The Jungle Book - formato ePub

Entre 1893 y 1894, algunos lectores de la época pudieron descubrir, en las páginas de algunas revistas, diversos cuentos protagonizados por animales surgidos de la imaginación del escritor británico Rudyard...

Entre 1893 y 1894, algunos lectores de la época pudieron descubrir, en las páginas de algunas revistas, diversos cuentos protagonizados por animales surgidos de la imaginación del escritor británico Rudyard...

Escrito por el inglés Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). Su parte principal es el relato famoso de Mowgli, el muchacho-lobezno, educado por un grupo de lobos e implacablemente perseguido por Shere-Khan, el...

Tres cuentos elegidos entre los que integran el famoso libro de Rudyard Kipling. El autor se dirige a un niño lector y le cuenta con gracia e imaginación estas historias que responden a preguntas que...

En El libro de las tierras vírgenes, Rudyard Kipling dota a los animales de palabra y hace que sean ellos los maestros de Mowgli en el modo de comportarse en la vida y en las actitudes que debe tomar...

Rudyard Kipling, Premio Nobel de Literatura, narra las aventuras de un niño rico de diez años que siempre se aprovecha de su condición, y tiene que viajar a Londres junto a su padre. En el barco en el...

Harvey Cheyne es un niño rico de diez años que se aprovecha de su condición en el colegio en el que estudia. Suspendido por tratar de sobornar con dinero a un profesor para que le pusiera un examen más...

Harvey Cheyne es un niño rico de diez años que se aprovecha de su condición en el colegio en el que estudia. Suspendido por tratar de sobornar con dinero a un profesor para que le pusiera un examen más...

La historia, que fue inicialmente publicada en revistas entre 1893–1894 y que contaba en algunos casos con ilustraciones del padre de Rudyard, John Lockwood Kipling, se basa en cuentos de animales de...

(Bombay, 1865 - Londres, 1936) Narrador y poeta ingles, controvertido por sus ideas imperialistas y uno de los mas grandes cuentistas de la lengua inglesa. Pertenecia a una familia de origen ingles (su...

Publicada en 1924, "La casa de los deseos", obra de madurez de Rudyard Kipling, da título a este volumen en el que se recogen seis de las narraciones más bellas y profundas de la ingente producción cuentística...

«Nuestro más sincero agradecimiento al señor Kipling por estas horas de entretenimiento puro y sin adulterar que nos ha dado, a nosotros y a muchos otros lectores, con este libro inimitable.» Athenaeum,...

Una historia de aventuras y un ejemplo de lucha por la superación e iniciación en la vida de un joven.Harvey Cheyne, hijo de un rico hombre de negocios acostumbrado a hacer siempre su voluntad sin que...

Un relato formidable del imponente escritor angloindio Rudyard Kipling.El hombre que quiso ser rey, narración que dio origen a una espléndida película de John Huston, cuenta las peripecias de dos aventureros...

Un pequeño gran héroe se convierte en símbolo de la lucha por la superación del ser humano   Cubierta diseñada por Pep Boatella Traducción de J. Novo CerroCapitanes intrépidos es una de las obras más...

Estas fábulas fueron escritas por Rudyard Kipling para ser contadas a su pequeña hija Josephine en su lecho de enferma. La niña murió a los siete años. En la introducción original del libro su autor ordenó...

‘Reads like a classic rom-com movie. Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood's books, this book is full of laughs and heart.’ Sunday Times bestseller Laurie Gilmore, on The Hot Henry Effect ‘A heartwarming...

*A Short History of the Apocalypse: your comprehensive guide to the challenges of Armageddon*Join Frankie Boyle (Saturday Night Swindle; Celebrity Vengeance) and Charlie Skelton (head writer: Ad Naseum;...

THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE...IS IF SOMEONE CONFESSES TO MURDER.***GUARDIAN CRIME AND THRILLERS OF THE MONTH***'Fiendishly clever and impossible to put down' SHARI LAPENA'Writes with his foot pressed hard...

A CHILLING NORDIC THRILLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDWhen homicide detective Jessica Niemi is ordered to take leave from work after her involvement in a street brawl, she retreats to a remote...

A masterclass in espionage thriller fiction from the heir to John le Carre for fans of Mick Herron, Charles Cumming and David McCloskey. Meet disgraced MI5 agent Slim Parsons, a character who - like...

She'll save Christmas just to spite him...There's only one thing standing in the way of Cat King saving a small town's Christmas festival: Grumpy town manager Noah Yates.Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities...

If you were given the opportunity to disappear and start your life again, would you take it?Paris 1933. Four people's lives are dramatically torn apart by a single terrifying event. Two days before Christmas...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed. Beginning with Johannes's father's...

'This sleek ride of a novel further cements Phillips's position as one of our most profound writers of speculative fiction.' New York Times In a hot and gritty city populated by super-intelligent robots...

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ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.'Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception.'When...

'Once I started I just did not want to stop. So atmospheric and written in such a way I felt like I was truly there transported back in time living it all... A highly thrilling, fast paced and totally...

AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE. AN ENCHANGED LEGACY. A DANGEROUS DISCOVERY.The stunning conclusion to Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt...

THERE'S A PUZZLING MYSTERY WHEN A BELOVED PUB BURNS DOWN...BUT LIBBY SARJEANT IS ON THE CASE.After learning of a suspicious attempt to burn down a beloved old pub, The Crooked Horse, amateur detective...

St Andrews, Scotland: When a woman's eviscerated body is found on the golf course close to the Fairmont Hotel, DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate DS Jessie Janes are assigned the investigation. But...

THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. 'One of the...

The first book in the New York Times bestselling series with over ten million copies in print! ‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills...

WHAT YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR is a wonderful collection of short stories that provokes the mind with its weird and intriguing tales. We catch glimpses of worlds that are similar to our own, but always different...

The captivating new thriller from the author of The Haven, perfect for fans of Saltburn… 'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance… deliciously twisty'...

Could the wrong man be the right one after all? The heart-wrenching and beautiful new romance from Fiona Lucas, author of Never Forget You. 🌸🌸🌸...

'OMG this book is so tense! I couldn't stop reading!' Lauren North'Totally gripping . . . I absolutely loved it!' Lisa Timoney A twisty, addictive page-turner about marriage, secrets and betrayal - perfect...

In this smart and swoony adventure rom-com, a journalist and a movie star find themselves teaming up to cover up a murder... What could possibly go wrong?When freelance journalist Khin Haymar is assigned...

A cold case returns to haunt Blix, as a cold-blooded killer taunts him with evidence of further victims, while Ramm investigates a murder with no body… Blockbuster, explosive Nordic Noir.`Contemporary...

'So much fun!' KATIE FFORDEIla has her pride. And she's about to discover just how much trouble that can be... It's 1976 and in the Vile Parle suburb of Mumbai, bastion of the Maharashtrian middle-class,...

Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all...

A new job. A new home. A new start.It's all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished...

Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they'll be expecting you. These are the directions...

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back...

THE BRAND NEW FESTIVE ROMANCE FROM ISLA GORDONSIX PASSENGERS . . . When six ex-friends are invited to a winter wedding in Canada, the last thing they want is a reunion. But bride-to-be Bryn is desperate,...

Anna is on the brink of losing it all when she is handed the career opportunity of a lifetime - working as a ghostwriter for charismatic neuroscientist Nate. Nate's work at the mysterious Pain Laboratory...