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Plongez dans Histoires du soir en 5 minutes, un merveilleux recueil de 40 contes spécialement conçus pour les enfants de 3 à 8 ans. Parfait pour instaurer un rituel du coucher doux, complice et apaisant, même quand le temps vous manque.

A stunning collection of the Bronte sisters' novels, adapted by the best-selling author Rachel Joyce. The collection includes Agnes Grey, Jane Eyre, Shirley, The Professor, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Villette and Wuthering Heights.

With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides. However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the suffocating environment of her family home. Charles follows, but his arrival coincides with the discovery that Aristide’s death was murder. The ensuing investigation drags Charles into the dark heart of the family, and its deadly secrets and dangers.

Mayo de 1980. La ciudad de Gwangju se moviliza contra la dictadura militar de Chun Doo-hwan, que hace unos meses tomó el poder en Corea del Sur. La oposición civil, liderada por los estudiantes universitarios, se subleva a favor de la democracia, pero el ejército reprime cruelmente las protestas disparando indiscriminadamente a la multitud, sin hacer distinciones entre estudiantes y civiles. Tras la sanguinaria matanza, un joven busca el cadáver de un amigo, un alma intenta aferrarse a su cuerpo abandonado y a sus recuerdos, y un país brutalizado busca su voz.

Sono passati sette anni da quando una cometa ha colpito la Terra, oscurando il sole e trasformando il mondo in un paesaggio ghiacciato e desolato popolato da creature spaventose. Esseri famelici, che sembrano emersi dalle pieghe stesse della notte. Vampiri? O qualcosa di ancora più antico e terrificante? Nella campagna britannica, un manipolo di superstiti forma una resistenza nel rifugio antiradiazioni di un castello medievale.

As The Jewel in the Crown opens, World War II is at its height, and Gandhi is calling for the British to leave. When Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore, she meets two men who will change her life: Hari Kumar and Ronald Merrick. She begins to fall for Hari, but Ronald Merrick - the local police superintendent - becomes infatuated with her and seethes with hatred for Hari. The Day of the Scorpion finds Merrick worming his way into the Layton family, and his treatment of Hari Kumar is revealed.

Tras sobrevivir al despiadado ataque a Belle Morte, que mató tanto a vampiros como a donantes, la vida de Renie Mayfield ha cambiadopara siempre. Ahora que es vampira, la angustiosa transformación de su cuerpo y de su mente solo puede compararse con el descubrimiento de la espeluznante verdad sobre su hermana, June, que ha escapado de la mansión convertida en rabiosa, lo que añade aún más caos a la realidad de Renie.

Han pasado cinco años desde que la existencia de los vampiros se hiciese pública, convirtiéndolos en auténticas celebridades. Entre los humanos cada vez es más común querer convertirse en donantes de sangre de estas criaturas. Muchos lo hacen para sentir de cerca el glamour de la fama, pero para Renie Mayfield convertirse en una elegida es cuestión de vida o muerte.

A collection of four ghostly tales inspired by M. R. James: Casting the Runes, Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbott-Thomas and A View from the Hill.

One of the great Jacobean playwrights and a contemporary of William Shakespeare, John Webster is best known for his classic revenge tragedies based on real events in Renaissance Italy, The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil. Both are included here, along with two insightful programmes putting the plays in their historical context and probing the life of their mysterious author - a shadowy character about whom very little is known.

First published between 1870 and 1893, Émile Zola’s 20-book cycle chronicling four generations of the Rougon-Macquarts was a shocking exposé of the decadence, degradation and moral decay of 19th-century France. It included some of his greatest novels, among them his masterpiece, Germinal. These innovative, ambitious dramas, first broadcast on Radio 4 over 24 hours in 2015-16, are a radical reimagining of Zola’s classic series, introducing us to 104-year-old matriarch, Dide, imprisoned in an asylum in southern France.

The collected BBC radio adaptations of George Eliot’s pioneering Victorian novels, known for their realism and psychological insight. Includes Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda.

In this heartfelt and practical guide, author Katherine Hussmann Klemp provides simple and direct answers to common questions about how to help a grieving friend, from a Christian perspective. Using real-life stories from grievers, she offers insights into what is helpful (and what isn't), as well as practical tips for showing your support in tangible ways.

Da seit längerer Zeit die Wolkenfestung eines bösartigen Riesen den Himmel verdunkelt, zwingt die Armut Jacks Mutter dazu, ihre einzige Kuh zu verkaufen – und als wäre das noch nicht genug Unglück, lässt sich Jack statt baren Geldes ein paar Bohnen für das treue Tier andrehen. Als daraus aber eine riesige Ranke bis hoch in das Reich des Riesen hervorwächst, erkennt der abenteuerlustige Jungen eine Chance, die Sache doch noch zum Guten zu wenden … wenn er dabei nicht zum Frühstück gefressen wird, heißt das.

Perfect for Janeites everywhere, this enticing collection brings together for the first time six special recordings that offer a glimpse behind the scenes at the life of the celebrated author. Taking us on a journey from her earliest teenage writings, to her love affair aged 20, to the scandalous arrest of her aunt which shook her family, these fascinating programmes offer a closer look at Jane Austen and those around her, as seen through her letters, writings and final home.

While attempting to discover the roots of Hamlet’s unhappiness, two courtiers go on a journey to plumb the depths of the universe’s mysteries. Tom Stoppard’s wildly inventive, Tony® Award-winning first play takes us through a tilted version of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy while casting new light on questions of fate, mortality and the meaning of existence. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in June 2022.

Ever since it was first drilled more than 150 years ago, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has enabled economic growth, provided an efficient energy source, fuelled our entire infrastructure - and caused wars, pollution and global warming. These seven dramas, set between 1951 and 2045, and taking us from postwar Iran to futuristic Lancashire, examine the role oil has played in shaping our world: recounting incredible stories of wealth, power, politics and corruption.

Die Sachsen-Dreier ist eine der bekanntesten Briefmarken Deutschlands.Sie war das erste Postwertzeichen des Königreichs Sachsen.Um diese wertvolle Briefmarke geht es in der anrührenden Geschichte. Und um eine unverhoffte Erbschaft. Was tun, wenn ein Blinder einen ganzen Überseekoffer voller Briefmarkenalben erbt?

Christopher Lee's highly acclaimed and award-winning BBC Radio 4 history of the British Empire.

Carmilla, der Vampir, kehrt zurück und macht Faith und ihren Freunden das Leben schwer. In den Wäldern von Dartmoor kommt es zur entscheidenden Schlacht! Werden Faith und ihr Team gegen die Übermacht des alten Druiden und seiner Vampirarmee bestehen können? Und wird Melvin Master der neue Träger des sagenumwobenen Schwertes EXCALIBUR?