The Hand Of Ethelberta - formato ePub

Bathsheba Everdene, una muchacha con una sonrisa «de las que sugieren que los corazones son cosas que se pierden y se ganan», hereda, a la muerte de su tío, la mayor granja del pueblo de Weatherbury....

Cuando el párroco de los Durberfield descubre por azar el origen noble de su linaje, la joven Tess es enviada a reclamar su parentesco ante los nuevos D’Urberville, que compraron el título años atrás....

Un par de ojos azules La estructura de la novela viene marcada por su protagonista femenina, Elfride Swancourt, encarnación literaria de la mujer de Thomas Hardy, cuya vitalidad y emotividad ejercen una...

El regreso del nativo El mundo novelesco de Hardy se desenvuelve en el territorio que él llama Wessex y que es su Dorsetshire natal, un mundo sombrío, pelado, medio inhóspito, que en El regreso del nativo...

El regreso del nativo es la sexta novela publicada de Thomas Hardy. Apareció por vez primera en la revista Belgravia, una publicación conocida por su sensacionalismo, y fue presentada en doce mensualidades...

En la peripecia de Jude Fawley –en el abandono de su mujer, en su renuncia forzosa a seguir estudios universitarios, en la relación ilícita, tortuosa y vagabunda que emprende con su prima Sue-, Thomas...

El alcalde de Casterbridge (1886), una de las novelas de madurez de Thomas Hardy y, junto con Jude el oscuro (1895), una de las que cimentan su histórica fama de novelista trágico, se abre con una escena...

«La más perfecta de las novelas de Thomas Hardy.» J. M. Barrie «Para quienes viven en el bosque, casi todos los árboles tienen una voz propia, además de unos rasgos propios»: así también son los persona-jes...

John Durbeyfield, de la aldea de Marlott, arrendatario de una pequeña vivienda con terreno, padre de siete hijos, haragán y borrachín, se entera un buen día de que su apellido es en realidad una deformación...

Jude Fawley es un joven de origen campesino cuya principal aspiración es acceder a tener unos estudios, para lo cual no escatima esfuerzos aun cuando se emplee en el oficio de cantero. La consecución...

Lady Constantine se aburre en su finca del suroeste de Inglaterra por la ausencia de su marido, hasta que un día, en una torre de la heredad, conoce a Swithin St Cleeve, diez años más joven que ella,...

"Los habitantes del bosque" forma, junto con "Tess" y "Jude el oscuro", el tríptico con el que Hardy cerró su carrera de novelista y nos dio sus mejores creaciones. Pese a ser un poco menos conocida...

La bien amada Jocelyn Pierston pertenece a una de las familias más importantes de Horada, una isla dedicada a la explotación de sus canteras. Sin embargo, desea dedicarse al arte y aspira a ser uno de...

«Un pequeño placer para el paladar literario.» SolodelibrosRetenidos por el mal tiempo en un museo municipal, los miembros del Club de Naturaleza y Arqueología de Wessex deciden entretenerse contando...

Este volumen reúne los cuatro libros de cuentos que Thomas Hardy publicó en vida –Cuentos de Wessex, Un grupo de nobles damas, Pequeñas ironías de la vida y Un hombre cambiado y otros relatos– más algunos...

El regreso del nativo es la sexta novela publicada de Thomas Hardy. Apareció por vez primera en la revista Belgravia, una publicación conocida por su sensacionalismo, y fue presentada en doce mensualidades...

War has ignited. Taylor Renee Wolford must forge unlikely alliances as prophecy has failed them and she is no longer considered the savior foretold that would end centuries of strife. Battle lines are...

When the curtain falls, the body count risesMurder takes center stage in this witty and whimsical cozy mystery set in the heart of small-town Texas.When former nurse Sho Tanaka reluctantly takes on the...

     Human superiority and dominance, the basis of speciesism, is backfiring on humanity. The lack of moral consideration towards non-human animals by exploiting, abusing and unnecessarily killing them,...

Over twenty years have passed, but some things never fade... Brynn is back in Leo's world, even though neither of them expected to see each other again. In Leo's world, danger is a constant threat, and...

When Elder Darrow's friend Dan Burton, a Boston Homicide cop, dies trying to stop the robbery of a liquor store, Elder is bereft. But what appears to have been a random tragedy may have, in fact, been...

