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The snick of a lock. The squeak of door hinges. The creak of a floorboard... Nothing is more mysterious than footsteps in the dark. Are those approaching steps that of friend or enemy? Lover or killer?

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

明治末期の東京・三崎町の変遷を描いた随筆。旧幕府の講武所や大名屋敷があった三崎町三丁目は、明治初年から陸軍の練兵場となり、三菱に払い下げられた後も「三崎町の原」と呼ばれる草原のままだった。明治22、23年頃から三崎町は開け始め、特に明治25年の神田の大火以降、急速に繁昌し町になったのだ。岡本は少年時代の苦労を思い出しながら、変遷を振り返っていく。

Let Ellery Queen clue you in on his special brand of high tension, brain-teasing mystery! This collection consists of novelettes and short stories from Queen's many escapades.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

自身の文学的成長と経験を綴った自伝的エッセイ。売れなかった時代や、文学の道へ進む転機となった徳田秋声との出会い、欧州旅行で日本語の美しさと詩の重要性を再認識した経験など。林が文学にかける思いと、当時の日本文壇の様子が描かれる。多くの文学者や出版社の名前が登場し、昭和初期の文学界の雰囲気を感じ取ることができる。

Welcome back to Beechwood Harbor, the small town where witches, vampires, shifters, and werewolves all work, play—and mostly—get along! This boxed set includes Books 10–12 in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries by Danielle Garrett.

【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。

Every story of Chesterton's unassuming little priest detective, from the first four published collections: The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914), The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926), and The Secret of Father Brown (1927).

Here is Twain's humorous, but also touching, look at Adam and Eve, in which he presents two very different interpretations of Eden.

Father Brown is an eccentric priest with his own particular ways of dealing with crime. David Timson, having completed the whole of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes canon, a remarkable achievement, turns his hand to the genial but certainly not innocent priest! This collection contains a group of stories from the Innocence of Father Brown, told unabridged.

Have you experienced trouble falling asleep? Are you too stressed and find it difficult to relax? A good night's sleep is essential for our well-being and our health, but in our busy lives sleep is often poor and overlooked. Now is the time to stop a while and find consolation and wonder in other worlds where all is well and sleep just a minute or two away. So switch off, snuggle down and allow yourself to escape into new worlds and old; magical, mysterious and tender realms that will accompany you to your own sweet dreams.

Dive into the haunting depths of H. P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow over Innsmouth, a chilling masterpiece of cosmic horror and psychological dread. When a curious traveler arrives in the decaying seaport of Innsmouth, he uncovers a terrifying secret lurking beneath the surface—an ancient cult, monstrous sea-spawn, and the horrifying truth about his own bloodline. With its eerie atmosphere, nightmarish revelations, and ties to the legendary Cthulhu Mythos, this tale stands as one of Lovecraft’s most unforgettable works.

The Anal Threesomes Mega-Bundle features 12 stories of hot back door action. Listen to how these daring women get taken from both sides in wild, double-dose fantasies that see them satisfied. It's so hot you're gonna have to listen to it alone!

El irlandes Bram Stoker, que supo sobreponerse a la invalidez que lo aquejo en la infancia para convertirse en notable atleta, recogio esos temores al crear el personaje del Conde Dracula, un vampiro que tiene que alimentarse de sangre humana para sobrevivir.

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.

Capote's previously lost and unpublished tale "Yachts and Things" was recently discovered by Vanity Fair contributing editor Sam Kasher in the Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library. Written at the height of his career and socialite life, this short, thinly-veiled work of fiction tells the story of two friends about to take an "idyllic three-week cruise in the Mediterranean aboard a friend's chartered yacht".

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

津軽に帰郷した「私」のもとに、小学校時代の友人たちが訪ねてくる。彼らは町会議員や農民、校長先生となり落ち着いた大人になっているが、大酒飲みで女好きという共通点がある。一方で中学時代の友人は気取っていて窮屈な感じがする。ある日、町の病院に勤める医師から晩餐の招待を受けるが、「私」は物資不足の時代に招待されるのが苦痛で断りに行くと──。

En el paisaje de la amistad y del amor, ¿cómo construimos cada día el puente que une las islas que somos? Entregados a la vida, los protagonistas de estos cuentos inventan las fronteras de sus vínculos, los celebran, los traicionan, los anticipan, los confrontan. Siempre en tránsito, viajan hacia lo nuevo con asombro, hacia ese instante cuando esperábamos risas al sol y nos heló la sombra.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

マシルドは男好きのしそうな美しい娘だが、貧しい家庭に生まれた。持参金もなく、金のある上流の紳士から求婚されるという夢も叶わず、官庁の小役人と結婚した。マシルドは美しいのに華美な衣装も宝石もなく、自分がふさわしい地位に行けないことを嘆いていた。そんなある日、夫が官長主催の舞踏会の招待状を持ち帰ってくる。

“White Nights” tells the story of a lonely man who wanders the streets of St. Petersburg over the course of four nights, searching for an escape from his isolation.

Professor Shane Warden is on the verge of getting tenure. He never thought he'd see the day, after a false accusation from a student years ago that nearly destroyed his career, and decimated his ability to trust. But the moment he walks into class and lays eyes on the seductive blonde with legs that go on forever and lips he immediately wants to kiss, he knows he’s in trouble. This time for real. Single mom Amber Davis is finally living her dream of going back to college....