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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. La hija de Rappaccini, de Nathaniel Hawthorne, es un relato gótico en versión de audiolibro completo, narrado en español por una voz de inteligencia artificial. Aunque se presenta como una colección de un solo cuento, la obra tiene la intensidad de...

In The Gorgon's Head, Nathaniel Hawthorne turns the Greek myth of Perseus into a bright, fast-moving adventure for children. Sent by a wicked king to fetch the head of Medusa, a monster whose look turns anyone to stone, young Perseus sets out with nothing but courage. With the help of the clever...

En el implacable Boston puritano del siglo XVII, una mujer condenada a portar la «A» de adúltera en el pecho se niega a revelar la identidad del padre de su hija, desencadenando una espiral de venganza secreta y culpa devoradora que transformará el estigma de su pecado en la prueba máxima...

Immerse yourself. Savor the best storytelling from the greatest authors of the supernatural. The haunting language and brilliant rendition create an extraordinary atmosphere.

From snow-bright Tanglewood to the edge of the world, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Three Golden Apples turns the Eleventh Labor of Hercules into a sparkling adventure for young ears. Guided by river maidens, wrestling the shape-shifting Old Man of the Sea, sailing in a gleaming cup, bargaining...

By moonlight in a shuttered chamber, two maidens stand over a dead lover and seal a terrible vow. Years later, the town whispers of the Old Maid in the Winding-Sheet, a pale figure who haunts every funeral—until, on an uncanny afternoon, she steps into a deserted mansion and a final reckoning...

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic gothic tale of obsession and perfection. Scientist Aylmer’s love for his wife Georgiana curdles into fixation on the tiny crimson birthmark on her cheek — and his quest to erase it leads to tragedy. Unabridged short-story audiobook, about 50 minutes...

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Nathaniel Hawthorne, junto a Edgar Allan Poe, Melville, Emily Dickinson entre otros, fueron grandes figuras del romanticismo oscuro; Hawthorne con una narrativa marcada por el simbolismo, la culpa, el pecado y los conflictos de la conciencia. Su obra más...

# The Chimæra A winged horse. A fire-breathing monster. A young hero determined to accomplish the impossible. Bellerophon dreams of capturing Pegasus, the magnificent horse who soars freely through the skies and drinks from the enchanted Fountain of Pirene. With the help of a mysterious...

You probably know the name Nathaniel Hawthorne. Often described as one of the greatest fiction writers of the 19th century, and master of the allegorical and symbolic tale, he penned The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables, and was a close friend of Herman Melville, Merson, Thoreau, and...

Enter the shadowy worlds of H. P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe in this chilling collection of classic weird fiction. Featuring The Silver Key, The Birthmark, and The Premature Burial, Volume 5 blends cosmic mystery, gothic horror, dark fantasy, and supernatural suspense...

Within this decade are writers of incredible ability who are able to fashion gem-like stories that astonish our ears and brains across many genres; a literary culture that seems to endlessly build and create new paths for the restless human imagination to tread.

Talent bursts from this decade with astonishing ease. From America across Europe to Russia each and every story is an indelible mark of story-telling flecked with genius that enthralls us all. Whatever their chosen genre their stories break new ground, cover new topics and carry a legacy that cannot be disputed.

In this volume our authors, including Ambrose Bierce, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Winifred Holtby, Bernard Capes and many others bring forth creations and contraptions that are both amazing and abstract as well as diabolical and delightful.

Die Kurzgeschichte ist das Genre der Vielfalt. Sie kann alles sein: heiter, abenteuerlich, nachdenklich, frivol, erotisch, schauerlich, satirisch und vieles andere mehr. Sie ist immer spannend und auf den Punkt genau erzählt. Lassen Sie sich von unserer Auswahl weltberühmter Kurzgeschichten in unbekannte und bunte Welten entführen. Mit dabei: Die Dame mit dem Hündchen (A. Tschechow), Der berühmte Springfrosch von Calaveras County (M. Twain), Drama im Zoo (J. Ringelnatz), Verwechslungen (G. Boccaccio), Die Maske des roten Todes (E. A. Poe), Frau Ochsfrosch (N. Hawthorne).

A veritable library of listening in this splendid collection of American Short Stories! This boxed set includes all stories from Volumes 1, 2 and 3.

Being an English author in a new and different culture seems to work its magic when these two are placed together in the same spot with a rich vocabulary; ideas seem more fully formed and characters have another edge to their existence. For the outsider looking in, more can be revealed and shared with ourselves.

For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can live with. For agnostics it’s usually a question of can the afterlife really be that bad, would workplace regulations reach all parts of heaven and hell. However, in this volume the terms are agreed and the Devil pays his fees and the character his dues, each happy to wait a few decades for the eternal payback.

Mystery und Grusel: Die Hörbuch-Playlist für schaurige Stunden Gelesen von Christiane Dors, Peter Bieringer, Richard Heinrich, Werner Wilkening, Cedrik Burrasch u.a. Diese 17 Erzählungen von Frédéric Boutet, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells, Nikolai Gogol und zahlreicher anderer Schriftsteller gehören heute zu den Klassikern der Weltliteratur. Über 12 Stunden spannende Unterhaltung mit Geister-Schocker, Dark Mysteries, Untoten und Hexenmeistern, zwielichtigen Zauberkünstlern und bösartigen Schurken.

Auf der Familie Pyncheon scheint seit der Erbauung ihres Familiensitzes, dem Haus der sieben Giebel, ein Fluch zu lasten, der mit dem plötzlichen mysteriösen Tod des Erbauers, Colonels Pyncheon, seinen Anfang genommen hatte...