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A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.

Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer)—a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "Más a Tierra", now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.

Edward Malone, a young reporter for the Daily Gazette, asks his editor for a dangerous assignment to impress the woman he loves, Gladys, who wishes for a great man capable of brave deeds and actions. His task is to approach the notorious Professor Challenger, who dislikes the popular press intensely and physically assaults intrusive journalists. The subject is to be his recent South American expedition which, surrounded by controversy, guarantees a hostile reaction.

Filho de um pai alcoólatra e violento, Huck Finn logo se encontra sozinho. Quando foi acolhido por uma senhora idosa, Huck se torna gradualmente mais civilizado. Mas no dia em que seu pai reaparece e o tranca em uma cabana, Huck foge com Jim, um escravo. A viagem deles pelo Mississippi retrata a sociedade americana da época e rende muitas aventuras! Considerado um clássico da literatura americana, essa história foi fonte de inspiração para o filme "As aventuras de Huck Finn" produzido pela Disney em 1993.

Bruna acredita que não vale nada. João se sente vazio. Os dois se conhecem numa situação inesperada, mas já sentem um magnetismo inegável. Eles estão claramente ligados de alguma forma, seja pela imensa tristeza que os invade ou pelos desejos de morte que pairam no ar... Bruna sente que seus anseios são abraçados pelas aflições de João e aos poucos percebe que não está sozinha. Depois de receber uma ligação atormentada de João, Bruna decide fundar um clube. Essa união seria a chave para salvar um ao outro? Ou deveriam aceitar que a vida será sempre um mero fracasso?

Quebec - letztes Bollwerk im französischen Kanada - war in die Hand der britischen Seemacht gefallen, der Kampf östlich des Mississippi entschieden. Kanonendonner und Glockengeläut trugen die Siegesnachricht über die Städte und Dörfer der britischen Kronkolonie Neu-England, bis hin nach Newport, dem wichtigsten Hafen der Insel Rhode Island. General Wolfe wurde als Held des Tages gefeiert. Doch galt der Jubel einem Toten, denn der Sieger von Quebec war beim Sturm auf die Stadt gefallen.

In diesem Hörspiel wird eine über alle Maßen abenteuerliche Geschichte aus dem alten zaristischen Russland erzählt, die an Spannung nichts zu wünschen übrig lässt. Sie führt den Helden und seine Geliebte bis ins kälteklirrende Sibirien und fast bis in den Tod. Die gnadenlose Grausamkeit der Feinde und ein scheinbar unausweichliches Schicksal machen Michael Strogoff das Leben zur Hölle, drohen ihn unaufhaltsam der Ausweglosigkeit entgegenzupeitschen... Wird er den Gefahren standhalten?

El Viaje al Centro de la Tierra en Español. The Journey to the Center of the World.

Príncipe y El Mendigo en Español. Prince and the Pauper.

Las Aventuras de Huckleberry Finn en Español by Mark Twain - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Translated).

Charles Marlow, sails up the Congo River to meet with Kurtz a prosperous ivory trader and a man of great abilities. Marlow ends up signing a contract and becoming a riverboat captain for a Belgian company that trades in the Congo. He hopes that this contract will give him a good opportunity for career development. However, Marlows expectations quickly sour as he is faced with the evil of imperialism, witnessing violent acts and brutality against the local, native population.

El Mago De Oz es una hermosa historia sobre una joven, Dorthy, que se aventura a ver al mago de oz. En el camino conoce a algunos amigos que le enseñan la verdadera importancia de la vida.

First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman reveals himself to be John Hatteras, and his obsession, the North Pole. The captain is later abandoned by his crew and remains without resources at the coldest spot on earth. How can he find food and navigate the Polar Sea? And what will he find at the top of the world?

This is a story of a valiant man who became a sort of American version of Robin Hood. His efforts were a courageous attempt to restore justice in early 19th-century Mexican California, where a corrupt governor was viciously exploiting the poor and downtrodden. It was a period when there were large haciendas and resident caballeros confronted by the harsh oppression. This brought forth a fictional effort featuring the persona of a masked laughing outlaw calling himself Zorro.

As the son of 'the Colonial', legendary Queen's Captain Ian Steele, Josiah Steele has big shoes to fill. Although his home in the colony of New South Wales is a world away, he dreams of one day travelling to England so he can study to be a commissioned officer in the Scottish Regiment. After cutting his teeth in business on the rough and ready goldfields of Far North Queensland's Palmer River, he finally realises his dream and travels to England, where he is accepted into the Sandhurst military academy.

So manchem Karl-May-Leser wird die Geschichte vertraut vorkommen und doch wieder nicht. May arbeitete seinen ersten großen Wildwest-Roman (noch vor dem "Schatz im Silbersee" geschrieben) mit deutlichen Veränderungen in den zweiten Teil seines "Winnetou" ein. Die unverfälschte Urfassung galt lange Zeit als verschollen und ist an vielen Stellen logischer und ausführlicher als die endgültige Buchversion.

A must-listen for every classic erotica fan! Performed as a duet by Zachary Johnson and Verla Bond. The term “Masochist” comes from Austrian author Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, whose fantasies inspired him to write Venus in Furs in 1870. The story is an account of a man named Severin, who is obsessed with being enslaved by a despotic woman in furs. He finds his ideal in a young widow named Wanda: a reluctant domme who discovers her sadistic tendencies through their twisted love affair. Venus in Furs was translated into English by Fernanda Savage in 1921.

Ein erschütterndes Kapitel der Weltgeschichte bestimmt das Geschehen des Romans: der Untergang Kaiser Maximilians von Mexiko. Nicht ohne eigene Schuld muss er die bitteren Konsequenzen seiner Politik erdulden. Daneben lösen sich alle Handlungsfäden, die in "Schloss Rodriganda" geknüpft wurden.

An ebullient Mr Finchley is about to propose marriage to a lady he had rescued from mishap, when he is sent to Paris by his firm. There he manages to upset a boat, adopt a stray orphan, and get himself kidnapped. The fine tangle he gets into takes some unravelling! Only when eventually back in London does he complete the proposal of marriage that was interrupted at the start. This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway best seller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today.

Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to the seaside. But Fate has other plans in store...From his abduction by a cheerful crook, to his smuggling escapade off the south coast, the timid but plucky Mr Finchley is plunged into a series of the most astonishing and extraordinary adventures. His rural adventure takes him gradually westward through the English countryside and back, via a smuggling yacht, to London.