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【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

地方の教育会に招かれた老詩人による「男女同権」と題する不思議な講演録。日本でも民主主義という事になり、そのおかげで男女同権。これからは誰はばかることなく、男性の権利を女性に主張することができる。私は幼い頃から、生みの母、印刷所のおかみさん、吉原の女、三人の女房など、女性というものに苛められ、辛い思いをしてきた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

『貧しき人々の群』『伸子』などの代表作で知られ、昭和期に活動した作家の随筆。なぜ女は男よりも人生への責任感がはっきりしないのか。今日、私達が責任を知るという時、言われたことは何でもやる、という服従からの行為を意味するのではない。人間として、職業婦人として、するべきこととしない筈のことの判断を明瞭に自覚していくことである。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

二通の手紙を入手した。一通目は警察署長宛ての手紙で、佐々木信一郎という大学教師が書いたものである。彼は自分と妻のドッペルゲンゲルが出現し、世間に誤解を招いていると訴えている。彼は三度にわたり、自分と妻の分身を目撃したと主張する。一度目は劇場の廊下で、二度目は駿河台の中西屋前で、三度目は自宅の書斎だった。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

沖の方がとても荒れていたので、港には沢山の船が集まってきた。その中に、一艘の怪しげな船が停泊している。船の名も書かれていないし、旗も立っていないので、どこの国の船かも分からない。港の若者達は、顔を隠して目ばかり出している乗組員に警告し、その船を港から追い出してしまう。その夜は大暴風雨になり、船の消息は分からなくなる。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】旗本家臣の塚三十郎は、愛人おきたのために辻斬りで得た金を使い贈り物をしていた。おきたは浮世絵に描かれて評判を得た茶汲み女だが、三十郎の金の出どころに不安を抱く。かつておきたと恋仲だった新発意(出家して間もない者)の源空は、過去の関係を想いながら彼女の姿を見守り続けていた。ある夜、三十郎とおきたが駆け落ちを決意するが、二人の背後に源空が現れる。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

小田原から熱海行きの軽便鉄道に乗り込むと、一行の上品な乗客がいた。その一行は老紳士、中年の夫人、若い令嬢、腰元、数人の学生らしい男の子たち、そして家扶で構成されていた。令嬢は青いショールを身に纏い、美しい着物を着て、瞳を足下に落としたまま一言も話さない。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

加奈子は女学校を休んでいる友達の麗子と偶然出会う。彼女の父親、松井博士は有名な発明家だったが、肺炎で亡くなったばかり。その上、母親まで行方不明だという。家では助手達が博士の仕事を仕上げるという口実で、大発明の設計図や財産を探し回っている。一体どこに隠してあるのか？　母親がくれたという指環を調べると、ダイヤの裏側に「向日葵に眼を与えよ」と記されていた。

At the heart of each of these great classic stories is an adoptee with an indomitable spirit who becomes the heroine (or hero) of her own life. "The bravery it takes for an unwanted orphan to forge their own path in life was as great when these stories were written as it is today," says narrator Alison Larkin, who draws on her own adoption experience to bring these stories to authentic new life.

Trinidad Noir reveals the Caribbean island’s darkness and its appeal with an unexpected and gratifying result. Features brand-new stories by Robert Antoni, Elizabeth Nunez, Lawrence Scott, Ramabai Espinet, Shani Mootoo, Kevin Baldeosingh, Vahni Capildeo, Willi Chen, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Keith Jardim, Reena Andrea Manickchand, Tiphanie Yanique, and more.

Two very short stories from the master of the witty turn of phrase and of narrative.

Rip Van Winkle is known as a good neighbor, a friend to animals and children, and a regular at the discussions held at the town tavern. His sudden disappearance causes consternation in the small town. Where did he go? What happened to him? When a lean, white bearded old man appears 20 years later, claiming to be Rip, he has a tale to tell that is quite incredible.

Barry Hannah's death on March 1 brought writers and fans out of the woodwork to mourn an irrevocable loss to American letters. Now, combining the best of the four story collections he published during his lifetime - Airships, Captain Maximus, Bats Out of Hell, and High Lonesome - and drawing from his final, never-before-seen manuscript, Long, Last, Happy will cement his legacy and serve as the definitive collection of his finest work in the story form.

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by John Irving, beginning with three memoirs, including an account of Mr. Irving’s dinner with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The longest of the memoirs, The Imaginary Girlfriend,” is the core of this collection.

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most prolific authors of his time, eventually gaining recognition for his tales of horror and his uncanny ability to paint a macabre picture with words. The Complete Works Collection of Edgar Allan Poe contains over 150 stories and poems, separated into individual chapters, including all of Poe's most notorious works such as The Raven, Annabel Lee, A Dream Within a Dream, Lenore, The Tell-Tale Heart, and many more.

This is the first of a series of short horror stories. Be the victim of a paralyzing sting followed by pending danger. Find out what it's like to be helpless in the wilderness, unable to defend yourself from the nightmare you are doomed to live.

Martin H. Ehrengraf, dapper and diabolical, may be Lawrence Block's darkest creation. He's the defense attorney who never sees the inside of a courtroom, because all his clients are innocent - no matter how guilty they may seem. Some even believe themselves to be guilty: They remember pulling the trigger, or wiring the dynamite to their spouse's car, or holding the bloody blade. But things have a way of working out when Martin Ehrengraf is on the case.

Writing for the Penguin edition, Stevie Davies describes Jane Eyre as an "influential feminist text" because of its in depth exploration of a strong female character's feelings. Primarily of the bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of eponymous Jane Eyre, her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of Thornfield Hall. The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core.

Bukowski's mad immortal origins, surfaced from the literary underground, have addicted legions of audiences who've recognized Bukowski as one of America's greatest realist writers and poets. Audible Studios narrator and OBIE winner Will Patton ( Remember the Titans, The Good Wife, Armageddon) gives a tour de force performance of Bukowski's greatest work in his prime.

A lot can happen on the way from one place to another, especially when an overnight flight makes for an unexpected romantic encounter between strangers seated together; a trucker finds life beyond the ranch where he grew up; and a bored Midwestern housewife tries to escape Kansas City.

In "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", Violet Hunter asks Sherlock Holmes whether she should accept a job with very strange conditions. She has been offered £120 per year as a governess, but only if she will cut her long hair short. This is only one of many peculiar conditions to which she must agree. The employer, Jephro Rucastle, seems pleasant enough, yet Miss Hunter obviously has her suspicions. After a fortnight, Miss Hunter beseeches Holmes to come and see her in Winchester, as the situation has become even stranger. This is the last of the 12 stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.