Ghost stories - e.f. benson

Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones) selects and introduces chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story - E.F. Benson.There's nothing sinister about a London bus. Nothing supernatural could occur on a busy Tube platform. There's nothing terrifying about a little caterpillar. And a telephone, what could be scary about that? Don't be frightened of the dark corners of your room. Don't be alarmed by a sudden, inexplicable chill. There's no need for a ticking clock, a limping footstep, or a knock at the door to start you trembling. There's nothing to be scared of. Nothing at all.Edward Frederic Benson was born on July 24, 1867 in Berkshire, the son of a future Archbishop of Canterbury, and one of six children. He studied at Kings College, Cambridge and at the British School of Archaeology in Athens. Benson's first book, Dodo, was published to popular acclaim in 1893 and was followed by over a hundred books, including novels, histories, biographies and ghost stories. In 1920 Benson became a full-time tenant of Lamb House in Rye, which had once been home to the novelist Henry James. Rye provided the setting for the Mapp and Lucia stories and their author served three terms as mayor of Rye in the late 1930s. E.F. Benson died on February 29, 1940. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

As the winter nights draw in and you settle in front of a cosy fire, it's the perfect time for a dash of the supernatural...embrace the gloom with spine-chillers from Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Edith Wharton and many moreDo you believe in ghosts?Ghosts, spirits, spectres or spooks, we have always felt the presence of someone - or something - hovering in the darkest corners of our imaginations.The great writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, from Elizabeth Gaskell to Rudyard Kipling, also produced some of the most influential ghost stories ever written, defining the genre for generations of writers to follow.Gathered in this thrilling collection are some of the most iconic Victorian ghost stories, from Charles Dickens's 'The Signalman' to M.R. James's 'A Warning to the Curious', alongside more unexpected contributions from masters of the form such as J.S. Le Fanu and H.G. Wells.You may think you don't believe in ghosts, but these stories will haunt you nonetheless. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. He draws the reader into a narrative that at first seems innocuous, but which becomes darker and darker by gentle turns until he transfixes you with his prose, creating the most unforgettable, alarming and frightening images. Complete Ghost Stories by M. R. James contains all his timeless masterpieces from the four collections of his eerie tales: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925).This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by author and playwright David Stuart Davies.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

M.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing background and chilling terror.As well as the preface, there is a fascinating tail-piece by M.R. James, 'Stories I Have Tried To Write', which accompanies these thirty tales. Among them are 'Casting the Runes', 'Oh, Whistle and I'll come to you, My Lad', 'The Tractate Middoth', 'The Ash Tree' and 'Canon Alberic's Scrapbook'.'There are some authors one wishes one had never read in order to have the joy of reading them for the first time. For me, M.R. James is one of these'.Ruth Rendell (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Země původu: Evropská unie Interpret / Téma: Coldplay Balení obsahuje: LP Žánr: Pop;Rock Barva: Černá Vydavatelství: Parlophone Subžánr: Pop;Pop Rock;Alternative Rock;Rock Varianta: Ghost Stories Datum vydání: 2014-05-19 Dekáda interpreta: 2010 - 2019;2020 - 2029;2000 - 2009;1990 - 1999 Rok vydání: 2014.0 Složení setu: 1 ks Typ: Album;LP deska Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Barva podle výrobce: Black Hmotnost: 180 g Země interpreta: Spojené království (muziker.cz)

The dead wreak revenge on the living, paintings come alive, spectral brides possess mortal men and a priest devours human flesh in these chilling Japanese ghost stories retold by a master of the supernatural. Lafcadio Hearn drew on the phantoms and ghouls of traditional Japanese folklore - including the headless 'rokuro-kubi', the monstrous goblins 'jikininki' or the faceless 'mujina' who stalk lonely neighbourhoods - and infused them with his own memories of his haunted childhood in nineteenth-century Ireland to create these terrifying tales of striking and eerie power. Today they are regarded in Japan as classics in their own right. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Existuje opravdu něco takového jako pravdivý duchařský příběh? Všechny podivné příběhy vycházejí ze skutečných zpráv lidí, kteří věřili, že je duchové a paranormální jevy s nimi spojené opravdu strašili. Sami se po přečtení jejich příběhů rozhodněte, čemu budete věřit... