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The poem begins with the beloved god Balder, thought to be invulnerable, dead at the hands of the inoffensive blind god Hoder, in a game. Loki, whose deceit brought about this catastrophe, is promptly punished with exile, and Odin, Balder's father, sponsors a heroic quest to rescue his son from the land of the dead. This desperate venture unexpectedly meets with partial success, a conditional agreement to release Balder if everyone in the land of the living mourns his death. And even though over every hope hangs the threat of the ultimate end of the reign of the Norse gods, the mother of the ...

Dieses Buch der im 19. Jahrhundert sehr erfolgreichen Jugendschriftstellerin Clementine Helm erzählt auf liebevolle Weise die Geschichte von Gretchen, welche als Landei zu ihrer Tante nach Berlin kommt, um Benimm zu lernen. Diese völlig neue Welt, die in starkem Kontrast zu ihrem bisherigen freien und wilden Landleben steht, fordert Grete einiges ab, und anfangs lässt sie kein Fettnäpfchen aus. Nach und nach lernt sie jedoch, sich in der feineren Gesellschaft Berlins zu bewegen ohne überall anzuecken. Unterstützt wird sie dabei durch ihre beste Freundin Marie, und durch ihre sehr ...

The Turn of the ScrewStep into one of the most chilling and influential ghost stories ever written. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James follows a young governess who arrives at a remote English country estate to care for two seemingly innocent children. As strange events begin to unfold, she becomes convinced that the house is haunted by malevolent spirits determined to influence the children. Blending psychological suspense, mystery, and supernatural horror, this classic novella keeps listeners questioning what is real and what exists only in the mind. Henry James masterfully creates an ...

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton is one of the most celebrated novels of American literature, offering a captivating portrait of love, duty, and social expectations in New York’s Gilded Age. First published in 1920 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921, this timeless classic explores the hidden tensions beneath the polished surface of high society.Set in the elegant world of 1870s New York, the story follows Newland Archer, a wealthy and respected gentleman engaged to the beautiful and innocent May Welland. His future appears secure and perfectly arranged according to the ...

Ballads of a Bohemian is a collection of poems tied together by the narration of the "author" Stephen Poore. The poems speak of bohemian life in Paris before the war, his experiences during World War I and its aftermath. (Summary by Kristin Hughes)

The biography of one of the greatest players that the game of baseball of his era, in his own words. "Cap" Anson, quite probably baseball's first superstar. - Summary by cavaet

Questo progetto è nato dall’idea di un gruppo di lavoro che ha dedicato le ore lavoro del loro “Annual Day of Caring”, per organizzare la lettura di un libro in italiano.I due romanzi di Oscar Wilde sono scritti con lo spirito ironico che contraddistingue questo autore: Nel primo un classico fantasma caratterizzato dalla più tradizionale mentalità britannica sarà costretto a fronteggiare l’imperturbabile spirito realistico della famiglia americana che ha rilevato il castello in cui risiede.Nel secondo a un Lord inglese viene predetto che di macchierà di un omicidio. Il lord fa ...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Désespoir by Oscar Wilde.This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 19, 2026. ------"This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of 1881 in its entirety. Two new poems, ‘Désespoir’ and ‘Pan,’ which I have recently discovered in manuscript, are now printed for the first time." (Robert Ross from the introduction to Poems by Oscar Wilde) - Summary by David Lawrence

The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic comedy of manners in which two flippant young men, in order to impress their respected beloveds, pretend that their names are “Ernest,” which both young ladies believe confers magical qualities on the possessor. It was first performed for the public on February 14, 1895 at the St. James’ Theatre in London, and is regarded by many critics and scholars as being the wittiest play in the English language. (Summary from Wikipedia.org)Characters:John Worthing, J.P. - Read by John GonzalezAlgernon Moncrieff - Read by Gord MackenzieRev. Canon Chasuble...

This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts out his life, and his love toward Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde wrote this as a farewell letter to Douglas. (summary by Aaron Elliott)NOTE: "Transcribed from the 1913 Methuen & Co. edition. Note that later editions of De Profundis contained more material. The most complete editions are still in copyright in the U.S.A."

En "El crimen de Lord Arthur Saville" se nos revela el Wilde en estado puro, el observador más irónico y despiadado de una sociedad decadente y egoísta. Una historia excepcionalmente elaborada que, con un estilo exquisito, indaga en los profundos recovecos de la culpa y el deseo, obsesiones recurrentes en toda la obra del genial escritor dublinés. Oscar Wilde consigue con su amargo humor y una sutil ironía que el crudo retrato de una clase social aristocrática, con sus vicios y defectos, se disfrace de comedia ligera, haciendo de esta novela breve una ficción deliciosa e imprescindible....

Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery.New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With her old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and her frivolous new friend Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises . . . including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her ...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of From Spring Days to Winter by Oscar Wilde.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 5, 2025. ------Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. - Summary by Wikipedia

"The time to which this tragedy relates is much later than that of any other of Racine's historical plays. The capture of Babylon (or rather Bagdad) from the Persians by Sultan Amurath IV, on which the catastrophe of the plot depends, occurred only a year before the poet's birth, viz 1638." - Summary by the TranslatorCast list:Bajazet, Brother of Sultan Amurath: VocalPenguinRoxana, Sultana, the favorite of Sultan Amurath: Matea BracicAtalide, a Turkish Damsel of Royal Blood: AvailleAchmet, the Grand Vizier: ToddHWOsman, Friend of the Grand Vizier: Alan MapstoneFatima, a Slave of the Sultana: ...

Oscar Wildes Kunstmärchen bieten dem Leser (und Hörer) Zugang zu zauberhaften, filigran gestalteten Welten. Liebe, Leidenschaft, Aufopferung und Läuterung sind einige der vom Erzähler prachtvoll in Szene gesetzten Motive. Wildes Erzählungen spannen eine Bogen von augenzwinkernd-satirischer Gesellschaftkritik über philosophische Einsichten zu einem alles unterliegenden tiefgehenden Appell an die Menschlichkeit. (Zusammenfassung von GardenerOfStars)

This is a volume of poetry by Dora Sigerson Shorter. This volume contains seven of Ms. Shorter's Ballads, a series of miscellaneous poems, and finally two narrative poems. While the topics of the poems and ballads are all unique, many of them share the atmosphere of a fairy tale. - Summary by Carolin

A story of two sets of lovers and the development of their relationships, set in rural France in the mid 19th century. - Summary by PeterTucker

Here are compiled 101 recipes for Mexican dishes including soup, fish, meat, fowl, vegetables, meat dumplings, desserts, enchiladas, tamales, and olla podrida.- Summary by Larry Wilson

Cakes and more cakes! All of these ten recipes promote the use of Homogenized Spry Shortening. From Chocolate Rapture Cake to Hawaiian Lei Cake, and chapters on frosting, you'll find some luscious offerings for the whole family. - Summary by Larry Wilson

The year is 1896. The United States is rocked by the election of an unlikely president. On election night, riots broke out in the streets of New York. The city was paralyzed with dread. Mobs organized under the lead of Anarchists and Socialists. Farther South, people celebrated. This was a President elected by the working class and he was a President who followed through with his commitment to fight for the rights of the people. This president would fight to end the enslavement of the people by money lenders, big bankers, corporations and government overtax. But can he be successful in a ...