The House by the Medlar-Tree - formato ePub

Considerado como uno de los grandes autores italianos, el siciliano Verga dibuja en estas páginas un fresco insuperable de la vida en la isla a finales del siglo XIX.Sus breves historias tienen la transparencia...

Giovanni Carmelo Verga (2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian realist (Verismo) writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, and especially for the short story (and...

I Malavoglia opera completa di Giovanni Verga in versione integrale lettura agevolata in formato ebook

I Malavoglia, pubblicato nel 1881, è il primo romanzo dell'incompiuto ciclo 'I vinti' (che comprende anche Mastro Don Gesualdo), ed è considerato il capolavoro della letteratura verista italiana. Racconta...

Storia di una Capinera è un breve romanzo di Giovanni Verga, scritto in forma epistolare nel 1869 e ambientato in Sicilia. Narra la vicenda di Maria, fanciulla giovanissima costretta a farsi suora di...

Scritto nel 1881 è il primo romanzo dell'incompiuto ciclo "I vinti", ed è considerato il capolavoro della letteratura verista. Verga supera il bozzettismo veristico per contribuire in modo fondamentale...

"La roba" è una novella di Giovanni Verga pubblicata nel 1883 che fa parte della raccolta Novelle rusticane. In questa novella il contadino Mazzarò viene descritto come un uomo basso e con una grossa...

Presso il paese di Aci Trezza, nel catanese, vive la laboriosa famiglia Toscano, soprannominata Malavoglia per antifrasi, secondo la tradizione della 'ngiuria (una particolare forma di appellativo). Il...

La protagonista del romanzo è Maria, all'epoca diciannovenne, rimasta orfana di madre da bambina e rinchiusa all'età di sette anni in un convento di Catania, destinata a diventare monaca di clausura per...

Il romanzo è in parte autobiografico: prende spunto, infatti, da una vicenda vissuta in prima persona da Giovanni Verga in età giovanile. L'episodio risale all'estate 1854-1855 quando, in seguito all'epidemia...

Mastro Don Gesualdo, scritto nel 1889, è il secondo grande romanzo di Giovanni Verga. L’impianto narrativo, più ampio che nei Malavoglia, è quello di un grande affresco di costume. Gli episodi si succedono...

Romanzo ambientato nella Sicilia del '800 che narra la smania di arricchimento del muratore Gesualdo coronato con il matrimonio di convenienza con la nobile Bianca. Il quale non sarà però sufficiente...

Una peccatrice, romanzo composto da Verga nel 1865 e pubblicato l’anno successivo dall’editore Negro, è la storia di un’educazione sentimentale nata dall’incontro tra uno studente catanese, Pietro Brusio,...

Storia di una capinera (1871) narra la travagliata vicenda di una giovane donna, la diciannovenne Maria, e del suo rapporto con l’amore, la religione (il convento), la vita. Il romanzo, scritto in forma...

Mastro-don Gesualdo (1889) è il secondo grande romanzo di Verga che, dopo I Malavoglia, doveva far parte del cosiddetto Ciclo dei vinti, una serie incompiuta di cinque testi impiantati sulla concezione...

La collezione completa di novelle di Giovanni Verga, tra le quali la raccolta pubblicata nel 1880 con il titolo “Vita dei campi”. Il mondo elementare degli umili si sostituisce a quello artefatto della...

GRACE--=()=-- When I was offered the opportunity to move to England, I hesitated. Not because I wouldn't love it, but because of my parents. Their fights can get problematic and I wouldn't be there to...

How many chances does a man deserve? Lauren battles with this question after she becomes involved with Ewan. He is good-looking, funny, kind, and caring, but he has a female best friend who makes her...

In my family, danger happens faster than a pixie in heat. I'm Marigold Everlee, a middle-aged eclectic witch with a knack for trouble and a soul that houses a piece of my fiery boyfriend Zev's ifrit spirit. Talk...

Alice sees Eliot as the upright King of Wands and Heath as the reversed King of Wands.

Ivo is the right-hand man to the most dangerous man in Ultimo Morte, Raffaele Di Morte. Ivo will do anything for the family and his capo, even marry a newly widowed woman. Elisa's husband's desire to...

Something's been brewing deep inside South Dakota's fabled Black Hills for decades, with hints of it just now beginning to surface. For the time being, fifteen-year-old Viktor Talking White Owl is in...

