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Bei einem spektakulären Experiment spaltet der angesehene Londoner Arzt Henry Jekyll seine Seele in Gut und Böse. Mithilfe eines Tranks kann er sich von nun an jederzeit in sein gewissenloses Alter Ego Mr. Hyde verwandeln. Zunächst empfindet Jekyll die Spaltung als befreiend, doch zusehends verliert er die Kontrolle über den sadistischen Hyde, der zur Gefahr für seinen Ruf und schließlich für sein Leben wird.

Als Keawe zum ersten Mal seine Heimat Hawaii verlässt, gelangt er nach San Francisco. Dort verkauft ihm ein Fremder eine verheißungsvolle Flasche, die dem Besitzer ewiges Glück verschafft. Doch Keawe muss dafür seine Seele dem Teufel versprechen ...

In der phantastischen Erzählung "Der Flaschenteufel" verkauft der junge Auswanderer Keawe seine Seele dem Teufel.

Seine Neigung zu exzentrischen und gefährlichen Abenteuern lässt Prinz Florizel von Böhmen entgegen den Warnungen seines Oberstallmeisters dem Club der Selbstmörder beitreten. Der Einsatz beim abendlichen Kartenspiel in diesem Etablissement erweist sich als ungeheuerlich groß...

El Extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde (a veces abreviado simplemente a El Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde) es una novela escrita por Robert Louis Stevenson, publicada por primera vez en inglés en 1886, cuyo título original es The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Trata acerca de un abogado, Gabriel John Utterson, que investiga la extraña relación entre su viejo amigo, el Dr. Henry Jekyll, y el misántropo Edward Hyde.

Eleven-year-old actor Eden Giuliano presents a brand new line of exciting children’s stories from Icon! The classic Treasure Island is an exciting adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a wonderful tale of buccaneers and buried gold. We know you will enjoy this very special series from Icon Audio Arts hosted by young Eden Giuliano!

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island (1881) is set in the days of sailing ships, pirates, and treasure maps marked with an X. It recounts the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his search for the buried treasure of Captain Flint, an evil pirate. Treasure Island is one of the most frequently dramatised of all narratives.

Louis Stevenson, the Swedish author best known for classics such as Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , remains one of the most translated writers of all time. This audiobook contains a collection of his short stories, including "The Yellow Paint", "The Suicide Club" and "Markheim".

A selection of Robert Louis Stevenson's finest work, including Treasure Island, 'The Suicide Club', The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and 'Markheim'.

Taken from the short story collection The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables.

Hosted by Laurence Olivier, these big-name productions also included the creme de la creme of acting talents from John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Orson Welles to Trevor Howard, Michael Redgrave and Olivier himself. They were based on works by the world's leading authors, among them Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Anton Chekhov. These are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping as we raise the curtain on our first instalment of theatrical history.

Dealing with split personalities, Dr. Jekyll battles with himself to overcome the evil Mr. Hyde. An old friend of Dr. Jekyll's, lawyer Gabriel John Utterson, investigates odd occurrences that are linked to Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll is determined to stop becoming Mr. Hyde and uses a potion to stop the transition. This works for a time, but the need for the potion increases because he can't stave off the beast.

This eerie collection includes: "The Doll's Ghost", "Thrawn Janet", "The Watcher", "The Old Nurse's Story", and "The Canterville Ghost".

A fiendish uncle plots to shanghai young David Balfour. Alan Breck, a Highland Jacobite, comes to his rescue and the two escape on a wild flight from the King's forces

In the sequel to Kidnapped, David Balfour's story continues as he becomes further caught up in the political conspiracy of the "Appin Case." He must defend himself and James Stewart of the Appin murder; not an easy task because the Campbells want James Stewart to hang.

Perhaps the greatest story of piracy and the search for a fabulous buried treasure ever penned. Meet this cast of extraordinary characters brought vividly to life by the voice and interpretive skill of Benjamin Luxon: once one of Britain's leading international singers, now turning his considerable talents to the spoken word.

The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil.

Seventeen-year-old David Balfour's villainous uncle has him kidnapped in order to steal his inheritance. David escapes only to fall into the dangerous company of rebels who are resisting British redcoats in the Scottish highlands.

Weiß man, dass Stevenson bei den Samoanischen Eingeborenen als "Tusitala" (Geschichtenerzähler) geliebt und verehrt wurde und dass "Das Flaschenteufelchen" auf eine alte Anekdote zurückgeht, wird es nicht Wunder nehmen, dass in diesem Hörspiel kein neutraler Erzähler auftritt, sondern dass ein singender Maat, den wohl das Schicksal eine Zeit lang dort hat hängen lassen, und der Meister selbst an einem Treffpunkt der Samoaner am Strand ihnen diese Geschichte aus der Südsee erzählen... Die kurze Schlussepisode ist uns von seiner Frau Fanny überliefert.

Ein spannendes Abenteuerhörspiel von Anke Beckert nach dem Roman von Robert Louis Stevenson.