Doctor Thorne - format ePub

 Una magistral novela contra la corrupción y la codicia. Augustus Melmotte, un banquero sin escrúpulos recién llegado a Londres, vende a sus inversores un producto sin valor y crea una burbuja que hace...

«Trollope es un preciso retratista de la sociedad de su tiempo, pero lo es específicamente de una parte de ella: del conjunto de la gente corriente» José María Guelbenzu«Si le gusta la obra de Austen...

"Las torres de Barchester" pertenece a la serie de las seis novelas de Barset, que Trollope sitúa en el condado imaginario de Barsetshire. Ambientada en el mundo rural clerical de la Inglaterra victoriana...

Fred Neville, joven y atractivo oficial inglés de caballería, se convierte en heredero de un título nobiliario y grandes posesiones, pero, pese a la oposición de su familia, pide poder pasar un año con...

Gran olvidado dentro de los escritores británicos de la era victoriana -Dickens, Stoker, las hermanas Brontë...-, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) se distinguió por su facilidad para articular historias...

Un honrado médico rural de sólidos principios y su sobrina Mary provocan una honda conmoción en la clase alta rural de Barchester, representada por las ostentosas familias Gresham y De Courcy. La mansión...

El mundo en que vivimos, escrito por Anthony Trollope, es una aguda representación de las dinámicas sociales, las tensiones morales y las aspiraciones individuales dentro del contexto de la Inglaterra...

Este trabajo ha sido seleccionado por académicos como culturalmente importante y es parte de la base de conocimiento de la civilización tal como la conocemos. Este trabajo se reprodujo a partir del artefacto...

The proud and impoverished Mr. Crawley faces the greatest trial of his life when he is suspected of stealing a cheque, a charge he is too confused to effectively deny. His humiliation ripples through...

Lily Dale gives her heart completely to the charming Adolphus Crosbie, only to have it crushed when he abandons her for a connection with a titled family. Her resolve to remain single rather than compromise...

A fabulous diamond necklace becomes the catalyst for a labyrinth of lies when the wealthy and deceptive Lizzie Eustace refuses to relinquish it to her late husband's estate. Claiming the jewels as a gift,...

The Duke of Omnium, once a master of politics, finds himself utterly baffled by the rebellion of his own children after the loss of his wife. As his sons face expulsion from school and gambling debts,...

When Plantagenet Palliser is unexpectedly asked to form a coalition government, he and his ambitious wife Glencora find themselves at the pinnacle of British society. However, the reality of wielding...

A gentle dilemma spirals into a national scandal when the wardenship of Hiram's Hospital is attacked by reformers as a symbol of church greed. Mr. Harding, a man who loves music and peace above all else,...

Alice Vavasor struggles with a decision that defies the social norms of her time, oscillating between a safe, respectable marriage and a wild, uncertain future with her cousin. Her hesitation sets off...

A well-meaning but weak-willed vicar, Mark Robarts, allows his desire for social connections to lead him into a financial quagmire that threatens his standing in the community. His folly stands in stark...

Cosamian Dastou is the last living Saint. His immunity to the Social Cypher, a system of mass-hypnotism that regulates and controls modern life, means that some people worship him, and many think of him...

A startling tale of  astrophysics gone wild.Experienced Astronaut Dev Camber prepares his spacecraft for landing.But not one bit of his training prepared him for for the  escalating mayhem swallowing...

Pickpocket overhears her own description—but they're talking about someone else. A missing rich girl. A reward. A ride up to the orbital station. Aino's been invisible so long she's forgotten what it's...

When Grant Campbell, the alpha of White Lodge wolf-shifter clan, finds a lost leopard-shifter cub, he knows exactly who can help him: Verona Sullivan, the beta of Maze Hill leopards. The woman who has...

When It's Winter in Our HeartsClara Bellmonte loves Raymond Trust, a humble gardener. Then, at seventeen, her father informs her that the time has come to introduce her to Raphael Monie, the young man...

Swallowed by a supernatural desire, Alexandre Theodorides, heir to the largest and most respected pharmaceutical laboratory on the planet, and Hefestião Lê Kerr discover they are in love with each other....

