A Laodicean - 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....

Una novela sobre el amor, la razón y las clases sociales. Introducción y traducción de Damià Alou, profesor en la Universidad de Pomeu Fabra Unos ojos azules se desarrolla en torno a la consideración...

Una antología de relatos de Thomas Hardy, uno de los grandes narradores británicos del siglo XIX. Traducción del escritor Javier Marías Prólogo de Manuel Rodríguez Rivero, catedrático de la Universidad...

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...

«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...

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...

Thomas Hardy está considerado uno de los grandes novelistas de su tiempo, pero después de que críticos y lectores de su época le dieran la espalda a su ficción narrativa por considerarla demasiado incisiva,...

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...

"Los habitantes del bosque", inédita hasta el momento en castellano, es una de las novelas más brillantes, controvertidas y representativas de la narrativa de Thomas Hardy, quien siempre la consideró...

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....

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...

El brazo marchito y otros relatos introduce al lector en el mundo de uno de los más grandes narradores británicos del siglo XIX. La variedad de registros y tonos, la presencia de casi todos los elementos...

Enjoy this contemporary small town sleuthing couple mystery. When Miriam Conway is assaulted by a man she knows from the gym, Helen and the entire Myerton police force go in search of her attacker. Meanwhile...

An undercover FBI agent struggles to take down a murderous robbery ring.  A retired Green Beret might be her best chance.  John Tyler is browsing in a jewelry shop when thieves descend on the place. Unarmed,...

I loved him from the beginning. In the middle.But maybe not at the end.His love for me was full of possibilities, hopes, and dreams a girl like me wasn't accustomed to. He was a nightmare that cracked...

'Find where you belong and make that place your own...' Tanner has spent his whole life moving from place to place, belonging nowhere. So when his dying grandmother reveals the name and location of the...

'Fans of EMILY HENRY will devour this!' Cecilia Rabess Love could be a recipe for disaster, or the best thing they ever cooked up... Kieran O'Neill should be on top of the world. He's just won a cooking...

Broken Hearts & Happy Endings is KL Donn's signature story telling. In this massive collection of books you'll get to enjoy more than one genre or trope while getting the stories you love.Broken Hearts...

Pulses are racing in the quaint town of Holland, Washington, as it kicks off its third annual lentil festival. Among the meager gathering is Jackie Norwood, a former celebrity chef now navigating the...

Leila doesn't know she's a Goddess incarnate. When her boyfriend, Jake, breaks her heart, she suddenly seems to be surrounded by godlike men vying for her affection. As a former model, this is not unusual...

Visions of dark shadows past show Angie a terrifying future… New Mexico changed everything for witch, Angie Jordan. Now she must face the consequences. And the target on her back that came with her out...

Have you ever thought about Adam and Eve? I mean, really thought about them.Who were they? And what was their story? Everyone on this planet has, at one point or another, heard their names or been given...

In 2011, Toby Soames dies from a freak accident on Hampstead Heath; Charlie Falk simply disappears. Two years later, Australian Adele Soames returns to London to be nearer her son and the places he loved....

Journeys Beyond the Fantastical Horizon offers a fresh exploration of the magical and the otherworldly. From sentient spaceships to anxiety goblins, this anthology explores the breadth and depth of speculative...

An umbrella is opened indoors. A black cat crosses your path. Three cigarettes are lit from one match. These are omens of bad luck that no one takes seriously. But at Van Buren University when these,...

Kevin J. Anderson is one of the best-selling novelists working in the field today, but over the course of his long career he has produced a steady stream of short stories, ranging from hard science fiction,...

IS GOD SOVEREIGN OVER UNCERTAINTIES? While trying to overcome grief, Olanna Madu faces another blow when her college sweetheart abruptly ends their relationship. Now, two years later, Olanna is healing...

Maeve MacGowan isn't prepared for the handsome stranger who appears in the sacred apple orchard, posing a question she'd rather not consider. She's happy tending to her beloved trees on the edge of the...

Betrayed, deposed and presumed dead.When her father is killed in a bloody coup and her uncle seizes the city, Orsiana pleads for help with the only power still willing to listen, unaware that the gods...

Dive into this darkly intense and steamy romantasy series from RITA® Award nominated author M.J. Scott…In a city of enchantment and perilous alliances, the divide between Fae, humans, vampire Blood Lords,...

The unputdownable new novel from international bestseller Jeffrey Archer – Pre-order now! In one of the most luxurious cities on earth… A billion-dollar...

Based on first impressions, I'm the last person Ryan should hire as a nanny for the summer.With his judgmental attitude, I shouldn't want the job. But since I'm fighting a custody battle and he's desperate,...

Samahani, the latest work by Sudanese author Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, winner of the 2020 Prix de la Littérture Arabe, means 'forgive me' in Swahili, two words that stand in stark contrast to everything...

Bridgerton meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this spicy enemies-to-lovers Regency romance from a "must-read author" (Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author).  Lady Evangeline Raine prefers...

Can one Amish woman give a struggling widower with five rowdy boys a helping hand—and chance at love—this Christmas season?   Phoebe Kropf knows everyone thinks she’s a bit odd—and more than a little...

Find out how Maddy and Doug met in this sweet and hilarious short story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer. Travel nurse Maddy doesn't have time for a relationship, not...

Can a gold-digger keep her heart out of the game as she sells her "whirlwind" romance with the famous tight end?Odette has only had one life goal-to marry someone wealthy. Everything from her years in...

The oracle Helena Campbell can't ignore the threat posed by elves bent on destroying humanity. But despite the viciousness of the elves, she worries more about the dangers posed by the Savants. This secret...

Minnie Dixon has loved the Marquess of Whitehall for…well, forever. So when her friend asks her to write love letters to him as a joke, it's easy to do, but no laughing matter. She puts her heart into...

I've been kidnapped and there's no going back... I'm just a simple florist. I never expected a routine delivery to turn into such a nightmare. Lost in a remote, overgrown part of the city, I stumbled...

Enter a world of mystery, suspense, sin, and heart-wrenching emotion with Helen Hardt's new series! When love and vengeance collide… Raven Bellamy is a survivor. She stared down cancer and won, emerging...

Starting almost immediately after the events of "The Devil's Gunt," we find Median recuperating in a hospital where Dr. Rick is the chief medical officer. Of course, nothing is as it seems especially...