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【小学館の名作文芸朗読】ある百姓が市場で牝牛を７ターレルで売った帰り道、「アク、アク（アクトは８の意味）」と鳴きたてるカエルに腹を立て、勘定しろと金を水の中へ放り込む。

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武蔵野に移り、ある家の離れを借りて三年ほど経つ。ある日、井の頭公園のベンチで午睡の夢から覚めると、夢に出てきた犬の顔があった。私は母屋のお婆さんの許諾を得て、その犬を飼うことにする。メリーと名づけた牝犬はどうやら妊娠しているらしい。メリーと共に暮らすようになってから、私の日常も改まってきた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】緑波が震災前から戦後にかけての浅草の食文化を振り返る。

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

Beginning with A Study in Scarlet and concluding with The Hound of the Baskervilles, this epic project took over 8 years to complete - and this landmark collection contains the extraordinary result. Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart.

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雪割草栽培体験を綴ったエッセイ。著者は去年の11月に信州へ旅行し、帰阪後も山の印象が強く残っていた。ある日、同僚と酒を飲んだあと、植木屋で「加賀の白山雪割草」を購入し鉢と庭に植える。鉢に植えたものは室内で育て、年内に咲くことを期待した。その後、寒い日が続いたが、室内の雪割草のつぼみは膨らんでいった。しかし、ある朝つぼみが一つ消えているのに気づく。

年間100冊を読破、無類の読書好きで知られるニシダがついに小説を執筆。繊細な観察眼と表現力が光る珠玉の5篇。【収録作品】「遺影」じゃあユウシはアミの遺影を作る担当な――。中1の夏休み、ユウシはいじめら

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】かね子は生まれた時から目がよく見えない。毎日、遊びに来る次郎が、浦島太郎の絵本を読んで聞かせていると、龍宮の絵がわからないかね子は、涙ぐんでしまう。

With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always imbued with an otherworldly imagination and uncanniness.

Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales, is a German collection of fairy tales as told by the Grimm Brothers (also known as Brothers Grimm), Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published on 20 December 1812. In this collection of 62 fairy tales, you will find Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, the Frog-Prince and Snow White and Rose Red, among other timeless works.

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.

This definitive audio collection, read by Stacy Keach, traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style - from the plain bald language of his first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the 20th century.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】伊代は九太から40円の手切れ金を受け取り、貯金をする。二人は3年間連れ添った夫婦であったが、九太が故楽長の未亡人まさ子と関係を持ったことで別れることとなった。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】理由のある怪談と理由のない怪談が紹介される。前者は因縁や怨霊に基づくものであり、後者は天狗や魔の仕業として説明されることが多い。

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert.

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泉鏡花によって書かれた紀行文。5月中旬に平泉を訪れ、毛越寺と中尊寺を巡ったときの様子が綴られている。大池の畔に佇む芭蕉の句碑、藤原氏三代の栄華を偲ばせる古塚。山吹やツツジが咲き乱れる風景が見られる、中尊寺へ続く道中。七宝荘厳の柱と黄金の装飾に圧倒される金色堂など。平泉の風景や仏像に感銘を受ける様子や、旅の道中での食事や宿での体験が描かれる。

This audiobook brings together 13 uproarious short stories and one novella, focused on Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium. His stories are celebrated as heroic propaganda pieces, but he’s simply trying to stay alive in a hostile galaxy.

After a lifetime spent in public relations, one-woman dynamo Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet country village - but she soon finds that there is murder and mayhem aplenty to keep her busy. Among the cases she has to deal with are a poisoned quiche; a vet who has been ‘put to sleep’; a hanged horticulturist; a murdered rambler and a curate who meets his Maker somewhat sooner than expected.

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争議団（労働組合）と対立する職長利平は、争議団員に頭を割られ、自宅で療養をしていた。妻のお初は争議団を恐れ、親類の家へ避難するよう勧めるが、利平は会社の信任を負う職長として逃げることを拒否する。利平は争議団員の川村について思いを巡らせる。かつて自分が親切にしていた子飼いの弟子が、今や自分に反旗を翻し頭を割るまでに至ったのである。

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.