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Before Arthur commanded a round table of legendary knights in Camelot, he was simply a young squire with dreams of becoming a great knight himself. Arthur lived during a time when Britain was without a ruler, but fate would quickly draw him into the middle of a grand search for the next king-a search that involved a sword famously set in stone.
2902) Das Zeichen der Vier
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DAS ZEICHEN DER VIER entführt seine Hörer:innen erneut in das viktorianische London, wo Holmes und Watson in einen neuen Fall verwickelt werden. Die Geschichte beginnt mit der geheimnisvollen Mary Morstan, die sich an die beiden wendet, um das rätselhafte Verschwinden ihres Vaters zu klären. Die Ermittlungen führen das ungleiche Duo durch düstere Straßen, an exotische Schauplätze und auf die Spur eines geheimnisvollen Schatzes.
Während sich...
2904) The Six Napoleons
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Kensington Outrage. Murder by Madman. Both the experienced detective, Mr Lestrade, and consulting expert, Mr Sherlock Holmes, have come to the same answer. The horrible series of events is the work of a madman, not a common criminal. No other story can explain the facts.
Someone is smashing Napoleon statues and...
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This story is excerpted from The Emperor's New Clothes: And Other Stories by Geoffrey Thomas. These short stories are brimming with the big-heartedness, warmth and homespun humour that the author is known for. Geoffrey Thomas introduces curious characters in this mesmerising story based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. Perfect for Middle Grade (9–12 year-old) readers and teeming with gospel truth and encouragement.
2906) Shakespeare for Children
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Master storyteller Jim Weiss brings young listeners the glorious richness of two of Shakespeare's best loved plays, on a level children can grasp. Renowned storyteller Jim Weiss brings us the magic and mistaken identities of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the comedy of The Taming of the Shrew.
2907) The Solitary Cyclist
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Dear Mr Holmes,
It has happened again. The strange bearded man on the bicycle followed me this morning. I tried suddenly turning and racing towards him, but he was just as quick.
When Violet Smith gets a new job, a new friend and a new home, life seems almost perfect ... until the solitary cyclist appears. He follows...
2909) The Beryl Coronet
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
'There are no other beryls like these in the world, and they would be impossible to replace. I leave it with you, Mr Holder, trusting that it shall stay safe and sound.'
Mr Holder's life is turned on its head when a piece of the priceless crown he's been asked to guard goes missing. The police have no clues and...
2910) The vampyre
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One of the first vampire stories, a wealthy young gentleman named Aubrey travels to Rome with the mysterious Lord Ruthven. In the course of their travels, Ruthven is mortally wounded when they are attacked by bandits and makes Aubrey swear to keep his death a secret for a year and a day. Aubrey returns to London and is amazed when Ruthven appears and begins to seduce his sister, despite Aubrey's futile attempts to prevent it.
2911) Colonel Chabert
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In the brutal Prussian winter of 1807, Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte's Grande Armée suffered massive losses to the Russians in the Battle of Eylau. Many thousands died. Young Colonel Chabert falls heroically, his actions having turned the tide of the battle, but he is buried anonymously on the battlefield in a mass grave. Incredibly he is alive but severely injured, and digs himself out. On his eventual return to Paris, he finds his wife, the beautiful...
2912) Hop Frog
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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Edgar Allan Poe with the Hop-Frog audiobook. Transporting you to the depths of gothic horror, this mesmerizing audio experience will send shivers down your spine.
Narrated by a talented ensemble cast, the Hop-Frog audiobook brings Poe's chilling tale to life with vivid detail and haunting intensity. Each word is carefully crafted to draw you into the twisted narrative, where revenge and dark secrets intertwine.
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2913) Las mil y una noches
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Los orígenes de esta obra se encuentran probablemente en la Persia del siglo X,Las mil y una noches es una de las obras más importantes e influyentes de la literatura universal. Se trata de una recopilación de cuentos y leyendas de origen hindú, árabe y persa, de los cuales no existe un texto definitivo, sino múltiples versiones.
El rey Schahriar, tras sufrir las infidelidades de su esposa, decide casarse cada día con una joven virgen que es...
2914) The vicar of Wakefield
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Follows a vicar and his family as they lose most of their money, one daughter is seduced by a scoundrel, and the vicar is imprisoned.
2917) The Pit and the Pendulum
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The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. At the beginning of the story an unnamed narrator is brought to trial before various sinister judges. Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or for what he has been arrested. Before him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they melt, his hopes of survival also diminish. He is condemned to death and finds himself in a pitch black compartment. At first the prisoner thinks that
...2918) As you like it
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Contains a modern English version side-by-side with the original text of William Shakespeare's play in which exiled royals--including a duke's daughter, disguised as a man--and country folk, learn lessons about class and gender through a series of love triangles in the Forest of Arden.
2919) Young Goodman Brown
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The narrative of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown' unfolds like a horror film, as the pious protagonist goes to an appointment in the woods near the town of Salem. The author's use of tongue-in-cheek humor serves to intensify the ultimate horror of the story. One by one, a series of revelations shakes Brown to the core. First he meets a figure with the combined features of a demon and of his grandfather, then he sees the shadow side of his...
2920) Vera
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Lucy Entwhistle and Everard Wemyss are both reeling from recent unhappiness when they meet and swiftly fall in love. Lucy is Wemyss's 'sweet girl', and to Lucy, Everard is the whole world. The only blot on Lucy's happiness is the shadowy figure of Wemyss's first wife, Vera, who died in mysterious circumstances. But it is not until the happy couple return home and begin their life of wedded bliss that Lucy really begins to wonder- what did happen to...