Tolstoy's novella blends fiction and historical fact to portray a legendary Avar chieftain who switched sides in the nineteenth-century Russo-Caucasian war. Inspired by the author's military service, Hadji Murád offers riveting views of warfare and treason, murder and vengeance, and behind-the-scenes political plotting. An uncharacteristically brief story by the creator of War and Peace, it voices Tolstoy's pacifist beliefs. This novella also provides a compelling depiction of the Caucasus, a mountainous territory between the Black Sea and the Caspian, prized for its strategic location and natural resources. Located at the crossroads of three empires - Turkey, Persia, and Russia - the region has long struggled with incursions by its neighbors and remains a troubled corner of the world to this day. Tolstoy's realistic pictures of life in a war zone raise enduringly relevant issues of life and death.
Relato Corto de Antón Pávlovich Chéjov, quien fue un cuentista, dramaturgo y médico Ruso. Encuadrado en las corrientes literarias del realismo y el naturalismo, fue un maestro del relato corto, y es considerado uno de los más importantes autores del género en la historia de la literatura..
Traducción de Nicolás Tasín.
Narrado en Español Latino Neutro.
"Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that's with a U.S. Marshal and the smell of ... GUNSMOKE!"Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves. Produced for adult listeners, the stories were grim, the deaths brutal and life on the plains was harsh. Radio audiences had never heard anything like Gunsmoke and they made it the #1 western on radio. It soon made a successful transition to television becoming the longest-running dramatic series in TV history. Join William Conrad (U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Deputy Chester Proudfoot), Georgia Ellis (Kitty Russell) and Howard McNear (Doc Adams) in the continuing "story of the violence that moved west with young America and the story of a man who moved with it, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal."1/10/53 "Word Of Honor"1/17/53 "Paid Killer"9/5/53 "The Sutler"9/12/53 "Prairie Happy"12/26/53 "The Guitar"1/9/54 "Joke's On Us"1/23/54 "Nina"1/30/54 "Gun Smuggler"2/6/54 "Big Broad"2/13/54 "The Killer"2/20/54 "Last Fling"2/27/54 "Bad Boy"
Two women and their children arrive in Clearmont in route to California. Mrs. Chambers is looking to reunite with her husband, who has been off mining for gold, while Mrs. Larson is a recent widow whose husband died of a snake bite along the trail. The women are determined to press onward despite the onset of winter. So, Britt MacMasters, former U.S. Marshal turned rancher, and his ranch-hand Rusty, offer to escort the party through hostile territory. Also joining the party are Sheriff Wilkins, his wife Etta, and Doc Harrington.
The hardy pioneers must dodge Indian attacks, stay clear of the outlaw Angel Garret and his blood thirsty band of thieves, survive rock slides, and ford raging rivers in this epic western adventure.
The year is 2076, the nation’s Tricentennial. Guns are outlawed, but the last seven surviving weapons are in captivity and on display in your city zoo. Billy the Kid’s colt .45, Andrew Jackson’s dueling pistol, a retired military rifle, a backwoods hunting rifle, a playful plastic toy gun, an unfinished nuclear handgun, and the flashy Saturday night special. In plotting and executing their escape, they see for the first time what they were really made for and why they can never be free.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Edward Asner, Tyne Daly, Bruce French, Robert David Hall, Tommy Hicks, Ella Joyce, Marnie Mosiman, James Reeder and Yeardley Smith.
Two one-act plays by Joyce Carol Oates.
Gulf War: An affluent young couple entertains an older couple for an evening of cocktails and politics during the Gulf War. But as the evening continues, the conversation take a bizarre and absurd tone.
Black: In this evening of cocktails and dinner, a couple anxiously awaits the arrival of an ex-husband. As the wine glasses are drained, the evening becomes dark and intense, revealing the true colors of the characters in this eerie love triangle.
Full-cast L.A. Theatre Works performances featuring Edward Asner, Stephanie Dunnam, Rif Hutton, Nan Martin, and Joe Spano.
This is a subset of the second collection of Gilbert's "Bab Ballads" - light verses poking fun at the life and people of his time in Gilbert's unique "topsy-turvey" style. The epitaph on his memorial on the Victoria Embankment in London is "HIS FOE WAS FOLLY AND HIS WEAPON WIT", an epitaph amply exemplified in these verses. (Summary by Graham Redman)
In three short months, Oscar Wilde, the most celebrated playwright and wit of Victorian England, was toppled from the apex of British society into humiliation and ruin. Drawing from trial documents, newspaper accounts, and writings of the key players, Moisés Kaufman ignites an incendiary mix of sex and censorship, with a cast of characters ranging from George Bernard Shaw to Queen Victoria herself.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring JB Blanc, Dakin Matthews, Ian Ogilvy, Peter Paige, Julian Sands, Simon Templeman, John Vickery, Douglas Weston and Matthew Wolf.
