Classic For Adults

Qui pourrait croire que derrière cette paisible ménagère, si tendre et si attentionnée avec son mari, se cache une terrible meurtrière ? Et cette logeuse débordante d'amabilité et de gentillesse, comment ne pas lui faire confiance ? Mais attention ! Les apparences sont parfois trompeuses... Voici quatre histoires à l'humour plutôt macabre dont la lecture vous fera frémir !

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE FEUD: After twelve years of truce between two feuding families, Jasper Stump is missing and a beast is devouring people in the woods. CATS: The police are sent to investigate the home of an elderly woman with a houseful of cats who has not retrieved her newspapers for four days. BEDTIME STORY: Cindy is waiting up for her daddy who went out to get something for tomorrow morning’s breakfast. ANOTHER DAMN DAY IN VEGAS: Two detectives have a particularly grisly ...

When a violent attack leaves cowman J.T. Tussle in trouble, the Landons and Lee Mattingly are quick to come to his aid. Tussle must get his yearlings to market, and they embark on a cattle drive to Fort Worth. Along the way, they get caught up in herd cutters, a bounty hunter, relationships, thunderstorms, and each other. THEY RODE TOGETHER continues the story of The Landon Saga…

When Rondo Landon discovers his wife has been taken captive during a daring Indian raid, he’s determined to find her. April Gibson is also taken, and the Landons, Lee Mattingly, and others take out after them. Along the way, they encounter someone from the Landon’s past, a war chief out for blood, a thunderstorm, relationships, and tough decisions. Warpath continues The Landon Saga…

Based on true events, a U.S. Marshal escorts a stagecoach around the Gila Apache Reservation in 1873 but is caught in the crossfire between innocent travelers and rogue Apaches. The wounded U.S. Marshal rides in the snowstorm during the night until he sees a lone cabin in the mountains. But his strength is waning. He's not sure if he'll survive his wounds. Bear Creek Massacre is a thrilling novel that depicts perspectives from both white settlers and Apaches.

Astrid Lindgrens ungpigeroman er fortællingen om sol og sommer, ungdom og kærlighed. Man lærer de to muntre tvillinger, Kerstin og Barbro, at kende. Deres far er major, og familien har hidtil levet en hyggelig og stilfærdig tilværelse i en lille svensk by. Da deres far bliver pensioneret, overtager de den smukke, men noget forsømte fædrenegård Lillhamra, som har været forpagtet bort. I de nye omgivelser lærer tvillingerne at bestille noget, og de stifter bekendskab med nabolagets unge, blandt dem gårdmandssønnen Erik og stud. Polyt. Bjørn.

This abridged version of the Shakespeare classic Henry V is adapted and condensed to just over 20 minutes across five acts. It tells the story of the mature King Henry V and his defeat of the French at Agincourt despite being heavily outnumbered. Henry succeeds militarily in a country where he doesn't even speak the language. Henry also achieves success, but it has stark implications for his past friendships. This version is abridged and adapted, offering a condensed and simplified, yet full cast theatrical production version of the play.

'Hey, I am Kris, a twelve-year-old little boy with irresistible & invincible faith in God and humanity but have been battling my entire life since I was born. I always remember and even assume that everything was already written in our destiny, and we can't design our own life in the way we truly want. Okay, who cares when we already have an arduous life; leave it. We all build intimacy with the beauty of nature and perceive, experience & feel it naively and incessantly but when nature bursts out to torture us in the awful way, we start loathing it. We all hate things that don't come in our...

In the fourth volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, three timeless tales for the young and the young at heart, including Aladdin and the Magical Lamp, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, and The Emperor's New Clothes.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The terrors include:SOMETHING IN THE ICE: A teenager finds a monster frozen in the lake on the same day big cats have escaped from the local zoo and are gobbling up the town folk. ROAD KILL: Matt and Penny pick up a young man with a flat tire on a lonely road in the middle of the night. STREET CINDERWINE: A man who loves to escape the hustle and bustle of the city meets a sad young girl waking on a lonely road in the middle of the night. THE RAPTURE: A televangelist predicts the end of the...

