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Der Handlung gehen essayistische Bemerkungen voran, mit denen der Erzähler seine eigene Geschichte einleitet und bekräftigt. Grauenvolle Themen ließen sich nur da literarisch darstellen, „wo Ernst und Majestät der Wahrheit sie heiligen“. Er zählt eine Reihe von Katastrophen wie das Erdbeben zu Lissabon und die Große Pest von London auf, um schließlich zu konstatieren, dass das „furchtbarste Unheil […] den Einzelnen, nicht die Gemeinschaft“ treffe.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if a beggar wore a crown, and a prince learned the truth of his kingdom from the streets? In *The Prince and the Pauper*, Mark Twain transforms a simple exchange of clothes into a brilliant historical tale of identity, justice, cruelty, and...

Der namenlose Ich-Erzähler hebt mit einer der für Poe typischen umfangreichen Vorreden an: „Von meiner Heimat und meiner Familie weiß ich wenig zu sagen. Schlimme Erfahrungen und die Länge der Jahre haben mich aus der einen vertrieben, der anderen entfremdet. Ererbter Reichtum verschaffte mir eine ungewöhnliche Bildung, und meine nachdenkliche Sinnesart setzte mich in den Stand, die Schätze des Wissens, die mir durch mein Studium von Jugend auf erworben hatte, in methodische Ordnung zu bringen.“

It is 1625 and France faces the looming threat of war against the English. The young, spirited d’Artagnan travels to Paris to join the King’s Musketeers, where he befriends the iconic trio, Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Together, they battle treachery, outwit the cunning Cardinal Richelieu and scheming spy Milady, and fight to defend France’s honour once and for all. Featuring dogged heroism, swordplay, daring exploits and romances aplenty, this timeless classic is a gripping celebration of courage, adventure and the unbreakable bond of friendship.

Step into the untamed American frontier of the nineteenth century with this classic adventure tale by prolific British author W. H. G. Kingston. Narrated by young Loraine, the son of an Irish-born settler who has carved out a farm on the banks of the Ohio River in Illinois, With Axe and Rifle...

Den jungen Abenteurer Ange Pitou verschlägt es aus den ländlichen Kreisen Frankreichs in die pulsierende Metropole Paris und unterwegs wird er mit zahlreichen Gefahren der Realität konfrontiert. Er hätte den Zeitpunkt nicht besser wählen können, denn er wird Zeuge historischer Ereignisse: Die Französische Revolution ist just im Gange und Europa steht an der Schwelle zu einer neuen Zeitrechnung.

In THE SECOND FOUNDATION, Isaac Asimov addresses the phenomenon of genetic mutation and its potential danger to a civilization. This novel tells of an overwhelmingly powerful mutant human being, born with the ability to mold men's emotions and minds. He has brought down the First Foundation, and...

Tarzan and the Castaways (Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library) Book 24 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Stranded on an uncharted Pacific island, Tarzan is forced to take command of an ill-sorted party—English aristocrats, a Dutch officer, a...

Tarzan and the Madman (Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library) Book 23 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. The drums boom forth an incredible message from tribe to tribe—Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, has become an enemy to all, stealing and enslaving...

Zorro, is the debut edition of Literature's Greatest Heroes, a deluxe collection of novels spanning Western literature's most daring protagonists. Originally published in 1924 as The Curse of Capistrano, this is the debut novel featuring the legendary Zorro. This special audiobook edition, commissioned by the Royal Atlantic Library for this series, is narrated by Martin Osborne in a delightfully campy--yet thoroughly compelling--style reminiscent of the pulp era of the novel's debut.

Kitapsever arkadaşım, sana bir yeni masal sunuyorum, adı Güldüren Uçurtma... Uçurtma insanı nasıl güldürür, diyeceksin. Elbette gıdıklayarak güldürmez. Ama hiç uçurtma uçuran arkadaşını inceledin mi, hiç onun yüzüne baktın mı? Uçurtma gökyüzünde iri bir papatya gibi süzülürken, arkadaşının yüzündeki gülücüğü gördün mü? Peki, ya o sıra bir yel çıkarsa.

Johnny O'Day shows up half dead at the Redlin's ranch, is nursed back to health, and given a job. The Redlin's son, Sam, falls in with bad company who plan to rob him.

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) wrote over 100 ‘rags-to-riches’ novels, often about teenage boys forced by circumstances to earn their own living selling newspapers, blacking boots, carrying luggage, or tending store.

Вокруг света за восемьдесят дней (фр. Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) — приключенческий роман французского писателя Жюля Верна (1828-1905), повествующий о путешествии эксцентричного и флегматичного англичанина Филеаса Фогга и его слуги-француза Жана Паспарту вокруг света, предпринятом в результате одного делового пари на крупную сумму денег. Роман написан в 1872 году, и 6 ноября того же года на страницах ежедневной французской газеты Le Temps появились первые главы романа Жюля Верна Вокруг света за 80 дней.

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) wrote over 100 ‘rags-to-riches’ novels, often about teenage boys forced by circumstances to earn their own living selling newspapers, blacking boots, carrying luggage, or tending store. Alger’s heroes are honest, temperate, generous, and brave, good in a fight and ready to protect a weaker boy from a bully. Alger stresses work, study, and thrift as ways to escape poverty. Alger’s villains, on the other hand, are usually dishonest, sometimes alcoholic or brutal.

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of Mark Twain's 12 most beloved novels and novellas.

Томас Эдвард Лоуренс (1888-1935) - британский археолог, путешественник, военный, шпион, писатель и дипломат. Благодаря своим действиям во время арабского восстания против Османской империи в 1916-1918 годах получил прозвище Аравийский. Автор мемуаров "Семь столпов мудрости", принесших ему всемирную славу. В своей книге Восстание в пустыне, давно признанной классикой британской приключенческой литературы, Лоуренс Аравийский в киплинговском духе освещает романтику и героику колониальной войны на Востоке и "бремени белого человека".

Rose Macaulay was a fascinating and influential British writer, known for her wit and intellect. Crewe Train was published in 1926 and follows the story of Denham Dobie, a young woman in her early thirties, who lives a rather uneventful life in London. She is an independent and intelligent woman working as a scriptwriter for a film studio. Feeling dissatisfied with her mundane existence, Denham decides to embark on a journey to visit her eccentric and wealthy father in Crewe. Throughout her journey, Denham encounters a variety of intriguing characters and unexpected events.

The Heathen is a short story by the American writer Jack London. It was first published in Everybody's Magazine in August 1910. In the story, two people, from different cultural and racial backgrounds, are the only survivors of a ship that encounters a hurricane in the Pacific, and they remain together. The narrator, a pearl buyer named Charley, is a cabin passenger on a schooner, the Petite Jeanne, sailing from Rangiroa to Tahiti with a Kanaka crew, at the end of the pearling season in the Paumotas. The boat, having eighty-five deck passengers, is overloaded.

Die verlorene Welt (im Original: The Lost World) ist ein 1912 erschienener Roman des britischen Schriftstellers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Im Zentrum der Erzählung steht die Erkundung eines geheimnisvollen südamerikanischen Plateaus im Dschungel (siehe Tepui), das von Urtieren bewohnt sein soll. Diese erste Folge der Challenger Stories gehört zu den früheren Science-Fiction-Romanen in englischer Sprache, greift jedoch zugleich auch Elemente des Abenteuerromans auf. Der Roman basiert in Teilen auf sorgfältigen wissenschaftlichen und historischen Recherchen.