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audioknihaCarl StephensonKlasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Leiningen vs. the Ants (EN)
Carl Stephenson: Man against nature, Leiningen against ants. Leiningen, an owner of a plantation, gets one day warned that an army of ants is approaching his fields and that it would be smartest to leave. Leiningen is however not going to give up on his land without a f
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audioknihaElizabeth von Arnim
Klasická literatúra
The Enchanted April (EN)
Elizabeth von Arnim: Four very different women, all wanting to escape cold and dreary London for different reasons, come together to share a month’s holiday in an Italian medieval castle. There’s timid Lotty Wilkins, terrified of her domineering husband; sober and religiou
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audioknihaElizabeth Cooper
Klasická literatúra
My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard (EN)
Elizabeth Cooper: In “My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard,” Elizabeth Cooper offers the reader a translation of two series of letters by Kwei-li, the wife of a high-rank Chinese official. The first series is addressed to her husband whilst he is on a world tour with Prince C
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audioknihaRudolf Těsnohlídek
Klasická literatúra
Liška Bystrouška
Rudolf Těsnohlídek: Klasické dílo české literatury, v podání Arošta Goldflama, plném nadčasového humoru a porozumení, zůstává i dnes otevřeno posluchačům všech generací. Příběh lišky, kterou našel opuštěnou místní revírník a vychoval ji mezi do
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audioknihaWilliam Styron
Klasická literatúra
Sophiina volba
William Styron: „Nikdy se nemohla vymanit z dusivého vědomí, že v jejím životě byla doba, kdy hrála roli účastnice na plánovaném zločinu. “
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audioknihaKarel Čapek
Klasická literatúra
Obrázky z domova
Karel Čapek: Jednou z největších osobností české moderní literatury je bezesporu Karel Čapek. Opět si to lze ověřit poslechem jeho Obrázků z domova. Také zde se ukazuje Čapkův pozorovací talent a jedinečné literární mistrovství. I v nejdrobně
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audioknihaJane Austen
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Emma (EN)
Jane Austen: Jane Austen’s fourth and funniest novel introduces us to many different characters. We learn about their relationships and love life. Emma Woodhouse is a twenty-year-old girl, whose governess, Miss Tylor, has recently married a Mr Weston. Emma takes
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audioknihaGuy de Maupassant
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Ball of Fat (EN)
Guy de Maupassant: Rouen is occupied by the Prussian army and a group of ten residents decides to leave town. Although it is not that easy, they manage to get on a carriage. The group is quite colorful as every person represents a different part of the French population d
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audioknihaG. K. Chesterton
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Flying Stars (EN)
G. K. Chesterton: It is the day after Christmas. Colonel Adams and his daughter are throwing a party. The neighbor, the girl’s uncle, her godfather and the local priest Father Brown are invited. The uncle comes up with a plan: they are going to arrange a masquerade pl
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audioknihaFrancis Marion Crawford
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Screaming Skull (EN)
Francis Marion Crawford: Mrs. Pratt mysteriously dies in her sleep after a fight with her husband. He thought that she had tried to poison him. But maybe it was the other way around? After a while Mr. Pratt is found dead as well, with a skull next to his head. Those who beli
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audioknihaFrances Hodgson Burnett
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Behind the White Brick (EN)
Frances Hodgson Burnett: Have you ever wondered what hides inside the big chimney which Santa Claus goes through every Christmas Eve? Jem is about to find out. Inside the chimney, she notices a magnificent white brick, but this brick is special; it lets Jem into a magical world
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audioknihaF. Scott Fitzgerald
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Bernice Bobs Her Hair (EN)
F. Scott. Fitzgerald: “He wondered idly whether she was a poor conversationalist because she got no attention or got no attention because she was a poor conversationalist. ” Bernice is having a difficult summer trying to fit in with her popular cousin Marjorie and her friends.
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audioknihaE. M. Forster
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Machine Stops (EN)
E. M. Forster: The major part of the human population lives under the surface of Earth. Humankind has created a Machine which meets all possible needs. Travelling is permitted but people do not feel the need for it. Everybody lives in a separate room and communicatio
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audioknihaClement Clarke Moore
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads T’was the Night Before Christmas (EN)
Clement Clarke Moore: “T’was the Night Before Christmas” or as it was known in the beginning “A Visit from St. Nicholas” is a magical poem about Christmas and cheer, St. Nicholas and his reindeers, presents and joy, winter and snow, merriment and happiness, and Christmas as
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audioknihaCharlotte Perkins Gilman
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Yellow Wallpaper (EN)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A woman is suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and her husband takes her to a colonial mansion where they can spend the summer. The woman is however closed and isolated in a single room where her nervous depression gets worse with the time. The o
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audioknihaGuy de Maupassant
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Hand (EN)
Guy de Maupassant: A man keeps a disembodied hand attached to his wall. One night he is found murdered, a finger sticking out of his mouth, and the hand is missing from the wall. Later a hand with one missing finger is seen at the man’s grave. The police inspector who
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audioknihaGuy de Maupassant
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads A Meeting (EN)
Guy de Maupassant: The Baron d’Etraille witnesses a disturbing scene at a party between his own wife and another young man. D’Etraille decides that they have to separate, so he leaves the baroness and heads out on a long journey. He spends almost six years wandering a
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audioknihaGaston Leroux
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads In Letters of Fire (EN)
Gaston Leroux: Three young men are caught by a storm and are offered shelter by a strange man. Something about him is very disturbing and they are about to find out what it is. Their host claims that he has made a pact with the Devil and can’t get himself out of the d
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audioknihaGaston Leroux
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Phantom of the Opera (EN)
Gaston Leroux: Poor little Christine’s father dies and she is left to be raised by a protective angel in the Paris Opera House. After some time she begins hearing a voice who teaches her how to sing. Christine grows to be a magnificent singer with a beautiful voice.
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audioknihaFranz Kafka
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Metamorphosis (EN)
Franz Kafka: Gregor Samsa is a travelling salesman who wakes up one morning to realize that he been transformed from a human being to a “monstrous vermin”. He reflects back on his life, his work, his relationship with his family and his employer, and he realizes that
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audioknihaElizabeth von Arnim
Klasická literatúra
Elizabeth and her German Garden (EN)
Elizabeth von Arnim: Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel “Elizabeth and Her German Garden” was first published in 1898. It was instantly popular and has gone through numerous reprints ever since. This story is the main character Elizabeth’s diary, where she relates stories from
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audioknihaErich Maria Remarque
Klasická literatúra
Tři kamarádi
Erich Maria Remarque: „Bez lásky je člověk vlastně jako mrtvola na dovolené. “ Robby Lohkamp má s Ottou a Gottfriedem malou autodílnu s benzinkou. V nejistých časech Výmarské republiky je kamarádské podnikání drží nad vodou a umožňuje jim na silnicích
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audioknihaG. K. Chesterton
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Queer Feet (EN)
G. K. Chesterton: The Twelve True Fishermen are going on their annual dinner at an exclusive club where fifteen waiters are going to serve the guests. The fishermen are refined and insist on using their own ornate silver knives and forks, which are shaped like fish and ha
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audioknihaG. K. Chesterton
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Blue Cross (EN)
G. K. Chesterton: Father Brown, an amateur detective, takes up his first case ever. He has to find the infamous criminal Flambeau. The task is however very difficult because Flambeau is a master of disguise and nobody knows what he really looks like. The detective finds
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