Otbebookpublishing: 2325 books

Cover of Schatten
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Eine kurze Geschichte von Edgar Allan Poe aus dem Reich der Toten.
Cover of Das Fass Amontillado
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Der Ich-Erzäler Montrésor lockt den verhassten Fortunato in die Gewölbe unter seinem Palast und mauert ihn dort als Rache für erlittene „tausendfältige Unbill“ lebend ein. Als Köder dient Montrésor ein Fass Amontillado, eine Sherry Art. Was Fortunato dem Ich-Erzähler Montrésor angetan hat, bleibt im Dunkeln.
Cover of William Wilson
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2015

William Wilson ist eine stark autobiografisch eingefärbte Erzählung von Edgar Allan Poe aus dem Jahr 1839, die das literarische Motiv des Doppelgängers benutzt, um den Widerspruch zwischen tatsächlichem Handeln und Gewissen zu dramatisieren. Der Ich-Erzähler erklärt, dass er sich den Namen William...
Cover of Prinzessin Brambilla
by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Prinzessin Brambilla ist ein 1820 in Berlin von E. T. A. Hoffmann nach acht Kupferstichen von Jacques Callot geschriebenes literarisches Capriccio. In der ironischen Erzählung wird vom mäßig talentierten Schauspieler Giglio und der Giacinta erzählt, die anfangs in die kuriose Prinzessin Brambilla...
Cover of Das graue Haus
by Herman Bang
Language: German
Release Date: January 31, 2016

Herman Joachim Bang (* 20. April 1857 in Asserballe auf der Insel Alsen; † 29. Januar 1912 in Ogden, Utah) war ein dänischer Schriftsteller und Journalist. "Das graue Haus" geschrieben 1901, von Herman Bang ist gefüllt mit düsterer Komik, und einem starken Sinn fürs Szenische und einer Erzähltechnik, die weit über die Jahrhundertwende vorausschaut.
Cover of Liebe auf den ersten Blick
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Vor noch nicht all zu langer Zeit gehörte es zum guten Ton, den Glauben an die ›Liebe auf den ersten Blick‹ für eine Lächerlichkeit zu halten, doch alle Leute, die denken und tief empfinden können, sind stets von seiner Wahrheit überzeugt gewesen. Neue Entdeckungen auf dem Gebiet des - sagen...
Cover of By Pike and Dyke - a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic
by G. A. Henty
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

G.A. Henty's historical novel "Pike And Dyke" takes place in the 1570's. The people of the Netherlands suffer under the cruel dominion of the Spanish. Although the Dutch try to free themselves of Spanish tyranny, efforts at rebellion are thwarted. Edward “Ned” Martin, the son of an eng captain...
Cover of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria
by Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy was a master of realistic fiction and is widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists. In this story Tolstoy has used the names of real people.
Cover of The Republic of the Southern Cross and Other Stories
by Valery Brussof
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2017

Short stories assembled from various Russian sources, including The Republic of the Southern Cross, Antarctica, perhaps the twenty-fourth century. The historical development of a cultural crisis in terms of psychopathology. Antarctica has been extensively colonised and its mineral resources developed....
Cover of The Middle Years
by Henry James
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2019

The Middle Years is a short story by Henry James, first published in Scribner's Magazine in 1893. It may be the most affecting and profound of James's stories about writers. The novelist in the tale speculates that he has spent his whole life learning how to write, so a second life would make sense,...
Cover of The Ambassadors
by Henry James
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2019

The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR). This dark comedy, seen as one of the masterpieces of James's final period, follows the trip of protagonist Lewis Lambert Strether to Europe in pursuit of Chad Newsome, his widowed fiancée's...
Cover of A Tale of Three Lions
by H. Rider Haggard
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2016

Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. His stories, situated at the lighter end of the scale of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. He was also involved...
Cover of The Pit and the Pendulum
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. At the beginning of the story an unnamed narrator is brought to trial before various sinister judges. Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or for what he has been arrested. Before him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they...
Cover of The Cask of Amontillado
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

The story is set in a nameless Italien city in an unspecified year and is about the narrator's deadly revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being...
First 89 90 91 92 93 94 9596 97 98 99 100
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy