The Man With Two Left Feet - formato ePub

Publicada para conmemorar el 25.º aniversario de la muerte de P. G. Wodehouse, ésta es la primera gran antología de su obra que conocerá la presente generación. Cuenta con una introducción de Stephen...

Los libros de Wodehouse son magníficos ejemplos del mejor humor inglés, y Tío Fred en primavera es una de sus mejores obras. El personaje que le da título es un viejo loco que aprovecha los ocasionales...

Cuando el riquísimo Alfred Cork murió, dejó toda su fortuna a su mujer, que había sido una famosa actriz del cine mudo. Pero en el testamento había una cláusula:  Adela, la viuda, tenía que mantener de...

El enamoradizo Bingo Little, amigo de Bertie, ha hecho una vez más honor a su fama. Esta vez el objeto de sus desvelos es Mabel, camarera en un restaurante de poca fama. Y como suele suceder con Bingo,...

Es verano en el castillo de sir Buckstone Abbott, y el buen tiempo enciende las pasiones: Joe Vanringham –más conocido como Tubby– languidece por Imogene Abbott –más conocida como Jane–, quien a su vez...

Los Gedge viven en un pueblecito idílico, y en una mansión no menos maravillosa. Lo que no saben es que dos ladrones de guante muy blanco codician sus diamantes. La señora Gedge, por su parte, ambiciona...

Gussie Fink-Nottle se siente mucho más cómodo con las salamandras que con los hombres. El tímido joven las colecciona, se deleita contemplándolas, las estudia y hasta elabora complejas teorías sobre ellas....

La creación más querida de P. G. Wodehouse es el tándem del amo y el sirviente formado por Bertie Wooster, afable y bobalicón, y Jeeves, su ayuda de cámara y protector. Éste es un primer Ómnibus Jeeves,...

Todo comenzó una hermosa mañana, cuando Bertie Wooster, cegado por el júbilo que le producía la bondad del clima, aceptó pasar unos días lejos del mundanal ruido, en Steeple Bumpleigh. No sabía el muy...

Cuando la riquísima Eugenia Van Brunt se casó con Bingley Crocker, un actor de quinta fila, Jimmy, el hijo de Crocker, más conocido como Piccadilly Jim, se despidió de su trabajo. ¿Por qué habría de malgastar...

¿Qué nos propone el inefable Wodehouse en estos desternillantes relatos? Nada más ni nada menos que una visita al Club de los Zánganos. En sus elegantes salones encontraremos a la flor y nata de los pisaverdes,...

La luna llena brilla sobre las almenas y torres del castillo de Blandings, y alborota los corazones de algunos de los invitados del conde de Emsworth. Entre ellos están el coronel Wedge y su guapa hija...

En De acuerdo, Jeeves, los conocimientos del tímido Gussie Fink-Nottle sobre las salamandras son tan vastos como su ignorancia sobre las mujeres. Y precisamente una de ellas, Madeline Bassett, es el origen...

Cuando el increíble Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge visita a su amigo, el escritor Jeremías Garnet, y le anuncia que ha iniciado la explotación de una granja avícola y ha designado a Garnet como jefe...

Torturado por hermanas, sobrinos y demás parientes que desean que participe más activamente en la vida familiar, Lord Emsworth se refugia en su lectura favorita, un manual sobre la crianza del cerdo....

Una vez más, en el castillo de Blandings se ha reunido la flor y nata de los petimetres. Los que son y los que lo fueron. Monty Bodkin y Ronnie Fish constituyen una dignísima representación de la nueva...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed. Beginning with Johannes's father's...

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

The hitman hero of the acclaimed Cinemax series comes out of retirement when his daughter, a true-crime writer, is abducted by the subject of one of her books. A nail-biting suspense thriller from the...

A wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett - a brand new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat.We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It's less...

From the bizarre and audacious imagination of horror author Andy Marino comes a harrowing tale of the insect that will herald the apocalypse…"The literary equivalent of swallowing a wasp that's crawled...

'An absolute treat of a read!' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal H3> 'Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: Atmospheric, ingenious and fun!' Ian Moore'The perfect mix of cosy, festive,...

'A breathtaking tapestry of past and present, intertwining the lives of two remarkable women in a story that's both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. The sense of discovery and the rich historical details...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Temporary Roomie - a witty and relatable romantic comedy about finding joy in the unexpected, with...

Revenant-X is the terrifying second novel in a new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington. FEAR THE DARK.The crew of the Artemis - led by...

SMALL FORTUNES. BIG FEELINGS.Fleeing a troubled past, immigrant fortune teller Tao roams the dusty countryside with only her mule for company, telling small fortunes, for small prices. Big fortunes come...

Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Love is the only sequel published to Charles Dickens’ beloved Christmas classic that follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s quest to rediscover true love after his harrowing...

A stunning tour de force of a novel based on the true story of a fourteen-year-old boy’s harrowing experience fleeing a Hitler youth camp with his best friend in the last days of the Second World War—perfect...

He's been naughty, and she's always been nice. Until now. . . For Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since they were kids. But somewhere over the years,...

A thrilling epic of duty, magic and vampyres set in the Third Age that looks at why Lord Drakan invaded Hallowvale. Sure to delight RuneScape fans old and new, this stunning tale shows how and why Hallowvale...

A new Star Trek adventure based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! When Una Chin-Riley and Christopher Pike meet at Starfleet Academy after one of his lectures, they...

20 years later… United by promise. Divided by hate. Karna, the King of Anga, is distraught after the recent demise of a closed one. And to achieve salvation, he seeks to hurt the ones who are closest...

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Hunger devours. Takeaway food and human flesh. Sexual humiliation or humanity's survival. Smooth, unblemished skin.It cannot be sated. But people try. They push eager hands into their own gaping...

Collected together for the first time, this omnibus brings new authors to the Alien universe. Across three epic novels, discover the origins of fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez and her family,...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a heartwarming story about secrets, sisters, and the enduring power of family ties.   Zoey Hillcrest thought the hard part was over once she and her fiancé, Cooper,...

One special cottage brings together two fixer-uppers in this delightfully sweet small-town romance. ​ As the youngest of three sisters, CeCe Shipley is eager to make her own space in the world. She even...

For fans of Nghi Vo, P. Djèlí Clark, and Alix E. Harrow: a new stand-alone set in the world of the critically acclaimed Murder and Magic series during Prohibition. The Improvisers is the tale of Velma,...

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Imagine it's Thursday morning. You are going about your work outside when it starts to rain. A storm is approaching. You want to finish quickly. You get into a rush. An accident happens. Your leg is injured....

Particularly today, it is of great importance to draw children's attention to the diverse life in the forest, to help them develop their love for flora and fauna and to show them the vital symbiosis between...

It was only supposed to be a short trip to Leto 5 to run a few errands. Instead, I get involved in a bar brawl and a wild chase, and then I nearly fall to my death.Miraculously, I make it back to my spaceship—with...

Welcome back to the mountains of Occitania! The next generation is already arriving. At the same time, however, the status quo seems more endangered than ever. The secret committee of the empire decides...

Stefan "Charly" Bach is asked by Karen "Carry" Lund to help her search for a missing friend. Together they experience adventures that endanger both their lives and their love. Experience the two of them...

When summer vacation begins in the lively town of Sonnenau, Mia, Ben, Emma and Lukas dream of unique adventures. The five fabulous friends Starko, Koordia, Speedo, Maya and Flexo offer their unique skills...

Germany and Europe are facing numerous challenges. Financial problems, climate change, war and other problems threaten the stability of the democratic system and social cohesion. To avert the impending...