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Neue, aberwitzig Erzählungen aus einem Jahr außer Rand und Band, die genau da weitermachen, wo 1913 – Der Sommer des Jahrhunderts aufhört! Florian Illies erzählt mit Poesie, Witz und sprachlicher Eleganz von seinen neuen Funden aus dem letzten Jahr vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg: Hermann Hesse flieht auf Skiern aus seiner Ehe, Marcel Proust besticht seine Kritiker mit Gebäck, Giacomo Puccini hat keine Lust mehr auf ein Duell – und Rilke hat natürlich wieder Schnupfen, diesmal in Bad Rippoldsau.

Lose track of time in the world of Jodi Taylor with eight eclectic and hilarious short stories from St Mary's, Time Police HQ and Frogmorton Farm - collected together for the very first time. Includes two brand-new short stories, exclusively published first in this collection. --- Christmas Pie...

Der amerikanische Prosa-Künstler Washington Irving hat einen prägenden Einfluss auf die amerikanische Literatur ausgeübt. Das liegt an seiner sehr angenehmen Sprachgestaltung und seiner Genreübergreifenden Virtuosität.

Sous un ciel chauffé à blanc, où l’ombre prend des teintes de pervenche, Jean Aicard saisit un été de lumière et de poussière, de parfums d’immortelles et de voix villageoises. En tableaux brefs et sensibles, il fait renaître le potier voisin, le savetier, le maçon; la bastide et le village; la rudesse de l’azur et le rêve obstiné d’un peu d’ombre.

Ein romantisches Drama über Liebe, Schuld und Ehre in Zeiten der Revolution – ungekürzt gesprochen von Sven Görtz. "Das Schloss Dürande" ist eine tiefgründige Novelle von Joseph von Eichendorff, die zur Zeit der Französischen Revolution spielt. In einer Mischung aus Romantik, Tragik und politischer Umwälzung erzählt sie vom Konflikt zwischen persönlichen Gefühlen und historischen Kräften. Im Mittelpunkt steht René, der als Sekretär des Grafen von Dürande zwischen seiner geheimen Liebe zur Schwester des Grafen und den Anforderungen der standesgebundenen Welt zerrieben wird.

It's 1963 in the small town of Monroe, New York. The Arringtons, a Black family, buy a house in a picturesque, all-white neighborhood. Some residents are welcoming, but many react to Dr. Philip Arrington, his wife Velma, and their daughters Livia and Maddie by conspiring against their success in both big and small ways. Amid this mix of hostility and shaky acceptance, the Arringtons must navigate their careers, deal with a volatile marriage, and raise their daughters.

Gogol’un klasik eseri Palto, sıradan bir memurun trajikomik hikâyesi üzerinden toplumun acımasız yüzünü anlatır. Kısa ama etkileyici bu eser, modern öykücülüğün temel taşlarından biridir.

Büyük usta Çehov'un kaleminden Altıncı Koğuş, ilk yayınlandığında muazzam bir etki yarattı; olayların geçtiği taşra hastanesinde akıl hastalarının kapatıldığı koğuş, Çarlık Rusyasının bir alegorisi olarak değerlendirildi. Altıncı Koğuş'u okuyup bitirdikten sonra "kendimi o koğuşa kapatılmış gibi hissettim" diyen Lenin, hikayenin kendisini bir devrimci yaptığını söylüyordu.

বিশ্বসাহিত্যের এক মহান শিল্পী লেভ তলস্তয়। তাঁর উপন্যাস ও ছোটগল্পে অমর হয়ে রয়েছে তাঁর দেশ, দেশের আত্মা ও দেশের...

An all new edition of the much-loved novella. For fans of Jojo Moyes' The Girl You Left Behind, this is the prequel novella, Honeymoon in Paris. Sophie, a provincial girl, is swept up in the glamour of Belle époque Paris but discovers that loving an artist like Edouard brings undreamt of...

Set in the crumbling Spanish missions of nineteenth-century Baja California, this mythic novel in linked stories follows two grief-stricken people as haunted as the desolate chapels around them: a priest who caused the drowning of a native boy by compelling him to fish for pearls, and a deaf...

Mit „Das Gold von Caxamalca" schildert Jakob Wassermann die dramatischen Ereignisse rund um die Eroberung des Inkareiches durch die spanischen Konquistadoren. Im Zentrum steht das sagenumwobene Gold von Caxamalca – Symbol für Reichtum, Macht und zugleich für die zerstörerische Gier der Eroberer. Die Begegnung zwischen den Kulturen führt zu Verrat, Gewalt und einem tragischen Zusammenbruch einer ganzen Welt. Wassermann verbindet historische Ereignisse mit dichterischer Gestaltungskraft und wirft einen eindringlichen Blick auf Schuld, Machtmissbrauch und die Folgen menschlicher Maßlosigkeit.

Hear the incredible story in Acts 12 of the Apostle Peter’s escape from jail with the help of an angel. With two guards chained to him, Peter lay sleeping until an angel came and hit him on his side. “ And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.” In other words, “Throw on your clothes. Let’s get out of here.” Peter had trouble believing what was happening. The angel led him through the open gates of the jailhouse and down some streets in the dark.

تُغيِّب القبور الأجساد ولكن الأرواح تظل حية، طليقة، تملأ الأثير من حولنا وتتسرب إلى لحظاتنا المعيشة لتروي قصصها. التاريخ لا يموت، ولا تكف أطيافه عن التشكل، ملوك...

A Classic Pair: A Tale of Two Cities & War and Peace brings together two unforgettable pieces of historical fiction – by turns beautiful and devastating – from nineteenth-century literary giants, Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy. This magnetic pairing is brought to life by award-winning narrators, including the unparalleled Miriam Margolyes. A masterpiece of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities tells a story of sacrifice, redemption and the bonds that transcend even the most appalling of circumstances.

Selphie awoke in a sealed room surrounded by ladders. On the bed next to her is a white wolf. He has promised not to EAT her, but she doesn't believe him. Wolves can't climb trees or ladders. She could leave him there, but what will she find on the upper floors to send her back down to the wolf who swears he isn't hungry? Welcome to a special edition of 'Dream of the Wolf' by Stephanie Van Orman narrated entirely by the author herself.

En el corazón de un imperio milenario, el destino de familias enteras se forja entre la guerra y la pasión. Imagina un vasto imperio en constante convulsión, donde el choque de culturas occidentales y orientales desata guerras y profundas transformaciones. "China. La novela" te invita a un viaje épico que comienza en 1839, con el alba de la Primera Guerra del Opio, y se extiende, sin pausas, a través de la Revolución Cultural de Mao hasta el presente.

Halt the Carriage is a book of compelling stories ranging across a broad literary spectrum, with themes touching on friendship, sacrifice, childbirth, betrayal, and death set on seven different stages, spanning from the year 1900 to the mid-1980s. Sharing common themes of compassion and fortitude under fire, set in bygone days when empathy was real, and when an act of courage wasn’t something that one boasted about, but rather, it was simply what one did with quiet dignity because it was the right thing to do.

Short Stories for Seniors: 30 Inspiring and Interesting True Stories of Ordinary People in History Whose Inventions Made Everyday Life Better (Includes Surprising Trivia)

A crumbling English estate. A mysterious past. A woman drawn into secrets buried deep beneath the surface. Welcome to Hatchmere: a timeless English village of tangled family secrets, sweeping countryside, and quiet revelations. When Juliet Winchcombe arrives at Hatchmere Manor, she intends only a brief stay — a chance to escape the city and clear her head. But the silent house seems to breathe with stories of its own, and the land beneath it whispers of betrayal, loss, and a vanished girl named Isobel.