The Beautiful and the Damned (Golden Deer Classics) - formato ePub

El Gran Gatsby (título original: The Great Gatsby) es una novela del escritor estadounidense F. Scott Fitzgerald publicada en 1925. La historia se desarrolla en Nueva York y Long Island en los años 20...

El gran Gatsby es probablemente la mejor novela del escritor norteamericano Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). Publicada en 1925, nadie como él ha sabido relatar la época de los “Felices Veinte” a...

Basándose en su experiencia de vida y en su trabajo de escritor, Francis Scott Fitzgerald recrea a Pat Hobby, un guionista decadente, que fuera exitoso durante la época del cine mudo, y hoy se ha convertido...

Nick acaba de mudarse a un distrito residencial exclusivo donde, inesperadamente, su misterioso vecino Jay Gatsby organiza extravagantes fiestas nocturnas en su mansión sin que ninguno de sus invitados...

Libro formado por nueve relatos de intenso trasfondo autobiográfico, inmediatamente posterior a "El gran Gatsby". Al mundo dinámico de los jóvenes emprendedores que forman la clase de los nuevos ricos...

Se ha dicho muchas veces que El gran Gatsby es una novela perfecta, lástima que no cuente un poco más de Gatsby. Pero en el original que Fitzgerald presentó a la editorial había más de Gatsby. También...

Escrita por Francis Scott Fitzgerald en Francia durante una tormentosa etapa de la relación con su mujer, Zelda Sayre, El gran Gatsby es su mejor novela, considerada actualmente un clásico de la literatura...

Pocas obras se explican tan bien desde la biografía de su autor como la de Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Nadie como él encarnó la euforia de la Era del Jazz y, posteriormente, la depresión del Crack del...

A finales de los locos años veinte, en una villa de la Costa Azul, en el sur de Francia, el atractivo matrimonio que forman Dick y Nicole Diver -él, prometedor psiquiatra, ella antigua paciente suya-...

"El gran Gatsby" (1925), tercera novela de su autor, constituye la cima de su carrera, pues en ella convergen a la perfección una prosa elegante de innegable aliento lírico, una amplia gama de símbolos...

Algunos de los relatos más celebrados de uno de los escritores norteamericanos más importantes del siglo XX.Sirva la presente selección de relatos como puerta de entrada en el asombroso universo de Francis...

Publicado en 1945, El Crack-Up es una colección de ensayos, cartas inéditas y apuntes autobiográficos recopilados poco después de la muerte de F. Scott Fitzgerald. En estos escritos –que con los años...

Escrito en 1920 (cinco años antes de la publicación de El gran Gatsby) «El pagaré» es un relato que estaba inédito hasta que en 2017 The New Yorker lo descubrió y publicó. Parece ser que estaba destinado...

«El gran Gatsby tiene pocos rivales como la gran novela americana del siglo XX. Al volver a leerla, una vez más, mi inicial y primera reacción es de renovado placer». Harold Blomm En los felices años...

En una carta a Harold Ober, su editor, Francis Scott Fitzgerald le explicaba que concebía sus relatos como si fueran novelas. No se refería a la extensión naturalmente, ni a la complejidad de la trama,...

El gran Gatsby, publicada en 1925, ha sido considerada en numerosas ocasiones la mejor novela norteamericana del siglo xx. La historia se desarrolla en Nueva York y Long Island en los años veinte del...

Philip Haldane and his sister lived in a little red-roofed house in a little redroofed town. They had a little garden and a little balcony, and a little stable with a little pony in it—and a little cart...

The Lost Continent, A classic "lost race" story, with all of the required elements: a seductive empress, a straight-arrow hero, battles, escapes, sorcery, and earth-shattering cataclysms! Eminently readable...

It all starts with a fire. Seven children, asleep in a big house in the Italian countryside. A forgotten candle. Their parents are not there. They are in a different country, a different continent, Africa,...

