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This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.

The Stranger (1946), the third film directed by the legendary Orson Welles, is a film noir thriller of the highest order. In the wake of World War II, Mr. Wilson, an official with the Allied War Crimes Commission (played by the legendary Edward G. Robinson), is on the trail of Franz Kindler, an escaped Nazi who was the chief architect of the regime’s mass genocide. Wilson allows a concentration camp commandant, Conrad Meinike, to escape in the hope that he will lead him to the elusive Kindler.

Martin and Rose Wade’s life together is hard. Their farm is demanding – but not as demanding as Martin’s unyielding practicality and decidedly untender personality. Rose finds herself challenged again and again, through bitter loss and tragic heartbreak, to make the most of her life and to reconcile her choices – choices that were made in an era when women’s options were extremely limited.

PASSION, MENSONGES, TRAHISONS, DUELS, MEURTRES : UN EXCELLENT ROMAN DE CAPE ET D'ÉPÉE ! Paris, une nuit de février 1578. Six ans ont passé depuis le massacre de la Saint-Barthélémy. Dans une ruelle sombre des abords de la Bastille, Bussy d'Amboise, gentilhomme courageux et loyal, tombe dans l'embuscade que les mignons du roi Henri III lui ont tendue. Seul contre cinq, il ne doit la vie sauve qu'à l'intervention providentielle d'une belle inconnue blonde comme un ange : Diane de Méridor.

A third adventure for Sir Edward Leithen, in which Leithen befriends young Vernon Milburne, a man haunted by an annually recurring dream in which some dark and mysterious challenge moves year by year closer. After the war, as the culmination of Vernon’s dream approaches, both men meet – and take an instant dislike to – Miss Koré Arabin, a young Englishwoman who has inherited a remote Greek island from her disreputable father.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D’Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her ‘cousin’ Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.

In Who Are We (The Classic Years and The Modern Years) Jo Whiley takes a trip through the Whoniverse to find out how the changing attitudes of Britain have been reflected through the TARDIS's travels. It’s a tale that features Dalekmania, Dad’s Army, Mary Whitehouse, Ridley Scott, Cybermen and the JFK assassination.

The two greatest detectives of the twentieth century come together in this incredible collection. This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of Agatha Christie's first 6 titles featuring Hercule Poirot novels, as well as the complete collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels and stories, all read by the award-winning David Rintoul and Jonathan Keeble.

One of the world’s favourite books, Pride and Prejudice has long been regarded as a classic romance. In Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jane Austen created the greatest pair of sparring lovers since Shakespeare’s Beatrice and Benedick. This sparkling comedy of manners features an inimitable cast of characters including the obsequious Mr Collins, the autocratic Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mrs Bennet, the most embarrassing mother in literature.

Daphne du Maurier was one of the 20th century’s most popular writers. Extraordinarily prolific, she produced a string of bestsellers, many of which were adapted as award-winning films. From romance and adventure yarns to psychological thrillers and supernatural tales, the breadth and imaginative variety of her storytelling continues to thrill us today. This bumper collection features her most famous works and some lesser-known gems, beginning with full-cast adaptations of seven of her much-loved novels.

Pride and Prejudice may be her most famous novel, Persuasion her most deeply affecting, but for many, Emma is Austen’s best novel; the most perfectly balanced between comedy and insight, sparkle and depth. Witty, headstrong Emma Woodhouse, more interested in making matches for others than falling in love herself, is a wholly delightful heroine.

Could a woman die of fright alone? And who is the sender of a most grizzly package - two human ears in a box? Holmes and Watson tackle a whole host of new mysteries before Baker Street's most famous detective finally leaves London for the quiet of a Sussex farm. But one final adventure puts an end to his retirement. As Britain stands poised on the brink of the First World War, can Sherlock Holmes keep a terrible new super-weapon from falling into the enemy's hands?

Wien, Oktober 1936: Ein Brief bringt das Leben des Sektionschefs Leonidas ins Wanken. Ein geerbter Frack und die Hochzeit mit der reichen Unternehmertochter Amelie Paradini hatte Leonidas einst zu einer angesehenen Größe im Ministerium für Kultus und Unterricht verholfen. Doch plötzlich zieht ihm eine Bittschrift der einstigen Geliebten Vera Wormser privat und beruflich buchstäblich den Boden unter den Füßen weg.

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Gigi became a celebrated stage musical and film; the stage production made a star of Audrey Hepburn, who was personally chosen by Colette for the role, and a dramatized adaptation is the centrepiece of this collection.

Three Stories and Ten Poems is a collection of short stories and poems by Ernest Hemingway. It was privately published in 1923 in a run of only 300 copies. While not as well known as Hemingway’s later works (For Whom The Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea, etc.) the three stories show the early development of Hemingway’s writing techniques.

UN RÉGAL DE TRUCULENCE ET DE PÉRIPÉTIES. Le vieux marquis de Touchais a été assassiné. Les circonstances désignent un jeune garçon boucher du nom de Chéri-Bibi, qui est condamné à tort pour ce crime. Mais Chéri-Bibi réussit, avec l'aide d'autres forçats, à devenir maître du navire qui les conduit au bagne de Cayenne. Pour retrouver sa liberté, pour retrouver Cecily dont il est amoureux et qui a épousé le fils du vieux marquis du Touchais, il est prêt à changer d'identité. Et il va le faire de la manière la plus incroyable et la plus terrible.

Eugene O'Neill’s revolutionary 20th century dramas changed the direction of American theatre, introducing European realism and experimental techniques to the US stage. He wrote more than 50 plays, portraying characters on the margins of society and tackling controversial issues, winning a Nobel Prize, and four Pulitzer Prizes.

In this, the final collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures, the intrepid detective and his faithful companion Dr Watson examine and solve twelve cases that puzzle clients, baffle the police and provide listeners with the thrill of the chase. These mysteries - involving an illustrious client and a Sussex vampire; the problems of Thor Bridge and of the Lion's Mane; a creeping man and the three-gabled house - all test the bravery of Dr Watson and the brilliant mind of Mr Sherlock Homes, the greatest detective we have ever known.

On a sultry afternoon in July, a man stumbles through thick foliage, making for the coast. He wears prisoner's garb and guards are hot on his heels. Happening upon a bather's clothes, the escapee leaves the scene looking the part of the average beachcomber. But it can be hard to stay hidden forever. When a blackmailer intrudes upon the promising life of the man who now calls himself Mr. Pottermack, a violent fate befalls him, and the stakes are set: Pottermack must avoid discovery at all costs to escape the hangman's noose.

Por primera vez en un único volumen, esta edición definitiva de los Cuentos completos de Roald Dahl incluye algunos relatos inéditos en español. Brillante y con tintes fantásticos como un Grimm, realista como un O. Henry o despiadado como un Saki, sus historias fueron adaptadas por Alfred Hitchcock para la televisión, y han inspirado a creadores como Steven Spielberg o Quentin Tarantino.