Welsh Literature

These four works show Samuel Beckett at his most penetrating. Both Krapp's Last Tape (1958) and Not I (1972) are among the most striking pieces written for the theatre in the 20th century. An old man sits at a table, playing back old tapes made when he was younger, mixed glimpses of past feelings. In Not I, we have just a mouth expressing memories and torment in a torrent of words.

Forty breathtaking short stories of gripping adventures, secrets and strange conspiracies. 'The Dust That Was Barren' by P. C. Wren. 'The Deserter' by Stacy Aumonier. 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher. 'The Secret of the Smoked Spectacles' by William Le Queux. 'The 39 Steps' by John Buchan. 'Three Pennyworth of Luck' by Basil Murray. 'The Secret of Dr. Vaux’s Intrigue' by William Le Queux. 'A Thread of Scarlet' by J. J. Bell. 'How I Became a Secret Agent' by Dr. A. K. Graves.

DOYLE'S WORLD is no ordinary biography about one of the world's most influential writers. It is instead a work that deciphers in particular the cryptic origins and actual scientific methods used by fiction's most famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes—and a work that provides a detailed look into the psyche and working life of Holmes’ creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The book follows Doyle’s entire illustrious literary career, with emphasis on the Sherlock Holmes mysteries as they evolved from the late 1880s to the early 1900s.

FEAT DESC 1617, Vardø, au nord du cercle polaire, en Norvège. Maren Magnus-datter, vingt ans, regarde depuis le village la violente tempête qui s'abat sur la mer. Quarante pêcheurs, dont son frère et son père, gisent sur les rochers en contrebas, noyés. Ce sont les hommes de Vardø qui ont été ainsi décimés, et les femmes vont désormais devoir assurer seules leur survie.

Samuel Sotomayor tiene una deuda pendiente, quiere vengar la muerte de sus padres asesinados. Necesita encontrar a los asesinos. Pero luego de vengarse se da cuenta de que el resultado de esta venganza no es satisfactorio, solo un deseo cumplido y un conflicto moral lo empieza a envolver.

The Weston family have always pinned their hopes for creating a dynasty on their glamorous granddaughters. But Joan and Megan - confident and eligible though they are - regularly set tongues wagging with their outrageous behaviour. Their grandmother Gladys decides she must organise a party to find them suitable husbands - and that's when everything really goes wrong. Meanwhile, fortunes are shifting in Pendragon Island.

This collection brings together stories by Edith Wharton, Katherine Mansfield, Wilkie Collins and Marcel Proust, with forays into the supernatural and the comedic by Sabine Baring-Gould and Saki. Be them funny or moving, all stories are beautifully read by Harriet Walter (Atonement, Netflix’s The Crown), Juliet Stevenson (Bend it Like Beckham, The Enfield Haunting), Barbara Leigh-Hunt (Pride and Prejudice, Billy Elliot) and Rosalind Ayres (Titanic, Outnumbered).

"Lord Jim" is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in "Blackwood's Magazine" from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked "Lord Jim" #85 on its list of the 100 best English language novels of the 20th century.

The past meets the present when American journalist Kayla O'Brien makes her new home in Killaloe, Ireland, called back to her Irish roots. Researching her ancestry as she settles into her new life, it is when she begins that summer attending events with a group that visits historical and spiritual places that Kayla begins to have dreams that mysteriously seem like they are taking place in another time, long ago.

Everything is all fun and games until living on the "wild" side becomes the rule instead of the exception. It's good to be bad... within reason, of course. And in this case? It's very, very good.

Живя в своем фешенебельном доме в Вестминстере Флер и Майкл Монт вращаются среди самых ярких и привилегированных представителей общества. Но послевоенный Лондон это уже совсем не та старая добрая Англия. Теперь это место для реализации личных амбиций, в котором принято жить одним днем. Сомс Форсайт постоянно находится рядом с любимой дочерью балуя и оберегая ее, но он никак не может понять и принять новые правила жизни. И в тот самый момент, когда думает, что защищает свою дочь, он оказывается инициатором крупного великосветского скандала.

First published in 1880, The Rebecca Rioter is a novel based on the notorious Rebecca Riots in South and West Wales in the early 19th century. The story tells the tale of Evan Williams, a young working-class man, struggling to come to terms with the injustice and social inequalities of the world he lives in. His rebellious actions during a time of "agrarian discontent" have dramatic consequences, not only for himself, but also inadvertently for the woman he loves. Amy Dillwyn (1845-1935) was born in Swansea and was a novelist, feminist, and pioneer industrialist.

The Naughty Sex Collection is a deliciously sinful box set of erotica, spanning the strata of kinks and fetishes. This erotic collection features rough anal sex erotica between hunky men and brat women.

Fourth-year medical student Maya Gennaro realizes her superior Clark Valentine might enjoy the finer things in his high-society life, but that he’s missing out on certain experiences. Discovering that he’s never had anal sex, which is very-much on Maya’s bucket list, Clark’s virgin understudy decides that she must be the one to show him the dirtier things in life.

Jane Eyre es una niña huérfana que se ha educado en un orfanato, su inteligencia y su afán por aprender consiguen apartarla del mundo de su infancia. Al llegar a los dieciocho años abandona la institución y comienza a trabajar como institutriz, para educar a la hija del señor Rochester. Poco a poco, el amor irá tejiendo su red entre ellos, pero la casa y la vida de Rochester guardan un estremecedor y terrible misterio.

The murder of a young girl found barefoot in a country park and the re-emergence of shoes from the victims of a serial killer from over 40 years ago. A coincidence or a connection? Will Blake is determined to find out, but as he unearths the past, questions are raised about the original investigations, and it becomes clear that The Wirral has a killer on the loose, once again.

In the hauntingly beautiful Welsh Elan Valley, a house once beloved of the poet Shelley stands in the way of Birmingham’s need for water. It is the Tregaron family’s ancestral home, and the flamboyant, strutting Griffith Tregaron is determined to profit from progress while his daughter Philippa is beside herself at its sacrifice. A young engineer is torn between ambition and conscience; a local girl’s innocence is tested by change.

Mae atgofion hunllefus achosion y gorffennol wedi gorfodi Taliesin i ymddeol fel ditectif. Mae e'n cyfrannu i bodlediad am Droseddau Gwir a phan fo linc i lofruddiaeth yn ei gyrraedd ef a Mari, y cyflwynydd, mae'n sylweddoli bod yna debygrwydd rhwng y weithred dywyll a'r hyn maen nhw wedi bod yn ei drafod Ar Ffeil Drosedd. Ond pwy yw'r llofrudd a pham mae'n e'n edrych i'r gorffennol?

Princess Maeve Moran's wedding day was supposed to be a day she had dreamed of. When a violent coup breaks out in the capital city, her life is turned upside down as she witnesses the murder of her father, The King, her mother, her brother, Heir to the Throne, and her fiancé, Rian Doherty. Stripped of her magic and left for dead, Maeve is rescued by Dedra Blos, a royal seamstress, and Tiernan Demaris, an army alchemist. Determined to recapture all she has lost, Maeve vows revenge against the usurpers.

Hidden away in Báscogar prison, Princess Maeve Moran has buried her past and her very identity to seek revenge against the ones that took everything from her. But secrets can't stay hidden forever. When a familiar face resurfaces—the very one who betrayed her—everything unravels. He's charming the kingdom, wearing the crown, and hunting her down. And Eoghan Kael, the Tinemallacht warrior that has so stolen her heart, has been keeping a devastating secret of his own.