Odysseia'nn MO 800 ila 600 yllar arasnda yazld düünülmektedir. Manzum eser lyada'nn devam niteliindedir ve Yunan kahraman Odysseus'un Truva'nn düüünden sonra vatan thaka'ya yapt maceralarla dolu uzun...

A security guard, a mercenary, a lawyer, a thief, and a reanimated mummy walk up to a food truck… Elizabeth "Eliza" Cunningham has always known what she wants, whether tha's a medal in an Olympics qualifier...

When a snowstorm traps Taylor, a star defenseman, and Alice, the coach's daughter, in a cozy cabin over the holidays, the magic of the season works its charm. With the outside world blanketed in snow,...

Deep in the heart of an isolated forest, 14-year-old girl lives in isolation, mastering 'The Game'—a deadly ritual passed down by her fanatical mother. Driven by the sinister whispers of a dark god, she...

Feel the NEED for SPEED?On the track, ride along with rivals, Niki Madera and Shu Wheeler as they compete in an adrenalin-fueled season of Formula 1 racing. Every legendary track from the tight city streets...

Can a small-town artist find the courage to chase his dreams with a little help from above?Noah Bennett's life revolves around his ice skate rental business and avoiding his parents' disappointment. But...

It was starting to seem as though Harvey would never find a loving home. This SHORT STORY has previously been published in Words Worth Reading Issue 1.

A dead body near an alley dumpster, puts Jynx back in the spotlight, for all the wrong reasons.A knife in the chest of the Vice Mayor wasn't how Jynx wanted to finish out her night. To be fair, it probably...

Arabella's Christmas Eve out on the town turns to disaster when she drags her best friend, Jenson the wereshark, down to the beach for a calming swim.A swim? Absolutely.Calming? ...Not exactly.With lives...

She's only here for a week, but I'm determined to turn that week into forever. AlexWhen cut-throat lawyer Jade stumbles onto my tree farm, looking like she's never held an axe in her life, I figure she's...

I planned to get an in, to the Kings of Sin Clubhouse.Stay under the radar.Learn information.Survive.I came for vengeance.Not friendship. Not a family. Not loveYet here I am, drowning in all of those...

Welcome to Nicolet, a picturesque town nestled on the shores of Lake Superior, where love, healing, and second chances bloom amidst the gentle waves and quiet beauty of nature. This heartwarming series...

This captivating story is set in Malawi during the 1980s—a beautiful and vibrant country known for its pristine lake, lush rainforests, savannas, and arid, baked clay scrubland. It is an adventure wonderland...

He loved only one, but he was never what she needed, never the right man for her. The best thing he ever did was walk away from Layla before he destroyed her life. Proven over and over again, most recently...

Elfbones couldn't believe his luck when he was invited to a ball at the royal palace.  He would have a tale to tell when he returned to school after the summer break.  How right he was.  Within a few...

This collection contains the following books:A Little Taste of HomeGavin & Sanura: billionaire, business owner, friends to loversToo Dangerous to LoveBrandt & Serenity: billionaire, bodyguard,...

This book has a compilation of many stories designed to send some chills down your skin. reader beware!

On a crisp, moonlit Christmas Eve, all is calm in the little village of Windfurlough—or so it seems. Beneath the glowing full moon, a mischievous plan is afoot at the ancient windmill, where a rare block...

Working in one of Odessa's busiest emergency departments, Eliza Moore never expected to find her true purpose through the suffering of her patients. As a trained nurse, she knew her duty required care...

The week has finally come for the wedding of Lavon Tyler and Lynn Dodd-Masterson.A young girl is murdered feet away from Lavon and Abby and they find themselves racing against time to find the killer...

Caught in a blizzard on her way home to Quebec for Christmas, Bestselling Romance Author, Kira Lévesque is forced to take an unexpected detour into the quaint, northern New Hampshire town of Granite Falls....

A Marvelous Time is an illustrated collection of twenty tongue-in-cheek, sometimes-vulgar, always-hilarious poems about the holiday season.

Sang Kancil, the mousedeer:  trickster, adventurer, king and sometimes villain and thief—the traditional folktales from South-East Asia about this diminutive hero have been told for centuries. He might...

Three homeless puppies, two lonely hearts, and a massive snowstorm. Candace "Candi" Goodman, an unemployed teacher, is always sharing a smile and helping those around her. This Christmas she has volunteered...