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P'esa rasskazyvaet o zhizni Vassy Zheleznovoj, bogatoj sudovladelicy. Razmerennoe techenie zhizni Vassy narushaet neozhidannyj priezd iz-za granicy nevestki Rashel'. Syn Vassy, Fjodor, tjazhelo bolen i umiraet za granicej. Rashel' priehala zabrat' syna Nikolaja, kotoryj zhivjot s Vassoj. Vnuk Kolja - nadezhda Vassy, ejo osnovnoj naslednik, imenno emu ona sobiraetsja peredat' kompaniju.

Vechnye problemy otcov i detej, vernosti i predatel'stva. Na scene ujutnyj, chisten'kij mir meshhanki Anny Markovny Celovan'evoj. K nej pribyli znatnye i bogatye gosti - lesopromyshlennik Antipa Zykov s synom Mihailom i sestroj Sof'ej, - chtoby sladit' pomolvku docheri Celovan'evoj Pavly s Mihailom. Celovan'eva rada - Mihail hot' i p'et, no tih, dobr i pokladist. Sochinjaet stihi, igraet na gitare. Bogat, i k tomu zhe edinstvennyj naslednik. Odnako Antipa sam polozhil glaz na Pavlu: «Idi za menjm...Jeto ja budu tebja molodo ljubit'». I...Pavla soglasna...

«Fal'shivaja moneta» - p'esa, kotoraja v gor'kovskom nasledii stoit kak by osobnjakom i vydeljaetsja svoej suguboj nervnost'ju, vzvinchennost'ju. Vneshne sravnitel'no neslozhnyj sjuzhet «Fal'shivoj monety» skryvaet glubokuju i dlja Gor'kogo v vysshej stepeni pritjagatel'nuju mysl' o tom, kak iskazhaet, unizhaet i oposhljaet cheloveka denezhnyj interes, o tom, kak vlast' deneg pronikaet v samuju, kazalos' by, potaennuju sferu vnutrisemejnyh otnoshenij.

P'esa Deti solnca pisalas' v janvare - fevrale 1905 g. v Petropavlovskoj kreposti, v kamere nomer 39 Trubeckogo bastiona, kuda M. Gor'kij byl zakljuchjon 12 janvarja 1905 g. posle aresta po delu o 9 janvarja. Na pervoj stranice rukopisi p'esy, hranjashhejsja v Arhive A. M. Gor'kogo, est' nadpis': Pisalos' v Petropavlovskoj kreposti 16 janvarja - 20 fevralja 1905 goda. Pervaja tetrad'. A. Peshkov. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Odnoobraznuju zhizn' provincial'nogo gorodka Verhopol'e narushaet priezd stroitelej zheleznoj dorogi - inzhenerov Cherkuna i Cyganova. Na smenu patriarhal'nomu varvarstvu gorodskogo golovy Redozubova jeti "poborniki civilizacii" nesut novoe varvarstvo: moral'nuju degradaciju i zhestokoe ravnodushie k cheloveku. Potrebovalos' nemnogo vremeni, chtoby obnaruzhilis' plody ih razrushitel'noj dejatel'nosti.

A young Italian woman flees her home in Rome and gets involved with the wrong man in Paris. Cornelia, the fearless stripper and killer for hire, who proved such a hit in previous novels, is back and on another mission to kill. As the two women’s paths intersect, an English crime writer down on his luck is mistaken for a private eye and goes on a quest for a missing person.

This play takes place in the 1900s in Russia, at a time when it was experiencing a severe economic crisis. A crowd of ruined peasants and workers roam the country and, in the end, sink to the "bottom". The desperate situation of these discarded from people's lives is taken advantage of by the owners of fetid cellars. In one such flophouse Mikhail Kostylev is ready to squeeze the very last penny from his unfortunate and disadvantaged guests. And there are further developments....

This city-based series of outstanding erotic stories moves on to Dublin, the birthplace of Guinness, James Joyce, and so much more. Here's a glittering array of tales guaranteed to titillate, shock, and delight as listenersjourney across the Liffey and the streets of the Irish capital. Brand new stories from authors Ken Bruen, Sean Black, Colin Bateman, Stella Duffy, Shelley Silas, Nikki Magennis, and many others are collected here to celebrate and eroticise Dublin.

