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In this volume we examine Gothic short stories from the woman’s point of view. More usually in this genre the main examples are almost always given as male. Well, in this volume we prove that view needs severely testing. Here we explore works by classic women authors who, with the sheer breadth of their talents and narratives, can make mere men seem tame by comparison.

We understand how hard it can be for young children with dyslexia to get into books, which is why we have produced this collection of entertaining classic short stories to help your little one enjoy the magic of stories from authors such as Beatrix Potter, The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. Building on personal experience, this collection will help your little one enjoy some of the most entertaining children's stories that have been loved for generations.

Through these delightful classic short stories and fairy tales your little one will build the tools needed to help relax with their ADHD and build resilience. We know how hard it is to relax with ADHD which is why we've handpicked this collection of stories to help your little one to settle and relax.

Settle down for bed time with this collection of calming bedtime stories for 2 to 5 year olds. Each story will transport your little one to a magical adventure and get them ready to fall asleep into a deep relaxing slumber.

Como fiel reflejo de la sociedad en que se desarrolla, la literatura muestra los cambios y terrenos que ha ganado la mujer a lo largo de la historia. Aún queda mucho camino que recorrer pero Medea, Sherezade, Morella, Madame Bovary e, incluso, Lisbeth Salander han ayudado a defender y reivindicar los derechos de la mujer.

This novel describes how Edred and Elfrida Arden and their Aunt Edith embark on a treasure hunt through time - for the famous Arden family treasure. With help from the magical creature Mouldiwarp, they find a whole lot of excitement and adventure. They need to discover the missing fortune before Edred's tenth birthday - or it will never be theirs.View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/subscribe Check out our ad free subscription: http://www.adfreesounds.com for our Premium, 10 Hour SoundsThe best audiobooks ...

Este volumen recopila nueve cuentos que la autora escribió entre 1887 y 1910. Si bien Nesbit es más conocida por sus obras de corte infantil, a lo largo de su vida también escribió una gran cantidad de relatos fantasmagóricos y sobrenaturales en los que plasmaba aspectos de su propia vida relacionados con las frustraciones, el miedo y sus deseos. Estos nueve cuentos no solo nos permiten ser testigos de la prosa de Nesbit en un campo que no es el infantil, sino que también suponen una ventana a su alma.

Embark on an extraordinary voyage through the enchanted realms of mythical creatures and celestial legends with this captivating collection. Dive into the timeless tales of unicorns, dragons, and moon lore that have fascinated humanity for centuries.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. ‘With this ring, I thee Wed’. And with these words lives enter a new chapter. Hopefully till the end of their lives but time together, with its up and downs, hurdles and obstacles, also cuts short a great many, sometimes in unusual ways.

Edith Nesbit was born on the 15th August 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey. Nesbit was an active lecturer and prolific writer on socialism but gradually her work for them dwindled as her career as a children’s writer grew. Her most famous success was ‘The Railway Children’ but she was also very prolific and greatly accomplished in poetry, short stories―especially her macabre ghost and supernatural stories―and novels for adults.

Edith Nesbit was born on the 15th August 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey. Due to the health issues and tuberculosis of her sister Mary, Nesbit’s early life was one of constant changes of house both in England and on the continent. At age 17, Nesbit met Hubert Bland and they married three years later―whilst she was 7 months pregnant. Bland also kept his affair with another woman going throughout their marriage and the two children of that relationship were raised by Nesbit as well as her own three with Bland.

Edith Nesbit was born on the 15th August 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey. Due to the health issues and tuberculosis of her sister Mary, Nesbit’s early life was one of constant changes of house both in England and on the continent. At age 17, Nesbit met Hubert Bland and they married three years later. They also edited the Society's journal; ‘Today’. Nesbit was an active lecturer and prolific writer on socialism during those years but gradually her work for them dwindled as her career as a children’s writer grew.

Georgia Kane, eine freischaffend tätige Krankenschwester, verlässt das neblige London, um die Betreuung eines Kranken in den Downs an der Küste zu übernehmen. In dem einsam gelegenen Farmhaus findet sie eine äußerst gespannte Atmosphäre vor, die durch vielfältige merkwürdige Heimlichkeiten geprägt ist.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 28 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Heimweh", "Der Drachenspiegel", "Die Grube und das Pendel", "Der Ebenholzrahmen".

London 1923: Philipp Devigne ist nicht wenig erstaunt, von seiner reichen Tante ein altes viktorianisches Haus im Londoner Nobel-Stadtteil Chelsea zu erben. Über dem Kamin im Speisezimmer hängt in dem ansonsten erlesen möblierten Haus ein billiger Druck in einem aufwändigen Ebenholzrahmen. Wie sich herausstellt, hat es damit eine unheimliche Bewandtnis...

Brenzett, ein Örtchen in der Grafschaft Kent im Jahr 1924: In einer etwas abseits gelegenen Kirche im Marschland befinden sich die prunkvollen Grabstellen zweier grausamer und bösartiger Ritter. Die Einheimischen fürchten die mit lebensgroßen Marmorstatuen versehenen Sarkophage und meiden das kleine Gotteshaus. Dies weckt die Neugier eines frisch aus London in die Gegend gezogenen Paars. Sie ahnen nicht, dass sie mit dem Feuer spielen...

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 19 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Das Grauen im Blue-John-Stollen" von Arthur Conan Doyle, "Die Macht der Dunkelheit" von Edith Nesbit, "Weiß" von Mary Fortune und "Das Teufelsloch" von Bram Stoker.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 28 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Heimweh", "Der Drachenspiegel", "Die Grube und das Pendel", "Der Ebenholzrahmen".

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, that feeling that in an empty house we are not quite alone and that sometimes the sharp, sheer shock of what just happened is upon us then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.

In this volume of fifty poems our classic poets delve with storied verse into every facet of this institution. From the good, the bad and even the ugly, from the Wedding day to the realisation that divorce and separation maybe the better path. Between these two frontiers other avenues and facets are explored by the pens of many including Shakespeare, Khalil Gibran, Emily Dickinson and the Rossetti’s.