The Club of Queer Trades - format ePub

El poeta y los lunáticos (1929), de Gilbert Keith Chesterton, no es exactamente una novela, sino más bien una sucesión de episodios entrelazados, en los que un aparente loco -el poeta y pintor Gabriel...

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Mad, perfectly mad, madder than the immortal tea-party of Alice, is the thought while reading this novel, or satire, or caricature, or allegory, or farce, or joke, or whatever it is, which Mr. Chesterton...

A collection of related short stories by British author G. K. Chesterton. Each story is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade"). To gain admittance...

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I quattro racconti di questa raccolta rappresentano una piccola selezione tra le molte storie scritti da Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) che hanno come protagonista Padre Brown, il sacerdote cattolico...

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) è autore, insieme a molte altre cose, di una serie di cinquantadue racconti pubblicati in cinque antologie tra il 1911 e il 1935 che hanno come protagonista Padre...

In the October 1914 issue of the British magazine The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of this story, inviting a number of writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve...

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Falling for her brother's best friend was never part of Katie's plan. Tea witch Brew has always had a thing for his best friend's sister, but the alliance between their families has always held him back...

Christmas brings a twist of fate to a charming little neighborhood on the twenty-fifth floor. A sweet, uplifting holiday romance that celebrates the bonds between family and the magic of the season. Settle...

Ash was a simple monster hunter, but now she's hunting a specific target: her father figure Oakley who disappeared with only a letter left behind. Along the way to the next city over, she happens across...

A common water witch, Caspian is no one in his village by the sea. But when he is kidnapped and taken to the desert lands, he is suddenly a very precious commodity. With no one to protect him, Caspian...

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Cambridge graduate Jessie Fordham thought she'd left the shadows of war behind. But when a cryptic message reveals her uncle's life is in peril, Jessie is pulled back into the heart of danger. Recruited...

Amid the vibrant mix of visitors flocking to the glistening shores, Nico remains distant, not drawn to the lively crowds but to the treasures they bring. Emotions long forgotten awaken within him when...

"The Elementals"Before time began, Light and Darkness waged a cosmic war for the fate of existence itself. From the ashes of this eternal battle, the multiverse was born, protected by avatars wielding...

When Della McGill gets herself into a series of misadventures as she pursues her long-suppressed goal of working in law enforcement, her family rebels. They want a stay-at-home mom and wife. She wants...

Alice Baker fell off a cliff after being relentlessly bullied throughout her first semester of college. Four years later, her younger brother, Alexander, and her boyfriend team up together to get revenge...

Henry Herbert, ex-police officer and ex-teacher, has started his Private Investigator business in Perth, Western Australia. His first client, a previous mentor. Accused of murder. Police have arrested...

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Cinzia Clark knows two things: She inherited the same disabilities her mother has been plagued with her entire life, and no matter what her mother claims, she is not a witch.  As the voices in her head...

Henry is a young hotel worker, whose days are spent in unrequited lust. The object of his desires is Maria, the hotel owner's wife. When Henry is offered a view into her most private moments, what begins...

Does The Italy Affair refer to international intrigue or romantic entanglement? For Maggie, it may be both. Four years after her adventures with The War Council, UC Berkeley Professor Maggie McGrew's...

In the 1920s, Rocky Mountain National Park is brand new, yet there's already a feud going on between tour bus drivers and independent guides. One guide is found shot to death, but no one saw a gun. No...

The moment I lay eyes on Eve, she knocks the breath right out of me.She's all soft curves, funny quips, and an easy laugh that makes me feel alive in a way I haven't in years. I can't shake the way I...