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Lemuel Gulliver tells the story of his fantastic adventures on the island of Lilliput where the people are tiny, and their self-importance laughable; in Brobdingnag where the people are giants and Gulliver is made to feel his own insignificance; in Laputa, the land of futile science; and finally in the land of the Houyhnhnms, where horses are endowed with reason while human beings are not.

Meet Huckleberry Finn and embark on an exciting series of adventures down the Mississippi River. Enjoy the ride as Huck ingeniously escapes from the clutches of his cruel father; cleverly stops a couple of villains from stealing a family’s fortune; and enlists the help of his friend Tom Sawyer to save a runaway slave from a terrible fate. The story’s intricate plot and surprise ending are some of the elements that help make Huckleberry Finn an American classic that appeals to...

Was Nostradamus really a prophet or were his predictions a mere coincidence? What mystery lies behind the curse of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh King Tut? Can an exquisite diamond bring death and tragedy to its owners? Does evil really exist and what forms can it take?
Find out about these strange stories and others, and perhaps you'll be able to solve our world's greatest mysteries!

Follow Bram (Dracula ) Stoker as he takes student Malcolm Malcolmson through a terrifying ordeal inside a judge’s house… Travel, if you dare, in a ghostly coach – with three dead men as your fellow passengers. Or visit the deadly House of Usher! But don’t make a wish with the monkey’s paw...

A story on love and friendship by Oscar Wilde. The story is about a fisherman who catches a mermaid. He lets her go because she promises to help him fish. Each day the mermaid appears and sings her song, so he falls in love with her! However, she cannot marry him until he has lost his human soul.

Enjoy reading about some of the most famous British criminals: Jonathan Wild, prince of robbers; Dick Turpin, horse-stealer and murderer; John Gow, pirate; John Sheppard, highwayman. Discover an unbelievable world of adventure through their daring actions and remarkable timing!

Audiobook z oryginalną wersją powieści do nauki języka angielskiego Emma Woodhouse, piękna, mądra i bogata wiedzie wprost idealne życie. Postanawia nigdy nie wychodzić za mąż i żyć spokojnie w pięknie położonej posiadłości swojego ojca. Jej ulubionym zajęciem jest swatanie innych, lecz gdy chce znaleźć wybrankę serca dla przystojnego wdowca, jej plany nieoczekiwanie się gmatwają... Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, has a perfect life. She has decided never to get ...

Ellie is mad about music: she dreams of becoming a singer and she desperately wants to go to the Glastonbury Festival, where her favourite singer, Murphy, will be playing. But with an overprotective Dad and important exams to take, it seems that Ellie’s dreams will have to remain just that, dreams. But one day she sees a competition in a music magazine…

When Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to visit Count Dracula on business, he discovers that his client's motives for coming to England are rather more sinister than they first appeared.
This classic horror story has fascinated readers ever since it came out in 1897.

Daisy Miller is a beautiful, rich American girl. She comes to Europe with her mother and brother to travel and see the sights. In Switzerland she meets Frederick Winterbourne, a young American who has lived in Europe most of his life. He is fascinated and perplexed by Daisy’s flirtatious and unconventional manners…

Sherlock Holmes battles against a criminal organisation in Conan Doyle’s ‘The Five Orange Pips’; in Charles Dickens’ ‘Hunted Down’ a ruthless murderer is brought to justice; in ‘The Stir Outside the Café Royal’ by Clarence Rook an American woman tracks down her fiancé’s killer; and in G. K. Chesterton’s ‘The Oracle of the Dog’ Father Brown solves a difficult murder case.

When Mr Hiram B. Otis decides to buy Canterville Chase, everyone tells him that he is crazy because the house is haunted by a ghost. And when the American family comes to live there, strange things begin to happen: a bloodstain that changes colour, mysterious noises in the night, a journey to the Garden of Death…

In 1872 a rich English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. So along with his French manservant, Passepartout, he sets off on an incredible race against the clock, over land and sea.

