Alcazar AudioWorks
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
American poet, critic, and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe is universally recognized for his cultivation of the macabre in fiction. His stories are characterized by an original kind of supernatural horror, often using the awareness of death as a catalyzing force in its own right. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth and intense imagery, made vivid through his musical language and hypnotic rhythms, which are especially captivating
...Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
In this delightful tale an unnamed boy discovers that there is a dragon living in the downs above his house. But this is no ordinary dragon, this is an erudite, poetry-loving dragon. The boy and the dragon become friends in short order. Unfortunately, the villagers also discover that there is a dragon living in the downs and they send for the great dragon slayer St. George. The boy and the dragon need a plan, a plan that will save the life of this...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"The Light That Failed" is Kipling's first novel, written when he was 26 years old, and is semi-autobiographical; being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard. Though it was poorly received by critics, the novel has managed to remain in print for over a century. It was also adapted into a play, two silent films as well as a drama film.
Author
Series
The Wizard of Oz series volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this exciting children's story from the Oz series, a young Munchkin ventures to the Emerald City with the help of a live patchwork doll.
Ojo the Unlucky isn't sure how he got his nickname, but he finds it fitting after a visit to Dr. Pipt the Crooked Magician. There, he learns about Dr. Pipt's incredible Powder of Life, which has turned an old patchwork quilt into a living girl. But when Dr. Pipt's Liquid of Petrification accidentally turns Ojo's...