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Softly Calls the Devil

de Christopher Blake ...

Things are going well for Matt Buchanan. After some hard times, life is peaceful as sole-charge constable for the small, isolated settlement of Haast on New Zealand's wild West Coast. He's made friends among the locals, won their trust. He keeps their little world safe. And he's working in spectacular surroundings - the fierce Tasman Sea, the dense beech forest, the dark, cold swamps, the snowy ... Leer más

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Things are going well for Matt Buchanan. After some hard times, life is peaceful as sole-charge constable for the small, isolated settlement of Haast on New Zealand's wild West Coast. He's made friends among the locals, won their trust. He keeps their little world safe. And he's working in spectacular surroundings - the fierce Tasman Sea, the dense beech forest, the dark, cold swamps, the snowy
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Tomorrowville

Dystopian Science Fiction

de David T. Isaak ...

Narrado por Christopher James Mayer ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - The Isaak Collection
Completo

7 hora 36 minutos

Toby wasn’t ready to die in 2008 and wake up in 2088. 2088 wasn’t ready for Toby either.Gen-X computer hacker Toby is a classic American: impulsive, irreverent, intelligent, and inventive. And, after a silly accident in 2008, he can add “inanimate” to the list—because Toby is dead.But only for a while. Eighty years later, medical science has advanced enough to bring Toby back to life.Welcome to ... Leer más

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Toby wasn’t ready to die in 2008 and wake up in 2088. 2088 wasn’t ready for Toby either.Gen-X computer hacker Toby is a classic American: impulsive, irreverent, intelligent, and inventive. And, after a silly accident in 2008, he can add “inanimate” to the list—because Toby is dead.But only for a while. Eighty years later, medical science has advanced enough to bring Toby back to life.Welcome to
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Classic Love Poetry

Poems to fall in love with or for those you fell in love with

de Rupert Brooke, Christopher Marlowe, Wilfred Owen, William Shakespeare, Alfred Lord Tennyson, DH Lawrence, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Bronte, John Donne, John Keats, Lord Byron, Matthew Arnold, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Browning, WB Yeats, William Blake, William Wordsworth ...

Narrado por Ghizela Rowe ...

Completo

57 minutos

"If music be the food of love, play on" was one of Shakespeare's finest lines. If music is food, then poetry is the wine. In this volume of classic love poetry, the flavoured capture of words and rhythms makes us think more carefully of words and their value to us. They also surprise us with their structure and meaning, layering in thoughts and emotions that we might otherwise shy away from. Poems ... Leer más

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"If music be the food of love, play on" was one of Shakespeare's finest lines. If music is food, then poetry is the wine. In this volume of classic love poetry, the flavoured capture of words and rhythms makes us think more carefully of words and their value to us. They also surprise us with their structure and meaning, layering in thoughts and emotions that we might otherwise shy away from. Poems
... Leer más
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Poetry of England Volume 1, The

de William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, William Blake, William Wordsworth ...

Narrado por Nigel Davenport, Nigel Planer, Ghizela Rowe, Jan Francis, Richard Mitchley ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Poetry of England
Completo

1 horas 3 minutos

The English language has grown into the Worlds pre-dominant spoken language. It’s estimated there are over one million words with which to do this. It’s sources are rich and diverse, absorbing from other cultures and times without hesitation. It surely follows that when we add the talents of Shakespeare, Keats, Shelley, Kipling and Blake to a myriad of others that its beauty and reach entrance us ... Leer más

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The English language has grown into the Worlds pre-dominant spoken language. It’s estimated there are over one million words with which to do this. It’s sources are rich and diverse, absorbing from other cultures and times without hesitation. It surely follows that when we add the talents of Shakespeare, Keats, Shelley, Kipling and Blake to a myriad of others that its beauty and reach entrance us
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50 Essential Classics You Must Read - British Literature

The Definitive British Literature Collection from Beowulf to the Romantic Poets

de Anonymous, The Essential Classics Library, William Langland, Jessie L. Weston, Thomas Malory, Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe, Edmund Spenser, John Milton, William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Oliver Goldsmith, M.G. Lewis, Mary Shelley, William Beckford, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Various Authors, Multiple Authors ...

