The story of a love so strong that neither the rigid rules of Society in California in the 1800s nor the very bowels of hell could keep a young woman from the love she had found. A story rich in fashion ad feminism showing how determination and love could overcome all obstacles. (Summary by Sharon Kilmer)
47 episodes
One of Dante's earliest works, La vita nuova or La vita nova (The New Life) is in a prosimetrum style, a combination of prose and verse, and tells the story of his youthful love for Beatrice. The prose creates the illusion of narrative continuity between the poems; it is Dante's way of reconstructing himself and his art in terms of his evolving sense of the limitations of courtly love (the system of ritualized love and art that Dante and his poet-friends inherited from the Provençal poets, the Sicilian poets of the court of Frederick II, and the Tuscan poets before them). Sometime in his twenties, Dante decided to try to write love poetry that was less centered on the self and more aimed at love as such: he intended to elevate courtly love poetry, many of its tropes and its language, into sacred love poetry. Beatrice for Dante was the embodiment of this kind of love—transparent to the Absolute, inspiring the integration of desire aroused by beauty with the longing of the soul for divine splendor. - Summary by adapted from Wikipedia by Mary J
12 episodes
これは、夏目漱石の最後の小説です。彼はこの小説を連載中に亡くなりました。津田と彼の妻のお延は、数ヶ月前に結婚しました。津田は、消化器系の病気で入院しました。 彼はしばしば、昔の恋人である清子のことを考えます。
This is Soseki's last novel. He died while he was writing this novel. Tsuda and his wife Onobu married several months ago. Tsuda had a poor digestion and entered into a hospital. He often thinks about his ex-lover Kiyoko. - Summary by ekzemplaro
188 episodes
Charlotte Powers is a woman who loves life, and is set to marry Nickols just as soon as she can figure herself out. However, coming home and meeting the charismatic pastor that seems to have influenced all her friends, tips her worldview, and she doesn't know what to do. Summary by KristingjCast List:Charlotte Powers/ Narrator: Kristin Gjerløw
Rev. Mr. Goodloe: Larry Wilson
Nickols Powers Jr: Levi Throckmorton
Judge Nickols Powers & Mr. Todd: ToddHW
Billy Harvey: Shakira Searle
Charlotte Morgan: Sarah Terry
Martha: Beth Thomas
Dabney: Joseph Tabler
Mammy: Rosslyn Carlyle
Harriet Henderson: Amanda Friday
Letitia Cockrell: Michele Eaton
Mother Spurlock & Doctor Harding: Vanessa Cooley
The Stray & Hiram Turner: Carol Eades King
Mikey & Mark Morgan: michaelcjohnson
Jessie Litton: Libby Gohn
Nell Morgan: Elizabeth Klett
Mrs. Sproul: Anna Simon
Jacob Ensley: Rob Board
Mr Jeffries & Jed Bangs: tovarisch
Mrs. Cockrella, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Burns & Old Woman: Etel Buss
James, Old Man, Bill & A man: Kimberly Krause
Sue & Old Hiram: Xenablue
Hampton Dibrell: David Lawrence
Governor: Ron Altman
Jimmy Morgan: Roohi
Mrs.Bangs & Clifton Grey: Lydia
Judge: Zach K.
