The Hero (1901) - formato ePub

Un testimonio extraordinario sobre la búsqueda de la felicidad de vivir.Novela imprescindible de unos de los autores más leídos del siglo XX.Esta novela es la historia de un personaje que busca el sentido...

Las dificultades de un personaje para encontrar el amor en un entorno hostil.La trayectoria de un hombre que quiere ser mejor.Una larga historia llena de sinuosidades.El protagonista de esta novela nace...

Una novela en la que la experiencia femenina del amor, de la pasión, del adulterio y del afán de redención, desembocan en un mayor conocimiento de uno mismo, del otro y de las relaciones humanas.«A veces...

Basado en las experiencias de Somerset Maugham como agente secreto del espionaje británico en Europa durante la Primera Guerra Mundial.Ashenden o el agente secreto se compone de una serie de relatos encadenados...

Un viaje revelador que alterará el corazón de Charley Mason y su privilegiada vida familiar con el marco histórico de Europa durante el período de entreguerras.Sus «vacaciones» en París lo cambiarán para...

La esposa imperfecta es una fina sátira ambientada en los círculos literarios del Londres de entreguerras.Al relatar la vida del escritor Edward Driffield y de su extraordinaria mujer, Rosie, una de las...

The Moon and Sixpence is a fictional novel heavily influenced by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin. The novel is told first-person, dipping episodically into the mind of the artist. Charles Strickland...

A nine year old boy's mother dies shortly after the death of his father. He is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in a small East-Anglian village, where his uncle is vicar. This uncle holds the boy's...

The Painted Veil is the powerful novel of transgression and redemption by popular and prolific British author W. Somerset Maugham. The book tells the story of the lovely and superficial Kitty Garstin...

Many war heroes return from battle to a world that has changed dramatically. In the case of James Parsons, the protagonist of W. Somerset Maugham’s The Hero, his family and hometown have remained exactly...

Five years change a man, and when they have been spent in the bush fighting Boers, the changes are profound. So when Jamie Parson comes home with captain's pips and a Victoria Cross, he is no longer the...

The Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life. Crowley...

The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham first published in 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character...

The Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life. Crowley...

Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for...

Maugham's first published novel - a vividly realistic portrayal of slum life. Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she has...

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...