The Altar of the Dead - formato ePub

Una pareja de periodistas –jóvenes, inquietos, pobres, enamorados –anda a la caza de la noticia en el bullicioso Londres de principios de siglo. El centro de la atención pública del momento lo ocupa un...

La novela "Otra vuelta de tuerca" escrita por Henry James es una obra maestra del género de horror gótico. James utiliza un estilo literario que combina el suspense psicológico con una narrativa intrigante...

Christopher Newman, «el americano», «el hombre nuevo», «el gran bárbaro del Oeste», llega a París dispuesto a «ver todas las cosas importantes y hacer lo que hace la gente inteligente». Tomar esposa se...

Lo que Maisie sabia fue descrita por Borges como una horrible historia de adulterio narrada a traves de los ojos de una niña que no esta capacitada para entenderla, y a mi juicio sus palabras describen...

Los papeles de Aspern (en inglés, The Aspern Papers) es el título de una novela corta de Henry James publicada por primera vez por entregas en la revista The Atlantic Monthly en 1888, y aparecida en libro...

Lo que Maisie sabía fue definida por Jorge Luis Borges como una horrible historia de adulterio narrada a través de los ojos de una niña que no está capacitada para entenderla, y podría calificarse como...

La edad madura (The middle years) es un relato fantástico del escritor norteamericano Henry James, publicado en 1893. El cuento nos revela algunas opiniones de Henry James sobre el arte de escribir. El...

En El Paisajista, Henry James apela al recurso del diario intimo para contar la historia de un hombre de fortuna que tras un desencuentro amoroso con una dama de sociedad se recluye en una humilde cabaña...

Un peregrino apasionado relata las peripecias del viaje que un ciudadano americano realiza por Inglaterra y es uno de los mas bellos cantos de amor a ese pais que se hayan escrito.

En El Paisajista, Henry James apela al recurso del diario intimo para contar la historia de un hombre de fortuna que tras un desencuentro amoroso con una dama de sociedad se recluye en una humilde cabaña...

Un peregrino apasionado relata las peripecias del viaje que un ciudadano americano realiza por Inglaterra y es uno de los mas bellos cantos de amor a ese pais que se hayan escrito.

Un Problema de Henry James: Septiembre llegaba a su termino, y con el la luna de miel de dos jovenes personas en las cuales celebrare interesar al lector. La habian estirado con un soberano desden hacia...

Mark Monteith ha recibido la peor de las noticias: Phil Bloodgood, el hombre que administra sus bienes, un amigo de toda la vida, con el que compartio estudios y placeres, se ha fugado con el dinero y...

Un Problema de Henry James: Septiembre llegaba a su termino, y con el la luna de miel de dos jovenes personas en las cuales celebrare interesar al lector. La habian estirado con un soberano desden hacia...

Madame de Maisonrouge, aloja en su casa parisina, en la que vive junto a sus dos hijas y un sobrino, a extrajeros, como si fuera una especie de casa de huespedes, pero con el señuelo de que alli aprenderan...

La joven Gabrielle de Bergerac ha tenido la fortuna de nacer en una familia ilustre de la nobleza rural francesa previa a la Revolución.

Philip Haldane and his sister lived in a little red-roofed house in a little redroofed town. They had a little garden and a little balcony, and a little stable with a little pony in it—and a little cart...

The Lost Continent, A classic "lost race" story, with all of the required elements: a seductive empress, a straight-arrow hero, battles, escapes, sorcery, and earth-shattering cataclysms! Eminently readable...

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 'Dark academia, secret societies, and murder - what's not to love?' Jessica Payne'Takes you on a wild ride. It's a must-read!' Courteney CoxHow far would you go to...

'Addictive and impossible to put down, my favourite book of the decade' No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van DykenYou made a bargain... Your soul for his - and now, you are mine.Cate Holloway...

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee. A mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment...

'If you've ever been in a relationship with another person, if you've ever had a family, you need to read this book' Ann PatchettPolly Solo-Miller Demarest is the perfect flower of the Solo-Miller family.The...

A gripping 'cuckoo in the nest' domestic thrillerAfter the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their 'new mummy'. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted...

It all starts with a fire. Seven children, asleep in a big house in the Italian countryside. A forgotten candle. Their parents are not there. They are in a different country, a different continent, Africa,...

***A new Peter Diamond novel from the CWA Diamond-Dagger-winner Peter Lovesey***'His work is the gold standard for UK crime fiction writing' DEADLY PLEASURES'Peter Lovesey writes feel-good crime yet he...

IN THE UNDERGROUND FAE REALM, ONLY THE STRONGEST AND MOST RUTHLESS HAVE POWER - BUT A YOUNG HUMAN WOMAN FORCED INTO A LIFE OF SERVITUDE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING 'A darkly enchanting page-turner laden...

Gilmore Girls hit our screens in 2000 and has been our autumn obsession ever since. There's a reason that Vogue calls it 'the quintessential autumn girl show' and that, years later, we're still head over...

A viciously funny and intelligently provocative play about family, friendship and faith, adapted by the author from his Pulitzer-finalist short story.Who in your life would you trust to keep you alive?...

When Daniel Leicester goes in search of his late wife's missing bicycle in the oppressive heat of a Bologna summer, he is transported to her final days. But as unfinished business bleeds - quite literally...

'Warm, wise, witty, and just plain fun' Maggie Shipstead At a perfectly ordinary cocktail party, Francis is introduced to Billy and - although it slips right by him at the time - he falls in love with...

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn - powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies - Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before...

NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY.THE BRAND NEW GANGLAND CRIME NOVEL FROM ROBERTA KRAYShe sold him out. Now he's out for revenge . . .After her murderous ex-boyfriend who she turned in to the police was released...

'Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing.' PETER JAMESYour son has gone missing.And then the police arrest the prime suspect.You.You know you're innocent.That someone else took your son.But the...

'Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer' Ann Patchett'Wondrous ... a fairy tale for the strange times in which we live' Rumaan AlamThey were sisters and...

Moidl is a farmer's daughter from the Hohenhauser Farm in Hintertux in the Zillertal region of Tyrol. Her close bonds with her family and the farm are her lifeblood, and the various blows they are dealt...

Three middle-class sixth-form girls leave their independent boarding school in the summer of 1918. They are told by their headmistress that their prospects of marriage have been reduced following the...

From internationally bestselling author Mary E. Pearson, The Courting of Bristol Keats is the first book in her debut adult fantasy series, filled with forbidden romance, deadly faerie curses and pulse-pounding...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne,...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey... Countdown to the Fourth of July… Just weeks before Independence Day, the President is targeted for assassination by a powerful...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey... In a crowded parking lot, chaos erupts as a Porsche careens out of control. An SUV crashes through a dealership window, and a...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA CollectionFrom USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick…Three poignant stories of emotion, hope, and forever love—a duke and a Highland heiress, a prince and a pauper, and...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLALady Millie, youngest of the Pennington family, has always lived in the shadow of her talented and powerful siblings. She's been the rock of stability and order for her sisters...

  DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD of Excellence WINNER  NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARD FINALIST  RWA RITA AWARD FINALIST   A man awaits execution for a murder he did not commit . . .  A woman returns to a place...

Mysterious murders are taking place in the Lake District in the northwest of England. Mysterious, since there seems to be no connection between them and no motive can be determined for any of them. It...

 From USA Today Bestselling Author Jan Coffey comes a riveting tale of betrayal and murder.    A woman runs through the glittering streets of Newport with killers on her trail. She needs help. She needs...