A woman: Jessie Yun
Songs Rev. Mr. Goodloe: alanmapstone
Editor: Kristin Gjerløw
20 episodes
This play is based on story told in Cervantes' Don Quixote, and some believe it is a reconstruction of a lost play by Shakespeare and Fletcher. Duke Angelo and his son Roderick are concerned about the activities of the duke's younger son, Henriquez. They enlist his friend, Julio, as a spy. Before Julio left for the court, he foolishly asks Henriquez to secure his marriage to Leonora. Summary by Libby GohnCast List:Narrator: AvailleRoderick/Lopez: Rob BoardHenriquez: Kristin GjerløwDon Bernard/First Shepherd: ToddHWCamillo/Second Shepherd: Elizabeth KlettJulio/Gerald: Alex LaneLeonora: Sarah TerryViolante: Libby GohnServant/Maid: Mary SchneiderDuke Angelo/Master of the Flocks: David OlsonCitizen/Gentleman: Glenn O'BrienFabian: Phil Winkelman
5 episodes
A weary survivor of the Great War, Major Rane Smith wanders in a great ennui amidst the mystical beauties of the fjords of Norway after the War, seeking a spiritual renewal. Deep in the forest he stumbles fatefully upon the strange, almost elvish home of Karl Ingman, an iconoclastic old Ibsen scholar. There Major Smith meets Ingman's two beautiful young daughters and his eldritch wife Rosa, entering into long days of profound dialogue with each member of the family. A rare and exquisite gem of a novel, The Death of Society is one of the most remarkable books of the post-War era, showing Wilson's deep intellectual, artistic, and philosophical passions against the backdrop of a romantic passion just as profound. Fallen into a strange obscurity after her untimely death, Romer Wilson deserves a revival of reputation that was recognized in her lifetime when she was awarded the prestigious Hawthornden Prize for this novel. - Summary by Expatriate
23 episodes
Another frank May Sinclair exploration of fin de siècle English love and sex, marriage and adultery, "The Tysons" is the story of the caddish Nevill Tyson and his beautiful but frivolous young wife Molly. Sinclair uses a different narrative voice than we hear in much of her fiction, a sort of witty Jane Austen archness as she dissects the characters of the provincial village Drayton Parva. As always, she demonstrates an intriguing mixture of Victorian prudishness and modern free-thinking, particularly in her rendering of the sexual escapades of her characters. The step-by-step fragmentation of the Tyson marriage seems predestined from the start, but the novel reveals, as Sinclair's novels always do, a passion for profound understanding of the human comedy and why we do what we do. Even though the story is told from the perspectives of mostly masculine characters, Sinclair uses their voices to shine a stark light on the many ways in which women were victimized at the time by being the chattel of the men in their lives, in particular the denigration of the female intellect in favor of the merely decorative feminine beauty which existed only for the male ego. - Summary by Expatriate
23 episodes
A short and sweet romance by the author of "Anne of Green Gables", Kilmeny of the Orchard is a story about a schoolteacher (Eric) who goes to Prince Edward Island and meets a beautiful but mysterious girl. Who is she? Why doesn't she speak? Why don't her guardians ever let her out? As Eric explores the answers to these questions, he slowly but surely falls in love with the mysterious girl. Will she ever speak to him? Summary by Beth ThomasNarrator: Shakira Searle
Eric Marshall: Levi Throckmorton
Kilmeny Gordon: Woolly Bee
Thomas Gordon: Natalie Paula
Janet Gordon / John Reid: Kimberly Krause
Robert Williamson: Vanessa Cooley
Mrs. Williamson: Kristin Gjerløw
Mr. Marshall: Truman Thames
Dr. David Baker: T. Layne
Neil Gordon: K. Hand
Mrs. Rebecca Reid: Lydia
Old Mr. Gordon: James Callaghan
Professor / Alexander Tracy: MaryAnne
Larry West: Beth Thomas
A Farmer: David Olson
Audio edited by Kristin Gjerløw
19 episodes
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. It is Catherine's first visit there. She meets new friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and goes to balls. Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella's brother, the rough-mannered, slovenly John Thorpe, and by her real love interest, Henry Tilney. She also becomes friends with Eleanor Tilney, Henry's younger sister. Henry captivates her with his view on novels and his knowledge of history and the world. General Tilney (Henry and Eleanor's father) invites Catherine to visit their estate, Northanger Abbey, which, from her reading of Ann Radcliffe's Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, she expects to be dark, ancient and full of Gothic horrors and fantastical mystery. - Summary by Wikipedia
Narrators: Arie and Elizabeth KlettCatherine Morland: Woolly BeeHenry Tilney: Jason MillsIsabella Thorpe: Beth ThomasMrs. Allen: Michele EatonEleanor Tilney: Amanda FridayGeneral Tilney: Algy PugJohn Thorpe: Phil BensonJames Morland: BeniaminoMassimoMrs. Morland: FiddlesticksMr. Allen: Norman ElferMrs. Thorpe: Natalie PaulaMr. Morland: inflectedFootman: Glenn O'BrienCaptain Tilney: Ivory BallardSarah Morland: Frances BrownMrs. Hughes: Etel BussAnne Thorpe: thestorygirlMaria Thorpe: Lydia
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Barr and Elizabeth Klett
32 episodes
De Ellendigen is een vertaling van Les Miserables, een sociale roman, met een sterke moraal. Hugo neemt het in zijn werk op voor de paria’s in de 19e-eeuwse maatschappij en richt in een vlammende aanklacht tegen de samenleving en haar ‘meedogenloze’ wetten. Valjean is de incarnatie van het lijdende proletariaat, die een reeks eindeloze beproevingen moet ondergaan alvorens loutering en dood te vinden. Dit is het vierde van de vijf delen. Genoemd naar de plaats van handeling St. Denis - Samenvatting door Marcel Coenders.
