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The epic poem Beowulf has enthralled readers for centuries with its tale of adventure, heroism, and glory in combat. The court of Hrothgar, good king of the Danes, has fallen under attack from the vile giant Grendel. Beowulf, a young hero of the Geats, comes with his band of dauntless warriors to aid the king and prove his might in combat and skill as a leader before ascending the throne of his own land.

The Epic of Beowulf dates back to CE 1000 and is considered the oldest surviving piece of work in English literature. Although written in Britain, the story of Beowulf is set in Scandinavia. The epic poem is composed in Old English and consists of 3,182 lines. It is written in the alliterative verse style, which is common for Old English poetry. The poem is about the legendary hero, Beowulf, a nobleman of the Geats. They were a North Germanic people inhabiting modern-day Gotaland in Southern Sweden.

Based on events that took place between 960 and 1020 AD, Njál 's Saga is a mesmerizing drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, and the feuds and passions that perpetuate it. The eponymous sage Njál, known for his keen legal mind, is one of Iceland's pre-eminent men, along with Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a fierce and formidable warrior married to the diabolical Hallgerd, whose conniving instigates the interminable pattern of romance, action and brutality - until one unforgivable act ends it all.

You’ve never seen romance do this before. So brutally honest and breathtakingly perverse you’ll want to throw this book at the wall, but you’ll also want to know if it can possibly get any more disturbing (it can and it does). And as you start to wonder whether men and women were ever even meant to be together, a surprise ending brings the trilogy full circle and provides unexpected closure to an issue raised by a certain photographer's assistant in the first book. Eunuchs and Nymphomaniacs is about how we love today and how increasingly we try to avoid it altogether.

Sanskrit for "Song of the Lord", the Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu epic that constitutes part of the faith's vast cornerstone work, the "Mahabharata." The book provides timeless truths and indispensable advice for believers trying to overcome internal tensions, doubt and indecision. The teachings are conveyed in the form of a dialogue between the Pandava general Arjuna and the deity Krishna, who helps Arjuna understand his position in the Kurukshetra War, and guides him towards the right course of action.

Warning: This book is intended for adults and contains the mention of drug use. If such content would turn you off or if you are not an adult, then please do not delve any further into this book. This is a book written on business trends and also serves as a warning about the future, written by a headhunter who wishes to remain anonymous.

Compiled in Middle Welsh during the 12th and 13th centuries, The Mabinogion is a mesmerizing panorama of fantasy, romance, tragedy and humor. Blending Arthurian romance, Welsh legend and mythology, it tells tales of heroic knights, fair maidens, dramatic battles and magical beasts across 12 fantastical stories.

This audiobook is just a compilation of poems based on different emotions at different stages in life.

This audiobook is a compilation of poetry. It is not about death or suicide itself. It is more based on the death of basic morals and values in society. In my own opinion, we people as a whole are responsible for the deterioration of these morals and values. We have not only stopped applying them to our own daily lives, but we have also failed to pass them down to the generations that have come after us.

Lyft is a collection of stories about the events of Johnny's life as a ridesharing driver. Straight out of high school, Johnny embarks on his journey of a lifetime to Hollywood seeking success and fame as a film star. To keep money coming in and to support himself, he becomes a driver.

The Driver - Stories Behind Closed Car Doors, by Anonymous, is a great book. It is a collection of stories about the events of Johnny's life as a ride-sharing driver. Straight out of high school, Johnny embarks on his journey of a lifetime to Hollywood seeking success and fame as a film star. To keep money coming in and to support himself, he becomes a driver.

John Parsons Cook was a 28-year-old bachelor from a good family but not in robust health. He studied to become a lawyer, but instead of following that career, turned to raising race horses. In November 1855, during a visit to the Shrewsbury races, he was taken violently ill. He was attended by the 80-year-old local doctor, Dr. Bamford, and Cook's friend and sometimes partner, Dr. Palmer. William Palmer was a physician and surgeon, a widower and father. His appearance instilled confidence and invited trust. But were appearances deceptive? Was he, in fact, a cool, calculating, and vicious serial murderer?

This anonymously penned version of a late 18th-century story tells of the life of Margery Meanwell, a poor orphan who flourishes through the kindness of loving benefactors and her own sterling character. Despite enduring a series of trials and misfortunes, she exemplifies a virtuous and wholesome life through her kind deeds to people and animals. A classic moral fairy tale.

Louisa May Alcott, author of the classic Little Women, consort of Emerson, Thoreau and Hawthorne, beloved icon of professors of American 19th-century literature and perhaps less loved by their legions of students, had a lusty side that was less academic, and more...transcendental than any of us knew.

Spannender als jeder Psychothriller erzählt dieses Audiotagebuch "von dem Schicksal zweier junger Männer, die unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwunden zu sein scheinen."

Freitagabend. Die Büroangestellten Gina und Jürgen bleiben im Aufzug stecken...

Weihnachtszeit am Bodensee: die Schüler und Lehrer des Internats Schloss Güstrow sind fast vollständig ausgeflogen...

Ein neues authentisches Tondokument, vermutlich aus einem behördlichen Archiv, erzählt von der Rache eines blinden Mannes an dem vermeintlichen Entführer seiner Tochter. Zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich ein dramatisches Psychospiel, die Wahrheit über die Entführung gegen die Freiheit des Entführers. Wut, Verzweifl ung und ein Anfl ug von Wahnsinn, mitgeschnitten als Beweis für die Polizei.

Mitschnitt - endlich sind alle vier Folgen in einer Box erhältlich. Lauschen Sie den spannenden und albtraumhaften Situationen...

La vida de un picaro espanol. La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades es el titulo completo de la novela anonima que al ser publicada en 1554, creo todo un genero, el de la novela picaresca. Es un relato agil, hecho en primera persona por el protagonista, nacido a la orilla de Tormes, el rio que pasa por Salamanca, y que desde su primera infancia lleva una penosa existencia de vagabundeo y de servidumbre, en especial para un ciego, del cual toma el apodo de lazarillo.