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Book 1: Recalled to Life: A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Re…

First published in Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in successive subsequent editions of this collection, in which it was the fourth of the Mul…

"The Adventure of the Crooked Man", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 st…

In the ordinary course of a commercial education, in New England, boys are transferred from school to the merchant's desk at the age of fourte…

Helen Stoner worries her stepfather may be trying to kill her after he contrives to move her to the bedroom where her sister had died two years earlie…

Musil beschreibt Vorgänge an einem Provinzinternat der österreichisch-ungarischen k. und k. Monarchie. Törleß und seine zwei Mitschüler Reiting und Be…

Der junge Engländer oder Der Affe als Mensch: Im südlichen Teil von Deutschland liegt das Städtchen Grünwiesel, wo ich geboren und erzogen bin. Es ist…

Erst war der Text, dann der Film: Nach 90 Jahren wird der Bambi-Originaltext von Felix Salten, die Grundlage des allbekannten Disney-Films, wiederentd…

On the night before a British military parade for the Amir of Afghanistan, the army's working animals – mule, camel, horse, bullock, elephant – d…

This novel depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation…

"The Adventure of the Reigate Squire", also known as «The Adventure of the Reigate Squires» and «The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle», was one of…

Book 3: The Track of a Storm: A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the Frenc…

A «Blue Carbuncle» is stolen from a hotel suite, and a former felon is soon arrested. However, an acquaintance of Holmes discovers the carbuncle in th…

"The Adventure of the Dying Detective", in some editions simply titled «The Dying Detective» (first published 1913), is one of the 56 Sherlock Ho…

"The Swineherd" (Danish: Svinedrengen) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to…

Das Bettelweib von Locarno ist eine kurze Erzählung von Heinrich von Kleist. Zum ersten Mal wurde sie im zehnten von Kleists Berliner Abendblättern am…

A magnetic new recording read by award-winning actor Allyn Burrows! Transport yourself to the era of Jazz with this dazzling recording of F. Scott Fit…

"The Adventure of the Red Circle" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is included in the anthology H…

"The Adventure of the Dancing Men", a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The…

Vol de nuit est un roman d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, paru en décembre 1931 aux éditions Gallimard, avec une préface d'André Gide. – Le …

Das Musgrave-Ritual (The Musgrave Ritual) erschien erstmals im Mai 1893 im Strand Magazine und wurde ein Jahr später mit 10 anderen Fällen in Die Memo…

"London ist nicht das, was man eine schöne Stadt nennt", urteilt Theodor Fontane, als er 1852 zum ersten Mal die Straßen der englischen Hauptstad…

Kara Ben Nemsi schließt am Obernil ein Bündnis mit dem Stamm der Bor. In der Nähe lagern auch die Sklavenjäger Nubar, der Muza'bier, und Abd el B…

"Cool Air" is a short story by the American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1926 and published in the March 1928 issue of…

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame or Notre-Dame de Paris is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The story is set in Paris in 1482 durin…

In the mountainous city of Nevers, there lives a professor of literature called Q. He has a dull marriage and a lacklustre career, but also a scrumpti…

"The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd" is a Story by G. K. Chesterton. First appeared in Harper's Weekly (June 25 1904). Basil Grant fi…

Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, in 1803. However, it was not published until after her de…

In The Sister of the Baroness by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of appearance, identity, self-importance, class and escape. Taken from her In a…

Bei der Recherche für einen Artikel wird der junge Zeitungsreporter Mr. Allan auf den unglaublichen Bericht einer Auferstehung von den Toten aufmerksa…

"The Star" is an 1897 apocalyptic short story by H.G. Wells. In January (about 1900, presumably), the people of Earth awaken to the notion that a…

Helene Hübener (14. April 1843 in Sternberg – 5. Juni 1918 in Gehlsdorf) war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin. Zu einen ihrer bekanntesten Romanen zählt…

First published in Macmillan's Magazine for December 1889 , as «Great Krishna Mulvaney», in Harper's Short Stories in September 1890, and co…

"Champagne bubbly and engaging throughout…a jaunty, jolly good listen" raves Publishers Weekly about Larkin's narration of The Secret Advers…

Schuld und Sühne ist der 1866 erschienene erste große Roman von Fjodor Dostojewski. Der Roman wurde, während Dostojewski laufend weitere Kapitel schri…

Daß man den so unheimlichen und doch so natürlichen Geschehnissen, die ich jetzt berichten will, Glauben schenkt, erwarte ich nicht, verlange es auch …

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the fi…

Many years ago the Monrovian Government sent one Bosambo, a native of the Kroo coast and consequently a thief, to penal servitude for the term of his …

Melville's epic tale of one man versus a great white whale will delight Melville devotees as well as those who have yet to sail on this adventure…

The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has…

"The Adventure of the Second Stain", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the c…

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of he…

"The Book of Curses" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic. Professor Gargoyle, you must…

The Mysterious Stranger is a novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it intermittently from 1897 through 1908. Twain wrote mul…

In a German Pension is a 1911 collection of short stories by the writer Katherine Mansfield; her first published collection. All but three of the stor…