The King Of The Mountains - formato ePub

Una familia arruinada...Una mujer enferma condenada a muerte…Y una extraña propuesta de matrimonio.

La tragicómica historia del joven Alfred L’Ambert, un opulento y arrogante notario, campeón del foyer de la Ópera parisina, que en el curso de un lance por una hermosa dama pierde su nariz de una certera...

“Maese Alfred L’Ambert, antes de recibir el fatal golpe que le obligó a cambiar de nariz, era, sin sombra de duda, el más brillante notario de Francia. En aquella época contaba treinta y dos años; era...

Una familia arruinada...Una mujer enferma condenada a muerte…Y una extraña propuesta de matrimonio.

Bienvenidos a la serie de libros Novelistas Imprescindibles, donde les presentamos las mejores obras de autores notables. Para este libro, el crítico literario August Nemo ha elegido las dos novelas más...

Edmond François Valentin About (14 February 1828 – 16 January 1885) was a French novelist, publicist and journalist.

MAÎTRE ALFRED L’AMBERT, avant le coup fatal qui le contraignit à changer de nez, était assurément le plus brillant notaire de France. En ce temps-là, il avait trente-deux ans; sa taille était noble, ses...

C'est un vieux rêve : conserver un homme en le desséchant , un savant allemand le réalise aux dépens d'un colonel français de Napoléon.

Un jeune herboriste frais émoulu de l’Université est envoyé en Grèce par le jardin des Plantes pour un voyage d’études. Logé dans une modeste pension en compagnie des individus les plus divers, il a ouï...

Maître Alfred L’Ambert, ayant perdu son nez au cours d’un duel, décide de se faire greffer un morceau de peau pour le remplacer. Il ne trouve pour donneur qu’un jeune ouvrier fort peu fréquentable, au...

Le 24 janvier 185., ce qu’on appelle tout Paris se poussait, se foulait et se culbutait au bal de ces gens-là. L’hôtel des Gautripon, qui recevait tous les mercredis, était cité comme un des plus vastes...

En 1854, La Grèce contemporaine, qui insiste sur l’écart entre le mythe grec fondé sur l’Antiquité et la réalité contemporaine, remporte un grand succès.

En 1859, Léon Renault revient de Prusse, où il a fait fortune, pour épouser la jeune fille qu’il aime Clémentine Sambucco. Parmi les nombreux cadeaux qu’il rapporte, le plus étrange est... un soldat de...

Le 1er janvier 1853, les domestiques de l’hôtel de Sanglié à Paris voient la duchesse Mademoisellae Germaine, malade et dont le père est ruiné, aller vendre sa bague au mont-de-piété. Madame de Chermidy...

Edmond About est un écrivain, journaliste, critique d'art du XIXème siècle. Il n'était certes pas un économiste de formation. Cela ne l'a pas empêché de porter une reflexion sur le rôle du travail dans...

In 'The Man With The Broken Ear' by Edmond About, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the aftermath of a political revolution. The book perfectly captures the anxieties and uncertainties...

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,...

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...

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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 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...

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?...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

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...

'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...

***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...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey   Two decades after escaping a deadly New Mexico cult, one survivor remains—and time is running out. Kelly Stone, now a single mother...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA Lady Taylor Fleming is an heiress with a suitor on her tail. Her step-by-step plan to ditch him is simple. But there is nothing simple about the Duke of Bamberg.Taylor tries...

 A fast-attack nuclear submarine cuts silently through the waters of the North Atlantic, hijacked by two-dozen armed terrorists.  The target: New York City  Trapped aboard the submarine, Ship Superintendent...

 "IN TRUE MAY MCGOLDRICK STYLE, A TIMELY AND HEARTWARMING STORY FOR THE HOLIDAYS!"  Paige Coleman has stayed away from her beloved seaside home in the Connecticut village of Stonington ever since being...

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...

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...