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The Romans have abandoned Britannia. It is now 425 CE, and the islands have been brutally invaded by barbarian tribes coming from all directions. These lands are now a series of lawless, squabbling kingdoms that haven’t been united since the death of High King Coel Hen roughly a decade before. Roman rule failed the Britons, and a former Roman auxiliary, Hall, has been asked to return and provide a safer future for the people of Britannia’s northmost kingdom, Ebrauc. Word has it that a Saxon warlord has united many tribesmen from Germania and Gaul.

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 161 to 180 AD. He left a lasting legacy, not only through his many political and military accomplishments, but also through his philosophical writings. The Meditations are a collection of Marcus Aurelius' personal thoughts and reflections, which offer insight into his wisdom as a thinker and leader. The work has been translated and read by people throughout the centuries, and it still offers valuable perspectives on how to live a good life.

Ist es ein Gastmahl? Oder eher ein Trinkgelage? Nun, jedenfalls halten die Teilnehmer reihum Reden über die verschiedenen Theorien der Erotik. Als letzter Redner nimmt Sokrates das Wort... Ein packendes Hörerlebnis.

Ceric, beset with madness from the trauma of the losses he has suffered, wanders the forests of Kilton. An urgent need to stave off the hunger of his folk calls his younger brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, to the kingdom of Mercia, and though he fulfils his mission, finds the greater prize he sought out of reach. Four Stones now has the second son of Sidroc under its lofty roof—Yrling, come from Gotland to train under the hand of his half-brother Hrald.

Cuando el padre de la narradora muere, lejos está de imaginar que tan solo un año después tendría que enfrentar también la pérdida de su madre. A partir de este golpe tan doloroso como real, los recuerdos y las emociones irán tejiendo un texto donde la fuerza de la sinceridad da paso a...

"I tell you there's nothing the public likes as much as convictions - they'll always follow a man who believes in his own ideas. And this book is just on the line of popular interest." Professor Linyard is a man of science. And when he writes a book to great acclaim in which he takes the side of religion, he fully expects the satire to be understood. But when it's taken at face value, he goes along with it to better provide for his family.

"Schalken the Painter" is a ghost short story by Sheridan Le Fanu, taking place in the 17th-century Netherlands. An aspiring painter falls in love with his master’s niece but one day, a mysterious man comes to ask for the niece’s hand, and the master agrees. Yet the heartbroken painter can’t help but feel that is something totally wrong with this new suitor. This is a short story of about greedy family relations, and is a psychologically unnerving and ghastly tale that fans of horror fiction will definitely love. B. J.

B.J. Harrison reads "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe, which is a story of an unusual mystery that needs to be solved. A sensitive letter has been stolen from the queen's boudoir, and the famous amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin has been called to the rescue. The guilty one is the lover himself, Minister D-. What ensues is a match between the detective and the thief, two equally brilliant minds.

"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving, tackling the theme of making a deal with the devil. The greedy and easily-corruptible Tom sells his soul in exchange for power and riches, but soon regrets his foolish, though absolutely irreversible choice. A typical cautionary and moral tale, "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a central story in Irving’s fiction, emphasizing the problems of human condition, family issues, and decision making.

Il corpo di un pittore viene trovato in un vicolo della Firenze di primo Ottocento. Un'atmosfera crepuscolare avvolge la città, sagome patibolari si aggirano nei bassifondi dei quartieri più malfamati. Il commissario Domenico Arganti, meglio noto come Lucertolo, sarà incaricato di svolgere le indagini. "L'assassinio nel vicolo della luna" è il primo dei quattro romanzi con protagonista il commissario Lucertolo, un poliziotto a prima vista brusco e ligio alle regole ma che, sotto alle apparenze da duro, nasconde un lato estremamente umano e riflessivo.

Sei storie pubblicate nel 1902, ambientate nella Sardegna nuorese, in cui il paesaggio struggente, spesso lunare, ha un ruolo da coprotagonista.

