Maison d'édition: Bu Classics Books
A suburban couple's quiet life is upended when they take in a lodger to make ends meet, leading to a comedy of manners and class friction. The "paying guest" brings unexpected chaos, challenging the household's pretenses of respectability. It is a lighter, humorous look at the social awkwardness inherent in the lower-middle-class aspiration.
This edition contains: Alone (1829), Berenice (1832), Ligeia (1838), The Haunted Palace (1838), The Fall of the House of Usher (1839), William Wilson (1839), The Man of the Crowd (1840), The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), The Oval Portrait (1842), Lenore (1842), The Masque of the Red Death (1842), The Pit and the Pendulum (1842), The Tell-Tale Heart (1842), The Black Cat (1843), The Premature Burial (1844), The Oblong Box (1844), The Purloined Letter (1844), The Angel of the Odd (1844), The Raven (1845), The Imp of the Perverse (1845), The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (1845), City in the Sea (1845), The Sphinx (1845), The Cask of Amontillado (1846), To Helen (1848), The Bells (1849), Dream within a Dream (1849), Eldorado (1849), Hop-Frog (1849), Annabel Lee (1849). Edgar Allan Poe is a giant of American literature and a master of the macabre, as proven in these classic short stories and poems. These innovative and evocative works are many of the greatest of Poe's writings that helped define the gothic, horror, and mystery genres in the 19th century.Voir livre
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is written by the popular children's author Beatrix Potter This is a wonderful bedtime story. The flopsy bunnies fall asleep in Mr. McGregors garden. He puts them in a sack and wants to take them home. But their father and Thomasina Tittlemouse rescue them. The moral of the story is: listen to your parents. Recommended for age 3+.Voir livre
Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master. 1 - Six of the Best - Anthony Hope - An Introduction 2 - Anthony Hope - An Introduction 3 - My Astral Body by Anthony Hope 4 - Foreordained by Anthony Hope 5 - Middleton's Model by Anthony Hope 6 - A Sucessful Rehearsal by Anthony Hope 7 - A Little Joke by Anthony Hope 8 - How They Stopped the 'Run' by Anthony HopeVoir livre
An "adventurous . . . intelligent . . . ingenious" novel of crime and punishment in pre–World War II London (V. S. Pritchett). During a demonstration in Hyde Park, Communist bus driver Jim Drover acts on instinct to protect his wife by stabbing to death the policeman set to strike her down. Sentenced to hang—whether as a martyr, tool, or murderer—Drover accepts his lot, unaware that the ramifications for the crime, and the battle for his reprieve, are inflaming political unrest in an increasingly divided city. But Drover's single, impulsive act is also upending the lives of the people he loves and trusts. Caught in a quicksand of desperation, sexual betrayal, and guilt, they will not only play a part in Drover's fate, but they'll become agents—both unwitting and calculated—of their own fates as well. Turning the traditional narrative of the police procedural, domestic drama, and political thriller on its head, It's a Battlefield was described by Graham Greene himself as "a panoramic novel of London," one without heroes and villains, only "the injustice of man's justice."Voir livre
Step into the intricate world of Vienna as Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" unfolds in a mesmerizing digital audiobook experience. Delve into the gripping narrative of a city steeped in vice and deception, where a devout deputy is given extraordinary powers to restore order. As you listen, you'll be captivated by the moral dilemmas faced by its characters, like the virtuous Isabella and the enigmatic Angelo, as their lives intersect in a gripping tale of authority, temptation, and redemption. With the artful narration and dynamic character portrayals in our digital audiobook, you'll find yourself entangled in the web of Shakespearean drama, resonating with the timeless themes and complexities that make this play a true masterpiece. Explore the depths of human nature and the consequences of power, all while experiencing the magic of Shakespeare through your headphones.Voir livre
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is a riveting historical novel published in 1859, capturing the tumultuous era preceding and during the French Revolution. Set against the contrasting backdrops of London and Paris, Dickens masterfully weaves together the lives of various characters whose fates become intertwined amidst the backdrop of social unrest, political upheaval, and personal sacrifice. Through vivid prose and intricate storytelling, Dickens paints a poignant portrait of love, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit amidst the chaos of revolution. Rich in historical detail and profound thematic exploration, "A Tale of Two Cities" remains a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers across generations.Voir livre
