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Los ensayos marítimos de Joseph Conrad. Un libro fascinante, de una calidez y proximidad sorprendentes.Las crónicas que conforman este libro repasan las vivencias marítimas de Conrad, primero como marinero...

El corazón de las tinieblas es una obra fundamental del modernismo literario que narra el viaje de Marlow a través del río Congo, explorando no solo la geografía del continente africano, sino también...

"El duelo" es una novela de Joseph Conrad publicada por primera vez en 1908. La historia comienza durante las guerras napoleónicas y concluye con la restauración de los Borbones en una Francia postnapoleónica....

 Nostromo es una profunda exploración de la avaricia, la explotación y la lucha de poder en un contexto colonial. Joseph Conrad examina la corrupción moral y los conflictos sociales que surgen a partir...

Victoria (1915) es para muchos criticos la ultima de las grandes novelas de Conrad (El corazon de las tinieblas, Nostromo, El agente secreto), y tal vez la mas lograda.

Las crónicas que conforman este libro repasan las vivencias marítimas de Conrad, primero como marinero en Francia y más adelante en la marina mercante británica. Estos textos componen un vivísimo retrato...

Escrita en 1900, Lord Jim es la gran novela sobre el tenue filo que separa las dos caras de una misma moneda: la cobardía y el valor. Marcado por un trágico incidente en el que se ve envuelto en una de...

Joseph Conrad nació en Polonia cuando ésta pertenecía a Rusia. Víctima de la diáspora de aquellos pueblos, se enroló en la marina inglesa, pasando así casi toda su vida embarcado, hasta comenzar a escribir. El...

Los duelistas”, o “El duelo”, o “Una cuestión de honor”, que por todos esos títulos se conoce esta breve novela de Conrad, narra la historia de un duelo entre dos oficiales de la Grande Armée que, por...

El corazon de las tinieblas Un descenso a los infiernos del colonialismo. La novela que inspiró Apocalipsis Now. El corazón de las tinieblas es una de las novelas más estremecedoras de todos los tiempos,...

Escritas entre 1897 y 1915, tres de las cuatro narraciones de Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) incluidas en el presente volumen se hallan unidas por la técnica del relato dentro del relato. El misterio anima...

Cuentos de inquietud reúne cinco narraciones cuyo nexo es el desasosiego, la zozobra que se crea en el lector al introducirse en ellos: Karain: un recuerdo; Los idiotas; Una avanzada del progreso; La...

El velero Narcissus inicia su regreso a casa, de Bombay hacia Inglaterra, y el gigante negro James Wait se incorpora, muy enfermo, a la tripulación. Caprichoso y tirano, Wait logra avasallar desde el...

Novela de madurez escrita por un Joseph Conrad plenamente dueño de sus recursos narrativos y conocedor de la naturaleza humana, La línea de sombra es una breve historia que narra de forma inolvidable...

La aventura y la angustia de la encrucijada de un destino. Hay momentos en que todo lo que ha sido un hombre, todo lo que ha hecho, todas las experiencias, relaciones e intereses de su vida, pueden condensarse...

La república de Costaguana, en la tenaza entre las sombras de su Sierra y las profundidades de su Golfo Plácido, es el teatro de un mundo que hierve de realidad en sus torbellinos de revolución y contrarrevolución,...

When a divorced bear shifter discovers the curvy new owner of his company's landscaping contractor is both ambitious and irresistible, he finds some attractions can't be contained by mere business contracts.In...

A bond so powerful it could change their lives forever… Azura and Erik share a rare soul bond, one that is considered an aberration among their kind. When Erik is captured by the vengeful goddess, Áine,...

In a town divided by prejudice, one girl's future—and two hearts—hang in the balance.New York State, 1841. Charley Lovejoy has weathered storms on the Erie Canal, but none like the one that arrives in...

Javier has had enough. Valko Slavkov's pirate fleet failed to kill them. Javier, and everyone else, want retribution.And, being The Science Officer, he will make it big, going after ALL of the pirates...

The Edmund Fitzgerald – Without a Trace  is a haunting blend of fact and fiction that re-imagines the final voyage of the Great Lakes' most legendary ship. On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald...

💘 Brother's Best Friend🏡 Small-Town Christmas💫 Fated Love👻 A Ghostly Nudge🎄 Holiday Magic She's home for the holidays. He's a stranger in town. But Christmas has plans of its own.Andrea Flynn returns...

