SAGA Egmont ALX
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audioknihaHans Christian AndersenThe Naughty Boy (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: One stormy evening, a kind old poet was resting quietly at home when he heard a knock at his door. When he opened it, he found a handsome young boy, soaking wet, and the good poet decided to invite him inside. However, he would quickly come to regret it
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audioknihaWorld History
Heroes and Villains (EN)
World History: With Europe overrun by Hitler’s thundering war machine, Churchill is the only head of state with the courage to stand up to the Führer. The British Prime Minister’s iron will makes him a role model in Great Britain and across the continent. Church
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audioknihaWorld History
Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (EN)
World History: Nazi propaganda presented Adolf Hitler as ascetic, solitary and a brilliant Führer. Only a few knew the real man behind World War II. His mystery has fuelled numerous conspiracy theories – like why Hitler’s own decisions were sometimes was so stra
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audiokniha– Cupido
Erotické romány
The Surprise – and other erotic short stories from Cupido (EN)
– Cupido: Stories about a dominant woman or man, a couple or strangers exploring the boundaries of their sexuality with role play, BDSM, swinging or orgies of sexual mystery. The collection contains following short stories:No InhibitionsHoliday HeavenChristine’s
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audioknihaBarbara Cartland
Their Search for Real Love (Barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 142) (EN)
Barbara Cartland: Sir John Gilmour has received a letter from his old friend Gavron Murillo, who lives in Paris to say that he only has a very short time to live and wants to see him urgently before he dies. Gavron, who was of Oriental appearance and a very rich man, had
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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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audioknihaGertrude Atherton
Detektívky
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
Detektívky
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
Detektívky
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
Detektívky
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
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
Detektívky
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
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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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
Detektívky
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
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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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
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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
