Bertha Garlan - format ePub

Das geheimnisvolle, sinnliche Wien um 1900 bietet die Kulisse für die allermeisten Werke Arthur Schnitzlers. Die ‚Traumnovelle‘ und ‚Fräulein Else‘ sind zwei seiner sinnlichsten Texte und wahre Klassiker...

Der Witwer ist eine Novelle von Arthur Schnitzler ist eines der seltener gelesenen Werke von ihm, welches 1894 veröffentlicht wurde.

Der Andere: Aus dem Tagebuch eines Hinterbliebenen gehört zu den kürzeren Texten von Arthur Schnitzler. "Vor meinem Schreibpulte sitze ich; die Leuchter brennen... die Tür zu dem Zimmer, das einst das...

Arthur Schnitzler beschreibt in seinem Bestseller Traumnovelle die scheinbar harmonische Ehe des Arztes Fridolin und seiner Frau Albertine. Die gesicherte Ordnung der Ehe gerät in der Traumnovelle durch...

Die Geschichte einer Ehe, die aufgrund erotischer Träume auf die Probe gestellt wird: Der Arzt Fridolin und seine Frau Albertine sind ein scheinbar glückliches junges Ehepaar, doch auf einmal kommen ungestillte...

Ein historischer Roman über das Misslingen politischer Reformen und Ehe im 18. Jahrhundert: Der geschätzte Richter Albert Wogelein erschreckt mit seinen Reden gegen die Unterdrückung durch den Adel nicht...

Ein Klassiker der Moderne: In Form eines Monologs geschrieben, schildert die Novelle, wie die 19-jährige Else T. in ihrem Italienurlaub von der Mutter aufgefordert wird, den im selben Hotel wohnenden...

Eine tragische Geschichte über einen an Verfolgungswahn leidenden Mann: Als Robert erkennt, dass er psychisch erkrankt und Realität und Phantasie nicht mehr voneinander trennen kann, verlässt er seine...

Schnitzlers Bühnenwerk besteht aus zehn erotischen Dialogen, die nach dem Prinzip eines Reigen-Tanzes aufgebaut sind. Dabei reicht gleichsam immer eine Figur des jeweiligen Dialogs einer neuen Person...

“Dream Story” by Arthur Schnitzler was first published in German in 1926, this initial English translation by Otto P. Schinnerer first published in 1927, now pubic domain. Like his Viennese contemporary...

Uno scapolo ricco e malato scrive una lettera indirizzata a tre amici, da consegnarsi solo dopo la sua morte. Nove anni più tardi, i tre uomini in questione - un poeta, un dottore e un imprenditore -...

"E i morti ritornano, finché non li dimentichiamo." Il conflitto tra amore e morte accompagna in modo ossessivo il protagonista di "Fiori", che durante una passeggiata mattutina per le strade di Vienna...

Servendosi del monologo interiore, tecnica narrativa ai tempi ancora agli albori nel panorama della letteratura tedesca, Arthur Schnitzler delinea la figura del sottotenente Gustl e ne mette a nudo le...

In una notte rubata a una vita senza scosse, Emma ricerca la poesia nella passione di un abbraccio con il suo amante, vivendo la sua avventura ignara delle conseguenze cui il destino la metterà di fronte....

A vent'anni dall'infausto incidente che ha reso cieco il fratello minore Geronimo, Carlo è ancora assalito dai sensi di colpa. Quando il padre dei fratelli muore, la loro sfortuna si fa ancora più grande...

En dix scènes, dont la dernière recouvre la première, dix couples ont une brève liaison, chaque personnage apparaissant deux fois : A avec B, B avec C, et J avec A. Les milieux sociaux, les âges, les...

"Traumnovelle" selon le titre original allemand, "Rien qu'un rêve" ou "La Nouvelle rêvée" selon les traductions en français, est l'un des récits les plus captivants et les plus érotiques d'Arthur Schnitzler....

Else est une jeune fille de la bonne société viennoise. Pour sauver la famille de la ruine et du déshonneur, sa mère lui demande de solliciter un prêt auprès d’un riche marchand d’art qui est un vieil...

«Il était plus de minuit quand, après avoir brièvement pris congé de ses nouvelles connaissances, Casanova traversa seul la vaste place déserte sur laquelle pesait un ciel lumineux et sans étoiles. Guidé...

Voici l'aventurier de Venise qui rentre au bercail, le voici au soir de la vie aux prises avec ses derniers démons: ses désirs, son identité et... la jeune Marcolina. Épisode possible de la carrière finissante...

"Je n'éprouvais aucun remords, je ne regrettais rien. J'étais seulement ivre de liberté. Dès le premier soir j'étais loin, incroyablement loin. Cette femme qui avait dû tellement souffrir à son réveil,...

"Cette suite de scènes, si on les exhume dans quelques siècles, risque d'éclairer d'un jour particulier certains aspects de notre civilisation." (Schnitzler) 5 hommes, 5 femmes / durée : 2 h 30

La vie du vieux fonctionnaire Edouard Saxberger bascule le jour où un inconnu frappe à sa porte. C'est un jeune poète venu lui dire son admiration et celle de ses camarades pour l'unique oeuvre lyrique...

"Mourir" raconte la lente agonie et la mort de Félix, un jeune phtisique qui n’a près de lui que sa maîtresse, Marie. Apprenant qu’il ne lui reste plus qu’un an à vivre, il tente d’abord de faire face...

L'Autriche d'avant 1914 renaît encore une fois sous la plume de Schnitzler, pays insouciant et gai dont les valses couvrent de leurs sons langoureux trop de sanglots et de tragédies. "Les Dernières Cartes"...

«Elle l’attira vers elle, se pressa contre lui; un désir douloureux monta du fond de l’âme de Béate et déborda sombrement dans celle d’Hugo. Et il sembla à tous deux que leur canot, qui pourtant était...

Arthur Schnitzlers Traumnovelle öffnet die Pforten zu einer schillernden Welt aus Geheimnissen, Verlangen und menschlichen Abgründen und entführt die Leser:innen in eine Welt, in der die Grenzen zwischen...

Ein Gedanke jagt den nächsten, Erinnerungen vermischen sich mit Angst, Stolz und Verzweiflung – Lieutenant Gustl entführt den Leser auf eine packende Reise in das Innere eines Wiener Offiziers, der über...

Untergang des Herzens ist eine längere Erzählung von Arthur Schnitzler.

Scritti tra il 1891 e il 1907, i racconti di Schnitzler qui raccolti (La sposa promessa, Commediola, Eccentricità e Il fu Gabriel) hanno come tema dominante l’erotismo. Per Schnitzler il rapporto erotico...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

Readers love The Ingredients for Happiness! ‘A gorgeous summer read’ ‘Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming’...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

"One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world." —D. H. Lawrence "‘Moby-Dick’ is the book which I put down with the unqualified thought, 'I wish I had written that'…" —William Faulkner "What...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov...

The series that inspired the Netflix show. This collection contains 38 Arsène Lupin stories (the biggest and greatest Arsène Lupin collection in the eBook world), including: - Arsène Lupin, Gentleman...

Mrs. Dalloway chronicles a June day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway–a day that is taken up with running minor errands in preparation for a party and that is punctuated, toward the end, by the suicide...

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of...

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