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【小学館の名作文芸朗読】彼は北海道に大きな農場を開墾させている父と共に現地を訪れる。父が農場を持とうとするのは彼の将来を思ってのことだった。

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.

Collected for the first time, here are the New York stories of one of the 20th century’s definitive chroniclers of the city - the speakeasies and highballs, social climbers and cinema stars, mistresses and powerbrokers, unsparingly observed by a popular American master of realism. Spanning his four-decade career, these more than 30 refreshingly frank, sparely written stories are among John O’Hara’s finest work, exploring the materialist aspirations and sexual exploits of flawed, prodigally human characters and showcasing the snappy dialogue.

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斎藤茂吉の実体験に基づいた随筆。関東大震災を海外で経験した日本人留学生の視点から、震災直後の混乱と情報不足の状況、そして徐々に真相が明らかになっていく過程が描かれる。1923年9月3日、ミュンヘンに滞在中の斎藤茂吉は、日本で大地震が発生したという新聞記事を目にする。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】ある百姓が市場で牝牛を７ターレルで売った帰り道、「アク、アク（アクトは８の意味）」と鳴きたてるカエルに腹を立て、勘定しろと金を水の中へ放り込む。

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楠山が体験した神田での生活と、明治30年代から昭和初期にかけての神田の変遷を描いたエッセイ。昔も今も神田という街の外観は大きく変わってはいないものの、町の構造や住民は大きく変わったと指摘する。神田はかつて、浅草と並ぶ大衆娯楽の中心地であったが、今では娯楽の中心は本郷や下町へと移り、神田の賑わいは次第に失われつつある。

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堀川保吉は英語教師と小説家として生きていたが、経済的な困窮状態にあった。月給60円の教師で、小説の原稿料も少なく、浪費の傾向にもあった。保吉は事情を知った粟野──尊敬している教官から10円札をもらうが、それを返すべきか、それとも自己発展のために使うべきかで葛藤する。彼は雑誌社からの前借りを検討するが、その雑誌社を嫌っていたのだ。

In the long title story, we accompany Sophia Kovalevsky - a late-19th-century Russian émigré and mathematician - on a winter journey that takes her from the Riviera, where she visits her lover, to Paris, Germany, and Denmark, where she has a fateful meeting with a local doctor, and finally to Sweden, where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician.

First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond...then came the "suicide" that was murder...the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat...a suspicious death in a locked gun room...a million-dollar bond robbery...the curse of a pharaoh's tomb...a jewel robbery by the sea...the abduction of a prime minister...the disappearance of a banker...a phone call from a dying man...and finally, the mystery of the missing will. What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and clever twist endings. This collection includes "The Last Leaf", "The Love Philter of Ikey Schoenstein", "The Caliph", "Cupid and the Clock", "The Brief Debut of Tildy", "The Higher Abdication", "The Ransom of Red Chief", "One Dollar’s Worth", "Cupid a la Carte", "Girl", "Springtime a la Carte", "The Ethics of Pig", "The Social Triangle", "Witches Loaves", "The Romace of the Buys Broker", and more.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】ある村の尼寺にある「ごんごろ鐘」が、戦時下の金属供出により献納されることになった。

Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features: "The Small Assassin": a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true - or her nightmare.... "The Emissary": the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside - and beyond.... "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone": a most remarkable case of murder - the deceased was delighted! And more!

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泉鏡花によって書かれた紀行文。5月中旬に平泉を訪れ、毛越寺と中尊寺を巡ったときの様子が綴られている。大池の畔に佇む芭蕉の句碑、藤原氏三代の栄華を偲ばせる古塚。山吹やツツジが咲き乱れる風景が見られる、中尊寺へ続く道中。七宝荘厳の柱と黄金の装飾に圧倒される金色堂など。平泉の風景や仏像に感銘を受ける様子や、旅の道中での食事や宿での体験が描かれる。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】7年ぶりに町へ戻った北鳴四郎は、避雷針の実験を行うため、町内に高い櫓を建て始める。

A story by Edgar Allan Poe about a black cat, or rather two black cats. The narrator relates his own story about how he deteriorated from a man who loved animals to a cruel abuser. He thought that he had gotten away with murder, but the second black cat exposed his crime.