Juno is haunted, not by spirits but by the twin shadows of Secret and Shame. They came to live with Juno as a child in the room where she now tries to sleep. These two inseparable invaders have wreaked...

In the early 19th century, Sydney was a burgeoning colony, a place where fortunes were made as swiftly as they were lost. Captain John Piper stood at the heart of this volatile world, a man whose meteoric...

Embark on a brutal yet beautiful journey of self-discovery. Nora is a capable, proud, professional woman standing on her own two feet and climbing to the position of Partner. She is also now a patient...

What happens when human insecurities meet artificial intelligence? In "The Emptiness Algorithm," readers are introduced to Venus, the embodiment of independence and success in a near-future society where...

After a catastrophic event transforms humans into monstrous, mutated creatures, James and his son Robert find themselves thrust into a nightmarish reality. With allies as dangerous as the enemies outside,...

In a devastating turn of events, Marai is imprisoned on a ship, alongside Keshel, bound for the mysterious land of Andara. Her captors, Koda and Slate Hemming, are perhaps the least of her worries. Who...

Finn BakkerSexy! Bossy!Off limits!One night only? Do you know what happens when you create a 'boyfriend of convenience? It comes back to bite you on the ass, that's what happens!My parent's throw a charity...

Opposites attract… but then what? Everything Tarn thought he knew about the universe is changing. He himself has been altered by his Maker goddess, going against the sacred law he was taught at the High...

With only six weeks left before the war between Chaos and Order will begin, Harmoni can't let despair rule her. She knows it's inevitable that Ares will be recaptured by Aion Corp. Nothing can change...

When his friend Michel LaBon, head chef at a top culinary bistro in Toulouse is brutally murdered on the opening day of the city's famous Merguez Sausage Festival, Laurent drives to Toulouse, to find...

Samantha Dawson is running from her past, a past that has alienated her family and has her watching her back at every turn. She doesn't share her family's faith, but she desperately wants to reconnect...

Every city has secrets. Some are evil. A killer stalks Spokane, Washington, with his history of victims stretching back fifty years. It seems an unlikely truth, but Major Crimes Detective Wardell Clint...

Every Sherlock needs his Watson, every Hercule Poirot his Captain Hastings. Who else could tell their stories that we might share in their adventures? Meet Simon Fletcher, a recently (and reluctantly)...

Flickers of fallen people haunt this death mage—kings, queens, and boys buried in the blue ocean. Years ago, she fled those figures, to a house isolated in the tundra. There, she rebuilds herself from...

Stumbling across a dead body could be the making … or breaking of an aspiring reporter. During 1958, when the workforce is predominantly male, societal norms dictate women should be compliant, fashionable...

Just sign on the dotted line...JulianneGetting lost in the desert during a sandstorm isn't my idea of fun, and after proving my directionally challenged self needs navigation and MAPS to make it anywhere...

Discover The Love Lottery, a captivating romantic science fiction novel that explores the future of love in a world where matchmaking is determined by a global lottery. Follow Emma, an independent woman...

The Regal Retreat is an exclusive resort situated deep in the countryside of East Anglia where the rich and famous go to unwind. However, far from being a place of rest and relaxation, bad things happen...

Book Description: The Empire of the Sun: An Incan Chronicle Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Inca Empire at its height, The Empire of the Sun: An Incan Chronicle is an epic tale of love, power,...

Elara, a young woman haunted by a mysterious past, finds herself drawn to the Whispering Woods, a place rumored to be home to the Fae. Drawn by an inexplicable pull, she enters the woods, seeking answers...

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. One minute, you're serving drinks behind a bar, the next, an old flame walks in and ignites everything you've been trying to keep buried....

Every morning, I lace up my ballet shoes, fighting for perfection in a world that demands it. But here's the thing: I'm losing myself. I've spent years mastering every step, every spin, but lately, I'm...

They say wine gets better with age, but what about the heart? As the caretaker of my family's vineyard, I've poured everything into the soil, the vines, and the legacy we're building, but the one thing...

Description:What lies beyond the shadows of an abandoned skyscraper? A group of urban explorers is about to discover that some staircases lead to more than just heights—they descend into the darkest corners...

Bailey, who was shot and killed innocently in a drug dealer's escape, unexpectedly got a chance to save his life. He received a mysterious mission and will hold the Red Alert system in different planes...