Welsh Literature

Роман "Великий Гэтсби" был опубликован в апреле 1925 г. Определенное влияние на развитие замысла книги оказало получившее в 1923 г. широкую огласку дело некоего Фуллера-Макги.

This audiobook looks at 12 works written by Robert Burns which were inspired by nature. We look at the works themselves, give a modern translation of each one and look at when, where, and, possibly, why they were written. This gives you quick, easy to understand information about Burns - so that you can surprise your friends with your 'in-depth knowledge.'

Betty is Danny's new neighbor, and Danny has a big, big surprise for her: He wants her to meet his best buddy - the dinosaur! Will Betty like the dinosaur as much as Danny does?

Welcome to Eldey, an island with deadly secrets. Mona: a carefree artist, staying at the Cloister to work on her illustrations. Beth: the harried mother of a toddler, on the remote Welsh island for a weekend with her family. Charlotte: a reluctant stepmother who wanted a romantic getaway with her husband. One of them is a serial killer who poisoned four of her friends at her eleventh birthday party. They all fit the profile. Who will risk everything to kill again?

In The Celtic Twilight, Yeats explores the world of fairies, ghosts and spirits. The title refers to the pre-dawn hours when the Druids performed their rituals. The work comprises tales recounted to the poet by his friends, acquaintances and various country folk.

Lucian Taylor, the hero, is damned either through contact with an erotically pagan "other" world or through something degenerate in his own nature, which he thinks of as a "faun". He becomes a writer, and when he moves to London he becomes trapped by the increasing reality of the dark imaginings of this creature within him, which become increasingly real. One of the first explorations in fiction of the figure of the doomed artist, who is biographically so much a part of the decadent 1890s.

When her father remarries, the honest, innocent Molly Gibson suddenly finds herself with a new stepsister, Cynthia, who is beautiful, worldly and impetuous. This would be more than enough to deal with, but the new wife is the deeply snobbish (and darkly secretive) Hyacinth. Thwarted love, scheming ambition and small-town gossip underlie the warmth, irony and brilliant social observation which link the relationships and the inevitable conflicts as profound change comes to rural England.

Forty breathtaking short stories of gripping adventures, secrets and strange conspiracies. 'The Dust That Was Barren' by P. C. Wren. 'The Deserter' by Stacy Aumonier. 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher. 'The Secret of the Smoked Spectacles' by William Le Queux. 'The 39 Steps' by John Buchan. 'Three Pennyworth of Luck' by Basil Murray. 'The Secret of Dr. Vaux’s Intrigue' by William Le Queux. 'A Thread of Scarlet' by J. J. Bell. 'How I Became a Secret Agent' by Dr. A. K. Graves.

Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life - and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly with his wife, Melanie, and their two young daughters in an affluent beach town in California. Some say he's a fake and a con man while others see him as a genuine visionary. But Francis has a very dark past, with another identity and a very different set of values.

An aspiring woodworker, Devon, builds a special table for a customer, but wants her boss, Mr. Gracy, to test it out while she sits under it. Devon and Mr. Gracy are on opposite sides of the table, each fantasizing about the other. Eventually Devon asks Mr. Gracy to try the table for real, and it’s then that the fun can begin in this age gap story of the naughtiest kind of anal sex loving.

Monica a abandonné sa carrière d'avocate pour réaliser son rêve : ouvrir un café sur Fulham Road. Le jour où un de ses clients oublie son carnet sur une table, elle ne peut s'empêcher de le lire. Les premières pages lui révèlent la confession de Julian Jessop, un artiste excentrique, âgé de soixante-dix-neuf ans qui exprime toute sa tristesse et sa solitude depuis la mort de sa femme. Touchée par cette idée de révéler des sentiments intimes à des inconnus, Monica décide de continuer le carnet avant de le déposer dans un bar à vin.

Новая книга Моники Али, автора ставшего всемирным бестселлером романа "Брик-лейн", — это "полифоничный портрет современного британского общества на фоне приготовлений к свадьбе, которая должна объединить две семьи из двух весьма далеких друг от друга миров" (PublishersWeekly). Ясмин и Джо — коллеги, молодые врачи. Невеста выросла в консервативной индийской семье, в то время как мать жениха — активная феминистка. Встреча этих двух миров еще на стадии подготовки к торжественному событию приводит к серии неожиданных последствий и переосмыслению каждым из героев своего прошлого и настоящего.

A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love. Stories by famous writers including Katherine Mansfield and Oscar Wilde.

Das Leben und die Liebe kennt die junge Catherine Morland nur aus der Literatur - bis sie eines Tages dem charmanten und lebensfrohen Henry Tilney...

This is a story from the The Body Snatcher and Other Stories collection.

Described by one reviewer as "bloody accurate", The Nationalists is an Irish story set against the bloody backdrop of the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence, and the Irish Civil War. From the author of The Scribe, The Soaring Spirit, Kolbe, and Land of Our Father comes a sweeping new novel that spans the turbulent years in Irish history - 1916 to 1923. It tells the story of a doomed love affair between a revolutionary journalist and a headstrong Kerry-born Cumann na mBan girl.

Lady Tempest Brodie is fearless, impulsive and always does exactly as she pleases—whether that be taming wild horses, riding bareback across the moors, or falling in love with the quiet yet compelling stranger sleeping in the loft above the stables. But despite the desire burning in her heart, she is coming to realize there are some conventions even she cannot flout.

Daniel and Mal need some peace to recover from the horrors of their last case. They don't get it because a dead family needs justice. An abandoned child threatens to break Daniel's heart. Mal's past comes calling in the shape of an attractive young man. Did John Edwards slaughter his wife and daughters, then kill himself? Why did the little boy survive the massacre? What are the hippies next door hiding? The only certainty is that everyone is lying.

Written by the author of the best-selling Welsh learners' novel Coed y Brenin, this book should help you expand and improve your Welsh, while being both interesting and entertaining. It should be suitable for those who've done a year or more of evening classes, although we'd hope that more advanced learners would also get a lot out of it.

You want your children to spend five or 10 minutes listening to a story that will hold their attention and stay in their minds - a story that could also give adults something to think about. This audiobook offers 50 such stories - parables, true stories, once-upon-a-time stories, Bible stories. Good stories feed the imagination. Moreover, they communicate values and ideas in a palatable, non-threatening way - putting flesh on the bare bones of concepts, teaching about life and lingering in the memory. Here is a source of such wealth.