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

The complete "box set" of T. H. White's epic fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend....

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

Finnegans Wake is the greatest challenge in 20th-century literature. In the rich nighttime and the language of dreams, here are history, anecdote, myth, folk tale and, above all, a wondrous sense of humor....

Trolls haunt the snowy forests, and terrifying monsters roam the open sea. A young woman journeys to the end of the world, and a boy proves he knows no fear. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the enchanting world of Nordic folklore....

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....

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....

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....

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 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....

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

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 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....

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, brings A Midsummer Night's Dream to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

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....

Real French people don’t speak like your textbook…so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning Method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn authentic spoken French in the process....

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....

There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece....

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....

AMA Audiolibros presenta la Narración del Audiolibro en Español (acento Castellano) de "La Divina Comedia" de Dante Alighieri en la voz de...

Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet....

War has come to Discworld...again....

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

This set contains four thrilling dramatizations of Louis L'Amour's short stories, featuring all the excitement of the authentic West....

He went to war to forget her. He returned with a title... and an order to marry. When Fitzwilliam Darcy disappeared from society after Lydia Bennet’s scandalous elopement, the ton offered many explanations—none of them close to the truth. For nearly two years, Darcy served the Crown in secret during the war against Napoleon—his wit and will tested in shadowed courts and enemy strongholds. Now returned to England, he carries more than secrets: he bears a new title—Earl of Pemberley—bestowed by the Prince Regent himself. But elevation comes at a cost. With rank comes duty. And the ...

Four thought-provoking masterworks for the theater by the Nobel Prize winning author of The Stranger and The Plague, in a restorative new translation by Ryan Bloom that brings together, for the first time in English, Camus’s final versions of the plays, along with deleted scenes and alternate lines of dialogue.

To Have and To Hold A Pride and Prejudice Variation When Elizabeth Bennet rescues Georgiana Darcy from a disastrous entanglement with George Wickham in Ramsgate, she expects nothing in return—least of all a meeting with the girl's formidable brother. Fitzwilliam Darcy arrives at the Gardiners' leased seaside cottage prepared to reclaim his sister and confront her would-be seducer. Instead, he finds himself caught off guard by the quick wit, steady nerve, and captivating spirit of the young woman who intervened on Georgiana’s behalf. From the moment Elizabeth meets Mr. Darcy, her heart ...

A juicy and revelatory history of the Romantic poets that restores them to their fullest context by examining the impact of the transatlantic slave system on their lives and work, by a brilliant young, Whiting award-winning Black scholar.

He stole me from the altar. But I was never the one being played. Adrian Kosarev is Bratva royalty—deadly, obsessive, and cold as the blade he keeps at his side. He ripped me from my wedding and shattered the alliance meant to lock his family out of Miami. I was supposed to be leverage. A message soaked in blood. But I’m not the pawn he thinks I am. And I didn’t just let him take me—I wanted him to. Because I’ve been planning this move for years. Every look I give him is calculated. Every touch? A weapon. Every moan? A lie he’ll regret believing. He thinks he’s in control… ...

El Poder de la Soledad: Solo, No Solitario enseña a los lectores a abrazar la autorreflexión y a comprender su yo más profundo. Cuestiona la percepción negativa de estar solo, destacando los profundos beneficios de la soledad en todas las áreas de la vida. Este libro te guiará desde no saber cómo estar solo hasta darte cuenta de que la soledad no significa estar en soledad, lo que te permitirá encontrar la paz dentro de ti mismo.

Este libro propone un recorrido accesible y riguroso por la historia del arte y la literatura en España desde una perspectiva social. Pensado especialmente para estudiantes de lengua y cultura españolas, ofrece 160 apartados temáticos que van desde las pinturas rupestres de Altamira hasta la narrativa digital del siglo XXI. A lo largo del camino, el lector encontrará no solo obras y estilos, sino también preguntas y reflexiones sobre la memoria, la identidad, la política, el cuerpo, la tecnología y la imaginación colectiva, con especial atención a la diversidad cultural y ...

