The City and the Mountains - format ePub

Critico perspicaz y severo de su tiempo, realista ironico y mordaz, Eça de Queiros es, ademas, un estilista refinadisimo, y uno de los mejores novelistas europeos del siglo XIX. En La Reliquia disecciona,...

La reliquia (1887) es el relato del viaje realizado a Egipto y Tierra Santa por Teodorico Raposo, quien marcha en peregrinaje a la búsqueda de una reliquia como favor hacia su riquísima y beata tía Patrocínio...

O mais polémico romance do maior romancista português: religião e moral postas à prova Amaro Vieira, recém-chegado a Leiria, conhece Amélia Caminha, filha da dona da pensão onde fica hospedado. Apaixonam-se....

São duas louras. Uma é «fresca, loura como uma vinheta inglesa»; da outra, recordam-se aqueles «cabelos fabulosamente louros como o sol de Londres em Dezembro». Às Singularidades de uma Rapariga Loura,...

Um monumento à língua portuguesa, um clássico absoluto. A sua leitura, mais do que um prazer, é uma obrigação.  Esta é a história de Gonçalo Mendes Ramires, um dos gran­des heróis queirosianos. Último...

No fim da vida, numa carta a uma parenta aristocrata que conhecera Paris nos tempos áureos, terminava Eça: «Deus nos dê paciência para aturar a civilização.» A par da descrença, que se ia insinuando naquele...

O recém-ordenado padre Amaro vai trabalhar na cidade portuguesa de Leirira. Lá, colocando em prática o que aprendera no seminário, depara-se com as contradições e as impossibilidades do catolicismo tal...

«A casa que os Maias vieram habitar em Lisboa, no Outono de 1875, era conhecida na vizinhança da Rua de S. Francisco de Paula, e em todo o bairro das Janelas Verdes, pela casa do Ramalhete, ou simplesmente...

A satire on modernity and city life compared to the joys of the countryside.

First published in 1900, the year of Eça de Queiroz's death, the book portrays Gonçalo Mendes Ramires, the latest member of an aristocratic family that predates even the kings of Portugal. In the isolation...

O livro A cidade e as serras foi elaborado já no final da vida do escritor, um dos mais importantes romancistas portugueses do século XIX, e sua publicação ocorreu em 1901, no ano seguinte ao do seu falecimento....

Considerada um marco na literatura portuguesa, "A correspondência de Fradique Mendes" é uma obra de humor clássico e refinado, da qual emerge Fradique, um personagem de caráter enigmático, aristocrata,...

Originalmente publicado em dois volumes em 1888, "Os Maias" é uma das grandes obras do realismo de Eça de Queiroz (1845-1900). Nela conhecemos a trágica história de uma família reduzida a duas pessoas:...

Luísa e Jorge formam o típico casal da burguesia lisboeta. Jorge, funcionário público, viaja a trabalho para o interior de Portugal. A monotonia da vida de casada torna-se insuportável para Luísa e ela...

«Desde o dia em que assentei que me convinha gastar quase todo o meu tempo a escrever sobre a vida e a obra de Aquilino Ribeiro que me atraía a ideia e alimentava o projecto de dedicar uma obrinha inteira...

Extraído do livro "Prosas bárbaras", o conto "O lume" faz as vezes de uma História da humanidade narrada sob a perspectiva do fogo. Em tom de lamento, o fogo conta ao leitor como seu emprego mudou ao...

In the crumbling city of Pietalos, where corruption and poverty reign, the fires of revolution burn hotter each day. An oppressive government has bled its people dry for the benefit of the elite, but...

Delve into the darkest corners of the Minecraft universe with this spine-chilling collection of unofficial Minecraft Creepy Pasta tales. Forget what you know about building and exploration. These stories...

George counts down the days until his exposure to the virus designed to kill him, fearing the worst. Julia visits him secretly again, and they form an unlikely friendship that Julia fears may be turning...

The world had ended. The masses stood at Heaven's Gate, an infinite expanse bathed in light, waiting for their names to be called. The air buzzed with tension, but no one dared to speak—at first. Slowly,...

About the Book: "The Mega Puppet" Step behind the pulpit and into the shadowy corridors of influence where absolute loyalty is demanded, and ambition knows no bounds. The Mega Puppet unravels the web...

On the brink of a promising career, ambitious young author Paul Overt is thrilled when he is introduced to the celebrated novelist Henry St. George, and even more so when the older man — although now...

In the wake of his wife's murder, Alex MacMorna is a "retired" cop who talks his former CO into fast-tracking a PI license for him, hoping to get his life back together…except his first client sends him...

In "The Art of Self-Care: Reclaiming Time For Yourself", embark on a transformative journey to rediscover the importance of carving out time just for you. In a world where everyone demands your attention,...

Recovery from ruin is a long path.After the storm settles, everyone is shaken: Ak-tu and Sarala are crushed, Zyn attempts to return to their roots, and Ren has lost her foundation. As they search rocky...

Leah Bishop is the titular character in Runaway, the first in the City Streets Trilogy. Leah's Journal, the prequel to the series, tells the story of Leah's life in her own words. Raised by a single mother...

Cathy's quest to get a horse started when Tonya invited her to summer camp. Paintball was to be their main activity, but in a turn of events, Cathy, saying absolutely no to playing paintball, ended up...

The final book in the Mystery of the Brisand Family series. Dulcie Brisand is THIS close to uncovering her family's secrets. The road to discovery has not been easy, nor has it been straight. Finding...

Be careful with threads, you never know what you might unravel...Kiera and her friends have made it safely to Wren, but the fates are pulling them in different directions and the fellowship is coming...

Cursed earrings. A jilted bride. A grounded pilot. And a love story that defies all odds.When Isabella Beaumont is left at the altar, she decides to take her honeymoon anyway, retreating to the picturesque...

A collision at a store entrance reverberates for 70 romantic years. Fleeing from danger, a man meets an old friend with a secret. A dragon settles in the backyard, vigilant and watching for - what?...

**Endgame** by Kwame Ampofo is a gripping and thought-provoking novel that delves into the complexities of loyalty, power, and the human cost of blind devotion within a religious institution. The story...

The Woman is a powerful and deeply moving story of Aisha, a young Black woman who rises above the challenges of her upbringing in a struggling neighborhood to become a beacon of hope and change for her...

Sherlock Holmes: The Spy Hunter – A Riveting Espionage Thriller Full of Mystery, Spies, and Cyber WarfareWhen Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective, finds himself the target of a deadly Russian...

Volume 35.3, which is a Special Guests edition, authors are:-Nancy Hightower, Steven Barnes interviewed by Alexis Brooks de Vita, Jennifer Rhee, Annalee Newitz interviewed by Novella Brooks de Vita, Alec...

In the enchanting mist of a secluded valley, two souls are drawn together by fate and the smoke of their secrets. Clara, a guarded artist haunted by past heartbreaks, meets Jake, a charming free spirit...

Read horror stories that are short but still pack a punchHave you ever read horror stories that are 1,000 words long? In Flashes of Fright: Volume II, you'll find thirteen tales of terror, each with a...

We have seen a world where crime is organised, whether it is cartels or crime families, but imagine a world where someone organised serial killers. Serial killers, not killing for the lust to kill, but...

In a world where love is both a beacon of light and a consuming shadow, Light Doesn't Fight follows the poignant journey of Elara, a passionate artist recovering from heartbreak, and Leo, a disillusioned...

Ella and Ryan—two souls whose paths cross in an unexpected twist of fate. With a connection that feels electrifying yet elusive, they explore the depths of their emotions in brief encounters that leave...

A quiet sci-fi journey for dreamers of all agesIn the quiet corner of the galaxy, a very special spaceship drifts through the stars—not carrying cargo or crew, but a book. A book that doesn't just tell...

William's journey begins in tragedy. A relationship destroyed by hubris and deceit in London leads him halfway across the world in search of a resurgence

In an age of turmoil, when berserkers fall to the might of Rome, a new terror rises from the ashes of defeat …Tyrfing is mine! Kings and chieftains will tremble at the coming of Hervor Angantysdottir!...

Charlie sets off to Su's in SW Ireland from Cork with the Californian contingent who have arrived, they mysteriously end up in the UK near Stonehenge after the leaving Cork, the super star sister duet...

How horrible it is that tyranny can lurk under mundane surfaces until it has the social graces to rear its ugly head.When the dust of war settles, Kristina Simmons wakes to a world she barely recognizes....

Compromised! CIA agent Monica Thorne wants to end the reign of John Haynes as the Man Who Rules the World. Believing his work in the realm of the supernatural is a threat to the Black Boule, she invites...