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audioknihaAmbrose BierceB. J. Harrison Reads The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter (EN)
Ambrose Bierce: Monk Ambrosius arrives at a rural monastery and the last thing he expects to happen is to be drawn into sympathy with a young girl. Her name is Benedicta, the local hangman’s daughter. Ambrosius is not allowed to spend time with Benedicta but he oppos
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audioknihaAmbrose Bierce
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B. J. Harrison Reads An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Tales (EN)
Ambrose Bierce: “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Tales” is a collection of 23 stories by the American author Ambrose Bierce. It consists of some of the author’s best known works such as “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, “Chickamauga”, “A Horseman in the
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audioknihaAmbrose Bierce
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Middle Toe of the Right Foot (EN)
Ambrose Bierce: A man named Manton killed his wife and his two children and managed to get away with it. Ten years later he returns to the house where the crime was committed. He is recognized by the locals and he is provoked into a duel which is to be held in the haun
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audioknihaAmbrose Bierce
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Moonlit Road (EN)
Ambrose Bierce: Joel Hetman Jr. is summoned home because his mother was found dead. The only thing his father saw was an unknown man fleeing their home. The murderer was never found and the crime case turned to a mystery. One night Joel and his father were walking do
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audioknihaAmbrose Bierce
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Death of Halpin Frayser (EN)
Ambrose Bierce: Halpin Frayser awakes from a dreamless sleep and the only thing in his mind was the words “Catherine Larue”. Frayer feels a shiver down his spine because this was not the first strange thing he had experienced that day. Earlier, he was hunting in the fo
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audioknihaAlgernon Blackwood
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Return and The Second Generation (EN)
Algernon Blackwood: Can people come back from the dead? Can they bring something or someone back from there? If so, can they reach out to people who are still alive? “The Return” and “The Second Generation” are two stories about supernatural occurrences, about people returni
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audioknihaAlfred Noyes
Poézia
B. J. Harrison Reads The Highwayman (EN)
Alfred Noyes: A robber falls in love with a landlord’s daughter Bess. Their love seems impossible from the beginning but they are willing to fight for it. The circumstances are however not on their side. An ostler is jealous of the robber and decides to betray him
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audioknihaAlexandre Dumas
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Man in the Iron Mask (EN)
Alexandre Dumas: The story of “The Three Musketeers” continues in “The Man in the Iron Mask” but the plot is even more intricate. D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis return to the scene but this time each of them is fighting for completely different things. D’Arta
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audioknihaAlexandre Dumas
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Count of Monte Cristo (EN)
Alexandre Dumas: Edmond Dantes is falsely accused of treason on the day of his marriage. He is directly imprisoned in the fortress of If without any investigations being conducted. Edmond does not give up and he is determined to find his way out. The endpoint is the Is
