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The Frog Prince, The Three Little Men in the Wood, The Puppet-show Man, Cinderella, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, The Snowman, The Little Match Girl. Fables, folktales and stories play a fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. Our tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation.

"David Copperfield" ou L'Histoire, les aventures et l'expérience personnelles de David Copperfield le jeune a paru en 1850 sous forme de feuilleton illustré. Orphelin de père, le jeune garçon rebelle sera séparé de sa mère pour l'internat puis envoyé à l'usine et laissé à lui-même mais ses péripéties l'amènent à faire la rencontre de personnages hauts en couleur et à vivre des aventures pleines de rebondissements. À la fois tragique, humoristique, truffée d'anecdotes et très vivante, l'épopée du héros rencontrera un vif succès dès sa parution.

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb is a retelling of 20 of Shakespeare’s most beloved stories. Within the pages of this book, the 19th-century authors bring to life the Shakespearean plots and characters of another age in an easy-to-understand prose of a newer generation.

"Le petit Poucet" : "Être rusé et astucieux vaut aussi bien que d'être un joyeux héritier." Un jour, des parents décident d'abandonner leurs sept enfants au plus profond de la forêt, leur misère ne leur permettant plus de les nourrir.

Hard Times is Dickens's most political novel. Set in the industrial north of England, in Coketown, he examines the lives of working people, who are taught by the capitalists Gradgrind and Bounderby to think only of the facts of life and not to indulge in imagination. Gradgrind’s own children have been so educated and as a result are dysfunctional and disconnected from their feelings. Only the travelling circus company of Sleary seems to offer any hope of humanity in Coketown.

La première édition des "Fleurs du mal" est parue en 1857. Cette œuvre sera condamnée pour outrage à la morale publique : sur les cent poèmes qu'elle contient, treize seront incriminés dans un procès pour outrage à la morale publique et à la morale religieuse. Le tribunal ne retiendra que l'atteinte à la morale publique et six poèmes devront être retranchés.

Œuvre majeure de Charles Baudelaire, le recueil de poèmes "Les Fleurs du Mal", intégrant la quasi-totalité de la production poétique de l'auteur depuis 1840, est publié le 23 juin 1857 et a été réédité en 1861. C'est l'une des œuvres les plus importantes de la poésie moderne, empreinte d'une nouvelle esthétique où la beauté et le sublime surgissent, grâce au langage poétique, de la réalité la plus triviale et qui exerça une influence considérable sur Paul Verlaine, Stéphane Mallarmé ou encore Arthur Rimbaud.

The Children's Book Of Christmas Stories is a wonderful assortment of 35 Christmas-themed tales that have been chosen by editor Asa Dickinson. Authors include Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Susan Coolidge, and Elizabeth Harrison. Whether it is for children, or for family gatherings, everyone is sure to be captivated and enthralled!

The US Naval Station Argentia, located in Placentia Bay, a sheltered harbor on Newfoundland Island, was the unlikely setting for one of the most pivotal summit meetings of the 20th century. The meeting took place on August 9, 1941. World War II was in its second year, the British had won the Battle of Britain, but were still encircled by German U-boats, and the British fleet was being decimated in the North Atlantic.

Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, Oliver Twist, jeune orphelin angélique, est recueilli par l'assistance ; il est placé chez M. et Mme Sowerberry, fabricant de cercueils et croque-mort de son état. Là, il ne connaît que privations et mauvais traitements. Oliver endure tout, jusqu'au jour où une provocation d'un apprenti le pousse à se battre puis à s'enfuir vers Londres.

Tales from Shakespeare was written by Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and his sister Mary Lamb (1764-1847) in 1807 as a prose adaptation for children. Mary wrote most of the comedies, about 14 of the 20. One Voice Recordings presents for your entertainment stage and voice actor David Ian Davies portraying all the characters in this charming retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream

À son décès, un vieux meunier laisse à ses trois fils l'intégralité de ses biens. L'aîné hérite du moulin, le cadet de l'âne, et le benjamin du chat. Sans un sou en poche et ne sachant que faire d'un tel cadeau, ce dernier songe à le manger. Mais le chat, à la plus grande surprise de son nouveau maître, s'avère doué de parole. Contre un sac et une paire de bottes, avec beaucoup de ruse, l'animal va faire passer le jeune homme pour un puissant gentilhomme, le marquis de Carabas, et lui permettre d'épouser la princesse du royaume.

For as long as language and communication have existed, humans have invented ways to mask their messages from prying eyes. One could be forgiven for assuming there are no ciphers left unsolved. On the contrary, a diverse array of both ancient and modern cryptographic challenges, which have stumped even the most seasoned code crackers of today, exist, and may exist for generations to come. Among the most famous of these memorandums is a 600-year-old document that continues to mystify: the Voynich Manuscript.

Charles Dickens saw his fictional work in print for the first time in 1833 when he was only 21. It was a story called "Mr Minns and his Cousin" and was published in the Morning Chronicle. He wrote more tales and sketches for newspapers and magazines, which were collected and published in book form in two series in 1836 as Sketches by Boz. Here are nine of them.

In the Chinese calendar, 1964 was the Year of the Green Dragon. It would be a challenging and eventful year for Bruce Lee. He would broadcast his dissenting view before the first great international martial arts gathering and then defend it by facing down Chinatown's young ace kung fu practitioner in a legendary behind-closed-doors, high-noon-style showdown. The Year of the Green Dragon saw the dawn of martial arts in America and the rise of an icon.

A fabulous way to experience twenty of Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays, this retelling of the stories in prose was originally published just for children. Keeping Shakespeare's own words whenever possible, but making the plots and language easily understandable, this very readable collection has entertained and informed generations of adults as well. It is the ideal primer for anyone interested in becoming familiar with the works of the great bard.

Raconté avec la verve de Michel Galabru, le Petit Chaperon rouge raconte l'histoire d'une petite fille qui traverse la forêt pour apporter un morceau de galette, à sa grand-mère.

Captivating radio dramatisations of seven of Charles Dickens' most famous novels. Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this first digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes seven of his most popular novels.

A brilliant author, scientist, and adventurer who has been called "the real Indiana Jones", Dr. Charles Pellegrino takes us on a remarkable journey from the Nile to the Tigris-Euphrates rivers - crossing time, legend, and ancient lands to explore the unsolved mysteries of the Old Testament. Return to Sodom and Gomorrah is an epic saga of discovery that interweaves science, history, and suspense - the first book ever to bring archaeologists, scientists, and theologians together to examine the same evidence.

"Le Petit Poucet" d'Isabelle Aboulker est l'opéra pour enfants de référence avec plusieurs centaines de représentations à ce jour. Sa mise à disposition en livre audio nous a motivés pour commander à Isabelle Aboulker une autre création racontant l'histoire de "Cendrillon".