Broken Chains is a powerful historical love story about Sam, a Syrian Christian, and Devi, a Dalit woman (an Untouchable) from Kerala. Together, Sam and Devi defy India's entrenched caste and religious...

A brilliant and beautiful Creole commoner rises to become the most powerful woman in the New World, and a hero of the American Revolution.Felicite St. Maxent, the brilliant and beautiful daughter of a...

Some loves are worth fighting for. Some homes are worth returning to. Aaron Ridenour fled Hallelujah Crossing, Tennessee, and its painful memories years ago, vowing never to return. But a scandal in New...

For Jack and Gareth, family is everything. But justice is a close second. A death from natural causes that might just be murder. A dance coach with wandering hands.  Holiday jobs, birthday party plans,...

The wreck of The Favourite 150 years ago in Ahipara Bay tells the story of Alice Hayrigg's ancestors, and prepares us for a thrilling mystery set in modern times.When Alice Hayrigg's husband Brayden is...

She missed the train.Then she went missing. Insecure Bryn has always played second fiddle to her glamorous cousin Jules, a wealthy golden girl and newly-minted bestselling author. But Bryn never imagines...

A British single dad living in America. Four kids who need stability. A nanny looking for a new home. The thirteenth book in the Hot Brits series is here!What can I say about my children? They're wonderful...

A woman's work is never done, or so the saying goes.Annie Hebden is not bothered about this; she loves her work and would be lost without it. So when a threat to her job comes, just as she is settling...

A novella loosely inspired by personal observations during the Lebanese-Israeli war of 2024.A dream within a dream. A crater within a crater. A tear within a Týr.Samuel, a wry writer, flees his war-torn...

Fleeing an arranged bond and the life she never wanted, an omega finds herself stranded in a remote mountain cabin. Hungry, cold, and hunted by memories of her past, she doesn't expect to survive the...

The Tree of Sweet DreamsA Gothic Fairytale NovellaGrief drives Elen into The Between — a forest where dreams take root, lanterns guard memories, and sweets hang from the branches of a legendary tree....

Lucy and Michael keep a regular lunch date, but their rendezvous hides a twisted secret that neither wants to share… The Date forms part of the Case Files series of short crime stories from USA Today...

 'Beautiful and complex' Annie Proulx  'A writer of exceptional gifts' Louise Kennedy  'O'Grady strikes a beautiful note' Kevin Barry  Moving from West Belfast and County Monaghan to the streets of...

A further collection of weird, horror, and science fiction stories from Helen Claire Gould.In Changeling, Rick is affected by a video he borrows from the rental shop.The Fist: Revel Norman, newly-qualified...

They had forever. Until they didn't.Stella Kendrick's magic is still a hot mess, but she has Gideon Heimdall—her Viking, her mate, her forever. They're building something real. Their mating bond thrums...

 Some treasures are meant to be found. This one was meant to stay buried.When Ingrid Snyder guides her friends on a geocaching trip through Denmark, they expect cache finds and scenic hikes. What they...

Uncover the harrowing truth behind Sara's past, the danger that forced her to flee, and the suspenseful game of cat and mouse she played to survive. Will she find the safety and protection she desperately...

In a world that rewards composure, Shirley has mastered the art of control. A wife, mother, and bank manager, she moves through her days with quiet grace and a secret she can't name, a hunger for something...

Henrietta Newell stormed into the detective bureau. She claimed her adult son was missing and feared for his safety. The detectives attempted to reassure her that the absence of a bachelor in his thirties,...

When teenagers Zac and Emily stumble upon a hidden cave at the dead end of a forgotten service road, they find themselves transported to a breathtaking yet perilous world unlike anything they could have...

Two lovebirds destined to fulfill their dream…Ripped away from his teenage sweetheart, Gabe Raven sends Tessa Wren a letter, asking to meet him in Vegas to elope. But she doesn't show. Taking her absence...

Beneath the quiet surface of ordinary life lie the small, unseen fractures that let the darkness in. Unsettling Tales of Secrets and Shadows gathers four haunting novellas from A.B. Eldin—each a self-contained...

Coffee Break ConfessionsBook 2: Espresso Under PressureA Contemporary Workplace Drama by Virginia Gardner(Approx. 260 pages)The red tally light blinked like a conscience.Two weeks after the rumors quieted,...

In the year 2147, Earth's sun is dying faster than predicted. Dr. Aris Thorne, a quantum physicist and lead researcher on Project Last Light, discovers that the government's Last Light Protocol—designed...