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Blend the wild and fevered Irish imagination with a wonderful facility for recounting a dark, compelling tale, add a dash of the supernatural, and you have a potent brew of spine-tingling tales. This anthology of the best ghost stories from Ireland and Irish writers includes contributions from such masters as Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats and Rosa Mulholland. Within these pages you will find strange accounts of haunted houses, death warnings from beyond the grave, and revengeful spirits, all guaranteed to stir the imagination and chill the blood.The haunting tales featured in this beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Irish Ghost Stories have been selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 208 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Macmillan Readers v úrovni Elementary můžete číst asi po jednom až dvou letech studia angličtiny. K porozumění vám postačí slovní zásoba 1 100 slov. Knihy mají 64 až 80 stran. Kniha je balena s audio CD a obsahuje 8 stran cvičení. věk 15+ pět strašidelných povídek... Popis: Description: Short Stories, Mystery/Horror/Ghost & Crime/Detection Five short stories to scare and enthral. Includes The Whistle, The Message of Death, and The Maze. úroveň A2 podle Společného evropského referenčního rámce Macmillan Readers v této pokročilosti můžete číst asi po jednom až dvou letech studia angličtiny. Většina titulů je balena společně s audio CD a mnohé jsou rozšířeny o 8 stran cvičení. K porozumění vám postačí slovní zásoba 1 100 slov. Knihy mají 64 až 80 stran a jsou na hřbetu značeny zelenou barvou . Zdarma si ke všem knihám můžete stáhnout pracovní list se cvičeními a klíčem. Najdete ho na našich anglických stránkách www.macmillanenglish.com/readers. Na nich nejdříve vyberte pokročilost a pak klikněte na požadovaný titul, hledané odkazy naleznete vlevo od názvu titulu. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A beautiful hardback edition of the famously terrifying ghost story, The Woman in Black, together with four other spine-chilling tales in one beautiful volume. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.This illustrated edition includes four of Susan Hill's scariest ghost stories: Dolly, The Man in the Picture, Printer's Devil Court and The Small Hand. 'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express'No one chills the heart like Susan Hill' Daily TelegraphVINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautifulIllustrated by Nick Tankard (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In 1888 Henry James wrote 'There was the customary novel by Mr Le Fanu for the bedside; the ideal reading in a country house for the hours after midnight'. Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Stories are tales selected from Le Fanu's stories which mostly appeared in The Dublin University Magazine and other periodicals, and their haunting, sinister qualities still have an enormous appeal for the modern reader. The great M.R.James, who collected and introduces the stories in this book, considered that Le Fanu 'stands absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories.' (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: 'F is for Freudian: 4 Erotic Short Stories' is a collection of erotica that explores the taboo sexual encounters that would not only prove Freud right, but make him hot under the collar too. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This luxurious hardback anthology brings together 15 classic ghost stories by some of the genre's most acclaimed writers, presented in a beautiful gift edition with gilded page edges.This ghoulish collection is a perfect companion for lovers of the paranormal, featuring classic tales from Golden Age of the ghost story. Inside you will find haunted mansions, dark crypts, vengeful curses, silent specters and other supernatural delights of the genre, artfully conjured by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and M. R. James.Stories include: 'The Oval Portrait' by Edgar Allan Poe 'The Wailing Well' by M. R. James 'The Withered Arm' by Thomas Hardy 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton 'A Ghost' by Guy de Maupassant 'An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street' by Sheridan Le Fanu This beautiful collection is presented with silver gilded page edges, ivory paper and wonderfully gothic endpaper illustrations, making it a wonderful gift for any horror lover. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A new selection of E. M. Forster's exquisite short stories, now in the beautifully designed Penguin English Library Series'We created the Machine, to do our will, but we cannot make it do our will now.It has robbed us of the sense of space and of the sense of touch, it has blurred every human relation and narrowed down love to a carnal act, it has paralyzed our bodies and our wills, and now it compels us to worship it.'Like his much-loved novels, E. M. Forster's short stories are rich in irony and alive with sharp observations on the surprises life holds.Telling tales of violent events, discomforting coincidences, and other disruptive happenings, his sharp and vivid prose has the ability to throw the characters', and reader's, perceptions and beliefs off balance. Selected to appeal to a new generation of readers around the world, this new selection of short stories in the Penguin English Library series celebrates E. M.Forster's unparalleled skill for storytelling, beginning with his masterful work of science fiction, The Machine Stops. