Classics

In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion....

The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce....

The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go....

The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring....

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End....

Read by Stephen Fry himself, Heroes harnesses the magic of ancient legends in an entertaining and modern retelling in Fry's iconic and captivating narration....

One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....

The sci-fi series continues! The second Dune volume journeys through the changes of planet Arrakis's social order and surreal environment.

On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before....

On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....

In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend....

Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum)....

Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N. Owen....

Audible Studios presents this brand new performance by Stephen Fry of some of his favourite Jeeves stories from P.G. Wodehouse, with an exclusive introduction....

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel....

The atomic submarine Dolphin has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather station Zebra....

Tremendous in scope and breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus, an electrifying moral defense of capitalism and free enterprise....

At the heart of Joseph Heller's best-selling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it....

Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness....

Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord....

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....

Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed Hemingway's power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature....

The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably....

Book three in the magnificent Empire Trilogy by bestselling authors Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts....

The story of tortured college professor Humbert Humbert and his dangerous obsession with honey-skinned schoolgirl Dolores Haze....

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.”

As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?

This Audiobook contains the following works :. - The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald Track 1-9. - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Track 10-51. - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Track 52-92. - Ben-Hur - A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace Track 93-174. - Middlemarch by George Eliot Track 175-262. - Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Track 263- 390. - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Track 391-433. - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Track 434-480. - The Iliad by Homer Track 481-504. - The Odyssey by Homer Track 505-528.

During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.

Após perder os pais, Amaro é acolhido pela Marquesa de Alegros que deseja o inserir no sacerdócio, ainda que o jovem não tenha vocação para essa posição. Após criar experiência na função, se muda para a cidade de Leiria, a fim de se tornar padre, e se hospeda em um quarto alugado na casa de Amélia, por quem desenvolve profundo interesse.

Fue en un apartamento lúgubre de Vanves, durante su exilio francés, donde Tsvietáieva escribió el presente texto, que relata el encuentro de la pequeña Marina con el diablo en la habitación de su hermana, donde se refugiaba para leer libros prohibidos. Con una prosa burlona, ora exaltada, ora gélida, pero siempre hechizante, la poeta relata el despertar de su fascinación por las palabras, encarnadas en la figura del diablo, que su implacable mirada transforma en una criatura tan temible como seductora.

Often referred to as the father of science fiction, Victorian author Jules Verne is renowned for his fantastical adventures imagining extraordinary voyages to strange new horizons. Prolific and prophetic, he wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories, in which he foretold the skyscraper, the submarine, space missions and even the Internet. Featured here are contemporary adaptations of four of his most famous tales, as well as a special episode of The Forum examining the long-lasting appeal of his work.

Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.

Mario Jiménez, giovane pescatore cileno, perdutamente innamorato della bellissima e sensuale Beatriz González, un giorno decide di abbandonare il proprio lavoro e di diventare il postino di Isla Negra, un'isola dal fascino magico dove l'unica persona che riceve e invia corrispondenza è il grande poeta Pablo Neruda. Tra i due, lontani per cultura ed educazione, nasce a poco a poco un fortissimo legame d'amicizia umana e di complicità poetica, sullo sfondo di un Paese che si sta avvicinando a un tragico e drammatico destino.

After rebelling against God, Satan and his followers are cast out of Heaven and descend into Hell. Determined to corrupt humanity, Satan embarks on a mission to tempt Adam and Eve, leading them into sin and the loss of paradise. Paradise Lost explores themes of free will, temptation, and redemption, inviting listeners to reflect on the consequences of disobedience and the eternal struggle between good and evil.

Hauptmanns berühmte Novelle "Bahnwärter Thiel", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine ausführliche Analyse der Novelle, Kapitel für Kapitel. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1.-2. Bahnwärter Thiel, ungekürzt gelesen. 3.: Analyse und Interpretation der Novelle.

Lessings berühmtes Stück "Emilia Galotti", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Gotthold ...

Harryboy Boas is a gambling man. An independent Jewish bachelor, he lives in a Hackney boarding house: reading Zola, betting on the dogs at the track, womanising, philosophising, and repressing his tortured wartime past. Until, that is, a new family moves in. As his life dramatically unravels—financially, emotionally, and existentially—Harryboy descends into a murky criminal underworld where debts, violence, gangsters and revenge are the inevitable payback for those who can't pay up ...

