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Sedmnáctiletá venkovská dívka Catherine se na pár týdnů dostane do velkého světa, který zná jen z románů. Vtipem nabitý text paroduje dobově populární gotické romány. Protože ho nejdříve vydavatel odmítl, vyšel až rok po autorčině smrti... Hlavní hrdinka románu 17letá …

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, …

Do Selekce vstoupilo 35 dívek. Nyní jich je jen šest, ale soutěž o srdce prince Maxona je tvrdší než kdykoli předtím. A k tomu všemu se America nemůže rozhodnout, po kom vlastně touží. Je to Maxon, s kterým by mohla žít jako v pohádce? Nebo Aspen, její první láska? Amer…

Příběhy mimořádných žen, převážně urozených, ale i prostých, které se svými projevy blíženské lásky a svatostí zapsaly do dějin. O svatých královnách hovoří církevní historik profesor Martin Weis. Pozornost věnuje například císařovně Elii Pulcherii, svaté Uršule, králov…

V polovině 20. století je z království námořní velmoc s koloniemi a državami po celém světě. Poslední dva roky vede Česko-slovenské království válku s carským Ruskem. Nyní se oči obou velmocí upínají k americkému kontinentu. Boje mezi Brazílií a Jihoamerickou lidovou fe…

Císař Karel IV. získal pro svou dceru Annu výhodnou partii -- anglického krále! Mladičká česká princezna se za Richarda II. provdá v šestnácti letech a přicestuje do svého nového domova. Královský dvůr cizí nevěstu přijme zprvu chladně, ale mírná a laskavá Anna Česká br…

Román, v němž Stendhal (vlastním jménem Henri Marie Beyle) červenou barvou symbolizuje revoluci a černou barvou tmářství a despotismus. Hlavní hrdina románu Julien Sorel chce dosáhnout v životě vynikajícího postavení. Ačkoliv opovrhuje náboženstvím, dává se na kněžskou …

Osmý díl ze série Lisy Reganové s názvem Závod s časem přináší Josii Quinnové další náročný případ. Její dvojče Trinity se v honbě za reportáží zaplete do nebezpečné hry s nelítostným sériovým vrahem. Dokáže Josie vyhrát závod s časem o Trinitin život?

Nine steps have led us to the final stage – right into the heart of the Darkness. Aptly enough, the iconic author from Ireland is on the doorstep; Bram Stoker – and with his Dracula to boot. Well, wait a second – not exactly, to be honest. Dracula’s Guest is one of the …

Do you run a business? Then you have to hear this true story! Every entrepreneur wants to be successful, but even a seemingly small mistake can sometimes cause big trouble. The eighth part takes place in a hotel built by the owner in his hometown. He made his childhood…

The Beauty of Women for Middle Aged and Older Men 67 humorous and reflective poems about love, attraction, and relationships from a mature man's perspective. What happens when love is seen not through youthful fantasy, but through the wisdom of time? This collection bl…

Román zachycuje Španělsko a rozvinutou kulturu muslimské říše al­Andalus na jihu Pyrenejského poloostrova v patnáctém století, kdy vrcholilo soupeření katolických království Kastilie a Aragonie s muslimským emirátem. Zániku muslimské říše a následnému sjednocení Španěls…

Do you run a business? Then you have to hear this true story! Every entrepreneur wants to be successful, but even a seemingly small mistake can sometimes cause big trouble. The ninth part takes place in a restaurant, leased by a recently divorced businesswoman who want…

Five friends. One Prague pub. A lifetime of conversations shaped by history. They met as young men in the late 1960s students with dreams, ambitions, and endless debates over cards and drinks. What began as casual gatherings soon became a ritual: a place to talk about l…

What if one man's life could tell the story of an entire century? Jaroslav Novák never left Prague (with the exception of fighting in the First World War) yet he lived through more upheaval, change, and contradiction than most people could imagine. Born at the dawn of t…

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 …

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…

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 …

The ninth step into the Darkness is called Love from the Dark Side, and it brings us to the climax of the series – the Darkness itself. It features The Tenant of the Cedars by Mary Elizabeth Penn – a story about the vengeance of the dead. Little is known of the author o…

A young woman starts her first job as a governess in charge of two young orphans, Miles and Flora, at a country house called Bly. The children are beautiful and well-behaved, but are they too good to be true? When the governess starts to experience strange visions, she …

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…

In the Boscombe Valley Mystery, Turner kills his blackmailer McCarthy to prevent McCarthy's son marrying his daughter and claiming all of his property. In the Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, Holmes foils Mr Ryder's plans to steal a precious jewel and frame a plumber fo…

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…

World history is contradictory. On the one hand, it is certainly fascinating with the number of courageous deeds and glorious victories that moved human society forward. And if that failed, then at least with heroic defeats that positively influenced national consciousn…

The sixth step into the Darkness is called Longing, and it features a single short story; a very distinctive one indeed. It is a relatively short masterpiece by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the author who is a pillar of our series. The Outsider is one of his most often pu…