The Diary of a Chambermaid - formato ePub

Ambientada en la célebre época del caso Dreyfus, y considerada una de las mejores novelas del decadentismo francés, "El Jardín de los Suplicios" causó un tremendo escándalo tras su publicación por lo...

Escrita en plena efervescencia del célebre affaire Dreyfus, esta "Memoria de Georges el amargado" es una fábula políticamente incorrecta dotada de un humor negrísimo, donde se mezclan el crimen, los deseos...

Una completa y apasionante panorámica de la rica tradición negro-criminal de la literatura francesa a través de sus más destacados representantes. Los relatos de esta excepcional antología, cuidadosamente...

Tout premier livre signé du nom d'Octave Mirbeau, ce recueil est proposé ici dans son édition originale de 1886. Les vingt et une nouvelles qui le composent, sont assez disparates et la plupart ont été...

L'enfance de Jean-François Marie Mintié fut morose, auprès d'un père falot et d'une mère névrosée qui meurt prématurément. Plus tard, Paris le déçoit, ville malsaine où les femmes le dégoûtent. Il s'engage...

The novel presents itself as the diary of Mademoiselle Célestine R., a chambermaid. Her first employer fetishizes her boots, and she later discovers the elderly man dead, with one of her boots stuffed...

Octave Mirbeau's 'Torture Garden' is a provocative and dark exploration of human nature, sexuality, and violence. Written in a decadent and complex style, the book takes the reader on a journey through...

I was born one evening in October at Saint-Michel-les-Hêtres, a small town in the department of Orne, and I was immediately christened by the name of Jean-François-Marie-Mintié. To celebrate in a fitting...

Les contes de Mirbeau, farcis d'allusions polémiques à l'actualité, sont le complément de ses chroniques journalistiques.Das E-Book Contes wird angeboten von Books on Demand und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen...

Les contes de Mirbeau, farcis d'allusions polémiques à l'actualité sont le complément de ses chroniques journalistiques.Das E-Book Contes wird angeboten von Books on Demand und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen...

Aujourd'hui, 14 septembre, à trois heures de l'après-midi, par un temps doux, gris et pluvieux, je suis entrée dans ma nouvelle place. C'est la douzième en deux ans. Bien entendu, je ne parle pas des...

Les contes de Mirbeau, farcis d'allusions polémiques à l'actualité, sont le complément de ses chroniques journalistiques.Das E-Book Contes wird angeboten von Books on Demand und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen...

Les contes de Mirbeau, farcis d'allusions polémiques à l'actualité, sont le complément de ses chroniques journalistiques.Das E-Book Contes wird angeboten von Books on Demand und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen...

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Extrait : Un grand bruit d'eau venait de la chaussée, fouettée par une subite averse : et c'était dans la nuit une galopade d'ombres agrandies de parapluies énormes, un roulis de voitures, des lumières...

Célestine a quitté Paris pour prendre son service en tant que domestique dans une famille bourgeoise de Normandie. Elle confie ses ressentis, ses aventures et mésaventures dans un journal. Jeux de pouvoir...

When a man Violet Campbell never thought to see again arrives in Silver Falls claiming she agreed to marry him, she denies it immediately. When the persistent man won't take no for an answer and has no...

Scarred. Broken. Alone. Until an angel shows up and proves I'd only been waiting… for her.Elena -- I lost my parents as a kid, but a reverend and his wife took me in. They were good to me, even if there...

In the heart of Meryton, a grand masquerade ball offers Elizabeth Bennet an unexpected escape from society's expectations, while Mr. Darcy sees it as a tiresome obligation. Yet, hidden behind elaborate...

Tiff hates her job, where her boss tears her down every chance he gets. Her mother always has something to say about how she lives her life. Running is her escape from her constant anxiety, until four...

Dylan's life began humbly in a small town in the Netherlands in 1984. The youngest of three brothers, he was an exceptionally bright child with a high IQ and highly sensitive personality. While his intelligence...

No rest ye frightened gentlemenFull of horror and dismay…When the St. Wenceslas Episcopal Church choir bus gets trapped in a snowdrift on the way to a Christmas Eve competition, the eleven members find...

