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"To Build a Fire" is the best known of all London's stories. It tells the story of a new arrival to the Klondike who stubbornly ignores warnings about the folly of traveling alone. He falls through the ice into a creek in 70-below weather, and his survival depends on being able to build a fire and dry his clothes - which he is unable to do. The famous version of this story was published in 1908.

Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this definitive audio collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style - from the plain bold language of this first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude.

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert.

Ryūnosuke Niihara was born in Kyōbashi, Tokyo in Japan on the 1st March 1892. Sadly, his mother suffered severe mental illness after his birth and so, at only eight months old, he was sent to be raised by his maternal uncle and aunt, from whom he received the Akutagawa family name. Akutagawa published "Rashōmon" in 1915 and whilst it was disliked by his friends everyone else knew better. As other short stories followed so did his growing literary reputation as the father of the Japanese short story.

A young archer bent on revenge against the knight who impoverished his family encounters an enigmatic stranger who promises him a far more potent form of retribution. But when Thomas finds himself hurled by magic to fight battles in faraway lands, he soon discovers that the vengeance his mysterious benefactor offers could change not only one archer’s destiny, but that of the entire world.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】旅や人生の象徴としての「風景」を通じて、人間の生き方や精神の在り方を描き出す。第一部では、自然豊かな道を進む二人の旅人が描かれ、彼らの希望と困難が交錯する。

Юрий Казаков (1927–1982) – известный русский прозаик, сценарист. Критики называли Юрия Казакова – мастера малого жанра – достойным преемником Бунина и Чехова. Его небольшие по объёму рассказы раскрывают глубокие и трогательные истории. Ничего не предвещает беды ранним тихим утром, когда двое мальчишек – деревенский Яшка и приехавший из города Володя – собираются на рыбалку. Так начинается рассказ Ю. Казакова Тихое утро. Яшка знает о рыбалке всё, но его приятель из Москвы совсем новичок в рыбной ловле: неопытный Володя только суетится и мешается под ногами.

Noted as one of the most popular series in American literature, the works of L. Frank Baum have been brought together in this singular collection that ensures the fun never stops! Embark on the journey that has capitated audiences for more than a century.

International best-selling author Jeffrey Archer has spent the last five years gathering spellbinding stories from around the globe. There are tales from India, Germany, the Channel Islands, England, Italy, and many other countries, all brought back with care. Some of these stories will make you laugh; others will bring you to tears, but, once again, every one of them will demand that you keep listening until you finally discover what happens to this remarkable cast of characters.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is celebrated for his tales of the macabre and the supernatural. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is one of his most famous. In it, the narrator tells how, without any motive, but merely because he is obsessed with his eye (“The eye of a vulture”), he murders an old man, and of the consequences when the murdered man's heart seeks revenge.

Horror and the supernatural are the background of Bierce's short stories. His style is marked by vivid description, grim situations, and sardonic twists of fate. In terms of technique, he was far ahead of his time and his short stories are among the very best in American literature.

In this acclaimed collection of short stories, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Stephen Millhauser shares the dark suspense and humor that have gained him a cult following. Millhauser’s imagination and creativity are on full display with stories featuring artists gone mad, egomaniacal architects, and a historical society that’s given up its chronicling of history. Characterized by “phenomenal clarity and rapacious movement” each story “focuses on the misery wrought by misdirected human desire and ambition.” ( Publishers Weekly)

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

原っぱで捨てられた二匹の子猫を見つけた二郎さん。誠さんと話し合い、誰か飼ってくれる家がないか、町へ出て探すことに。一匹は、お菓子屋のきみ子さんの家がもらってくれた。もう一匹は、荒物屋の若いおばさんが赤ちゃんの喜ぶ顔を見て飼うことを決めた。ところが、きみ子さんが子猫を返しに来た。お父さんがだめだというのだ。

The French Classics Collection brings together 18 of the greatest works of fiction ever written in French - here collected into one audiobook and all translated into English. Featuring grand epics of love, loss, and survival, as in Les Miserables, to tales of adventure in Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth, and romances such as Madame Bovary, alongside many more grand stories from 17th, 18th, and 19th century France, this collection will whisk you away into other worlds with some of the greatest characters in literature within some of the greatest novels ever written.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】主人公の辰一は、染め物屋の徳蔵の自転車を愛用していた。徳蔵は辰一を弟のように可愛がり、自転車に乗せて遊んでくれた仲だった。しかし徳蔵に召集令が下り、戦地で戦死する。辰一は徳蔵の形見として自転車屋に並ぶ徳蔵の古い自転車を購入しようと貯金するが、他の客に売られてしまう。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】武蔵野に移り、ある家の離れを借りて三年ほど経つ。ある日、井の頭公園のベンチで午睡の夢から覚めると、夢に出てきた犬の顔があった。私は母屋のお婆さんの許諾を得て、その犬を飼うことにする。メリーと名づけた牝犬はどうやら妊娠しているらしい。メリーと共に暮らすようになってから、私の日常も改まってきた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】明治期における女性の社会的立場と自立について説かれた評論。前時代の社会が人の個性を無視し、男女それぞれにあるべき型を押し付けていた状況を批判し、明治維新後の五カ条の御誓文、憲法、教育勅語により、個人の権利と自由が尊重されるようになったと述べる。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】江戸時代に活躍した測量家・伊能忠敬の生涯と偉業について書かれた伝記文学。伊能が延享二年、上総国山武郡小関村で生まれてから、地図作成に至るまでの人生。地図作成における苦労や努力、使用した測量技術や道具、全国を巡る大規模な測量プロジェクトの詳細について述べられる。

Brian was a book lover, always seeking the solace of dusty bookstores and the scent of well-worn pages. His tastes veered towards contemporary fiction, but he couldn't resist the allure of antiquated shops filled with stories from ages past. Fate intervened on one such visit when a seemingly ordinary book tumbled from a shelf and struck him, becoming slightly damaged in the process.

Two centuries ago, the First Expansionary Fleet set off to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, hoping to explore, colonize, and conquer new worlds in the name of humanity. But when the fleet was violently and unexpectedly thrown off course, the colonists found themselves trapped in an unexplored region of the galaxy—and caught right in the middle of a bloody interstellar war. Now, after generations of relentless fighting, a tentative truce has finally ushered in an era of growth and prosperity.