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Die Schriften der französischen Prosa-Ikone Anatole France wurden zu Beginn des letzten Jahrhunderts vom Vatikan auf den Index verbotener Bücher gesetzt. Ob bei den offiziellen europäischen Gottes-Profis inzwischen ein Umdenken stattgefunden hat, ist zu bezweifeln. Jedenfalls zeugen die Erzählungen des Anatole France von einem großartigen Verständnis der praktischen Welt und einem sehr gutem Verständnis der menschlichen Natur – wahrscheinlich deswegen für den Vatikan unverständlich.

Neste ensaio temperado com etnologia, história, mitologia e lembranças afetivas da própria infância, Afonso Arinos traz para o leitor as bases de uma das festas populares mais concorridas do Brasil – o São João. Com destaques para as "sortes" e as lendas no entorno do santo, o autor chega a minúcias dos festejos – como, por exemplo, as comidas –, que provocam as memórias dos leitores.

I De dødes rige følger vi et væld af personer fra alle samfundslag, mens Henrik Pontoppidan på mesterlig vis tegner os et billede af det danske samfund i det første årti af det 20. århundrede.

he game is afoot. When Dr. John Watson, a wounded veteran newly returned from Afghanistan, meets the brilliant and eccentric Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea he is about to witness the birth of a legend. Sharing rooms at 221B Baker Street, the unlikely pair soon find themselves drawn into a...

In the hands of these classic American humorists, even the simplest household task can become a spectacular catastrophe. A cook turns a respectable home upside down. A burglar alarm causes more trouble than any burglar. Weddings descend into chaos, automobiles become runaway hazards, and the...

Оноре де Бальзак — титан французской литературы, создатель грандиозной «Человеческой комедии». «Настойчивость любви» — история всепобеждающей страсти...

What if the most terrifying discovery in the universe isn't hidden among the stars, but trapped in the room with you? Isolated on a remote Bornean mountain, astronomer Woodhouse begins a solitary night watch inside the claustrophobic Avu Observatory. The telescope is locked onto the void, and...

Кэтрин Мэнсфилд — признанный классик английской новеллы. «Актриса» — изящная зарисовка о грёзах, тщеславии и хрупкой границе между мечтой и реальностью...

Джек Лондон — певец мужества, воли и неукротимого духа. «Любовь к жизни» — захватывающая история человека, один на один сошедшегося со смертью в ледяной пустыне...

Стефан Цвейг — один из величайших новеллистов XX века, непревзойдённый знаток тайных движений человеческого сердца. «Летняя новелла» — изящная и щемящая...

OVER 50,000 COPIES SOLD IN THE SERIES. When saints rise, empires will burn! The Shadow Watch has been undone. Their captain lies in the dungeons of the White Citadel, and the Gallows Girl has disappeared. Most of the surviving Watchers have joined the chancellor's new magical army, the Sky Guard, led by Darien Redvar, but the Gallows Boy is shaken from the return of the monsters of the Old World, and he must soon choose, once and for all, where his loyalties lie. Tori treks to the Great White North with an Alyut shaman, who believes she is the one who will bring Restoration to his people.

Os mais de doze mil versos do grande épico de Homero em uma tradução premiada do helenista português Frederico Lourenço. As vinhetas e abertura desta edição em áudio são assinadas por Roberto Bürgel, e sua composição é toda pautada em instrumentos e escalas da Antiguidade Grega.

This is a radio version of the famous Jules Verne classic about Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus, scouring the oceans of the world in a mad search for vengeance. This 1 hour version was originally broadcast on Historyradio.org, and is narrated by Michael Henrik Wynn...

"Either the work of John Fante is unknown to you or unforgettable. He was not the kind of writer to leave room in between."—The New York Times "Fante was my God."—Charles Bukowski John Fante’s classic California novel details the adventures of his alter ego, Arturo Bandini, a young writer...

Emma Woodhouse è una ragazza dotata di bellezza e intelligenza oltre che di denaro; il padre vedovo stravede per lei, la vizia e la ricopre di attenzioni da quando era piccola. Il risultato è che Miss Woodhouse è diventata una signorina vanitosa, egocentrica e molto sicura di sé che non si fa scrupolo di dichiarare apertamente di non essere interessata né all'amore né al matrimonio. Al contrario, la sua protetta Harriet Smith, di origini molto più modeste, è alla ricerca disperata di un marito che le garantisca una buona sistemazione; il matrimonio è la sua unica ragione di vita.

Escritos para o segundo volume da revista "Orpheu", os dois textos agrupados sob o título "Poemas sem suporte" ficaram notabilizados pelo volume de reações causadas à época de sua publicação, sobretudo por sua ousadia formal. Caminhando do simbolismo ao futurismo, "Elegia" e "Manicure" dialogam abertamente com Fernando Pessoa sob o pseudônimo Álvaro de Campos.

Tauche ein in eine der bewegendsten Erzählungen von H.G. Wells. In „Die Tür in der Wand" begleiten wir Lionel Wallace auf seiner lebenslangen Suche nach jenem magischen Garten, den er als Kind hinter einer weißen Tür entdeckte. Eine Geschichte über Sehnsucht, verlorene Unschuld und die harten Realitäten des Lebens. H.G. Wells, bekannt für „Krieg der Welten", zeigt hier seine einfühlsame, fast schon mystische Seite. „Die Tür in der Wand" (Original: The Door in the Wall) gilt als Meisterwerk der englischen Literatur.

This edition contains: Alone (1829), Berenice (1832), Ligeia (1838), The Haunted Palace (1838), The Fall of the House of Usher (1839), William Wilson (1839), The Man of the Crowd (1840), The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), The Oval Portrait (1842), Lenore (1842), The Masque of the Red Death (1842), The Pit and the Pendulum (1842), The Tell-Tale Heart (1842), The Black Cat (1843), The Premature Burial (1844), The Oblong Box (1844), The Purloined Letter (1844), The Angel of the Odd (1844), The Raven (1845), The Imp of the Perverse (1845), The Facts in the Case of M.

Father Brown, a modest, mild-mannered priest with a sharp intellect and even sharper sense of the human condition, is thrown into a series of mysteries which often baffle both his peers and the authorities. Despite his humble appearance, Father Brown can easily detect falsehoods, see through disguises and defy tampered logic to get to the truth. From cases of theft, fraud and murders with no apparent weapon, Brown remains calm in the face of evil time and time again, utilising compassion, empathy and keen intuition.