Old Christmas - formato ePub

Escrito por el renombrado autor Washington Irving, 'Cuentos de la Alhambra' es una colección de relatos que transportan al lector a la histórica España del siglo XV. Con un estilo literario que combina...

Este puñado de relatos ha convertido a su autor en el guía más famoso y universal de la AlhambraConsiderado como «patriarca de la literatura americana» y «el mejor escritor de habla inglesa de su tiempo»,...

Cuentos de la Alhambra es un libro escrito por Washington Irving en el año de 1829, publicado en 1832 bajo el título "Conjunto de cuentos y bosquejos sobre Moros y Españoles".

Publicado en 1819, este relato es considerado el primer cuento de la literatura norteamericana. Está ambientado en los días previos a la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos y narra la historia...

Poco aficionado al trabajo, a Rip van Winkle lo que de verdad le apasiona es pasear por el bosque, cazar ardillas, conversar y narrarles cuentos a los niños, jugar con su fiel perro Wolf, salir de pesca,...

“Hace muchos años, poco antes del estallido de la Revolución Francesa, mi tío pasó varios meses en París. Los ingleses y los franceses mantenían por aquel tiempo muy buenas relaciones, al contrario de...

Washington Irving fue entre 1826 y 1829 agregado de la embajada de su país en España. Fruto de esta experiencia fueron algunas obras de tema español, como una biografía sobre Cristóbal Colón, y los populares...

Cuentos de la Alhambra es un libro escrito por Washington Irving en el año de 1829, publicado en 1832 bajo el título "Conjunto de cuentos y bosquejos sobre Moros y Españoles".

La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow narra la historia de Ichabod Crane, el maestro de una pequeña población portuaria llamada Greensburgh. (Las mujeres del pueblo le cambiaron el nombre y la llamaron Tarrytown...

Los piratas, «sujetos renegados de todos los climas y de todos los países de la Tierra» —en palabras de Washington Irving—, viven sus últimos días de gloria. Como eco lejano de sus sanguinarias hazañas,...

Jinetes sin cabeza, condesas ultrajadas, damas guillotinadas, retratos vivientes, sabuesos infernales, princesas encantadas, ancestros vengativos, navegantes condenados son algunos de los diversos y atribulados...

Ésta no es una historia cualquiera. En 1809, un anciano caballero que responde al nombre de Diedrich Knickerbocker desaparece del hotel en el que se hospedaba, dejando en su habitación un par de alforjas...

En alguna batalla durante la guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos, fue enterrado en Sleepy Hollow un mercenario alemán al que una bala de cañón le arrancó la cabeza. Desde entonces, se dice que...

Este ebook presenta "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow", con un indice dinámico y detallado. La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow o La Leyenda del Jinete sin Cabeza es un relato corto de terror, escrito por Washington...

Este ebook presenta "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow", con un indice dinámico y detallado. La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow o La Leyenda del Jinete sin Cabeza es un relato corto de terror, escrito por Washington...

Elliot's idea of Christmas involves avoiding tinsel and cheer at all costs. But when a chance encounter with Logan—a charming photographer with a passion for all things festive—throws him headfirst into...

Bizarre murders happen one after another, and there are brilliant reasoning processes one after another.Veil of Whispers takes you into the world of detectives 

I have a secret admirer…Ginger:When I got the first letter from my secret admirer, I was flattered.With the second, I grew intrigued.By the third, I'm starting to fall in love with him.I wish that I could...

All he wanted was to sell flowers, not fall for the local tattoo artist.After a breakup, Soyer has decided that moving to a quiet small town might just be what he needs to rebuild his life. He has no...

I'll trade ya a story for a drink.It's a story about a handsome son of a gun and his trusty dragon, Bean, on the hunt for the notorious train robber, Talon. In a land shaped by dragons, magic, and bullets,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Someone has to speak for the dead. She simply didn't expect to be counted among them. After a mysterious viral attack targets an elite Washington DC event, an intrepid reporter finds herself trapped in...

She might as well be unicorn hunting as dating…Her work saves lives, which is why being a pediatric oncologist comes first in Dr. Cherry Carmichael's life. Dating comes second. Or maybe even third because...

Although this book is fiction, it is reflective of the horrible plague being faced by many in Indian Country. This book brings to life the daily struggle of those suffering with addiction, as well as...

Amaryllis gave up her profession as a musician when her country's ordinances forbade music.When she stumbles upon someone from her past, she finds herself pulled toward music once again. Is the solace...

Since my return to liberty, I have not failed to perceive the increasing interest throughout the Northern States, in regard to the subject of Slavery. Works of fiction, professing to portray its features...

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Düşlerimiz gerçek olsaydı ne olurdu? Peki, ya Kabuslarımız? İtalya'nın antik Pompei kentinde 2012 yılında başlayan ve 10 yıldır devam eden gizemli bir kazı çalışmasını yürüten Arkeolog John Smith, bir...

Murder is the guest no one expected this Christmas. Bellbrooke Abbey, 1924When Penelope van Kessler and her Heist Society team are summoned to England to investigate Lord Bellbrooke's mysterious disappearance,...

In 1988, five years after suffering the loss of his family, Stephen McCaffery, a former police detective turned private investigator, is lured into the eerie depths of rural Georgia, tasked with finding...

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...

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...

An inexperienced alpha, a terrified omega mate, and a continued unknown threat. Will Gordon be able to protect his mate when he doesn't know when the next attack will happen?Two attacks in his hometown...

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...

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:...

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...

Sometimes nightmares become dreams... In Natchez, Mississippi, Olivia Richard finds herself caught up in the middle of the war. A war she wants nothing to do with. That is until a brief, but indelible...

A kingdom divided, torn by hate and conflict. Two brothers, bound by blood and loyalty, clash in a deadly battle to claim the heart of one woman. An unlikely match for either of them, Cassidy is a girl...

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...

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...

Passion's the pot when Rowan Kerr draws the Wildcard.Though she lives in a world of Beyonce and iPhones, Indra Fox thinks she may be an alien. She's too strong, too fast, and heals too quickly to be merely...