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Madame Lyobov Renevsky must sell the dear family estate to a merchant who plans to cut down the beautiful orchard and turn the property into housing lots. But is the loss of her past worth the price?

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

bibliophile's collection of wide ranging and masterful short stories, embracing both the subtle and the macabre, the whimsical and the downright frightful. Fifty captivating short stories which will keep listeners glued to their headsets.

Kirsebærhaven er det fjerde og sidste af Tjekhovs store dramaer opført et halvt år før hans død i 1904. Stykket foregår som Tjekhovs øvrige dramaer på et gods i den russiske provins. Godsejerinden Ljuba Ranjévskaja kommer efter flere års udlandsophold tilbage til sit gods, der er kendt for sin meget store og berømte kirsebærhave. Men økonomien skranter, godset er stærkt forgældet og en tvangsauktion truer.

Por primera vez, William Faulkner introduce el monólogo interior y revela los diferentes puntos de vista de sus personajes: Benjy, deficiente mental, castrado por sus propios parientes; Quentin, poseído por un amor incestuoso e incapaz de controlar los celos, y Jason, monstruo de maldad y sadismo.

The Wife is one of the famous works of A.P. Chekhov. The plot focuses on a conflict between spouses, where the ambitions and pride of one destroy family life and relationships with others. The work captivates with laconic content, deep meaning and brilliant Chekhov's syllable.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) war einer der größten Meister der italienischen Oper des 19. Jahrhunderts. Er wurde am 10. Oktober 1813 in Roncole/Parma geboren und starb am 27. Jänner 1901 in Mailand. Verdi war der Sohn eines Dorfwirts und wurde von seinem Vater ins benachbarte Dorf zu dem Kaufmann Barezzi in die Lehre. Barezzi (später Verdis Schwiegervater) war ein großer Musikfreund und verschaffte Verdi ein Stipendium um in Mailand Musik zu studieren. 1835 wurde Verdi Organist und später Kapellmeister in Busseto. 1839 wurde an der Mailänder Scala Verdis erste Oper „Oberto“ uraufgeführt.

Delve into the captivating mystery of The Shooting Party, a tale steeped in love, jealousy, and the darker corners of human nature. Set within the enigmatic Russian countryside, our story revolves around the brutal murder of the captivating Olga, a young woman tragically found lifeless in a forest. Through the eyes of the infatuated magistrate Sergei Kamyshev, we journey back into the events leading up to the crime, intertwined with his own personal musings and emotions. We delve into Olgas complex relationships with her fiancé, the idealistic schoolteacher Urbenin, and Kamyshev, who ...

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

A Prayer of St Thomas More includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1 - Andante sostenuto. The atmospheric middle sections of this nocturne are considered to be some of the most exquisite chord transitions ever composed. The minimalist simplicity of the opening and ending enhances the religious core of this piece.

The million-copy internationally bestselling life guide about how to stop comparing yourself to others—especially on social media—and how to find the strength to be yourself In a world where it can seem impossible to feel that you are ever good enough, and where it’s easy to judge yourself...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. This decade is resplendent with literature and its many prodigiously talented authors who write on as varied a range of subjects as might be thought possible. Yet each is studded with careful literary precision and narrative verve. It is a remarkable decade.

In this world, Earth has been captured and integrated into the mighty Velly Empire. Max has fallen into a time loop that restarts his life each week, deleting everything but his memories of previous loops and his ability to work with energy. However, he isn't the only time traveler. There are others nearby, much more powerful and dangerous, guided by their own goals. He has already run into a couple of them and survived by the skin of his teeth.

Un año después de la muerte del rey Gustavo III, los vientos de la Revolución francesa llegan incluso a Suecia, donde la tensión es palpable en todo el país, convertido en un nido de conspiraciones, suspicacias y recelos. En esta atmósfera irrespirable, Mickel Cardell, un veterano de la guerra contra Rusia, descubre un cuerpo atrozmente mutilado en un lago de Estocolmo.

A great script is only as good as the effort you put into your career, but there is little information for the aspiring screenwriter about how to break in. Even those who study TV or film in college are taught to simply “get a production assistant job.” But then what? Anton Schettini provides a rare insider’s glimpse of the modern-day network and streaming TV writers’ room. Here, you will find practical advice, career path strategies, and first-hand accounts for how to establish your network, grow within it, and acquire the necessary tools to become a TV writer.

Nueva edición para celebrar el 100 aniversario del nacimiento del autor. Recopilación de relatos que recogen la crónica de la colonización de Marte por parte de una humanidad que huye de un mundo al borde de la destrucción. Los colonos llevan consigo sus deseos más íntimos y el sueño de...

Two months before the 2016 presidential election, an anonymously published essay titled "The Flight 93 Election" rallied conservatives to charge the cockpit by voting for Trump. Michael Anton, the author of that controversial viral essay, now says that the last few years have only served to prove his Flight 93 thesis: The left has become more aggressive, more vindictive, and more dangerous - and the stakes have never been higher.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. Human beings are, in the main, social animals, they like to gather, to herd together, to share experiences. But some do not. Either through choice or exclusion their way forward is difficult. In this volume our authors and their characters share their stories.

Sadness can be about so many things from places to people, from thoughts to actions. Our classic authors including Arnold Bennett, James Joyce, Willa Cather, Joseph Conrad, Ivan Turgenev and many others use their pens and stories to demonstrate the many ways this feeling can take a hold of lives and its consequences.

Een topteam vereist meer dan goede mensen; het draait om teamdynamiek en persoonlijke ervaringen. Leer hoe je veiligheid, vertrouwen en balans opbouwt voor betere samenwerking en een succesvol team.