"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches of a greedy count, little does he suspect that the whole situation could be a trap. With plenty of Gothic elements and some remarkable episodes of horror, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a haunting mystery story that will keep readers at the edge of their seat. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish author of short stories and novels. He was one of the most important writers of Gothic, mystery and horror stories of the Victorian era. Le Fanu's influence cannot be neglected, for he helped develop the writing styles for atmosphere, setting, and narration. His most important works are "Uncle Silas", "The House by the Churchyard", and his short story collection "In a Glass Darkly".

Questo racconto romantico de "Le mille e una notte" narra la storia di un ragazzo di Bagdad che prova avversione per tutte le donne. O almeno così crede, fin quando non vede affacciarsi a una finestra una bellissima fanciulla intenta a innaffiare i fiori sul davanzale. Agitato e incredulo per quel sentimento di passione mai provato prima, il giovane si ammala. A venire in suo soccorso è una sua vecchia conoscente che fa da intermediaria tra lui e la fascinosa giovane. Sulle prime, lei si mostra irremovibile. Poi però, grazie a un piccolo inganno da parte dell'anziana donna, acconsente di farsi rivedere da lui, a patto che non aspiri al matrimonio. Riuscirà il ragazzo, ormai follemente innamorato, a coronare la sua storia d'amore? Monumento letterario ineguagliabile e senza tempo, la raccolta di novelle Le mille e una notte ha ammaliato per molti secoli l'immaginario di generazioni in tutto il mondo. Complice del successo di questo racconto è senza dubbio il fascino di Scheherazade, figlia del gran visir, che, per salvare le donne della sua città dalla furia del sovrano di Persia Schahriar, lo trasporta in un mondo di racconti magici fino a farlo innamorare. Forse uno dei più grandi contributi alla letteratura araba e mondiale di tutti i tempi, Le mille e una notte è un'opera che ha saputo ispirare grandi classici come il Decameron di Boccaccio, ma anche avventure contemporanee sul grande schermo. Chi non ha mai sentito parlare di Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sindbad o del genio della lampada? È il momento quindi di riscoprire la bellezza di questi racconti e gli insegnamenti che celano al loro interno, uno per uno, per mille e una notte.

Charles Dexter Ward è un giovane proveniente da un'agiata famiglia del Rhode Island, studioso di scienze e antichità, che si imbatte durante le sue ricerche nella figura di Joseph Curwen, suo antenato dall'oscura fama di stregone e negromante. Ben presto il giovane diventa ossessionato dal suo avo e, chiusosi nel suo laboratorio, inizia a studiarne i documenti e a praticare le arti oscure giungendo sino alla soglia della follia. A scoprire gli orrori evocati dalle terribili pratiche messe in atto dal ragazzo sarà il dottor Willett, medico di famiglia incaricato dai parenti di Charles di far luce sulle cause della degenerazione mentale del protagonista. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, spesso citato come H.P. Lovecraft (Providence, 20 agosto 1890 - Providence, 15 marzo 1937), è stato uno scrittore, poeta, critico letterario e saggista statunitense, riconosciuto tra i maggiori scrittori di letteratura horror insieme ad Edgar Allan Poe e considerato da molti uno dei precursori della fantascienza angloamericana. Le sue opere, una contaminazione tra horror, fantascienza soft, dark fantasy e low fantasy, sono state spesso descritte, anche da lui stesso, col termine weird fiction (dove weird sta per "strano"), venendo riconosciute tra le principali origini del moderno genere letterario del new weird.Autore di numerosi racconti, come Dagon, Il colore venuto dallo spazio, Il richiamo di Cthulhu e L'orrore di Dunwich, e di romanzi, tra cui Il caso di Charles Dexter Ward, Le montagne della follia e La maschera di Innsmouth, oltre ad alcuni racconti in versi, Lovecraft non venne apprezzato in particolar modo dai critici del suo tempo. Ad esempio, il racconto Il richiamo di Cthulhu venne inizialmente rifiutato in quanto definito troppo "straniante" secondo l'espressione di Wright, e non godette mai di buona fama se non dopo la sua morte. Molte delle sue opere sono state fonte di ispirazione per artisti di tutto il mondo, nella letteratura così come nel cinema e nella musica. Uno dei maggiori studiosi lovecraftiani, S. T. Joshi, definisce infatti la sua opera come "un inclassificabile amalgama di fantasy e fantascienza, e non è sorprendente che abbia influenzato in maniera considerevole lo sviluppo successivo di entrambi i generi". Dal punto di vista del pensiero nei suoi racconti e saggi coniò la filosofia del cosmicismo, in conseguenza del suo ateismo e delle nuove scoperte scientifiche, e le sue idee in molti campi furono spesso controverse.