Tussen opname 16 en 17 zijn door de vertaler twee delen weggelaten.
32 episodes
Near Galway, young Florian Jones has just converted to Catholicism when he witnesses the deliberate destruction of his English father’s land by the Catholic Landleaguers. The Irish Land War has commenced, with the boycotting of wealthy landowners and a brutal chain of revenge killings. This is the story of Florian, his father, his two beautiful sisters, his adult brother Frank, and Frank’s beloved Rachel, an American singer working the London stage with her firebrand father. It’s also the story of the social order coming apart and then painfully coming back together in one Irish county. The Landleaguers was Anthony Trollope’s last book and was not completed before he died in 1882, but proceeds far enough to be a touching and engrossing story and to leave the reader pretty certain of the outcome. - Summary by Angie
49 episodes
"A Happy Boy" was written in 1859 and 1860. It is, in my estimation, Bjørnson's best story of peasant life. In it the author has succeeded in drawing the characters with remarkable distinctness, while his profound psychological insight, his perfectly artless simplicity of style, and his thorough sympathy with the hero and his surroundings are nowhere more apparent. This view is sustained by the great popularity of "A Happy Boy" throughout Scandinavia. (From the Preface) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903.
12 episodes
A French theatrical adaptation of the famous fairy tale, The Beauty and the Monster is a drama of three characters - Beauty (Sabina), the Beast (Phanor) and Beauty's best friend, Phedima (the third wheel). - Summary by Mary KayCast List:Narrator: Mary KaySabina: Kristin GjerlowPhanor: David OlsonPhedima: Haili
2 episodes
The arrival of a new schoolteacher causes quite a stir in the small New England town of Pattaquasset, not the least of it in the house of Mrs. Derrick and her daughter, where the young man boards. Mr. Linden's idea of teaching stretches far beyond the dusty walls of his classroom, and he is not slow in finding much work to be done for his Master. The schoolboys are soon captivated by their new teacher, and Miss Faith Derrick quickly joins the ranks of his eager pupils.
