Travel Classics

Richie Preston is 27 years old and still lives in his parents' house, still works at a dead end job, lost his great love, still hasn't really begun his life. One day the fates smile on him and give him the opportunity to start over, to go back to being 17 and about to start his senior year of high school, only this time with all the memories of what he did wrong the first time. All he has to do is not interfere with anyone else's life. It sounds like a great deal, but living up to his end of the bargain turns out to be harder than Richie ever imagined.

H.G. Wells' seminal work of science fiction is the first in a new chronological series, brought to you by Spoken Realms and Stuart Gauffi. A century and a quarter after its original publication, this timeless classic still holds up as an extraordinary adventure into the distant future. Whether you're experiencing it for the first time or enjoying a visit with an old friend, this new narration is sure to become a favorite.

En La Máquina del tiempo el autor narra la historia de cómo un científico de finales del siglo XIX viajó a través del tiempo con la intención de conocer el futuro de la humanidad, se desplazó hasta el año 802.701, pero lejos de encontrar una sociedad en la plenitud de su desarrollo, ve un mundo en decadencia habitado en su superficie por unos seres hedonistas, los Eloi, sin escritura, ni inteligencia ni fuerza física.

En esta novela un viajero logra avanzar cientos de siglos en el tiempo y se encuentra con el estado final de la evolucion humana, en que las clases trabajadoras acaban siendo esclavas de las privilegiadas, en una forma tan sutil que ni ellos mismos se dan cuenta.

A scientist invents a machine that allows him to travel far into the future, and back again. In a far distant world he finds what, at first, seems to be a paradise. There is no more suffering, only beauty, tranquility and peace. He soon finds out however, that the inhabitants of the future pay a terrible price for their "Eden".

Famoso romanzo di fantascienza pubblicato nel 1895, eccezionale per la sua anticipazione delle tematiche spazio-tempo alla base di così tanti romanzi e film. Il romanzo è anche uno spunto per riflessioni filosofiche da parte dell'autore, che guarda con preoccupazione la disumanizzazione dovuta al progresso tecnologico.

Eine lyrisch-dramatisch-epische Cavalcade von 1766 bis Heute...

Uve Teschner liest eines der bekanntesten deutschen Märchen. Folgen Sie der Reise von Hahn, Katze, Hund und Esel nach Bremen...

"Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is a wild series of adventures widely acclaimed as "universally read" and highly influential. After a shipwreck, an Englishman discovers new, strange lands, and learns of the customs and governments of their inhabitants. This is an opportunity both for absurd humor and political satire, and the story of Lilliput may be the best example of Swift's imagination and wit. Gulliver finds himself a prisoner of a race of tiny people, the Lilliputians; they are no more than 6 inches tall, and he appears a giant to them. Soon afterwards, the spectacular giant becomes a favorite of the court, and is given a good view of the politics of the kingdom.

U odnogo portnogo rodilsja kroshechnyj syn, ne bol'she mizinca, a potomu ego i nazvali Mal'chiks-c-pal'chik. No pri malom roste u nego ne bylo nedostatka v muzhestve, i on skazal svoemu otcu: "Otec, ja dolzhen nepremenno videt' svet." - "Eto verno, syn moj! - skazal starik, vzjal dlinnuju shtopal'nuju igolku i na svechke priladil k nej sharik iz surgucha. - Vot tebe i mech na dorogu."

Literature's Living Room is the return invitation into the homes, architectural and natural, of classic authors whose writings we, as listeners, invite into our own homes. In this first book of the series, we explore houses (now open for public view) and natural environments of many novelists who resided throughout England.

In The Capture of Father Time, L. Frank Baum spins a whimsical and imaginative tale of young Jim, a mischievous boy who, through sheer curiosity, manages to capture the legendary figure of Father Time. With time itself seemingly under his control, Jim embarks on a series of playful and chaotic adventures, unaware of the consequences of meddling with the natural order of things.

From H.G. Wells, the grand master of speculative fiction, comes The Time Machine, a literary and science fiction classic brought brilliantly to life in this full-cast audio adventure. In the heart of Victorian England an inquisitive inventor constructs a Time Machine that hurtles him hundreds of thousands of years into the future. There he finds himself in the violent center of the ultimate conflict between beings of the light and creatures of the dark.

"The Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia", or the "Startling adventures of Baron Munchausen", is one of the funniest texts ever written. It relates the exploits of a grandiloquent figure, in a series of absurd, impossible and extravagant feats. It is a charming tale of dreamlike adventures, a powerful satire and a personal attack, as it was meant to mock a real Baron known for telling outrageous tall tales based on his military career during the Russo-Turkish war. The adventures of the Baron will have you roar with laughter and unleash your imagination as you witness his cannonball ride or travels to the moon.

The Art of War Sun Tzu - The Art of War is a 6th Century BC Chinese treatise on war and military strategy known for its timeless examples of strategy and planning. There is intense interest in this ancient work since it teaches how to be victorious in conflict and that the final victory ultimately is to see war as an effort to win minds and hearts rather than a mere acquisition of territory and wealth.

THE CHERUBINIC WANDERER: Angelus Silesius Translated by J.E. Crawford Flitch, 1932.

Als im Jahre 1336 Francesco Petrarca den südfranzösischen Mont Ventoux bestieg, war dies eine Zeitenwende: Zum ersten Mal wurde ein Berg bestiegen um des Bergsteigens willen. Oben angekommen, wurde Petrarca klar, dass das Leben in dieser Welt nicht nur trostlose Durchgangsstation ist auf dem Weg ins Jenseits - nein, er sah, dass die Welt und das Leben SCHÖN sind! Ein kleines, kurzes Hörbuch - und doch voller Wahrheit.

Philip un americano se pierde en un idílico paraje en la Bretaña francesa. Mientras está cazando, por casualidad se encuentra con Jeanne (la Demoiselle d’ys) que le invita a ir con ella al castillo donde vive, el Castillo d’Ys. Aunque a medida que avanza el relato la relación entre Philip y Jeanne va estrechándose, vemos como personajes extraños a todos los habitantes del Castillo. Inesperadamente Philipp es atacado por una serpiente y.

Unwed motherhood in Victorian England spells the end - your chances of marrying, chances even of working, disappear. Unless you can somehow "disappear" the evidence.... That's where "baby farmers" Amelia and Margaret come in. They'll care for your unwanted infant - for a fee. But what are they really doing with the babies? When the police find dozens of tickets for pawned baby clothes and no evidence of the babies themselves, Amelia and Margaret become wanted women, and a newborn's life hangs in the balance.

Katrine Feinberg is an acclaimed artist. Her mother's death reveals a true surprise. She, too, was an artist, in her youth. A new technology offers Katrine the chance to go back and live for a time in her mother's memories. A chance to learn how art could be lost. But can she handle the truth when she chooses to relive the day?