Saga Egmont
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Poézia
Knowing God (EN)
Brahma Khumaris: The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University presents “Knowing God”, a calming, guided-meditation that will help you relax, unwind and find peace and maybe even enlightenment. Listen to the tracks and follow the guide to free yourself from the stresses
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Three Days in September (EN)
Luna Miller: A contemporary adult relationship drama. The desires, dreams and fears of six lives collide when a stranger comes to town. Are they willing to face their fears to chase their dreams or will they fall victim to desire? With the best intentions in the wor
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The Candles (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The taper, made of tallow, is not as refined as the candle, which is made from wax – there is no doubt that it will be the candle who will have the honour of lighting the ballroom this evening. When the taper is offered to a poor boy, it asks itself if
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Pen and Inkstand (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The inkstand was so proud of himself! Someone who was visiting a poet praised it, saying that wonderful things could come out of an inkstand. But, are all the beautiful poems made by the inkstand alone? The quill did not agree.
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Clumsy Hans (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The king’s daughter decided to marry the man who could best arrange his words. Two brothers, full of hope and well-prepared, set out to ask for her hand, when suddenly the third brother, Jack, joined them. They were surprised and laughed at him becaus
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A Story (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Once there was a pastor who always gave terrifying sermons. He promised that sinners would burn in hell and, in his eyes, everyone had committed sufficient wrongs to deserve this punishment. Despite his impressive speeches, the pastor’s wife did not b
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Little Tuk (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Little Tuk had to learn his lesson for the next day but he was far too busy with other things and so he found himself with the sun already setting, while his family did not have enough money to keep the lanterns lit at night. Would he learn his lesson in