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In The Chimes, Charles Dickens offers a haunting and redemptive New Year’s tale that strikes at the heart of Victorian society’s neglect of the poor. Toby “Trotty” Veck, a humble ticket-porter beset by poverty and self-doubt, finds himself disillusioned with a world that seems to deem people like him worthless. But when the tolling of ancient church bells guides him into a strange and supernatural realm, Trotty is granted a powerful vision of what could be—if compassion and faith are rekindled.

There are Lovecraft stories that roar with cosmic terror — ancient gods, unknowable entities, the madness of knowledge. And then there is What the Moon Brings. This short, haunting piece is not a tale in the traditional sense, but a dream — or rather, a descent. It belongs to that strange and shadowy corner of Lovecraft’s imagination where logic erodes, and we are left adrift in a realm shaped by mood, moonlight, and the whisper of things not quite seen. First published in 1923, What the Moon Brings reads like a surreal reverie drenched in symbolism.

"The White Ship" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur (Volume 19) #2, November 1919, and later appeared in the March 1927 issue of Weird Tales. Basil Elton, a lighthouse keeper, engages in a peculiar fantasy in which a bearded man in robes is piloting a mystical white ship which appears when the moon is full. Elton walks across the water on a bridge of moonbeams, joins the bearded man on the ship, and together they explore a mystical chain of islands unlike anything that can be found on Earth.

Das Problem der Spielsucht ist heute aktueller denn je. Der weltweit berühmteste, auch mehrfach verfilmte Roman zu diesem Thema ist Der Spieler von Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski. Keine leichte Lektüre!

ગુજરાતી ભાષામાં પ્રશિષ્ટ (ક્લાસિક) ગણાય એવી જે ગણીગાંઠી કૃતિઓ પ્રગટ થઈ છે એમાં સર રમણભાઈ મહીપતરામ નીલકંઠ કૃત 'ભદ્રંભદ્ર'નું સ્થાન વિરલ છે. સનાતની, અંધશ્રદ્ધાળુ, જુનવાણી, પ્રગતિવિરોધી તત્ત્વોની ઠેકડી ઉડાડતી આ કૃતિના કથાવસ્તુને આજે ઘણા લોકો સંદર્ભબાહ્ય ગણાવવા પ્રેરાય છે; પરંતુ અમુક હાસ્યાસ્પદ અને ક્ષુલ્લક આગ્રહોને જીવન-મરણનો પ્રશ્ન બનાવીને ગંભીરતાથી વળગી રહેતાં તત્ત્વો યુગેયુગે પ્રગટતાં જ રહે છે. આવાં ડોળઘાલુ તત્ત્વોની પર્દાફાશ કરતી આ કૃતિની સાર્થકતા, આમ, શાશ્વત છે.

રાયનો પર્વત એ રમણભાઇ નીલકંઠ દ્વારા લખાયેલ 1914 નું ગુજરાતી નાટક છે, જેમાં નાટ્યની સંસ્કૃતિ અને અંગ્રેજી શૈલીઓનું સંશ્લેષણ લાવવાના સમાજના સુધારણાના પ્રયત્નો પર નજર રાખીને લખાયેલું છે. તે ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનું ઉત્તમ નાટક માનવામાં આવે છે. તે એક માળીની વાર્તા કહે છે જે સંજોગોને કારણે રાજા બને છે.

Immerse yourself in the rich, complex world of The Sound and the Fury with this captivating audiobook adaptation. Narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti, who brings the male characters to life, and Kathy Verduin, who adds depth and emotion to the female voices, this production masterfully captures the essence of Faulkner's iconic work.

1805-നും 1813-നും ഇടയ്ക്കു നടന്ന നെപ്പോളിയന്‍ ചക്രവര്‍ത്തിയുടെ റഷ്യനാക്രമണമാണ് ഇതിഹാസ സമാനമായ ഈ നോവലിന്റെ ഇതിവൃത്തം. പത്തൊന്‍പതാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന്റെ ആദ്യപാദങ്ങളിലെയും പതിനെട്ടാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന്റെ അന്ത്യപാദങ്ങളിലെയും യുറോപ്പിന്റെയും റഷ്യയുടെയും ചരിത്രത്തിലെ ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ ഒരു അദ്ധ്യായം യുദ്ധവും സമാധാനവും അനാവരണം ചെയ്യുന്നു. നാടകീയമായ രംഗങ്ങളും അവിസ്മരണീയ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളും ഇടതിങ്ങിനില്‍ക്കുന്ന ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥത്തില്‍ മനുഷ്യമനസ്സിന്റെ വൈവിദ്ധ്യവും വൈചിത്ര്യവും അഗാധതയും എല്ലാം ഒരു ബഹുമുഖ മായാദര്‍പ്പണത്തിലെന്നപോലെ കാണാം. മഹര്‍ഷിതുല്യമായ അവധാനതയോടെ ടോള്‍സ്‌റ്റോയ് ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ അന്തസ്രോതസ്സുകള്‍ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.