14th Century Romania. Codrin Voinescu, a retired soldier, a man approaching 50, haunted by past choices, grief, loss, and a present that seems without hope and purpose. A return trip to his home village in Transylvania that ends up in one last unexpected conflict. A hasty retreat into the nearby Hoia Baciu Forest, a woodland with an equally haunted reputation, offers Codrin an encounter with a strange Faerie (well, half-Faerie, technically) guide who has a rather interesting story of her own. Their sojourn in the woods and what happens over a two week period will change everything!

A prima vista, "Il marchese di Roccaverdina" potrebbe sembrare un bel 'mattone' di letteratura verista. In fondo - tra matrimoni combinati, omicidi, tonnellate di gelosia e persino uno spaccato socio-culturale dell'Italia di fine Ottocento - i prerequisiti ci sono tutti. Eppure, anche se il titolo sembra rievocare un ambiente letterario nobile e vetusto, questo romanzo di Luigi Capuana non è una lettura polverosa. Al contrario, la prosa galoppa, i personaggi sono appassionanti e la trama è più articolata di quella della tua serie TV preferita.

Anne Elliot es la hija mediana de Sir Walter Elliot y la más sensata de su familia. A los 19 años, Anne fue persuadida a rechazar al joven al que amaba, al no ser considerado como un pretendiente adecuado para ella. Ocho años más tarde, las circunstancias cambian. Cuando el joven aparece de nuevo en su vida, ella, ya una mujer madura, se reencontrará de nuevo con sentimientos y esperanzas pasadas. ¿Tendrá Anne una segunda oportunidad en el amor?

This extraordinary collection of correspondence by Paul Bowles spans eight decades and provides an evolving portrait of an artist renowned for his privacy. From his earliest extant letter, written at the age of four, to his precocious effusions to Aaron Copeland and to Gertrude Stein; from his...

Si tratta di una novella in cui Pirandello tenta di esporre alcune delle follie degli esseri umani. È interessante notare che, tranne il protagonista, tutte le altre persone della novella perseguono i propri interessi, mettendo in opera una grande ironia rendendo il protagonista noncurante e disattento nella sua vita (perché si fida agli altri). Di conseguenza la sua vita è distrutta.

Sachsen im Jahr 1190. Walter von Westereck, jüngster Spross eines Rittergeschlechtes, bestreitet unfreiwillig sein erstes Turnier beim Erzfeind seiner Familie, Graf Konrad von Lauenau. Dessen verwirrte Tochter Jolande fleht ihn an, sie aus den Händen ihres sadistischen Bruders Wilfried zu befreien. Er schenkt ihr keinen Glauben und zieht weiter, während ihr Bruder voller Hass Burg Westereck niederbrennt und seinen Vater kaltblütig hinrichtet. Walter schwört Rache, verfolgt Wilfried und Jolande, die überraschend wegen Blutschande und Sippenmord verurteilt, eine Bußfahrt ins Heilige Land antreten müssen.

An older New York City couple, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Appleby, decides to leave the city for Cape Cod where they open a tea room. The tea room fails but that's just the beginning of their adventures. With no money and no prospects, they set out as hobos and roam the countryside meeting people and gaining new experiences for the first time in their lives.

Una raccolta che racchiude quattro storie di protagoniste femminili alle prese con l'universo maschile. La trama intricata di ogni racconto narra una storia romantica, intrisa di passione e tradimento, che introduce il lettore negli universi privati e sentimentali dei suoi personaggi. Con una prosa tipica della narrativa dell'Ottocento, Matilde Serao restituisce i colori di un'epoca attraverso uno stile ironico e al contempo drammatico, in grado di osservare la psicologia dei rapporti di coppia con precisione imparziale.

Seneca's work has been distributed and read for nearly 2,000 years, yet this brand-new version of some of his best essays on how to be happy has been illuminated by UCLA Design students to kindle a spark of enthusiasm for his ideas. This illuminated book consists of four essays, each with ornamented pages and highlighted quotations created specifically for this timeless edition.