Sagas Classics

Une jeune princesse, fille unique, est condamnée par une méchante fée à une mort accidentelle.

A queen gives birth to a baby daughter, a girl with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony. She is named "Snow White". Sadly, the Good Queen, Snow White's mother, dies during childbirth. After a year has passed, Snow White's father, the King, takes a new and second wife, who is very beautiful, but a wicked and vain woman. The new queen, Snow White's evil stepmother, possesses a magic mirror, which she asks every morning, "Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" The mirror always replies: "My Queen, you are the fairest one of all."

La novela narra la situación de Augusto Pérez, un joven rico licenciado en Derecho. Hijo único de Madre viuda, a la muerte de su madre no halla qué hacer con su vida hasta que un día, paseando sin rumbo, conoce a una guapa joven pianista, Eugenia Domingo del Arco de la que se enamora o cree enamorarse y cuya amistad trata de conseguir, cosa que efectivamente logra. Conoce a la familia de ella, que es también huérfana y vive con sus tíos, don Fermín, un "anarquista místico", y doña Hermelinda.

Une histoire courte pour les enfants dès 5 ans. Il était une fois un petit sapin, qui était le seul petit sapin au milieu d'une forêt d'arbres feuillus et touffus. Oh, comme il est malheureux avec ses épines ! Lui aussi voudrait avoir de belles feuilles bien vertes. Ou encore mieux, les rendre jaloux avec des feuilles tout en or... Un conte sur la différence et l'acceptation de soi.

"Selv om vi sejler gennem samtiden og flyver ind i fremtiden, er fortiden altid med i bagagen. Islaendingesagerne rummer en eller anden klassisk kerne, noget, der findes inde i os, og som vi laerer meget naermere at kende, når vi laeser dem." - Einar Mar Gudmundsson i lydbogens forord.

Dumbo er en sød og glad lille elefantunge - med meget store ører. Han bliver drillet med sine ører og har ikke mange venner i det cirkus, han hører til. Men så en dag møder han cirkusmusen Tim, og sammen opdager de Dumbos skjulte talent, som vil gøre ham til en stjerne! Tag med på Dumbo og Tims fantastiske rejse i dette klassiske eventyr. Bliv fortryllet af DISNEYS fantastiske verden.

"Njals Saga" dateres til sidste fjerdedel af 1200-tallet. Sagaen, som er den længste islændingesaga, er berømmet for sin kunstneriske komposition og sine uforglemmelige scener. Den handler blandt meget andet om det ubrydelige venskab mellem Gunnar og Njal og deres hævngerrige koner, og den viser hvordan en konflikt, der starter mellem enkelte individer til sidst ender med at udfordre hele retssystemet og bringe samfundet på randen af borgerkrig. I sidste ende bliver redningen den kristne tilgivelse. Men før det sker, har mange helte ladet livet.

"Philosophy in the Bedroom" ("La philosophie dans le boudoir") was written in 1795 by the Marquis de Sade, while imprisoned in the Bastille. It is a work of erotism, laced with socio-political subversion. The main characters are libertines, who decided to give a young maiden their own brand of sex education. They explain to her that pleasure is the most important goal of all, and then proceed with affirming that she will not be able to feel "true pleasure" without pain.

The Tale of Genji is an exquisitely crafted classic work of Japanese literature written in the 11th century. Some consider it to be the world's first novel, or the first modern or psychological novel. The narrative of 54 chapters is embellished by hundreds of little poems spread like a string of pearls through the prose. The story recounts the life of Hikaru Genji, the son of an ancient Japanese emperor and a concubine. Removed from the line of succession, Genji pursues a series of love affairs and a career as an imperial officer.

Esta versión de Orgullo y prejuicio contiene el texto original que escribió la autora Jane Austen. La historia enfoca en la vida aristocrática de los ingleses en el siglo 19. El libro enfoca en la protagonista Elizabeth Bennet y su vida amorosa. Un tema grande del libro es relación entre el amor y el dinero en la época de la historia. En el audiolibro, la narración es clara. No hay variación en el volumen de la narración. No lee demasiado rápido ni tampoco es lento para disfrutar cada momento.

After Caroline Myers gets her heart broken, her beloved great-aunts send her on a spur-of-the-moment northern adventure, equipped with little more than a batch of their special spiked tea. But soon after hopping a plane to Gold River, Alaska, a still loopy Caroline takes part in an odd ceremony that ends with a kiss from her personal tour guide. The next thing she knows, she wakes up with a ring on her finger.

After watching the man she loves walk down the aisle with her sister, Cathy Thompson needs to get away. Alaska - beautiful, remote, and far from bitter memories - sounds like the perfect place to start over. But a brand-new life comes with brand-new challenges...namely Grady Jones, a pilot and single dad who has a solution to both their problems: a marriage of convenience.

Découvrez six histoires de Schtroumpfs pleines de rebondissements : "Le Schtroumpf Volant" - Le Schtroumpf Bricoleur ne pense qu'à une chose : voler... et il va user de tous les stratagèmes pour y parvenir ! "LŒuf et les Schtroumpfs" - Le Schtroumpf Boulanger n'a plus d'œufs pour son gâteau. Le Schtroumpf Grognon et le Schtroumpf Bêta sont alors désignés pour lui en dénicher un...

Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's best dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language, and are the most performed ever. His work contains stunningly modern insight, witty jokes and soaring passion; it is an endless source of amazement and inspiration. Romeo and Juliet is perhaps his most famous and beloved; this heartbreaking tale of impossible love has marked every generation since its publication, and it is an essential part of Western culture.

As the First World War takes hold, a young girl comes of age in a troubled London. Capturing the longing, excitement and poignant comedy of adolescence, The Beautiful Visit is the debut novel from the beloved author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard. 'She helps us to do the...

"The Three Little Pigs" is a very funny and famous fairytale featuring anthropomorphic pigs who build three houses of different materials. The story begins with the title characters being sent out into the world by their mother, to "seek out their fortune". The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and eats him. The second pig builds a house of furze sticks, which the wolf also blows down and eats him. Each exchange between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases, namely: "Little pig, little Pig, let me come in." "No, no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin." "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in." The third pig builds a house of bricks. This little pig is very smart, and the end is a big surprise for everyone.

Discover the endless fascination of Indian culture with five tales, selected for you for their power of evocation, wisdom and humor. "The Alligator and the Jackal" is a tale of wit and cleverness, about which will defeat the other. "Singh Rajah and the Cunning Little Jackals" is another example of how cleverness can overcome even the most powerful. "The Farmer and the Money-Lender" shows the eternal struggle between class, and a way to trick the tricker; "Who Killed the Otter's Babies?" will bring you deep reflections about causality and responsibility; and Tit for Tat is a powerful lesson about the dangers of habits.

A long time ago, in Copenhagen, there lived an old bachelor who lived alone in a small shack and always slept with a nightcap that he pulled well down over his face. People laughed at his strange attire. However, there was a story behind this nightcap and, if it had been widely know, they would have mocked him less.

Painting a candid picture of a family in crisis, Something in Disguise is a haunting, heartfelt novel from the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard. May's second marriage to Colonel Herbert Brown-Lacy is turning out to be a terrible mistake. Her son, Oliver, leaves...

From the lauded, bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, in Odd Girl Out, Elizabeth Jane Howard reveals with devastating accuracy a marriage put in a most destructive situation. Anna and Edmund Cornhill have a happy marriage and a lovely home. They are content, complete, absorbed in their...