Erlebe ein episches Seefahrtsdrama voller Spannung und klassischer Abenteuer, das dich sanft in den Schlaf wiegt! Tauche ein in die aufgewühlte Welt der Bounty, wo strenge Disziplin, brodelnder Aufruhr und das Streben nach Freiheit auf offener See aufeinandertreffen. Benjamin Werner liest dir diese packende Erzählung vor, in der Mut, Intrigen und die raue Schönheit der Ozeane zu einer zeitlosen Geschichte verschmelzen. Perfekt für Liebhaber klassischer Geschichten, die beim Einschlafen Hilfe und atemberaubende Abenteuer suchen.

Poe narra la espiral descendente de un hombre que, tras sucumbir al alcoholismo, perpetra horrores inimaginables contra su antes amado gato y su esposa. Un segundo felino, extrañamente similar al primero, emerge como un recordatorio fantasmal de sus pecados, marcándolo con una culpa insoportable. La presencia constante del gato, con una mancha peculiar en su pelaje, simboliza el ineludible castigo de la conciencia, culminando en un clímax espeluznante.

El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y el Sr. Hyde es un fascinante relato que explora la dualidad del bien y del mal en la naturaleza humana. El Dr. Henry Jekyll, un respetado científico, desarrolla una fórmula que le permite transformarse en Edward Hyde, una versión de sí mismo libre de toda moralidad y restricción social. A medida que Jekyll se sumerge más en su alter ego, la barrera entre sus dos identidades comienza a desvanecerse, desatando una lucha interna que amenaza con consumirlo.

En El Príncipe Feliz, Oscar Wilde narra, de manera sumamente conmovedora, el primer y último intento de un príncipe por ayudar a su pueblo; para ello contará con la ayuda de una intrépida golondrina, y juntos, lo entregarán todo en nombre del amor. El sufrimiento de los hombres y de las mujeres es aún más sorprendente, no hay misterio tan grande como la miseria... Vuela sobre mi ciudad, pequeña golondrina, y dime qué ves allí.

A Tale of Two Cities sweeps listeners into the turmoil of the French Revolution, capturing both the grandeur and the horror of the era. Set between the contrasting cities of London and Paris, this historical masterpiece follows the lives of Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who renounces his title, and Sydney Carton, a dissolute English barrister whose redemption lies in a profound act of sacrifice.

When Agnes Blakiston and her maid Maggie take possession of a rental house for the summer, their idea of a tranquil stay is almost immediately upended. First, there is the telephone. It rings late at night, just one ring, but there is never anyone on the line. They begin to notice things have moved during the night. A candle has burned low, and a shawl has disappeared. And then Maggie, spooked and suspicious, discovers a note. It's a confession to a murder. But who has written it and, equally confounding, who has been killed?

A snowbound coach. Ten strangers. One woman who doesn't fit in—and never tries to. In Boule de Suif, Guy de Maupassant doesn't just tell a story—he dissects society with a scalpel dipped in irony. The setting is wartime France, the passengers are a cross-section of "respectable" society, and the tension isn't just political, it's personal. Class, hypocrisy, and the polite savagery of moral convenience bubble just beneath the surface. She's not like them. And that's the problem. Or maybe the solution. She feeds them when they're hungry.

In Hellhounds of the Cosmos, Clifford D. Simak takes listeners on a thrilling journey through space and time. The story follows a group of explorers who encounter terrifying, mysterious creatures on a distant planet. As they navigate strange landscapes and face deadly threats, they uncover shocking secrets about the universe and their place within it. With Simak's signature blend of science fiction and philosophical musings, this gripping tale explores themes of humanity, survival, and the unknown.

A glittering evening. The rustle of silk. The gleam of chandeliers and whispered admiration following her every graceful turn. In that moment, she is everything she was born to be—adored, envied, radiant. But the night ends. And reality waits in the shadows. In a world where appearances speak louder than truths, how much is one willing to sacrifice to fit into a vision of elegance? And when the cost of illusion becomes a lifelong sentence, what remains of the dream?

Christmas has a way of finding the lonely, the forgotten, and those who no longer dare to hope. In Christmas at Red Butte, Montgomery gifts us a tale wrapped in longing and tied with the ribbon of unexpected joy. The cold prairies seem empty, the holiday spirit a distant dream—until a single spark of kindness turns the season into something magical. This is a story of simple people whose hearts beat in quiet resilience, of family bonds stretched thin by fate yet mended by love, and of Christmas arriving not in grand gestures, but in the warmth of an open door.

The Heroic Slave, a Heartwarming Narrative of the Adventures of Madison Washington, in Pursuit of Liberty is a short piece of fiction, or novella, written by abolitionist Frederick Douglass, at the time a fugitive slave based in Boston. When the Rochester Ladies' Anti Slavery Society asked Douglass for a short story to go in their collection, Autographs for Freedom, Douglass responded with The Heroic Slave. The novella, published in 1852 by John P. Jewett and Company, was Douglass's first and only published work of fiction (though he did publish several autobiographical narratives).

In the hush between history and myth, some voices refuse to fade. One of them rises beneath the pines of Virginia—speaking not to a crowd, but to the wind. Shackled in body, unbroken in spirit. A man, not yet a symbol. A voice, not yet remembered. But already unforgettable. The Heroic Slave is Frederick Douglass at his most daring—blending fact and fiction into something fiercer than either. In Madison Washington, he shapes more than a character: he channels the rhythm of revolt, the breath of those who ran, and the silence of those who couldn't. This is not a tale polished for comfort.