The Gift of the Magi - formato ePub

Crítica«Con un excelente sentido del humor, una mordacidad llena de chispa y una envidiable soltura, O. Henry escribió numerosos cuentos llenos de encanto, dentro del orden establecido y, digámoslo así,...

Bienvenidos a la serie de libros de los Maestros de la Prosa, una selección de los mejores trabajos de autores notables.El crítico literario August Nemo selecciona los textos más importantes de cada autor....

La serie de libros "7 mejores cuentos" presenta los grandes nombres de la literatura en lengua española. O. Henry, fue un escritor estadounidense. Es considerado uno de los maestros del cuento. Su admirable...

Primavera a la carta Tragedia en Harlem Un amante tacaño Un cosmopolita en un café Un hombre de ciudad Un sacrificio por amor La reforma recuperada La última hoja La venganza de Cisco Kid La voz de la...

Antología de cuentos realistas, fantásticos y de ciencia ficción: "El pan duro de esa bruja", de O. Henry; "El pozo", de R. Güiraldes; "Las tres muertes del señor Higginbotham", de N. Hawthorne; "La mendiga...

La colección 7 mejores cuentos - selección especial trae lo mejor de la literatura mundial, organizada en antologías temáticas. En este volumen te traemos las más bellas historias de Navidad: - La Nochebuena...

La colección 7 mejores cuentos - selección especial trae lo mejor de la literatura mundial, organizada en antologías temáticas. En este volumen te traemoslas más bellas historias de Navidad: - La Nochebuena...

Dies ist das vierte und letzte Buch aus der Serie 'Die vier Millionen'. Ein Zeitungsartikel war der Auslöser für O. Henrys 1906 erschienenes Buch mit dem gleichnamigen Titel. Es wurde behauptet, dass...

You think O. Henry and you think unexpected twist and romances and happy endings, but one thing that really struck me throughout all these New York stories is that O. Henry's world is really very dangerous...

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization,...

O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). Porter's 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endings. He traveled...

Perhaps, if he had known that Adele had stood at the gate on that unlucky night, where she had followed, lingering, to await the return of her brother and lover, wondering why they had chosen so tempestuous...

Whirligigs O. Henry - A collectior of 24 short stories: The World and the Door; The Theory and the Hound; The Hypotheses of Failure; Calloway's Code; A Matter of Mean Elevation; Girl; Sociology in Serge...

"A collection of short stories, some funny, with twist endings. O.Henry's style is witty, but sometimes difficult to understand. He often introduces his stories with his view on American history and society,...

Cabbages and Kings O. Henry - A series of stories which each explore some individual aspect of life in a paralytically sleepy Central American town while each advancing some aspect of the larger plot...

This is a fantastic collection of western-themed stories, many feature the man's signature surprise endings. There are tales of cowpunchers, desperados and ranchers in love. Most explore happy times,...

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'...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dilys Lloyd's life has long been a whirlwind of emotions and unanswered questions. But once your husband leaves you and then your daughter runs off to Australia with your best friend's husband, things...

Over 48,000 words of gripping, enthralling fiction from best-selling writer Connor Whiteley in one amazing collection. Featuring two novellas and 5 short stories from some of his most popular series,...

Remembered Earth Universe CISLUNAR SERIES The Remembered Earth Universe covers the science and technology of the next hundred years, as mankind moves into cislunar space (defined as that space in and...

AudenOpening my own design firm in Lilac Harbor was hard, but things are finally starting to break my way.Then, I meet my new neighbor and the bane of my existence.Wade Collins.He's a grumpy jerk.He's...

A Cheating Husband. A Dead Best Friend. A Job Gone Wrong. PhD student Anna Brown travels to prison to study three women sharing their chilling, gripping, tense experiences of arson. From its shocking...

A Black Deeper Than Death started as a controversial stand-alone dark fantasy mystery and soon became book one of an eleven-book series with nine short stories weaved through it that redefined the genre. This...

He's a prince. She's a bodyguard for the royal family. He's off-limits, but for one night they're breaking all the rules. As an arctic fox-shifter and royal bodyguard, Kira Seaton lives to protect her...

Chasing Avani to BarcelonaAvani, a sweet, loving, Caring of a woman, had built a successful business in Barcelona, escaping the familiar fog of London. But a piece of her heart still belonged there, with...

On a beautiful Spring morning, Mr. H saw more than sunshine and meadow larks on his walk to town...  He discovered Peter Kelton's body strapped to the water mill's wheel. And in the tiny town of Dunsworth,...

Between the suffocating heat, the alcoholic father he's still stuck living with, the draft, a mediocre paycheck as a service station attendant, and helping his friends Jamie and Wes take care of their...

Facing an eviction, a job offer and a murder means Cassie Clinton's life is about to change... When my friend Louise gushes about the new Serenity Suites retirement community she's setting up, I'm more...

Lying on a lounger outside a flyblown café near Naples, Mike reflects on the last few months. He'd set off for the wedding of the charismatic Al, whose closed community is in the Calder Valley. Three...

Every ending is a new beginning.Cooper Braaten is closing in on answers and vengeance. With a single minded determination to destroy the Council and finish what was started by his SEALs after the attack...

I was raw iron they put into the furnace, and made shapeless and malleable.  Then they poured me into a mould of their own making and by the time they chipped that mould away, I was something horrifying....

IT'S A WILD, WILD, WILD SIXTH WORLD…There are a million stories in the dark, gritty world of Shadowrun, and this all-new volume brings sixteen of the best together for an in-depth look at this dark future...

In a world where the institutions we rely on can suddenly fail, where society's fragile fabric can unravel, and where collapse—whether through conflict, natural disaster, or systemic breakdown—becomes...

Brady Francis is an engineering professor who practically grew up in Riverbend, Indiana. When he receives a job offer from Indiana Polytechnic that will help him turn his research in ocean cleanup technology...