But Mr. Linden is not the only man in Pattaquasset who is attracted to the bright young woman, and his rivals have no intention of letting him carry the field unopposed. When perplexities and dangers begin to multiply, will Faith have the strength to stay true to her heart--and to her newfound Lord? - Summary by BookAngel7
37 episodes
In this first collection of stories following the characters from the "Anne of Green Gables" series, we see 12 vignettes into the lives of the other inhabitants of Avonlea. The case of Ludovic Speed as mentioned in "Anne of the Island" is finally detailed, along with another appearance by Anne Shirley herself in "The Courting of Prissy Strong". We meet some old friends and many new ones from "The Island", in stories both sweet and poignant. An old lady finds happiness in being a "fairy godmother" to a young music teacher; two lovers will not speak for fifteen years, but still love each other dearly; a woman-hater is quarantined with a man-hater; and other anecdotes of country town life are drawn by the delicate and sure hand of L.M. Montgomery. (Summary by Beth Thomas)
The Hurrying of Ludovic
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Theodora Dix: Maria Ana Montalvo
Anne Shirley: Adele de Pignerolles
Ludovic Speed: KHand
Arnold Sherman: Leonard Wilson
Old Lady Lloyd
Narrator: Paul Simonin
Minister's Wife: Adele de Pignerolles
Mary Moore: KHand
Old Lady Lloyd: Beth Thomas
Crooked Jack Spencer: Leonard Wilson
Mattie Spencer: Rachel
Egg Pedlar: Rob Board
Sylvia Gray: Jessie Yun
Janet Moore: MissRose
Minister: MaryAnn Spiegel
Mrs. Spencer: Esther ben Simonides
Station Master: DomBombadil
Andrew Cameron: Norman Elfer
Little Joscelyn
Narrator: Adele de Pignerolles
Mrs. William Morrison: Beth Thomas
Aunty Nan: Vanessa Cooley
Jordan Sloane: KHand
Billy Morrison: Ryan Cooley
Maid: Rachel
Joscelyn Burnett: Esther ben Simonides
The Winning of Lucinda
Narrator: Leonard Wilson
Mrs. George Penhallow: BC48
Romney Penhallow: Norman Elfer
Mrs. Frederick Penhallow: Beth Thomas
Lucinda Penhallow: Betsy Cooley
Carey Penhallow: Rachel
Mrs. Nathaniel Penhallow: KHand
Old Man Shaw's Girl
Narrator: Leonard Wilson
Old Man Shaw: Mark Chulsky
Sara Shaw: Rachel
Mrs. Adair: Esther ben Simonides
Mrs. Blewett: Beth Thomas
Aunt Olivia's Beau
Narrator / Mary: Rachel
Aunt Olivia: TriciaG
Peggy: Vanessa Cooley
Mary's & Peggy's Father: Leonard Wilson
Mr. Malcolm MacPherson: John N. Daily
The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's
Narrator / Peter MacPherson: Beth Thomas
Mrs. Allan: Rachel
Mr. Allan: Leonard Wilson
Alexander Abraham Bennett: John N. Daily
Dr. Blair: MaryAnn Spiegel
Pa Sloane's Purchase
Narrator: Esther ben Simonides
Pa Sloane: Leonard Wilson
Ma Sloane / John Clarke: Beth Thomas
A 10 year old boy: Willy
Robert Lawson: DomBombadil
Josiah Spencer: TriciaG
Auctioneer: Rachel
The Courting of Prissy Strong
Narrator / Rosanna: Vanessa Cooley
Thomas: DomBombadil
Stephen Clarke: Rob Board
Prissy Strong: Lydia
Emmeline Strong: Beth Thomas
Anne Shirley: Adele de Pignerolles
Mr. Leonard: Leonard Wilson
The Miracle at Carmody
Narrator: bean420
Salome Marsh: Esther ben Simonides
Judith Marsh: Beth Thomas
Lionel Hezekiah Smith: Vanessa Cooley
Dr. Blair: MaryAnn Spiegel
Sam Lawson: Leonard Wilson
The End of a Quarrel
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Nancy Rogerson: Rachel
Louisa Shaw: Vanessa Cooley
Peter Wright: Leonard Wilson
Audio edited by Rachel
Proof Listeners: Esther ben Simonides, Jessie Yun, and Beth Thomas
13 episodes
Lady Juliana is the daughter of the Earl of Courtland. She receives a marriage proposal from a wealthy Duke but much to the horror of her father she elopes to Gretna Green a Scottish soldier Henry Douglas. She is disowned and Douglas is dismissed. The couple journey to Glenfern in Scotland and reside with the Douglas family. Juliana is shocked by the difference in lifestyles. Despite all kind-hearted attempts from Henry’s fussing spinster aunts, Miss Grizzy, Miss Jackie and Miss Nicky, Lady Juliana makes no attempt to accept her new life in Scotland and events take some interesting turns. - Summary by Michele Eaton
34 episodes
What kind of secret could a mother be keeping that would keep long time lovers apart, and force her eldest daughter into a hasty marriage? Young Odalite and her cousin Leonidas have lived the past three years apart, with Leonidas at sea, and were planning on marrying when he came back. An old acquaintance turns up who knows something about Odalite’s mother’s past, and holds that secret over her, threatening dishonor to her and her family, unless she gives him what he wants. Will true love win the day? This story will be continued in the sequels "Love's Bitterest Cup" and "When Shadows Die". (Bridget Gaige)
