Weitere Bücher, die Sie mögen werden

• 

  The Raven

  Edgar Allan Poe

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is a haunting narrative poem about a man consumed by grief over the loss of his beloved Lenore. On a dreary night, he is visited by a mysterious raven that perches on a bust of Pallas and repeats the word "Nevermore." As the night progresses, the narrator's sanity deteriorates as he becomes increasingly obsessed with the raven and its ominous word, which he interprets as a denial of hope and escape from his sorrow.

  Zum Buch

• 

  A Nocturne - From their pens to...

  Clothilde Graves

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Clotilde Augusta Inez Mary Graves was born on the 3rd June 1863 at Buttevant Castle, Co. Cork, to parents with military backgrounds. 
  At age nine, the family moved to Southsea in England for yet another military posting.  Her father’s postings gave her valuable experiences that would be put to good use in later years in some of her literary works. 
  She was educated at a Catholic convent in Lourdes before returning to London in 1884 to study art in Bloomsbury.  She worked part-time at the British Museum and the Royal Female School of Art and generated further income by drawing little pen-and-ink grotesques for the comic papers.  
  A few years later a chance meeting found her writing extra lyrics for a pantomime version of Puss in Boots.  She followed up with several financially successful plays, both in London and New York, and gained a measure of notoriety in one with the comparison of marriage and prostitution.   
  Despite her dramatic success she published her first novel in 1911 under the pseudonym of Richard Dehan which she continued to use for later works.  As well as novels and plays she published collections of short stories which glow with talent and invention. 
  She was an unusual figure in London society, wearing her hair short, taking on a masculine manner and cut of clothing, and smoking cigarettes in public when such traits were considered eccentric at best.  Add to this her admired collection of Chinese and Japanese trophies, her enthusiasm for fly-fishing and her riding of a tricycle and you have a perfect image of this fascinating writer. 
  Clotilde Graves died at the convent of Our Lady of Lourdes at Hatch End in Middlesex, on the 3rd December 1932.  She was 69.

  Zum Buch

• 

  Conan Doyle - Short Stories -...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Head Stories presents the 3rd volume of Selected Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.The Brown Hand - Upon his return from India, an eminent doctor is haunted by a patient in search of something that was taken from him.The King of the Foxes - In an effort to shake off a hangover a young man joins a fox hunt, only to experience much more than he expected!Lot 249 - An Oxford medical student is warned not to become familiar with his mysterious neighbouring student. He soon finds out why.How It Happened - A recollection of a dramatic motoring accident.The Terror of Blue John Gap - Whilst convalescing in Derbyshire, a young man is determined to discover what lurks in the local caves.The Contest - A Greek poet finds himself in an unlooked for competition with a powerful stranger.An Iconoclast - The origin story of the "Venus de Milo".The Blighting of Captain Sharkey - A notorious Pirate meets his nemesis.The Lost Special - The mysterious case of a disappearing train.A Pastoral Horror - A quiet Austrian village witnesses a series of horrific murders.John Barrington Cowles - The writer narrates the tragic story of his friend's death and his suspicions and fears as to the cause.The Curse of Eve - A touching story of a difficult birth.

  Zum Buch

• 

  50+ Great Novellas and Short...

  Washington Irving, Prosper...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature.
  The collection includes works spanning over 150 years from the beginning of the 19th century to the second half of the 20th century.
  The works vary in genre, including humorous, lyrical, psychological, romantic, detective, fantastic, adventurous, and mystical prose.
  It features classics of American, British, Irish, French, German, and Russian literature.
  Some of the outstanding authors included in this collection: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, Leo Tolstoy, Guy de Maupassant, Arthur Conan Doyle, Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie, and many more.
   