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Classic / British EnglishThe famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married, and we discover the secret life of beautiful Lady Alroy. ThisPack contains a Book and MP3 (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Pro jemnou řezbu nepotřebujete více než kvalitní ostrý nůž, kus vhodného dřeva a spoustu nápadů. Některé z nich naleznete v naší knize - od nádherně jednoduchých projektů až po působivě složitější, ale stále dobře zvládnutelné. Práce se dřevem bývá odpočinkovým a současně pohlcujícím koníčkem, kterému se můžete oddat i s minimem nářadí a bez nákladně zařízené dílny. Poskytneme vám rady pro volbu vhodného nože, jeho nabroušení a údržbu, jak nůž správně uchopit a jak s ním bezpečně pracovat. Mezi uvedenými projekty nejdete např. lžíci, vidličku, držák na prstýnky, otvírač dopisů, pohárek na vejce, přívěsek a drobné figurální motivy. Odkryjeme také základní dovednosti řezbářského umění jako je vrubořez a mělká reliéfní řezba, které využijete třeba na ozdobení kuchyňského prkénka. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Teeming with dark humour, supernatural elements, and hard-to-believe situations, Nikolai Gogol\'s \"Collected Stories\" is a highest form of short story fiction. With stories like \"The Mantle\", \"The Nose\", and \"The Viy\", the author\'s attention focuses upon the satirical and nonsensical. Obsessions and schizophrenia run free in the stories, answering the social pressures and crisis of identity. Another important element is the praise of Russian folk tales and the supernatural, making the collection the perfect read while sitting in a dim-lighted room at midnight. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: When playboy stockbroker Alvin Benson is found dead in his New York mansion with a bullet through his head, it sends shock waves through the city that never sleeps. Detectives descend - and so does amateur detective Philo Vance, who immediately notices that Benson's toupee and false teeth are missing. With the police always two steps behind, Vance sets off in pursuit of a mysterious killer. Along the way, skeletons fall out of every cupboard he opens in the homes of New York's rich and powerful. Can Vance dodge danger, negotiate the petty politics and catch the killer? 'The Benson Murder Case' is ideal for fans of other amateur sleuths, including Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple' and 'Poirot' and the wannabe detectives in Richard Osman's 'The Thursday Murder Club'. S.S. Van Dine (1888-1939) is the novelist pseudonym of American art critic Willard Huntington Wright. As an art critic, he was an influential name in pre-First World War New York, using a pseudonym when writing detective novels. He created the popular fictional amateur detective Philo Vance in the 1920s when he was seriously ill and confined to bed for many months. His 12 Philo Vance novels made him one of the best-selling US authors in the inter-war years. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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eBook: Love, deceit, unhappy marriages, affairs of the heart, suicide and romance. This selection of short stories by Kate Chopin has something for everyone.A wide-ranging collection from classics of fiction tales to humorous sketches, this short story collection, with its interesting and diverse characters, by Kate Chopin, has something for everyone.Chopin \"was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.\" (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook:,Publikace vás provede praktickým řízením tréninku na základě měření srdeční frekvence. Všem sportovcům, trenérům a fitness instruktorům ukáže, jak je možné pomocí sporttesteru využít nejmodernější technologie při kontrole tréninku, zvyšování výkonnosti a udržování kondice. Autoři Roy Benson a Declan Connolly se s vámi podělí o mnohaleté zkušenosti a poznatky, které vám pomohou zjistit nedostatky v přípravě a ukážou vám, jak vytvářet cílené programy pro získání kondice, zlepšení vytrvalosti, zvýšení laktátového prahu a v neposlední řadě i k nárůstu výkonu. V knížce naleznete i konkrétní ukázkové programy a tréninkové plány pro vytrvalostní sporty: chůzi, běh, jízdu na kole, plavání, triatlon, veslování, běh na lyžích. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Chcete zhubnout, udržovat se ve formě nebo se připravit na závod? Ať je váš cíl jakýkoliv, neobejdete se bez sledování srdeční frekvence, která indikuje, kdy spalujete tuky, posilujete vytrvalost nebo zlepšujete rychlost, ale také kdy máte tělo nechat odpočinout. Díky boomu chytrých hodinek, aplikací do mobilních telefonů a vylepšení sporttesterů, které dokážou dokonale sledovat činnost vašeho srdce během sportování, nikdy nebylo snadnější adaptovat trénink na vaše individuální potřeby. Autoři úspěšné knihy Trénink podle srdeční frekvence využili desetiletí své trenérské praxe a vědeckého výzkumu a nabízí srozumitelně podaný návod, jak s monitorováním srdeční aktivity pracovat. Díky tomu si sestavíte individuální tréninkový plán odpovídající vašim cílům a aktuální kondici. K dispozici jsou rovněž ukázkové programy a tréninkové plány pro vytrvalostní sporty: chůzi, běh, jízdu na kole, plavání, triatlon, veslování, běh na lyžích a kolektivní sporty. Ať už je vaším záměrem zlepšit celoživotní kondici, nebo posunout sportovní výkon ještě o stupeň výš, s Tréninkem srdeční frekvence dosáhnete požadovaných výsledků. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Instrumental in revisioning the potential of the short story form, Katherine Mansfield’s ‘Bliss and Other Stories’ captures the accuracy of raw emotion and social experience. Inviting readers to reflect upon our most vulnerable of states, this collection constitutes a deep dive into what it means to be human. Featuring a selection of new poetry and short story by acclaimed New Zealand author Paul Morris, as inspired by Mansfield herself. ‘Bliss and Other Stories’ is the ideal companion for fans of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams fans of ‘The Notebook’. Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was a short story writer and poet from New Zealand who was widely considered one of the most influential and important authors of the modernist movement. Having settled in England at the age of 19, Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence were among her literary friends and admirers. She died of tuberculosis at the age of 34. Her life and best-know short stories were adapted into the 1973 TV series \\\'A Picture of Katherine Mansfield\\\'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Tales and Stories (1891) is a collection of short fiction by Mary Shelley. Despite her reputation as one of the foremost English novelists of the nineteenth century, Shelley also wrote numerous stories for magazines and other publications, earning a reputation as a gifted storyteller in all forms of fiction. In “The Sisters of Albano,” a traveler resting on the banks of an Italian lake strikes up a conversation with a beautiful Countess. Inspired by the history and landscape of the region, the Countess tells the tragic story of a local family. During the French occupation of Italy under Napoleon’s rule, Anina and Maria live vastly different lives. Maria, the older sister, is a nun at the convent of Santa Chiara in Rome, while Anina, the younger, is in love with a mysterious outlaw named Domenico. When the French arrive in Albano, Anina goes searching for Domenico, who has gone into hiding with other members of the local resistance. After the young girl is arrested and sentenced to die for violating an officer’s orders, Maria, dressed in her religious habit, appeals to the French on her sister’s behalf. In “Ferdinando Eboli,” a Neapolitan Count bids farewell to his young fiancée before going off to fight for his king. When he returns, he finds that an impostor has taken over his estate—and married the unsuspecting Adalinda. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Mary Shelley’s Tales and Stories is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: \'Vanity takes no more obnoxious form than the everlasting desire for approval. \'This collection of 12 short mystery stories includes titles such as \'Chick\', \'For One Night Only\', \'A Writ of Summons\', \'Spotting the Lady\', and \'A Lesson in Diplomacy among others\'.The title story \'Chick\' tells of an office boy who unexpectedly inherits the title of Marquis. As well as dealing with this unexpected elevation in his status, and learning how to behave as a member of the aristocracy he also has to protect his newly inherited estate from clever con men who try to convince him that there is oil on his land.Each of the other short stories stand out as intriguing and mysterious pieces of short-form literature as only Wallace could write it.If you love Wallace\'s amazing universe, this is a great collection of stories to help you dive deeper into the mind of the genius behind \'King Kong\'.- (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: We hear it all the time - Charles Dickens invented what we think of as a traditional Christmas. In this collection of short stories, he proves this fact. Vivid images of plum puddings, snow-blanketed villages, and inviting shop windows will effortlessly spark your Christmas spirit. A collection of classic tales from the greatest Christmas storyteller of all time, this is perfect for all Christmas fanatics, no matter your age! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Today, children trapped at their grandma's house because of a storm would occupy themselves with social media and a range of streaming services. But in the 1800s, things were very different.In Louisa May Alcott's 'Spinning Wheel Stories', the storm rages while the children gather around gran as she gets the spinning wheel going. While spinning wool and yarn she starts telling the youngers a host of stories.A collection of 12 short children's stories perfect to catch the attention of the kids, and entertain. Featuring a signature Alcott moral lesson - the benefit of listening to your elders.