Essential Novelists - Vernon Lee - formato ePub

De entre todas las páginas italianas que ocuparon la obra de esta original y algo excéntrica autora, sobresalen estas miniaturas sobre Roma, la ciudad que conoció a fondo y por la que pasea una mirada...

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Mary Shelley, Rosa Mulholland, Emma Frances Dawson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Madeline Yale Wynne, Violet Hunt, Vernon Lee. Es evidente que hoy la literatura de terror ganó una centralidad que hasta hace...

Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the Franco-British writer Violet Paget (1856-1935). For over 50 years, Paget churned out works of both fiction and nonfiction at the rate of nearly a book a year. Perhaps...

In 'The Beautiful: An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics' by Vernon Lee, the author delves into the complex relationship between beauty and the human psyche. Lee explores the concept of beauty through...

Vernon Lee's 'Hauntings' is a collection of supernatural tales that bring together elements of gothic fiction and psychological horror. Set in various European locations, the stories explore the complexities...

Vernon Lee's 'Vanitas: Polite Stories' is a collection of short stories that delves deep into the themes of beauty, mortality, and the fickle nature of society. Written in Lee's signature elegant and...

This 2-volume book is one of the best-known works by the British author Violet Paget that features the studies of the antique and the mediaeval in the Renaissance, symbolically named Euphorion after the...

Vernon Lee's 'Limbo, and Other Essays; To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua' is a collection of thought-provoking essays that delve into various subjects such as art, aesthetics, and psychology. Known...

Vernon Lee's 'Hauntings' is a collection of short stories that delve into the supernatural and the psychological, blending elements of horror and gothic fiction. Written in the late 19th century, Lee's...

Vernon Lee's 'Limbo, and Other Essays; To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua' is a collection of essays that delves into various topics including art, aesthetics, and the supernatural. Lee's literary...

Vernon Lee's 'A Phantom Lover' is a haunting novella that blends themes of gothic romance and supernatural horror. Set in the picturesque English countryside, the story follows the passionate and ill-fated...

In Vernon Lee's The Beautiful: An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics, readers are taken on a thought-provoking journey into the realm of aesthetics and its intrinsic connection to psychology. Through...

Vernon Lee's 'The Countess of Albany' is a compelling historical novel set in 18th-century Italy, highlighting the tumultuous relationship between Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender to...

Vernon Lee's 'Belcaro; Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions' is a collection of essays that delve deep into various aesthetic topics, showcasing the author's keen insights and exquisite literary...

Vernon Lee's 'Penelope Brandling: A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century' is a gripping historical novel that transports readers to the picturesque Welsh coast during the 1700s. Lee's richly...

When Romina Huntley hears of her brother's death in Cairo, she is determined to travel there and find out exactly what happened. Not believing his death to be an accident, she embarks on a journey to...

NOW A MAJOR HBO EUROPE TV SERIES Kuba is a cocaine dealer in the dark, electric streets of Warsaw, believing he is smart enough to stay in control, unlike the top lawyers, doctors, TV personalities who...

The monster at the heart of a cult 90s cursed horror film tells his shocking and bloody secret history. Slow burn terror meets high-stakes showdowns, from the bestselling author of A Head Full of Ghosts...

A classic retelling of the legend of Prince Madog, the Welsh Prince who discovered the New World in 1170, three-hundred years before Columbus.

Alice reflects on how her life was before and how it's changed since living with her aunt and Eliot.

Mitchell Wright expected to die when he was captured by hunters. When they chained him and left him in the bush, he hoped to die fast. Instead, his fated mate showed up and saved him. Now he has to deal...

Welcome to a drowning world.Long ago, the world offered prosperity and hope for all, but not now. In a new age, after the end of the Dragon Wars, the world is instead scarred and slowly dying. The storms...

The Doomsday clock is set at 90 seconds to Midnight.There's no time to lose.Mike Bond delivers the summer's must read thriller — our very survival depends on it. Nuclear war is coming.Can we stop it?Or...

