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They meet as children. They grow up together. It’s only after one fatefully misheard conversation that Heathcliff leaves, believing his love for Catherine isn’t reciprocated. When he returns, he is a wealthy and polished man but things have now changed–drastically–and Heathcliff starts to exact terrible revenge on those who wronged him…

Agatha Christie was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies. Most of Christie's books and short stories have been adapted for television, radio, video games, and graphic novels. More than 30 feature films are based on her work.

'All the men I did get to know filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.' So begins Firdaus's remarkable story of rebellion against a society founded on lies, hypocrisy, brutality and oppression. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus struggles through childhood, seeking compassion and knowledge in a world which gives her little of either.

Once passionate about the theatre, playwright Martin Cheveril is now disillusioned and contemplating a change of career. His new play, a bitter and cynical piece, is about to premiere when something strange happens. After stumbling upon an old pamphlet about a talented young actress named Jenny Villiers who died in 1846, Cheveril dozes off and finds himself somehow transported back to the theatre of her day. By some mysterious means, he will find himself a spectator of the tragedy of Jenny's life and death-a tragedy whose effects will echo strangely into the present day.

Originally published during the height of World War II, J. B. Priestley's classic spy thriller Blackout in Gretley (1942) is both a highly entertaining story and a fascinating window into British life during the war. This new edition joins ten other Priestley novels published by Valancourt and reveals yet another side of one of the most popular English authors of the 20th century.

Heathcliff was to serve as the name for the ragged orphan whom Mr. Earnshaw found abandoned in the streets of Liverpool and took home to live with his own children, Cathy and Hindley, at Wuthering Heights. The stormy life of the mysterious Heathcliff, his love for Cathy and his relationships with the people who lived at Wuthering Heights and at nearby Thrushcross Grange make up Emily Bronte's classic novel.

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature.

After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The 26-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and “be among people”. Even before he reaches home, he meets the dark Rogozhin, a rich merchant’s son whose obsession with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement. In Petersburg, the prince finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with money, power, and manipulation.

One of the first noted American authors to be highly acclaimed in Europe during his life time, Washington Irving (April 3, 1783-November 28, 1859) wrote numerous short stories, biographies, histories, and tales of his travels. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," first published in 1820, is variously regarded as a Gothic tale and a modern folk story about the early history of the United States of America.

Zorro, is the debut edition of Literature's Greatest Heroes, a deluxe collection of novels spanning Western literature's most daring protagonists. Originally published in 1924 as The Curse of Capistrano, this is the debut novel featuring the legendary Zorro. This special audiobook edition, commissioned by the Royal Atlantic Library for this series, is narrated by Martin Osborne in a delightfully campy--yet thoroughly compelling--style reminiscent of the pulp era of the novel's debut.

He was my one-night stand. Now he's my billionaire boss—the man who could save me or destroy me with a single touch. I had a plan: hack his company, save my mother's life, don't get caught. It was all going smoothly until he caught me red-handed. Aaron Steele, with his magnetic charm and commanding presence, makes me want things I can't afford. He's danger and temptation wrapped in a tailored suit. One stolen kiss and I'm drowning. I think I’m falling for him. But when he discovers my deception, his rage burns hotter than our scorching passion. I'm left scrambling to prove my innocence ...

Bu sesli kitapta hem dünya hem de Rus edebiyatının en önemli yazarlarından biri olan Tolstoy’un aşağıdaki iki kısa eserini sizlere sunuyoruz. Kafkas Esiri. Şeytan.

Are you ready to step into a universe where insanity does not exist? Individuals exhibiting aberrant behavior are welcomed and understood on asteroids far from Earth. Get ready for an unforgettable journey with "The Square Pegs" by Ray Bradbury! This captivating short story, narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti, follows a dysfunctional family as they bring their demented sister, who believes she is Catherine the Great, to an asteroid where she can truly fit in.

Clara Batchelor is twenty-two. Her brief doomed marriage to Archie over, she returns to live with her parents in the home of her childhood. She hopes for comfort but the devoutly Catholic household confines her and forms a dangerous glass wall of guilt and repression between Clara and the outside world. Clara both longs for and fears what lies beyond, and when she escapes into an exhilarating and passionate love affair her fragile identity cracks.

"The Classic Collection of Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy, The New Life" offers listeners an exquisite journey through Dante's masterworks. This volume includes "The Divine Comedy," Dante's epic exploration of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, alongside "The New Life," a poetic reflection on his love for Beatrice.

Narrated with intensity and emotion by Mike Vendetti, "Journey to Death" by Donald E. Westlake will keep you on the edge of your seat as you follow the harrowing journey of two men as they wait for rescue trapped in a room of a ship that has sunk in the Atlantic. Can they overcome the isolation, terror, and hunger that threaten to consume them, or will they succumb to the perils of the sea?

Edebiyatımızın sevilen kalemlerinden. Çiğdem Sezer, hayal kırıklıklarını, çocuk olmanın zorluklarını ve gerçek dostluğu eğlenceli bir dille ele alıyor. Yazar, başkalarıyla kıyaslanmanın yarattığı kırgınlığı, öfkenin ve anlaşılamamanın hayatı nasıl zorlaştırdığını ve büyüklerin her zaman haklı olmadığını hatırlatıyor. Erdi, her şeyi mükemmel yapan kuzeni İrem’in bir süreliğine kendilerinde kalacağını öğrenir. Başlangıçta işler yolunda giderken zamanla kuzeninin yaptıkları Erdi’nin gözüne batmaya başlar. İrem’in, karıncasıyla dalga geçmesi bardağı taşıran son damla olur.

Çocuk edebiyatının en önemli yazarları arasında yer alan Felix Salten (18691945), Avusturyalı ünlü bir yazar ve eleştirmen. Orijinal ismi 'Ormanda Bir Yaşam' olan Bambi isimli kitabıyla dünyanın en çok okunan yazarları arasında yer almıştır. Tiyatro oyunlarına, filmlere, dizi film ve animasyonlara konu olan Bambi, ormanda doğan küçük bir karacanın başından geçenleri anlatıyor.

Alexandre Dumas'nın 1844 yılında tamaladığı ünlü romanı, sonraki 2 yılda 18 bölümlü bir seri olarak yayınlanmıştır. Akdeniz'de bir ticaret gemisinde 2. Kaptan olarak çalışan Edmond Dantes, son seferinden dönmektedir. Kaptan olarak başlamadığı bu seferinde, bir hastalık kaptanlarını teslim almış ve Dantes'ye bir fırsat çıkarmıştır.Kaptanları hastalığı sırasında eğer kendisine bir şey olursa, Dantes'den Elbe Adası'na uğramasını ve kendisi için bir takım işler yapmasını ister.

Hayaller, düş kırıklıkları, kırgınlıklar ve gençlik aşkları... Louisa May Alcott'ın, kendi hayatından yola çıkarak 1867'de yazdığı bu roman, pek çok dilde hâlâ çok satan klasikler listesinde.