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In diesem Hörbuch sind 3 Novellen von Franz Werfel zusammengefasst, die sehr unterschiedliche Themen behandeln. Im "Tod des Kleinbürgers" geht es um die erstaunliche Widerstandskraft, die Karl Fiala aufbietet, um dem Tod, der seine Familie um den Genuss der Lebensversicherung bringen würde, ein zeitliches Schnippchen zu schlagen.

Three novels from comic master PG Wodehouse, featuring the incomparable Psmith!

San Kuo: Or Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong, set during the turbulent final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period (circa 184–280 AD). Widely regarded as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it combines history, legend, and myth to depict the power struggles and heroic exploits of the era.

Welcome to the world of Jane Austen, one of the most beloved authors in the English language. Austen's works are known for their wit, social commentary, and romantic storylines that have captivated readers for generations.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Three is the third instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Three features 10 essential works that reach further back into early Greek and Italian stories from Dante, Machiavelli, and Homer, as-well as comparatively modern works from Daniel Defoe, Henry David Thoreau, and others. Read by a cast of incredible narrators including David Rintoul; Daniel Weyman; Rachel Atkins; and more, this is a chance to expand your listening by going back to some of the earliest pieces of classic literature.

Three Gothic Novels is a compelling collection that brings together three quintessential works of Gothic literature: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Each novel delves into the macabre and the supernatural, exploring themes of fear, horror, and the unknown, while also probing deeper questions about humanity, morality, and the boundaries of science and nature. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley tells the haunting tale of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who defies natural laws to create life, only to be horrified by the monstrous being he brings into existence.

This audiobook is an introduction to the life and works of Jane Austen and will provide a glimpse into her world and the literary legacy she left behind.

So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close to her. Lewis...

Izdanie soderzhit rasskazy i povesti velikogo russkogo pisatelja Antona Pavlovicha Chehova, napisannye 1897-1903gg. Chehov - velikij russkij myslitel'- realist, oblichitel' mira poshlosti i meshhanstva, nesravnennyj hudozhnik. Problemy, postavlennye v ego proizvedenijah, aktual'ny i v nashi dni.

Theodor Fontanes berühmteste Werke in einem Band vereint. "Effi Briest", "Irrungen, Wirrungen" und "Der Stechlin" sind Fontanes wohl bekannteste Werke. Während er in "Effi Briest" das Leben des jungen Mädchens sowie die Umstände, an denen sie zerbricht, schildert, widmet er sich in "Irrungen, Wirrungen" der tragischen Liebe von Botho und Lene Dörr, die von der Gesellschaft nicht akzeptiert wird. "Der Stechlin" ist das letzte Werk des Autors und zeigt die politischen Veränderungen in Deutschland Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts auf.

In the wake of the 1929 stock market crash, Lanny Budd’s financial acumen and his marriage into great wealth enable him to continue the lifestyle he has always enjoyed. But the devastation the collapse has wrought on ordinary citizens has only strengthened Lanny’s socialist ideals. In Germany to visit relatives, Lanny encounters a disturbing atmosphere of hatred and jingoism. But Lanny’s gravest fear is the threat a national socialist government poses to the German Jewish family of Hansi, the musician husband of Lanny’s sister, Bess.

Teil 3 der dreiteiligen Novellen-Edition mit den berühmtesten und schönsten Novellen! Mit dabei: "Immensee" von Theodor Storm, "Kleider machen Leute" von Gottfried Keller, "Bulemanns Haus" von Theodor Storm, "Die Liebe der Erika Ewald" von Stefan Zweig, "Der Spiegel des Cyprianus" von Theodor Storm, "Schwüle Tage" von Eduard von Keyserling sowie "Krambambuli" von Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach!

For Karadel, being a shape-shifter has always been a reality she couldn’t escape. Even though she’s built a safe life as a rural veterinarian, with a close-knit network of shifter and human friends who would do anything for her - and for each other -she can’t help but wish for a chance at being normal. When she’s not dealing with her shifts or caring for her animal patients, she attempts to develop a drug that will help shifters control their changes - a drug that might even allow them to remain human forever.

Tom Jones is greatly admired not only for the meticulous craft with which it was written, but also for its humor, objectivity and penetrating psychological depth. It is without a doubt one of the great contributions to the English novel, and as such will always maintain a place of honor in world literature. Through the minute examination of the motives of his characters, Henry Fielding revealed many universal truths about human nature.

Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her...

At his death in 1994, Ralph Ellison left behind roughly two thousand pages of his unfinished second novel, which he had spent nearly four decades writing. Long awaited, it was to have been the work Ellison intended to follow his masterpiece, Invisible Man. Five years later, Random House...

Sei racconti tratti da "La rallegrata", il terzo dei quindici volumi che compongono le !Novelle per un anno". Sei racconti che, proprio come il treno che viaggia nella notte delle novelle "Nenia e Notte", o come il carro trainato da cavalli in "La rallegrata", trascinano l'ascoltatore in un universo pirandelliano graffiante e caustico, cattivo e asciutto, lucido e disilluso, ma al contempo pervaso da una profonda malinconia e compassione per un’umanità ferita ma straordinariamente viva.

Cursed by witches centuries ago, Remy Roax was content with living his long life as a half-man/half-fox. But when he learned he had had undiscovered powers, he had no choice but to learn how to use them. After relocating to North Dakota in order to practise his new-found abilities, he soon finds himself in the targets of Louis Bonne, a man who wants to understand how the curse placed on Remy worked, so that he can use the souls of innocent people to make himself immortal.

From Little Nell to Miss Havisham, Dickens’ Women tells the story of Charles Dickens’ life through his beloved characters. Co-written and performed by Miriam Margolyes, best known for her role as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, this one-women show is a celebration of her...