Series Libro 1 - 50 Essential Classics You Must Read
A sweeping journey through the foundations, triumphs, and transformations of British literature. This monumental volume gathers fifty of the most influential and enduring works ever written in the English language. From the heroic epic of Beowulf to the philosophical sublimity of the Romantic poets, from Shakespeare's immortal tragedies to the visionary science fiction of H. G. Wells, this ... Leer más

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A sweeping journey through the foundations, triumphs, and transformations of British literature. This monumental volume gathers fifty of the most influential and enduring works ever written in the English language. From the heroic epic of Beowulf to the philosophical sublimity of the Romantic poets, from Shakespeare's immortal tragedies to the visionary science fiction of H. G. Wells, this
... Leer más
The Oxford Book of Poetry

Latin Verse, English Verse, Book of Ballads & Modern Poetry, With Oxford Lectures on Poetry

de Walt Whitman, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, George MacDonald, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Emily Brontë, William Wordsworth, George Meredith, Andrew Lang, Edmund Spenser, Julius Caesar, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christopher Marlowe, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Burns, Thomas Love Peacock, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gilbert Parker, Robert Browning, Oliver Goldsmith, John Milton, Virgil, William Blake, Ovid, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, John Keats, T. W. Rolleston, William Butler Yeats, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Claudius, Porcius Licinius, Gaius Maecenas, Numa Pompilius, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Walter Raleigh ...

In 'The Oxford Book of Poetry,' readers are invited to explore an expansive compendium that captures the essence of poetic expression through the ages. This anthology brings together an illustrious array of voices 'Äî from the evocative sonnets of Shakespeare to the Romantic musings of Wordsworth, the visionary verses of Blake, and the haunting cadences of Poe. The collection traverses numerous ... Leer más

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In 'The Oxford Book of Poetry,' readers are invited to explore an expansive compendium that captures the essence of poetic expression through the ages. This anthology brings together an illustrious array of voices 'Äî from the evocative sonnets of Shakespeare to the Romantic musings of Wordsworth, the visionary verses of Blake, and the haunting cadences of Poe. The collection traverses numerous
... Leer más
The Oxford Book of Poetry

Latin Verse, English Verse, Book of Ballads & Modern Poetry, With Oxford Lectures on Poetry

de Ovid, Virgil, Claudius, Julius Caesar, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Porcius Licinius, Gaius Maecenas, Numa Pompilius, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, William Butler Yeats, Emily Brontë, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, Andrew Lang, Robert Louis Stevenson, T. W. Rolleston, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thomas Wyatt, George MacDonald, George Meredith, Robert Browning, Thomas Love Peacock, Robert Burns, Oliver Goldsmith, Alexander Pope, John Milton, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Spenser, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gilbert Parker ...

The Oxford poetry anthologies ('Oxford Books') are traditionally considered an establishment in attitude. They have been edited by well-known poets and distinguished academics. In the perspective of canon-formation, they have been retrospective and well-researched. Table of Contents: The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: Nvma Pompilivs The Arval Brotherhood Anonymous CN. Naevivs T. Maccivs Plavtvs ... Leer más

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The Oxford poetry anthologies ('Oxford Books') are traditionally considered an establishment in attitude. They have been edited by well-known poets and distinguished academics. In the perspective of canon-formation, they have been retrospective and well-researched. Table of Contents: The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: Nvma Pompilivs The Arval Brotherhood Anonymous CN. Naevivs T. Maccivs Plavtvs
... Leer más
The Oxford Book of Poetry

Latin Verse, English Verse, Book of Ballads & Modern Poetry, With Oxford Lectures on Poetry

de Walt Whitman, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, George MacDonald, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Emily Brontë, William Wordsworth, George Meredith, Andrew Lang, Edmund Spenser, Julius Caesar, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christopher Marlowe, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Burns, Thomas Love Peacock, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gilbert Parker, Robert Browning, Oliver Goldsmith, John Milton, Virgil, William Blake, Ovid, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, John Keats, T. W. Rolleston, William Butler Yeats, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Claudius, Porcius Licinius, Gaius Maecenas, Numa Pompilius, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Walter Raleigh ...