"Uncle Silas" is a Gothic locked-room mystery novel by Sheridan Le Fanu. Maud Ruthyn is an orphan, left in the care of her mysterious and evil uncle Silas. The latter keeps thinking up new and creative ways to get rid of his niece. In a similar vein to Wilkie Collins' novels, Le Fanu's "Uncle Silas" depicts a heroine in danger, who moves from one hair-raising adventure to the next, making it a perfect, terrifying, horror tale of greed and vile intentions. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish author of short stories and novels. He was one of the most important writers of Gothic, mystery and horror stories of the Victorian era. Le Fanu's influence cannot be neglected, for he helped develop the writing styles for atmosphere, setting, and narration. His most important works are "Uncle Silas", "The House by the Churchyard", and his short story collection "In a Glass Darkly".

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. Fifty thousand francs are stolen from Nicolas Dugrival's jacket and Arsène Lupin is the main suspect. When Dugrival commits suicide, his widow swears revenge and sets an inescapable trap for our hero... The fourth story in Maurice Leblanc's collection "The Confessions of Arsene Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic detective series perfect for readers who love Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, soaring to the top of the iTunes charts. He masterfully breathes life back into literary classics and plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has produced over 500 audiobooks. His productions of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves series and Shakespeare's Hamlet are regularly seen at the top of audiobook charts. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous stories is available to readers everywhere. Maurice Leblanc was a French author during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. He lived in Paris, and his literary legacy consists of novels and short stories. Though he wrote two well-received science fiction novels, he was most famous for his gentleman thief adventure series, Arsene Lupin. Thought to be based on the life of anarchist Marius Jacob, who had a very public trial in 1905, Lupin is a whip-smart, witty, and roguishly handsome master of disguise. Leblanc was compared to Arthur Conan Doyle throughout his career, and he even wrote a series of novellas where Lupin is introduced to and subsequently outwits the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Arsene Lupin has inspired many spin-offs including the hugely successful Japanese manga series "Lupin III" and a new Netflix series "Lupin" starring Omar Sy.

Man against nature, Leiningen against ants. Leiningen, an owner of a plantation, gets one day warned that an army of ants is approaching his fields and that it would be smartest to leave. Leiningen is however not going to give up on his land without a fight. The ants arrive and a long and exhausting battle follows. The technology and the power of the human brain are on Leiningen's side. However the ants have a numerical superiority. Who will win this prolonged fight? Will Leiningen save his plantation or will nature be undefeated? Find out the answers in "Leiningen vs. the Ants" by Carl Stephenson. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere. Carl Stephenson was a German publisher and short story writer who lived in the period 1893 - 1960. Some of his works are published under the pseudonym Stefan Sorel, but the novel for which he is still best known ´was published under his real name. "Leiningen Versus the Ants" is a story that was first published in 1938 and it was so well accepted by the public, that it was first adapted to a radio play and then later made into a Hollywood film.

The boy in our story decided to learn languages. And so he did. The language of birds, of dogs and of frogs. His father was however not satisfied. The boy had to be killed. His father's men took however pity on him and let the boy wander around in the woods. Maybe there the languages he learnt will help him survive? Or they will get him in even greater trouble? Find out in "The Three Languages" by Brothers Grimm. Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm's world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.