"Great Scenes from Great Plays" offered some of the finest performers of the 20th century in adaptations of some o fthe best plays ever to be presented. Hosted by veteran actor/producer Walter Hampden, the series drew upon the many stars then appearing in plays along with Great White Way. Despite attracting top names, however, the series did not succeed in gaining a sponsor and was cancelled after just one well-receieved season. Now, a series that offers a unique glimpse into the rarified world of the New York theater had a second life thanks to Radio Archives, which offers twenty beautifully restored episodes in this collection, taken directly from original transcription recordings for outstanding audio fidelity. Cyrano de Bergerac (#1) The Corn is Green (#2) The Barretts of Wimpole Street (#3) Dark Victory (#4) Little Women (#6) A Tale of Two Cities (#7) The Enchanted Cottage (#8) What Every Woman Knows (#9) The Devil and Daniel Webster (#10) The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (#11) Young Mr. Lincoln (#12) You and I (#14) The Citadel (#15) The Farmer Takes a Wife (#16) Icebound (#17) The Goose Hangs High (#18) The World We Make (#19) Dead End (#20) A Doll's House (#21) The Lady with a Lamp (#22)
The Great Gildersleeve is a favorite of radio fans, with fine writing, engaging characters, and a brillant blend of comedy and drama that set a high water mark for classic sitatuation comedy. Set in the small town of Summerfield, Willard Waterman is featured as the local Water Commissioner, struggling to successfully raise his niece Marjorie (Marylee Robb) and his precocious nephew Leroy (Walter Tetley), while also courting some of the town's more attractive female residents. As the 20 programs in this collection demonstrate, "The Great Gildersleeve" is one of the true classics of radio, emphasising a gentle humor that grows out of realistic characters and situations, and remains an endearing family show that is just as amusing and charming today as when it was first aired. #418 Marjorie and Bronco Decide Which Lot to Buy #419 Inviting Thanksgiving Guests #420 Getting Leroy to Study and Grow Up #469 Gildersleeve Versus Golf #470 Problems with Leroy's Teacher #471 Leroy's Gift #4 72 Miss Grace Tuttle and Bird Watching #473 The Birthday Duck Dinner #474 Leroy's Part Time Employment #475 Grace Tuttle's Brother Sydney
The Great Gildersleeve is a favorite of radio fans, with fine writing, engaging characters, and a brillant blend of comedy and drama that set a high water mark for classic sitatuation comedy. Set in the small town of Summerfield, Willard Waterman is featured as the local Water Commissioner, struggling to successfully raise his niece Marjorie (Marylee Robb) and his precocious nephew Leroy (Walter Tetley), while also courting some of the town's more attractive female residents. As the 20 programs in this collection demonstrate, "The Great Gildersleeve" is one of the true classics of radio, emphasising a gentle humor that grows out of realistic characters and situations, and remains an endearing family show that is just as amusing and charming today as when it was first aired. #394 Trying to Name the Twins #395 Marjorie and the Twins Coming Home Grandpa Isn't Needed #396 Gildy Pushes Attendance at the Jolly Boys Club #397 Bronco Tries to Run the House #398 Leroy and Gildy Babysit the Twins #403 Spring Cleaning the Judge's House #404 Marjorie and Bronco's First Anniversary #405 Boating Date with Kathryn #406 Bronco's Father Arrives The Twins are Named #407 Leaving on Vacation to Half Moon Lake Gildy's Schedule #408 Leroy Buys a Car #409 The County Fair Comes to Summerfield #410 Getting Ready for School Women Trouble #411 Marjorie Gets a Job #412 Gildy Wants to Be Re-Elected President of the Jolly Boys Club #413 Leroy Visits the Judge #414 Bronco Almost Forgets About His First Date With Marjorie #415 Gildy Takes Mrs. Winthrop and Babs On a Picnic #416 Gildy Finds a Lost Boy #417 Marjorie and Bronco Want to Build a House
Wherever Abby and Zara have ended up this time, their powers no longer work. It’s dark and cold and there are no stars. Frequent sand storms threaten to cut the girls to pieces. But they are not alone… On a planet at the end of the universe, someone they never thought they would see again has been patiently waiting.
