Long overshadowed by Jane Eyre, Villette is widely admired as one of Charlotte Bronte's finest works. This story of a young teacher at a girl's school in the city of Villette is a particular challenge for the young reader, for it requires maturity of vision, a fine narrative sense - and a command of French! Mandy Weston, a newcomer to Naxos AudioBooks, tells the story magnificently.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

The unapologetic intensity with which Emily Brontë wrote this story ensures that it will forever be considered one of the greatest works of English literature. A passionate tale of a chaotic and often violent love, Wuthering Heights transcends your average romance and, with its Gothic undertones, takes the listener on a journey through one man's lustful hunt for revenge.

Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle class Japanese society during the Meiji era. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten who comments on the follies and foibles of the people around him. A classic of Japanese literature, I Am a Cat is one of Soseki's best-known novels. Considered by many as the greatest writer in modern Japanese history, Soseki's I Am a Cat is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.

It is a June day in London in 1923, and the lovely Clarissa Dalloway is having a party. Whom will she see? Her friend Peter, back from India, who has never really stopped loving her? What about Sally, with whom Clarissa had her life’s happiest moment? Meanwhile, the shell-shocked Septimus Smith is struggling with his life on the same London day.

頼山陽の『日本外史』は，歴史に生きる人間の姿を鮮やかに描き出すことで多くの人々を魅了し，後世に多大な影響を与えた．山陽の詩人としてのあり方と，歴史叙述の方法とはどのように結びついていたのか．

政府高官と政略結婚した美貌のアンナは愛のない生活の不安から貴公子ウロンスキーと恋におちる。しかし夫への罪の意識に苛まれ鉄道自殺を図る。薄幸のアンナをリーが熱演。

Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel takes place over the course of a single June day in the lives of some very different Londoners: wealthy society hostess Clarissa Dalloway, who is preparing for a party; her old friend Peter Walsh, recently returned from India, whose proposal of marriage Clarissa rejected years ago; Septimus Warren Smith, a WWI veteran suffering from shell shock; and his Italian-born wife, Rezia, who is trying to care for him as best she can. Woolf's beautiful prose captures the minds and souls of these vivid characters.

小説家、陸軍軍医、翻訳家、官僚など様々な顔を持つ森鴎外　初期の代表作『舞姫』、肥後藩を舞台に史実を元にした歴史短編小説『阿部一族』 など、いつの時代も読み継がれる名作 17作品を収録

火星植民地の大立者アーニイ・コットは、宇宙飛行の影響で生じた分裂病の少年をおのれの野心のために利用しようとした。

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

ロシア文学における最高傑作の1つに数えられるプーキシンのこの作品。神西清訳などがあるが、やはりこの作品は岡本綺堂訳が素晴らしい。また、この小説に基づいたチャイコフスキー作曲の

明治・大正の文豪、森鴎外の代表作10作品を収録。『青年』など本邦初オーディオブック化作品も複数収録しています。今なお日本人を魅了し続ける鴎外の名作を、プロの朗読でお楽しみください。

一度酔えば即ち政治を論じ哲学を論じて止まるところを知らぬ南海先生のもとに，ある日洋学紳士，豪傑君という二人の客が訪れた．次第に酔を発した三人は，談論風発，大いに天下の趨勢を論じる．

ある理髪師はパンの中から人間の鼻を見つけた。捨てようとするが失敗し、警察に連行される。鼻の主は自分の鼻がなくなっているのに気づき、あちこち探し回る。二人とも何もかも思い通りにいかなくて……。