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Eliza Parsons was an English author best known for her Gothic novels. Parsons was one of the first to write Gothic novels and her book The Castle of Wolfenbach is considered an early classic in the Gothic genre. The action centers around a young woman named Matilda Weimar who flees her nasty uncle and finds refuge in an ancient and mysterious castle.
‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ as interpreted by Emmy-nominated actor Geoffrey Giuliano is a breath of fresh air for this charming Christmas classic. Here is a holiday single that will delight young and old and rekindle the flame of wonder for the beauty of family Christmases’ gone by. A humorous imaginative rendering by one of today's most celebrated actors ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ promises to become - yet again- a classic part of everyone's holiday.Mostra libro
Part of the Comedie Humane and a "supplementary" tale to go with Father Goriot and Gobseck. Nucingen is the married family name of one of Father Goriot's daughters. "James Waring" is a pseudonym of Ellen Marriage (Balzac was considered sometimes too racy by the Victorian Age). (Summary by JCarson)Mostra libro
"Edición de audiolibros sin música de fondo. El misterio de Marie Roget. Se basa en el asesinato real de Mary Cecilia Rogers, un crimen que paralizó Nueva York debido a la violencia sin precedentes que el asesino se volvió contra ella. Mary Cecilia Rogers nació en Connecticut en 1820, desapareció el 4 de octubre de 1838 en circunstancias poco claras. Unos días más tarde, los periódicos anunciaron que había sido encontrada y que había huido para casarse con un oficial naval. El caso fue cerrado, pero tres años más tarde, mary Cecilia Rogers desapareció de nuevo el 25 de julio de 1841. Su cuerpo sin vida fue encontrado flotando en el río Hudson. Una autopsia superficial reveló que había sido asesinado. La muerte de Mary Cecilia Rogers ocupó las portadas de todos los periódicos estadounidenses. Unos meses más tarde, la investigación en pleno apogeo, el novio de la chica fue encontrado muerto en su habitación con una botella de veneno a su lado y una nota de arrepentimiento, donde confesó como un cobarde por dejar a María cuando más lo necesitaba. La policía aceptó el suicidio, y tanto la justicia como la opinión pública declararon que el cobarde había recibido el castigo que merecía. Edgar Allan Poe siguió el caso con el mismo interés de sus compatriotas, lo que la hace doblemente impresionante resolución el caso de dar con los motivos del asesinato se basó únicamente en informes de los medios de comunicación. Cien años más tarde, los criminalistas de la policía de Nueva York estuvieron totalmente de acuerdo con la hipótesis del poeta, y señalan que la línea de investigación es probable que sugeriera a Edgar Allan Poe, un notable escritor que a veces interpretaba a un detectiveMostra libro
The story is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic Vermont flood, Wilmarth becomes embroiled in a controversy about the reality and significance of the sightings, though he sides with the skeptics. Wilmarth uncovers old legends about monsters living in the uninhabited hills who abduct people who venture or settle too close to their territory. Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He is notable for blending elements of science fiction and horror; and for popularizing "cosmic horror" the notion that some concepts, entities or experiences are barely comprehensible to human minds, and those who delve into such risk their sanity. Lovecraft has become a cult figure in the horror genre and is noted as creator of the "Cthulhu Mythos," a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a "pantheon" of nonhuman creatures, as well as the famed Necronomicon, a grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works typically had a tone of "cosmic pessimism," regarding mankind as insignificant and powerless in the universe. Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, and his works, particularly early in his career, have been criticized as occasionally ponderous, and for their uneven quality. Nevertheless, Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirectMostra libro
A young man who was exiled from his love for one year due to the wishes of her parents, finds himself in Paris. With not much else to do to pass his time, having seen most of the city and its suburbs, he begins exploring further away from Paris itself. His wanderings lead him to a strange, dusty village and into the dangerous house of an even stranger couple. At first he is thoroughly entertained by the conversation the odd old woman has to offer him, and even more engrossed once her strange husband joins the conversation as well. But soon he is overwhelmed by discomfort and realizes that there is something not right about the situation. As he finds himself fleeing for his life, he discovers the eery occurrence of burial by rats. Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories, most famous for his gothic horror novel Dracula. Although he wrote throughout his life while working as a personal assistant and theatre manager, he did not achieve much literary fame until after his death. 'Mostra libro
An autobiographical novel of captivity in World War I France from a prize-winning literary icon.Working as an ambulance driver in the First World War, a young man is suddenly taken in by the authorities, along with his friend who has been targeted for his antiwar sentiments. This novel recounts E. E. Cummings’s experience spending four months in an “enormous room” with other prisoners, enlivened by the people he meets and the events he witnesses in the midst of his bizarre situation. Cummings, recipient of a Bollingen Prize, a National Book Award citation, and many other literary honors, draws on his own life for this outstanding novel.Mostra libro
