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Eine unscheinbare junge Frau trifft auf den attraktiven Witwer Maxim de Winter. Der ist ein bekanntes Gesicht der britischen Upper Class, noch in Trauer um seine glamouröse erste Frau Rebecca. Die beiden heiraten und das frischgetraute Paar zieht auf Maxims herrschaftliches Anwesen Manderley. Und was der glückliche Beginn einer jungen Ehe sein könnte, entpuppt sich als albtraumhafte Beziehung zu dritt: Maxim, die zunehmend verzweifelte "zweite Mrs. de Winter" und die übermächtige tote Vorgängerin.

Nel 1978 la guerra è finita, ma il Vietnam non ha ancora trovato pace. Anh e i suoi fratelli sono costretti a scappare, unendosi alla schiera delle centinaia di migliaia di quelli che saranno in seguito definiti boat people, e lasciandosi tutto alle spalle: la casa, gli odori della cucina materna, le voci dei piú piccoli. Il mare che dovrebbe portarli in salvo si trasforma in una linea di confine tra speranza e tragedia. Quando finalmente arrivano a Hong Kong, sono soli.

Bloomsbury presents the 250TH BIRTHDAY EDITION of What Matters in Jane Austen? by John Mullan, read by Charles Armstrong ‘Almost as good as finding an unpublished novel’ The Lady 'Any new book on Austen raises the urgent question, Would I get more pleasure from reading this than from...

The complete sonnets performed by the quintessential Shakespearian actor, Sir John Gielgud...

Meet the Augustts...a loving Irish family who, like all families, are a bit complicated. But they are bound together by their love for each other and the way their words shape their world. Things become a little more complicated when the mother has a stroke, and the force of nature who is Granny Mae-Ann comes to try to take charge to keep the family together. She has a job on. There's the son, Jacob, with all his words trapped in his head by The Autism; the father, Mickey, struggling to express himself at all; and Jenny, the daughter, quietly writing it all down to try to make sense of it.

Unleash positive thinking and productive imagination, and flip negative thoughts and behaviors into a lifetime to improve every aspect of your life—each morning, one day at a time. Bad habits. Bad feelings. Bad mornings that turn into regrettable days. Banish them all with simple brain hacks...

Writers shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize read their shortlisted stories Collected here are the six best stories chosen by the judging panel of the Guardian 4th Estate BAME short story prize 2017. In them you’ll encounter a range of characters: an Indian soldier...

Ein Sommer in Rom, 231 Jahre und acht Monate nach Goethe. Mit seiner Ehrlichkeit, seinem Blick für das Wesentliche und tiefer Romantik hat sich Atticus auf seinem Instagram-Account @atticuspoetry in die Herzen hunderttausender von Menschen geschrieben, er gilt als einer der bekanntesten Instagram-Poeten. In eindringlichen Worten hält er sowohl die kleinen als auch die allergrößten Augenblicke des Lebens fest: den ersten flüchtigen Blick einer neuen Liebe in Paris, Nacktbaden in einer lauen Sommernacht, während einer nächtlichen Autofahrt laut einen Song im Radio mitsingen.

This collection contains eight of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. Each exhibits the vigour, humour, and optimism of the young master before he turned to the gloom and bitterness of the great tragedies. Contents A Midsummer Night’s Dream All’s Well That Ends Well Twelfth Night Much Ado...

Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on October 1st, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 50th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatisation. 'A comedy and a philosophy', Man and Superman is...

Beowulf is considered the finest heroic poem in Old English. It celebrates the character and exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman and warrior, as he proves his superhuman strength and endurance. He also represents the ideal lord and vassal, rewarding his men generously and accomplishing glorious deeds to honor his king.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. L'Idée fixe ou Deux Hommes à la mer est l'un des textes les plus intimes et les plus saisissants de Paul Valéry. Un homme est hanté par une pensée obsédante qui envahit sa vie ; un médecin ami l'écoute, questionne, tente de comprendre. Entre...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On ne badine pas avec l'amour est l'une des pièces les plus célèbres d'Alfred de Musset et un chef-d'œuvre du théâtre romantique français. Écrite en 1834, cette comédie en trois actes révèle, avec une énergie rare, la violence des sentiments...

Maria wächst im Waisenhaus auf und wird im Jahre 1933 von einer Bauernfamilie adoptiert, allein aus dem Grunde, neben den zwei Söhnen, als billige Arbeitskraft zu dienen. Mit siebzehn begegnet sie Jakob. Nur ein Jahr währt ihre Liebe, als er und seine jüdische Familie eines Nachts deportiert...

Friuli, anni Venti. A Maniago, un piccolo borgo ai piedi del monte Jôuf, crescono Nella, Adelina e Iolanda Santarossa, tre sorelle legate da un destino comune nella filanda, dove lavorano sin dall’infanzia. Iolanda è fidanzata con Pietro, un giovane operaio con grandi ideali e simpatie...

Francesco è un ragazzo bello, incorreggibilmente bugiardo, pieno di vita. Diventerà un uomo dal fascino sfrontato e irresistibile, un seduttore, un giocatore d’azzardo che crede nella fortuna amica, un disertore, un fuggiasco. Teresa, al contrario, è nata in una «via di pezzenti», grandi...

This is the history of England told in a new way: glimpsed through twenty-five remarkable poems written down between the eighth century and today, which connect us directly with the nation's past and the experiences, emotions, and imaginations of those who lived it. These poems open windows onto...

After a sell-out national tour and an extended stage run, Alan Bennett’s phenomenally successful play transferred to BBC Radio 3, with Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison and Frances de la Tour starring as part of the National Theatre cast. At a boys’ grammar school in Sheffield, eight boys...

Antigone stood defiant in the face of tyranny. Best-selling and award winning author Colm Tóibín wrote this new dramatisation of the Greek tragedy especially to be performed by Irish actor Lisa Dwan. Pale Sister gives voice to Antigone’s sister, Ismene, who recounts her sister’s defiance of the king as pressures mount on her to act to vindicate her sister, or even follow her example. Pale Sister tells Antigone’s story through Ismene: the quiet person in the corner, bearing witness to everything.

In 1989, the literary world was rocked by an unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Revolutionary Iran, issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses. Rushdie's book was considered by many Muslims to be blasphemy for its depiction of Mohammed, and...