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The Lamentable Tragedy of Locrine, Shakespeare Apocrypha
The Lamentable Tragedy of Locrine, Shakespeare Apocrypha
William Shakespeare
¥8.09
Elizabethan play, sometimes attributed in part to Shakespeare. According to Wikipedia: "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright."
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales
Washington Irving
¥40.79
From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of Sleepy Hollow... A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere.
Themba: a boy called Hope
Themba: a boy called Hope
Lutz van Dijk
¥40.79
Growing up in rural South Africa, Themba dreams of becoming a famous footballer. One day he leaves his village and travels with his sister in search of their mother. Life is a struggle in the city and Themba has to grow up fast. A lucky break gives him the chance to train as a footballer in the premier league. Finally he’s playing professionally and everyone wants to know about the rising young star – but Themba has a secret – should he tell the truth about his HIV and risk everything he’s ever dreamed of?
The Divided Laing: Or The Two Ronnies
The Divided Laing: Or The Two Ronnies
Patrick Marmion
¥38.62
London 1970: Experimental psychiatrist R.D. Laing is facing eviction from his pioneering asylum in the East End’s Kingsley Hall. Local residents are up in arms – and to make matters worse, Ronnie’s revolutionary colleague David Cooper is flipping out on the roof… With his personal life going down the pan and his mental state heading the same way, Ronnie takes an acid trip to the future. His mission is to save his therapeutic collective The Philadelphia Association and secure his professional legacy. Will it be a one-way ticket to madness – or can breakdown sometimes mean breakthrough?
Allan and the Holy Flower
Allan and the Holy Flower
H. Rider Haggard
¥40.79
Brother John, who has been wandering in Africa for years, confides to Allan a huge and rare orchid, the largest ever found. Allan arrives to England with the flower and there he meets Mr. Somers, an orchid collector who is willing to finance an expedition to find the plant.
Who Do We Think We Are?
Who Do We Think We Are?
Sonja Linden
¥38.62
A kaleidoscope of stories about war, displacement, revolution and liberation taking us on an emotional journey across three continents. Based on the actors’ personal and family experiences, the stories interweave and overlap, exploring moments of joy, sadness and laughter set against key historical events over the last hundred years. Poignant, moving, funny, inspiring, this is the first piece of work created by the Visible Ensemble, dedicated to putting older performers and their rich lives centre stage.
The Eloquence of Desire
The Eloquence of Desire
Amanda Sington-Williams
¥57.14
"I have just stumbled onto the nicest surprise" - Susan Abraham "an atmospheric novel with thought provoking themes" - Bookish Magpie "A good read" - Book Pleasures "For those who know me, giving a book a 5 is something I don't do. My belief is if a book receives a 5 rating, it better be worthy of a Nobel Prize in literature. The Eloquence of Desire is one such book. Ms. Sington-Williams has written a book that flows rhythmically, lyrically, like poetry or a song, but touches on every facet of human nature. This is not an easy read. Filled with emotion and every facet of human nature laid bare before the reader, this story will grip your heart and bring your emotions to the foreground. I don't think anyone will come away from this story untouched." - Romance Writers United. "an engrossing and atmospheric novel... has the sharp edge, clarity and narrative drive of Somerset Maugham... Thoroughly recommended!" - Dr. Stephen Wyatt, Award-winning writer of Memorials to the Missing. Set in the 1950s, The Eloquence of Desire explores the conflicts in family relationships caused by obsessive love, the lost innocence of childhood and the terror of the Communist insurgency in Malaya. Richly descriptive and well-researched, the story told by Amanda Sington-Williams unfolds as George is posted to the tropics in punishment for an affair with the daughter of his boss. His wife, Dorothy, constrained by social norms, begrudgingly accompanies him while their twelve year old daughter Susan is packed off to boarding school. Desire and fantasy mix with furtive visits, lies and despair to turn the family inside out with Dorothy becoming a recluse, George taking a new lover, and Susan punishing herself through self-harm. The Eloquence of Desire is written in Sington-Williams' haunting and rhythmical prose.
