Classic Fantasy

An English scientist, known only as the Time Traveler, constructs a machine that allows him to move back and forth through different periods of time. Testing this machine, the man travels forward to AD 802,701. Here he discovers a lazy, undisciplined group of people who do not seem interested in anything. Thinking he has seen all he needs for his research, he decides to travel back home. Upon returning to where he left his time machine, he discovers an intelligent, violent group of people called the Morlocks have stolen it.

Een grote boze wolf blaast de huizen van de eerste twee biggetjes omver, die respectievelijk van stro en stokken zijn gemaakt, maar kan het huis van de derde big niet vernietigen omdat het van stenen is gemaakt.

Jon Tunstall is an apprentice to the wizard Artax, the owner of the wandering magic shop Spells 4 U. In the midst of the bustling Winter Solstice shopping season, Jon's routine is interrupted by the arrival of Esmeralda, a beautiful and powerful wizard. Esme and Artax have a tumultuous history together, but Esme hopes she can convince the elder wizard to help her with an important personal problem. Caught between two temperamental and headstrong wizards, it might be Jon who holds the solution to Esme's difficulties - and to the rift that has grown between them.

La novela relata la historia de Dorian Gray, mezclando realidad y fantasía. Un joven atractivo y exitoso desarrolla la obsesión por mantenerse siempre joven, después de que el pintor Basil Hallward, su amigo, lo relata soberbiamente en un lienzo. Todas las huellas de sus depravados actos y los estragos del paso de tiempo se traspasan a la pintura, permaneciendo él inmutable, lanzándose así en una espiral de odio y vicio.

El cuervo (23:38) El gato negro (5:57) El pozo y el pendulo (25.21) La casa de los Usher (18:00). Duración total: (79:50).

Erleben Sie das faszinierende Hörbuch "Das Kristallei" von H. G. Wells, gelesen von Benjamin Werner. In dieser Science-Fiction-Geschichte entdeckt ein Antiquitätenhändler ein mysteriöses Kristallei, das außergewöhnliche Kräfte besitzt. Während er versucht, die Geheimnisse dieses Objekts zu lüften, bricht die Welt um ihn herum zunehmend auseinander. H. G. Wells' visionäre Erzählweise und Werners packende Lesung machen diese Geschichte zu einem Muss für alle Liebhaber klassischer Sci-Fi-Abenteuer.

In "MS. Found in a Bottle", one harrowing event seems to take place after another. Our narrator is a man who has become alienated from others and his country. He steps aboard a cargo ship from Batavia, which crashes into stormy conditions that send most passengers into the water. Surprisingly, the narrator stays on board, only to find himself face to face with a new disaster. During his struggles, he logs his experiences into a journal, which he casts off to sea.

Saladin wird, als Kaufmann verkleidet, von Herrn Torello geehrt und bewirtet. Der Kreuzzug erfolgt. Herr Torello, der seiner Gattin eine Frist gesetzt hat, nach der sie sich wieder vermählen möge, wird gefangen und dadurch, dass er Falken abrichtet, dem Sultan bekannt. Dieser erkennt ihn wieder und ehrt ihn. Herr Torello wird hierauf krank und durch magische Kunst in einer Nacht nach Pavia versetzt. Hier wird er bei der Hochzeit, die seine Gattin feiert, von ihr erkannt und kehrt mit ihr in sein Haus zurück.

Imagine your life as a vampire. How would you survive? What would you eat? How could you handle yourself around other humans who have beating hearts? How would you face the one you really love? Would you tell them that you are a vampire? Would you change them? Or would you lead them on with a web of lies?

The Insomniac’s Assistant is a verse novel about the struggles, stresses, and strange joys of the sleepless. In one of the oddest examples of Bring Your Friend to Work Day, follow the protagonist on a typical night of soothing a city to sleep, and experience the magic that creeps into the world in the small hours. Each vignette is a window peered into late at night, a furtive glimpse between the curtains at the tender battles being fought inside.

A thrilling little adventure told in nonsense verse about a young man on an adventure to slay a fearsome beast.

Tous les enfants grandissent. Tous, sauf un. Le roman de James Matthew Barrie adapté par Jean-Pierre Kerloc'h. Éric Pintus incarne avec force ces mots d'une drôlerie et d'une poésie incroyables. Le dialogue s'installe entre le conteur et le jazzman Charles Mingus, révélant un Peter Pan impertinent et espiègle. Un fabuleux voyage au pays de Neverland !

From the depths of depravity comes another human being - no different than you or I. Ron knows how to survive. But his world is about to change. Even though Ron's world is vastly different from yours and mine, you'll find yourself relating to him, plotting with him, and hoping for him. Every day Ronald sends that part of himself which is Ron out of the pit to collect money, news, and/or food. These are the only things of value in the pit. To keep the reality Ron encounters from disturbing Ronald, Ronald breathes in Dragon's Breath and if it's too much, he takes Dragon's Tears.

The new year had begun and January was already nearing its end, but it was still very cold. The sparrows found it strange, that the men had declared that it was the new year, as everyone knows that the year only begins with the coming of spring. However, spring was late and a few intrepid sparrows decided to go looking for it. - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist.

In the city of Florence is a bronze statue of a boar, from who’s mouth runs the water that is collected by the people of Florence. One evening, a poor boy came to drink and found a little lettuce and a few chestnuts on the ground, which became his supper. He then fell asleep on the animal’s back, but when midnight sounded, the animal came to life. And so their adventure began! - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist.

En 1886, trois hommes s'embarquent pour un fabuleux voyage vers la Lune.

The tale is set during King Arthur's reign. The witty Jack encounters terrible giants, each one more threatening and dangerous than the others. They devour cattle, emprison women, and maintain the country in a state of fear and confusion; but, armed only with his brain and a few magical objects he gathered, Jack will gain the advantage and slay the monsters.

"Es war einmal ein Müller, der hatte drei Söhne. Nach einem Leben voller harter Arbeit wollte er sich zur Ruhe setzen und all sein Hab und Gut den drei Jungen überlassen." So beginnt das Märchen vom gestiefelten Kater. Der älteste Müllersohn bekommt die Mühle, der zweite Sohn den fleißigen Esel und der jüngste Sohn den Kater. Doch was soll der arme Junge mit einem Kater anfangen?

In Emily Cataneo's eery tale of magic and mystique, three rivaling sisters - Abena, Kayin, and Ndidi - encounter a shadowy figure in a dark forest. With Kayin and Ndidi's lives in danger, it's up to Abena, the eldest, to devise a plan to save them from the evil sorcerer's castle.

Alice in Wonderland is one of the most wondrous, truly original stories ever written, filled with magical and marvelous happenings. On its 150th anniversary in 2015, Lewis Carroll's tale of a world gone topsy turvy gets a unique retelling of the beginning of Alice's journey, with elegantly simplified text that keeps all of the astonishing adventures and wide-eyed amazement of the original.