  This book is intended for teachers and true literature enthusiasts.
  Washington Irving. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  Prosper Mérimée. Mateo Falcone
  Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Ambitious Guest
  Edgar Allan Poe. The Masque of the Red Death
  Edgar Allan Poe. The Gold-Bug
  Ivan Turgenev. The District Doctor
  Charles Dicken. A Christmas Carol
  Herman Melville. The Lightning-Rod Man
  Mark Twain. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
  Mark Twain. Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man
  Bret Harte. The Luck of Roaring Camp
  Robert Louis Stevenson. The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  Leo Tolstoy. Kholstomer, The Story Of A Horse
  Leo Tolstoy. Alyosha The Pot
  Guy de Maupassant. The Necklace
  Oscar Wilde. The Selfish Giant
  Ambrose Bierce. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
  Thomas Hardy. The Three Strangers
  Ambrose Bierce. The Magic Shop
  Anton Chekhov. The Darling
  Arthur Conan Doyle. The Case of Lady Sannox
  Rudyard Kipling. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
  Jack London. The Law of Life
  Rainer Maria Rilke. How Old Timofei Died Singing
  H. H. Munro, or Saki. The Music On The Hill
  O. Henry. The Gift of the Magi
  O. Henry. The Ransom of Red Chief
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The Yellow Wallpaper
  Katherine Mansfield. The Fly
  Willa Cather. A Wagner Matinée
  James Joyce. Araby
  James Joyce. Eveline
  D. H. Lawrence. The Prussian Officer
  Franz Kafka. The Metamorphosis
  Franz Kafka. Jackals and Arabs
  Fiodor Dostoievski. The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man
  Sherwood Anderson. The Egg
  Virginia Woolf. The Mark On The Wall
  Ring Lardner. The Golden Honeymoon
  John Galsworthy. The Broken Boot
  Joseph Conrad. Heart Of Darkness
  F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
  Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises
  Ray Bradbury. Asleep In Armageddon
  Isaac Asimov. Youth
  E.M. Forster. The Machine Stops
  H. P. Lovecraft. The Call of Cthulhu
  Agatha Christie. The Adventure of "The Western Star"
  Agatha Christie. The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
  Agatha Christie. The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

  Zum Buch

• 

  Horrid Henry: Fabulous Feasts

  Lucinda Whiteley

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Prepare for a Fabulous Feast of Horrid with this epic collection of 11 Horrid Henry super stories performed by the show's full cast. Fill up on pizza, sausages and booger bogies (gross!!!) as Henry proves that you can make anything Horrid if you try hard enough! So let's turn up the Horrid and enjoy these classic stories with "Operation Party Planner", "Pizza Party", "Pirate Party", "Gym Cupboard Restaurant", "Booger Bogies", "Fussy Uncle Francis", "Honorary Godfather", "The Comic", "Perfect Parents", "Toffee Tongue Twisters" and "Bogus Babysitter". Horridly Brilliant or Brilliantly Horrid? You decide!!

  Zum Buch

• 

  Arch Rascal An - From their pens...

  Knut Hamsun

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Knud Pedersen was born in Lom in the Gudbrandsdal valley of Norway on the 4th of August, 1859 in what was then the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway.  He was the fourth son of seven children born to poor parents who, when he was three, were invited to an uncle’s farm to work his land. 
  When he was nine he moved away from his family to help another uncle who ran a post office.  Whilst with him he was beaten and starved which manifested in a series of chronic nervous difficulties.  The treatment endured for six years until he managed to escape back to Lom. 
  For some time he now took any job that was available to him, including store clerk, peddler, shoemaker's apprentice, sheriff's assistant, elementary-school teacher and ropemaker's apprentice.  At about the same time, with the wealth of these gained experiences, he began to explore his literary talents. 
  In 1877 he published his first book ‘The Enigmatic Man: A Love Story from Northern Norway’, others soon followed but real success only came in 1890 with ‘Hunger’, an influential work for later novelists with its internal monologue and bizarre logic.  His work is often associated with Pantheism; where nature and mankind are unified in a strong and often mystical bond.   
  His work was so influential that in 1920 he was awarded the Novel Prize for Literature. 
  Shortly after this point his works became fewer and his interests darker.  During World War II he became a fervent admirer of the Nazi’s, even meeting Hitler, even though German armies had overrun Norway.  With the war’s end he was detained on charges of treason.  His old age was apparently the primary reason given for Hamsun receiving only a fine.  Other reasons also sought to excuse his abhorrent behaviour but it was clear that whilst he was loved for his literature he was detested for his politics and morals. 
  His literary canon includes more than 20 novels, a poetry collection, short stories, plays, a travelogue, other works of non-fiction and essays. 
  Knut Hamsun died on the 19th February 1952 in Grimstad. He was 92.

  Zum Buch