Escape into a world of pure holiday romance full of festive cheer and twinkling lights to warm your heart and leave you longing for more.Christmas Magic features the following stories by these authors:A...

Celestial Hearts: A Sci-Fi Romance Anthology is a limited-time collection from three unique voices in science fiction romance. For readers who long for love stories that transcend galaxies and sweep you...

Are you more than just your DNA? Are you really you without your memories? Zarra believed, after she tore down Genetic Corp X, she would finally be free.  With the company dismantled and everyone who...

The bluestocking Phillippa 'Phil' Ford likes books, cats, driving at high speed, and most importantly her independence. Maxwell 'Max' Mowbray likes chess, good investments, riding as fast as possible,...

Ranger Grace Watanabe discovers fellow Ranger Erik (Red) Petersen's dead body tangled in the barbed wire at the Manzanar National Historic Site entrance. The local sheriff's department quickly decides...

From the past comes magic, from the present, danger, gradually colliding. Bereavement stalks the corridors of power as treason brews in the taverns of Oedran. Sibling jealousy threatens the stability...

Dark secrets cast long shadows... On a peaceful hilltop campsite in the heat of summer, a private plane crash-lands. Several are killed, and many more lives are shattered - including those of the Gale...

Blood ties, twisted bonds, and the truth too terrible to bear. Ryma, an Augment with extraordinary powers, uncovers a startling revelation—she has a twin sister, Jessica. Haunted by memories of the horrors...

Life comes in shades of blue... Self-imposed loner, Maggie North, has worked for bestselling author Trilby Winterroad her entire adult life, starting as simply his assistant and ending up as his ghost...

A man walks into an inn... Bad guy Nathan Brown just strolled through the door of Josie's earth-friendly inn looking for a room. Worse, her architect husband wants to invite him to the bar for a drink....

Ex-lawman Nathan Wright's new life in Ludlow Junction goes awry when his brother is accused of committing two brutal murders in which the victims were torn to pieces.Being sure of his brother's innocence...

What's worse than sacrificing yourself for your loved ones? Finding out that your sacrifice is all for nothing. AurelioAs the consigliere to the Sartori Crime Family, Aurelio Provenza wanted for nothing....

S.S. Reed's Story Fictionis a monthly publicationof free verse short stories,essays and storytelling deep diveswritten and collected by the author. In this volume… How does a digital programlearn to manipulate...

Bryce usually loved the Christmas season but this year, not so much. He'd waited too long and the woman he loved was now married to another man. It was enough to turn anyone into a grump. Noelle tried...

Sharp-witted Private Investigator MAVIS DAVIS dives into a web of deceit, intrigue, and corruption on the Texas Gulf Coast when a determined banker's widow challenges the medical examiner's ruling that...

MILD DAWNS CRUMBLE TO BITTER DUSKS. In the woodland realm of Silvrout, Cyril battles to safeguard his family while Celia clings desperately to a fading love. Far away on the Yellow Isle, Magni Kerr grapples...

Are you more than just your DNA.  Are you really you without your memories?   In the wake of a freak accident, Zarra Jane Winters Perez finds herself in the medical wing of Genetic Corp X, her father's...

Ryma, an Augment with extraordinary powers, uncovers a startling revelation—she has a twin sister, Jessica. Haunted by memories of the horrors of her sister's past, Ryma sets up in an adventure to find...

Immerse yourself in the tantalizing world of shapeshifters. Explore the forbidden desires and primal connections that bind these supernatural beings in a web of passion and danger.From the electrifying...

Sydney: I stopped in the local pub looking for a decent shepherd's pie for my grandma when I was kicked out by the tall, muscled, devastatingly gorgeous owner.He was a jerk who rattled me to my bones,...

In the isolated corridors of a spaceship, a group of friends embarks on a routine mission, unaware of the lurking danger within. Red, chosen as the Imposter, must deceive and eliminate the crewmates while...

Joseph was born the son of a goatherd chieftain, destined to do nothing more than lead a small band of goatherds, Joseph quickly becomes disillusioned with his tribe and his life, and when his young wife...