Editorial: Charles River Editors
Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents. A Christmas Carol, authored by Charles Dickens, is perhaps the most famous Christmas story ever written. The redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge is one that millions of people are familiar with yet is never boring to read over and over again.
There was once a king, whose queen had hair of the purest gold, and was so beautiful that her match was not to be met with on the whole face of the earth. But this beautiful queen fell ill, and when she felt that her end drew near she called the king to her and said, 'Promise me that you will never marry again, unless you meet with a wife who is as beautiful as I am, and who has golden hair like mine.' Then when the king in his grief promised all she asked, she shut her eyes and died.Ver libro
Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which formed the basis of such classics as "Old Christmas," "Bracebridge Hall" and "Tales of a Traveler." This volume is the latest entry in a series of collected essays written during these early years. The fragility of the heart forms the basis of many of these short stories. Irving handles the issues of love, heartbreak and death in a caring and compassionate way.Ver libro
Outcast by society because of his hideous appearance, Quasimodo lives under the protection of Claude Frollo and the cathedral of Notre-Dame. His world revolves around the bells, but once the beautiful gypsy girl, La Esmeralda, enters their lives, things can never return to the way they were before.An epic tale of beauty and sadness, The Hunchback of Notre Dame portrays the sufferings of humanity with compassion and power.The book is translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood, a major U.S. translator of French and Russian literature.Ver libro
Shakespeare combined his love of theater with Greek mythology and the supernatural to create what is arguably his most playfully imaginative work. From love potions to bizarre transformations to the unforgettable play-within-a-play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a non-stop delight, and remains one of the milestones of the Bard’s canon.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Tara Barr as HermiaErin Bennett as Moth and Second FairyJamie Bamber as OberonJanine Barris as Peaseblossom and First FairyBrendan Bradley as LysanderChris Butler as TheseusKyle Colerider-Krugh as Egeus and Robin StarvelingSue Cremin as HippolytaHector Elizondo as Peter QuinceLogan Fahey as Francis FluteGlenne Headley as TitaniaSimon Helberg as DemetriusStacy Keach as Nick BottomDavid Krumholtz as PuckDanny Mann as SnugJon Matthews as Cobweb and MustardseedKira Sternbach as HelenaAndré Sogliuzzo as Philostrate and Tom SnoutDirected by Martin Jarvis.Ver libro
Peter Willems is the outcast of the islands, in this, Joseph Conrad’s second novel published in 1896, inspired by his experience as ship’s mate on the trading vessel Vidar. Willems is confidential clerk to Hudig, a powerful merchant trading out of Macassar, in the Dutch East Indies, on the island of Sulawesi. But very soon Willems is on the run from a scandal and finds himself up-river at Almayer’s remote trading post. An all-consuming liaison ensues between Willems and Aissa, the local chief’s daughter. The denouement in the jungle amidst the deluge of a tropical storm is beautifully wrought and brimful of suspense. This is Conrad at his very best. It is read for Raconteurs by Greg Wagland.Ver libro
An old woman has some beans that she intends to cook over her fire. Being in a hurry, she grabs some straw to make the fire light faster. She pours the beans in the pot and, being in a hurry, she drops one on the floor which lands next to a piece of straw.Ver libro
