Saga Egmont
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Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Leather Funnel (EN)
Arthur Conan Doyle: Lionel Dacre is a young man who lives in a small house in Paris. Because of his large interest in the occult, Dacre has gathered a huge library of occult literature and many mysterious items. One of these items is a leather funnel next to which the youn
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Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Three Apples (EN)
– Anonymous: One day a poor fisherman finds a large and heavy chest. Caliph Harun al-Rashid buys the chest, thinking that it encloses a treasure. Instead, he finds out that it contains a woman’s corpse sliced into pieces. Following this discovery, the caliph orde
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B. J. Harrison Reads Sinbad the Sailor (EN)
– Anonymous: Sinbad is a poor man who works as a carrier under the regime of Harun al-Rashid. Every day, obediently, the man carries the heavy load on his head. One day he feels that fatigue taking over him, and he decides to sit and rest for a few minutes. While S
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Klasická literatúra
B. J. Harrison Reads The Tale of Two Viziers (EN)
– Anonymous: After their father’s death, the two brothers, Nur al-Din and Shams al-Din, agree to marry two sisters on the same day. The main idea is that Nur wants to have a son, while Shams wants to have a daughter. And so it happens. Shams al-Din has a daughter
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Desire for the Star (EN)
Averil Ives: Valerie was once saved from a life in a wheelchair by the charming Dr. Axel Anton. Years later, when looking after his young niece in Vienna, Valerie comes across the doctor again. Her long-standing affections towards him are soon rekindled, but their
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Biografie a texty
Sister on Borrowed Time (EN)
Anna Bridgwater: In November 2005 a young woman, Margaret, dies of leukemia. In this moving and personal book Margaret’s sister, the journalist and writer Anna Bridgwater, tells about the years leading up to her death – about life as a young woman in Copenhagen, abou
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Dobrodružné romány
Nicola and the Child Correction Centre (EN)
Claes Johansen: Nicola’s father froze. He slowly put down his knife and fork. She looked at him, shocked to see how he had suddenly turned chalky white. She began to shiver. What did her father know about the Child Correction Centre? From the moment Nicola hears ab
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Dobrodružné romány
The Boatman and the Boy (EN)
Claes Johansen: By now the sun was up, and through the periscope he minded he could see the stony plateau in front of the position. On the other side of it were the outskirts of the jungle where the enemy was hiding and building his camps, preparing for new attacks. He
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Deti
Bronzový kanec
H.c. Andersen: Ve Florencii mají bronzovou fontánu ve tvaru kance, kterému z tlamy stříká voda. Jednoho večera se sem přišel napít chudý chlapec. Vedle fontány našel pár listů salátu a kaštany, a protože byl hladový, tak je snědl. Rozhodl se přen
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Deti
Šťastná rodina
H.c. Andersen: Kolem starého opuštěného zámku rostla džungle lopuchů. Pod velkými zelenými listy žili dva staří hlemýždi, potomci starého rodu. Jejich předky si kdysi panstvo ze zámku vychutnávalo jako delikatesu podávanou na stříbrných talíří
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Deti
Sousedé
H.c. Andersen: U rybníka žije spousta rodin – růže, vrabci a samozřejmě i lidé. Jednou se malí vrabčáci zeptají svých rodičů: „Co je to krása? ” Odpověď se dozví překvapivým způsobem!.
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What One Can Invent (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Once upon a time, a young man dreamed of becoming a writer and making a living from his pen. But there was a problem. The writers of the previous centuries had already exhausted all the subjects and he no longer knew what to write about! This is why he
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The Toad (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: A family of toads lived in a very deep well: it was so deep that, from the top, you could not even see the surface of the water. One of the young toads dreamed of knowing what there was outside of the well, so, ignoring his mother’s warnings, he used t
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The Psyche (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The star that is brightest this morning knows many things: she has watched over the earth for centuries and knows many things that we men have long forgotten. Today, she tells us the story of the Roman artist that only she knows.
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The Nightcap of the “Pebersvend” (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: A long time ago, in Copenhagen, there lived an old bachelor who lived alone in a small shack and always slept with a nightcap that he pulled well down over his face. People laughed at his strange attire. However, there was a story behind this nightcap a
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The Racers (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: One day, a competition was organised: the fastest would be awarded first price. The jury gave first prize to the hare and second prize was awarded to the snail. Long debates followed between the various animals because no one agreed with the results and
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The Thorny Road of Honor (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The men of our world who experience glory do not generally attain it easily. There have been several martyrs who, before knowing honour, have had to follow a very thorny path.
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Under the Willow Tree (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Johanne and Knud lived close to the town of Kjöge, where there are many gardens that extend as far as the river. There is not much else, but it is charming in summer! It was under the willow-tree in one of these gardens that Johanne and Knud spent a gre
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There is a Difference (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: It was the month of May and spring had arrived, although it was still cold. The flowers were blooming, but not all flowers receive the same praise. Some would say that there a difference between a branch of apple blossom and a flower of the fields, but
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The Sweethearts (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: A top and a ball lived in the same toy drawer and the top wanted to marry the ball, but the ball felt differently.
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The Ice Maiden (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Rudy lived close to the little town of Grindelwald in Switzerland. He lived with his uncle as his parents were both dead. Indeed, Rudy himself had almost died at the same time as his mother: while crossing a glacier, she had fallen into a crevasse while
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Erotické romány
Alice’s Awakening – erotic short story (EN)
Nicolas Lemarin: ‘He continues with alternating blows and caresses, burning yet sweet. Aroused by his firm spanking, an intense heat spreads through my body and grips me. What is happening to me?’ Torture and humiliation. When shame becomes a pleasure, should we le
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Deti a mládež
The Most Incredible Thing (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The princess’s hand in marriage was promised to the man who could accomplish the most incredible thing. He would also receive half of the Kingdom. All the young men, and the not-so-young men, dreamt of this prize and would do their best to achieve the
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Deti a mládež
The Great Sea Serpent (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: One sunny day, when a little sea fish was swimming joyfully with his eighteen thousand brothers and sisters, the water was darkened by an enormous eel who came from above and was heading deeper into the sea. It disappeared very quickly and as soon as the