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Gegen sieben Uhr an einem recht schwülen Sommerabend in den Sionibergen erwachte Vater Wolf, gähnte, reckte sich und streckte die Läufe, einen nach dem anderen, um das Schlafgefühl in den Pfoten loszuwerden. Neben ihm lag Mutter Wolf, die lange graue Nase quer über den vier winselnden und quarrenden Jungen, und von draußen her schien der Mond in die Höhle, in der sie alle hausten.

Kala Nag – das bedeutet: „Schwarze Schlange“ – hatte der indischen Regierung siebenundvierzig Jahre treu gedient in allem, zu dem ein Elefant verwandt werden kann, und da er volle zwanzig Jahre alt war, als er gefangen wurde, so zählte er jetzt beinahe siebenzig – ein schönes Alter für einen Elefanten.

Loss in any form seems to burden us with more weight than anything that can possibly be gained or learnt from. The loss of a person, a loved one, is often overwhelming. Lives so interwoven that the severing or loss of one life leaves the other weakened, unable to function for some time. Recovery comes in a myriad of forms but is usually debilitating, slow and, in the end, we are not as whole as we once were.It is a subject that authors return to again and again.

In this collection we rely on the words and wisdom of such fine poets as John Milton, Emily Dickinson, Sir Walter Scott, Daniel Sheehan, Wordsworth, Longfellow and a whole host of others to absorb us in a Christmas time of hope and togetherness set amongst a landscape of winter wonderment and Nature’s palest palette. The experiences and memories they share with us speak of a time, of a world, that did have a common purpose and an ambition to share good fortune with everyone.

Do men need poems? Is the gender of brawn and ‘can-do’ really a candidate for honeyed verse? Obviously yes. Through the centuries men seem to dominate the writing of poetry. From books of epics to quatrains of love poetry it seemed to be a man’s world. His domain. A volume purely for men, to show other facets of their personalities and characters seems to be an obvious choice. One verse fits all is, in fact, far removed from the truth. Men needs words. They need support, understanding as well as goals, ambition and structure. They need purpose, desire; the need to love and be loved.

Obra maestra de Kipling y una de las grandes narraciones de todos los tiempos, Kim cuenta la historia de Kimball O'hara, a quien todos llaman Kim, huérfano de un soldado del regimiento irlandés. La acción transcurre en la India colonial británica, donde el joven y astuto protagonista conoce a un lama tibetano que cambiará el curso de su vida. El lama se propone encontrar un río místico, y el muchacho decide acompañarle y guiarle, pero al mismo tiempo el viaje esconde una misión, que prefigura su futuro como miembro del servicio secreto.

"Imagine-toi qu'au temps jadis, l'Éléphant n'avait pas de trompe. Il n'avait qu'un nez noiraud, courtaud, et gros comme une botte. Il pouvait bien le tortiller de droite et de gauche, mais non pas ramasser des choses avec." "L'Enfant d'éléphant" (1902) est un conte racontant pourquoi la trompe de l'éléphant est si grande. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) était un auteur britannique. Né en Inde, il est surtout connu pour son roman "Le Livre de la Jungle". Il fut à la fois le premier anglais et le plus jeune lauréat (42 ans) à recevoir le Prix Nobel de littérature.

Helden aus Kindertagen - Mowgli, Baloo und Bagheera. Es ist eine fremde und abenteuerliche Welt, die der kleine Mowgli im indischen Dschungel erlebt, nachdem ihn der Tiger Shir Khan aus dem Dorf seiner Eltern geraubt hat. Er wächst bei einer Wolfsfamilie auf und schließt Freundschaft mit den Tieren der Wildnis, dem Bären Baloo und dem Panter Bagheera. Aber auch das ungebundene Leben in der Natur kommt nicht ohne feste Regeln aus: Mowgli und die Tiere des Dschungels müssen ihnen gehorchen, wenn sie überleben wollen.

This sequel to Puck of Pook's Hill is full of historical adventures and fun. "Cold Iron", "Gloriana", "The Wrong Thing", "Marklake Witches", "The Knife and the Naked Chalk", "Brother Square-Toes", "A Priest in Spite of Himself", "The Conversion of Sir Wilfred", "A Doctor's Medicine", "Simple Simon", and "The Tree of Justice" are the titles of these tales. Interspersed among them are various poems, including one of Kipling's most famous, "If".

One of the most beloved classics in children's literature, Kipling's masterpiece follows Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves, and his animal friends as they fight for survival in the Indian jungle. Young listeners will love the wise bear Baloo and Bagheera the black panther; shiver at the vicious tiger Shere Khan; laugh at the silly monkeys; and feel compassion for the grown-up Mowgli - who must finally acknowledge his own humanity.

The problem with the dark is you don’t really know what’s lurking in there. Something hiding? Something menacing? Or just an inky dome for the stars to twinkle on? Writers rarely let us dwell on the latter. No, they would much rather they put our nerves on edge, that our skin would begin to crawl and that the cold sweat of fear propels our pulse and heartbeat to nightmare-inducing trauma. I think they’re ready.

Mark Redfield performs an eclectic mix of story excerpts, poems, and favorite readings of some of his favorite British and American storytellers.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "The Island of Doctor Moreau" [H.G. Wells], "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" [Thomas Hardy], "The Call of Cthulhu" [H.P Lovecraft], "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" [Mark Twain], "The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" [Robert Louis Stevenson], "Crime and Punishment" [Fyodor Dostoyevsky], "Wuthering Heights" [Emily Brontë], "A Christmas Carol" [Charles Dickens], "The jungle book" [Rudyard Kipling], "The Border Legion" [Zane Grey].

The short stories written during and about World War I are often overshadowed by the excellent verse of the War Poets. Yet the short story is perhaps their equal in other ways. Within these succinct little time capsules of words are captured ideas, attitudes, feelings and life that are expressed in a few minutes just as movingly, imaginatively and tellingly as in any other form. Some of these stories will be familiar, but some may not. From Virginia Woolf to Katharine Mansfield and John Buchan to C. E. Montague, various writing styles try to make sense of this world at war.

At some point in our lives we believe that creak, that low moan, that whisper is something unnatural, beyond our comprehension. And in these stories our instincts are right. We are afraid. And we should be. Perhaps even terrified. In this volume our classic authors take different approaches, but the result is inevitably the same. We are hooked by these unknowable forces, our emotions heightened and rattled by the expectation - or shock - of the next few words.

On a summer’s day we have perhaps all wished to take flight and view life and the world from the vantage point of a clear blue sky. Our feathered friends do it as a matter of course, and in this volume some of our finest wordsmiths speak with imagination, longing and desire on their behalf.

The human race prides itself on being the most organised of animals. We manage the fate of all other species. All other animals bow to our control or suffer. In diminishing numbers we allow some to live in the wild, but in increasing numbers we domesticate them, and whether they become part of the family, a best friend or wonderfully decorative accessory, we take their compliance for granted.

Sometimes we just want the best. But that involves choices, judgements, decisions. And that all depends on our feelings, our mood at the time. Even more so with poetry. Would we like a little more pathos, or love, or humour with that? Can we only choose one Keats? And ’If’? Surely Kipling wrote something else? So difficult to decide. This one or that? Is it easier to choose your 50 favourite poets or your 50 favourite poems?

The magic of the impish Puck transports little Una and Dan to centuries past, where they witness the making of myth and the making of history, the heritage of England.

With war correspondents in the Sudan, Dick Heldar, a gifted painter, learns to perfect his art by depicting battle scenes. Years later, an old war wound brings the onset of blindness. While completing his final masterpiece, he struggles to regain control of his life and his love for his childhood sweetheart.