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Luigi Pirandello – Novelle per un Anno, vol. 15: Una Giornata

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(prima pubblicazione nella forma attuale nel 1937)
(first published in their present form in 1937)

Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)
Language: Italian

This book contains 15 novels from the 15th book of “Novelle per un anno”, a collections of novels written by Luigi Pirandello over the years.

Novelle per un anno è una raccolta di 241 novelle scritte da Luigi Pirandello. Originariamente sono state pubblicate sul Corriere della Sera, successivamente ripubblicate in 15 raccolte. Inizialmente erano previste 24 raccolte contenenti 365 novelle, tuttavia la prematura morte dell’autore ha impedito il raggiungimento del traguardo. Postume sono state pubblicate altre novelle scritte dall’autore. Le raccolte sono state pubblicate tra il 1922 e il 1937. La quindicesima raccolta, edita nel 1937, contiene novelle pubblicate tra il 1898 ed il 1937. (Riassunto di Filippo Gioachin)

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Das Stigma des Tieres

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(first published/zuerst veröffentlicht 1926)kipling_stigma

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) , übersetzt von Gustav Meyrink (1868- 1932)
Language: German/Deutsch

Nach einer feuchtfröhlichen Silvesterfeier entweiht der volltrunkene Engländer Fleet die Hanuman-Statue in einem indischen Tempel. Als er am nächsten Morgen erwacht, plagt ihn mehr als ein Kater. Aber jeder weiß doch, “daß die Götter der Heiden aus Stein oder Erz bestehen” – nicht wahr? (Zusammenfassung von Hokuspokus)

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Emily Climbs

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(first published 1925)

meyrink_spaetewerkeLucy Maud Montgomery 1874-1942


Language: English
Teenage orphan Emily Starr of New Moon has always wanted to be a great writer. But her old-fashioned aunt, who has never liked Emily’s writing, refuses to let Emily go to high school unless she stops! Shrewsbury brings new friends, new adventures, and new enemies, and the town is scandalized by some of Emily’s exploits. Perhaps the hardest trial is having to board with her Aunt Ruth. Or is it her promise to Aunt Elizabeth? But Emily’s troubles are only the beginning of her climb to success … and perhaps romance.
(Summary by Rachel)

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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Part 1

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casebooksherlockholmes(first published 1927)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
Language: English

And so, reader, farewell to Sherlock Holmes! These are positively the last stories. There is some disagreement as to their quality, and some claim that Conan Doyle was writing more experimentally, rather than to the conventional Sherlock Holmes formula. Not all the stories are narrated by the faithful Watson, and the stories are regarded as the darkest of the Holmes canon, with some unusual villains.

Part 2 of this audio book will available as soon as it is recorded.

Please note: Section 5, The Adventure of the Three Gables, includes language which, though normal for the time it was written, is now regarded as highly unacceptable racial slurs. Anyone who finds this too offensive may wish to omit this story. Indeed, any listener who would understandably prefer to avoid my poor attempt at American accents, may prefer not to listen to a number of these stories. Conan Doyle seemed to like American villains. … (summary by Ruth Golding)

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Die Flugblätter der Weißen Rose

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weisserose(first published 1942/43)

Language: German/Deutsch

Die sechs Flugblätter der Weißen Rose sind wohl die eindringlichsten Dokumente des Widerstandes gegen die Naziherrschaft in Deutschland. Geschrieben und verbreitet 1942 und 1943 von einer Gruppe von Angehörigen der Universität München thematisieren sie die Verbrechen des Regimes und rufen zum Widerstand auf.

Die sechs Mitglieder der Weißen Rose – die Studenten Hans und Sophie Scholl, Christoph Probst, Willi Graf, Alexander Schmorell und der Uni Professor Kurt Huber – wurden 1943 hingerichtet. (Zusammenfassung von Availle)

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Die Blumen des Bösen

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hawthorne_blumen(first published/zuerst veröffentlicht 1925)

Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864 , übersetzt von Franz Blei 1871-1942
Language/Sprache: German/deutsch

Der Student Giovanni Guasconti hat von seiner Unterkunft aus Einblick in den wundersamen privaten Garten des berühmten Gelehrten Rappacini. Giovanni verliebt sich in die schöne Tochter Rappacinis, doch der Vater seiner Angebeteten steht in dem Ruf, ein äußerst skrupelloser Wissenschaftler zu sein. Sein Hauptinteresse gilt giftigen Pflanzen.
Die Erzählung ist im Original unter dem Titel Rappacini’s Daughter erschienen. (Zusammenfassung von Hokuspokus)

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