Welsh Fiction

"The Prisoner of Zenda" is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces are such that in order for the king to retain his crown his coronation must go forward. An English gentleman on holiday who fortuitously resembles the monarch, is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an attempt to save the situation.

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.

It is 1813 in Northern Spain. The crew of a British warship is attempting to make contact with the local resistance fighters who are battling the French. They send a brave crewman, known as Cuba Tom, to try to make contact with the local chief of the Guerrillos, but he fails to return. So a young naval officer, Edgar Byrne, sets off to try to trace him. The trail leads him to a strange inn which is run by two very sinister old women...

Fifteen-year-old Esperance Darbois, the only daughter of philosophy professor François Darbois, is determined to become a woman of the stage. But becoming an actress will sully the respectability of the Darbois family, damage her marriage prospects, and harm her father’s distinguished reputation.

Découvrez l'ouvrage original de Rudyard Kipling. Sept récits constituent ce premier livre ; Mowgli est le héros de trois d'entre elles.

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of all George Orwell's greatest non-fiction: three full-length books, a collection of his most well-renowned essays and the complete collection of his poetry.

En este libro hemos reunido las frases más famosas atribuidas al famoso escritor irlandés, Oscar Wilde. Las frases fueron tomadas de sus obras de teatro, novelas, poemas e incluso de conversaciones transcritas que fueron archivadas hasta nuestros tiempos. En cada una de estas frases es evidente la genialidad de estilo y el sarcasmo esmerado e inteligente de este autor fenomenal. Disfrute de las formas sutiles de Oscar Wilde.

The "Way of Peace" is a New Thought book written by James Allen. Although Allen is more widely known for his "As a Man Thinketh", it is the lesser known "The Way of Peace" (1907) which reflects more accurately his New Thought Movement affiliations, referencing as it does Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism. The book is essentially a treatise on the importance of meditation as a "pathway to divinity". Whatever we meditate upon, Allen explains, we become.

Published in 1791, Thomas Paine’s The Rights of Man defended the French Revolution’s values of freedom, equality, and brotherhood. He argued that a government based on justice ought to support mankind’s civil rights relating to security and protection, as well as the natural rights to life, liberty, and freedom of conscience. He also proposed plans for universal education, pensions, poverty relief, and social welfare in this classic work that was widely read across the West.

Зов предков - рассказ об удивительной судьбе собаки по кличке Бак. Бак был похищен, увезен на Аляску и продан золотоискателям. Непросто было домашнему псу приспособиться к жизни в суровых краях дикого Севера. Но, выдержав все испытания, он стал сильным, выносливым и бесстрашным зверем.

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.

Tom Jones is a splendid Hogarthian panorama of 18th-century English life and morals, encompassing both city and country, and comprising some of the greatest comic characters in British literature. First published in 1749, it was an instant success and has gone on to become a classic of its genre. Quite simply, there has never been anything like it.

Listen to these anal virgins get it for the first time in the naughtiest spot of all. Featuring threesomes, age gaps, milfs and brats–all of whom dare to take it rough, hard, and raw in the one place they shouldn’t!

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.

Under the Greenwood Tree, Hardy's second novel, was published in 1872 and became the first of his great series of Wessex novels. The book, subtitled A Rural Painting of the Dutch School, tells the endearing tale of a group of church musicians who accompany the hymns at the local Mellstock parish choir and we follow the fortunes of one of its member, Dick Dewy, who falls in love with the new school mistress, Fancy Day.

Clover has grown up with rockstars for parents. They expect her to follow in their footsteps. But Clover doesn't want to be famous, she just wants to create the music she loves. Will that change when her twin brother needs her to take his place in the pop band Saving Creed? Her crazy mother puts a wig on her head, bandages up her boobs and throws her onto the stage at the London o2. Suddenly, she finds herself living with four hot men. The only problem? They all think she's her twin brother, Creed!

The year is 2229 and Jack Peterson has terminal cancer. He's a dead man walking until his doctor gives him a way out. If he's willing to give up his entire life, he can travel for 800 years in stasis to planet Epigog 31 to receive treatment. With no other options available, he agrees. Once there, he discovers that aliens exist and they are allies with humanity. But there's a catch to receiving treatment: While his body heals, he must act as muscle for the aliens. His conscious mind is uploaded into a mechanical battle unit and he is sent to train for warfare.

The energetic, pretentious and sometimes malicious Lucia's reign over Riseholme's gentry is challenged by a dazzling diva, a fraudulent guru and the exposur eof her faulty Italian.

Originally published in 1903, James Allen's classic As a Man Thinketh has been one of the most popular self-help books for over a century. Inspired by the biblical quote "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he", the book helps listeners discover the strength in themselves to deal with anything life may bring. Come listen to one of the most powerful books to alter one's thinking for the better.

Leana Murphy ist ganz sicher nicht auf der Suche nach der Liebe ihres Lebens. Denn die Liebe ihres Lebens hat sie bereits verloren, als ihr Mann gestorben ist. Doch es zieht sie immer wieder in die schottischen Highlands des 16. Jahrhunderts. Warum wird die Anziehungskraft des Steines immer stärker? Steckt vielleicht doch eine neue Liebe dahinter? Und wer ist der geheimnisvolle Mann, der sie so in seinen Bann zieht? Es dauert nicht lange, bis Leana herausfindet, dass noch viel mehr als ein Abenteuer in der Vergangenheit auf sie wartet. Etwas, das größer ist, als die Zeit selbst.