- (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Charles Dickens\' ‘Children Stories’ is a collection of tales for kids from one of history’s finest storytellers. In this wonderful anthology, children are introduced to characters who also appear in Dickens’ adult fiction including; Tiny Tim from ‘A Christmas Carol’, Trotty Veck and his daughter Meg from ‘The Chimes’, Oliver Twist and Little David Copperfield among other entertaining characters that we already know and love. These stories are the perfect bedtime reading, with wonderful tales to read out loud. Children and adults alike will delight in hearing them. Regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens is best known for creating some of the world’s best known fictional characters who feature in his most popular novels, including The Artful Dodger in \'Oliver Twist’, Ebenezer Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’, and Miss Havisham in ‘Great Expectations’. Dickens’ timeless novels and short stories are still widely read today and many have been adapted into countless TV programmes and films including the Academy Award-winning musical ‘Oliver’, and \'A Christmas Carol\' which is well known worldwide and is a huge favourite movie for families to watch together at Christmas time. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: In time for the highly-awaited TV series, a new edition of Jane Austen\'s delightful final work, set in a newly established seaside resort with a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculatorsIn the final months of Jane Austen\'s life, she began work on a new novel about social drama in the small seaside town of Sanditon, once a small fishing village and now a bustling spa town. In the story of Charlotte Heywood, a new arrival, Austen she contemplated a changing society with a mixture of skepticism and amusement, and notably crafted her only character of color in the mixed-race heiress Miss Lambe. Though unfinished at the time of her death, it is a key work for readers of Jane Austen, and all the moreso with a major upcoming TV adaptation. This volume includes Sanditon, as well as two other lesser-known works, Lady Susan and The Watsons. The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with several men. And The Watsons is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine, Emma, finds her marriage opportunities restricted by poverty and pride. With three vital and less familiar works by one of the most important novelists in the English language, this book is a must-have for Austen fans. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Young Jeff Benson and his elder brother Jacob are left fatherless when their father dies unexpectedly. The tragic event changes the course of their lives forever – and Jeff sets his sights on a life at sea. After several years learning his craft, Jeff returns to land to become a coastguardsman in his hometown of Cranby – where plenty of daring adventures await him. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Vyniká skvělými detaily a realistickým tvarem. Atraktivní ocas, který se ve vodě agresivně pohybuje, vytváří hlasité žbluňkavé zvuky a přitom ze sebou vytváří brázdu a bublinkovou stopu. Malý kovový nýt v ocasu zlepšuje dráždivý zvuk, který láká velké dravce. 3D skenované detaily Super hlasitý ocas Pevné ABS tělo Ultra ostré trojháčky (parys.cz)

eBook: Instrumental in revisioning the potential of the short story form, Katherine Mansfield’s ‘Something Childish and Other Stories’ captures the vulnerability of raw emotion in its most charged state. Inviting readers to reflect upon our social experiences, this collection constitutes a deep dive into what it truly means to be human. ‘Something Childish and Other Stories’ is the ideal companion for fans of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in ‘The Notebook’. Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was a short story writer and poet from New Zealand who was regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the modernist movement. Her life was turned into a TV series in 1973 called ´A Picture of Katherine Mansfield´, and many of her stories have been made into movies and TV shows, such as ´Winners and Losers´ (1975) based on the story ´The Woman at the Store´ and the most recent from 2021 ´Dill Pickle´ starring Caroline Duncan and Jim Thalman. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Leon, Aaron and Raphael. They all have a few things in common. They’re older, experienced and off limits. But most importantly, they’re dads. DILFs: Dads I’d Like to Fuck. I, Cecilia, am much younger than these men. They are a part of an erotic game to me. A need. An exploration of my own strong longing. I meet these men again and again. The sensation is always thrilling and seductive. Sometimes I dominate them. Sometimes they dominate me. DILF is an erotic short story about a desire and longing for the forbidden. