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Shortalk Children's Shorts: Thomas and Turner , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 104min
Along with countless other 10 year olds, Ollie and Ben like football, riding bikes and playing in the park. They also like solving mysteries, and what better way to do that than to form a detective agency? Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page. The case of the Twitching Curtain by Amanda Thomas Ollie Thomas and Ben Turner have started their own detective agency. One day Ollie notices movement in a house he knows to be empty. How did they get in there and what are they doing? Join Thomas and Turner as they set out to solve their first case. The Dolls House Mystery by Amanda Thomas Ben tells Ollie that someone or something has been scaring his sister's friends by vandalizing thier toys. Will the Thomas and Turner Detective Agency be able to shed some light on these events and solve the case? Dognapped by Amanda Thomas 10 dogs have disappeared from the neighbourhod in as many days. Ollie Thomas and Ben Turner get on the trail but it is dark and dangerous. Can they find the dogs before they too are captured? The Haunted Gaol An old gaol is being used as an animal hospital, but strange noises coming from the old dungeon are scaring off staff. Ollie and Ben are asked to find out what is making the noise - this is no time to find that you are afraid of the dark. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amanda Thomas, Andrew Littlejohn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/shor/000005/bk_shor_000005_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Shortalk Russian Classics: The Darling & Twenty Six and One , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 75min
Russia - a vast and complex place that hides its secrets well. Two masters of the short story shed light upon its people and their emotional hinterland. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words of the page The Darling by Anton Anton Chekov "Between 1888 and his death Checkov single handedly revolutionised both the drama and the short story." (James Rusk 201 stories by Anton Chekov) Olga Semyonovna is adored by all, and defines her life by the opinions she shares, but are they her own and what happens to her when they are no longer forthcoming? Published in 1899, five years before his untimely death at the age of 44, 'The Darling' has been upheld as one of Chekov's most exquisite stories, gently unpicking the complex threads of the lives of provincial Russians, and leaving us to judge their actions. Twenty Six and One by Maxime Gorky Will Tanya be able to resist the challange on her virtue set by 26 miserable and desperate admirers? It is often said that this is Gorky's finest short story - set in a hellish bakery basement where joy is a rare commodity indeed, an image of perfection and humanity lights up the bakes lives for seconds each day and sets them in a dither. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jo Somervell, Bill Cronshaw. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/shor/000001/bk_shor_000001_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Shortalk Classic Shorts: The Lottery Ticket, The Necklace & The Devoted Friend , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 61min
All human foibles can be found in these classic short stories. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekov The numbers on this lottery ticket are set to change the life of this family for ever! Written over 100 years ago this story is remarkably prescient in its ability to show how little human nature changes over time. The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant "There is nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women," thinks Mathilde Loisel. But how much is the necklace really worth? It has been said that this exquisite story is a 'Madame Bovary in miniature' (Maupassant was after all a close friend of Flaubert), and the protagonist in this story is also a beautiful young woman who finds herself in circumstances not to her liking. The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde Taken from 'The Happy Prince and other Tales', and originally published in 1888, The Devoted Friend is a moral tale for all ages. Hans is poor but happy and likes nothing more than to spend time in his beloved garden. He is the devoted friend of the rich miller who lives up the hill, and will do anything to help him. The miller gives Hans a broken wheelbarrow to replace his old one - but what sort of gift is this that costs so much? Althogh this fable is narrated by a green linnet to a water rat, we could all benefit by listening to what this bird has to say! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fiona Jameson, Victoria Norwood, Lydia Beddoe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/shor/000004/bk_shor_000004_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Shortalk Classic Humour: The Cost of Kindness, The Fawn Gloves & The Sinking Ship , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 52min
A subtle smile or a laugh out loud, whatever you want you will find it in this collection of short stories. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page. The Cost of Kindness by Jerome K Jerome The overbearing and boorish Reverend Augustus Cracklethorpe M.A, is leaving the parish. Although overjoyed, Mrs Pennycoop decides that she must thank him for his work before he goes. But at what cost these kind words? 'Good manners cost nothing' is a mantra instilled in us from an early age, and Jerome takes it gently by the throat and wrings out a finely observed comedy of manners. No mannerism escapes his gaze as he dissects Edwardian England for our delight and delectation. The Fawn Gloves by Jerome K Jerome One spring, a man and a woman tenderly get to know each other as they meet in their local park. What they say to each other is charming and touching - it is what is left unsaid that is so important. A touching bittersweet romantic comedy. The Sinking Ship by Robert Louis Stevenson The ship might be going down, but by goodness there are standards you know! This story is one of RL Stevenson's Fables and his contention here is that life is as dangerous as a sinking ship. If brevity is the soul of wit, here is your proof! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Brown, Theresa Ross, Keith Risk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/shor/000003/bk_shor_000003_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Shortalk Classic Chillers: The Grave by the Handpost, The Cask of Amontillado & The Phantom Coach , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 84min
Three fine writers have created three gloriously chilling tales that will cut you to the quick. Will you be able to listen and turn out the light? Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page The Grave by the Handpost by Thomas Hardy It is Christmas and a soldier returning from the war discovers a local choir singing a carol over the freshly dug grave by a cross roads. When the soldier discovers who is in the grave he vows to make amends. Thematically Thomas Hardy is under the microscope here, showing the tragedy of human existence with a wit as dry and bitter as a mid-winter gale blasting over the Wessex downs. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe They say that revenge is a dish that is best served cold. it is positively icy in this classic tale as Montressor offers his 'friend' Fortunato a taste of his new acquisition, a pipe of Amontillado. Already full of revelry and the demon drink, Fortunato just cannot refuse. Poe is the master at creating tales that chill the blood and the further this story progresses, the more your temperature will drop. The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards A traveller is lost on the North Yorkshire moors. it is snowing and he fears for his life. He meets a man who could be his salvation... A dark story where the journey really is as important as the destination, perhaps Edwards was drawing on her experience as a travel writer, journalist and Egyptologist for this tale. She certaianly can create a sense of place and puts us right there, alone in the fading gray light, a bleak aspect indeed with little hope of light on the horizon. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sean Brosnan, Jon Crowley, Keith Risk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/shor/000002/bk_shor_000002_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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