The Book of Snobs - formato ePub

Una novela cargada de ironía y escepticismo de la época, reflejada en la actual.Elisabeth, una bella joven, se ve obligada a trabajar en un teatro ínfimo para sostener a su pintoresca familia, los Prior....

Esta colección presenta las obras más influyentes de la literatura mundial. Contenido: La Ilíada y La Odisea Edipo Rey El Banquete Metafísica La metamorfosis De la Brevedad de la Vida Las Confesiones...

Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray - With an Introduction and Notes by Owen Knowles, University of Hull Thackeray's upper-class Regency world is a noisy and jostling commercial fairground, predominantly...

Barry Lyndon William Makepeace Thackeray - "Barry Lyndon" is the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue. Born into the petty Irish gentry, and outmaneuvered in his first love affair, a ruined...

THE BOOK OF SNOBS (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a masterpiece of British Victorian satire that spares no one, exposing every strata of society to the sublime ridicule that only the author of...

Explore the intricacies of school life with William Makepeace Thackeray's "Doctor Birch and His Young Friends." Set in a classic English school setting, this novel delves into the relationships between...

For fans of Bridgerton, this classical gossip novel follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley as they deal with relationships with both friends and family. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, 'Vanity...

In 'George Cruikshank' by William Makepeace Thackeray, the author examines the life and works of one of the most prominent illustrators of the 19th century. Thackeray delves into Cruikshank's artistic...

William Makepeace Thackeray's 'The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne' is a historical novel set in the early 18th century England. Thackeray's literary...

As the manager of the Performance sits before the curtain on the boards and looks into the Fair, a feeling of profound melancholy comes over him in his survey of the bustling place. There is a great quantity...

Rédigée sous la forme de mémoires, cette histoire est celle de l'ascension sociale et de la chute d'un homme arriviste et amoral. Suite à un duel au cours duquel il pense avoir tué son adversaire, le...

Rédigée sous la forme de mémoires, cette histoire est celle de l'ascension sociale et de la chute d'un homme arriviste et amoral. Suite à un duel au cours duquel il pense avoir tué son adversaire, le...

In William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair, readers are transported to early 19th century England to witness the lives of two contrasting women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, as they navigate society's...

In William Makepeace Thackeray's 'The Book of Snobs', readers are taken on a satirical journey through Victorian England's society, highlighting the absurdities and hypocrisies of the upper classes. Thackeray's...

In William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Roundabout Papers,' readers are transported to the bustling and witty world of Victorian England. This collection of essays and sketches showcases Thackeray's keen observation...

In William Makepeace Thackeray's 'The Second Funeral of Napoleon,' readers are taken on a satirical journey through the elaborate funeral arrangements for the exiled Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Thackeray's...

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...

Delilah -- I love my family. I really do. But having three older brothers and an overprotective father doesn't make it easy to have a life. They've run off every guy I've ever tried to date. It's time...

A newly turned vampire and a necromancer shouldn't work. But what if they do? Briley Reed never expected to be a vampire or thought she'd find herself heading to Eerie, but a brutal attack changes everything....

Noah Hollister could've had a cushiony job at Hollister Steel and a mansion overlooking Birmingham, but he lives like a hermit in the city's Southside. He doesn't own a television or a phone. Instead...

Three books with the romance author Ashira Datya. all three books from the Magik Saga: Resisting Evil, Evil Resists, and A Pack's Destruction all in a convenient collection.

For the first time in my life I'm surrounded by attractive, eligible males. If only I could choose one.KearneyDraconian Warriors are not only drop dead gorgeous, they're more accommodating than any other...

A Soldier at War: The World War II Letters of Borys Bohun, is a personal journey of one man's war experience. The author relied heavily on two primary source documents to provide much of the historical...

Out of Wild SherwoodBeware the Vengeance of Outlaws and Faeries. ~ . ~ . ~ .Dangerous Gold ~ Strong Temptation for Two Young ThievesTwo young outlaws decide to steal the Nottingham mayor's gold as revenge...

What's more dangerous?Hunting the human trafficker or saving the governor's daughter? I am the collector for the family, and the governor owes me.But when his daughter crashes the auction, I'm intrigued.I...

Law school student by day, escort by night – the perfect prey for billionaire mafia boss. Penelope has always dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but law school is more expensive than she had anticipated. She...

They have nothing in common but a difficult past… and a taste for unusual pleasures... Once a ThiefThe good girl: A successful district attorney with a reputation to uphold, Katherine can't afford to...

Two university students, Canadian Lucas Horne and the rich and beautiful Colombian Avalina Vargas, meet during a jungle trek to Colombia's Lost City where they become infatuated with each other. After...

USA Today Bestselling Romance Author Britney Bell writing as Kandi Lane brings you a professional football coach from the San Antonio Xtremes.Coach Logan Bennett is only looking for a few minutes of stress...

A dragon egg to obtain and a Quest to win.A portal to master and a love to retrieve.A lineage to discover and a high kingship to secure. Arlan has returned to Dál Gaedhle, taking Rhiannon's heart with...