B. J. Harrison
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audioknihaCharles DickensKlasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens (EN)
Charles Dickens: “The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens” is a precious collection of Christmas tales. Christmas spirit, joy, excitement, cheer and Christmas trees against low classes living in despair and poverty. There are two sides to the story but the holiday and
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audioknihaCharles Dickens
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B. J. Harrison Reads A Christmas Carol (EN)
Charles Dickens: Christmas is just around the corner. People are cheery and excited, except for Ebenezer Scrooge for whom Christmas is just another day. Ebenezer is an old, bitter miser who has distanced himself from everyone and leads a lonely life by his own choice.
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audioknihaBram Stoker
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Judge’s House (EN)
Bram Stoker: A student arrives in a small town willing to find a quiet place where he can prepare for his exams. An old mansion seems like a great option for him. The locals warn him that strange things occur from time to time, but the student is not superstitious.
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audioknihaBram Stoker
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B. J. Harrison Reads Dracula (EN)
Bram Stoker: You have certainly heard of Dracula. But do you know the whole story? Everything begins with Jonathan Harker, an English solicitor who travels to Transylvania. He is about to sell a piece of real estate to Count Dracula. The locals warn Harker of the s
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audioknihaBram Stoker
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B. J. Harrison Reads Dracula’s Guest (EN)
Bram Stoker: An Englishman stops at an inn during his trip through Transylvania. He decides to wander around in a carriage despite the approaching night; darkness doesn’t seem to worry him. He sets off but after a while the horses get scared by howling wolfs. The E
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audioknihaBram Stoker
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Squaw (EN)
Bram Stoker: “The Squaw” is not your typical horror story but the brutality of it will take by surprise even the biggest horror fiction fan. Bram Stoker introduces us to a couple on a honeymoon and an American tourist whom they meet in Nuremberg, Germany. The story
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audiokniha- Erckmann-Chatrian
B. J. Harrison Reads The Invisible Eye (EN)
– Erckmann-Chatrian: “The physiognomy of this old woman had struck me more than once: her little green eyes, long, thin nose, the immense bouquets of flowers on her shawl, which must have been at least a hundred years old. ” Soon after Christian settles in Nuremberg, he becom
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audioknihaCarl Stephenson
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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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audioknihaJane Austen
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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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audioknihaGertrude Atherton
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Bell and the Fog (EN)
Gertrude Atherton: Ralph Orth is an American novelist who decides to move to the English countryside. There he buys a marvellous estate called Chillingsworth. Inside Chillingsworth’s gallery, Orth finds an old portrait of a young girl who takes Orth’s breath away. He
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audioknihaGertrude Atherton
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Dead and the Countess (EN)
Gertrude Atherton: What is the worst thing that can happen in a cemetery? “The Dead and the Countess” gives one truly horrific description which will keep you at the edge of your seat until the very end. Now do you really want to know what happened in the Breton cemetery?
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audioknihaGeorge MacDonald
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Magic Mirror (EN)
George MacDonald: Anodos is a young boy who finds a large and mystical castle with a big and impressive library. The library hides the secret story of the poor Cosmo who was a student at the university of Prague. Cosmo’s life changed forever because of a mirror. But i
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audioknihaGeorge Eliot
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Lifted Veil (EN)
George Eliot: Latimer is convinced that he has a special power. According to him, he can see into the future and he can also read people’s mind. Actually everybody’s but one; his brother’s wife Bertha’s mind remains closed to him. Although he marries her after h
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audioknihaG. K. Chesterton
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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
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Blood Is The Life (EN)
Francis Marion Crawford: A man visits his friend, a Scandinavian artist who lives in an old Italian villa. They go out on the balcony, enjoying the calm and beautiful night. Then the guest suddenly sees a strange mound of earth with a body next to it. The artist knows the stor
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audioknihaFrancis Marion Crawford
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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
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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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audioknihaF. Scott Fitzgerald
Dobrodružné romány
B. J. Harrison Reads The Offshore Pirate (EN)
F. Scott. Fitzgerald: “You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding–it’s got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl. ” Ardita, a beautiful and bored young Flapper, is hanging out on her uncle’s yacht when it’s s
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audioknihaF. Scott Fitzgerald
B. J. Harrison Reads The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (EN)
F. Scott. Fitzgerald: “I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. ” When Benjamin Button is b
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audioknihaFrancis Marion Crawford
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Doll’s Ghost (EN)
Francis Marion Crawford: Lady Gwendolen drops her precious doll Nina and breaks it. Mr. Puckler, a doll doctor, mends the doll and sends his daughter Else to return Nina to her owner. But times passes and Else is nowhere to be seen. What has happened to her? And where is the
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audioknihaE. M. Forster
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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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audioknihaE. M. Forster
B. J. Harrison Reads A Room with a View (EN)
E. M. Forster: Lucy Honeychurch and her cousin are on a vacation in Florence. The girls are given a room looking into the courtyard, but they would rather have one with a view over the river. George Emerson and his father offer the two girls to change rooms and this i
