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Planes of Existence
The fifth step into the Darkness is called Planes of Existence, and it is a solo ride by the feature author of the whole series in three parts. In them, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, practically unread and unknown during his life, but a source of inspiration after his deat…
Perinbaba
Kde bolo, tam bolo, bola raz jedna chudobná dievčina, ktorú macocha veľmi preveľmi trápila. Jedného dňa, keď jej nakázala skočiť do studne po vreteno, ktoré jej tam spadlo, ocitla sa dievčina na peknej lúke v prečudesnom svete, kde na ňu chlieb i jabloň prehovorili a pr…
Severská mytológia
Neil Gaiman sa pri písaní už dlho inšpiruje dávnymi príbehmi a mýtmi a v tejto knihe spracoval veľké ságy ďalekého severu. Ich príbehy sformoval do románu a ten sa začína zrodom deviatich bájnych svetov. Opisuje dobrodružstvá bohov, trpaslíkov i obrov a iných bytostí a …
Má sestra je sériový vrah
Přestože jsou Korede s Ayoolou sestry, liší se víc než den a noc. Korede je nepříliš hezká, ale pracovitá zdravotnice s až obsedantním sklonem k pořádku, zatímco Ayoola je krásná, oblíbená, lehkomyslná... a šílená. Je zvyklá kdykoli požádat svou starší sestru o pomoc, a…
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR
The e-book reveals a set of rules obeyed by entrepreneurs who are running successful businesses in the long-term. Business is affected by many variables, but every entrepreneur can affect those which are essential for success! Which are they?
Poslední výkřik
Detektiv Lexi Bennettová se prochází ulicemi Canterbury, když zaslechne křik. Pod jednou z městských věží najde ležet tělo dospívající dívky. Skočila, spadla, nebo ji někdo strčil? Oliviini zoufalí rodiče tvrdí, že jejich dcera, talentovaná hudebnice, neměla pro sebevra…
Val's Diary
School’s over at last! Summer holidays are here but who wants to spend them in the countryside? Not Val, of course! She hates the country, but eventually she’ll change her mind. Guess why! Read her diary and find out. She tells her diary all about herself, her moods, he…
Forgotten Shoes
Summer has started and a group of six friends who call themselves the Bombardiers have so many plans. First on the agenda? Finally explore the half-ruined house in Acacia Street everyone is so afraid of. No one has stepped inside for years. Except for cats. Hundreds of …
Gejša
Příběh malé Čijo, která se má stát slavnou gejšou Sajuri, začíná v chudé japonské rybářské vesnici, kde Čijo do smrti své matky vyrůstala, a to ve velké chudobě. Když ji jako devítiletou prodají do Gionu, kjótské čtvrti gejš, dívenka rázem přijde o rodiče i starší sestr…
Zápisky mladého lekára
Cyklus poviedok Michaila Bulgakova Zápisky mladého lekára je retrospektívnym pohľadom začínajúceho spisovateľa na svoje lekárske začiatky. Autor, niekedy sebaironicky, avšak vždy s pocitom veľkej zodpovednosti za ľudský život, rozpráva o svojich prvých, často závažných,…
Death and Other Horrors
The very first step into the Darkness is called Death and Other Horrors, and it contains three short stories. The author of the first of these – The Haunted Dolls’ House – is Montague Rhodes James. A scientist at first, James eventually gained success writing Gothic hor…
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A GOOD ENTREPRENEUR
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A GOOD ENTREPRENEUR will teach you especially what you should not forget before you start a business and, if you are already running one, what steps should take to protect your business and family assets.
Mirage
Montague Rhodes James makes his second appearance in the series in this, the seventh step into the Darkness. James came from Kent in South East England, and was a renowned scientist focusing on medieval art, literature, and architecture. He wrote short stories just for …
Zotročení vášňou
Brynhild Hendriksenová sa na kráľovu žiadosť musí vydať za nemilovaného muža. Dohodnutou svadbou sa má uzavrieť mier medzi dánskym a nórskym územím, ktorý visí na vlásku, odkedy Harald I. Modrozubý prijal kresťanstvo a núti svojho škandinávskeho spojenca, aby sa vzdal s…
The Canterville Ghost
The Otis family move into a haunted house, Canterville Chase. The resident ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville killed his wife there in 1575 and his guilt causes him to haunt the house. Sir Simon haunts with different coloured bloodstains, which appear on the floor everyday…
Paní Bovaryová - Mistři slova
Paní Bovaryová je realistický román z roku 1857 a jedná se o první autorovo dílo. Flaubertovou inspirací k napsání knihy byla zmínka v tehdejších novinách o ženě venkovského lékaře, která se otrávila, a jejímuž skonu předcházelo manželské drama. Hlavní hrdinkou románu j…
Malé ženy
Príbeh štyroch sestier prvý raz uzrel svetlo sveta v druhej polovici 19. storočia, ale jeho obľúbenosť prekročila hranice času. Stále ďalším generáciám matiek a dcér ukazuje hodnotu rodiny, priateľstva, odpustenia a života v pravde a láske. Príbeh sa odohráva v časoch a…
Deníky
Virginia Woolfová si sala deník od roku 1915 až do své smrti roku 1941. Zaznámenávala nejen nejbějžnější věci - kam ten den šla, s kým se setkala, jak se zrovna cítila -, ale také se v zápiscích sousřeďovala na společensko-politické dění v Anglii i v Evropě, získáme z n…
The Three Musketeers
All for one and one for all! The three musketeers - Porthos, Aramis and Athos - are the most daring swordsmen in France, and special bodyguards to the king. When d'Artagnan comes to Paris to join their ranks, they become the greatest friends of his life. when a villaino…
Illusion
The second step into the Darkness is called Illusion, and the pioneer of modern-era horror stories, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, meets another of his “gurus” – Edgar Allan Poe (Lovecraft himself is sometimes referred to as E. A. Poe’s direct successor). William Wilson is …
Touch of Death
The eighth step into the Darkness takes place on the American side of the Atlantic. It features two short stories by a single author – Texas native Robert Ervin Howard. Sadly enough, Howard died at age 30, but he still managed to create several immortal heroes – and was…
Murderers
The fourth step into the Darkness is called Murderers, and it takes the listener into the realm of vampire stories and haunted houses. The first – The Tomb of Sara – was written by English navy officer, and writer, Frederick George Loring. It was one of the very first s…
Sounds in the Dark
The third step into the Darkness is called Sounds in the Dark. It begins with a short story written in 1921 by American master horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft called The Music of Erich Zann. The author himself considered the story to be one of his masterpieces, …
All my dancing seasons
Humorous stories of “old bachelors” who, at balls, wine bars, on the street, and elsewhere, try—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—to get closer to the opposite sex. For some men, the pursuit of women gradually becomes a purpose, a pastime, and eventually even a spor…