A gripping 'cuckoo in the nest' domestic thrillerAfter the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their 'new mummy'. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted...

A viciously funny and intelligently provocative play about family, friendship and faith, adapted by the author from his Pulitzer-finalist short story.Who in your life would you trust to keep you alive?...

THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 'Dark academia, secret societies, and murder - what's not to love?' Jessica Payne'Takes you on a wild ride. It's a must-read!' Courteney CoxHow far would you go to...

Gilmore Girls hit our screens in 2000 and has been our autumn obsession ever since. There's a reason that Vogue calls it 'the quintessential autumn girl show' and that, years later, we're still head over...

IN THE UNDERGROUND FAE REALM, ONLY THE STRONGEST AND MOST RUTHLESS HAVE POWER - BUT A YOUNG HUMAN WOMAN FORCED INTO A LIFE OF SERVITUDE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING 'A darkly enchanting page-turner laden...

'If you've ever been in a relationship with another person, if you've ever had a family, you need to read this book' Ann PatchettPolly Solo-Miller Demarest is the perfect flower of the Solo-Miller family.The...

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee. A mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment...

'Addictive and impossible to put down, my favourite book of the decade' No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van DykenYou made a bargain... Your soul for his - and now, you are mine.Cate Holloway...

***A new Peter Diamond novel from the CWA Diamond-Dagger-winner Peter Lovesey***'His work is the gold standard for UK crime fiction writing' DEADLY PLEASURES'Peter Lovesey writes feel-good crime yet he...

When Daniel Leicester goes in search of his late wife's missing bicycle in the oppressive heat of a Bologna summer, he is transported to her final days. But as unfinished business bleeds - quite literally...

'Warm, wise, witty, and just plain fun' Maggie Shipstead At a perfectly ordinary cocktail party, Francis is introduced to Billy and - although it slips right by him at the time - he falls in love with...

NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY.THE BRAND NEW GANGLAND CRIME NOVEL FROM ROBERTA KRAYShe sold him out. Now he's out for revenge . . .After her murderous ex-boyfriend who she turned in to the police was released...

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn - powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies - Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before...

'Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing.' PETER JAMESYour son has gone missing.And then the police arrest the prime suspect.You.You know you're innocent.That someone else took your son.But the...

'Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer' Ann Patchett'Wondrous ... a fairy tale for the strange times in which we live' Rumaan AlamThey were sisters and...

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,...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne,...

From the author of The North Wind comes a darkly reimagined tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam Lin.Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated her...

Malini has claimed her rightful throne as the empress of Parijatdvipa, just as the nameless gods prophesied. Now, in order to gain the support of the priesthood who remain loyal to the fallen emperor,...

Based on a true story, Trail to Treason is an evocative historical drama set during WWI, where a mother's sacrifice and clandestine espionage test the bounds of love and duty.In a world where love and...

The BookTok beloved Taking of Persephone series continues in Demeter, with more romance and myth from the point of view of the goddess of the harvest. Demeter's life is a delicate balance, tending to...

I locked away my magic and ran from home for a good reason. So why am I ready to undo everything when my demon ex finally tracks me down?  You can’t outrun your demons—McKenna Ellerbeck knows this all...

The ninth exhilarating and original Firefly novel tying into the critically acclaimed and fan-beloved series, from creator Joss Whedon, follows Mal, Book and the rest of the crew mounting a madcap heist...

Readers of Stephanie Drey and Allison Pataki will enjoy this highly anticipated sequel, an epic saga of love set during the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt that explores loyalty, cultural failures, and a...

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl...

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE GROUNDBREAKING AND RENOWNED LAST KING OF OSTEN ARD SERIES.'Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy. It's one of my favourite fantasy series' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN'A master...

The BookTok beloved Taking of Persephone series continues in Hades, the epic love story of the king and queen of the underworld. "Careful what you say, Goddess," he breathed, "I may not let you leave."A...