House Classics

Prospero, a tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, lives in the South Kingdom - a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Along with his necromancer friend Roger Bacon, who has been on a quest to find a mysterious book, Prospero must flee his home to escape ominous pursuers. Thus begins an adventure that will lead him to a grove where his old rival, Melichus, is falsely rumored to be buried and to a less-than-hospitable inn in the town of Five Dials - and ultimately into a dangerous battle with origins in a magical glass paperweight.

A door slams, and the echoes never fade. Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House (1879) is a play that doesn't shout—it lingers, unsettling and undeniable. Beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary household lies a quiet storm, gathering strength with every polite exchange, every carefully placed smile. Nora Helmer is a wife, a mother, a woman adored. Her home is warm, her life is comfortable, her husband sings her praises. But when a long-kept secret begins to unravel, so does the delicate balance of her world.

In The Idol House of Astarte, Agatha Christie spins an enchanting yet eerie tale, turning an innocent country outing into a sinister encounter with the supernatural. As the story unfolds at a seemingly harmless pagan shrine, an ancient statue of the goddess Astarte casts an unsettling presence, hinting at dark forces. When a man suddenly dies after a bizarre ritual, what begins as a harmless story told among friends morphs into an unsettling mystery. Is there truly a supernatural force at work, or is this yet another case where human nature outshines superstition in its cunning?

Victoria Winters at last feels she has a clue to her own identity when she meets elderly Henry Collins. He secretly gives her the jewels which once belonged to his lost love - a woman Victoria strangely resembles. After receiving the gift, Victoria is suddenly terrified by attacks on her life which are masked as accidents. Surrounded by danger, Victoria wonders if she is to be the victim of ruthless thieves - or a hidden murderer desperate enough to keep her from learning about her past.

In this collection you'll hear Stephen Fry narrating Great Expectations, Scrooge's ghostly journey narrated by Jason Isaacs, Juliet Stevenson leading us through The Old Curiosity Shop, and many more award-winning narrators bringing Dickens' words to life. Also included here is a short introduction to Dickens' life and works from Dr Pete Orford, an internationally renowned Dickens expert and the Course Director for the Charles Dickens Studies MA at the University of Buckingham.

La novela más conocida de Gustave Flaubert y una de las grandes obras de la literatura universal nos acerca a la historia de Emma Rouault, una joven de origen campesino y huérfana de madre que contrae matrimonio con el médico Charles Bovary. El afán por ser la protagonista de una vida romántica presidida por el amor, ambición que su marido no puede satisfacer, será la perdición de la ingenua muchacha, que buscará por todos los medios, con aventuras y con amantes, escapar al tedio, la monotonía y la exasperación que se han apoderado de su vida.

The Small House at Allington introduces Trollope's charming heroine, Lily Dale, to the Barsetshire scene. Lily is the niece of Squire Dale, an embittered old bachelor living in the main house on his property at Allington. He has loaned an adjacent small house rent free to his widowed sister-in-law and her daughters, Lily and Bell. But the relations between the two houses are strained, affecting the romantic entanglements of the girls.

Singapore, 1939: Life on the eve of World War II just isn't what it used to be for Walter Blackett, head of British Singapore's oldest and most powerful firm. No matter how forcefully the police break one strike, the natives go on strike somewhere else. His daughter keeps entangling herself with the most unsuitable beaus, while her intended match, the son of Blackett's partner, is an idealistic sympathizer with the League of Nations and a vegetarian.

Fortunata y Jacinta no es únicamente la gran novela de referencia del siglo XIX, sino también una obra fundamental del legado cultural español en la que Galdós narra la historia de dos mujeres. Jacinta está casada con Juanito Santa Cruz, quien le asegura la continuidad de una posición social acomodada. No obstante, lejos de conformarse con la seguridad de un hogar burgués, ella vive atormentada por las infidelidades de su marido y se siente incapaz, por su propia condición de mujer, de hallar una salida a la prisión dorada en la que vive.