This world—and the others that exist on different planes and time—have numerous running stories of treachery, evil, deceit, magic, and exhaustion. Some lines are bending and twisting with others. Some...

Life isn't going well for forty-something Josie Roberts. Her marriage has dissolved, and the narcissistic songwriter ex-husband who took everything just happens to be the current darling of the music...

Embark on a captivating journey through time with our Renaissance Bride Anthology, where tales of love and destiny unfold against the rich tapestry of the 15th and 16th centuries. Delve into the stories...

The POTO quartet returns for more adventures in 1889! Christine goes on an inspiring visit to the new Eiffel Tower, Meg realizes how chaotic babysitting can get and Raoul is forced to face the sour music....

From USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Xavier Neal comes the second installment in this MMF, age-gap, dark romance series!One determined female with lifechanging news.Two protective, small-town best friends...

Welcome to Lakeside, Montana, a small town nestled on the shores of Flathead Lake.With its tight-knit community, small private college, and an eclectic mix of locals, college students, and summer visitors,...

Picture the classic story of Job, reimagined as a Princess Bride fractured fairy tale, co-written by C.S. Lewis and Monty Python, and you'll have a picture of the warm, witty and wonderfully romantic...

Death. That was the omen that the crows and ravens brought to Inkeri, a half-Fae wielder of the elemental power of Water.Deep in the desert Idros Ahdreide, men had lost their lives in battle against a...

Hally, an exiled elf, thought the worst was behind her…but the fae have other plans. After a century hiding among humans, her life was upended by an elven mage seeking to exploit her magic. As Hally settles...

When scientist Luke Ashburton arrives to open the Earl of Bexley's new museum, the last thing he expects to find is the building on fire.Luke is tasked with overseeing its salvage, but needs the late...

Can two people heal together to find love with each other?When Josh Livingston is left at the altar, all that remains is his surgical career in New York City. After a near-fatal mishap occurs, he is forced...

  I thought waking up accidentally married to the man I hate was the worst thing that could happen to me.I was wrong.Because now I have a stalker, which is unthinkable in my small town.Did I mention the...

Hope Walker's world is turned upside down when a medical report reveals her dream of motherhood is slipping away. With her biological clock ticking loudly, she's willing to settle for a loveless marriage...

From Kindle #1 bestselling author of Wall of Silence comes a gripping psychological thriller where dark family secrets and chilling winter mysteries lie just beneath the surface.Some promises can kill.Then:...

Twilight's Brightest Star, the final chapter of the Winds of Change Trilogy, follows Starla Silverson from a small town in California to an epic global adventure, transforming her life in ways she never...

Travel to exciting and dangerous Dimensions with us...Get Me OutThe day after the Fourth of July, Shaya receives a panicked call from her father: "Come and get me out of here!" His voice trembles with...

The four of us were inseparable. Until we weren't. Until that day that changed everything. The race that took him away from us, from me. The day that tore us apart. Now, six years later, the two that...

TThere is something sinister about Drumdalloch Woods in the Black Isle near Inverness. It is a place of tangled growth and shadowy darkness, and it has business opportunists, biological scientists and...

Bologna, 1575.A talented seamstressA powerful merchantA fierce battle of willsElena Morandi has gained a fragile foothold in the workshop of a master tailor, despite the profession being officially barred...

When gods war...Death is everywhere, Hopelessness. Despair. Dark Days.Fate has chosen her champions, and no one will expect what two children can do against the might of the Last God.They don't know it...

Summer and Ruari were the perfect childhood sweethearts. They did everything together, from book festivals to escape rooms, coastal walks to paintballing, and their love was the stuff of fairy tales....

Ette Durand's plans for the summer of 1964 take a surprising turn when Olympic swimming hopeful Dieter Norden comes to work at her parents' inn. Dieter draws crowds to him, but his relationship with Ette...

It was Fern Honeycutt's eyes that gave her away. Not witch. All demon.Her coven saw her as an abomination, handing her over to pure evil.She escaped, but a lone female is an easy target. When breeder...

April, 1941. At the former Whitechapel Road Underground station, repurposed as an air raid shelter since the onset of the Blitz, the body of a woman has been discovered, stabbed and eviscerated. With...