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Gertrude Stein’s pioneering triptych Three Lives portrays the lives of three working-class women in the fictional American town of Bridgepoint (Baltimore). A progenitor of the "stream of consciousness" technique later adopted by Joyce and Woolf, Stein takes us into the minds of three distinct women, who are each trapped in their societal positions. "The Good Anna" follows a stern but kind German immigrant, "Melanctha" the tragic life of an African-American woman of the same name, and "The Gentle Lena" a dreamy and unopinionated servant whose passiveness becomes her undoing.

On a blazing hot summer’s day, holidaymakers at a guesthouse on a Norwegian island are shocked to discover a fellow guest has been found murdered out on a desolate plain. The nameless narrator, an author, was the last person to see the victim alive; shortly afterwards, he was disturbed by a noise like "a rattling of chains". A local tells him this is "the iron chariot", which is said to presage death. Drawn unwillingly into the investigation, the narrator is puzzled by an enigmatic detective’s apparent inaction, and troubled by unfolding events.

As a vampire, Anna Strong has an immortal life...but now she’s running out of time.

Anna’s relationship with shape-shifter Daniel Frey has given her hope for a future with him and his son - especially when Frey proposes.… But just when Anna starts to think her life couldn’t be better, she must fly to France to be at the side of her dying mother. There she learns that not every vampire accepts her Chosen One status. And one such vamp is about to go rogue - by leading his followers in a fight to usurp humanity….

Anna’s shape-shifting friend Culebra finally opens up to her about his life before he owned Beso de la Muerte, a bar catering to supernatural clientele. As if summoned by the conversation, Culebra’s past stumbles into his bar in the form of an old buddy cashing in a favor. Soon Anna, Culebra and her ex, DEA agent Max, find themselves deep in Mexico, dealing with drug cartel infighting, old vendettas and missing girls. Mexico just may prove to be Anna’s best match yet…

Gertrude Stein held a unique position at the center of the modernist movement. She was a novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in America, she moved with her family to Paris where she ran a Paris salon frequented by many famous historical figures, such as Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henri Matisse, Ezra Pound, Sherwood Anderson, and Sinclair Lewis.

Three Lives was written in 1905/06 and published in 1909 at the author’s expense. The work consists of three independent novellas: The Good Anna, Melanctha, and The Gentle Lena. Each of the titular characters lives in Bridgepoint, a fictional town based on Baltimore.

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) war vor allem ein Meister der genauen Schilderung - "gleichsam mit dem Pinsel gemalt...

Jaeme, new lord of Castle Elfwood, Decutonius, an unpredictable mage, the druidess Laela, and the venerable knight Cedric must confront the evil that threatens to crush Elfwood in only three days.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The City of Lights may be one of the glories of the world but for those whose three score and ten have passed it is the final resting place for some of the very finest of literary talents.

Inmitten des Steinschuttes der Burgruine Lichtenstein erheben sich hochragend zwei Felsenblöcke über dem Boden, und es geht die Sage, dass dieselben seit undenklichen Zeiten in dieser Stellung gestanden, nämlich einer dicht über dem anderen gelehnt und geneigt, ohne dass einer den anderen berührt, und so dem Licht zwischen sich freie Bahn lassend.

Ein mächtiger König strebt nach Vermehrung seines Reichtums - dafür ist ihm jedes Mittel recht. Dabei gerät er in die Fänge eines ägyptischen Alchemisten, der ihn mit seiner scheinbar allmächtigen Zauberei überzeugt. Des Königs Gesinnung wird auf die Probe gestellt, indem ihm mit praktischen, magischen und transzendentalen Erlebnissen vor Augen geführt wird, was im Leben wirklich wichtig ist.

This century unfolds with a fast-changing world riven by immense wars and glutton hungry Empires. Women strive to win the most basic of rights, the right to vote. Their literary testament is now a vital part of our cultural world. They write on all manner of subjects with truth, with imagination and with undeniable talent. We are all the richer for their words.

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) war vor allem ein Meister der genauen Schilderung - "gleichsam mit dem Pinsel gemalt"...

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) war vor allem ein Meister der genauen Schilderung - "gleichsam mit dem Pinsel gemalt"...

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) war vor allem ein Meister der genauen Schilderung - "gleichsam mit dem Pinsel gemalt"...

Die beiden Erzählungen "Schicksal" und "Wenn die Not am größten ist" gehören zu Martin Andersen Nexøs berühmten "Bornholmer Novellen". Der dänische Schriftsteller erzählt darin von Menschen und den erschreckend boshaften Eigenschaften, die der harte Kampf ums Überleben auf der Insel zum Vorschein bringt. Immer wieder werden Menschen, wie die Bewohner zweier Fischerdörfer, vor Entscheidungen gestellt, die ihr Leben verändern. Wie auch in "Wenn die Not am größten ist". In der Geschichte leiden nach einer schlechten Fangperiode die Bewohner zweier Fischerdörfer Hunger.

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) war vor allem ein Meister der genauen Schilderung - "gleichsam mit dem Pinsel gemalt"...

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) war vor allem ein Meister der genauen Schilderung - "gleichsam mit dem Pinsel gemalt"...

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) war vor allem ein Meister der genauen Schilderung - "gleichsam mit dem Pinsel gemalt"...

Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The following recording includes the short stories "The Olive" and "Ancient Lights."