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Who’s story is this? Nobody. - Who’s nobody? The average working man. This story is very old but very relevant. The common man’s opinions are disregarded. His needs are manipulated. But of course the story makes clear that he is key to society. The story shows that. Then the narrator comes in and rather dramatically reinforces that point in the final three paragraphs just in case you missed it the first time. Yes, there’s a pretty high soapbox. Yes, it’s pretty holier than thou.

In der schriftlich fixierten Sprachanwendung ist Albert Ehrenstein den meisten zeitgenössischen Autoren um Lichtjahre voraus, dennoch ist er bis heute nahezu unbekannt. Gepaart mit herrlicher Situationskomik und einem großartigen Verständnis für Menschen und Gesellschaftsstrukturen entsteht so eine bemerkenswerte Prosa, welche ihren poetischen Glanz auf diesem Hörbuch in Form der folgenden Erzählungen erstrahlen lässt: Schulaufsätze beschreibt die Qualen eines Jugendlichen im österreichischen Schulsystem.

Life thwarts Floyd’s goals sooner or later. A rival challenges his new invention. His buried gold is confiscated by HM Treasury. He is wrongly charged with arson. He is unfairly dismissed. He campaigns to change part of English punctuation, yet inadvertently continues to use it afterwards. Helping a friend lands him in hospital. What has he done to deserve all this?

A collection of short medical stories about medical misadventures in the daily life of medical professionals.

Listen to the conversation as you sit in the corner of the snug in Mulligan's pub. The Teacher, The Sergeant, and the Parish Priest, aided by the Barman, are in session, and little of what happens in this Dublin inner city parish will escape their attention.

You are in the capital city of Ireland. Like any city, there are problems. Your job is to find Irish solutions to Irish problems. Your team includes your beautiful Russian assistant Alice and the dangerous ex-army ranger, called the PMC, who has a slightly scrambled brain. Your customers include gangsters, police, business men, politicians, and tailors each with a unique problem.

The Language of Love and Other Stories is a diverse collection that delves into the many facets of love. From the tender bonds between parent and child ("Claire Juliana," "The Ferris Wheel") to the deep connections between adult children and their elderly relatives ("Mama," "Listen to Me," "Remember Mama"), the stories explore love in its many forms. Romantic love takes center stage in tales like "Charley and the Cupid Caper," "With Any Luck," "Bingo," "Henry, Hortense and the Halloween Party," "For the First Time-Again," and "Love Dancing."

It was just supposed to be a job, the biggest one that I have had so far. I should have known that it was too good to be true when I am now trapped in his embrace. Being the best hacker that there is, I have made some enemies, but I keep in the shadows. I don’t care what I do, just knowing that I’m going to have to do whatever I can to make money. A part of me never expected it to go the way that it did when I got my next job.

Step into a world where reality bends, and the impossible becomes plausible. "The Enigma Grid" by Craig S. Wilson is a mind-bending collection of short stories that will leave you questioning the very fabric of existence.

An Episode of Cathedral History is one of M. R. James's most quietly chilling tales—a masterwork of subtle horror, antiquarian mystery, and creeping dread. Behind the stone walls of a venerable English cathedral, the past stirs with a presence that should have remained undisturbed. In this haunting narrative, the mundane slips imperceptibly into the macabre. A scholar's inquiry unlocks a forgotten secret; shadows lengthen; and something long sealed away begins to wake.

A new Latin master. A strange sentence. A figure at the window. When boys at a quiet English school begin seeing things that shouldn't be there—and writing things they don't understand—a mystery begins to unfold, darker than any textbook could explain. In A School Story, M. R. James blends scholarly detail with creeping dread to deliver a haunting tale of the past refusing to stay buried. Quiet horror with a bite.

"De siger, at det er op til dig. Det er dig, der skal redde verden. Da du indvender, at du er alt for ung, svarer de, Netop derfor skal det være dig." 11 noveller om kærlighed; om en gammel ven, der pludselig dukker op; om en kat, der bliver væk; om at føle sig fremmed i en verden, der minder lidt om noget, man kender, men alligevel ikke er det; om forventninger til nutidens unge; og om det liv, vi lever lige nu. Mens vi er.

Per la prima volta insieme tre brevi gialli ambientati in Sicilia, tre storie da tempo introvabili, che confermano lo straordinario talento inventivo...

The Heathen is a short story by Jack London. John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. He is best remembered as the author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life".

The Schoolboy's Story is a short stories by Charles Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

The Body is a dazzling collection of fiction from Hanif Kureishi, beginning with a novella that delves into the concept of identity, and its root in our physical being. Adam is a middle-aged playwright who accepts a tempting offer to have his mind transported into a younger body for six months. Youth restored, he embarks on an odyssey of physical hedonism, but must then face the dire consequences when he is loath to relinquish his new body.

Step in for a pint and a chat. You'll meet Tracy, the Australian actress, the Tramp, and both Bruisers, senior and junior, together with Dwyer the bookie, the red Kelly, Rockette, the new recruit to the police force, the CIA agent called the Seeker, and many more....

Bulgakov was a Soviet playwright, novelist, and short story writer best known for his humor and penetrating satire. Because of their realism and humor, Bulgakov's works enjoyed great popularity, but their trenchant criticism of Soviet mores was increasingly unacceptable to the authorities. Bulgakov's short stories are a world unto themselves—sharp, witty, and often unsettling. In these pages, the absurdity of Soviet life collides with the supernatural, the grotesque meets the comic, and reality is always just a step away from slipping into nightmare.

Una fabulosa novela corta en torno al ajedrez donde los límites de la inteligencia analítica se tocan con el totalitarismo.

Drei Kurzgeschichten zum Schmunzeln: "Musik für Corinna", darin geht es um die Suche nach der großen Liebe. "Seezungen und andere Verbrechen" wirft das Problem unkorrekter Ernährung auf. "Nette Leute aus der Heimat" stellt die Frage, ob man der Heimatzugehörigkeit immer trauen kann.