Rondo Landon is on his way to Midway, Texas, when misfortune strikes. Meanwhile, Lee Mattingly and Brian Clark have their own problems as they meet their new business partner. It isn’t until their paths cross that they realize their troubles are connected, and they join forces. Along the way, they encounter new enemies, revenge, relationships, and an odd horse. FASTEST GUN AROUND continues The Landon Saga…

"¿Le aflige acaso el verse sumergido por mucho tiempo en la oscuridad? Pues de usted depende que esa oscuridad no sea eterna." Aún cuando el criminal crea que el delito es moralmente justificable, y aún cuando es lo suficientemente hábil como para esconder las pruebas, ¿recibirá su castigo igualmente? Esta novela plantea un profundo análisis psicológico del protagonista, el joven estudiante Rodion Raskolnikov, cuya firme creencia en que los fines humanitarios justifican la maldad, le conduce al asesinato de una usurera petersburgués.

It started innocently enough. Joe was the engineer on one of Earth's first explorations beyond the Solar System, using borrowed Imperial technology. Captured on a hostile planet, he has to make a plan for his crew to escape - and then he discovers his real mistake! He becomes a Missionary of Civilization on a primitive planet caught between massive empires - and the enemy has to think it's all native ingenuity!

Klasický pirátský příběh pro děti a mládež s pokladem, zakopaným na neznámém ostrově byl mnohokrát zfilmován, upraven pro rozhlas i divadlo a motivy z něj se nacházejí i v dílech jiných autorů. Poprvé vyšel v roce 1883 a stal se nejpopulárnějším dílem svého autora. Příběh začíná v hostinci U admirála Benbowa, kde se ubytuje starý námořník Bill Bones, který záhy zemře. Při vyklízení jeho pokoje objeví syn hostinského Jim Hawkins v truhle mapu, na které je zakreslena cesta za tajuplným pokladem kapitána Flinta. Ukáže ji zemanovi Trelawneyovi a lékaři (a zároveň smírčímu soudci) Liveseyovi.

Joe and his wife Asina were coming home to Hell. Calmena was a primitive planet where descendants of abductees were enslaved by enemies of humanity, hoping to breed docile servants. It hadn't gone well for anyone. A century ago, the Empire found the planet and began using it to trace the fractal demons back to their home. Joe and Asina's role has been helping the human slaves throw off the demonic yoke, always careful to camouflage their help as native ingenuity. In that century, Calmena has gone from isolated villages at the demons' mercy to independent towns and cities. But the real power...

Publié pour la première fois en 1894, "Poil de carotte", fortement inspiré de l'enfance de son auteur, peut être considéré comme une œuvre partiellement autobiographique, même si Jules Renard ne l'a jamais revendiquée comme telle. L'histoire de "Poil de carotte" relate les aventures de François Lepic, un jeune garçon roux victime des farces de ses frères et sœurs et des reproches constants de la part de sa propre mère. C'est d'ailleurs sa famille qui lui choisit ce surnom grotesque : Poil de carotte.

Let Osvaldo Mouszee guide your children through the life and work of three of the greatest classical composers: Beethoven, Berlioz, and Brahms. The book explains their life and works. Not only that, but you can hear their works included in the recording after learning about the composer. This is great way to educate children on classical composers and bring their works to life!

When a famous actor goes missing, the search leads playwright Richard Copplestone to the seaside town of Scarhaven. Every clue seems to bring about more questions as the intrigue goes much deeper than anyone suspects. Copplestone uncovers layer after layer of dark secrets, many of them involving the attractive Audrey Greyle and her family. If Copplestone does not discover the truth soon, he risks endangering the lives of the friends he has made in Scarhaven, including Audrey.

Als Pierrot seine Eltern verliert, muss er Paris verlassen und ein neues Leben bei seiner Tante beginnen, die in einem wohlhabenden deutschen Haushalt dient. Aber dies ist keine gewöhnliche Zeit: Der zweite Weltkrieg steht vor der Tür. Und es ist kein gewöhnliches Haus: Es ist der Berghof - Adolf Hitlers Sommerresidenz. Fassungslos muss der Hörer miterleben, wie sich Pierrot zum skrupellosen Nazi wandelt, seinen besten Freund verleugnet und seine Tante verrät.

Huck Finn lebt bei der Witwe Douglas. Sie hat ihn bei sich aufgenommen, weil Hucks Mutter tot und sein Vater ein Trinker ist. Huck fühlt sich nicht wohl bei der Witwe. Er reißt aus und entschließt sich, sein Leben selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Er trifft den schwarzen Sklaven Jim, der ebenfalls aus dem Haushalt der Witwe Douglas getürmt ist.