Goethes berühmtes Stück "Faust - Der Tragödie erster Teil", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, eine kurze, ca. fünfminütige Inhaltsangabe des Stücks sowie eine ausführliche Analyse des "Faust", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Faust in 5 Minuten - Zusammenfassung. 2. J. W. von Goethe, Kurzbiografie. 3.-17.: Faust ungekürzt gelesen. 18.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Goethes berühmtes Stück "Iphigenie auf Tauris", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sowie eine ausführliche Analyse der "Iphigenie", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. J. W. von Goethe, Kurzbiografie. 2.-6.: Iphigenie ungekürzt gelesen. 7.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at what he supposes to be his mother's funeral. Soon after, she persuades Henry to abandon Southwood, his dahlias and the Major next door to travel her way, Brighton, Paris, Istanbul, Paraguay. Through Aunt Augusta, a veteran of Europe's hotel bedrooms, Henry joins a shiftless, twilight society: mixing with hippies, war criminals, CIA men; smoking pot, breaking all the currency regulations and eventually coming alive after a dull suburban life.

A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Greene's gripping thriller exposes a world of loneliness and fear, of life lived on the 'dangerous edge of things.'

Schillers berühmtes Stück "Kabale und Liebe", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Friedrich Schiller, eine kurze, ca. fünfminütige Inhaltsangabe des Stücks sowie eine ausführliche Analyse von "Kabale und Liebe", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Kabale und Liebe in 5 Minuten - Zusammenfassung. 2. Friedrich Schiller, Kurzbiografie. 3.-7.: Kabale und Liebe ungekürzt gelesen. 9.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Lessings berühmtes Stück "Nathan der Weise", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie von Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, eine kurze, ca. fünfminütige Inhaltsangabe des Stücks sowie eine ausführliche Analyse von "Nathan der Weise", Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Nathan der Weise in 5 Minuten - Zusammenfassung. 2. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Kurzbiografie. 3.-7.: Nathan der Weise ungekürzt gelesen. 8.: Analyse und Interpretation des Stücks, Szene für Szene.

Un día Matías Pascal, bibliotecario en Sicilia, lee en un periódico la florida reseña de su propia muerte. Toda la novela es una profunda reflexión sobre la constante pugna por establecer una identidad definida y tener un lugar bien definido en el mundo.

This adapted edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is designed to make classic literature accessible and engaging for all listeners, especially reluctant learners in high school literature units.

Kafkas berühmte Novelle "Die Verwandlung", original und ungekürzt vorgetragen. Doch das ist nicht alles! Dazu gibt es eine kurze Biografie des Autoren sowie ausführliche Analyse der Novelle, Kapitel für Kapitel. Alles, was man wissen muss! Trackliste: 1. Biografie Franz Kafka, 2.-4. Die Verwandlung, ungekürzt gelesen. 5.: Analyse und Interpretation der Novelle.

Hailed by The Times as "Hugely entertaining, marvelously light-footed", in celebration of Jane Austen's 250th anniversary, writer/comedian Alison Larkin brings you an audiobook unlike any other. Larkin's award-winning narrations of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion are followed by Songs from Regency England, Poems, Stories and Plays by a teenage Jane Austen.

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame or Notre-Dame de Paris is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. The gypsy Esmeralda (born as Agnes) captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but especially Quasimodo and his guardian Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his obsessive lust for Esmeralda and the rules of Notre Dame Cathedral. He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but Quasimodo is captured by Phoebus and his guards, who save Esmeralda.

Amphitryon ist der Feldherr der Thebaner. Seine Gattin Alkmene erwartet sehnlich seine Rückkehr aus dem Krieg gegen die Athener. Statt seiner erscheint jedoch Jupiter in Amphitryons Gestalt. Als der echte Amphitryon zurückkehrt und Alkmene ihm von der vermeintlich gemeinsam verbrachten Nacht erzählt, fühlt sich dieser betrogen - und fordert Genugtuung. Der Amphitryon-Stoff ist ein wahrer Dauerbrenner auf den Bühnen dieser Welt!