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audioknihaHans Christian AndersenIb and Little Christine (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: In Gudenau, in the forest of Silkeborg, lived a farmer, Jeppe Jans, and his son, Ib. In winter, when there was nothing to do in the fields, Jeppe Jans made clogs and Ib tried to do the same. Not far away, lived the boatman and his daughter, Christina.
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: An expedition was taking place to the other side of the sea: many boats had been sent to the North Pole to explore the sea and the ice. It was winter and over there the days ran into each other in perpetual darkness. The sailors were far from their fami
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Last Pearl (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Everyone was happy: an heir had been born and mother and son were doing well! Almost all the fairies came to offer a gift to the newborn, there was just one missing who should have brought the last pearl. Luckily, the child’s guardian angel knew where
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
She Was Good for Nothing (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: While the town judge was at his window, the son of the washerwoman passed before him. The judge said him unkind words to him about his mother. She drank to keep warm during the long days she spent washing in the freezing water of the river. He even tol
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Jumpers (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: A flea, a grasshopper and a jumping goose entered a competition to see who could jump the highest. Who would win? That is a question that would turn out to be more complicated than expected.
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (EN)
Oscar Wilde: The classic Oscar Wilde story brought to life. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” begins on a beautiful summer day in Victorian era England, where Lord Henry Wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales (EN)
Oscar Wilde: “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” (sometimes called “The Happy Prince and Other Stories”) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: “The Happy Prince”, “The Nightingale and the Rose”, “
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audioknihaNina Rains
Dragon Harem (EN)
Nina Rains: Dragons. A warrior princess. An immortal king and a prophecy set by gods. This paranormal fantasy romance sends you to a magical adventure of passion and love.
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audioknihaAmbrose Bierce
B. 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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audioknihaAlgernon Blackwood
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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
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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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audioknihaCharles Monroe Sheldon
All The World (EN)
Charles Monroe Sheldon: “All the World” (1919) takes place in the aftermath of the Great War. The soldiers are back but they are struggling to settle down again, and so are the women who worked so hard during the war as well. One Sunday, after Dr. Ward’s sermon, something h
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audioknihaAmbrose Bierce
The Parenticide Club (EN)
Ambrose Bierce: “The Parenticide Club” features four short-stories about a family murder, as seen from the eye of its most innocent member, who just might be the murderer himself.
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audioknihaAmbrose Bierce
Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War (EN)
Ambrose Bierce: In “Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography,” Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army’s 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was
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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