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Written by Chopin the author of the much celebrated novel \"The Awakening\" comes another classic rich piece of late 19th century feminist american literature. Set in the heart of America’s deep south, \"Athénaïse\" is a short story exploring the timeless theme of women conforming to society’s expectations, rebellion, relationships and coming of age. From the cotton plantations to New Orleans we follow the title character, Athénaïse, a strong, independent and daring young woman on her journey of self-discovery. Feeling trapped in her marriage Athénaïse with the help of her brother flees to New Orleans. She soon discovers she is pregnant; will this change her perspective on her marriage? Will her husband accept her back? An American novelist and short story writer of French and Irish descent, Kate Chopin (1850 -1904) is one of the most celebrated feminist authors of the twentieth century. Most of her fiction is set in Louisiana where she lived depicting the lives of intelligent young women, Creole culture and society in the American south. She wrote over 100 short stories including children’s tales that were all published in some of the most prestigious magazines but her most notable work is her novel ‘The Awakening’ which firmly has a place in American literature. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: \'Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories\' invites readers to deep dive into Twain\'s wealth of knowledge and entertaining anecdotes concerning life, language, and love. With hidden gems such as \'The Great Revolution in Pitcairn\', which imagines a society built on a deserted island, and \'On The Decay of the Art of Lying\', which advocates for telling meaningful lies, Twain\'s impressive collection offers something for every reader looking to discover the wit and charm of America\'s greatest writer. Painting a captivating picture of 19th century America, this classic collection of short stories is perfect for Western lovers of Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt\'s \'The Magnificent Seven\'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha MP3 - autor Emil František Burian a Božena Benešová, čte Michal Pavlata a Kateřina Rajmontová-Buriánová Audiokniha Divadlo E. F. BurianaPůvodní komplet 2LP 1218 0451 "Divadlo E. F. Buriana" vydal Supraphon v roce 1979, v roce nedožitých pětasedmdesátin a zároveň v roce dvacátého výročí úmrtí zakladatele divadla, E.F. Buriana. Titul nyní vychází poprvé digitálně.Z komentáře Zdeňka Hořínka:...Album zachycuje v několika charakteristických ukázkách stav divadla, jeho dramaturgické tendence a inscenační výsledky, jak se v současné době projevují a utvářejí pod uměleckým vedením zasloužilého umělce Josefa Větrovce. VĚROU LUKÁŠOVOU se divadlo vrací k jednou z nejslavnějších titulů burianovské dramaturgie. Povídku Boženy Benešové Don Pablo, don Pedro a Věra Lukášová zdramatizoval E.F: Burian svým osobitým způsobem, plně respektujícím literu předlohy. Podobně postupoval Burian i v řadě dalších případů a dramatizace epických předloh se staly charakteristickou... (alza.cz)

eBook: Originally published in 1908 and out of print for more than half a century, this collection of stories, complete with a Preface by the author, presents Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at his finest. These 17 tales of suspense and adventure are meant to be read "round the fire" on a cold winter's night and include murder, madness, ghosts, unsolved crimes, mysterious disappearances, and more. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Bram Stoker is primarily known for his infamous horror novel 'Dracula', and its 1931 film adaptation starring Bela Lugosi. But Stoker has also penned shorter works intertwined with peculiar and morbid themes which echo the writings of the American master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. This consists of sinister stories published by Stoker's widow following his death. For instance 'The Secret of The Growing Gold', a ghost story about revenge that will send shivers down your spine. Accompanied by the humorous albeit chilling 'The Coming of Abel Behenna' among others. This collection encapsulates the full scope of Stoker's horror fiction at its finest. A must-read of the horror genre, with a touch of nostalgia.- (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: ‘Sexy Festivities: 22 Erotic Short Stories’ is a collection of erotica from LUST that will bring you pleasure throughout the year. Packed with explosive New Year’s Eve fireworks, lots of Easter lust, Valentine’s day sex, and horny midsummer flings, this collection carries you through the yearly festivities all the way to an advent season of sexy Christmas stories that deliver a present of steamy passion. This collection includes: The Christmas Calendar, Joleen, Christmas Eve, The Girl in the Lingerie Department, The Christmas Wish, December 4: Fuckin’ around the Christmas tree, December 12: The Lucia Procession, December 15: All I want for Christmas, December 21: I’ll Be Home for Christmas, December 25: He Came for Christmas, Christmas Eve at Hyde Mansion, Lucia, Secret Santa, Calendar Sex, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day: Amanda, Valentine's Night, Valentine, Easter Lust, Midsummer Night, A Midsummer Dream, A Wet Midsummer Night's Dream (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: With handsome rich men and ladies of leisure fluttering their eyelids trying to catch their attention, \'The Three Sisters\' reads like a humorous trial run for \'Pride and Prejudice\'. Told via correspondence, this is in fact a tale of a single man, Mr. Watts, who is in possession of a good fortune and is in want of a wife. Mrs. Stanhope is the mother of a family of girls who is very much in want of a son-in-law. And the girls? Despite one of them being \"the happiest creature on the planet\", they aren\'t actually all that happy at all. This satirical narrative of courtship and self-interest by the young Jane Austen is a must for any fan of the modern Chick-Lit novel or Rom-Com film. As an extra treat, this edition includes four additional writings from Jane Austen, making this essential reading for any Austen fan or study.These additional pieces• A Fragment written to inculcate the practice of Virtue• A beautiful description of the different effects of sensibility on different minds• The Generous Curate.