In a brilliant comedy of manners, a group of self-styled intellectuals gathers to discuss a topic they are terrified to admit they do not understand. Their desperate attempts to appear cultured are manipulated...

Newland Archer is engaged to the perfect society debutante, but his world is upended by the return of the scandalous Countess Olenska. He is torn between the safety of convention and the electrifying...

Ann Eliza and Evelina run a modest shop in New York, their lives defined by routine and mutual sacrifice until a suitor disrupts their quiet world. The arrival of Mr. Ramy offers a glimpse of escape,...

Driven by a fatalistic curiosity, a woman abandons her life to seek out the legendary Chilchui Indians in the Mexican mountains. She becomes the willing center of a cosmic ritual, offering her existence...

Two sisters navigate a silent, emotional war within their own home, proving that the greatest sacrifices are often those made quietly for the sake of another’s happiness.

Undine Spragg is a chaotic force of ambition, treating marriage as a stepping stone to global conquest. She moves from the American Midwest to the apex of French society, leaving a wake of financial ruin...

A shared mania for identical knives spirals into a surreal competition between two men obsessed with symmetry. Their fixation grows increasingly violent and bizarre, turning a domestic hobby into a grotesque...

Civil strife tears France apart, forcing the retired heroes to don their cloaks once more to rescue a king and confront the ghosts of their past.

Abandoned in the rugged Rockies, a young boy must forge a life among the peaks and the rough characters of the mining camps. His journey is one of self-discovery, as he untangles the mystery of his birth...

A colossus of iron and fire stalks the plains, striking terror into the hearts of all who witness its mechanical stride. This invention promises a new era of travel but attracts dangerous enemies desperate...

A spectral shape glides over the water, leaving a trail of superstition and dread in its wake. Skeptical heroes must confront their own fears to uncover the human or supernatural agency behind the haunting....

The Llano Estacado offers no shelter for the weak, and two young riders must cross its parched expanse to prove their worth. Dust storms, thirst, and the threat of hostile encounters turn their journey...

A boastful challenge to brave the pitch-black depths of a waxworks exhibition turns into a harrowing ordeal of the mind. Is the danger real, or is the suffocating darkness projecting the protagonist's...

A squeaky-voiced stranger with a limp seems an unlikely hero, but beneath the disguise lies the legendary frontiersman Seth Jones. When a family is captured by Mohawks, he drops the act to execute a rescue...

The Marshalsea prison is a world unto itself, shaping the life of a young woman who was born in its shadow. As a financial house of cards collapses, the line between the jailed and the free becomes blurrier....

Speed is the only defense for Alden as he carries the mail pouch through the most dangerous territory in the West. Alone on the trail, he faces blizzards, wolves, and bandits, relying on his horse and...

Faced with financial ruin, a desperate soul seizes a chance to assume a new identity, only to step into a trap far deadlier than his own debts. He must navigate a treacherous path of deception where a...

A workhouse boy dares to ask for more, setting off a chain of events that leads him from the brutality of the parish to the dark, criminal heart of London.

A chemistry professor barters away his painful memories, only to realize that without the capacity for sorrow, he has lost the ability to empathize with humanity.

At Botshelong Hospital, love doesn't arrive with roses.It arrives with tension, ambition, jealousy… and temptation.Nsizwa is a 25-year-old cleaner from Daveyton—handsome, disciplined, and admired by many....

Hugo, a young man of admirable beauty, moves to the coast after a tragedy that marked his life. There, he meets Christopher who also loves to play soccer. They become best friends, however, Christopher's...

It took at least two days for Jennifer to notice the missing letters and cards wrapped in brown paper. It could only have been her father who took the package from the trunk."Dad. There was a package...

When Destiny crumbles, devotion becomes a new divinty. When hope grows fragile, she'll burn worlds to keep it alive. And if he's forgotten her name, she'will make the world remember.  A woman's search...

Soul in the WallsBy Riaan HayesMae Harper thought buying the old house on Breaker Road would be a chance to start over.The place was cheap, quiet, and far away from the life she wanted to forget. The...