24 episodes
Agatha, Gwen, Clare and Elfie have always been told that they will inherit their aunt's house. But when their aunt dies, she leaves it all to their intolerable cousin James. What will they do? Will the verses Nannie gives them prove true? Summary by Esther ben Simonides.Cast List:Narrator: Larry WilsonAgatha: Beth ThomasGwen: Adele de PignerollesClare: Esther ben SimonidesElfie, Maid: RachelCousin James: Zames CurranHugh Knox: tovarischNannie: KHandJane: Vanessa CooleyPatty: MaryAnnDeb: April WaltersMiss Miller: Kristin GjerløwThe Pastor, Walter, Watson, Roger Lester, Clement Arkwright, the Footman: Rupert HollidayMiss Villars: Allie ChristyAudrey Foster, Curate's Daughter: LydiaTom Lester: OxenhandlerMajor Lester: BillAlick Lester: Bob ScottAudio Edited by: Esther ben Simonides
21 episodes
Christina is an ordinary girl who lives with her aunt and uncle. Life is normal until one day when her father appears and plans to take Christina away to live with him at a robber baron's castle. Her peaceful life has suddenly turned upside down, but this is only the first of many changes. How will Christina, gentle as a dove, survive in the violent eagle's nest? - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles
26 episodes
Een historisch vrijwel correcte beschrijving van het leven van Elisabeth Musch (kleindochter van Jacob Cats) en haar man Henri de Fleury de Culan (heer van Buat) in de tijd van Jan de Witt tot 1666 in de Nederlanden. (Marcel Coenders)
36 episodes
Inspired by the real life story of Caroline Norton, a friend of the author's, this book tells about a lively woman who is trapped in a miserable marriage. Yet Diana is not one to give up in her quest for love, happiness and fulfillment. - Summary by Stav Nisser
43 episodes
Stuart Duncan arrives home from college to find the workers in his father's mine on the brink of a strike. Leading the strike is Stuart's boyhood friend, Eric Vassal. Will they be estranged by the opposing forces? Or can they learn to work together as Stuart learns the true meaning of being His Brother's Keeper? (Summary by Adele de Pignerolles)
12 episodes
This is the third book of the 'Marshmallow' trilogy. It is a fictional autobiography written by Ethelwyn Percivale, or 'Wynnie'. Her father is a clergyman, Mr. Walton, whose history has already been told in "A Quiet Neighborhood", the first of the three books. Wynnie has a happy childhood and falls in love with a struggling artist. It is about Wynnie and her family, and her little circle of old and new friends. We learn much about the poor of society of that time. This book is set in the real, every-day world, and our narrator is serious when she calls her life ''quiet and ordinary''. Though there are some exciting incidents, visits made, and long conversations about God. This book is a delightful read. - Summary by fiddlesticksThe trilogy:Annals of a Quiet NeighbourhoodThe Seaboard ParishThe Vicar's Daughter
49 episodes
La tranquillità di una cittadina di provincia, il progetto di uno zelante sottoprefetto e la vita sentimentale della signorina Adele Ruzzani, vengono messi alla prova dalla presenza dei frati laici del convento di San Bruno.
20 episodes
Emma, "belle, intelligente et riche" a une fâcheuse tendance a vouloir marier les autres. Ce qu'elle va d'abord faire pour sa sœur, puis sa gouvernante, miss Taylor. Mais la voilà seule, avec son père âgé, veuf et très craintif, voir hypocondriaque. Son ami, M. Knightley essaie de la raisonner en l'empêchant d'avoir cette manie de marier ses proches. Pourtant, ses plans semblent relativement bien fonctionner. Qui sera donc sa prochaine protégée ? Et elle, songera-t-elle à se marier un jour ? - Summary by Laurette
54 episodes
Elizabeth de la Pasture, the author of this work, is the mother of the more well known E. M. Delafield- author of Diary Of A Provincial Lady. Jeanne Marney, a country girl, comes to London to care for her ailing aunt. She is lonely and unhappy, yet unable to rebel against the many limitations put upon an upper class woman in turn-of-the-century London. Then she becomes an heiress... Would this be a blessing or a curse? This book has been made into a silent film in 1922. This book would be of interest to fans of Jane Austen, Frances Hodgson Burnet, Henry James, and E. M. Delafield. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
23 episodes
Insolación es una obra de Emilia Pardo Bazán publicada en 1889. Novela muy polémica en su tiempo aunque vista desde nuestra época no tiene nada de escandalosa.