With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.

The first anthology of original short stories featuring the confluence of two iconic properties, as the Predators seek the ultimate prey: the Xenomorphs from Alien. With fifteen new and original stories, this first-of-its-kind anthology is inspired by the events of the original Aliens vs. Predators movies, graphic novels, and novels. Includes a new story written by Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa (“Hanzo” from the movie Predators) as Hanzo’s brother faces the eternal threats of both the Yautja and the Xenomorphs.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】老獣医の糟谷は家族とともに暮らし、貧しいながらも診療所を運営していた。

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大隈重信の演説・談話をまとめた作品。青年たちに向けた大隈の経験と人生哲学が語られる。佐賀藩の弘道館で学んでいた17歳の時に学制改革を主張して放逐された話。明治維新前夜に藩主に時勢を説く話や、明治維新後に刺客に狙われる話など。乱世での経験が語られるが、乱世でなくとも大人物になれると説く。

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北海道の家庭に三人の子供たちが生まれる。最初の子供の出産は困難を極めたが、無事に生まれた。その後、二人目、三人目と子供が生まれ、若い夫婦は三人の子供の親となった。しかし、幸せな日々は長く続かなかった。母親が結核を患い、入院することになる。父親は仕事と子育ての両立に苦心し、母親は一時退院することになったが、病状は悪化の一途をたどってしまう。

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コスモスの花が咲き乱れている。暗い土の底で、土の上へ出てみたいともぐらの子供が母に言うと、太陽の光を見たら危ないから夜まで待つことに。山の端に出た月が庭の真上に見えてくる頃、もぐらの母子は土の上に出る。赤、白、深紅、桃色のコスモスの花が月の光に浮いて見える。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】光一は学校帰りに原っぱで黒光りのする大きなえびを見つける。こんな草の上になぜ？　生き返るかもしれないと思い、半紙に包んで家へ持ち帰る。

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume One is the first instalment in our classics collection focusing on the most important and iconic novels, stories, and poems of the 20th century. Featuring 18 essential modern classics from Orwell, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Woolf, and many more, and read by a cast of incredible narrators including Iwan Rheon, Ben Allen, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, amongst others, this is an essential addition to your library.

Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the Americam Midwest, this definitive audio collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style: from the plain bald language of the first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude.

French literature may be said to begin with the ninth century "Song of Roland," and it has since then churned out masterpiece after masterpiece in every century right up to the present. Beginning with Balzac and Dumas in the early part of the nineteenth century and proceeding to Sartre and Camus at the midpoint of the twentieth, the stories in this collection showcase the talents of some of the greatest French masters of the short story.

In this batch of sweet, short murder mysteries, three cooks don’t spoil the broth. New York Times best-selling author Joanne Fluke pens the title story, in which a box of Hannah Swensen’s gingerbread cookies is found near the corpse of her neighbor. Popular co-authors Laura Levine and Leslie Meier offer “The Dangers of Gingerbread Cookies” and “Gingerbread Cookies and Gunshots”, respectively.

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眼病の療養中の「かの女」は、兄の友人である美貌の画家「重光」と郊外の邸で出会う。彼は「素焼の壺が二つ並んだような男女の交際」を望むと語り、次第に彼女に心を開いていく。藤の花を見に出かけた二人だが、重光は山吹の写生に没頭するようになり、その様子を手紙で伝えてくる。彼の絵が評判となる中、かの女はフランスの兄から「重光君と結婚したまえ」という手紙を受け取る。

Revenge, death, and destruction abound in this early short story by H.P. Lovecraft. The story follows Antoine, a count who is last in line to die at the age of 32 due to a curse put on his family hundreds of years prior. His ancestor, being responsible for the death, brought about the curse, and Antoine was left to watch all his family, including his manservant, die an early death. But when his time comes and he is exploring the castle in wait, he manages to successfully end the curse by deflecting the fatal blow of Charles - the son of the man who was killed so many years ago.

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor - who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】日本橋の本屋の若主人・新蔵と女中のお敏は互いに思い合っていたが、ある日、お敏は突然姿を消す。