The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - 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»,...

“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,...

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...

Un jinete sin cabeza cabalga aterrorizando una tranquila población situada en las orillas del río Hudson, cerca de Nueva York. Se comenta que el jinete decapitado es el fantasma de un soldado muerto durante...

Conocido en España principalmente por sus "Cuentos de la Alhambra" (obra publicada también en esta colección), Washington Irving (1783-1859) es el escritor romántico estadounidense más popular junto...

“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...

El pueblo de Sleepy Hollow estaba bajo un hechizo adormecedor; la gente que vivía ahí caminaba soñolienta y era propensa a tener visiones y sueños extraños. Por todo el pueblo existían lugares encantados...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

***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...

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...

'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...

'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...

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 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?...

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...

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...

'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...

'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...

Moidl is a farmer's daughter from the Hohenhauser Farm in Hintertux in the Zillertal region of Tyrol. Her close bonds with her family and the farm are her lifeblood, and the various blows they are dealt...

Three middle-class sixth-form girls leave their independent boarding school in the summer of 1918. They are told by their headmistress that their prospects of marriage have been reduced following the...

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,...

 "IN TRUE MAY MCGOLDRICK STYLE, A TIMELY AND HEARTWARMING STORY FOR THE HOLIDAYS!"  Paige Coleman has stayed away from her beloved seaside home in the Connecticut village of Stonington ever since being...

 A fast-attack nuclear submarine cuts silently through the waters of the North Atlantic, hijacked by two-dozen armed terrorists.  The target: New York City  Trapped aboard the submarine, Ship Superintendent...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLALady Millie, youngest of the Pennington family, has always lived in the shadow of her talented and powerful siblings. She's been the rock of stability and order for her sisters...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA CollectionFrom USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick…Three poignant stories of emotion, hope, and forever love—a duke and a Highland heiress, a prince and a pauper, and...

Mysterious murders are taking place in the Lake District in the northwest of England. Mysterious, since there seems to be no connection between them and no motive can be determined for any of them. It...

  DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD of Excellence WINNER  NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARD FINALIST  RWA RITA AWARD FINALIST   A man awaits execution for a murder he did not commit . . .  A woman returns to a place...

 From USA Today Bestselling Author Jan Coffey comes a riveting tale of betrayal and murder.    A woman runs through the glittering streets of Newport with killers on her trail. She needs help. She needs...

USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey   Two decades after escaping a deadly New Mexico cult, one survivor remains—and time is running out. Kelly Stone, now a single mother...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA Lady Taylor Fleming is an heiress with a suitor on her tail. Her step-by-step plan to ditch him is simple. But there is nothing simple about the Duke of Bamberg.Taylor tries...