La historia se centra en Asis Taboada viuda de su tío el marqués de Andrade. La marquesa, se encuentra en Madrid pasando unos días de vacaciones. Allí conoce a Diego Pacheco, joven andaluz, soltero, atractivo y seductor al se entrega durante las fiestas de San Isidro (patrón de Madrid) y del que finalmente se enamora.
La novela está relatada en primera persona por la propia marquesa Asis Taboada: Sus inquietudes, sus miedos a la sociedad del momento, al que dirán. También a sí misma; a la dualidad de sentimientos, entre lo que le dicta la razón y lo que su corazón le grita.
Magistralmente contada, realista y revolucionaria. Y sobre todo, "valiente" Doña Emilia Pardo Bazán. Summary by Montse González
22 episodes
Cumbres Borrascosas, es considerada una de las obras maestras de la literatura inglesa. Narra la historia de amor entre Heatchliff y Catherine.
Heatchcliff es un niño huérfano que el señor Earnshaw, padre de Catherine, lleva a “Cumbres Borrascosas” para criarlo como si fuera hijo suyo. Entre Catherine y Heathcliff nace una gran amistad, sin embargo el hermano de Catherine, Hindley, no pierde ocasión de humillar al niño.
Con el tiempo esta amistad entre ambos niños,va transformándose en un amor tan intenso como turbulento... (Montse González)
34 episodes
Who murdered Lisa Rainer? Is it her former lover who went to seek fortune in Africa and fell in love with another on the way back? Were there any blood motives? Detective John Thorne would have to discover. Inspired by a true story, this novel is a page turner. Yet this is not only a detective novel. It deals with class, gender, propriety and family. - Summary by Stav Nisser
22 episodes
Pepita would rather become a witch than a wife. She's seen too many women, including her mother, wither away at their husband's hands. Popular and respected, our gentle, but fiercely independent heroine immediately grows cruel and cold to any suitor drawn in by her allure. When a famous bullfighting lady killer from Madrid takes interest in her, will Pepita's resolve crumble with disastrous consequences? A hit upon its 1899 release, this novella later spawned both a play and silent film adaptation. Despite its public popularity, its (now rather tame) intense love story and positive portrayal of Spaniards drew some controversy from English critics. Summary by Mary Kay.
14 episodes
Coningsby is the first of trilogy of political novels that Disraeli published in the 1840s, and gives an insight into his views of the political turmoil following the passage of the Great Reform Bill by the Whigs in 1832 (a second Reform Bill was passed in 1867 under Disraeli’s Tory leadership as prime minister). While Coningsby looks primarily at political questions, its successor -- Sybil, or the Two Nations -- was concerned with the “condition of England” question and the growing social and economic imbalance between rich and poor that in tje writer's view was hastened (though not begun) by the industrial revolution. Granted that Disraeli was not Dickens or Trollope or Eliot or one of the other giants of British letters in the nineteenth century, it’s a bit unfair to suggest (as some have) that the plots are thin and only there to provide the writer with a podium for setting forth his political and social views. It’s true that Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Boy Gets Girl, but much else happens as well, particularly thanks to the role played by the mysterious figure of the Jewish Sidonia, who in addition to enormous wealth and widespread international connections embodies a kind of wisdom that transcends the mere knowledge acquired by even the best educated Englishmen. Coningsby, himself a product of both Eton and Cambridge, is fortunate enough to be taken under his wing, and intelligent enough to accept his guidance. (Nicholas Clifford)
32 episodes
A charming rogue, a stolen birthright, unrequited love, mutiny on the high seas, with a backdrop of 17th century England and the Spanish Main, make for another historical romance from George Gibbs. - Summary by Donald Cummings
16 episodes
This novel in verses is an example of Russian classic literature. The plot tells about young nobleman moving to country from St. Petersburg, driving there not only by mansion inheritance from his uncle but by the spleen, to find friendship and love which will turn out disappointing and even a tragedy. The main charm of the text is in its verses - the stanza consisted of 14 lines written in verses of iambic tetrameter has became classical since and has been called Onegin stanza.
