Ein Bauernjunge wird nachts von einem Geist besucht, doch keiner will ihm Glauben schenken. Doch dann verrat der Geist, wo seine Gebeine und ein Schatz vergraben sein sollen … Stefan Kaminski liest Heinrich von Kleists «Geistererscheinung» in einer ungekurzten Fassung. ...
Der Klassiker aus dem bekannten Marchenlandkatalog: Die Geschichte des Seemanns Robinson Crusoe, der Schiffbruch erleidet, sich auf eine einsame Insel rettet und dank seines Geschicks dort viele Jahre uberlebt. (Teil 1) ...
In Manhattan, an elderly lawyer's business is growing. Having two scriveners in his employ, the lawyer advertises for a third to meet demand. Enter Bartleby, a glum albeit quality scrivener. However, the lawyer quickly discovers that something is off with his new employee. When asked to perform any duties outside of copywriting, Bartleby responds with a canned 'I would prefer not to.' Soon Bartleby is living at the office and perf ...
Here in one recording are both of L. Frank Baum's Santa Claus stories: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, and A Kidnapped Santa Claus. In The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Baum gives us a glimpse into the magical history that surrounds the life story of Santa Claus. In A Kidnapped Santa Claus, we find out what happens when Santa is kidnapped shortly before Christmas. ...
For Ari Silverman, the past has never really passed. After 20 years, the trauma from a childhood assault resurfaces as he grapples with the fate of his ex-husband, a colleague accused of sexually harassing a student. To gain perspective, Ari arranges to reconnect with his high school crush, Justin Jackson, a bold step which forces him to reflect on their relationship in the segregated suburbs of Detroit during the 1990s and the secrets they sti ...
When an aspiring street artist by the name of Grafity watches the tenements outside his home being razed, he finds an unlikely canvas at the one wall still left standing in the debris. Over the next weeks, he begins creating a mural on the wall, one that chronicles the lives of his friends: a local low-level fixer named Jay who harbours dreams of being a rapper. A brilliant and awkward boy named Chasma who writes love letters between shifts wait ...
Beim Versuch eine nordostliche Seepassage zum Nordpol zu entdecken, gerat das Schiff des englischen Abenteurers Robert Walton ins Packeis. Doch Walton halt fanatisch an seinem Vorhaben fest und ist bereit das Leben seiner Mannschaft und auch sein eigenes zu opfern, um sein utopisches Ziel in die Tat umzusetzen. Da taucht unvermittelt ein Mann auf, der die Eiswusten des Nordens zu Fu? durchwandert hat. Mehr tot als lebendig verfolgt er eine damon ...
Catherine Morland is modest and well mannered, more comfortable reading her novels than socializing with people. When she is unexpectedly invited to the English resort city of Bath for the winter season, where many wealthy families reside, Catherine seizes the opportunity. Eager to create some excitement in her life, Catherine will not miss the doldrums of her home in the countryside. Catherine quickly makes friends with Isabella Thorpe, a coqu ...
Im Jahre 1867 bricht Professor Aronnax mit der «Abraham Lincoln» auf, um ein die Seefahrt bedrohendes Meeresungeheuer zu finden und unschadlich zu machen, uber das in der Sensationspresse berichtet wurde. Hierbei begegnet er Kapitan Nemo von der «Nautilus», der sich von der Menschheit zuruckgezogen hat. Aronnax sieht es als Herausforderung, hinter das Geheimnis zu kommen, das diesen Mann umgibt … ...
