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Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and Ebenezer Scrooge come to marvelous life in Patrick Stewart's critically-acclaimed solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol....

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language....

Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at bay....

The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!). These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological, and literary importance....

For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions....

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity....

A vicious 15-year-old "droog" is the central character of this 1963 classic, a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom....

This is a full-cast recording of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday favorite A Christmas Carol, the tale of miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge....

In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town....

Dante's Divine Comedy is considered to be not only the most important epic poem in Italian literature, but also one of the greatest poems ever written....

This Audiobook contains the following works : 1. Little women by Louisa May Alcott Start at Chapters 1, 2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane...

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....

A murder on the stage of a packed theatre, a company of actors ripped apart by rivalries, and a secret that has simmered for decades.

Renowned poet and critic Clive James presents the crowning achievement of his career: a monumental translation into English verse of Dante’s The Divine Comedy....

The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers and listeners for 700 years and has entered the human imagination....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

Nurse Gemma Tate is heartbroken when she hears that one of her young charges at the Foundling Hospital has been killed. She knows that police inspector Sebastian Bell will work tirelessly to uncover the truth, but he’ll need her help navigating the cloistered world of the orphanage.

A faithful translation is rare; a translation which preserves intact the original text is very rare; a perfect translation of Montaigne appears impossible....

General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers....

In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government....

This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, perhaps the first recognizably modern individual....

In 1944, a young professor of mythology and literature named Joseph Campbell, working with novelist and poet Henry Morton Robinson, wrote the first guide to understanding the fascinating world of Finnegans Wake....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

In Kahil Gibran's masterpiece, Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives....

One job. One night. And now I’ve got a problem I can’t shake: Isabella Marino. The ring that’s supposed to secure my family’s legacy? Gone. And every lead points to her—the jeweler with the sharp tongue, soft curves, and eyes that cut right through my defenses. She swears she’s innocent. I’d like to believe her. But in my world, innocence doesn’t mean safe. Now I’m stuck keeping her close. Close enough to breathe her in, to feel heat I have no business wanting. She’s pure temptation, and I’m slipping. If I don’t find out who took the ring—and why—by Christmas, ...

For many years, Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk kept a record of his daily thoughts and observations, entering them in small notebooks and illustrating them with his own paintings. This book combines those notebooks into one volume. He writes about his travels around the world, his family, his writing process, and his complex relationship with his home country of Turkey. He charts the seeds of his novels and the things that inspired his characters and the plots of his stories. Intertwined in his writings are the vibrant paintings of the landscapes that surround and inspire him.

Purgatorio (Italian: [purɡaˈtɔːrjo]; Italian for "Purgatory") is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil, except for the last four cantos at which point Beatrice takes over as Dante's guide.

Publié en 1857, Les Fleurs du mal de Charles Baudelaire, est un recueil de poèmes qui explore les thèmes de la beauté, du mal, de la mélancolie, et de la révolte. L'œuvre, souvent considérée comme un chef-d'œuvre de la poésie française, reflète les tourments intérieurs du poète face à une société moderne et aliénante. Baudelaire y exprime un profond malaise existentiel, oscillant entre fascination pour le sublime et attirance pour la décadence.

This collection of 64 short poems has become a classic work of children’s literature. The poems are written from the point of view of a child. The author brilliantly recaptures the magical world of childhood innocence, in which the most mundane of experiences can become a source of wonder.

Les Cahiers de Douai sont un recueil de poèmes écrits par Arthur Rimbaud en 1870, alors qu'il n'a que 16 ans. Le recueil regroupe 22 poèmes, novateurs et audacieux, souvent empreints de romantisme, mais déjà marqués par la révolte, et dont les thèmes principaux sont l'insouciance, la mélancolie et la critique sociale.

Un roman qui retrace, à travers le vingtième siècle, les destins croisés de quatre générations qui se font écho autour d'une seule quête : celle de la liberté.

Argán es prisionero de sí mismo. El terror a la muerte y el miedo a enfrentarse a la vida le tienen encadenado a su propio lecho, nada le importa, ni su familia, ni su mujer; es una persona cegada y egoísta, a la vez víctima y verdugo. Tan solo la astucia de Toñita, la criada, auténtico motor de la acción hará posible un desenlace donde triunfe el amor y queden en evidencia los intereses de las malas personas.

"Welt mit allen Sinnen aufzunehmen und mit seinen Versen auf berückende Weise wieder auszuatmen, das beeindruckt an Frank Richter. Lebens-Leichtigkeit und Lebens-Schwere vermag er sprachzupackend zu bannen." Elfi Conrad, Bestsellerautorin "Frank Richter liebt und lebt sein Leben und kostet es in allen Farben aus. Diese Erfahrung spürt man in jeder Silbe, denn er schreibt um des Schreibens willen und das völlig ohne Filter. Genau deswegen ist seine Lyrik eine intime Liebesbekundung an das Leben und eine Einladung zum Verweilen.

Life can be a tumultuous journey, filled with both heartache and joy. Since his teenage years, the actor Mem Ferda has poured his soul into crafting poetry, and now feels compelled to share these words with the world. Through these verses, he strives to awaken deep emotions, ignite inspiration, and spread positivity, all the while offering a glimpse into the tapestry of reality, as seen through his own introspection and experiences.