B. J. Harrison
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audioknihaAmbrose BierceKlasická 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
Detektívky
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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audioknihaAlgernon Blackwood
Detektívky
B. J. Harrison Reads The Empty House (EN)
Algernon Blackwood: An aunt and her nephew embark on a weird adventure. They attempt to spend a night in a house which witnessed way more dangerous days. A man was murdered many years ago. And the aunt and her nephew want to find out if something or someone was left behin
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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
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audioknihaArthur Conan Doyle
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Captain of the Pole Star (EN)
Arthur Conan Doyle: While in the middle of the arctic ocean, Captain Nicholas Craigie decides to cast anchor. His crew, however, is afraid that the ship will be trapped in the ice, which would lead to everyone’s inevitable death, but the captain is unwavering. Suddenly, on
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audioknihaArthur Conan Doyle
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Red-Headed League (EN)
Arthur Conan Doyle: Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker with ginger hair, pays a visit to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. He tells them about his young assistant, Vincent Spaulding, who has advised Wilson to respond to an urgent job advertisement in the local newspaper. The
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audioknihaArthur Conan Doyle
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Silver Blaze (EN)
Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes is at the stables of Colonel Ross in Dartmoor. He has an especially important mission to investigate the disappearance of Silver Blaze, titular horse and a famous winner. It is not enough that the champion is gone, but his trainer, John
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audioknihaArthur Conan Doyle
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads When the World Screamed (EN)
Arthur Conan Doyle: The three scientist Mr. Edward Malone, Mr. Peerless Jones and Professor Challenger come together to build a machine that can drill deep into the earth. When the machine’s construction is finally completed the drilling starts, and it will not stop unt
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audioknihaAnton Chekhov
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Lady With The Dog (EN)
Anton Chekhov: Dmitri Gurov is a nearly forty-year-old man, who is married and has three children. He is unhappy with his marriage and regrets this big mistake every single day. While on a vacation, Dmitri meets Anna Sergeyevna – a young lady, who just like him is u
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audioknihaAnonymous
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (EN)
– Anonymous: Aladdin is a boy, who lives in poverty with his mother. One day, while he is playing outside, an African magician approaches him and claims that he is Aladdin’s uncle. The mysterious man tricks the boy to work for him by promising him wealthy rewards.
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audioknihaAnonymous
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (EN)
– Anonymous: Ali Baba and Cassim are two Persian brothers. Ali Baba barely manages to put food on the table for his family, while his brother lives an easy life thanks to his rich wife. One day, while chopping wood in the forest, Ali Baba sees a band of thieves lade
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audioknihaAnton Chekhov
B. J. Harrison Reads The Bet (EN)
Anton Chekhov: While hosting a party, a banker makes a bet with one of his guests, who is a lawyer. The topic of the bet is capital punishment and whether it is worse or better than a life sentence. The banker sees the capital punishment as more humane than life impri
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audioknihaAnton Chekhov
Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Kiss (EN)
Anton Chekhov: Lieutenant-General von Rabbek is a local aristocrat, who invites the officers of the Reserve Artillery Brigade to a cup of tea with brandy. Of all the guests, Ryabovitch is the most unpleasant one. While doing his best to avoid talking to people, Ryabov
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audioknihaAnton Chekhov
B. J. Harrison Reads The Darling (EN)
Anton Chekhov: After Olenka Plemyannikova’s father dies, she marries Ivan Kukin – the owner of the local theater. She soon takes over some of his paperwork-related roles and becomes more involved in the business. Unfortunately, Kukin dies in Moscow during one of h
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audioknihaAnton Chekhov
B. J. Harrison Reads Rothschild’s Fiddle (EN)
Anton Chekhov: Yakov Ivanov is a seventy-year-old coffin maker and fiddler who hates Jews. Rothschild is a poor Jewish flautist, who plays in the village orchestra. When Yakov’s wife, Martha, becomes seriously ill he starts building her coffin in preparation for the
