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【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

身寄りのない少年は、病気で働けず、死ぬことさえ考えていた。ある日、おばあさんから西の山奥にある温泉の話を聞き、そこへ行くことを決意する。少年は旅費を稼ぐため、四つ街道で道案内をしてお金を集めはじめる。木賃宿で他の乞食たちと出会うが、彼らの脅しにあい、宿を追い出されてしまう。途中、石を積んだ車を押す男に出会う。

Personaggio buffo e melanconico, Marcovaldo è il protagonista d'una serie di favole moderne, dove Italo Calvino va segnando avvenimenti impercettibili nella vita di una grande città industriale. Partite come divagazioni comico-poetiche sul tema della più elementare lotta per la vita, le venti favole di Marcovaldo arrivano alla rappresentazione della più complicata realtà d’oggi, alla satira del "miracolo economico" e della "civiltà del consumo"; ma sempre restano fedeli a una classica struttura narrativa: quella delle storielle a vignette dei giornalini per l'infanzia.

¿Qué pasaría si un inocente juguete dinamitara nuestra noción de libre albedrío? ¿Y si fuera posible ponerse en contacto con versiones de nosotros mismos en otras líneas temporales? Si creáramos mascotas virtuales provistas de una inteligencia artificial que les permitiera aprender como si fueran niños humanos, ¿qué clase de compromiso ético deberíamos asumir con su educación y su futuro? ¿Y qué ocurriría si pudiéramos visionar cualquier episodio de nuestra vida tal como sucedió, sin el matiz afectivo y el sesgo interpretativo de lo que llamamos «recuerdos»?

Mar de historias es una antología de algunos de los mejores relatos que Cristina Pacheco publicó durante más de treinta años en La Jornada. Dramática, conmovedora y no exenta de sentido del humor. La vida es un alud de anécdotas y lo cotidiano, el escenario de lo insólito.

The unabridged, digital audiobook edition of "Katina", a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale, read by the actor Cillian Murphy. In "Katina", Roald Dahl, one of the world’s favourite authors, tells of a young Greek girl fascinated by the British planes and airbase that have come to her village. Katina is taken from the short story collection Over to You, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】何十年も前、麻布の女学校の寄宿生だった頃、Ｌ氏殺人事件という騒ぎが起きた。

This is a story from the Classic Women's Short Stories collection.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

堀川保吉は英語教師と小説家として生きていたが、経済的な困窮状態にあった。月給60円の教師で、小説の原稿料も少なく、浪費の傾向にもあった。保吉は事情を知った粟野──尊敬している教官から10円札をもらうが、それを返すべきか、それとも自己発展のために使うべきかで葛藤する。彼は雑誌社からの前借りを検討するが、その雑誌社を嫌っていたのだ。

Though The Arabian Nights are generally known as stories for children, they were originally tales for adults full of adventure, sexuality, violence, and the supernatural. They certainly inspired the imagination of Sir Richard Burton, the 19th century explorer, linguist, and erotologist who brought all his worldly experience and superbly expressive prose style to bear on the tales of Sindbad the Seaman and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】彼は北海道に大きな農場を開墾させている父と共に現地を訪れる。父が農場を持とうとするのは彼の将来を思ってのことだった。

This is Age is Just a Number—a collection of age gap romances written by Kristen Proby, including Take A Chance With Me narrated by John Hartley and Kirsten Leigh, The Scandal narrated by Lance Greenfield and Emma Wilder, Enticing Liam narrated by Lance Greenfield and Jennifer Mack.

One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 - 180 ce). Covering issues such as duty, forgiveness, brotherhood, strength in adversity and the best way to approach life and death, the Meditations have inspired thinkers, poets and politicians since their first publication more than 500 years ago. Today, the book stands as one of the great guides and companions - a cornerstone of Western thought.

Collected for the first time, here are the New York stories of one of the 20th century’s definitive chroniclers of the city - the speakeasies and highballs, social climbers and cinema stars, mistresses and powerbrokers, unsparingly observed by a popular American master of realism. Spanning his four-decade career, these more than 30 refreshingly frank, sparely written stories are among John O’Hara’s finest work, exploring the materialist aspirations and sexual exploits of flawed, prodigally human characters and showcasing the snappy dialogue.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

斎藤茂吉の実体験に基づいた随筆。関東大震災を海外で経験した日本人留学生の視点から、震災直後の混乱と情報不足の状況、そして徐々に真相が明らかになっていく過程が描かれる。1923年9月3日、ミュンヘンに滞在中の斎藤茂吉は、日本で大地震が発生したという新聞記事を目にする。

For Ellery Queen, there is no puzzle that reason cannot solve. In his time, he has faced down killers, thugs, and thieves, protected only by the might of his brain - and the odd bit of timely intervention by his father, a burly New York police inspector. But when a university professor asks Queen to teach a class, the detective finds there are people whom reason cannot touch: college students. Queen's adventure on campus is only the first of this incomparable collection of short mysteries.

You are about to find a collection of erotic stories that will ignite passions, lust and feelings deep within you like nothing else! Each story is written to speak to your heart's hidden desires and will fill you with lustful sensations that will keep you going until the end. This book will unleash your fantasies with rough and forbidden sex stories, taboo wild sex, threesomes, gangbangs, lesbian sex, seduction, BDSM fantasies that come to life and much more. Prepare to be transported into a world of ecstasy and pleasure.

A classic tale of the state preventing recourse from their citizens for wrongs done to them. A metaphor like Orwell's 1984. Moving, frightening, and pure Kafka. A must listen.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

楠山が体験した神田での生活と、明治30年代から昭和初期にかけての神田の変遷を描いたエッセイ。昔も今も神田という街の外観は大きく変わってはいないものの、町の構造や住民は大きく変わったと指摘する。神田はかつて、浅草と並ぶ大衆娯楽の中心地であったが、今では娯楽の中心は本郷や下町へと移り、神田の賑わいは次第に失われつつある。

The Iliad is one of the most enduring creations of Western Civilization and was originally written to be recited or chanted to the accompaniment of various instruments. Properly performed, this work today is just as meaningful, just as powerful, and just as entertaining as it was in the ninth century BC, and it casts its spell upon modern listeners with the same raw intensity as it did upon the people of ancient times.

I've got more pressing matters to think about. Like the fact that our wolf pack is in serious debt. If I can't find a way to secure financing for our estate, we'll lose our shifting sanctuary. My stepmother—wonderfully wicked as she is-has come up with a plan: seduce a rich jeweler who's visiting for the weekend. And then, when he agrees to bond with me and make me his forever, we'll be saved. Not such a bad deal, considering he's crazy hot, and I've had a crush on him forever. One problem: I'm not a temptress, not by a long shot.