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En La bestia en la jungla, de Henry James, John Marcher vive obsesionado con la certeza de que un hecho extraordinario —terrible o sublime— lo aguarda en algún momento de su existencia. Solo May Bartram conoce su secreto y acepta acompañarlo en esa inquietante espera. Pero mientras los años pasan, la verdadera amenaza quizá no esté afuera… sino en aquello que ambos dejan vivir.

La Bella y la Bestia es la historia de la hermosa hija pequeña de un mercader que conoce a una solitaria y generosa Bestia que vive en un castillo encantado.

This anthology of unabridged short stories represents some of the most significant works from the most influential American authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes the following: "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Mermaids" by Louisa May Alcott, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce, and "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.

As she nears the end of her life, Addie Bundren wants nothing more than to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. A captivating and stylistically innovative work, the narrative revolves around the grim, yet darkly humorous, pilgrimage as the Bundren family sets out to fulfill her last wish.

O. Henry, the pseudonym of the American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), is best known for writing stories full of wit, wordplay, and warm characterizations, and particularly for their clever twist endings. This volume contains 20 of O. Henry's best and best-loved stories. They are marked by coincidence and surprise endings as well as the compassion and high humor that have made O. Henry's stories popular for the last century.

A selection of Oscar Wilde's finest work including The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Happy Prince, and The Importance of Being Earnest.

As a rather sinister twist on the literary and social tradition of sense and sensibility first introduced a century before, Nesbit tells the story of two cousins representing two very different character traits. With Jane focusing on the practical sides of love and Mattie losing herself in sentiment, Nesbit very ably combines these traits with a moral code befitting each woman.

A collection of Shelley's greatest poetry read by John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Hilton Edwards and Margaretta Scott.

Ambrose Bierce brings to life the heart rendering stories of divided loyalties, splitting families, states, countries, and individuals. He writes of the glory in beginning and savagery in the doing. Here is a moving anti-war series of stories if ever there was one. A must read by all students of American History and Literature, though perhaps best understood by older adults.

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen comes to life in this captivating audiobook, narrated by Brady Smith from Another World Audiobooks. Follow the Dashwood sisters—practical Elinor and passionate Marianne—as they navigate love, heartbreak, and societal expectations in 19th-century England.

The delicious, biting wit of Saki's short stories satirizing Edwardian high society are some of the funniest and most delightful of exquisite literary miniatures. In this third volume, there are 21 glittering examples.

The delicious, biting wit of Saki's short stories satirizing Edwardian high society are some of the funniest and most delightful exquisite literary miniatures. In this first volume, there are 22 glittering examples. Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Monro. He was born in Burma in 1870, where his father was a senior official in the Burma police. From the age of two, he lived with two maiden aunts and his grandmother in Devon and was educated in Exmouth and at the Bedford Grammar School.

The delicious, biting wit of Saki's short stories satirizing Edwardian high society are some of the funniest and most delightful of exquisite literary miniatures. In this second volume, there are 22 glittering examples.

Presented here are the final three books of the Sherlock Holmes canon: the novel "The Valley of Fear" and two short story collections: "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" and "His Last Bow," all penned by Holmes' legendary creator, the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Despite his attempt to kill off his world-famous detective years earlier, Doyle here — decades later — finally brings Sherlock Holmes' adventures to a close. First, we present the stories collected in "Case-Book," including the thriller "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" and the haunting "Adventure of the Sussex Vampire."

Eines Tages wurde berichtet, die Raupen der Kohlweißlinge fräßen alle Felder ab. Infolgedessen fingen wir alle Kohlweißlinge an den Fenstern des schrecklich heißen Speisesaales weg und zertraten sie, obzwar sie schon über die Schädlichkeit hinüber waren und nur mehr die unschädlichen Ideale ihrer Art repräsentierten. Die Raupen waren uns zu unappetitlich, sie zu vernichten. Um halb 12 Uhr vormittags kam der Bäcker mit den warmen, duftenden, vierfach eingekerbten Wecken. Da aßen wir heißhungrig zwei, worauf der Kellner vier auf die Rechnung stellte.

"Rotwein ist für alte Knaben eine von den besten Gaben." Doppelbödige Geschichten mit viel Galgenhumor um spießbürgerliche Eitelkeiten und die menschlichen Schwächen - die leider gar nicht so fromme Helene, die bösen Buben Max und Moritz, der likörliebende Rabe Hans Huckebein und all die anderen unsterblichen Figuren aus der spitzen Feder des begnadeten Zeichners und Verseschmieds - werden grandios vorgetragen vom wunderbaren Gerald Pichowetz. "Auch der Weisheit Lehren muss man mit Vergnügen hören".

Die besten Balladen und Erzählungen von Friedrich Schiller sollen zur Wiederentdeckung des großen deutschen Dichters einladen. „Bewundert viel und viel gescholten“, haben Schillers Gedichte überlebt: die Konkurrenz Goethes, den Spott der Romantiker und die Last des Schulpaukens. Wunderschön und wunderbar.

Joachim Ringelnatz (1883–1934) zählt auch heute zu den meistgelesenen Lyrikern auf dem Buchmarkt, ist freilich auch in Fachkreisen nur noch als komisch-kauziger Dichter bekannt. Den "Bumerang" etwa kennt fast jedermann. Der umfangreiche ernsthafte Teil seines literarischen Werks ist hingegen schon in den 30er Jahren aus dem öffentlichen Bewusstsein verschwunden, nachdem diese Texte von den Nationalsozialisten bei den Bücherverbrennungen ins Feuer geworfen worden sind.

Unsterblicher Nonsens und tiefe Weisheit! "Eine der intelligentesten und witzigsten Formen, die Realität durch eine andere Brille zu sehen", urteilte der Naturwissenschaftler Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker über Christian Morgenstern. Seine Galgenlieder sind unverwüstlich. Und viele seiner Sprachschöpfungen gingen in den allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch ein. Nicht weniger als in seiner grotesken Lyrik sind in Morgensterns ernsten Gedichten, Epigrammen und Briefen die Fragen nach dem Sinn menschlicher Existenz zu spüren.

Saffron Sawyer is on her own. She's no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers - in fact, she's no longer part of anything, even if her magic is stronger now than she could have ever dreamed possible. Thwarted at every turn and stalked by monsters in the streets, her life feels like it's falling apart. But Saffron isn't going to give up hope. She's sworn revenge on the Director and she can't forget about Jasper and the way he makes her feel.