No Name
No Name
Wilkie Collins
¥40.79
The two sisters Norah and Magdalen live in peace and contentment, looked after by their governess, Miss Garth. Magdalen likes nothing better than to read at her window while her personal maid combs through and through her long hair. She finds herself a talented actress and falls in love with Frank Clare, the good for nothing but handsome son of a neighbour, whom she entices into the play. And then the sisters experience sudden death of their parents leaving them with no property, no rights and no name as a result of a legal defect with their inheritance.
Bebe Bulles Et Les Arcs-En-Ciel
Bebe Bulles Et Les Arcs-En-Ciel
Sue Rowbotham, Camille Medina
¥31.07
Bébé Bulles aime les arcs-en-ciel. Elle en voit de partout. Et toi, est-ce que toi aussi tu les vois ? Il était une fois une petite fille prénommée Sue, qui aimait jouer avec les mots et raconter des histoires, et qui rêvait de devenir écrivain. Elle grandit et sa vie prit un tout autre chemin, mais elle continua à inventer des histoires pour ses enfants. L’une de ces histoires fut abandonnée dans un tiroir pendant 25 ans. Pendant ce temps, dans une autre partie du monde et plusieurs années plus tard, une autre petite fille du nom de Camille se passionna pour le matériel d’art et de papèterie, le dessin, et les travaux manuels. Quand cette petite fille devint adulte elle décida qu’elle voulait continuer à imaginer et créer, et faire sourire les gens ; elle devint donc illustratrice. Un jour, un peu par hasard les chemins de la conteuse d’histoires et de l’illustratrice se croisèrent, et Bébé Bulles vit le jour. Explorez son univers gai et coloré avec vos tout-petits, et aidez-les à apprendre les couleurs et à trouver des arcs-en-ciel dans toutes sortes de lieux inattendus.
Hard Times: - play adaptation
Hard Times: - play adaptation
Charles Way
¥38.62
Brilliant adaptation of Charles Dickens biting novel H ard Times . Dominated by Gradgrind and Bounderby, Coketown’s prosperity is built on the cotton mills where thousands of men and women slave away for long hours and little pay. Gradgrind’s obsession with material progress damages his children Louisa and Tom, leading to scandal and disaster. ‘Hard Times’ celebrates the importance of the human heart in an age obsessed with materialism. Circus, music, and dark comedy all go into the rich mix of this truly Dickensian theatrical tale. Charles Way has written over 50 plays, specializing in writing for children, young people and family audiences. His plays are performed worldwide. He has won several major awards - A Spell of Cold Weather won the Writers Guild best children's play award in 2001 and in 2004 his play Red Red Shoes won the English Arts Council best children's play award. In Germany, his play Missing won the Children's Theatre prize and in the USA? he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. He was commissioned by the National Theatre to write Alice In The News , which children all over Britain have performed. He has also written many plays for radio, and a TV poem for BBC 2, No Borders , set in the Welsh borders, where he lives and has spent most of his creative life. ? " A stellar adaptation by Charles Way, moving, thoughtful and wonderfully drawn’.??????????????????????? What’s on Stage ***** ‘Way gives real depth to characters, replaces Dickens’ sentimentality with warmth and his censoriousness with moral indignation’. ?????????????????????????? The Independent ***** ‘daringly restructures Dickens’ plot, yet sticks to the motto of his lisping ringmaster Mr Sleary: “People mutht be amuthed.”’ ????????????????????????????????????????????The Observer ?
