Holiday Classics

Feeling a chill amidst the warmth of the season? Sensing a shadow lurking behind the tinsel and lights? Experience the darker visions hidden within our brightest holiday. Come listen to the water ghost's story as she spends Christmas Eve haunting Harrowby Hill.

Audrey’s boss gave her one objective - head to the small town of Winter Valley, and acquire that bed-and-breakfast the company has had their eye on forever. A big sale like this could change her career...and she’s the only one who could convince the owner to make the deal. On her way, she crashes into the truck of sexy, unavailable, single dad Colin Bradford. There’s something magical about being in a small town at Christmas. Life is slower than her hectic job in the city. She finds herself falling for Winter Valley...and for Colin.

Два года каникул - приключенческий роман Жюля Верна, впервые опубликованный в 1888 году, входит в цикл Необыкновенные путешествия, жанр приключения.

Casse-Noisette réaffirme la puissance du mystère et la nécessité du regard émerveillé. Sous les lumières vacillantes d’un soir de Noël, Hoffmann fait naître un univers où la frontière entre rêve et réalité se dissout doucement, comme neige au feu. Casse-Noisette et le Roi des souris n’est pas un simple conte pour enfants : c’est une plongée dans le mystère de l’imaginaire, une célébration de l’enfance comme lieu sacré de l’émerveillement et de la métamorphose.

Charles Dickens war ein englischer Schriftsteller. Ihm wird große literaturgeschichtliche Bedeutung beigemessen. 2015 wählten 82 internationale Literaturkritiker und -wissenschaftler vier seiner Romane zu den bedeutendsten britischen Romanen: "David Copperfield", "Bleak House", "Große Erwartungen" und "Dombey und Sohn". Zu seinen bekanntesten Werken gehören außerdem "Oliver Twist", "Eine Geschichte aus zwei Städten" und "A Christmas Carol". Hier sind seine schönsten Weihnachtsgeschichten gesammelt.

Chickpeas to Cook is the story of the woman of the tribe, women from some of the smallest of communities, often no more than a few hundred families in Singapore. How do these women live, think, breathe? What does the Dawoodi Bohra woman answer, for instance, when she’s asked if her daughter...

Seventeen of the bard’s most notable plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. This collection also includes the biography The Life and Times of William Shakespeare. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!...

If you love a good mystery—or a mystery about lovers—you'll cherish this collection of fourteen seductively sinister tales. These original stories from today's finest crime and suspense writers prove that while love may be blind, it can still aim straight for the heart. Featuring fourteen...

Ein wahres Füllhorn der schönsten weihnachtlichen Märchen und Geschichten erwartet uns hier! Über zwanzig Weihnachtsmärchen aus aller Welt, dann die wunderbaren Weihnachtsgedichte von Paula Dehmel, die "Weihnachtsgeschichte" mit Ebenezer Scrooge von Charles Dickens, die "Schneekönigin" von Hans Christian Andersen sowie der Weihnachtsdauerbrenner schlechthin: "Der kleine Lord".

Christmas may come but once a year but human emotions, the driving force of our characters, are with us every day. Yet, somehow these same emotions when they happen at Christmas seem amplified; we seem more tender to their touch, their words. Whether it’s a long-lost returning soldier wondering how best to return to the arms of his family without too great a risk of shock... Or a prodigal son whose taken path has driven pain into his own and others hearts… These stories reveal much about the human condition.

A rich, accomplished, intensely intimate collection with 2 full sections of new poems bookending Blanco’s selections from his 5 previous volumes “An engineer, poet, Cuban American . . . his poetry bridges cultures and languages—a mosaic of our past, our present, and our future—reflecting...

Eight of the bard’s funniest plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to The Winter’s Tale, abridged and novelised for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to the wonderful world of Shakespearean comedies with these...

"A perfect blend of spooky and sweet! A great read-aloud experience for both kids and grown-ups alike." ―Pete Oswald, #1 New York Times–bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg and The Bad Seed on The Gingerbread Monster A rhyming Christmas picture book from #1 New York Times–bestselling...

Twenty stories were originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines “Household Words” and “All The Year Round”. Some of the stories have little holiday sentiment and exhibit much of the indignation Dickens felt at the social and economic injustices of his day. Some of the stories were written in collaboration with other authors.

A thrilling tale of murder and intrigue in Victorian London, featuring Detective Harry Pilgrim. Perfect for fans of S. J. PARIS and C. J. SANSOM. Previously published as A KILLING KINDNESS. London 1850. A city of contrasts. Of scientific marvels, poverty, disease and death. When Detective...

In this sequel to Dream of Me, Josie Litton pursues the romantic and political affiliations between the Saxons and the Norse at the end of the ninth century. When the Saxon lord Hawk agrees to take a Norse bride, he finds an unexpected affection for his enigmatic and fiery fiancée, Lady Krysta...

Kate is having a hard time. Lucas, the journalist she moved to Rome to marry, seems to be breaking up with her. In actual fact, he doesn’t want to feel responsible for making her happy. “You were never responsible for that,” she answers, confused. “Happiness simply happened between us...

Em noites aconchegantes de inverno, aproveite uma seleção de contos de Natal incríveis do querido autor Hans Christian Andersen. Quase dois séculos depois de serem publicadas pela primeira vez, as histórias de Andersen permanecem como contos de bem e mal, amor e perda, e lealdade em face a grandes dificuldades. Elas estão ao alcance das crianças, mas também apresentam lições de virtude para os adultos! Relembre os contos preferidos da sua infância ou apresente a imaginação de Andersen a um pequeno leitor antes do Natal....

Sprinkled with humor, Our Last Christmas Wish is a raw and inspiring story of hope, faith, and love. Chris’ resolution to live with meaning and his determination to inspire that passion in others kindles joy and warmth in the true spirit of Christmas, enriching lives around the world as his story is shared year after year.

This is a gentle Christmas story, whose message is that if we didn't already have Christmas, we'd find a way to invent it. It's hard times in Old Trail Town as the Season of Giving approaches. The factory that employs most of the town is closed and not likely to re-open, and town merchants fear that people will try to shop on credit. Unwilling to carry the debt, the merchants work out a scheme to get everybody in town to agree not to have Christmas that year. What happens next proves that Christmas can't be banned from the hearts of those who truly believe in it.