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Progenitore letterario di Hercule Poirot, Eugène Valmont è il protagonista di otto racconti. Ma se anche fosse comparso solo nella Compagnia dei distratti, sarebbe ugualmente un immortale. Così scrisse Ellery Queen a proposito di questa storia del 1906, che ha dato al protagonista e al suo creatore fama imperitura. E la cosa singolare è che lo scozzese Robert Barr è arrivato a tanto inventando un personaggio del tutto fuori linea con i geniali e infallibili investigatori alla Sherlock Holmes di moda ai suoi tempi.

Unable to divorce his wife, a man resolves to murder her instead. “Marriage at best is but a compromise,” the author notes, “and if two people happen to be united who are of an uncompromising nature, there is trouble.” This trouble takes a surprising turn when the man leads his wife out to an outlook to do the deed.

Audiolibros Colección presenta una recopilación de cuentos cortos. Los mejores clásicos infantiles, cuentos populares que se han ido transmitiendo de generación en generación, ideales para ser escuchados a la hora de dormir. Transportarán a los niños a mundos fantásticos, propiciando un sueño agradable y un feliz despertar.Con música original, efectos de sonido y una narración clara y amigable, "Cuentos para dormir" está especialmente pensado para el público más exigente: nuestros niños.

Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, introducing 16 tales of detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes.

In the struggling city of Frankfort, despair hangs heavy in the air—defeated in war, burdened by weak leadership, and facing trade blockades, the citizens are restless and hungry. Yet, amidst the turmoil, three master sword-makers unite to form a guild, determined to devise a plan to revive their citys fortunes. Their fortunes take a turn when an enigmatic stranger arrives, an instructor in both swordsmanship and the ancient art of sword-making. Although he lacks a license to wield a sword in Frankfort, he boldly claims he can guide the guild to prosperity and lead the city out of its dire ...

Dive into the whimsical world of Eugene Valmont, a comrade of Jerome K. Jerome and a friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This delightful collection features short stories that showcase Barrs wit, including what is likely the first-ever parody of Sherlock Holmes. A co-editor of The Idler alongside Jerome, Barrs charm and humor shine through in every tale. (written by Czechchris)

Dive into the enchanting world of Robert Barrs A Prince of Good Fellows, published in 1902. This delightful collection of historical fiction stories follows the spirited young James V, King of Scots (1512 – 1542). With a perfect blend of humor and adventure, each chapter brings to life a wise and daring king, making for an engaging and entertaining read. (Summary by Lars Rolander)

A double serving of thrilling vintage spy drama featuring the tenacious Captain Jim Nicholson "These productions are pure ‘Boys Own'-style entertainment...I found them to be thoroughly engrossing, with the actors conveying earnestness throughout." - Entertainment Focus A treat from the archive...

John Bodman and his wife are polar opposites who have grown to hate each other. But without grounds for divorce, they are tied together till death. So, in a state of despair, Bodman sets his mind on murder.

In this delightful collection of short stories, Robert Barr weaves romance and humor into the lives of his characters. In One Days Courtship, British artist John Trenton finds himself in Quebec, hoping to squeeze in a picturesque canoe trip to capture the stunning Shawenegan Falls on his final day. Meanwhile, in The Heralds of Fame, a budding novelist embarks on an adventure to America, armed with copies of his debut book. A moment of panic leads him to buy an extra copy at a bookstand, setting off a humorous chain reaction that tests his resolve and creativity. Join Nat Spratt as he narrates ...

In Pedagogy of Hope, Freire revisits the themes of his masterpiece, the real world contexts that inspired them and their impact in that very world. Freire's abiding concern for social justice and education in the developing world remains as timely and as inspiring as ever, and is shaped by both his rigorous intellect and his boundless compassion. Pedagogy of Hope is a testimonial to the inner vitality of generations denied prosperity and to the often-silent, generous strength of millions throughout the world who refuse to let hope be extinguished.

Revenge! is a gripping anthology of 20 crime, detective, and thriller stories, each masterfully spun around an intriguing theme of vengeance. Often culminating in shock-endings, these tales are reminiscent of the suspenseful storytelling of Alfred Hitchcock. Dim the lights, let your imagination roam freely, and brace yourself for a journey into the unexpected.

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit. Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured in this gloried niche of literature.

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In this volume we offer up a small selection of talents from the literary landscape of 1800 to 1849 and its male authors whose time has now come again.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. Love is good. It’s positive, a source of joy, nourishment and all over goodness. But sometimes other more malevolent forces come to play. They infect that love, they see their form as better. Instinctively we would shy away but sometimes its pull is too powerful, almost attractive. We are drawn closer into the shadows.

Early Oklahoma was a haven for violent outlaws and a death trap for deputy U.S. marshals. The infamous Doolin gang's OK Hotel gunfight left five dead. Killers like Bible-quoting choir leader Deacon Jim Miller wreaked havoc. Gunslinger femme fatale Belle Starr specialized in horse theft. Wannabe outlaws like Al Jennings traded train robbing for politics and Hollywood films. And Elmer McCurdy's determination and inept skill earned him a carnival slot and the nickname "the Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up."

Robert Barr was born in Glasgow, Scotland on the 16th September 1849. Five years later the family emigrated to a farm near Muirkirk in Upper Canada. Although a number of his crime novels and short stories are parodies on Sherlock Holmes and other best-selling detectives of the time, he also wrote short stories across a whole range of subjects and genres usually with intriguing ideas and many laced with wit and humour.

Robert Barr was born in Glasgow, Scotland on the 16th September 1849. Five years later the family emigrated to a farm near Muirkirk in Upper Canada. Although a number of his crime novels and short stories are parodies on Sherlock Holmes and other best-selling detectives of the time, he also wrote short stories across a whole range of subjects and genres usually with intriguing ideas and many laced with wit and humour.

In this volume our classic authors conjure up all sorts of damnations and destructions in literary assaults testing our will to survive and our ingenuity to overcome situations where the outlook is bleak at best and the total extinction of us at worse.

Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.