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"Rozhdennaja v nochi" - sbornik rasskazov amerikanskogo pisatelja Dzheka Londona. Opublikovan v 1913 godu. Geroi rasskazov - sil'nye i muzhestvennye ljudi, kotorym v zhizni vypadaet nemalo ispytanij, no nesgibaemaja volja, ostroe zhelanie borot'sja za svoju zhizn' i svoe mesto "pod solncem" ne pokidajut ih. Zdes' net mesta miloserdiju, nereshitel'nost' pochitaetsja za trusost' i vedet k gibeli.

"Kogda bogi smejutsja" - sbornik rasskazov amerikanskogo pisatelja Dzheka Londona. Opublikovan v 1911 godu. Geroi rasskazov - sil'nye i muzhestvennye ljudi, kotorym v zhizni vypadaet nemalo ispytanij, no nesgibaemaja volja, ostroe zhelanie borot'sja za svoju zhizn' i svoe mesto "pod solncem" ne pokidajut ih. Zdes' net mesta miloserdiju, nereshitel'nost' pochitaetsja za trusost' i vedet k gibeli.

Reginald, published in 1904, was the first of Saki's collections of short stories. The eponymous Reginald is an effete, cynical young man-about-town whose character is a vehicle for Saki's delicious biting wit satirizing Edwardian high society.

This collection consists of eight short stories and nine poems and was first published in 1910. The opening story is an examination of a quaint legal custom in New South Wales whereby a defendant could be sentenced to a period of imprisonment that was to end when the court hearing finished.

A good man committed a very bad crime. Murder, and he is sent to prison. We never learn his name, he is now inmate No-14,208. Although he has committed a terrible crime, inmate No-14,208 refuses to commit another. He will not lie, he will not cheat, and he pays dearly to maintain that last spark of humanity, his honor. Read by award winning Narrator Mike Vendetti, this is a must-listen.

The telepathic beings on Mars know that Earth is sending a probe to their planet and anxiously await its arrival. For you see, only 900 of them are left, and Earth is their only means of survival. They have much to offer Earth in return. But will the connection be made? Listen and find out.

With old age come losses. The body ages and the elderly person is unable to partake of activities that were once normal, and the mind may not be as sharp as it once was. Perhaps worst of all is loss of control of ones affairs. Col. Hampton had been a powerful man. He fought Indians, Moros in the jungles of Mindanao, he had been that rara avis in the American service, a really wealthy professional officer. He had played polo, and served a turn as military attaché at the Paris embassy.

A missing national treasure. A dancer who might be a spy. A double agent. An old actor. A murder. How are they all interconnected? Desmond Okewood, new to the British Secret Service, must impersonate a German agent, infiltrate a band of traitors, and discover the connections.

In the campy style of 1950s science fiction, this short story seeks to clarify what advancements the Army had made to abolish the need for the Navy. A new and fantastic devise made ships no longer essential to the military operation in America. Would the demand for the abolishment of the Navy?

Radiospektakl' "Smuglaja ledi sonetov" po odnoimennoj p'ese Bernarda Shou,irlandskogo dramaturga, pisatelja, romanista, laureata Nobelevskoj premii v oblasti literatury. Izyskannaja, ostroumnaja istoricheskaja komedija, raskryvajushhaja tajnu zagadochnoj krasavicy, kotoroj Shekspir posvjashhal svoi legendarnye stihi. Rech' idet o samom legendarnom pojete i dramaturge - o Uil'jame Shekspire. Kakim byl v zhizni jetot genial'nyj chelovek?

L'Audio Antologia della Letteratura Italiana è un'opera in due volumi. Questo SECONDO VOLUME contiene un totale di 108 brani audio di 43 autori...

L' Audio Antologia della Letteratura Italiana (AALI) è un'opera in due volumi. Questo PRIMO VOLUME contiene un totale di 90 brani audio di 42 autori...

Young love is topmost on the mind of famed poet James Whitcomb Riley. Alone in a study indulging the memory of an old sweetheart. Is this a lamentation poem or something - more? This will leave listeners with a truly satisfying conclusion.

With the speed of the great apes, Tarzan rushed through the jungle toward his home and family. But he was already too late. The marauders had been there before him. His farm was in shambles and no one was left alive. Of his beloved wife there was only a charred, blackened corpse, still wearing the rings he had given her. Silently, he buried the body and swore his terrible vengeance against those who had done this terrible deed. Then he set out grimly to track them...

The old phrase, "No good deed goes unpunished" may well be the premise of this delightful holiday poem from beloved writer James Whitcomb Riley. A father's surprise may seem to backfire in a very literal way. Written in a fun dialect this story poem is for all ages.

A comic short story told in the first person by the first woman in the biblical creation story, Eve. Written in diary-entry style from creation to burial, the story was first published in the 1905 Christmas edition of Harper's Bazaar. Many believe it may have been written as a posthumous love-letter to Mark Twain's wife, Olivia Langdon Clemens, or Livy, who died in June 1904, just before the story was written.

Aprenda mais inglês britânico e americano essencial neste completo curso áudio para principiantes.Keep Talking English in Ten Days tem equiparação ao nível A1 do Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas (QECR).- Pratique as palavras e expressões de que necessita para socializar, ir a uma entrevista de emprego, apresentar uma reclamação, visitar a casa de um colega e outras situações semelhantes- Faça progressos na sua compreensão de conversações reais

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most intriguing novella. Austin Gilroy is a scientist and is by nature sceptical of anything to do with the occult. So when his colleague, Professor Wilson, introduces him to the mysterious and sinister hypnotist, Miss Penclosa, he is inclined to view her as a fraud. But when Gilroy's fiancée is hypnotised and Miss Penclosa makes her do the unthinkable, Gilroy is forced to change his views.

True Christians have been persecuted throughout the Church Age, and in some parts of the world continue in great trials. But the Savior is always there providing comfort and strength. No marvel, for Christ warned his followers that this would happen. Here, in Martyr of the Catacombs, we get a glimpse of the heinous persecutions in Ancient Rome and look inside the lives of those Christians whose very lives depended upon the place of refuge beneath the city of Rome.

Barbara, the granddaughter of an earl, is busy saving souls in the Salvation Army while her father, maintaining that poverty is the worst of crimes, runs a munitions factory.