Этот роман в стихах является образцом классической русской литературы. В основе сюжета история молодого дворянина, который переезжает в деревню из Санкт-Петербурга не только для того, чтобы вступить в наследование имением своего дяди, но и из-за сплина, тоски. Здесь он находит дружбу и любовь, которые в итоге оказываются разочарованием и оборачиваются трагедией. Основная же прелесть текста в стихе, которым он написан - эта строфа из 14 строк четырехстопного ямба с тех пор так и называется "онегинской".
(Summary by xenium5)
8 episodes
Dies ist die Geschichte von Friedrich Stievel, Konrektor am örtlichen Gymnasium. Friedrich ist ein außerordentlich schüchterner Mensch, und braucht deswegen dringend die Hilfe seines Freundes Theobald Spaatz, als er um die Hand der schönen Berta anhalten möchte. Theobald scheint aber seiner Rolle als Freiwerber nicht so ganz gewachsen zu sein... - Summary by Carolin
3 episodes
“Morriña” junto con “Insolación” son dos obras de Emilia Pardo Bazán, pero diametralmente opuestas, en las que se retrata la sociedad madrileña del momento, con un interesante análisis de los personajes, principalmente de las protagonistas. “Esclavitud” protagonista de Morriña se ve envuelta en un conflicto amoroso que la conducirá a la tragedia, ante una sociedad que se muestra impasible.
La autora hace un retrato magnífico con su amplio vocabulario y su gran capacidad de relatar. - Resumen de Montse González.
24 episodes
This is the story of Caroline and Sibella, two female friends. Strong and smart women who try to make it in a man's world while keeping their values and loyalties intact. The only way to do that is to hide a few secrets. Yet secrets cannot remain hidden for ever, and everything has a price. This is both a social novel and a gothic novel. A true page turner with all the elements of a good 18th century novel: a woman locked in an estate, a hidden pregnancy, some politics of marriage, villains, sentimentality and thought provoking philosophy. Summary by Stav Nisser.
82 episodes
Dies ist eine Art umgekehrte Aschenputtelgeschichte. Johann, unser Held, wurde in seiner Jugend fortwährend von seinem Bruder und dem Onkel schikaniert, und am Ende als Förster eines abgelegenen Waldes weggeschickt. Weit weg von den Menschen fühlt Johann sich eigentlich recht wohl -- bis sich sein Bruder, sein Onkel und dessen Tochter uneingeladen in sein Forsthaus einquartieren... - Summary by Carolin
3 episodes
Paul Cortland seems to have it all as a popular, successful athlete and college student. Tragedy leads him to find peace through the faith of a classmate. Paul must overcome temptations of his own emotions and troublesome friends to grow in his faith. He struggles to make his mark in a positive way to those he meets. - Summary by Scarlet576
36 episodes
A very congenial dinner party is ongoing. Among the distinguished guests are also one author and one painter, who have just been told that their work does not reflect reality. Their work is good, of course, but reality is different than in the paintings and in the novels. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the young explorer Gordon says that sometimes, life contains stories so outrageous that they would never be printed in novels. He has one to tell as an example. - Summary by Carolin
2 episodes
Forced into marriage to a man who is older and wealthier, young Theodora Fitzgerald contemplates her fate in love, until she meets and falls in love with another. - Summary by Amy Deuchler
31 episodes
After working several years in foreign affairs, and after winning and then losing a fortune, Rupert Tremorne is stranded in Nagasaki, at the end of his wits and in some debt. His only chance is to take the post as private secretary to the Millionaire Mr Hemster, and to sail on with him on his yacht. Sailing around Asia is big adventure for anyone, but it is a special one for Tremorne, because besides Mr Hemster and his staff, there are the beautiful Miss Gertrude Hemster and her companion Hilda Stretton on board. And suddenly, Tremorne has his hands full with those two ladies... - Summary by Carolin
25 episodes
