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This story concerns a firework, who is one of many to be let off at the wedding of a prince and princess. The rocket is extremely pompous and self-important, and denigrates all the other fireworks, eventually bursting into tears to demonstrate his "sensitivity." As this makes him wet, he fails to ignite and, the next day, is thrown away into a ditch.

Que l'assassinat froid et délibéré puisse être un devoir sacré, une preuve d'amour : voilà une situation rare, unique, peut-être, dans les annales de la littérature criminelle... Tel est bien pourtant l'acte qu'exige de lui-même Lord Arthur Savile, intransigeant avec l'honneur, et qu'envisage l'auteur du "Portrait de Dorian Gray", hanté par la fatalité qui conduit certains êtres vers le mal.

She's the shy girl. The one you'd never notice. But I did. I watched her, studied her. While she worked in the library, meticulously rearranging books as though she'd written them herself. I wanted her, so I made her an offer she couldn't refuse. Tell me your deepest, darkest wish... And I will make it come true. One whisper... One single wish... And I bought her soul.

Jasmine Baas, daughter of a Dutch mafia lord. The girl who locked away her heart. The girl I’d kill for. Until life was almost ripped away from me, And I forgot everything I ever was. But I still remember craving her more than anything. For three whole years I waited. Plotted my revenge on her family. Lured her into my trap. She made a promise to me once. A promise signed in blood. And whether she likes it or not … I’m going to make her keep it

Cunning. Corrupt. Charismatic. The degenerate characters in this collection shun conventional morality, and will stop at nothing to get what they want... These five sensational dramas, set in locations ranging from 16th century Venice to Victorian England, revolve around their unscrupulous actions – and the devastating consequences of the choices they make.

Writers Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey come to you fresh from a dip in their local reservoir, to discuss their wild swimming exploits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I fall into Xander Everette's arms the night my life unravels. Rich. Ruthless. Untouchable. Devastatingly handsome. He gave me one night of pleasure I'll never forget. I tell myself I can walk away. Then I witnessed a murder. Now, I'm hunted, dragged into a world I don't understand. And the only man who can protect me is the one I swore I would never trust again.

What does true happiness cost—and who is willing to give it away? Step into the luminous and heartbreaking world of "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde, a timeless fairy tale that blends beauty, compassion, and quiet sacrifice. High above the city, the jeweled statue of the Happy Prince watches over human sorrow for the first time, aided by a small Swallow on a long journey south. As winter deepens, acts of kindness unfold in silence—gold is given away, jewels disappear, and love reveals itself not in words, but in selfless deeds.

Welcome to The Wilde Library - a small, well-upholstered room of the mind where books are neither dusted nor forgiven, only opened.Here we shelve the splendid, the scandalous, and the secretly sincere: comedies that cut like satin, stories that sparkle like poison, and ideas too beautifully dressed to behave. Each episode is an invitation to linger; between wit and wisdom, art and appetite, truth and the far more interesting thing - style.After all, a library is simply a place where other people’s thoughts learn to flirt with your own.

Join host Lauren Turton and the team at Estudio Creativo on🌵 The Wild Baja Show: 🎙️ Exploring the People, Places, and Things of the Baja Peninsula. 🌊 From Tijuana to Cabo and everywhere in between. 🎬 Produced by @EstudioCreativo

The Wild Way is a podcast about navigating change with discernment and care. We explore herbs, menopause, burnout, physical wellbeing, non-alcoholic drinking and the wider landscape of modern wellness – gently separating what helps from what hinders. Thoughtful conversations rooted in plant knowledge, lived experience and a more mindful way of living.

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. Contents: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime / The Canterville Ghost / The Sphinx Without a Secret / The Model Millionaire / The Portrait of Mr. W. H.

This audiobook collection features two child-friendly short stories that introduce young listeners to the supernatural with humor, charm, and classic storytelling.

Everyone knows the tale of Hansel & Gretel. The innocence that was taken from them and the torture the witch put them through. But what happened after they burned the witch in the oven? With scars and memories of horror, their lives were forever changed, until one day the trail leads back to that cottage in the woods.

He’s tall, handsome, and mysterious…and the librarian for the ancient texts. Basically, a witch’s dream. Cue Hazel, the owner of a charming little shop on Main Street called Bewitched Boutique. In need of town records, she finds herself visiting the library more often, sharing stolen glances with the object of her growing affection.

Some might call Princess Anja of Ivermere brave for offering herself up as a bride to Kael the Conqueror, a barbarian warlord who'd won his crown by the bloodied edge of his sword. It was not courage that drove Anja from her magic-wielding family's enchanted palace, however, but a desperate attempt to secure a kingdom of her own—even if she has to kill the Conqueror to do it. She expects pain beneath his brutal touch as she awaits her chance. She expects death if he discovers the truth of her intentions.

In detective Mera Maurea's experience, three things motivate a murder: secrets, convenience, or passion. But none of the three can explain why the Summer King is dead. With a tight deadline hanging over her head, Mera has to figure out who's the culprit before the frail balance that holds the nation of Tagrad together crumbles into dust. To aid her - or turn her life into a living hell, hard to tell which - is her fae partner Sebastian Dhay, a snarky detective with a penchant for the illegal. He's a volatile wild card who will do anything to solve the murder, even if it means his doom.

Diverging Roads, set sometime between 1912 and 1919, is one of Lane’s earliest published novels (1919). It is somewhat autobiographical and depicts the life of Helen Davies. We meet Helen when she is about to graduate from high school and is in love with a fellow student, Paul. Both of their families are struggling financially. Paul must support his widowed mother; he begins work immediately—and over the course of the novel proves to be a good, hard-working man whose greatest ambition is to provide for his loved ones, Helen included.

As leadership scholar Linda Hill, Harvard researcher Emily Tedards, and former Microsoft innovation executive Jason Wild show in this powerful book, there are indeed exemplary leaders to learn from—and the authors present their stories in fascinating detail, not only igniting your imagination but providing instructive and inspiring models to follow. The authors profile leaders from all kinds of companies who illustrate the mindset, skills, and digital savvy needed for leading in a world more uncertain and challenging than ever before.

When Paige plucks up the courage to get her embarrassing medical problem checked out, she doesn't expect to be so thoroughly and intimately examined by the hot older doctor who insists she call him Daddy. But just when she can't hide her arousal anymore, he’s joined by three more medics, all wanting to get hands on with Paige. Can innocent Paige really handle the intense and public examination as the dominant Doctor Daddy and his three assistant medics explore her so deeply? This standalone erotic story features consenting adults in explicit medical-themed DDlg action.