Verlag: Classica Libris
The Navajo’s sacred relics, the seven Gods of the San Marcos, are the focus of attention between warring factions in the Old West, and washed-up actor Thaddeus Shea is caught in between the chaos! A classic adventure written by The King of the Pulps.
J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan is a timeless tale of adventure, imagination, and the magic of childhood. It tells the story of Peter, the boy who refuses to grow up, and his journeys with Wendy, John, and Michael Darling to Neverland—a place filled with fairies, pirates, mermaids, and endless wonders. At the center is the battle between Peter and his nemesis, the fearsome Captain Hook.More than a children's fantasy, the story reflects universal themes of innocence, freedom, and the bittersweet passage of time. While Peter embodies eternal youth, the Darlings represent the inevitability of growing up and leaving childhood behind. The novel's whimsical charm is balanced by moments of poignancy, reminding us that even the most magical adventures cannot last forever.Beloved for its imagination and heart, Peter Pan continues to enchant readers and listeners of all ages. It remains one of the great classics of children's literature, a celebration of wonder and a meditation on the fleeting joys of youth.Zum Buch
Discover The step on the stair, a compelling audiobook by Anna Katharine Green, presented for listeners who enjoy immersive storytelling, memorable characters, and a richly atmospheric journey from the opening scene to the final moment. This edition is crafted to feel engaging in audio, with a clear narrative hook, emotional momentum, and a sense of mystery, drama, romance, conflict, or discovery that invites the listener to keep going chapter after chapter. Whether experienced during a commute, a quiet evening, or a long weekend, The step on the stair offers the pleasure of classic storytelling in a fresh, accessible format. Perfect for audiobook fans, The step on the stair draws the listener into a vivid world shaped by desire, secrets, difficult choices, and lasting consequences. The story is presented with an emphasis on atmosphere, emotional clarity, and narrative tension, making it easy to follow while still offering depth and texture. Listeners who appreciate character-driven fiction, elegant pacing, and immersive scenes will find this audiobook a satisfying companion from beginning to end. This metadata description is intentionally written to provide a fuller retail overview while avoiding spoilers, preserving the pleasure of discovery for new listeners. From its first impression to its closing resonance, The step on the stair is designed to sound inviting, polished, and suitable for a professional audiobook catalog. Perfect for audiobook fans, The step on the stair draws the listener into a vivid world shaped by desire, secrets, difficult choices, and lasting consequences.Zum Buch
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London. Leaving school at 12 because of truancy, by the age of fifteen he had experience; selling newspapers, as a worker in a rubber factory, as a shoe shop assistant, as a milk delivery boy and as a ship’s cook. By 1894 he was engaged but broke it off to join the Infantry being posted to South Africa. He also changed his name to Edgar Wallace which he took from Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur. In Cape Town in 1898 he met Rudyard Kipling and was inspired to begin writing. His first collection of ballads, The Mission that Failed! was enough of a success that in 1899 he paid his way out of the armed forces in order to turn to writing full time. By 1904 he had completed his first thriller, The Four Just Men. Since nobody would publish it he resorted to setting up his own publishing company which he called Tallis Press. In 1911 his Congolese stories were published in a collection called Sanders of the River, which became a bestseller. He also started his own racing papers, Bibury’s and R. E. Walton’s Weekly, eventually buying his own racehorses and losing thousands gambling. A life of exceptionally high income was also mirrored with exceptionally large spending and debts. Wallace now began to take his career as a fiction writer more seriously, signing with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921. He was marketed as the ‘King of Thrillers’ and they gave him the trademark image of a trilby, a cigarette holder and a yellow Rolls Royce. He was truly prolific, capable not only of producing a 70,000 word novel in three days but of doing three novels in a row in such a manner. It was estimated that by 1928 one in four books being read was written by Wallace, for alongside his famous thrillers he wrote variously in other genres, including science fiction, non-fiction accounts of WWI which amounted to ten volumes and screen plays. Eventually he would reach the remarkable total of 170 novels, 18 stage plays and 957 short stories. Wallace became chairman of the Press Club which to this day holds an annual Edgar Wallace Award, rewarding ‘excellence in writing’. Diagnosed with diabetes his health deteriorated and he soon entered a coma and died of his condition and double pneumonia on the 7th of February 1932 in North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. He was buried near his home in England at Chalklands, Bourne End, in Buckinghamshire.Zum Buch
“Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own will!” - and with these words, the English lawyer Johnathan Harker is drawn into a world of infamous and legendary horror... A genre defining gothic horror classic, of the fight between modern and learned civilisation and ancient and terrible superstition. Narrated by Michael Ward.Zum Buch
The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Morley Roberts.Zum Buch
Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811. It was published anonymously; By A Lady appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (age 19) and Marianne (age 16 1/2) as they come of age. They have an older half-brother, John, and a younger sister, Margaret, 13. The novel follows the three Dashwood sisters as they must move with their widowed mother from the estate on which they grew up, Norland Park. Because Norland is passed down to John, the product of Mr. Dashwood's first marriage, and his young son, the four Dashwood women need to look for a new home. They have the opportunity to rent a modest home, Barton Cottage, on the property of a distant relative, Sir John Middleton. There they experience love, romance, and heartbreak. The novel is likely set in southwest England, London, and Sussex between 1792 and 1797. Henry Dashwood, his second wife, and their three daughters live for many years with Henry's wealthy bachelor uncle at Norland Park, a large country estate in Sussex. That uncle decides, in late life, to will the use and income only of his property first to Henry, then to Henry's first son (by his first marriage) John Dashwood, so that the property should pass intact to John's three-year-old son Harry. The uncle dies, but Henry lives just a year after that and he is unable in such short time to save enough money for his wife Mrs Dashwood, and their daughters, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, who are left only a small income. On his deathbed, Mr Henry Dashwood extracts a promise from his son John to take care of his half-sisters. But before Henry is long in the grave, John's greedy wife, Fanny, persuades her husband to renege on the promise, appealing to his concerns about diminishing his own son Harry's inheritance, despite the fact that John is already independently wealthy thanks to both his inheritance from his mother, and his wife's dowry. Henry Dashwood's love for his second family is also used by Fanny to arouse her husband's jealousy, and convince him not to help his sisters financially.Zum Buch