The Globe goes beyond science to explore the development of the human mind. Terry Pratchett and his acclaimed co-authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen combine the tale of the wizards rewriting human history with discussions of the origins and evolution of culture, language, art, and science, offering a fascinating and brilliantly original view of the world we live in.

Marjorie Dawe is a librarian and takes her job - and indeed the truth of words - very seriously. She doesn't know it, but her world and ours - Roundworld - is in big trouble. On Discworld, a colossal row is brewing. The Wizards of the Unseen University feel responsible for Roundworld (as one would for a pet gerbil). After all, they brought it into existence by bungling an experiment in Quantum ThaumoDynamics.

The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne is a timeless classic filled with whimsy, heart, and imagination. This delightful sequel to Winnie-the-Pooh brings listeners back to the enchanting Hundred Acre Wood, where Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and their friends embark on new adventures, share heartfelt moments, and explore the meaning of friendship. From building a house for Eeyore to saying goodbye to Christopher Robin, each chapter is filled with charm and tender lessons that resonate with both children and adults.

In The Lady in the Lake, hard-boiled crime-fiction master Raymond Chandler brings us the story of a couple of missing wives - one a rich man's and one a poor man's - who have become the objects of Philip Marlowe's investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo, and the other may be dead. Marlowe's not sure he cares about either one, but he's not paid to care.

Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister, Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work - her preschool charges adore her, but their parents don't always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner.

After exploiting India's divisions for years, the British depart in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947.

Against the backdrop of the violent partition of India and Pakistan, this volume sketches one last bittersweet romance, revealing the divided loyalties of the British as they flee, retreat from, or cling to India.

Did you ever wonder: What kind of world Beethoven was born into? What did he think about the French Revolution? Did he ever find love? and What caused him to go deaf at such a tragically early age?Find the answers to these and many more questions about the most revolutionary musician of his time in Classical Giants: Beethoven. Written by a children’s author and mother of four in response to the lack of accessible but informative music history books on the market, Classical Giants brings to life with fascinating anecdotes and witty illustrations the most famous composers in history, ...

Publicada en 1901, Los Buddenbrook narra la decadencia de una familia burguesa alemana a lo largo del siglo XIX. En un gran fresco que va desde 1835, cuando aún se recordaban las guerras napoleónicas, hasta 1877, poco antes de la fundación del Imperio Alemán, Mann no solo captura un descenso social, sino también las fuerzas históricas que trastocaron la existencia decimonónica y alumbraron las incertidumbres de los tiempos modernos. Basada en su propia novela familiar, la historia anuncia además temas esenciales de su obra posterior.

Situada l'any 2941 de la Tercera Edat del Sol, la història del hòbbit Bilbo arrenca amb la recerca d´un tresor. Fins ara la vida del protagonista ha estat molt tranquil·la i rutinària, però tot canvia quan el mag Gàndalf el recluta perquè sigui el tretzè membre de la companyia de Thorin, una colla de nans originaris d'Èrebor, d'un quant temps ençà a l'exili des que una bèstia temible els va foragitar de casa seva.

Anne and Gilbert begin their life together in Anne's House of Dreams, a continuation of the story that began with Anne of Green Gables. First published in 1917, the L. M. Montgomery series continues with Anne as a new bride making new friends wherever she finds them. They settle on the seashore at Four Winds Point, an area near the village of Glen St. Mary on Prince Edward Island, Canada. She is befriended by the capable Miss Cornelia Bryant, kindly old sea Captain Jim, and the beautiful, mysterious figure of Mrs. Dick Moore.

Charlie y el gran ascensor de cristal es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil. El señor Wonka ha cedido a Charlie su gigantesca y fabulosa fábrica de chocolate. Acompañado por su familia, Charlie se monta en un gran ascensor de cristal que sube y sube hasta entrar en órbita. Al llegar al espacio, se encuentra con personajes monstruosos y viven maravillosas aventuras.