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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Leon and Elvira, struggling artists, navigate the challenges of survival and find unexpected camaraderie amidst financial hardships. This poignant story explores the clash between art and livelihood, revealing the enduring decency within the artistic...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Edward Pendrick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, lands on a mysterious island inhabited by the eccentric, brilliant scientist Dr. Moreau and his assistant Montgomery. Dr. Moreau's passion is physiology - he incessantly works on crossbreeding various...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Multiple times adapted for the screen (including by Steven Spielberg), and in 1938 reworked by Orson Welles into a radio drama, the broadcast of which went down in history. Read years later, it turns out to be a prophetic work, a kind of foreshadowing...

This edition contains four short stories: The Man of the Crowd, The Oblong Box, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and the Purloined Letter. Edgar Allan Poe is a giant of American literature and a master of mystery and the macabre, as proven in these four classic short stories. These innovative and evocative works are just a few of Poe's writings that helped define the gothic and detective genres in the 19th century.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published on January 29, 1845, in the New York Evening Mirror. The poet read it publicly for the first time in a literary salon hosted by his friend Anne Lynch Botta. The work is noteworthy for its distinct, rhythmic...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The audiobook collection "Sherlock Holmes. The Ultimate Collection" is a true treasure for fans of classic detective literature. It includes the complete works of Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring all the novels and stories about the world's most famous...

Das liegt an seiner sehr angenehmen Sprachgestaltung und seiner Genreübergreifenden Virtuosität. Darin werden verschiedene Machthaber von Neu-Amsterdam vorgestellt, welche alle ihre ganz spezifischen Macken aufwiesen und meistens von Politik soviel verstanden wie ein Pferd vom Schlittenfahren. Das macht aber weiter nichts, denn wenn man dem Pöbel bzw. dem Volk nach dem Maul redet, dann genügt das schon bisweilen, um von diesem verstanden zu werden.

Das Rätsel der Thor-Brücke ist ein Fall von Sherlock Holmes von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, der in der Sammlung Sherlock Holmes' Buch der Fälle erscheint. Die Geschichte wurde ursprünglich im Strand Magazine und Hearst's International Magazine im Jahr 1922 veröffentlicht. Neil Gibson, der Goldkönig und ehemaliger Senator in einem der Weststaaten der USA, beauftragt Holmes, den Mörder seiner Frau Maria zu finden. Das will er aber nur, um die Gouvernante seiner Kinder, Grace Dunbar, zu entlasten.

Der US-Amerikaner John Garrideb berichtet von einem seltsamen Erbe, das er bekommen könne, wenn er zwei weitere Männer mit seinem seltenen Nachnamen findet. Nathan Garrideb, einen alten Wissenschaftler, hat er bereits gefunden. Einige Tage später präsentiert er eine Anzeige mit dem Namen eines dritten Garrideb und schickt Nathan zu ihm. Doch Holmes hat John anhand sprachlicher Abweichungen zwischen britischem und amerikanischem Englisch als Killer Evans entlarvt und überwältigt den Verbrecher, als dieser eine Münzprägemaschine aus Nathans Haus zu stehlen versucht.

Sob a influência do Romantismo de Castro Alves e também de Gonçalves Dias, Raimundo Correia firmou-se como poeta no Movimento Parnasiano, do qual tornou-se, no Brasil, um de seus pilares. Além do poema que empresta seu título a este livro, destacam-se também: "Sozinha", "Primeiras vigílias" e "A flor azul".

Álvaro de Campos é um dos principais heterônimos de Fernando Pessoa. Sua poesia é marcada pela revolta e pelo inconformismo com seu tempo – é o heterônimo moderno por excelência, que "do desespero extrai a própria razão de ser", como bem diz o crítico Massaud Moisés. Além daquele que empresta seu título a este volume, destacam-se os seguintes poemas (alguns têm por título parte do primeiro verso, já que muitos dos seus textos não trazem nome!): "Conclusão a sucata!...", "Escrito num livro abandonado em viagem" e "Faróis distantes".

When four travellers, fleeing a revolution during the British Raj, survive a plane crash in the remote Himalayas, they discover a mysterious monastery called Shangri-La. Situated in a hidden valley, with modern conveniences and ample food, Shangri-La appears to be a utopia: a place where time decelerates, serenity reigns and its inhabitants curiously age at a slower rate.

High above a forgotten kingdom, Castle Ontaro has stood untouched for centuries—its secrets buried behind stone walls and ancient legends. When a young outsider stumbles upon the castle's hidden past, they are drawn into a world of lost magic, dangerous alliances, and a mystery that could change the fate of the realm forever. Castle of Ontaro is a captivating gothic adventure filled with intrigue, courage, and the enduring power of hope.

Gigi, the daughter of a struggling theatre singer, is left in the care of her great-aunt and grandmother, both former courtesans. Determined to teach Gigi the family business, they begin a series of lessons involving lace, expensive meals and cigars – all in the art of pleasing men. Gigi, soon bored of their antics and unconvinced of their instruction, rebels.

A touching blend of fantasy, humor, and heartfelt reflection, The Little White Bird follows an eccentric gentleman whose friendship with a young boy opens the door to a world of imagination and wonder. Set against the enchanting backdrop of Kensington Gardens, the novel explores childhood, innocence, and the bittersweet passage of time. Best known as the book that first introduced Peter Pan, this classic work offers readers a charming and thought-provoking journey into one of literature's most magical worlds.

When Allan Quatermain, an adventurer based in Durban, is approached by the devastated Sir Henry Curtis who is looking for his missing brother, Quatermain has no option but to help. Agreeing to lead a search expedition, Quatermain and his crew journey to the mythical King Solomon's Mines, home to hidden treasure according to legend, and the supposed location of Curtis's lost brother. Travelling through unknown terrain, Quatermain and his men navigate perilous climates, fearsome tribes, witch hunts, unexpected rebellions and more.

Léa de Lonval, a wealthy, beautiful forty-nine-year-old courtesan, is coming to the end of her career. Her lover, the young and fiercely handsome Fred Peloux – otherwise known as Chéri – is having to face his own reality, with an advantageous marriage arranged by his mother on the horizon. Both lovers, despite their six-year history, reluctantly decide it's time to end their affair. Yet their connection is more difficult to let go of than either of them care to admit…

Set in the smoke and hunger of industrial Manchester, Mary Barton is a powerful story of love, class, and survival in a city divided between wealth and poverty. As Mary is torn between ambition, loyalty, and heartbreak, the novel builds into a gripping social drama where personal choices carry life-or-death consequences.

Una figura elegante, misteriosa y perturbadora comienza a destruir vidas dejando una sombra de muerte a su paso. Antes de Drácula, existió “El Vampiro”: la obra que dio origen al mito moderno de los vampiros. Durante un inquietante viaje por Europa, el joven Aubrey queda fascinado por Lord Ruthven, un aristócrata tan seductor como oscuro. Pero detrás de su encanto se esconde un secreto aterrador que lo llevará a descubrir un mundo donde el horror y la obsesión caminan entre la alta sociedad.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The life of today's Western woman may seem difficult, but how much more complicated was it in times when she was merely her husband's property, with no say in any important matter? The novel "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" tells the story of such a woman...