Lee Clavering, a young playwright falls in love with an Austrian countess, not noticing the adoring glances from the outgoing flapper, Janet. Unknown to the young lover, the object of his devotion is defying age with artifice in this controversial pseudo-science fiction romance. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
59 episodes
This is the funny, romantic, slightly tongue-in-cheek story of how little May Cheffington makes her way in the world despite being the sole surviving product of "that unfortunate marriage." - Summary by Angela Rowland
45 episodes
Harriet Beecher Stowe is today best known for her classic novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. However, that book was certainly not her only remarkable anti-slavery work. In The Minister's Wooing, Stowe takes the reader into 18th century New England, and uses that setting to explore themes of slavery and religion as the background to a domestic story. Mary, the heroine of this story, is a woman between several candidates for matrimony. The man she truly loved is lost at sea, and so she finally decides to marry a minister whom she does not love. Will there be a happy end? - Summary by Carolin
48 episodes
Iracema, a virgem tabajara consagrada a Tupã, apaixona-se por Martim, guerreiro branco, inimigo de seu povo. Por esse amor abandona a tribo, tornando-se sua esposa. Ao perceber, mais tarde, que Martim sente saudades de sua terra e talvez de alguma mulher, começa a sofrer. Tem o filho, Moacir, enquanto Martim está lutando em outras regiões. Quando ele volta, Iracema está prestes a morrer. (Rogerio M.)
9 episodes
Pierre Loti (a nom de plume) was for many years an officer in the French Navy, giving him the opportunity to sample and analyze different national and cultural milieux, in which he deeply immersed himself. The present book, said to have formed the basis for the famous "Madame Butterfly" story, is presented as an autobiographical account of his marriage to a young Japanese woman while his ship was stationed in Nagasaki. His style is surprisingly modern for the period, perhaps anticipating Camus. His descriptions of summer in Nagasaki have a detail which is at the same time personal and detached, while his observations of the people are less than sympathetic. A sense of ennui and lack of conventional morality pervades. (Summary by Peter Tucker)
9 episodes
When you're tired only because you're bored; and you're bored only because it seems like there's really nothing worth doing; and you're so, so wealthy that one would think opportunity should be knocking at your door every day... you sometimes just have to tell your closer friends how fatiguing the life of he who has everything really is.... And then; you find your calling! (Tony Oliva )
21 episodes
Part romance, part mystery, part courtroom and quasi-courtroom drama. Young love reignites itself after a hiatus of some years. Or does it? Much can change in that time -- both to the people themselves, and to the events that shape their lives. The action moves from England to India, and back again, confronting the protagonists with problems they never dreamed they’d have to face. ( Nicholas Clifford)
14 episodes
This is a series of seven letters by the eminent author of scandalous romances, Elinor Glyn, written to her godchild Caroline in the years 1912-1914. The Letters give Caroline advice on how best to find her way in life, particularly to matrimony. They contain such gems of wisdom as "It is better to marry the life you like, because after a while the man does not matter", that beauty is of "colossal importance", and that a woman will do well never to ask her husband any questions. The letters are very entertaining to read, though most modern godchildren may not wish to follow the advice too closely. - Summary by Carolin
7 episodes
Three weeks was Elinor Glyn's most popular and most scandalous book, published in 1907, and made into an even more scandalous movie in 1914. The book follows Paul Verdayne, who thinks himself passionately in love with the parson's daughter. His aristocratic parents, wishing to protect their son from a disadvantageous marriage, send their son abroad on a tour to Europe, little knowing that much greater dangers lurk in the distance. Paul meets an older Lady in Switzerland, and falls violently in love with her. What follows is the engaging story of love, jealousy, and murder. - Summary by Carolin
32 episodes