Read these amusing stories and you will discover why elephants have trunks, how it’s best to work out the correct price for pigs straight away and what happened to an English lady when she went hunting for a tiger! You will also find a stolen elephant, go boating with three friends and see how much trouble a small dog can make!

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the first masters of modern short stories and modernist poetry. But he is best remembered for his strange style of horror, with characters who cannot be forgotten. A man who drains away his wife’s life to make his painting seem alive; an animal lover who becomes obsessed by a cat; a young man obsessed by an old man’s blue eye; and a man hypnotized just before he dies who then…

There has been a UFO sighting in the Cascade mountains near Seattle, Washington, and everyone is excited. But no one believes there could possibly be an alien in town, until Karen, Barbara and Walter notice that one of the teachers at their high school is behaving very strangely. Karen and her friends start investigating on their own and are very surprised by what they discover...

Have you ever made a bet - a big bet?
In the 1850s, a young American finds himself in London by chance. He is penniless, and yet he leads the lixurious life of a millionaire. How can he do this?
It's all thanks to a bizarre bet made by two eccentric gentlemen.

Adaptacja baśni ludowej znanej jako Piękna i bestia Pewnego dnia bogaty mężczyzna bankrutuje i staje się całkiem biedny, przenosi się wraz z dziećmi na wieś. Kiedyś jedzie do miasta, aby zarobić trochę pieniędzy, a jego córki Rosalind i Hortensia proszą go o przywiezienie drogich prezentów. Córka o imieniu Piękna prosi go jedynie o różę. Ojciec wracając zrywa róże z ogrodu przy zamku i wręcza ją Pięknej już w domu. Właśnie ten kwiat odmieni całkowicie życie dziewczyny... ...

Audiobook do nauki języka francuskiego Bretania - region który pragniesz zobaczyć Studenci mogą zwiedzać ten piękny, cudownie położony region Francji, z grupą pogodnych i wciąż żartujących uczniów, chcących lepiej poznać kulturę, tradycję, sztukę tych okolic. Wszyscy razem chcą spędzić wakacje w Bretanii. Audiobook jest niebanalnym połączeniem zalet przewodnika z rozmówkami i podręcznikiem do nauki języka obcego. Jeśli wybierasz się do tego regionu na urlop lub wakacje, to ...

Audiobook do nauki języka francuskiego Opowieść o Carmen - historia miłości i śmierci pięknej Cyganki zainspirowała Bizeta do stworzenia wspaniałej opery. To dla Carmen żołnierz o imieniu Don Jose dezerteruje z wojska, gdyż nie wyobraża sobie życia z dala od Cyganki. A ona jest przemytniczką, śpiewa i tańczy w oberży, a wreszcie na oczach wszystkich zostaje zasztyletowana przez byłego kochanka. Słuchając audiobooków z nagraniami dzieł literackich poszerzamy swoje umiej...

Our planet is full of natural wonders: the forests, which are home to millions of species; the oceans, which cover three quarters of its surface; and the Polar regions and deserts, which have adapted to extreme climatic conditions. They have existed for thousands of years, but these environments and the plants and animals which live in them are changing. Discover why they are changing and what you can do to help.

Silas, a weaver, is betrayed by his best friend and the woman he loves. He loses all faith in humanity and moves to the village of Raveloe. There he lives a solitary life, working and hoarding his gold coins, until one day his gold is stolen…

How many different languages are spoken in London? What’s the Square Mile all about? How did Piccadilly get its name? Book a seat in a haunted theatre and enjoy the show! Get to know this sensational city starting from its glorious history all the way to its captivating present. Discover the magic that is London!

Who was a spy for Queen Elizabeth I's secret service? Which writer kept a bear in his room at Cambridge? Who wrote poems about the Easter Revolution in Ireland?
Follow the fascinating lives of some of the most important British novelists, poets and playwrights from Shakespeare to Graham Greene, and discover more about different periods of literature in British history.