Die Werke von Fjodor Dostojewski (Illustrierte)
Die Werke von Fjodor Dostojewski (Illustrierte)
Fjodor Dostojewski
¥24.44
Fjodor Dostojewski gilt als einer der bedeutendsten russischen Schriftsteller. Sein Ein?uss auf die Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts, insbesondere auf existentialistische und expressionistische Str?mungen, war gro?. Jetzt genie?en Sie die Werke von Dostojewski auf Ihrem E-Reader. Diese enorme Sammlung umfasst auch spezielle Bonustexte. (9MB Version 1) Besuchen Sie bitte www.delphiclassics.com für weitere Informationen und unsere anderen eBooks durchsuchen. Merkmale: * kurze Einführungen in die Romanen und anderen Texte * zahlreiche Bilder mit Bezug zu Fjodor Dostojewski, seinem Leben und seinen Werken * die vollst?ndige Romane, mit Inhaltsverzeichnissen * Erz?hlprosa * die vollst?ndigen autobiographischen Werke - Erkunden Sie Dostojewskis erstaunliches Leben! * Ein spezieller Abschnitt mit Kritik an Dostojewskis Werken. INHALT: Romane ARME LEUTE DER DOPPELG?NGER NETTCHEN NESWANOWA ONKELCHENS TRAUM DAS GUT STEPANTSCHIKOWO UND SEINE BEWOHNER DIE ERNIEDRIGTEN UND BELEIDIGTEN AUFZEICHNUNGEN AUS EINEM TOTENHAUS AUFZEICHNUNGEN AUS DEM UNTERGRUND SCHULD UNS S?HNE DER SPIELER DER EWIGE GATTE DER IDIOT DIE D?MONEN DER J?NGLING DIE BR?DER KARAMASOW Erz?hlungen WEI?E N?CHTE EIN SCHWACHES HERZ CHRISTBAUM UND HOCHZEIT Autobiographisches AUTOBIOGRAPHISCHE SCHRIFTEN Literaturkritik DOSTOJEWSKI VON OTTO JULIUS BIERBAUM DOSTOJEWSKI VON DMITRI SERGEJEWITSCH MERESCHKOWSKI DOSTOJEWSKI VON HERMANN BAHR
14 Plays
14 Plays
William S. Gilbert, Arthur Sulllivan
¥8.09
This book includes: Gondoliers, Grand Duke, H.M.S Pinafore, Iolanthe, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Ruddigore, The Sorcerer, Thespis, Trial by Jury, Utopia Limited, Yeomen of the Guard, and Patience. All of these plays/operettas were written 1871 to 1896. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). Together, they wrote fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado are among the best known. Gilbert, who wrote the words, created fanciful "topsy-turvy" worlds for these operas, where each absurdity is taken to its logical conclusion—fairies rub elbows with British lords, flirting is a capital offence, gondoliers ascend to the monarchy, and pirates turn out to be noblemen who have gone wrong. Sullivan, six years Gilbert's junior, composed the music, contributing memorable melodies that could convey both humour and pathos. Producer Richard D'Oyly Carte brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and nurtured their collaboration. He built the Savoy Theatre in 1881 to present their joint works—which came to be known as the Savoy Operas—and he founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which performed and promoted their works for over a century. The Gilbert and Sullivan operas have enjoyed broad and enduring international success and are still performed frequently throughout the English-speaking world. The collaboration introduced innovations in content and form that directly influenced the development of musical theatre through the 20th century. The operas have also influenced political discourse, literature, film and television and have been widely parodied and pastiched by humorists."
The Power-House by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
The Power-House by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
John Buchan
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Power-House by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of John Buchan’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Buchan includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Power-House by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Buchan’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Libretti of 27 operas
Libretti of 27 operas
George Handel
¥8.09
This file includes: Acis and Galatea; Admeto; Alexander Balus; Alexander's Feast; An Occasional Oratorio; Ariodante; Athalia; Belshazzar; The Choice of Hercules; Deborah; Esther; Giulio Cesare; Israel in Egypt; Jephtha; Joseph and His Brethern; ; Judas Maccabaeus; L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato; Messiah; An Ode for St. Cecilia's Day; Rinaldo, in Italian; Samson; Semele; Solomon; Susanna; Theodora; and The Triumph of Time and Truth. According to Wikipedia: "George Frederic Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-English Baroque composer, who is famous for his operas, oratorios, and concerti grossi. He was born in Germany, trained in Italy, and spent most of his life in England. Born in Halle in the Duchy of Magdeburg, he settled in England in 1712, becoming a naturalised subject of the British crown on 20 February 1727. His works include Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque era, as well as the English composer Henry Purcell, Handel's music became well-known to many composers, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven."
