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The narrative describes the quest of the Arthurian knight Parzival for the Holy Grail. His journey is filled with incident, from tournaments and sieges to chivalrous deeds and displays of true love....

In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town....

One of the finest German medieval epic poems, The Lay of the Nibelungs is perhaps best known now as one of the principal sources for Wagner’s four-part music drama The Ring of the Nibelung....

Patrick Hastings provides comprehensive support to readers and listeners of Joyce's magnum opus by illuminating crucial details and reveling in the mischievous genius of this unparalleled novel....

Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world....

Nurse Gemma Tate is heartbroken when she hears that one of her young charges at the Foundling Hospital has been killed. She knows that police inspector Sebastian Bell will work tirelessly to uncover the truth, but he’ll need her help navigating the cloistered world of the orphanage.

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

A vicious 15-year-old "droog" is the central character of this 1963 classic, a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom....

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings A Midsummer Night's Dream to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

Renowned poet and critic Clive James presents the crowning achievement of his career: a monumental translation into English verse of Dante’s The Divine Comedy....

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity....

At a luxurious country wedding, the mother of the bride is found murdered and the groom caught red-handed, but who is really to blame?

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....

Dante's Divine Comedy is considered to be not only the most important epic poem in Italian literature, but also one of the greatest poems ever written....

In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government....

AMA Audiolibros presenta la Narración del Audiolibro en Español (acento Castellano) de "La Divina Comedia" de Dante Alighieri en la voz de...

Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....

In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time....

In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce....

All the delightful and bizarre inhabitants of Wonderland are here: the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, the hooka-smoking Caterpillar and the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Ugly Duchess....

Over the course of a steamy and tense afternoon, twelve jurors deliberate the fate of a 19-year-old boy alleged to have murdered his own father....

Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and Ebenezer Scrooge come to marvelous life in Patrick Stewart's critically-acclaimed solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol....

Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature....

When tragedy leaves Fitzwilliam Darcy clinging to life, Elizabeth Bennet sacrifices her dreams to repay the debt owed to her family's damaged savior. But can her compassion penetrate his bitter heart and spark hope again?

I’ve always gotten what I wanted—by force if necessary. Five years ago, I took Valentina’s virginity and left her behind, never looking back. She was just a means to an end, or so I thought. Now, our families are forcing us into an arranged marriage, and I’ll finally make her mine. But Valentina’s hiding more than just her defiance. There’s a secret she’s kept—a child I never knew existed. When I find out she’s pregnant again, my world shifts. For the first time, I want something more than power. I want her and the family she’s kept from me, and I’ll do whatever it ...

Rinconete y Cortadillo es una novela corta que nos sumerge en el mundo de la delincuencia y la marginalidad en el siglo XVII en España. Cervantes nos presenta a dos jóvenes, Rinconete y Cortadillo, quienes llegan a Sevilla en busca de oportunidades y se ven envueltos en un submundo de ladrones y estafadores. Pronto, los dos muchachos encuentran refugio en la banda de Monipodio, un astuto y respetado líder del hampa sevillano. Bajo su protección aprenden los trucos del oficio y se convierten en hábiles delincuentes.

"Sobrevivir: Cuentos desde los confines de La Habana" es una obra fascinante y muy conmovedora que ofrece una mirada penetrante a las brutales realidades de la Cuba moderna. Cualquiera que sienta una mínima fascinación por Cuba debería leer este libro. Cuenta la historia de quienes viven al margen de la sociedad cubana, un lugar donde la ética es confusa y la corrupción está descontrolada en el gobierno. La historia sigue a un grupo de jóvenes que están atrapados entre un presente sombrío y el fantasma de un futuro que nunca se hizo realidad. Esto pone de relieve profundamente las ...

​Plus de deux millions de lecteurs conquis par la saga Les Déracinés. Découvrez la jeunesse de son inoubliable héroïne, Almah. Vienne, 1911. Almah Kahn naît au sein d'une famille de la grande bourgeoisie juive. Son père, chirurgien réputé et grand amateur d'art, est aussi un mécène qui côtoie les plus grands artistes de l'époque. Sa mère, pianiste de talent, soigne son spleen auprès du docteur Freud dont elle est l'une des premières patientes. Au cœur de ce bouillonnement culturel, Almah chemine vers l'âge adulte.

" La curiosité est la plus grande des qualités. " Hg Wells. Connaissez-vous la théorie du centième singe ? Le kintsugi ou «art de réparer» ? La prophétie des Hopis ? La machine à parler avec les morts ? La règle du micropénis ? Le nom de l’homme qui a fait le plus de bien a l’humanité ? La vraie histoire des Lilliputiens ? La sexualité des baudroies des abysses ? Le moyen d’inventer des faux souvenirs ? La véritable recette du cassoulet toulousain ? L’histoire des harems turcs ? La manière dont réfléchissent les chats ? La civilisation des géants qui aurait préexisté a notre monde ?

" À force d'écrire des nouvelles, je me suis lancée dans la rédaction d'un roman. Le premier est toujours un peu autobiographique. " Françoise Bourdin. Une histoire personnelle et authentique, d'une jeune femme dont la précocité littéraire laissait présager l'auteur à venir. Frédérique est une jeune fille pleine de fougue et passionnée de course hippique. À dix-sept ans, elle décide de fuir la relation fusionnelle mais compliquée qu'elle vit avec son premier amour, Joël.

The Keelie Hawk is a landmark collection from Kathleen Jamie, the current Makar (National Poet) of Scotland. For the first time, Kathleen Jamie has brought her astonishing lyric talent to the language of her homeland, with outstanding results. The Keelie Hawk is a deeply resonant collection written in Scots, with each poem accompanied by a translation into English.

平凡無垢な青年ハンス・カストルプははからずもスイス高原のサナトリウムで療養生活を送ることとなった．

The Death of Shakespeare is a novel of historical fiction that imagines how the plays attributed to William Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, with occasional help from the Bard himself. William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon appeared in London in 1590 at the age of 26 and is believed by many to have begun writing the greatest plays the world has ever seen. There is no record of his education, if he had any.

Alice a quatorze ans quand elle est internée dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Elle pèse 36 kg, se nourrit de trois pommes par jour, et abrite dans sa tête une bête, Sissi, qui lui dicte des ordres. Comment peut-on être si malade à cet âge et surtout, peut-on s’en sortir ?