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Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore di Luigi Pirandello. In un teatro, in cui si sta provando una rappresentazione, irrompono sei "personaggi" che dotati di vita reale cercano un autore che gli permetta di realizzare e rappresentare il loro dramma. Quest'opera teatrale fu rappresentata per la prima volta il 9 maggio 1921 al teatro Valle di Roma (dunque nel 2021 ricorre il centesimo anniversario), ma in quell'occasione ebbe un esito tempestoso, perché molti spettatori contestarono la rappresentazione, sorpresi dalla novità della stessa che rappresenta il teatro nel teatro e uno dei primi ...

La mandragola di Niccolò Machiavelli. "La Mandragola - La Clizia - Belfagor" di Niccolò Machiavelli è una raccolta di opere teatrali scritte all'inizio del XVI secolo. Si tratta di commedie principalmente a Firenze che esplorano temi quali l'amore, l'inganno e le convenzioni sociali. L'opera d'apertura, "La Mandragola", è incentrata sulla figura di Callimaco, un giovane di ritorno da Parigi invaghito di Lucrezia, moglie del sempliciotto e ingenuo Messer Nicia. I personaggi si muovono in una rete di intrighi e stratagemmi per realizzare i propri desideri, mettendo a nudo le assurdità ...

The U-Boat Hunters by James Brendan Connolly. The author takes the listener on a tour of various ships used in WW1. He discusses the boats and the seamen who occupy them and their encounters with the German U-boats. It is a collection of short stories, each one complete, about them all. The author was also an Olympic athlete; winning a bronze, silver and gold medal in the Athens Olympics of 1896 and a silver in the Paris games of 1900.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-u-boat-hunters-by-james-brendan-connolly--6718056/support.

Freeman Wills Crofts was part of the golden age of detective fiction, along with the likes of Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler. His most famous creation, Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard, appeared in more than 30 novels between 1924 and 1957. Fellow golden age author Raymond Chandler described Crofts as "the soundest builder of them all”, and Agatha Christie included a parody of French in a 1929 collection of short stories. In this story, cinema box office cashiers are dying in mysterious circumstances. With few clues and little time, will Inspector French succeed in capturing ...

Alexander Hamilton Laidlaw was born in Scotland. He graduated from Philadelphia Central High School in 1845. He practiced medicine from 1856-1905 and published some works including Soldier Songs and Love Songs, 1898, from which our Fortnightly Poem is taken. (David Lawrence)

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto was conceived as an outline of the basic beliefs of the Communist movement. The authors believed that the European Powers were universally afraid of the nascent movement, and were condemning as "communist," people or activities that did not actually conform to what the Communists believed. This Manifesto, then, became a manual for their beliefs. In it we find Marx and Engel's rehearsal of the idea that Capital has stolen away the work of the artisan ...

Ferdinand Count Understand by Tobias Smollett is a picaresque novel that follows the existence of the shrewdness and deceitful Ferdinand Comprehend. Raised by a manipulative mother, Understand develops into an expert of misdirection, gifted in control and misrepresentation. He plots his direction through society, taking advantage of others for individual addition. Be that as it may, his presumptuousness and indecent conduct lead to his defeat. After various turns, double-crossings, and brushes with death, he faces equity. The original features subjects of ravenousness, trickery, and the ...

"I do not pretend to say the young man is without faults; but they are all the faults of wildness and of youth; faults which he may, nay, which I am certain he will, relinquish."One of the great works of the English literary canon, this comic masterpiece, first published in 1749, draws us into the lives of two neighbouring Somersetshire squires and friends, one genial and generous, the other a hot-headed lover of the hunt and the bottle, who conspire together, on the basis of a mutual misunderstanding, to marry the former's nephew to the latter's daughter, very much to the discomfort of the ...

George Orwell, writer of Animal Farm and 1984 also fought in the Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939)! Here he details his time fighting for the Republican side in the War. This book includes his leaving the UK to fight, his training for battle, getting shot and wounded in the conflict, and his escape to France when the regiment he fought for, was declared illegal.