The Oxford Book of Poetry masterfully curates a rich tapestry of poetic voices and styles, spanning centuries and cultures, to encapsulate the evolving landscape of verse. This anthology showcases the grandeur of classical epics, the intricacies of Romantic meditations, and the quintessential charm of Victorian sentimentality. Within its pages, readers will uncover stirring sonnets, haunting ... Leer más

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The Oxford Book of Poetry masterfully curates a rich tapestry of poetic voices and styles, spanning centuries and cultures, to encapsulate the evolving landscape of verse. This anthology showcases the grandeur of classical epics, the intricacies of Romantic meditations, and the quintessential charm of Victorian sentimentality. Within its pages, readers will uncover stirring sonnets, haunting
... Leer más
The Detective Stories Library (26 Books). Illustrated

The House of the Poplars by Dorothy L. Sayers, Grand Guignol by John Dickson Carr, Boots by Ngaio Marsh, The Yellow Sphere by John Rhode, Shadowed Sunlight by Christianna Brand and Many Others

de Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, E. C. R. Lorac, John Rhode, Anthony Berkeley, Anthony Gilbert, Christianna Brand, J. Jefferson Farjeon, Lynn Brock, Cyril Hare, Christopher Bush, Joseph Commings, Christopher St. John Sprigg, Alice Campbell, Stuart Palmer, Josephine Bell, G. D. H. & M. Cole, William A. R. Collins, Nicholas Blake, Ethel Lina White, H. C. Bailey, Gladys Mitchell, Richard Keverne, Herbert Adams ...

The Detective Stories Library is a rich and engaging collection of classic mysteries by some of the greatest writers of the genre. This illustrated volume brings together brilliant tales of crime, deduction, and suspense, featuring works by masters of the Golden Age of detective fiction such as Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, John Rhode, and Christianna Brand. Among the ... Leer más

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The Detective Stories Library is a rich and engaging collection of classic mysteries by some of the greatest writers of the genre. This illustrated volume brings together brilliant tales of crime, deduction, and suspense, featuring works by masters of the Golden Age of detective fiction such as Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, John Rhode, and Christianna Brand. Among the
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Oxford Classics: Poetry

de Alfred Tennyson, John Keats, Emily Brontë, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Butler Yeats, William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Rudyard Kipling, Andrew Lang, Robert Louis Stevenson, T. W. Rolleston, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thomas Wyatt, George MacDonald, George Meredith, Robert Browning, Thomas Love Peacock, Robert Burns, Oliver Goldsmith, Alexander Pope, John Milton, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Spenser, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Walter Scott, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gilbert Parker ...

This edition consists of poetry anthologies edited and annotated by well-known poets and distinguished Oxford academics. These collections are considered an establishment in attitude and, in the perspective of canon-formation, they have been retrospective and well-researched. Contents: The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: Nvma Pompilivs The Arval Brotherhood Anonymous CN. Naevivs T. Maccivs Plavtvs ... Leer más

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This edition consists of poetry anthologies edited and annotated by well-known poets and distinguished Oxford academics. These collections are considered an establishment in attitude and, in the perspective of canon-formation, they have been retrospective and well-researched. Contents: The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: Nvma Pompilivs The Arval Brotherhood Anonymous CN. Naevivs T. Maccivs Plavtvs
... Leer más
Policing Terrorism

de Christopher Blake, Barrie Sheldon, Rachael Strzelecki, Peter Williams ...

Series series Policing Matters Series
This is an accessible and up to date text for students on police-related degree courses covering a highly topical area of policing. Terrorism has become a major issue for policing during the 21st century, exacerbated by world events, the emerging new terrorism with its global implications, and a growing need to develop effective counter-terrorism strategies. The book provides students with a ... Leer más

$67.49 USD

This is an accessible and up to date text for students on police-related degree courses covering a highly topical area of policing. Terrorism has become a major issue for policing during the 21st century, exacerbated by world events, the emerging new terrorism with its global implications, and a growing need to develop effective counter-terrorism strategies. The book provides students with a
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The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

de Christopher Marlowe ...

Narrado por Kamel Abbott, Dennis Wells, Magda Miles, Petra Clay, Okan Blake, Herman Walton, Llaria Goodwin ...

Completo

1 horas 37 minutos

The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust, that was first performed sometime between 1588 and Marlowe's death in 1593. Two different versions of the play were published in the Jacobean era, several years later. One of the most ... Leer más

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The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust, that was first performed sometime between 1588 and Marlowe's death in 1593. Two different versions of the play were published in the Jacobean era, several years later. One of the most
... Leer más