Résultats pour "Poes, poes, poes..." dans Action et aventure

After losing her mother to a terrorist attack, Alexandra Poe was devastated when her father - disgraced and accused of treason - disappeared from the face of the earth. Now, over ten years and a stint in Iraq later, Alex is approached by a man who has information about her father and wants to help her find him. But there's a catch.

This recording is of the 11 essays and stories contained in Volume Five and includes two examples of Poe’s activity as a literary critic. Poe’s dry wit is laced through many of these tales and will bring a wry smile to your lips even as you shiver at the consequences of “betting the devil your head”.

Sumérgete en las fascinantes "Aventuras de Arturo Gordon Pym" de Edgar Allan Poe. Este relato te llevará a un mundo de intriga, exploración y peligro en alta mar. Acompaña a Arturo Gordon Pym en su emocionante travesía a bordo de un barco ballenero, donde se enfrentará a tempestades, naufragios y encuentros aterradores. La prosa vívida y evocadora de Poe te transportará a los confines más remotos y oscuros del océano, mientras te sumerges en las profundidades de la mente humana y sus miedos más profundos.

Hans Pfaall - diese frühe Science Fiction-Geschichte Edgar Allan Poes diente Jules Verne als Inspiration für seine Romane Von der Erde zum Mond und Reise um den Mond! Nur dass Hans Pfaall für diese Reise nicht aus einer Kanone abgefeuert wird - sondern in einem luftdichten Kautschukballon.

This story is about an autistic savant’s desperate quest to save the woman he loves and the future of humankind. Beneath the fact and fiction lies a powerful message. It speaks equally of hope, defiance, and an understanding of the autistic condition.

Un male incurabile colpisce la giovane e bella Berenice, destinata ad un lento declino fisico e spirituale...

Lo scarabeo d'oro (The Gold-Bug) è un racconto scritto da Edgar Allan Poe e pubblicato per la prima volta sul settimanale di Filadelfia Dollar Newspaper nel giugno del 1843. Sebbene nel testo in lingua originale l'autore ricorra a vari giochi di parole non traducibili in lingua italiana, questo è comunque uno dei più sorprendenti ed apprezzabili racconti dell'Autore.

Soy descendiente de una estirpe cuya imaginación y temperamento fácilmente excitable la destacó en todo momento; y desde la más tierna infancia di muestras de haber heredado plenamente el carácter de la familia. A medida que avanzaba en años, ese carácter se desarrolló con más fuerza y se convirtió por muchos motivos en causa de grave preocupación para mis amigos, y de acusado perjuicio para mí. Crecí con voluntad propia, entregado a los más extravagantes caprichos, y víctima de las más incontrolables pasiones.

I should have left my ex-best friend and run for it. Instead, I try to stop her from being abducted by aliens and I'm taken. Luckily I'm rescued from my brutal captors by tall, dark, and murder mayhem. His idea of a romantic gift? The heads of my enemies in a box. I'm stranded on this alien moon with no idea of how to get back to Earth and this muscle-bound alien heartthrob's idea of wooing me is off the star charts in a way I didn't know I would be into. It's not like I'm getting back to Earth anytime soon so I might as well have fun.

A collection of classic, exciting short stories and poems, narrated by Adam Lubitz. There are nine tracks total and over two hours of content.

C. Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe halten sich in einem kleinen Dorf in der Provence auf, das urplötzlich von einer wahren Rattenplage heimgesucht wird. Bald zeigen die ersten Menschen Symptome, die auf die Rückkehr der Pest schließen lassen. Eine unheimliche "Brigade" aus vermummten Kuttenträgern hält die Bürger davon ab, das Dorf zu verlassen - aus Gründen der "Quarantäne". Poe und Dupin sind mit eingeschlossen und versuchen das perfide Spiel zu vereiteln.

August of 1883, the volcano Krakatoa erupted with terrifying violence and caused a catastrophe few survived - lucky Tom Turner was one of those few. A Civil War veteran, intelligencer, and former first mate aboard Robur the Conqueror's magnificent airship, the Albatross, Turner was a reluctant Devil. Having escaped the destruction of Krakatoa should have been enough adventure. But not for Turner. Now he'll have to confront the consequences of his past and those who want the secrets he alone holds.