The Abysmal Brute - formato ePub

El californiano Jack London fue un autor muy prolífico que publicó numerosos relatos y novelas en las dos primeras décadas del siglo XX, basados en su mayoría en sus propias vivencias, pues su mísera...

El lobo de mar, es una novela de aventuras con marcado carácter psicológico escrita en 1904 por el escritor estadounidense Jack London. Al igual que La llamada de la selva, El lobo de mar cuenta la historia...

Novela de aventuras ambientada en la vida marinera y de los cazadores de focas, El lobo de mar (1904) -inspirada, como gran parte de la obra de Jack London (1876-1916), en experiencias propias y personajes...

Jack London relata su propio viaje a través del océano Pacífico. La permanente búsqueda de nuevas vivencias lo llevó a encargar la construcción de un velero de quince metros aparejado en queche, en el...

Colmillo Blanco es el título de una novela del escritor estadounidense Jack London (1876-1916).  La historia transcurre en el Territorio del Yukón, Canadá, durante la Fiebre del oro de Klondike a fines...

Knock Out reúne tres historias memorables: «Un bistec», quizás el mejor relato que se haya escrito sobre boxeo; «El mexicano», un clásico imprescindible de la narrativa de Jack London, y «El combate»,...

La gente del abismo (The People of the Abyss en el original - 1903) es un libro de Jack London sobre la vida en el East End de Londres en 1902. Él escribió de primera mano las experiencias de vivir en...

LOS RELATOS: EL CAÑADON TODO ORO EL PAGANO EL ROJO UN TROZO DE CARNE PARA ENCENDER UN FUEGO LA HUELGA GENERAL LAS MUERTES CONCENTRICAS UN MILLAR DE MUERTES CARA DE LUNA...

El incipit del libro: Podía verse perfectamente lo enfermo que se encontraba el hombre blanco. Lo cargaba a cuestas un negro salvaje, de cabello lanudo y orejas tan bestialmente perforadas que el lóbulo...

La fuerza de los fuertes” de Jack London es una narración que ofrece al lector una ácida e irónica crítica sobre los pilares que sustentan nuestra sociedad. Un texto de completa actualidad escrito a principios...

Ésta es una novela de formación de la personalidad muy original entre las obras de este autor. Frente a tantos héroes de London que ven cerrado el camino de integrarse en la sociedad, aquí se propone...

Casi desde su adolescencia Jack London (1876-1916) tuvo que librar una incansable lucha por la supervivencia que lo llevó desde la caza de focas o la busca de oro en el Klondike hasta el vagabundeo y...

La mayor parte de las narraciones incluidas en este volumen rememoran y dan forma a las intensas experiencias vividas por Jack London (1876-1916) durante el largo viaje que realizó entre 1907 y 1909 a...

The Call of the Wild, traducida como La llamada de lo salvaje, El llamado de lo salvaje, El llamado de la selva y La llamada de la selva es una novela corta del escritor estadounidense Jack London. El...

Ebook con un sumario dinámico y detallado: Esta novela de Jack London publicada en 1903 y traducida unas veces como La llamada de la selva y otras como La llamada de lo salvaje (The Call of the Wild...

Relato incluído en el libro La invasión y otros terrorismos El conjunto de relatos de La invasión y otros terrorismos reúne una muestra relevante de la literatura que ha hecho de Jack London uno de los...

‘Reads like a classic rom-com movie. Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood's books, this book is full of laughs and heart.’ Sunday Times bestseller Laurie Gilmore, on The Hot Henry Effect ‘A heartwarming...

*A Short History of the Apocalypse: your comprehensive guide to the challenges of Armageddon*Join Frankie Boyle (Saturday Night Swindle; Celebrity Vengeance) and Charlie Skelton (head writer: Ad Naseum;...

THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE...IS IF SOMEONE CONFESSES TO MURDER.***GUARDIAN CRIME AND THRILLERS OF THE MONTH***'Fiendishly clever and impossible to put down' SHARI LAPENA'Writes with his foot pressed hard...

A CHILLING NORDIC THRILLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDWhen homicide detective Jessica Niemi is ordered to take leave from work after her involvement in a street brawl, she retreats to a remote...

A masterclass in espionage thriller fiction from the heir to John le Carre for fans of Mick Herron, Charles Cumming and David McCloskey. Meet disgraced MI5 agent Slim Parsons, a character who - like...

She'll save Christmas just to spite him...There's only one thing standing in the way of Cat King saving a small town's Christmas festival: Grumpy town manager Noah Yates.Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities...

If you were given the opportunity to disappear and start your life again, would you take it?Paris 1933. Four people's lives are dramatically torn apart by a single terrifying event. Two days before Christmas...

An hilarious and gripping festive whodunnit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie It's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch. Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed. Beginning with Johannes's father's...

'This sleek ride of a novel further cements Phillips's position as one of our most profound writers of speculative fiction.' New York Times In a hot and gritty city populated by super-intelligent robots...

'Nordin wields a parent's worst fear like a scalpel while delivering twist after twist.' Steve Frech 'A truly gripping and at times heart-wrenching thriller of a woman searching for her lost...

ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.'Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception.'When...

'Once I started I just did not want to stop. So atmospheric and written in such a way I felt like I was truly there transported back in time living it all... A highly thrilling, fast paced and totally...

AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE. AN ENCHANGED LEGACY. A DANGEROUS DISCOVERY.The stunning conclusion to Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt...

THERE'S A PUZZLING MYSTERY WHEN A BELOVED PUB BURNS DOWN...BUT LIBBY SARJEANT IS ON THE CASE.After learning of a suspicious attempt to burn down a beloved old pub, The Crooked Horse, amateur detective...

St Andrews, Scotland: When a woman's eviscerated body is found on the golf course close to the Fairmont Hotel, DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate DS Jessie Janes are assigned the investigation. But...

THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. 'One of the...

The first book in the New York Times bestselling series with over ten million copies in print! ‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills...

WHAT YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR is a wonderful collection of short stories that provokes the mind with its weird and intriguing tales. We catch glimpses of worlds that are similar to our own, but always different...

The captivating new thriller from the author of The Haven, perfect for fans of Saltburn… 'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance… deliciously twisty'...

Could the wrong man be the right one after all? The heart-wrenching and beautiful new romance from Fiona Lucas, author of Never Forget You. 🌸🌸🌸...

'OMG this book is so tense! I couldn't stop reading!' Lauren North'Totally gripping . . . I absolutely loved it!' Lisa Timoney A twisty, addictive page-turner about marriage, secrets and betrayal - perfect...

In this smart and swoony adventure rom-com, a journalist and a movie star find themselves teaming up to cover up a murder... What could possibly go wrong?When freelance journalist Khin Haymar is assigned...

A cold case returns to haunt Blix, as a cold-blooded killer taunts him with evidence of further victims, while Ramm investigates a murder with no body… Blockbuster, explosive Nordic Noir.`Contemporary...

'So much fun!' KATIE FFORDEIla has her pride. And she's about to discover just how much trouble that can be... It's 1976 and in the Vile Parle suburb of Mumbai, bastion of the Maharashtrian middle-class,...

Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all...

'I very much doubt I'll read a better crime novel this year' IAN RANKIN'The best crime novel of 2024' THE TIMES'Quite breathtaking' DAILY MAIL'Dominic Nolan is a wonderful writer' CHRIS WHITAKER'Mind-blowing...so...

A new job. A new home. A new start.It's all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished...

Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they'll be expecting you. These are the directions...

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back...