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Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world....

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....

Fear stalks familiar ground. Acting DCI Rob Marshall is back in the Borders with a permanent promotion dangled in front of him – but storm clouds are gathering, with his new boss eyeing cutting Marshall’s Major Investigation Team.

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....

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....

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....

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....

This new full-cast recording - based on the most respected edition of Shakespeare's classic - expertly produced by the Folger Theatre, is perfect for students, teachers, and the everyday listener....

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....

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.

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....

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....

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

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

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....

Every woman wants to be Elizabeth Bennet Darcy - beautiful, gracious, universally admired, strong, daring and outspoken - a thoroughly modern woman in crinolines....

Embark on a perilous journey with Christian, the lead character, from the City of Destruction to the luminous safe haven of the Celestial City....

Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....

In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce....

While attempting to discover the roots of Hamlet’s unhappiness, two courtiers go on a journey to plumb the depths of the universe’s mysteries. Tom Stoppard’s wildly inventive first play takes us through a tilted version of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy....

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

Over the course of a steamy and tense afternoon, twelve jurors deliberate the fate of a 19-year-old boy alleged to have murdered his own father....

A moving and insightful anthology of personal essays by Irish autistic adults. Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices is the first collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults.

This complete collection brings together the full scope of Nietzsche's radical and transformative philosophy in a single, meticulously curated work.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘novel in verse’ is an epic poem that voices with enchanting beauty and literary courage the perspective of Victorian women. Aurora Leigh forges her own path to become a poet, successfully proving her worth, defying the ideals of her era, and rescuing her spirit from the suppression of a routine domestic life. Infusing the work with her own experience and passion, Browning produced a true masterpiece.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

" Pendant des années, dans la petite ville où j’ai grandi, les esprits restèrent marqués par les évènements qui se produisirent au zoo local un vendredi de décembre, à quelques jours de Noël. Et pendant toutes ces années, personne ne sut la vérité sur ce qui s’était réellement passé là-bas. Jusqu’à ce livre. " À la veille de Noël, une visite scolaire dans un zoo tourne à la catastrophe. Que s’est-il passé exactement ? Les parents de Joséphine, qui participait à cette sortie et qui semble être l’une des protagonistes de cette affaire, sont bien déterminés à le découvrir.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem. In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything. But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle. Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another.

Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences.

Now in the pantheon of great thinkers, Simone Weil (1909–1943) lived largely in the shadows, searching for her spiritual home while bearing witness to the violence that devastated Europe twice in her brief lifetime. The letters she wrote to her parents and brother from childhood onward chart her intellectual range as well as her itinerancy and ever-shifting preoccupations, revealing the singular personality at the heart of her brilliant essays. The first complete collection of Weil's missives to her family, A Life in Letters offers new insight into her personal relationships and experiences.

Negli anni Cinquanta il lavoro cinematografico porta Goliarda Sapienza a Positano, rivelandole un angolo di mondo quasi intatto, popolato da un’umanità con una dolcezza sconosciuta. E lí, tra l’oro e l’azzurro del mare, in un’atmosfera fuori dal tempo, una figura di donna si muove a passo di danza sulle scalinate del paese. La gente del posto la chiama principessa, ha una bellezza antica, gli occhi che cambiano colore. Quello tra Erica e Goliarda è un incontro felice, l’inizio di un rapporto che nel corso degli anni si fa sempre piú intenso, tra i fantasmi del passato e le ombre imminenti.

In the heart of Paris, where art and ambition intertwine, the boundaries between genius and madness blur. A tale of creation, obsession, and the quest for perfection, this story dances on the edge of brilliance. The artist, driven by an insatiable desire to capture the unattainable, confronts the fragility of his own vision. As the canvas comes to life, so too does a world where nothing is as it seems, and the cost of true artistry might just be too high. Balzac's story whispers of the fine line between genius and obsession, where the artist's soul is as fragile as the masterpiece he seeks.

In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem. In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything. But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle. Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another.

Une idée : la séduire. Passez maître en la matière (ou pas) grâce à cette comédie campée par le timbre profond et la lecture rythmée de Thomas Dormoy. Lui, c'est Wourad. Il a vingt-sept ans. Il aime bien dire que c'est l'âge du Christ... quand il avait vingt-sept ans. Il trouve ça drôle. Il est lourd parfois. Et souvent il est misogyne, homophobe, raciste. Il coche toutes les mauvaises cases. Un gars un peu paumé. Un gars qui n'a jamais su qui il était vraiment. Un jour, il rencontre une fille.

La vie est une partie de Scrabble, on se débrouille avec ce qu'on pioche. Lucas, Maguy, Mia et Paul le savent bien alors qu'ils s'installent dans le Paris-Quimper ce jour-là. Et les quatre voyageurs comprennent très vite que ce train ne les emmènera pas à destination. Du moins, pas celle qu'ils attendaient. Mais ils sont prêts à se laisser porter par les vents bretons. Pourvu qu'ils soufflent assez fort pour les remettre sur les rails.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

Мадемуазель Фифи — захватывающая новелла всемирно известного французского писателя Ги де Мопассана (фр. Guy de Maupassant, 1850–1893). Компания прусских офицеров развлекается в брошенном замке французского графа. К ним присоединяются девушки легкого поведения, а дальше события принимают неожиданный поворот. Другими знаменитыми произведениями Ги де Мопассана являются Исповедь, В полях, Итальянское побережье, Калека, Бомбар, Завещание, Двадцать пять франков старшей сестры, Менуэт, Мощи. Творчество Ги де Мопассана, которое имело большой успех при его жизни, пользуется популярностью и сейчас.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

Some devils are worth surrendering to... When brilliant engineer Caroline Thurlow is blackmailed into marriage by London's most ruthless businessman, she vows never to surrender her heart. But as they fight to protect her revolutionary invention from rivals, Caroline discovers unexpected depths in the devil who sees her genius as clearly as he sees her soul. Devlin Elmstone rose from the gutters to become London's most feared businessman, taking what he desires through cunning and force. But when he claims Caroline's hand through blackmail, he finds his most challenging acquisition yet—a ...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

Une enfance pas comme les autres, bercée par la voix de Sylvie Vartan... Niché dans un HLM du 13e arrondissement, l'appartement familial est devenu le territoire de Roland, dernier enfant d'une famille juive séfarade. Un terrain de jeu qu'il explore à quatre pattes, prêtant l'oreille. aux discussions de sa mère et de ses voisines, à leurs prières et chuchotements. Car Roland n'est pas un petit garçon comme les autres. Les médecins sont formels : il ne marchera jamais. Le monde extérieur, c'est à travers la télévision qu'il le découvre.

'What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth' So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817. This collection The Complete Poetry of John Keats contains all of his poetry: the early work, which is often undervalued even today, the poems on which his reputation rests including the Odes and of the uncompleted epic Hyperion, and work which only came to light after his death including his attempts at drama and comic verse. It all demonstrates the extent to which he tested his own dictum throughout his short creative life.

Embark on an extraordinary odyssey through the annals of Irish time and place—this is "Under A Burren Moon," a poetic anthology that echoes the whispers and roars of an island steeped in lore, love, and lament. Capturing the mystical essence of the Emerald Isle, this collection sweeps across epochs and landscapes—from the enigmatic Tuatha Dé Danann to the valiant Cú Chulainn, from the artistic marvels of the Book of Kells to the advent of Viking and Norman settlers, and from the soul-crushing Great Famine to the intricate fabric of modern Irish life.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.