European Literature

"Brother, you have often declared that you would not end your days in slavery. I see no possible way in which you can escape with us; and now, brother, you are on a steamboat where there is some chance for you to escape to a land of liberty. I beseech you not to let us hinder you. If we cannot get our liberty, we do not wish to be the means of keeping you from a land of freedom."

The Essential Classics: Volume 4 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Fenella Woolgar, Jonathan Keeble, Lucy Scott, David Rintoul, and Aidan Kelly. Spanning British, Russian, and Irish literature, this collection includes stories of modern Irish life in Dubliners, love and loss on an epic scale in War & Peace, as well as Dickens' tale of heroism in Nichols Nickleby, and many more.

Eugenia, an American expatriate brought up in Europe, arrives in rural New England with her charming brother Felix, hoping to find a wealthy second husband after the collapse of her marriage to a German prince. Their exotic, sophisticated airs cause quite a stir with their affluent, God-fearing American cousins, the Wentworth's - and provoke the disapproval of their uncle, suspicious of foreign influences.

Secular humanism has triumphed. Everything the late Victorians and Edwardians believed would bring human happiness has been achieved: Technology has made it so no one needs to work for a living, the social sciences ensure a smooth-running social order, and, in the name of tolerance, religious beliefs have been uprooted and eliminated except for a single holdout - a largely discredited and rapidly shrinking Catholic Church. Yet people are unhappy.

In the 1880's, an American senator observes, with some perplexity, English country life and all of its social echelons. To add some spice along the way, we follow the romances and intrigues of the flirtatious Arabella Trefoil.

Sait Faik’in tek romanı Kayıp Aranıyor, İstanbul’un sokaklarını, meyhanelerini ve gölgeli duraklarını adım adım dolaştırırken bize şu soruyu sordurur: Kaybolan gerçekten bir insan mı, yoksa biz miyiz?

Детство героини прошло в передвижном цирке, в котором работали ее родители. Но даже этого постоянного движения ей было мало. Она всегда умудрялась сбегать—чтобы заглянуть в чужие жизни, примерить на себя новые роли. Возвращаясь мыслями в прошлое, героиня рассказывает о своих приключениях и наблюдениях, отношениях с возлюбленными, с семьей и с самой жизнью, завораживая своим взглядом на мир. Вместе с ней слушатель побывает на окраинах французских городков и в центре Парижа, в живописных горах и на шумных съемочных площадках.

Дебютный роман молодой итальянской писательницы Франчески Джанноне, ставший литературной сенсацией в Италии—раскуплено уже более 580 000 экземпляров, а права на издание проданы 37 странам. Роман основан на истории прабабушки автора, в нем рассказывается о жизни Анны—молодой женщины с севера Италии, в 1934 году переехавшей вместе с семьей на юг страны, на родину мужа. Став первой женщиной-почтальоном в Лиццанелло, Анна бросает вызов патриархальным устоям общества.

Всю свою жизнь Альма убегает от тяжелых воспоминаний, от людей и от самой себя. Но смерть отца заставляет ее на три коротких дня вернуться в Триест—город детства и юности. Он оставил ей комментарий, постскриптум, нечто большее, чем просто наследство. В этом путешествии Альма вспоминает эклектичную мозаику своего прошлого: бабушку и дедушку—интеллигентов, носителей австро-венгерской культуры; маму, которая помогала душевнобольным вместе с реформатором Франко Базальей; отца, входящего в узкий круг маршала Тито; и Вили, сына сербских приятелей семьи.

She wanted to be seen. Just once. Mathilde Loisel lives a quiet, ordinary life in Paris—but she believes she was meant for something more. Elegance. Luxury. Admiration. A life just out of reach. When a single invitation offers her a glimpse of that world, she risks everything for one perfect evening—borrowing a necklace that seems to promise the life she has always imagined.

