Cuando James Baldwin presentó por primera vez el manuscrito de El cuarto de Giovanni a su editor, este no solo lo rechazó, sino que le aconsejó quemarlo. La novela narraba la historia de un trágico triángulo...

Una conmovedora e íntima reflexión sobre la naturaleza de la raza y la nación estadounidense que ha inspirado a generaciones de escritores y pensadores, publicada por primera vez en 1963, el mismo año...

Als anys cinquanta, en David, un jove americà, passa els dies a París mentre espera la seva parella, la Hella, que ha de tornar d'un viatge per Espanya amb la resposta a la seva proposició de matrimoni....

Una de las mejores novelas del autor afroamericano James Baldwin. Una dolorosa historia de amor e injusticia racial en el Nueva York de los setenta que ha inspirado la nueva película de Barry Jenkins,...

Una de las mejores novelas del autor afroamericano James Baldwin. Una dolorosa historia de amor e injusticia racial en el Nueva York de los setenta que ha inspirado la nueva película de Barry Jenkins,...

Legendary tales of the lives of famous people and historic episodes. Of these fifty stories, some have historical value, some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths, and others are...

This book is intended for young scholars. The stories told are well-known and are about figures such as King Arthur and Pocahontas. They are the stories that are part of a common culture of the Western...

"Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories" by James Baldwin. Published by e-artnow. e-artnow publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary...

This is an 1897 reader by an American educator and administrator, James Baldwin. It will help the students learn to spell, define, and pronounce words. It aimed to engage the young reader, develop a taste...

*** Premium Illustrated Ebook ***With both the spirit and style of the original preserved, James Baldwin gives us, into a fully illustrated edition, a new version of Don Quixote, a real timeless classic...

Les quatorze essais regroupés dans ce volume, publiés à l’origine dans divers journaux et revues, couvrent une période allant de 1960 à 1985. James Baldwin y évoque les marches pour les droits civiques,...

«Aquest és el llibre que havia d'escriure si mai volia escriure res més.» James BaldwinEn el Harlem dels anys trenta tothom dona per fet que el jove John Grimes serà predicador com en Gabriel, el seu...

Lançado originalmente em 1953, Proclamem nas montanhas é o livro de estreia de um dos escritores mais notáveis do século XX. Harlem, Nova York, década de 1930. John Grimes acorda no dia do seu aniversário...

Includes fifty legendary tales depicting certain romantic episodes in the lives of well known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people. Children naturally take a deep interest in such stories....

In "Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories," James Baldwin weaves a tapestry of narratives that capture the essence of historical figures and cultural icons. Through a unique lens of storytelling,...

In "School Reading By Grades: Fifth Year," James Baldwin offers a compelling exploration of adolescent identity and the complexities of race in America. Through a series of engaging narratives and essays,...

In "Fifty Famous Stories Retold," James Baldwin presents a masterful collection of classic tales, infused with his signature lyrical style and insightful commentary. Each story is distilled into a captivating...

In 'The Story of Abraham Lincoln,' James Baldwin crafts a profound narrative that intertwines historical fact with poignant social commentary. Through a literary style reminiscent of both a biographical...

THERE are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. These stories...

ONE of the best things to be said of the stories in this volume is that, although they are not biographical, they are about real persons who actually lived and performed their parts in the great drama...

WHEN the world was in its childhood, men looked upon the works of Nature with a strange kind of awe. They fancied that every thing upon the earth, in the air, or in the water, had a life like their own,...

YOU must rise early in the morning," said Dame Louhi, the Wise Woman of the North. She stood at the door of her chamber and looked back into the low-raftered hall where her daughter was spinning. Her...

SINCE the publication of my larger book, "The Horse Fair," many letters have been received from teachers and their scholars telling of the pleasure derived from the reading of it, and incidentally suggesting...

When George Washington was a boy there was no United States. The land was here, just as it is now, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; but nearly all of it was wild and unknown. Between...

Jean Bodel a minstrel of the thirteenth century, wrote, "There are but three subjects which interest men,the tales of France, of Britain, and of Rome the great; and to these subjects there is nothing...

PERHAPS no other stories have ever been told so often or listened to with so much pleasure as the classic tales of ancient Greece. For many ages they have been a source of delight to young people and...

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS discovered America on the 12th of October, 1492. He had spent eighteen years in planning for that wonderful first voyage which he made across the Atlantic Ocean. The thoughts and...

IN the year 1719 an Englishman whose name was Daniel Defoe wrote a very long story, which he called "The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe." His story was not designed for children, and...

THE romance entitled "The Achievements of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha," was originally written in Spanish by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It was published in two parts, the first...

YOU have heard of Homer, and of the two wonderful poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which bear his name. No one knows whether these poems were composed by Homer, or whether they are the work of many different...