Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 8 - formato ePub

Germinal (1885) es la decimotercera novela de los veinte volúmenes que Émile Zola escribió dentro de la serie Les Rougon-Macquart. La novela es una dura y realista historia sobre una huelga de mineros...

El Paraíso de las Damas narra la historia de una joven provinciana, Denise Baudu, que llega a París a la muerte de sus padres en busca de ayuda. La acompañan sus dos hermanos menores, Jean y Pepé. Se...

En 1898, el líder naturalista francés Émile Zola pronunció un discurso público en la portada de un importante diario para expresar su insulto por la condena del capitán Alfred Dreyfus. Alfred Dreyfus...

Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, más conocido como Émile Zola​, fue un escritor francés, novelista, periodista, dramaturgo, considerado el padre y el mayor representante del naturalismo literario y...

"El padre Lacour estará cómodo en esa fosa. Conoce la tierra, y la tierra lo conoce a él. Se llevarán bien. Hace ya sesenta años que ella le dio cita, el día en que él la abordó por primera vez con su...

Este ebook presenta "Germinal", con un índice dinámico y detallado. Germinal (1885) es la decimotercera novela de los veinte volúmenes que Émile Zola escribió dentro de la serie Les Rougon-Macquart. Se...

«Digo lo que veo, narro sencillamente y dejo al moralista el cuidado de sacar lecciones de ello». Émile Zola. A los veinte años, huérfana y con dos hermanos a cuestas, Denise llega a París dispuesta a...

A los veintiocho años, la lectura entusiasta de La comedia humana y el prolongado interés por la fisiología condujo a Émile Zola a concebir el proyecto del ciclo novelístico de Los Rougon-Macquart, «historia...

Para Émile Zola (París, 1840-1902), el amor en el siglo XVII es "un gran señor empenachado […] que entra en los salones precedido por una música solemne"; en el XVIII, "un granuja desaliñado […] que desayuna...

Lo que yo le pido al artista no es que me dé tiernas visiones o pesadillas espantosas, sino que se me ofrezca él mismo en carne y hueso, que proclame bien alto una mente poderosa y singular, y un natural...

Este ebook presenta "Yo acuso" con un sumario dinámico y detallado. En 1894, el caso Dreyfus sale a la luz, y se acusa al capitán Alfred Dreyfus, de treinta y cinco años, judío y alsaciano, de alta traición....

Un pequeño descuido saca a La Luz el terrible pasado de Severina, y Roubaud, su esposo, se incendia de celos y venganza. La única solución posible para curarse de este mal, es la muerte de aquél que ha...

"El padre Lacour estará cómodo en esa fosa. Conoce la tierra, y la tierra lo conoce a él. Se llevarán bien. Hace ya sesenta años que ella le dio cita, el día en que él la abordó por primera vez con su...

El 13 de enero de 1898, en L'Aurore, el líder francés del naturalismo, Émile Zola, defendió con elegancia al capitalista Alfred Dreyfus, sospechoso de traición. Lejos de ser una simple noticia, el asunto...

Este es el dossier, reunido y comentado por el propio Zola, de sus polémicos escritos relacionados con el caso Dreyfus, que culminaron con el archinombrado pero poco conocido Yo acuso. Cuando en 1894...

Este es el dossier, reunido y comentado por el propio Zola, de sus polémicos escritos relacionados con el caso Dreyfus, que culminaron con el archinombrado pero poco conocido Yo acuso. Cuando en 1894...

When a man Violet Campbell never thought to see again arrives in Silver Falls claiming she agreed to marry him, she denies it immediately. When the persistent man won't take no for an answer and has no...

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...

In the heart of Meryton, a grand masquerade ball offers Elizabeth Bennet an unexpected escape from society's expectations, while Mr. Darcy sees it as a tiresome obligation. Yet, hidden behind elaborate...

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...

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...

No rest ye frightened gentlemenFull of horror and dismay…When the St. Wenceslas Episcopal Church choir bus gets trapped in a snowdrift on the way to a Christmas Eve competition, the eleven members find...

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...

Life isn't going well for forty-something Josie Roberts. Her marriage has dissolved, and the narcissistic songwriter ex-husband who took everything just happens to be the current darling of the music...

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...

The POTO quartet returns for more adventures in 1889! Christine goes on an inspiring visit to the new Eiffel Tower, Meg realizes how chaotic babysitting can get and Raoul is forced to face the sour music....

From USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Xavier Neal comes the second installment in this MMF, age-gap, dark romance series!One determined female with lifechanging news.Two protective, small-town best friends...

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,...

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...

Hally, an exiled elf, thought the worst was behind her…but the fae have other plans. After a century hiding among humans, her life was upended by an elven mage seeking to exploit her magic. As Hally settles...

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...

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...

  I thought waking up accidentally married to the man I hate was the worst thing that could happen to me.I was wrong.Because now I have a stalker, which is unthinkable in my small town.Did I mention the...

Hope Walker's world is turned upside down when a medical report reveals her dream of motherhood is slipping away. With her biological clock ticking loudly, she's willing to settle for a loveless marriage...

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:...

Twilight's Brightest Star, the final chapter of the Winds of Change Trilogy, follows Starla Silverson from a small town in California to an epic global adventure, transforming her life in ways she never...

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...

The four of us were inseparable. Until we weren't. Until that day that changed everything. The race that took him away from us, from me. The day that tore us apart. Now, six years later, the two that...

TThere is something sinister about Drumdalloch Woods in the Black Isle near Inverness. It is a place of tangled growth and shadowy darkness, and it has business opportunists, biological scientists and...

Bologna, 1575.A talented seamstressA powerful merchantA fierce battle of willsElena Morandi has gained a fragile foothold in the workshop of a master tailor, despite the profession being officially barred...

When gods war...Death is everywhere, Hopelessness. Despair. Dark Days.Fate has chosen her champions, and no one will expect what two children can do against the might of the Last God.They don't know it...

Summer and Ruari were the perfect childhood sweethearts. They did everything together, from book festivals to escape rooms, coastal walks to paintballing, and their love was the stuff of fairy tales....

Ette Durand's plans for the summer of 1964 take a surprising turn when Olympic swimming hopeful Dieter Norden comes to work at her parents' inn. Dieter draws crowds to him, but his relationship with Ette...

It was Fern Honeycutt's eyes that gave her away. Not witch. All demon.Her coven saw her as an abomination, handing her over to pure evil.She escaped, but a lone female is an easy target. When breeder...

April, 1941. At the former Whitechapel Road Underground station, repurposed as an air raid shelter since the onset of the Blitz, the body of a woman has been discovered, stabbed and eviscerated. With...