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli is a timeless political treatise that explores the dynamics of power, leadership, and statecraft. Written in the early 16th century, this concise yet provocative work offers pragmatic advice to rulers on how to gain, maintain, and consolidate authority, often advocating for realism over idealism. Machiavelli examines historical examples and human behavior to present strategies that prioritize effectiveness over morality, making the book both influential and controversial.

Are you ready for a theatrical romp that’s more twisted than a pretzel on opening night? Dive into the enchanting chaos of K.R.M. Morgan's "The Understudy of the Underworld"! Join Brenda, a retired dental hygienist with dreams of stardom, as she battles her own performance demons under the watchful eye of Julian, the cravat-wearing director with expectations higher than the theatre’s chandelier! From her feeble falsettos to the eerie antics of Aoife, a banshee stuck in a ghostly rut, every moment is a laugh-out-loud exercise in the art of theatrics (and potential disaster). Why should ...

This is the story of a feud which began in the time of Edward the Confessor and continued into the 1350’s and beyond. It begins when Wilfrid Elland gives hospitality to a young Norman by the name of Hugh d’Eckerslée. Hugh is much taken by Wilfrid's beautiful young wife, Edith, and seduces her. A duel, a death – and a long-running feud are the consequences.

Poems of an Old Soldier is a a collection of 80 poems to amuse the public in general, and in many cases do not conform to any particular rhythm, rhyme, metre, pentameter or other poetic jargon. They are simply written for the reader to enjoy. In a long career in the army the author gained medals in Malaya and Aden and served also in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Singapore and Europe. The proceeds of the book will be donated to Help the Heroes.

A collection of poems by the late Oxford poet, James Balloch, who died in 2018.James Alan Balloch – ‘Jim’ to his friends – was an extraordinary man, delightful, unpretentious, understated, a thinker. He was clever, articulate, creative, sensitive, hardworking, warm, knowing, but with a non-judgemental sense of humour. He had an unconscious natural ability in becoming a friend to anyone; he was sociable but often alone. Jim was born on 20 June 1937 in Hornchurch, the London Borough of Havering, before moving to Coventry at a young age and finally settling in Oxford, detached from any...

El Diván del Tamarit es un poemario del poeta y dramaturgo español Federico García Lorca (Granada, 1898-1936) publicado póstumamente en 1940. Se compone de poemas denominados casidas y gacelas, en homenaje a los poetas árabes de Granada.

This collection of poems explores the theme of angels. Both imaginative and based on reality, the poems depict God’s messengers and warriors who embark on missions from God as well as journeys of their own choosing. Delving into the various interpretations of angels, ranging from fables to popular imagination, the collection includes works that are humorous, serious, profound, and intense. These poems illuminate truths like a searchlight in the darkness, serving as keys to exploring the depths of human understanding that might otherwise be misunderstood in the world.

Was wäre, wenn sich dein vermeintlicher Feind als dein Traummann entpuppt? Jenifer erschafft als Kunsttischlerin exklusive Einzelstücke — als Frau geht sie jedoch in der Masse unter. Dabei träumt sie von der großen Liebe und versucht den smarten Banker Deacon Spencer zu erobern, doch der nimmt keine Notiz von ihr. Auch ihre Zwillingsschwester Jessica kann ihr nicht helfen, denn sie ist in New York und die Schwestern sind zum ersten Mal für längere Zeit voneinander getrennt. Seit dem Tod seiner Frau ist das Herstellen von kreativen Möbeln das Einzige, was Sean Murphys Herz berührt.

Está en la sala familiar, sombría, y entre nosotros, el querido hermano que en el sueño infantil de un claro día vimos partir hacia un país lejano. Hoy tiene ya las sienes plateadas, un gris mechón sobre la angosta frente; y la fría inquietud de sus miradas revela un alma casi toda ausente.

