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Edith Wharton
Klasická literatúra
Summer
Edith Wharton: Audiobook Summer, written by Edith Wharton. Rescued from a poverty-stricken mountain life, Charity Royall lives as ward to Lawyer Royall in the small New England town of North Dormer. However, Charity is bored by her job at the local library and feels …
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Willa Cather
Klasická literatúra
The Song of the Lark
Willa Cather: Audiobook The Song of the Lark, written by Willa Cather. “The world is little, people are little, human life is little. There is only one big thing — desire.” A story of a young woman’s awakening as an artist and her struggle to escape …
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Elizabeth von Arnim
Klasická literatúra
The Solitary Summer
Elizabeth von Arnim: Audiobook The Solitary Summer, written by Elizabeth von Arnim. Published in 1899, The Solitary Summer is a charming companion to von Arnim’s earlier novel Elizabeth and Her German Garden. As with its prequel, the novel is semi-autobiographical …
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Rose Macaulay
Klasická literatúra
Potterism
Rose Macaulay: Audiobook Potterism, written by Rose Macaulay. Rose Macaulay was a fascinating and influential British writer, known for her wit and intellect. She wrote numerous novels, essays and biographies, and she was highly regarded for her versatility as a writer.
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Wilkie Collins
Klasická literatúra
Poor Miss Finch
Wilkie Collins: Audiobook Poor Miss Finch, written by Wilkie Collins. First published in 1872, Poor Miss Finch tells the story of Lucilla Finch, a young woman who is blind due to an accident. Lucilla lives with her devoted companion, Madame Pratolungo, and fiancé, …
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Gaston Leroux
Klasická literatúra
The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux: Audiobook The Phantom of the Opera, written by Gaston Leroux. Step aboard for perhaps the nearest thing to a ride on a ghost train: a thrilling trip into the murky world that lies deep beneath the vast opera house in Paris, famously haunted …
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Gertrude Bell
História
Persian Pictures
Gertrude Bell: Audiobook Persian Pictures, written by Gertrude Bell. In 1892, Gertrude Bell visited Persia (now Iran) shortly after the appointment of her uncle, Sir Frank Lascelles, as British minister in Tehran. Three years later came Persian Pictures, …
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Virginia Woolf
Klasická literatúra
Orlando
Virginia Woolf: Audiobook Orlando, written by Virginia Woolf. Published in 1928, Orlando is a fictional biography that spans several centuries and follows the protagonist, Orlando, an Elizabethan nobleman who undergoes a mysterious gender transformation.
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Jules Verne
Klasická literatúra
The Mysterious Island
Jules Verne: Audiobook The Mysterious Island, written by Jules Verne. The year is 1866; the American Civil War is at its height. Five prisoners of war hatch an audacious plan to escape their camp by balloon. After a perilous 6,000-mile journey in a fierce storm, …
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Émile Gaboriau
Klasická literatúra
Monsieur Lecoq
Émile Gaboriau: Audiobook Monsieur Lecoq, written by Émile Gaboriau. Monsieur Lecoq, created in 1866 by Émile Gaboriau, is the first police detective hero in fiction. A meticulous and relentless investigator, the character of Lecoq influenced the creation of later …
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Émile Zola
Klasická literatúra
Money
Émile Zola: Audiobook Money, written by Émile Zola. Zola’s Money (L’Argent, 1891) shows the corrupting effect of untrammelled stock-market speculation. While some seek redemption through philanthropic and evangelical ventures, others – such as the main …
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Abbé Prévost
Klasická literatúra
Manon Lescaut
Abbé Prévost: Audiobook Manon Lescaut, written by Abbé Prévost. ‘The sweetness of her glance – or rather, my evil star already in its ascendant and drawing me to my ruin – did not allow me to hesitate for a moment…’ So begins the story of Manon Lescaut, …
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Franz Kafka
Klasická literatúra
The Man Who Disappeared (America)
Franz Kafka: Audiobook The Man Who Disappeared (America), written by Franz Kafka. Rhe first of Kafka’s three great novels, The Man Who Disappeared (America) follows the picaresque adventures of Karl Rossman, who is banished to America following a family scandal.
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Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley
Detektívky
Malice Aforethought
Francis Iles,Anthony Berkeley: Audiobook Malice Aforethought, written by Francis Iles and Anthony Berkeley. In the little hamlet of Wyvern’s Cross, where good manners, tennis and tea are pivotal to the functioning of society, little Dr Bickleigh has a rather large problem: …
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Elizabeth von Arnim
Klasická literatúra
Love
Elizabeth von Arnim: Audiobook Love, written by Elizabeth von Arnim.Romance blossoms when Catherine, a 47-year-old widow, and the 25-year-old Christopher meet at repeated performances of a poorly attended play. However, 1920s London society is shocked by such a match, …
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Wilkie Collins
Klasická literatúra
The Law and the Lady
Wilkie Collins: Audiobook The Law and the Lady, written by Wilkie Collins. Incorrectly signing her name in the marriage registry leads Valeria Woodville to discover further disturbing information about her husband, Eustace Macallan. Each revelation leads to further …
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Bram Stoker
Klasická literatúra
The Lair of the White Worm
Bram Stoker: Audiobook The Lair of the White Worm, written by Bram Stoker. The Lair of the White Worm was published in 1911, shortly before Bram Stoker’s death. Set in rural England, the novel follows Adam Salton, recently returned from Australia, who …
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Isabella Bird
História
A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
Isabella Bird: Audiobook A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, written by Isabella Bird. From sickly child to pioneering Victorian explorer, Isabella Bird defied convention. After back surgery in 1850 and the recommendation of life in the open air, she finally …
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Maxim Gorky
Biografie a texty
In the World
Maxim Gorky: Audiobook In the World Maxim Gorky. Published in 1916, the book depicts Gorky’s experiences as a young adult, portraying his encounters with an array of characters from different social classes and conveying his observations of society at large.
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Maurice Leblanc
Klasická literatúra
The Hollow Needle: The Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Maurice Leblanc: Audiobook The Hollow Needle: The Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin, written by Maurice Leblanc. An exciting and entertaining listen for fans of detective fiction, The Hollow Needle features the popular character Arsène Lupin.
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Julius Caesar
História
The Gallic War
Julius Caesar: Audiobook The Gallic War, written by Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is one of the most famous figures of the ancient Roman world. A skilful general and leading politician of the late Roman Republic, he secured a 10-year proconsular command …
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Elizabeth von Arnim
Klasická literatúra
Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther
Elizabeth von Arnim: Audiobook Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther, written by Elizabeth von Arnim. Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther is a novella written by Elizabeth von Arnim, a British-German author known for her witty and insightful novels.
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Elizabeth von Arnim
Klasická literatúra
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Elizabeth von Arnim: Audiobook Elizabeth and Her German Garden, written by Elizabeth von Arnim. Elizabeth von Arnim, who is best known for her later novel The Enchanted April, married a Prussian aristocrat and, with their five children, lived in Nassenheide, Pomerania.
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Maurice Leblanc
Klasická literatúra
The Crystal Stopper
Maurice Leblanc: Audiobook The Crystal Stopper, written by Maurice Leblanc. When Arsène Lupin and two of his criminal associates try to rob the villa of Deputy Daubrecq, things do not go according to plan and Lupin’s two partners are arrested and sentenced …