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audioknihaJoseph ConradKlasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Heart of Darkness (EN)
Joseph Conrad: Charles Marlow, sails up the Congo River to meet with Kurtz – a prosperous ivory trader and a man of great abilities. Marlow ends up signing a contract and becoming a riverboat captain for a Belgian company that trades in the Congo. He hopes that this
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audioknihaH. P. Lovecraft
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Call of Cthulhu (EN)
H. P. Lovecraft: Francis Thurston finds an old collection of letters and articles from his late uncle. They contain detailed descriptions of the so called Cthulhu cult, which Francis gets more and more interested in. He begins to understand his uncle’s fear and dread
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audioknihaH. P. Lovecraft
Detektívky
B. J. Harrison Reads The Dunwich Horror and Other Tales (EN)
H. P. Lovecraft: “The Colour Out of Space”, “The Call of Cthulhu” and 15 more stories are combined in the collection “The Dunwich Horror and Other Tales”. Horror, supernatural occurrences, science fiction and fantasy intertwine in order to give you goosebumps and send sh
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audioknihaH. P. Lovecraft
Detektívky
B. J. Harrison Reads The Colour Out of Space (EN)
H. P. Lovecraft: A meteorite crashes in an area around Arkham, Massachusetts and normally life is interrupted. The earth is poisoned, the animals are driven mad, the products that grow there become tasteless. One man decides to find out what has really happened but the
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audioknihaH.G. Wells
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The War of the Worlds (EN)
H. G. Wells: Martians have wanted to invade Earth for some time in order to secure their own survival. They make their way to the new planet, but what they don’t realize is that Earth may not be all that suitable for outsiders. H. G. Wells’ science fiction novel “
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audioknihaH.G. Wells
Detektívky
B.J. Harrison Reads The Magic Shop (EN)
H. G. Wells: A father and his son visit a magic shop. This is not just any magic shop, but the “genuine” one, as the shop owner points out to the father. The father is not impressed but the boy is mesmerized by what he sees and hears. Yet when one trick turns out t
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audioknihaEdgar Rice Burroughs
Dobrodružné romány
B. J. Harrison Reads The Return of Tarzan (EN)
Edgar Rice Burroughs: Following the events of the first novel, Tarzan is grieving his beloved Jane, who is about to marry someone else. But he soon finds that there is more love to be had as he sets off to visit France, where he, besides causing some serious problems with Rus
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audioknihaBarbara Cartland
Music From Heaven (Barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 144) (EN)
Barbara Cartland: The beautiful Martina Bradshaw has sadly lost both her beloved father and her loving mother. They live in the little Kent village of Preston Bailey where her father, a talented musician, had written his music, which had never been successful with the pub
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audioknihaBarbara Cartland
Secret Danger (Barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 143) (EN)
Barbara Cartland: The beautiful Belinda Lanwick has not attended the dinner party given by her cousin as she is still in mourning following the death of her beloved father. However, when the guests were leaving, she saw Lord Ian Cheddington and thought him exceedingly han
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audioknihaInger Gammelgaard Madsen
Detektívky
The Cleaner (EN)
Inger Gammelgaard Madsen: Bertram and his three friends have formed a small gang of thieves called The Ravens. He lives alone with his mom, who works as a waitress. He doesn´t remember his father much, as the latter was arrested for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment whe
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
Humor, satira
B. J. Harrison Reads The Devoted Friend (EN)
Oscar Wilde: “The Devoted Friend” from the 19th century is an unconventional classic for children and adults alike. The Water-rat tells the story of Big Hugh and his friend Hans, whose friendship is not what it seems, and certainly not easy. This story within the st
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
B. J. Harrison Reads The Happy Prince and Other Tales (EN)
Oscar Wilde: B. J. Harrison reads “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” which consists of various children’s stories by Oscar Wilde. Originally published in 1888, the work includes five memorable stories: “The Happy Prince”, “The Nightingale and the Rose”, “The Selfi
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
B. J. Harrison Reads The Picture of Dorian Gray (EN)
Oscar Wilde: B. J. Harrison reads the classic that has puzzled and delighted readers for over two centuries. Dorian Gray is a beautiful man, who has been immortalized in a painting. As he comes to the realization that his beauty will eventually fade, he makes a wis
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
Humor, satira
B. J. Harrison Reads The Canterville Ghost (EN)
Oscar Wilde: B. J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde’s first short stories, “The Canterville Ghost”. The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alo
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
B. J. Harrison Reads The Importance of Being Earnest (EN)
Oscar Wilde: In “The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People”, our main characters Algernon and Jack are tired of social obligations and have decided to lead a double life instead. However, nothing is simple when it comes to keeping secrets a
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
Poézia
B. J. Harrison Reads The Ballad of Reading Gaol (EN)
Oscar Wilde: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves / By each let this be heard / Some do it with a bitter look / Some with a flattering word/ The coward does it with a kiss, /The brave man with a sword!” Oscar Wilde’s poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” depicts an ex
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audioknihaMary Roberts Rinehart
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Circular Staircase (EN)
Mary Roberts Rinehart: Rachel Innes is a rich lady who has been taking care of her niece and nephew since their father died. The three of them decide to rent a house in the country and although everything seems to be alright in the beginning, strange events soon begin to occur
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audioknihaMark Twain
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Diaries of Adam and Eve (EN)
Mark Twain: Have you ever read the story of Creation told in the first person and in a diary form? If not “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” would be the best choice for you. You will find out what the Garden of Eden looked like, see how Adam and Eve lived, and what thei
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audioknihaMargery Williams
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Velveteen Rabbit (EN)
Margery Williams: It is Christmas and a little boy receives a gift – a velveteen rabbit. Although the other toys look down on him, the rabbit is happy to be with the boy. They are constant companions and it seems like nothing can worsen their days. But then the boy ge
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audioknihaLewis Carroll
Dobrodružné romány
B. J. Harrison Reads Through the Looking-Glass (EN)
Lewis Carroll: “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There” allows readers to return to the wondrous world of Alice. A sequel to Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland,” this novel sees Alice visiting a fantastical world once again, this time through a mirror.
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audioknihaLewis Carroll
Dobrodružné romány
B. J. Harrison Reads Alice in Wonderland (EN)
Lewis Carroll: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” also known as “Alice in Wonderland,” is a story loved by adults and children alike throughout the world. Alice is a young girl who falls down a rabbit hole, only to find herself in a whole new world filled with speakin
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audioknihaJack London
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Scarlet Plague (EN)
Jack London: Sixty years ago, a plague wiped out mankind and only a handful of people managed to survive. The survivors established their own civilization and rules in the wild and destructed world. Now, sixty years later, an old man named James Howard Smith walks t
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audioknihaH. P. Lovecraft
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads At The Mountains of Madness (EN)
H. P. Lovecraft: William Dyer is a geologist who embarks on a long expedition to the Antarctic continent. The journey is dangerous but the strange things he and his group witness and find are far from what they had expected. The discovery mission turns into a fantastica
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audioknihaH.G. Wells
B. J. Harrison Reads The Door in the Wall (EN)
H. G. Wells: B. J. Harrison breathes new life into the fantastical world of “The Door in the Wall”. Wallace is a good student living in London’s West Kensington neighborhood with his family. At age five, he finds a mysterious door in the wall. When he enters, he
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