Annes dreijähriger Aufenthalt in Summerside Anne Shirley macht ihre ersten Karriereschritte als Rektorin der Summerside Highschool. Dass man in einer solchen Position nicht immer von allen geliebt wird, ist eine Erfahrung, die sie bitter zu spüren bekommt. Vor allem der im Ort sehr mächtige Pringles-Familienclan macht ihr zu schaffen. Aber Anne wäre nicht Anne, wenn sie allen Sorgen nicht mit viel Optimismus, Mut und einer kräftigen Portion Humor begegnen würde. Eine heitere und lebensbejahende Geschichte voller Schwung.

Do Jane Austen novels truly celebrate—or undermine—romance and happy endings? How did Jane Austen become a cultural icon for fairy-tale endings when her own books end in ways that are rushed, ironic, and reluctant to satisfy readers' thirst for romance? In Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness, Austen scholar Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey journeys through the iconic novelist's books in the first full-length study of Austen's endings.

… Un morto, che pure è un morto, caro mio, vuole anche lui la sua casa. E se è un morto per bene, bella la vuole; e ha ragione! Da starci comodo, e di marmo la vuole, e decorata anche. E se poi è un morto che può spendere, la vuole anche con qualche profonda… come si dice? allegoria, già!, con qualche profonda allegoria d’un grande scultore come me: una bella lapide latina: HIC JACET… chi fu, chi non fu… un bel giardinetto attorno, con l’insalatina e tutto...

The past meets the present when American journalist Kayla O'Brien makes her new home in Killaloe, Ireland, called back to her Irish roots. Researching her ancestry as she settles into her new life, it is when she begins that summer attending events with a group that visits historical and spiritual places that Kayla begins to have dreams that mysteriously seem like they are taking place in another time, long ago.

Живя в своем фешенебельном доме в Вестминстере Флер и Майкл Монт вращаются среди самых ярких и привилегированных представителей общества. Но послевоенный Лондон это уже совсем не та старая добрая Англия. Теперь это место для реализации личных амбиций, в котором принято жить одним днем. Сомс Форсайт постоянно находится рядом с любимой дочерью балуя и оберегая ее, но он никак не может понять и принять новые правила жизни. И в тот самый момент, когда думает, что защищает свою дочь, он оказывается инициатором крупного великосветского скандала.

Auf 97 Seiten bringt dieses humorvolle Buch die bayerische Lebensart auf charmante Weise zum Leben – von den lustigen Erlebnissen in der Schule bis hin zu den eigenwilligen Anekdoten aus der Nachbarschaft. Die humorvollen Gedichte und Geschichten werfen einen liebevollen Blick auf die kleinen und großen Ereignisse im Dorfalltag, die jedem bekannt sind – und garantiert für so manches Lächeln sorgen werden.

Bill Jackman has written hundreds of poems, many of them very funny. He writes for adults and children and his books are very popular. These poems are written to amuse the public in general, and in many cases do not conform to any particular rhythm, rhyme, metre, pentameter or other poetic jargon. Nevertheless, enjoy. All profits from the sale of this book are to be donated to the Masonic Cadogan Court Retirement Home, Exeter, Devon, UK

«Qui giace l'Aretin, poeta Tosco, che d'ognun disse mal, fuorché di Cristo, scusandosi col dir: "Non lo conosco"!»

Un scriitor căruia nu i se cunoaște numele vine la o „cină artistică" găzduită de un compozitor și de soția lui bogată, cu o viață socială activă – un cuplu pe care l-a admirat cândva și pe care a ajuns să-l deteste. Invitatul de onoare al serii, un distins actor de la Burgtheater, întârzie peste măsură. În timpul îndelungatei așteptări, ceilalți oaspeți, cei mai mulți aduși laolaltă de înmormântarea Joanei, o veche prietenă comună, sunt văzuți prin ochiul critic al scriitorului, care se lansează într-o tiradă tăcută, dar frenetică și pe alocuri ambiguă, împotriva lor.