himself and Dickinson, he only met her twice in person.

Raunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights developed a new style of social comedy, packed with amorous escapades, bawdy humour, wicked wit and sexual innuendo. This scintillating anthology showcases six leading lights of early Restoration drama.

When invited to attend the Barrowhill Pleasures at the seat of the extravagant and pompous Earl of Reigate, Sir Robert Vicary of Petbury brings Thomas, his trusted falconer along with him to enjoy the festivities. But things take a very deadly turn when three of the Earl's guests are murdered, and the Earl seems eager to cover the deaths up at all costs. As the festivities continue, a killer is on the loose, and Thomas must keep a keen eye on the guests. One of them is not what they seem, and he must discern who before the Earl himself becomes the next target.

L'écrivain renommé Gustav von Aschenbach, en proie à une crise créative, entreprend un voyage pour se ressourcer. Dès son arrivée, il est captivé par la beauté exceptionnelle d'un jeune adolescent polonais. Le jour suivant, il aperçoit à nouveau le garçon, prénommé Tadzio, sur la plage en compagnie de sa famille. Cette rencontre marque le début d'une obsession grandissante pour Aschenbach, qui se trouve profondément troublé par la présence de cet être d'une rare beauté.

When Nathaniel Pickering, Lady Margaret's older brother is found murdered, Thomas takes her away to London, in search of gyrfalcons. Thomas's astute mind is unable to ignore the clues, and in uncovering some dark secrets, he places himself - and his mistress - in grave danger. Now a target himself, Thomas must face some of London's most notorious criminals, in a battle of both brain and brawn.

In seinem ersten Roman »Buddenbrooks« erzählt Thomas Mann nur wenig verschlüsselt die Geschichte seiner Familie und ihrer Stellung in der Vaterstadt Lübeck, soweit er sie nachvollziehen, in Einzelheiten überblicken konnte, ja sogar noch miterlebt hat. Verwandte, Honoratioren und markante Persönlichkeiten seiner Jugend werden integriert. Es ist die Geschichte des langsamen Niedergangs einer reichen Kaufmannsfamilie über vier Generationen hinweg. Gert Westphal liest diesen epochalen Roman in ganzer Länge.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...

Frau Rosalie von Tümmler, yılların sessizliğini düzenle, ölçüyle ve “olgunluk” denen kabulle taşımayı öğrenmiş bir kadındır. Ta ki bedeninin ona oynadığı tuhaf oyun başlayana dek… Önce küçük bir belirti, sonra umutla karışık bir sevinç: Rosalie, doğanın ona beklenmedik bir “yeniden gençlik” armağanı sunduğuna inanır. Bu değişim, yalnızca bedenini değil, kalbini de uyandırır; yaşamın geç kaldığı sanılan ihtimalleri bir anda önüne serer. Fakat her mucizenin gölgesinde bir gerçek saklıdır. Rosalie’nin “yeniden doğuş” sandığı şey, aslında başka bir gerçeğin habercisi olabilir.

Ünlü yazar Gustav von Aschenbach, dinlenmek ve zihnini toparlamak için Venedik’e gelir. Ancak burada karşılaştığı “kusursuz güzellik”, onda beklenmedik bir sarsıntı yaratır; hayranlık, giderek kontrol edilemez bir takıntıya dönüşür. Şehrin üzerinde dolaşan gizli bir salgın tehdidi, Aschenbach’ın iç dünyasındaki çözülmeyi daha da hızlandırır. Güzellik, arzu ve sanat arasında sıkışan bir insanın sessiz yenilgisi… Venedik’te Ölüm, Thomas Mann’ın zarif diliyle; tutkunun, itibarın ve iradenin nasıl kırılabileceğini çarpıcı biçimde anlatan modern bir klasik.

Tonio Kröger, iki dünyanın eşiğinde büyümüş bir ruhtur: Bir yanında disiplinli, “doğru” ve güvenli burjuva hayatı; diğer yanında ise düzensiz, yalnız ve yakıcı bir çağrı gibi duran sanat. Çocukluğundan beri içinde taşıdığı bu ikilik, onu ne tam olarak ait kılar ne de bütünüyle özgür bırakır. Tonio’nun kalbinde iz bırakan ilk dostluklar ve ilk hayranlıklar, yıllar geçse de silinmez. Çünkü bazen insan, en çok “normal” olanı özler; ama ona yaklaşınca da nefes alamaz.

യാഥാസ്ഥിതികതയുടെ ഇരുള്‍മൂടിയ ഒരു ഇല്ല ത്തിന്റെ അകത്തളത്തില്‍ ജീവിതം ഹോമിക്കേണ്ടി വന്ന ഉണ്ണിമായ എന്ന...

Dylan Marlais Thomas (October 27, 1914 to November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. He became widely popular in his lifetime, and remained so after his death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then, he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet." In the following recordings, Thomas reads his poems "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," "Poem in October," "In My Craft or Sullen Art," "Lament," "Fern Hill," "Poem on His Birthday," "A Refusal to Mourn," and "If I Were Tickled by the Rub of Love."