One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginning of Croce's elaboration of his highly influential ideas of aesthetics. Croce defines art in terms of intuition and expression, thus replacing beauty as the primary criterion for aesthetic evaluation. - Summary by Mary J

Libérate de tus miedos y alcanza la verdadera felicidad Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung y Alfred Adler son tres gigantes de la psicología. Este libro destila las ideas y las enseñanzas filosóficas y psicológicas de Adler y las presenta en forma de diálogo narrativo entre un filósofo y un joven. La psicología adleriana cuenta con un amplio apoyo tanto en Europa como en Estados Unidos y ofrece respuestas sencillas y directas a la pregunta filosófica de «¿cómo puedo ser feliz?». Es muy posible que la psicología adleriana tenga la clave para ello, así que leer este libro podría ...

The Enchanted April is an enchanting novel around four ladies from various different backgrounds who get away from their troubling, unacceptable lives in 1920s Britain by leasing a delightful Italian palace for a month. The ladies — Lotty, Rose, Woman Caroline, and Mrs. Fisher — look for harmony, change, and joy. Encircled by the quiet excellence of the Italian Riviera, they experience self-awareness, recharged connections, and recuperating. Von Arnim's novel investigates subjects of fellowship, self-revelation, and the helpful force of nature, making it a great and elevating read for ...

A coasting voyage boyage in a small yacht from Hammersmith in the UK to Copenhagen and back, including various visits to places on the Baltic. - Summary by Jane Bennett

Compilation of 20 Science Fiction Short Stories - Summary by Kirk Ziegler

Jill the Reckless by P. G. Wodehouse. Jill had money, Jill was engaged to be married to Sir Derek Underhill. Suddenly Jill becomes penniless, and she is no longer engaged. With a smile, in which there is just a tinge of recklessness, she refuses to be beaten and turns to face the world. Instead she went to New York and became a member of the chorus of "The Rose of America," and Mr. Wodehouse is enabled to lift the curtain of the musical comedy world. There is laughter and drama in "Jill the Reckless", and the action never flags from the moment that Freddie Rooke confesses that he has had a...

The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith. The Diary of a Nobody is the fictitious record of fifteen months in the life of Charles Pooter, his family, friends and small circle of acquaintances. It first appeared, serialised in Punch magazine and might be regarded as the first ‘blog’; being a record of the simplicities and humiliations in the life of this mundane, but upright, city clerk, who had an incontestable faith that a record of his daily life was worth preserving for posterity. Set in about 1891 in Holloway, which was then a typical suburb of the ...

The White People by Arthur Machen is a classic work of supernatural horror first published in 1904. The story begins with a philosophical discussion about the nature of evil before introducing a mysterious manuscript written by a young girl. Through her diary, readers discover a strange and enchanting world filled with secret rituals, ancient folklore, and unexplained supernatural experiences.The unnamed narrator of the diary describes her childhood explorations of forests, hills, and hidden places where she encounters mysterious beings and learns forbidden knowledge from her nurse. As the ...

The Mystics by Katherine Cecil Thurston is a fascinating psychological and spiritual novel that explores the mysterious boundaries between faith, mysticism, and human nature. Set against the backdrop of Irish society, the story follows characters whose lives become intertwined through powerful beliefs, spiritual experiences, and emotional struggles.Thurston skillfully examines the influence of charismatic leaders and mystical movements on ordinary people, revealing how hope, devotion, and personal conviction can shape destinies. As the narrative unfolds, readers encounter questions about truth...

The Island of Doctor Moreau (Version Revised) is one of the most influential science fiction novels ever written. In this chilling tale by H. G. Wells, Edward Prendick survives a shipwreck and finds himself stranded on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. There he encounters the brilliant but disturbing Doctor Moreau, a scientist conducting secret experiments that blur the line between humans and animals.As Prendick uncovers the truth behind the island’s strange inhabitants, he is forced to confront unsettling questions about science, morality, evolution, and the nature of humanity itself. ...

This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom with the money she earned as a seamstress. She eventually worked for Mary Lincoln. It is a fascinating book, filled with many recollections of her own life and her interactions with the Lincolns and other members of the government elite. (summary by Guero)