A banquet of seduction, sin, kink, and decadence has been specially prepared by top connoisseurs from the American erotica world for the delectation of your imagination. Brand-new stories from Thomas S Roche, Michael Hemmingson, Shanna Germain, and many other literary talents are collected here to specifically celebrate and eroticise New York.

This collection by the great Russian writer Maxim Gorky (Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. 1868-1936) includes four of his most brilliant short stories. Maxim Gorky was one of the greatest writers in world literature of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An amazing connoisseur of the human soul, he wrote stories that resonate as strongly today as they did a hundred years ago.

Russia - a vast and complex place that hides its secrets well. Two masters of the short story shed light upon its people and their emotional hinterland. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices.

The Sounds of Crime is an exclusive collection of five brand new short stories by some of the best crimewriters around. Using the theme of 'audio', this unique collection features brand new stories by Lawrence Block, Peter James, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham and Christopher Fowler.

"Sex in the City" is a new series from Xcite Books that features erotic stories that all have a city-based theme. Including stories by Orange and Booker nominees not always known for erotic writing, these books represent the very best of erotic literature.

This collection of stories by the great Russian writer Maxim Gorky (Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov, 1868-1936) includes three of his most brilliant short stories: "Chelkash", "Makar Chudra" and "The Old Woman Izergil". Maxim Gorky is known as one of the greatest writers in world literature. Writing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he was an amazing connoisseur of the human soul.

In the second of this city-based series of outstanding erotica stories, a romp through the cobbled streets of the city of light unveils fascinating sexual variations, surrealist kink, and gourmet stories of love and lust that would make even a Frenchman blush!

Adam Whistler has spent his entire life within the shadowy region populated by government operatives and contract killers - first those employed by his father, and then in the service of his own country under the sinister Felix Aubrey. At the age of 34, he has put that life behind him and to ensure he will walk away unharmed, he has taken as security Aubrey's ledger containing a list of prominent people who received money from illegal search-and-seizures.

Der 40-jährige Melancholiker Alexander Iwanowitsch Konowalow wird als Stadtstreicher aufgegriffen und hat sich im Gefängnis erhängt. So steht es in der Zeitung. Der Erzähler Maxim erinnert sich, wie er einst als Handlanger in Konowalows Backstube gearbeitet und für ihn unter anderem die Briefpost mit dessen Freundin Kapitolina erledigt hat. Denn: Konowalow war Analphabet. Doch Maxim verschwindet nach einiger Zeit aus der Stadt und lässt Konowalow zurück. Doch eines Tages treffen sich die beiden wieder.

London 1936. Violet tritt das Vermächtnis ihres Großvaters an und leitet das Hotel Savoy. Neben ihren nicht enden wollenden Pflichten belastet sie eine große persönliche Schuld. Violet wirft sich vor, ihren Partner John in den Selbstmord getrieben zu haben. Erst die Begegnung mit dem französischen Adeligen Omar de la Durbollière scheint ihr neues Glück zu bringen. Obwohl sie die politischen Veränderungen in Deutschland mit Abscheu beobachtet, folgt sie seiner Einladung zu den Olympischen Sommerspielen.

Zeiten des Aufruhrs. London im August 1940. Das Savoy ist gegen Violets Willen zu einem Schauplatz weltpolitischer Intrigen geworden. Dennoch versucht sie mit aller Kraft, ihren internationalen Gästen den gewohnten Luxus zu bieten. Dieser Spagat wird zur Zerreißprobe, als sich der britische König als Gast im Savoy ankündigt. Denn Violet erwartet ein Kind von Max Hammersmith, und ausgerechnet seine Ehefrau Susan ist die begleitende Hofdame des Buckingham Palace. Doch bald verblassen diese Probleme vor der politischen Realität.

England, 1932: Violet ist jung, emanzipiert und am Ziel ihrer Träume: Als eine der ersten weiblichen Autorinnen schreibt sie für die BBC. Als jüngster Spross einer Hotel-Dynastie ist Violet im traditionsreichen Savoy aufgewachsen. Umso mehr fasziniert sie die Dynamik, für die das moderne Medium Radio steht. Plötzlich erleidet Violets Großvater, Patriarch der Familie und Symbolfigur des Savoy, einen Schlaganfall.