Joseph Conrad: The Complete Collection (ReadOn Classics) - formato ePub

El corazón de las tinieblas, de Joseph Conrad, fue adaptada por Francis Ford Coppola en Apocalypse Now. Aunque esa película trasladó la localización a Vietnam, la novela trata de la vida de Charles Marlow...

Los ensayos marítimos de Joseph Conrad. Un libro fascinante, de una calidez y proximidad sorprendentes.Las crónicas que conforman este libro repasan las vivencias marítimas de Conrad, primero como marinero...

Las crónicas que conforman este libro repasan las vivencias marítimas de Conrad, primero como marinero en Francia y más adelante en la marina mercante británica. Estos textos componen un vivísimo retrato...

Victoria (1915) es para muchos criticos la ultima de las grandes novelas de Conrad (El corazon de las tinieblas, Nostromo, El agente secreto), y tal vez la mas lograda.

"El duelo" es una novela de Joseph Conrad publicada por primera vez en 1908. La historia comienza durante las guerras napoleónicas y concluye con la restauración de los Borbones en una Francia postnapoleónica....

A través de la voz del marino Marlow, Conrad nos lleva hasta el corazón del África negra en pleno periodo colonial, en un sobrecogedor testimonio autobiográfico que es a la vez una meditación profunda...

Escrita en 1900, Lord Jim es la gran novela sobre el tenue filo que separa las dos caras de una misma moneda: la cobardía y el valor. Marcado por un trágico incidente en el que se ve envuelto en una de...

El estudiante ruso Razumov se ve envuelto en un atentado cometido por un compañero revolucionario al que acaba delatando a la policía. Empleando similar dureza contra la perversidad de las autoridades...

El marinero Charlie Marlow emprende una travesía por el corazón del continente africano en busca de Kurtz, jefe de una explotación de marfil. Mientras navega por el salvaje río Congo, es testigo de la...

A través de un personaje ficticio (el viejo marinero "Marlow"), Conrad describe una travesía por el río Congo en busca del señor "Kurtz" que es el jefe de una explotación de marfil. El encuentro con Kurtz,...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

Tejida en torno a una anécdota mínima -el viaje que por el río Congo hace Marlow para relevar a Kurtz, un agente comercial que se halla gravemente enfermo-, "El corazón de las tinieblas" constituye una...

A collection of 15 dark stories with twists and turns from flash fiction to poetry and a short story!The darker side of what happens if you just . . . shouldn't. But really, wouldn't you try . . .Using...

Desert. Sun. Sand. No roads or human settlements within fifty miles in any direction. The perfect place to found a town? That's what Steve Ragsdale believed. So he and his wife bundled up their four kids...

13 tales of pure Adventure.Action-Adventure tales to lead you to places you've never been — and hope you make it back.Make a wildfire your ally. Tread softly with the French Resistance during WWII. Extract...

"Sherlock Holmes and the Prophets of the Bible Elohim"Prepare for a revolutionary literary experience that dares to challenge centuries of religious and historical assumptions. In this provocative work...

Terri's life is turned upside down in the gripping conclusion to the "This Love is Real" series. Without recollection of the past year, she is thrust into a world of uncertainty and heartache. Terri's...

Adam Perdue finds people no one really wants found, in places nobody else wants to look. When Michele Rathborn vanishes from the streets of Orman, her brothers hire him so they can challenge the will...

After years of living in Vermont, Lauren is at the Jersey shore for the summer after a devastating divorce, and her house rental appears to be anything but luxurious.Lauren hasn't been back to Ocean City,...

The Stygian Lepus Magazine is a thrilling foray into dark speculative fiction. In each new edition, readers explore the depths of imagination, where fear and fascination intertwine.Offering diverse genres...

1837. At the Graduation Ball of Miss Debenham's Finishing School, the Husband Hunters Club is formed. Livy Monteith is as strong-willed as she is beautiful, and she refuses to wed the man of her parents'...

Here are ten really short stories from my imagination. There contain some saddness, some happiness, some hope, some dispair and some advertures included in these stories. I hope you are entertainied by...

Welcome to Cole County, where we bring you the best of all worlds: city living in Carruthersville, mountain views from Slate Ridge, sandy beaches along Lake Boulder, and quaint towns filled with family-owned...

Stories You Read in the Dark is a collection of three short horror stories that are perfect to read at nights. These stories includes a young boy conquering a witch, a demon escaping prison time, and...

A fan chasing her dreamThe idol she worships from afarAnd the magical adventure which brings them togetherRachel has the best night of her life at Sasin's mind-blowing concert. The show is a wild ride...

A short story involving: a stolen colony, and a lost cat, a new beginning, and justice for the past. Can Tika find a way to keep the colony in place for those arriving, or will she be too late? And can...

Trapped inside the ARK's dream worlds Lukas and Jean have to find a way out to stop the ancient machine's plans to spread across the modern world. All the while the worshipers of Darkness Erebus make...

Syllaba city is a mega city broken up into twenty-four distinct districts or wards. Outside of the central Ward Zero each ward is run by a particular company in charge of a key aspect of the city's function....

According to myth the world began when the Goddess descended upon the land and with her 'light' brought life into the world. From the Humans she chose four to serve as her speakers and together they created...

Two years have passed since the military coup was foiled by the efforts of Lukas and Jean. Since that time Lukas has pursued new strengths after learning of his own weaknesses. After his long training,...

On a rock on the road to a hill temple are carved the names 'Aravindan' and 'Poorani'. Barely out of her teens, Poorani is plunged into crisis with the sudden passing of her father. As she brings her...

A newly turned vampire and a necromancer shouldn't work. But what if they do? Briley Reed never expected to be a vampire or thought she'd find herself heading to Eerie, but a brutal attack changes everything....

Three books with the romance author Ashira Datya. all three books from the Magik Saga: Resisting Evil, Evil Resists, and A Pack's Destruction all in a convenient collection.

For the first time in my life I'm surrounded by attractive, eligible males. If only I could choose one.KearneyDraconian Warriors are not only drop dead gorgeous, they're more accommodating than any other...

What's more dangerous?Hunting the human trafficker or saving the governor's daughter? I am the collector for the family, and the governor owes me.But when his daughter crashes the auction, I'm intrigued.I...

Aliens on Earth… An expanding colony on Mars… A great starship lost in the Void… Politics and pleasure… New technologies and old concerns.By turns comic, tragic, uplifting and disturbing, this debut collection...

A psychiatric facility. An upscale hotel. A casino. A place for wellness. A retreat. No matter the decade, the towering edifice perched on the top of a mountain inspires both awe and fear. Holding the...

Three hearts. Two doctors. One chance at forever. Destiny Lancey thought her life was on track—until her fiancé ended their engagement without warning. Desperate and heartbroken, she turns to the only...

You know things are bad when you wished your only concern was sleepwalking off a balcony straight into a killer's knife.Felix's college life is already a mess— failing classes, hiding his gay crush on...

   "Echoes of Us" is a raw and deeply moving collection of poetry that delves into the quiet yet powerful moments of love, loss, hope, and self-discovery. Each poem in this book explores the delicate...

I have an online admirer that sets my heart on fire. So why am I falling for my shy, husky co-worker? Everyone knows I'm the unluckiest woman in Deepwood Mountain when it comes to love. That's why I'm...

Thessaly's life is laid out before her, a sparkling path toward the goals any young woman of Albion should aspire to. Her own magic is strong, she's a gifted duellist  mastering the enchantments of illusion...