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McTeague, a strong but stupid dentist, marries Trina, introduced to him by her cousin Marcus Schouler. When Trina wins $5,000 in a lottery and increases the sum by shrewd investment, Schouler, who had wanted to marry Trina himself, feels cheated. In revenge, he exposes McTeague's lack of diploma or license. Forbidden to practice, McTeague becomes mean and surly, but the miserly Trina refuses to let him use her money, and they sink into poverty.

The story you’re about to hear took place primarily in what is Southern Utah and has been called the quintessential western, meaning simply it is a top-notch example of quality. It is composed of an extensive list of ingredients; adventure, action, violence, crisis, suspense, conflict...

Baron Münchhausen wird auch der Lügenbaron genannt. Warum? Weil er die Erzählungen über seine Abenteuer immer etwas ausschmückte. Gottfried August Bürger hat die Abenteuer des Barons niedergeschrieben, und auch heutzutage erfreuen sich Leser*innen noch an den wahnwitzigen Geschichten. Mit Spannung, Witz und Abenteuer bleiben die Geschichten noch lange im Gedächtnis.

The Lost World is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1912, concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive. It was originally published serially in the Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April-November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

When Adela and her elderly companion, Mrs. Moore, arrive in the town of Chandrapore, India, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced British community. Determined to explore the “real India,” they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr. Aziz, a cultivated Indian...

يحيا السيد «فيلياس فوج» حياة شديدة التنظيم؛ فهو يخطِّط لكل لحظة من يومه منذ أن يستيقظ في الصباح وحتى يأوي إلى فراشه. وهكذا تسير حياته إلى أن يضع ثروته وسمعته على...

In The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, a man falls into a mysterious sleep and awakens two centuries later to a radically transformed world. Graham, once an ordinary Victorian gentleman, discovers he has become the richest and most powerful man on Earth—known as "The Sleeper." But with great power comes a shocking truth: society has evolved into a dystopian system controlled by elites, and his wealth is the backbone of a deeply unequal world. As Graham struggles to understand his new reality, he becomes entangled in political intrigue, rebellion, and the fight for freedom.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Call me Ishmael. So begins Herman Melville's towering masterpiece of obsession and the sea — the story of Captain Ahab, a man maimed by the great white whale Moby Dick, who drives his ship the Pequod and its crew on a relentless hunt for vengeance...

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a major work in yoga. This audiobook is about control of mind and the true goal of yoga. The sutras are full of wisdom, and the translation in neat English makes it very easy for people to understand the ancient Sanskrit text. It starts with the birth and growth of spiritual man through the control of mind. In all, this is an all-in-one book for yoga philosophy written by the master himself.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast production of Homer’s epic seafaring adventure, dramatised by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and starring Tim McInnerny, Benedict Cumberbatch, Amanda Redman & Adjoa Andoh. JOURNEY THROUGH ONE OF THE GREATEST ADVENTURES IN WESTERN STORYTELLING AND GREEK MYTHOLOGY 'As...

Read by Award Winning Narrator Daniel Weyman. BOND VS BLOFELD In the aftermath of Operation Thunderball, Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s trail has gone cold?and so has 007’s love for his job. The only thing that can rekindle his passion is Contessa Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo, a troubled young...

Herman Melville August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the 1919 centennial of his birth was the starting point of a Melville revival, and Moby-Dick grew to be considered one of the great American novels.

Moby-Dick or The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee. A contribution to the literature of the American Renaissance, the work's genre classifications range from late Romantic to early Symbolist. Its reputation as a "Great American Novel" was established only in the 20th century, after the centennial of its author's birth.

Middlemarch is a novel by the English author Mary Anne Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. It first appeared in eight installments in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, from 1829 to 1832, it follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Despite comic elements, Middlemarch uses realism to encompass historical events.

Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens's most famous novels and a powerful classic of Victorian literature. The story follows Oliver, an orphan born into poverty, as he moves from the cruelty of the workhouse into the dangerous streets of London, where innocence, survival, crime, and compassion collide. Through unforgettable characters such as Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, and Nancy, the novel exposes the harsh realities of child poverty, social injustice, criminal exploitation, and moral corruption.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In 1866 ships across the world's oceans begin reporting a vast luminous object faster than any vessel afloat. The United States sends a frigate to hunt it, with Professor Pierre Aronnax of the Paris Museum aboard, his servant Conseil, and the Canadian...

Phileas Fogg schließt mit den Mitgliedern seines vornehmen Londoner Klubs eine ungewöhnliche Wette ab: In 80 Tagen will er um die Welt reisen. Sollte er verlieren, steht sein Vermögen auf dem Spiel. An Bord von Dampfschiffen, mit der Eisenbahn, auf Elefantenrücken und mit Segelschlitten wird...

Jim Hawkins is just a boy running his family's inn when a dying sailor shows up with a chest full of secrets - and a treasure map that changes everything. What follows is one of the most propulsive adventure stories ever put on paper. Pirates, double-crossings, a one-legged man who is somehow...

Karl Mays bekannteste Abenteuergeschichte über die Blutsbrüderschaft von Old Shatterhand und Apachenhäuptling Winnetou. Seit 1956 hat sich keine Rundfunkanstalt mehr an diesen berühmten Stoff gewagt. 2010 brachte Hans Helge Ott die Neubearbeitung von Regine Ahrem zusammen mit den...

En un París sombrío, un americano recibe un misterioso paquete de manos de una pareja rusa, solo para ser atacado poco después por delincuentes. Mientras tanto, en un lujoso tren que recorre Europa, las vidas de una heredera en crisis, un detective enigmático y una serie de personajes intrigantes se entrelazan. Entre rubíes legendarios, secretos peligrosos y pasiones ocultas, Hércules Poirot deberá desentrañar un crimen que se convierte en un laberinto de sospechas.