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    Jackals and Arabs

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Narrated by Peter Coates ...

    Unabridged

    10 min

    "Jackals and Arabs" is a short story by Franz Kafka, written and published in 1917. The story was first published by Martin Buber in the German monthly Der Jude. A European traveler from the North, accompanied by Arab guides, is camped in the desert. When night falls, and the Arabs are at a distance, the traveler is accosted by talking jackals. The jackals speak of an age-old hatred for Arabs, ... Read more

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    The Oresteia

    by Aeschylus, Yuri Rasovsky ...
    Narrated by a full cast ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 38 min

    The only complete trilogy to survive from ancient Greek theater is presented here in this sound recording of all three plays: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides.In the Oresteia, Aeschylus dramatizes the myth of the curse on the royal house of Argos. Action begins when King Agamemnon returns victorious from the Trojan War but is treacherously slain by his wife. It ends with the ... Read more

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  • A Shipyard at War

    Unseen Photographs from John Brown's, Clydebank 1914–1918

    by Ian Johnston ...
    A treasury of photos illustrating the work of the famed British shipbuilders of World War I.Although best known for large liners and capital ships, between 1914 and 1920 the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Co. built a vast range of vessels—major warships down to destroyers and submarines, unusual designs like a seaplane carrier and submarine depot ship, and even a batch of war-standard merchant ... Read more

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  • The Battleship Builders

    Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships

    by Ian Johnston, Ian Buxton ...
    How shipbuilders, engine manufacturers, and more united to build Britain's Grand Fleet: "Superbly written…One of the best naval titles I have seen."— Marine NewsThe launch in 1906 of HMS Dreadnought, the world's first all-big-gun battleship, rendered all existing battle fleets obsolete, but at the same time it wiped out the Royal Navy's numerical advantage, so expensively maintained for decades. ... Read more

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  • Ships for All Nations

    John Brown & Company Clydebank, 1847–1971

    by Ian Johnston ...
    "A worthy tribute to the John Brown company and to British shipbuilding . . . a joy to enthusiasts of the great ships of the past."—Australian Naval InstituteThe Clydebank shipyard built some of the most famous vessels in maritime history—great transatlantic liners like Lusitania, Queen Mary and QE2, and iconic warships like the battlecruiser Hood, and Britain's last battleship, HMS Vanguard. ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphosis

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by Ian Johnston ...
    One extraordinary morning changes everything forever. In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka delivers one of the most influential and thought-provoking works of modern literature. Beginning with one of the most unforgettable openings in fiction, this remarkable novella explores the consequences of sudden transformation, inviting readers into a deeply symbolic and emotionally powerful story that ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphosis

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by Ian Johnston ...
    What happens when waking up one morning means discovering that you are no longer human? In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka presents one of literature's most unforgettable transformations. Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman struggling to support his family, wakes one morning to find that he has mysteriously transformed into a monstrous insect-like creature. Unable to continue his ordinary life, ... Read more

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  • Anthology of Classic Short Stories. Vol. 2 (Animals)

    Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov, Sredni Vashtar by Saki, Kholstomer, The Story of a Horse by Leo Tolstoy, Jackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka, A Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen Crane and others

    by Saki, Leo Tolstoy, Stephen Crane, Anton Chekhov, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Katherine Mansfield, Pu Songlbying, Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by Herbert A. Giles, Ian Johnston, Constance Garnett, Louise And Aylmer Maude ...
    In these selections, an animal plays an important role in the action or plot of the story. The animals in these stories are real or are stand-ins for humans.Contents:Sredni Vashtar by Saki (H. H. Munro)Kholstomer, The Story of a Horse by Leo TolstoyA Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen CraneKashtanka by Anton ChekhovThe Cat That Walked By Himself by Rudyard KiplingThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Fly by ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphosis

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by Ian Johnston ...
    What if you woke up and no longer recognized yourself? Step into the haunting world of The Metamorphosis, one of the most powerful and unsettling works in modern literature. Written by Franz Kafka, this unforgettable novella tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a man who suddenly finds himself transformed into a strange insect-like creature. As he struggles to understand his new reality, his world ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphosis

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by Ian Johnston ...
    One morning, he wakes—and he is no longer himself. When traveling salesman Gregor Samsa opens his eyes to find he has transformed into a monstrous insect, his world collapses into fear, shame, and silence. As his family recoils and his life shrinks behind a bedroom door, Gregor confronts the cruelty of alienation and the fragile threads that tie us to one another. Praised as "one of the most ... Read more

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  • Clydebank Battlecruisers

    Forgotten Photographs from John Brown's Shipyard

    by Ian Johnston ...
    "Outstanding . . . anyone with an interest in the major ships of the grand Fleet or shipbuilding on the Clyde will want to own it."— Warship 2012Between 1906 and 1920, the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Sons built five battlecruisers, each one bigger than the last, culminating in the mighty Hood, the largest warship of her day. If Tiger is regarded as a modification of the Lion class design, ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphosis

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by Ian Johnston ...
    What happens when your life turns upside down—literally? The Metamorphosis is Franz Kafka's unforgettable novella about Gregor Samsa, a man who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. This surreal and haunting tale explores alienation, identity, and the absurdity of human existence, revealing the fragility of family, work, and self-worth. Dark, thought-provoking, and ... Read more

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