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
Barbara Cartland
¥52.48
Alone in the world after her mother dies of consumption in a Swiss sanatorium, the beautiful young Larina Milton’s only comfort was a mortally ill American, Elvin Farren, who befriends her and they have fascinating conversations about the next world and the meaning of life.. But now he has gone back to his home in New York – perhaps forever. Larina’s relief to find that she has not caught her mother’s consumption is short-lived – her doctor delivers the terrible news to her that she has a rare heart disease, which will kill her in just twenty-one days! Desperate, she writes to Elvin, who had promised that alive or dead he would be at her side the moment she called out for him. Larina vows to do the same for him and they form a spiritual pact between them. Little does she know that her friend. Elvin, is one of the four sons of the immensely rich and famous Vanderfeld family of New York City and is abroad under his assumed name of ‘Farren’ Suspecting that she is a gold-digger and could blackmail the family, as his other brother Harvey is running for President of the United States, Wynstan Vanderfeld lures Larina to the family Villa in Sorrento. And there mysteries unfold amid incomparable beauty and both the lovely Larina and the worldly millionaire despite endless problems eventually find time for love.
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
Washington Irving
¥40.79
A collection of stories and legends written by Washington Irving. Apart from Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow which made both Irving and The Sketch Book famous , the other tales include Roscoe, The Broken Heart, A Royal Poet, The Spectre Bridegroom, Westminster Abbey, Little Britain, and others. The book also marks Irving's first use of the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon.
Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
H. Rider Haggard
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of H. Rider Haggard’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Haggard includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Haggard’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Portr?t Eines Engels
Portr?t Eines Engels
Barbara Cartland
¥52.32
Astara kehrt mit ihrem Vormund Sir Roderick, der sie als seine Erbin eingesetzt hat, nach einer langen Reise nach Hause zurück. Als sie zusammen ihre zusammengetragenen Gem?lde betrachten, schl?gt Sir Roderick zum Spaβ vor, seine drei Neffen einzuladen, unter denen sie sich, ganz ihrem Lieblingsgem?lde des Parisurteils gleich, einen zum Mann aussuchen soll. Zuerst z?gert Astara, doch schlieβlich willigt sie in den Plan ein. Zwei von Sir Rodericks Neffen kommen der Einladung freudig nach, doch vom dritten fehlt jede Spur. Je mehr sie über ihn nachdenkt, desto mehr ger?t Astara in den Bann des abwesenden Vulcan Worfield. W?hrenddessen verfolgen die beiden anderen ihre eigenen Pl?ne – wir wird der Spaβ wohl enden?
Ruth
Ruth
Elizabeth Gaskell
¥40.79
Ruth is a young orphan girl working in a respectable sweatshop for the overworked Mrs Mason. She is selected to go to a ball to repair torn dresses. At the ball she meets the aristocratic Henry Bellingham, a rake figure who is instantly attracted to her. They meet again by chance and form a secret friendship; on an outing together they are spotted by Mrs Mason who, fearing for her shop's reputation, dismisses Ruth.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
¥40.79
Set in the 17th century France, the novel recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, inseparable friends who live by the motto: all for one, one for all (tous pour un, un pour tous), a motto which is first put forth by d'Artagnan.
Moscow in the 1930s:A Novel from the Archives
Moscow in the 1930s:A Novel from the Archives
Natalia Gromova
¥90.03
Moscow in the 1930s: A Novel from the Archives reveals Moscow as it was in a bygone age, a city now found only on old maps, but an era that continues to haunt us today. The novel features a wide cast of characters, who are all tied together by the author herself. The reader plunges into the remarkable Moscow literary scene of those days, and literature aficionados will encounter within a number of important locations for the history of Russian letters: the Dobrov house, Peredelkino, Lavrushinsky Lane, Borisoglebsky Lane – and also the names of legendary figures such as Olga Bessarabova, Maria Belkina, and Lydia Libedinskaya. History is brought to life: the author introduces the reader to Leonid Andreyev, leads us on a tour of the side-streets and alleyways of the Arbat district, and shows us the tattered notebooks of Olga Bessarabova. All this has long since fallen away into history, but now it proves so easily accessible to us.