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"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." (H.P. Lovecraft, "Supernatural Horror in Literature") Wilbur Whately has got to be one of the most horrifying characters in literature. Why is he eight feet tall at age 15 and can grow a full beard? Is it because of his controversial parentage? Or is his arrival merely a precedent for the arrival of an ancient evil? In The Dunwich...
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Poldark volume 6
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George sets out to find the truth about his son. Dwight marries his sweetheart, Caroline. And Morwenna's recently arrived younger sister, Rowella, attracts the attentions of Morwenna's husband, Ossie.
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This collection of children's stories offers a mix of some best-loved tales as well as newer favorites. Included are “Puss in Boots,” read by Robby Benson; “A Day at Santa's Workshop,” read by Betty White; “Elfis, the Elf Who Saved Christmas,” read by Brian Austin Green; “Jack and the Beanstalk,” read by John Ritter; “Peter Pan,” read by Sandy Duncan; and “The Wild Swans” and “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” both read by...
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The Battle of Life is an 1846 novel by Charles Dickens. It is the fourth of his five "Christmas Books", coming after The Cricket on the Hearth and followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain.
The setting is an English village that stands on the site of an historic battle. Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title.
Battle is the only one of the five Christmas Books that has no supernatural...
3765) To The Devil… A Daughter
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An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
3766) Die Märchen Box (Andersen, Die Schneekönigin / Hauff, Das kalte Herz / Die schönsten Märchen der
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Wilhelm Hauff "Das kalte Herz", Hans Christian Andersen "Die Schneekönigin", Clemens Brentano "Das Märchen von dem Witzenspitzel", Eduard Mörike "Der Bauer und sein Sohn", Novalis "Die Geschichte von Hyazinth und Rosenblütchen" und andere. Gelesen von Christian Rode, Angela Winkler, Martin Seiffert.
3768) Black Beauty
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This heartwarming adaptation of the novel, seen like never before, digitally restored and remastered, follows the story of the courageous stallion Black Beauty.
3769) Pellejo de asno
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Un rey pierde la razón luego de la muerte de su esposa. Su hija, la princesa, huye del palacio bajo la piel de un asno mágico. Nadie sospecha que bajo ese horroroso disfraz se encuentra una hermosa y reluciente mujer, hasta que queda al descubierto frente a los ojos de un buen príncipe.
3770) Nelly's Hospital
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Nelly's Hospital (1865) is a short story by Louisa May Alcott, written during or shortly after the American Civil War. Nelly, a small soul, starts an hospital for little creatures and animals, inspired by the happenings on the war front, and wants to do some good.
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11-year-old actor Eden Giuliano presents a brand new line of exciting children's stories from Icon!
R.K. Munkittrick (1853-1911), was the Editor of "Judge" 1901-1906 which included Gus Dirk's famous cartoons in the pages of "Judge" and wrote the verses to accompany "Bugville Life."
We know you will enjoy this very special series from Icon Audio Arts hosted by young Eden Giuliano!
Host Eden Giuliano
Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York
Produced...
3772) L'école des gars tome
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C'est la rentrée des classes. Pour la première fois de sa vie, Rémi a hâte de partir pour l'école. En effet, il a été accepté dans un endroit pas comme les autres: l'école des gars. Notre héros ne sera pas déçu… Il découvrira bientôt un endroit époustouflant, des activités passionnantes, des enseignants motivants et de nouveaux amis. Mais le plus incroyable, c'est le mystérieux Foinfoin…
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Poldark volume 5
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A daring raid to rescue Dwight from a French jail succeeds--but at great cost. Back in Cornwall, tension fills the Warleggan household after their infant son falls ill; Morwenna is unhappily married off to a vicar; and Aunt Agatha's final words shock George to the core.
3774) Las zapatillas rojas
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Lo que más le gusta a Karen es bailar. Aunque es una niña humilde, se imagina danzando en los salones con unas hermosas zapatillas rojas. Un día, su madre muere y es acogida por una elegante mujer quien le regala al fin sus soñadas zapatillas. Lo que Karen no imagina, es que un hechicero las pondrá a bailar sin descanso en sus pies.
3776) The Border Line
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The Border Line' is unusual in that Lawrence dabbles in the supernatural (as he was to do again in 'The Rocking-Horse Winner' two years later) and that this is less a story in the traditional sense and more an exploration of the mind of a particular woman, based on his own wife, Frieda. Katherine, in the story, realises that her real love was her first husband whom she should, according to Lawrence, have submitted to to gain real happiness. As Lawrence...
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Dennis the Menace volume 32
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When Dennis accidentally steps on one of Mr. Wilson’s plants, he buys a replacement and plants it in the flower bed without Mr. Wilson knowing.
3778) Leichter als Luft
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Eine verrückte Zeitreise durch das gentrifizierte Berlin vom 11. September bis heute. Donna Fauna, der Kanarienquex und das Weazel - drei Gewächse der Berliner Elektroszene - erleben auf LSD den 11. September 2001! Die Wucht des Ereignisses katapultiert das Trio endgültig in die Gegenwelt der Drogenkultur - bis sie im gentrifizierten Berlin wieder erwachen. Dort geraten sie in einen aberwitzigen Fight mit einem Immobilienkonzern, lernen alternative...
3779) Birdy
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This masterful National Book Award winner explores the shattering effects of war on the human mind. Growing up, Birdy dreams of flying like a bird and shares these fantasies with his best friend Al. Years later, World War II sends both men to hospitals-Al for physical wounds, and Birdy for psychological trauma. When Birdy falls into a catatonic state, it is Al who tries to pull him out.
3780) Cumbres Borrascosas
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La poderosa y hosca figura de Heathcliff domina Cumbres Borrascosas, novela apasionada y tempestuosa cuya sensibilidad se adelantó a su tiempo. Los brumosos y sombríos páramos de Yorkshire son el singular escenario donde se desarrolla con fuerza arrebatadora esta historia de venganza y odio, de pasiones desatadas y amores desesperados que van más allá de la muerte y que hacen de ella una de las obras más singulares y atractivas de todos los...
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