Maison d'édition: Bu Classics Books
Richard Mutimer rises from the working class to lead a socialist movement, but sudden wealth tests his ideals and integrity. As industrial unrest boils over, personal ambition clashes with political cause, leading to a tragic unraveling of character. This narrative offers a searing critique of mob mentality and the corrupting nature of unearned power.
A study of one of the most beloved and strong heroines in the history of American literature. Part of the great western migration of the late 1800s, Ántonia Shimerda and her Bohemian family settle in Nebraska to start a new life on the Great Plains. Jim Burden, a child just a couple of years older than Ántonia, travels the same route from the east and becomes, with his grandparents, the Shimerdas’ nearest neighbor. Jim becomes Ántonia’s tutor and good friend, and ultimately he chooses to write down her story. Here is a grounded portrait of one woman’s life on the desolate American prairie as the 19th century turns to the 20th and a sweeping take on what it can mean to be American through hardship.Voir livre
"The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles" is a novella by American author Herman Melville. First published in Putnam's Magazine in 1854, it consists of ten philosophical "Sketches" on the Encantadas, or Galápagos Islands. It was collected in The Piazza Tales in 1856. The Encantadas was a success with the critics, and contained some of Melville's "most memorable prose". An anonymous narrator unites the ten disparate "Sketches", each of which begin with a few lines of poetry, mostly taken from Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. All of the stories are replete with symbolism reinforcing the cruelty of life on the Encantadas. "Sketch First" is a description of the islands; though they are the Enchanted Isles they are depicted as desolate and hellish. "Sketch Second" is a meditation on the narrator's encounter with ancient Galápagos tortoises, while "Sketch Third" concerns the narrator's trip up the enormous tower called the Rock Rodondo. "Sketch Fourth" details the narrator's musings from atop the tower, and his recollection of the islands' accidental discovery by Juan Fernández. "Sketch Fifth" describes the USS Essex' encounter with a phantom British ship near the area during the War of 1812.Voir livre
A young American in Rome, flattered by a title and a shabby-genteel circle of expatriates, spends his money proving he belongs among them — and the compatriots he snubs turn out to be the only people who behave decently. Tarkington was an Indianapolis man and one of only four writers to take the Pulitzer for fiction twice; this 1907 novella is a small, exact study of snobbery, and it costs the hero everything he has.Voir livre
The Adventure of Silver Blaze, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "Silver Blaze" 13th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.One of the most popular Sherlock Holmes short stories, "Silver Blaze" focuses on the disappearance of the eponymous race horse (a famous winner, owned by a Colonel Ross) on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer. The tale is distinguished by its atmospheric Dartmoor setting and late-Victorian sporting milieu. It also features some of Conan Doyle's most effective plotting, hingeing on the "curious incident of the dog in the night-time":Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?Holmes: To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.Gregory: The dog did nothing in the night-time.Holmes: That was the curious incident. Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Stories of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World.Voir livre
🎬 Experience the atmospheric visual edition of this tale by searching "Jonathan Dunne Horror" on YouTube. Title: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Part Four Series Name: Timeless Terrors Series Entry: 164 Part: 4 of 5 Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Narrator: Jonathan Dunne Original Publication: 1886 Public Domain: Yes Description: In Part Four of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the mystery surrounding Dr Henry Jekyll reaches its most unsettling point yet. As Gabriel John Utterson follows the remaining clues, events take an increasingly disturbing turn, leaving reason struggling to keep pace with what is unfolding. Stevenson masterfully builds the suspense through atmosphere, restraint, and mounting uncertainty, preparing the way for the extraordinary conclusion that has secured this novella's place among the greatest works of gothic horror. This timeless classic is narrated by horror author Jonathan Dunne. 🎬 Experience the atmospheric visual edition of this tale by searching "Jonathan Dunne Horror" on YouTube.Voir livre
Mary hears on the radio that the British warship her husband is on has sunk, leaving few survivors. Waiting for daybreak to bring news, Mary escapes into memories of her past. Sincere and engaging - a ‘hot-water bottle’ novel - Mariana by Monica Dickens is full of sharply remembered detail: childhood holidays, the heartbreak of first love, making friends, growing up. At eleven, Mary Shannon is sprightly and observant. She adores leaving London to spend holidays with her family at Charbury House in Somerset. Playing with her cousins means time with Denys, who she loves best of all. When she joins a secondary school, Mary knows no one, but salvation comes in the form of Angela Shaw, and together they move on to acting college. The ups of studying with Angela are outnumbered by the downs, so Mary drops out after various humiliating run-ins with a cruel teacher. Next Mary moves to Paris, learns to design dresses, and is swept off her feet by the immensely wealthy Pierre. But will this be enough for her?Mariana is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics including neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1940, this edition includes a preface by Harriet Lane and is narrated by Sophie Roberts.Voir livre