After the collapse of her marriage to an illustrious German prince, Baroness Eugenia Münster arrives in America with her brother, in search of wealthy New England relatives. The duo have an immediate impact on their American cousins, the Wentworths. The Baroness captures the eye of young Clifford Wentworth, and his girlfriend's older brother Robert; meanwhile, Felix falls for his American cousin Gertrude. The Wentworths are overawed by their European cousins and their frivolous lifestyle. What unfolds is a delightful comedy of manners.

Montaigne might well be one of the most sympathetic writers ever known. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre; his style merges casual anecdotes and autobiography with deep intellectual insights. His Essays are among the most influential ever written; one can recognize Montaigne's direct influence on great literary figures all over the world, from René Descartes to Nietzsche, Isaac Asimov, and possibly William Shakespeare. We have selected for you 100 of his most fascinating, insightful, and amusing quotes, so you can meet directly with one of the greatest minds who ever lived.

The Essential Classics: Volume 5 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Juliet Stevenson, David Rintoul, Rachel Atkins, Stephen Hogan, Aoife McMahon, and Lucy Scott. Spanning a broad range of British and Irish literature, this collection includes hilarious stories of the 'gentleman's gentleman' in My Man, Jeeves, the revolutionary and intense tale of Jane and Rochester in Jane Eyre, as well as Joyce's grand modern masterpiece, Ulysses, and many more.

Ein überreiches Potpourri deutscher Literatur erwartet die Hörerschaft, mit Meisterwerken aus vielen Jahrhunderten. Die vorliegenden zwanzig Erzählungen, Novellen oder Geschichten künden vor allem von der Freude am Erzählen. Mit dabei: Joseph Roth (Stationschef Fallmerayer), Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (Krambambuli), Wolfgang Borchert (Die Hundeblume), Kurt Tucholsky (In der Hotelhalle), Friedrich Glauser (Verhör), A.J. Mordtmann (Der Untergang der Carnatic), Franz Kafka (Blumfeld, ein älterer Junggeselle), Johann Peter Hebel (Unverhofftes Wiedersehen), Wilhelm Hauff (Das kalte Herz).

The follow up to best-selling audio Three Men in a Boat, Three Men on the Bummel features delightful, gentle, comic writing. First published in 1900, the story revives the three companions from Three Men in a Boat, this time taking them on a bicycle tour through the German Black Forest. Written during the Victorian era bicycle-craze, it is a light-hearted commentary on German culture at the time, told through the eyes of the hapless British tourist.

A delightful anthology of great works by some of Europe's greatest short story writers....

De Rabelais à Sartre, une exploration passionnée de la littérature française. À la fois écrivain, critique, universitaire, voyageur et poète, Michel Butor est l'auteur d'une œuvre littéraire dont la modernité reflète l'évolution extraordinaire du XXème siècle. Dans ces entretiens, menés avec Lucien Giraudo, il propose une histoire personnelle de la littérature française, ressaisie de l'intérieur par l'écrivain, mais présentée avec simplicité et passion par le professeur.

Dane Redford Lambourne, now the fourth Earl of Huntsbridge, never thought to live a responsible, noble existence. Spending his nights as a privileged gentleman, carousing and enjoying the company of friends was the only life he ever aspired to until the sudden death of his brother thrust him into a world he never wanted and was not prepared to face. Lady Nichola Crawford could care less if the fabric of her new evening dress matched her shoes or if any of the men at the upcoming ball even looked in her direction.

The Essential Classics: Volume 2 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Adjoa Andoh, Rupert Degas, Kobna Holdbrook Smith, Leighton Pugh, and Jonathan Keeble. Spanning the Atlantic, this collection includes stories of vampiric horror in Dracula, Orwell's modern masterpiece, Animal Farm, as well as Emily Brontë's timeless tale of love on the moors, Wutheirng Heights, and more.

Jules de Goncourt en zijn broer Edmond de Goncourt, zijn Franse schrijvers, die oorspronkelijk van de Goncourt Academy, die reikt jaarlijks de prijs van de zelfde naam. Een deel van hun werk werd in samenwerking tussen broers geschreven. De werken van de gebroeders Goncourt behoren op de hoogte van het naturalisme.