• Ode to Pity (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: ‘The Beautiful Cassandra and Other Stories’ (1793) was written by the renowned English novelist Jane Austen, best-known for her novels ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (1811) and ‘Pride and Prejudice’ (1813). This collection of short stories, written when the author was very young, deals with an abundance of topics, such as murder, theft, deceit, imprisonment, romance, and intrigue. A fascinating and entertaining insight into the young Jane Austen’s mind, this collection is a sensational read for those contemplating reading some of Austen\'s famous novels later down the line, or for those already familiar with her brilliant body of work! There are few authors as iconic as Jane Austen (1775-1817). Her body of work contains some of the most beloved books and characters of all time which have been in print for over two hundred years and sold millions of copies worldwide. Austen was a trailblazer, famed for her satire, her astute social commentary and her strong-willed, passionate heroines. Her ability to wield humour with realism has found her favour with critics and readers for generations. Her most famous works include Pride and Prejudice (1813), Emma (1816), Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Persuasion (1818), all of which have received success in adaptations for the screen, stage and radio. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: First published in 1914, ‘Little Wizard Stories of Oz’ is a collection of six short stories from the famous and much-loved ‘Oz’ author L. Frank Baum. Short stories in the collection include ‘The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger’, ‘Little Dorothy and Toto’, and ‘Tiktok and the Nome King’. A sweet collection of magical stories, perfect for younger readers new to the world of Oz. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Written during the final stages of her illness, The Garden Party and Other Stories is full of a sense of urgency and was Katherine Mansfield\'s last collection to be published during her lifetime. The fifteen stories, many of them set in her native New Zealand, vary in length and tone from the opening story, \"At the Bay,\" a vivid impressionistic evocation of family life, to the short, sharp skectch \"Mrs. Brill,\" in which a lonely woman\'s precarious sense of self is brutally destroyed when she overhears two young lovers mocking her. Sensitive revelations of human behaviour, these stories reveal Mansfield\'s supreme talent as an innovator who freed the story from its conventions and gave it a new strength and prestige. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: “It grew dark and a mist spread over the countryside like a curtain. We were at the Bohemian border. Customs control, shouting, the din of the station, and finally the train moved on with a monotonous drone. ‘It was right here that I met Teresa Elinson,’ Marta said, in the corner of the cozy compartment. I replied: ‘Who is Teresa Elinson? I don’t remember you ever mentioning her.’ ‘No, never. It was a kind of adventure. That time too the train hurtled into the dark, where red sparks flew and lights flashed, scattering in the mist...’” Thus begins the story by Růžena Jesenská that gives this book its name. In this anthology, Kathleen Hayes has selected and translated eight stories by Czech female authors at the turn of the 19th and 20th century: a period of female political emancipation and impressive literary development. All of the writers included in the present volume were recognized in their own day and constitute a cross-section of the literary styles of the period. Tilschová’s “A Sad Time” is written in a Naturalist style; Jesenská’s “A World Apart” presents themes and motifs that appealed to the Decadents. Malířová’s “The Sylph” is both diaristic and satirical, while Svobodová’s ironical “A Great Passion”, with its rural setting and folklore motifs, reminds one of the writings of Karel Jaromír Erben. Preissová’s short story may be read as a celebration of folk culture. Benešová’s “Friends” is interesting for its psychological presentation of a child’s point of view and its implicit criticism of anti-Semitism. The book is accompanied by the biographies of each author and an introduction by Kathleen Hayes. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: \'Tappan\'s Burro, and Other Stories\' (1923) is a collection of classic western tales from the master of the genre, American author Zane Grey, best known for his romanticized stories about the old West.Tappan and his burro Jenet, is an impressive, Western duo searching for gold. Jenet is a great companion, since she knows the trails and waterholes of their upcoming journey to remote, dangerous terrain better than her prospecting owner. Trekking through the searing heat of Death Valley and the freezing blizzards of Arizona\'s mountains, the duo\'s adventures take them to the brink of death in the search of gold. This gripping short story is a tale of loyalty, courage and friendship with a Western twist. The book features four other short \'The Great Slave\', \'Yaqui\', \'Tigre\' and \'The Rubber Hunter\'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: \'Under Your Skin\' is a collection of 10 Erotic Stories from LUST. Kaya, a twenty-year-old student, breaks up with her fiancé in turbulent circumstances. She wants to start all over again, so driven by an impulse, she gets on the train to Warsaw. During the journey, she meets a handsome, wealthy man who does not intend to keep his fascination hidden from her. For the first time, Kaya will experience an inexhaustible desire.This compilation of erotic short stories from Polish LUST authors includes the \'Under Observation\', \'Leshy, the Forest Demon, and the Fox\'s Daughter\', \'A Controversial Scenario\', \'Geography Teacher\', \'Evening Walk\', \'The Power of Attraction\', \'Flying high\', \'Against the Voice of Reason\', \'Peach Delight\', and \'A Train Named Desire\'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Původní komplet 2LP 1218 0451 "Divadlo E. F. Buriana" vydal Supraphon v roce 1979, v roce nedožitých pětasedmdesátin a zároveň v roce dvacátého výročí úmrtí zakladatele divadla, E.F. Buriana. Titul nyní vychází poprvé digitálně. Z komentáře Zdeňka Hořínka: ...Album zachycuje v několika charakteristických ukázkách stav divadla, jeho dramaturgické tendence a inscenační výsledky, jak se v současné době projevují a utvářejí pod uměleckým vedením zasloužilého umělce Josefa Větrovce. VĚROU LUKÁŠOVOU se divadlo vrací k jednou z nejslavnějších titulů burianovské dramaturgie. Povídku Boženy Benešové Don Pablo, don Pedro a Věra Lukášová zdramatizoval E.F: Burian svým osobitým způsobem, plně respektujícím literu předlohy. Podobně postupoval Burian i v řadě dalších případů a dramatizace epických předloh se staly charakteristickou součástí jeho repertoáru...Důležitou součástí repertoáru Divadla vždy byly hry sovětských autorů...Zvláštní význam má v této oblasti Kačerova inscenace klasického díla sovětské dramatiky - JEGORA BULYČOVA od Maxima Gorkého. Autor, kterého můžeme označit za epilog starého, klasického realismu a zároveň prolog realismu nového..dokončil tuto hru roku 1931 a dodnes neztratila nic ze své vzrušivosti a aktuálnosti...Jegor Bulyčov je hra o porážce, jež má platnost vítězství. Gorkij zde znovu provádí uzávěrku, bilanci, zúčtování se starým životem, ale činí tak hrou otevřenou, v níž klíčí zárodek života nového...A JSME SI KVIT Viktora Rozova, známého sovětského dramatika a filmového scénáristy...tvoří součást komediálního celku Čtyři kapky...Jednotlivé díly večera jsou prokládány autorovými "lyrickými vložkami", v nichž Rozov formou přímého komentáře zobecňuje a dovršuje smysl svých kriticky, satiricky a moralisticky vyhrocených analýz vztahů mezi občany socialistické společnosti...Stejně bohatý je i rejstřík moderní tvorby světové, zahrnující významná progresívní díla tragického (Williamsův Sestup Orfeův), problémového (Dürrenmattovi Fyzikové), satirického (Kdyby všichni listonoši...F.Scotta Fitzeralda) i humorného zaměření (Wilderova Dohazovačka)...SESTUP ORFEŮV je jedním z uměleckých vrcholů a nesporně společensky nejzávažnějším dílem slavného amerického dramatika Tennesseho Williamse. Tato strhující moderní tragédie lásky a nenávisti, opírající se o starořecký orfeovský mýtus, v sobě slučuje otřesný obraz jižanské společnosti s hluboce básnivou touhou po vysvobození z nelidského prostředí, po plném, opravdovém a ničím nespoutaném lidském životě a štěstí. ...Inspirující sílu tradice vyjadřuje v současné divadelní situaci nejmarkantněji stále živé dramatické dílo Williama Shakespeara. Tento velký alžbětinec se stal pro Divadlo E.F.Buriana přímo kmenovým autorem, z něhož dramaturgie volí tituly všech žánrových větví: vedle klíčové tragédie Král Lear a oblíbených komedií Veselé windsorské paničky a Sen svatojánské noci se uplatňuje i vrcholná anglická "historie" - dvoudílný Jindřich IV., zhuštěný do jednoho večera pod názvem Falstaff a princ Jindra. Shakespearovy renesanční komedie jsou zdrojem životní radosti, vitality a drsného optimismu. Dramaturgicko-režijní koncepce SNU SVATOJÁNSKÉ NOCI vychází z předpokladu, že životního kladu se u Shakespeara (jako v dobrém dramatu vždycky) dochází cestou nesnadnou, ba trudnou...Divadlo E.F.Buriana zařazuje do repertoáru každou sezónu domácí novinku - se vším rizikem, které takové objevování provází...HRU NA OTÓNA napsala dvojice libereckých herců Miloš Bílek a Vojtěch Ron...Autoři předvádějí "hravou" (ale je to vážná a krutá hra!) formou modelový případ, založený na extrémní situaci do důsledku domyšleného vztahu spravedlivého člověka k nespravedlivé válce...ÚTĚK DO EGYPTA je dramatickým debutem ostravského prozaika a básníka Miroslava Stoniše.. jde o rodinné drama, liší se však od tradiční podoby tohoto žánru svou otevřeností… (knihydobrovsky.cz)