Irish Literature Classic

Descubre la adaptación de Cuento de Navidad de Charles Dickens. La adaptación ha sido realizada por Kathleen Hershner y está concebida para que la comprensión auditiva se adapte a un nivel intermedio, de esta forma puedes seguir la historia y mejorar tu inglés al mismo tiempo.

Un homme blessé, épuisé, est abandonné par son compagnon dans le désert du Grand Nord canadien. Malgré le supplice que lui impose la faim et qui l'accompagne continuellement, il poursuit inexorablement son chemin poussé par la petite flamme de vie qui brille encore en lui. Un loup, également blessé et affamé, le suit en permanence. Tous deux à bout de forces se surveillent mutuellement tout en se traînant sur la glace : qui mangera l'autre ? Qui survivra ?

Zahvatyvayushchaya istoriya o Maugli, mal'chike, vospitannom volkami i prochimi obitatelyami dzhungley, ego blizost' k miru zhivotnyh, a takzhe dramaticheskie otnosheniya s lyud'mi, k kotorym on vse-taki vynuzhden vernut'sya; udivit'sya hrabrosti malen'kogo otvazhnogo mangusta Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, vstupivshego v edinoborstvo s kobrami; ocenit' muzhestvo i uporstvo belogo kotika, reshivshego obespechit' svoim sobrat'yam bezopasnuyu zhizn'.

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet whose work is best known for combining the traditions of Romanticism with a realistic portayal of a declining rural society in Victorian England. "The Fiddler of the Reels" tells the story of a love triangle. The enigmatic, brilliant and rakish violin player, Wat Ollamore, who arrives in the small South Wessex village of Mellstock, exercises a diabolical fascination with the young, impressionable Car'line Aspent.

The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate. This book has been carefully adapted into modern English to allow for easy listening. Enjoy!

"El retrato del Sr. W. H." es una historia escrita por Oscar Wilde, publicada por primera vez en la revista Blackwood's Magazine en 1889. Fue posteriormente añadida a la colección "El crimen de lord Arthur Savile y otras historias". En esta novela corta Oscar Wilde intenta descubrir la identidad de la persona a la que van dedicados los sonetos de Shakespeare, un secreto que los expertos intentan averiguar sin éxito desde hace quinientos años. Hay múltiples teorías al respecto y Wilde se decanta por la teoría de que el autor de estos es Willie Hughes.

Shanahan's Stone is a tale about greed, vengeance, redemption, and love. So much history and mythology has become misinterpreted and altered over the years. Although modern day depictions describe leprechauns as little men dressed in green who hoard pots of gold, ancient Irish folklore depicted them quite differently. Shanahan's Stone breaks from these cliches and many other contemporary Irish stereotypes. It weaves an imaginative and unique story steeped in colorful Irish folklore.

A German advocate of the Kaiser discovers he is a facial/physical match for young Englishman Everard Dominey, who is near death after harrowing experiences in Africa. The remarkable doppelgänger resemblance leads Major-General Baron Leopold Von Ragastein to infiltrate the UK in perfect disguise. He wants to lead his country’s efforts as Europe is racing toward war. Part of the plan is to murder Dominey and have the Baron take his place in English society.

While Robert Louis Stevenson is most famous for novels like Treasure Island and Kidnapped, he also wrote a number of excellent stories of the supernatural. "Markheim" is one of his best.

Ellenor, fille d'un riche attorney et Ralph, jeune avocat ambitieux, sont amis d'enfance. Peu à peu, leur amitié s'est transformée en un sentiment plus tendre. Ils s'éprennent l'un de l'autre et se fiancent. Et, tout à coup, une nuit de mai va bouleverser leur vie...

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited with being the father of science fiction. 'A Deal in Ostriches' is an amusing tale about a situation on a ship returning from the Indies with several passengers and five ostriches on board. One of the ostriches swallows a valuable diamond - but nobody knows which bird it was.

Zwei ehemalige Angehörige der Britischen Armee reisen in das afghanische Kafiristan. Die beiden Abenteurer wollen dort mit Hilfe von Waffenlieferungen einen heimischen Stammesfürsten stürzen und selbst die Herrschaft übernehmen. Zunächst gelingt das Vorhaben, aber dann führt der zunehmende Größenwahn in die Tragödie.

À Fordham, par une nuit d'hiver, Ruth, la jeune apprentie de Mrs Mason n'a pas le temps de s'ennuyer : demain, c'est le grand bal de la ville et toutes les couturières sont mobilisées ! Choisie pour sa beauté, elle se tiendra dans le vestibule de la salle de bal afin de réparer les accrocs aux robes des danseuses et fera la connaissance de M. Bellingham. Ils sympathisent puis naît une relation qui vaut à Ruth d'être congédiée. Malgré le jugement de la société, ils passent des jours heureux dans le pays de Galles.

En Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe mostra com lésser humà és capaç de superar les dificultats amb esforç, paciència i enginy, alhora que fa veure la necessitat de comunicar-se i dintegrar-se en la societat.

Welcome to a survey of the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. In this survey we will examine Julius Caesar by principle section. In the first section we will examine the plot of Julius Caesar. In the next section we will examine the characters in the play.

mendeko Londresen, industria iraultza betean girotutako eleberri honetan, Charles Dickens bere biografian oinarritu zen egoerak eta pertsonaiak sortzeko. 11 urterekin, aita zorren ondorioz espetxean sartu zutenean, fabrika batean lanean hasi zen, familiarekin egiten zuen lo bertan, ez baitzuten etxerik.

Stevenson va escriure LIlla del Tresor quan va veure el seu nebot dibuixar amb aquarel·les el mapa d una illa. Va començar a posar-hi noms: lIlla de lEsquelet, el Turó de la Llarga Vista, fins a escriure a la cantonada superior dreta les paraules "LIlla del Tresor".

Green Tea is the story of the Reverend Jennings, who consumes copious amounts of green tea while pursuing his esoteric interests late at night. When something goes wrong, he approaches Doctor Hesselius, who sets out the narrative in the form of a series of letters to another physician. He discusses the symptoms of the clergyman’s mysterious affliction, which torments him and interferes with his services. The illness appears to be mental rather than physical.

Only James Barrie, the famous author of Peter Pan, could twist this story set in Scotland into an ironic tale. Maggie Wylie's brothers thought she would never marry so they enticed a young scholar into a marriage contract in exchange for funds for his education. What happens, of course, every woman knows, but is not telling.

Es gibt wohl keinen Autor, dessen Zitate so verbreitet sind wie die von Oscar Wilde. In Hotels, Restaurants, Firmenwebseiten jeglicher Branchen, auf Kissenbezügen und Tassen, auf Glückwunschkarten und weiß der Himmel noch wo. Seine Menschlichkeit, Empfindsamkeit und tragisch-komische Romantik heben seine Geschichten auf Sphären der Zeitlosigkeit empor und lassen deren Quintessenzen wie Sterne der Wahrhaftigkeit strahlen. Wer von Oscar Wildes Geschichten nicht berührt wird ist kein Mensch und wer Oscar Wilde nicht kennt, verdient es nicht als... ok sagen wir ist selber schuld.