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A short from Louise Doughty to stir the heart and awaken vital conversations about love.
A young woman turns off her phone and books herself into a deserted seaside hotel. In a state of shock, she starts small conversations with the staff and begins to unfurl, until someone turns up to claim her.
12883) Los músicos de Bremen
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Había una vez un hombre que tenía un viejo asno con el que había llevado los sacos de harina al molino durante años. Un día el hombre lo miró pensando: "estás cansado, asno mío: mañana me desharé de ti." Pero los burros son inteligentes, y cuando el asno vio aquella mirada, no esperó al amanecer...
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas...
12884) Happy Sailing, Mickey Mouse
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It's a lovely summer day, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse want nothing more than to enjoy a nice, easy boat ride. But when they climb aboard a rowboat, a startled squirrel jumps into their boat, scaring Mickey and Minnie and causing them to topple into the water! They hop aboard Donald Duck's speedboat, but they get stranded in the water. Nothing seems to be going right! Can Mickey and Minnie manage to stay dry long enough to enjoy a nice, easy boat ride,...
12885) Le Crime et le châtiment
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Extrait : "Dans l'escalier, il eut la chance de ne pas rencontrer sa logeuse. Elle habitait à l'étage au-dessous, et sa cuisine, don’t la porte était presque constamment ouverte, donnait sur l'escalier. Quand il avait à sortir, le jeune homme était donc obligé de passer sous le feu de l'ennemi, et chaque fois il éprouvait une maladive sensation de crainte qui l'humiliait et lui faisait froncer le sourcil."
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Extrait: "Un petit cahier relié gisait sur la banquette capitonnée du wagon. Je le pris et je l'ouvris. C'était un journal de voyage, perdu par un voyageur. J'en copie ici les trois dernières pages. 1er février. — Menton, capitale des Poitrinaires, célèbre par ses tubercules pulmonaires. Tout différent du tubercule de la patate qui vit et pousse dans la terre pour nourrir et engraisser l'homme..."
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12887) Au pays du mystère
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Extrait : "C'étaient deux beaux enfants, l'un brun et nerveux, grand et fort pour ses dix ans, l'autre blonde, fluette et menue, flexible et grêle. Ils jouaient de tout leur cœur, avec une exubérance de vie ardente, dans le beau parc verdoyant qui entourait la superbe villa. L'air pur et sain dans hautes vallées avait préservé leurs premières années de cette espèce de dépérissement, de flétrissure qu'inflige presque toujours le climat...
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Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. This book contains information on the source from which Shakespeare derived "Othello"--selections from Giraldi Cinthio's "Hecatommithi."
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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives, than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart - one of the indivisible primary faculties, or sentiments, which gives direction to the character of Man.' Including Poe's most terrifying, grotesque and haunting short stories, Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the ultimate collection of the...
12891) The Confessions
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Confessions, by St. Augustine, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
12892) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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Tess of the dUrbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
12894) The Blazing World
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A certain Lady is kidnapped, shipwrecked, and transported to the extraordinary Blazing World, where she marries an emperor and attains unlimited power. Hers is a benevolent reign that ends war, religious conflict, and gender discrimination. Remarkably, the Lady's story was conceived in the seventeenth century, when utopian fiction was in its infancy. The tale is all the more noteworthy for its progressive ideals, its female protagonist, and its authorship...
12895) The brothers Karamazov
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A remarkable work showing the author's power to depict Russian character and his understanding of human nature.
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An American classic widely considered to be one of the best novels of the 20th century In 1851, Father Jean Marie Latour becomes the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico. While the area is American by law, it's still Mexican and Indian by custom and belief. During the years that follow, Latour tirelessly but gently spreads his faith while facing external and internal obstacles. Loosely based on the life of Jean-Baptiste Lamy and the construction of the Cathedral...
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"In ""The Adventure of the Speckled Band"", Sherlock Holmes and Watson come to the aid of Helen Stoner, who has reason to fear her life is being threatened by her abusive stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott. Her sister, who died two years before, spoke of a "speckled band" right before she died in mysterious circumstances. To solve the mystery of the "speckled band", Holmes and Watson stake out Miss Stoner's room and make a momentous discovery. The eighth...
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Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne to you and your family from beginning to end.
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Was treibt Menschen zum Mord? Von wahren Ereignissen inspiriert, erzählt Schiller die Lebensgeschichte Christian Wolfs, der aus Armut zum Wilddieb wird und schließlich als Mörder endet.
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12900) Pistis Sophia
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In this story, the risen Jesus had spent eleven years speaking with his disciples, teaching them only the lower mysteries. After eleven years, he receives his true garment and is able to reveal the higher mysteries revered by this group. The prized mysteries relate to complex cosmologies and knowledge necessary for the soul to reach the highest divine realms.
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