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There are Lovecraft stories that roar with cosmic terror — ancient gods, unknowable entities, the madness of knowledge. And then there is What the Moon Brings. This short, haunting piece is not a tale in the traditional sense, but a dream — or rather, a descent. It belongs to that strange and shadowy corner of Lovecraft’s imagination where logic erodes, and we are left adrift in a realm shaped by mood, moonlight, and the whisper of things not quite seen. First published in 1923, What the Moon Brings reads like a surreal reverie drenched in symbolism.

"The White Ship" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur (Volume 19) #2, November 1919, and later appeared in the March 1927 issue of Weird Tales. Basil Elton, a lighthouse keeper, engages in a peculiar fantasy in which a bearded man in robes is piloting a mystical white ship which appears when the moon is full. Elton walks across the water on a bridge of moonbeams, joins the bearded man on the ship, and together they explore a mystical chain of islands unlike anything that can be found on Earth.

Das Problem der Spielsucht ist heute aktueller denn je. Der weltweit berühmteste, auch mehrfach verfilmte Roman zu diesem Thema ist Der Spieler von Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski. Keine leichte Lektüre!

A collection of short stories by Katherine Mansfield, widely recognized as one of the greatest writers of her period, that capture with accuracy those emotionally-charged moments when an individual is most revealing. Prelude / Je ne Parle pas Français / Bliss / The Wind Blows / Psychology / Pictures / The Man without a Temperament / Mr. Reginald Peacock’s Day / Sun and Moon / Feuille d’Album / A Dill Pickle / The Little Governess / Revelations / The Escape.

Guy de Maupassant gilt als Aushängeschild weltliterarischer Novellenkunst. Seine Erzählungen erfrischen uns nach wie vor durch deren Natürlichkeit, schlichter Eleganz und Bodenständigkeit. Erfreut und amüsiert genießen wir diese kleinen Zeitreisen, welche einen genüsslichen Einblick in die bürgerliche Lebenswirklichkeit der französischen Gesellschaft des 19ten Jahrhunderts gewähren. Auf diesem Hörbuch befinden sich folgende vier Erzählungen: Vater Milon berichtet aus der Zeit des Deutsch-französischen Krieges 1870/71.

After escaping a Confederate prison during the Civil War, a group of unlikely survivors is swept away to a mysterious, uncharted island. Stranded with nothing but their wits and resourcefulness, they must overcome natural dangers, build a new life, and unlock the island's hidden secrets. But as they discover strange clues and unexpected inventions, they begin to realize they may not be alone.

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.

Famed for being Dickens’s last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend is a sophisticated social analysis and damning satire of wealth, and the greed and corruption it can bring. First published between 1864 and 1865, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a large fortune left by John Harmon Sr., owner of a huge estate. Once John passes, his wealth is left to his son, but only under one condition: that he marries Miss Bella Wilfer, a shallow young woman preoccupied with money.

A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere, perhaps, where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle, it is the end of the line anyway, and time for him to retire to live peacefully with his wife and child. But no-one escapes so easily from the lonely, isolated, neurotic world of the SIS.

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.

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?

Erlebe ein episches Seefahrtsdrama voller Spannung und klassischer Abenteuer, das dich sanft in den Schlaf wiegt! Tauche ein in die aufgewühlte Welt der Bounty, wo strenge Disziplin, brodelnder Aufruhr und das Streben nach Freiheit auf offener See aufeinandertreffen. Benjamin Werner liest dir diese packende Erzählung vor, in der Mut, Intrigen und die raue Schönheit der Ozeane zu einer zeitlosen Geschichte verschmelzen. Perfekt für Liebhaber klassischer Geschichten, die beim Einschlafen Hilfe und atemberaubende Abenteuer suchen.

Poe narra la espiral descendente de un hombre que, tras sucumbir al alcoholismo, perpetra horrores inimaginables contra su antes amado gato y su esposa. Un segundo felino, extrañamente similar al primero, emerge como un recordatorio fantasmal de sus pecados, marcándolo con una culpa insoportable. La presencia constante del gato, con una mancha peculiar en su pelaje, simboliza el ineludible castigo de la conciencia, culminando en un clímax espeluznante.

El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y el Sr. Hyde es un fascinante relato que explora la dualidad del bien y del mal en la naturaleza humana. El Dr. Henry Jekyll, un respetado científico, desarrolla una fórmula que le permite transformarse en Edward Hyde, una versión de sí mismo libre de toda moralidad y restricción social. A medida que Jekyll se sumerge más en su alter ego, la barrera entre sus dos identidades comienza a desvanecerse, desatando una lucha interna que amenaza con consumirlo.

En El Príncipe Feliz, Oscar Wilde narra, de manera sumamente conmovedora, el primer y último intento de un príncipe por ayudar a su pueblo; para ello contará con la ayuda de una intrépida golondrina, y juntos, lo entregarán todo en nombre del amor. El sufrimiento de los hombres y de las mujeres es aún más sorprendente, no hay misterio tan grande como la miseria... Vuela sobre mi ciudad, pequeña golondrina, y dime qué ves allí.

A Tale of Two Cities sweeps listeners into the turmoil of the French Revolution, capturing both the grandeur and the horror of the era. Set between the contrasting cities of London and Paris, this historical masterpiece follows the lives of Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who renounces his title, and Sydney Carton, a dissolute English barrister whose redemption lies in a profound act of sacrifice.

ગુજરાતી ભાષામાં પ્રશિષ્ટ (ક્લાસિક) ગણાય એવી જે ગણીગાંઠી કૃતિઓ પ્રગટ થઈ છે એમાં સર રમણભાઈ મહીપતરામ નીલકંઠ કૃત 'ભદ્રંભદ્ર'નું સ્થાન વિરલ છે. સનાતની, અંધશ્રદ્ધાળુ, જુનવાણી, પ્રગતિવિરોધી તત્ત્વોની ઠેકડી ઉડાડતી આ કૃતિના કથાવસ્તુને આજે ઘણા લોકો સંદર્ભબાહ્ય ગણાવવા પ્રેરાય છે; પરંતુ અમુક હાસ્યાસ્પદ અને ક્ષુલ્લક આગ્રહોને જીવન-મરણનો પ્રશ્ન બનાવીને ગંભીરતાથી વળગી રહેતાં તત્ત્વો યુગેયુગે પ્રગટતાં જ રહે છે. આવાં ડોળઘાલુ તત્ત્વોની પર્દાફાશ કરતી આ કૃતિની સાર્થકતા, આમ, શાશ્વત છે.

A glittering evening. The rustle of silk. The gleam of chandeliers and whispered admiration following her every graceful turn. In that moment, she is everything she was born to be—adored, envied, radiant. But the night ends. And reality waits in the shadows. In a world where appearances speak louder than truths, how much is one willing to sacrifice to fit into a vision of elegance? And when the cost of illusion becomes a lifelong sentence, what remains of the dream?

દિવીખક્ષુ એ ક્લાસિક ગુજરાતી નવલકથા છે અને સૌપ્રથમ 1932 માં પ્રકાશિત થયું હતું. આ પુસ્તક સ્વતંત્રતા લડવૈયાઓના સંઘર્ષના દિવસોની દસ્તાવેજી ચિત્ર અને ત્રણ કિશોરો અને તેમના પ્રેમ ત્રિકોણના બેકડ્રોપ સાથે બતાવે છે.

મહાત્મા ગાંધી ની લખેલી પુસ્તક ગીતા નો સંદેશ નું ઓડિયો રૂપાંતર ડીક્ષન શાહ ની આવાઝ માં