7 best short stories - Spain - formato ePub

Relato policíaco publicado en prensa a mediados del siglo XIX e incluido en el volumen 'Cuentos amatorios'.

Volumen compuesto por textos de viajes, cartas, pensamientos y algunos versos de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.

Es la obra más conocida de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Su acción se desarrolla en un pueblo andaluz a principios del siglo XIX y los protagonistas son el tío Lucas, un molinero cuarentón, su esposa Frasquita...

Subtitulada 'Sesenta leguas a caballo precedidas de seis en diligencia', Pedro Antonio de Alarcón narra en esta obra su viaje por tierras andaluzas, mezclando la descripción de paisajes con gran cantidad...

Primera obra narrativa de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, que escribió a los 18 años y fue publicada en 1855.

Volumen publicado en 1881 que contiene once relatos del escritor de Guadix.

Volumen compuesto por discuros, críticas literarias, cartas y textos conmemorativos de los centenarios de Andrés Bello y Camoens.

El novelista Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza (1833-1891) fue uno de los másdestacados autores del romanticismo español de entronque realista. Con lanovela corta El sombrero de tres picos, publicada en...

Novela corta del género de terror y misterio, La Mujer Alta, terminada deescribir en agosto de 1881 por Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833-1891), es una delas típicas narraciones muy del gusto decimonónico,...

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833-1891) escribióEl Capitán Veneno «en ocho días, en el sitio,fecha y circunstancia que refiere su dedicatoriaal Sr. D. Manuel Tamayo y Baus; lo publiqué, portrozos quincenales,...

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (Guadix, Granada, 1833 - Madrid, 1891) escribe en1852 la novela El amigo de la Muerte, a la que subtitula Cuento fantástico,siendo, por tanto, uno de sus primeros relatos, en...

Ni soy yo el primer escritor que a la vejez ha caído en la cuenta de que le convenía redactar por el mismo el Prologo general de sus Obras, ni deja de ser necesario que todos los autores realicen, como...

Describe el corazón de la Sierra Nevada granadina, un territorio pleno de bellezas que conservaba intacto en el último tercio del siglo XIX el sabor arcaico de sus tradiciones populares, donde el autor...

Los ojos negros es una breve historia de amor, un relato sobre la infidelidad, sobre el desconsuelo y la ira que los celos provocan, que plasma, con un lenguaje exquisito, una metáfora universal: el odio...

Estoy viendo desaparecer hacia el Mediodia el buque ballenero que me deja abandonado en esta isla desierta, sobre la arena de una playa sin nombre.¡Heme aqui solo; solo en un ambito de mil leguas! - Pedro...

El libro comienza relatando una pelea feroz entre republicanos y militares donde finalmente uno de los militares sale herido. Ya alejados los hombres armados, una joven, su madre y la criada salen a buscar...

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,...

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Kangaroo is an account of a visit to New South Wales by an English writer named Richard Lovat Somers, and his German wife Harriet, in the early 1920s. This appears to be semi-autobiographical, based on...

'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' The Sun'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' Daily Mail'Hugely inventive and wise, we adored this heart-lifting...

The Great War is over. Gabriel Dan has been released from a POW camp in Russia and is making his way home to Austria. He comes to an industrial town in Poland and checks in at the once-grand Hotel Savoy,...

And then it started, little by little it started, until they were married five years later and his real life began.'Exquisite ... A super-abundantly gifted, big-hearted novelist.' Ian McEwan'A writer...

Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters — Meg,...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

SAMKIEL AND DIANNA RETURN'A wicked ride from beginning to heart shattering end. Leaving me literally screaming for more. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to get more our morally corrupt heroine who...

Collected together in one neat volume—three electrifying futuristic adventures that let loose the Robotech Defense Force against the most fearsome conquerors in the universe.Three ROBOTECH novels for...

Following the highly acclaimed Nocturnes and Night Music, Night & Day is filled with eerie surprises and dark delights.Night & Day takes us from the dusty shelves of an uncanny library filled...

'Intelligent, warm, familiar, gripping, and completely immersive. Ambitious in geography and scope, I relished every paragraph. The Gamache (and Three Pines) we love, but utterly fresh. SUPERB' WILL DEANRelentless...

The Eldest Girl is a family drama spanning three generations. It moves between the 1960s with Tom, fresh off the boat from England who falls in love with the seemingly unattainable Ngahere, and 2010 where...

EVEN ANGELS HAVE THEIR DEMONS . . .PARIS, CHRISTMAS 2021. After a heart attack, Mathias Taillefer wakes up in hospital with a stranger at his bedside. The mysterious girl reveals herself to be Louise...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES.In a brand-new short story, Alison Weir reimagines a dark and dangerous moment in Tudor history.I wasn't supposed to know about...

Rosie Redbrush, a travel agent working for Wanderlust Wishes travel agency, is someone who sells holidays but never takes them. At twenty-nine, she lives a quiet, comfortable life in the town she grew...

FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE'Loads of fun...

Nick Cutter, author of #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop, returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing friend and uncovering a shocking truth.On a sunny...

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From the author of The North Wind comes a darkly reimagined tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam Lin. Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated...

An old house turns out not to be as empty as its new owners supposed. A nobleman barters his soul for arcane knowledge. A stranger with a terrible curse looks for an unsuspecting victim to take her place....

Rick causes a car accident in the middle of Munich and nothing is the same afterwards. At first, no one believes him that his traffic light was green when he drove into the intersection without braking....

The astronomer falls off the flatbed truck, the falconer is afraid of a lion. Mona Lisa worries about red spots. Being "degenerate" hurts. The artworks themselves know best what it feels like to be systematically...

Alexis (24) is a young man with mild disabilities. Intelligent, but opinionated, passive and very introverted. During an ordinary December week, he is confronted with an avalanche of surprising experiences...

After the sudden death of her boyfriend, Vera would have been happy to spend the rest of her days curiously unnoticeable, washing bed sheets and cleaning toilets in present day Glastonbury. But when the...

For readers of Nightbitch and We Ride Upon Sticks, this strange and sexy novel of queer love in a small town is an unsettling reminder that the horrors of modern life is a monster ready to possess us...

Perfect for fans of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver and Always in December by Emily Stone, Christmas at Reedy Falls is an opposites-attract, wholesome Christmas romance that will leave readers believing...

“One of the hottest horror authors on the planet” (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing...

A sinful prince. A determined reporter. A dangerous rivalry.Gabriel Axton -the Prince of Gluttony, self-proclaimed rake of rakes - lives for indulgence. But when a hunt takes a deadly turn, he realizes...

Growing up in Roath Park, Cardiff, John Richards never envisaged a career in the cut-throat corporate 'City' – London, the world-renowned hub of trading, retail and financial marketing. Spending his childhood...