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The country is America; the woman is Alexandra Bergson, a fiercely independent young Swedish immigrant girl who inherits her father's farm in Nebraska. A model of emotional strength, courage, and resolve, Alexandra fights long and hard to transform her father's patch of raw, wind-blasted prairie into a highly profitable business. A gripping saga of love, murder, greed, failure, and triumph, O Pioneers! vividly portrays the hardships of prairie life.

Doctor Thorne is the third audiobook in Anthony Trollope's series known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire. Long regarded as one of Trollope's greatest works, it is a complex story of love, greed and illegitimacy. Set in fictional Barsetshire, it concerns the romantic challenges facing Doctor Thorne's penniless niece, Mary, and Frank Gresham, the only son of the impoverished squire of Greshambury. Mary falls in love with Frank but he is constrained by the need to marry well to restore the family fortunes.

When Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto, are swept away from their Kansas home, they find themselves in the magical land of Oz where munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule. In their quest to return home they meet a cast of characters that have become much loved by families since the story was first published in 1900. Dorothy, played by Lydia West (Years and Years) joins the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion as they follow the yellow brick road to find the Wizard, played by Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady, Moulin Rouge).

Seven years ago, Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to Captain Frederick Wentworth, convinced that marrying a man without money or status would be a grave mistake. Now, she is past her prime and single at 27. But when the estranged paramours reconnect through a couple renting the Elliot family estate, Anne discovers she may have another shot at romance - this time, on her terms.

Surviving the Trojan War was just the beginning of the adventure for Odysseus. What lay ahead was a journey home that would last for years as he encountered gods and monsters before finally returning home - only to face the greatest threat to his happiness of all. This translation of Homer's classic tale captures all the timeless excitement and gripping drama that have made it a favorite for centuries.

Set against a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris, Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a quiet crook for whom he cannot help feeling affection and respect. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Idle Burglar.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in 1813. The story follows Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, moral rightness, education and marriage in her aristocratic society of early 19th century England. Elizabeth is the second eldest of five daughters of a country gentleman living in the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, not far from London.

Live fast, die young. Tam Hashford is tired of working at her local pub, slinging drinks for world-famous mercenaries and listening to the bards sing of adventure and glory in the world beyond her sleepy hometown. When the biggest mercenary band of all rolls into town, led by the infamous Bloody Rose, Tam jumps at the chance to sign on as their bard. It's adventure she wants - and adventure she gets as the crew embark on a quest that will end in one of two ways: glory or death.

Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the ageing Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety.

On a previous voyage, a mysterious white whale had ripped off the leg of a sea captain named Ahab. Now the crew of the Pequod, on a pursuit that features constant adventure and horrendous mishaps, must follow the mad Ahab into the abyss to satisfy his unslakeable thirst for vengeance.

FonoLibro, el líder en audiolibros en español, celebra los 400 años de la obra mas importante y universal de nuestra lengua Las Aventuras del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha, mas conocida por el nombre abreviado de Don Quijote.

When Mrs. Dashwood is forced by an avaricious daughter-in-law to leave the family home in Sussex, she takes her three daughters to live in a modest cottage in Devon. For Elinor, the eldest daughter, the move means a painful separation from the man she loves, but her sister Marianne finds in Devon the romance and excitement which she longs for.

In this coming of age story, Dodie Smith introduces the visionary and eccentric character of seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain. The youngest daughter in a family of impoverished artists, it is her imagination and writing that takes us away from the ramshackle old English castle where they live, and towards an intriguing tale of husband-hunting and light-hearted sibling rivalry.

In Ernest Hemingway's masterful novella, The Old Man and the Sea, join Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman, on his epic struggle against nature's fury and his own inner demons. A timeless tale of resilience, determination, and the enduring bond between man and the sea.

Angeblich soll der bekannte französische Romantiker Charles Nodier (1780-1844) auf dem Sterbebett seinen Freund, den vielseitigen Bestseller-Autor Alexandre Dumas d. Ä. (1802-1870), zu dieser Novelle angeregt haben. Die deutschen romantischen Schriftsteller E. T. A. Hoffmann und Zacharias Werner werden darin zu Akteuren des fiktiven Geschehens. Zerrissen zwischen Pflicht und Neigung, Libido und Liebe, Ideal und Leben, bricht Hoffmann, der Held, einen Schwur und verliert, nachdem er bis zum Exzess in Abenteuern geschwelgt hat, alles: die Geliebte, seinen inneren Frieden, sein Glück.

İngilizler 23 Şubat 1919 tarihinde bir alay süvari ile Maraş'ı işgal ettiler. Ermenileri silahlandırırken, Türklerin silahları ellerinden alınıyor ve yapılacak katliamlara uygun zemin hazırlanıyordu. Ama hesap etmedikleri bir şeyler vardı.

1920'li yıllar, ha bitti ha bitecek. Ordu'nun batısına doğru uzanırsanız önce Perşembe ilçesi çıkar karşınıza. Yani eski adıyla Vona. Buradaki bir hane Hekimoğlu Zekeriyanındır...Deli bir gençti Zekeriya. Dürüst, tuttuğunu koparan... Bir o kadar da yakışıklı.

Dünyanın en bilinen tavşanı olan Peter’in nesiller boyu süren macerasını sevgili dinleyicilerimize ulaştırıyoruz. Tavşan Peter’in Masalı ile her yaştan milyonlarca okurun çok sevdiği, dünyanın en önemli çocuk klasiklerinden olan Tavşan Peter’in maceralarına "Merhaba!" diyoruz.

Yıl 1876... 2. Abdülhamit tahta yeni çıkmış. Osmanlı Rus Harbi başladı başlayacak. Efendim payi taht İstanbul'dayız... Meşhuur Şerbetçizade Saray Katibi Şinasi Bey'in kızıydı Dilara. Evin tek çocuğu. Dadysıyla birlikte Kağıthane Deresi'ne doğru şöyle bir yürüyüşe çıkmışlardı ki, olanlar oldu.

Modern İngiliz romanının ilk örneği olan Robinson Crusoe; bir kişinin doğaya karşı mücadelesini, azmini, zekasını ve başarısını gösteren bireyin destanıdır. Robinson’un ıssız adada tek başına doğayla mücadelesini ve başarısını hayranlıkla okuyacağınız, Daniel Defoe tarafından yazılan bu roman ilk kez 1719 yılında yayımlandı. Eser özellikle gençlere özgü yalınlıkta bir anlatımla hazırlanmış olduğu için severek dinleyeceğinizi düşünüyoruz.