An Outpost of Progress (Annotated) - formato ePub

El corazón de las tinieblas, de Joseph Conrad, fue adaptada por Francis Ford Coppola en Apocalypse Now. Aunque esa película trasladó la localización a Vietnam, la novela trata de la vida de Charles Marlow...

El libro 'El corazón de las tinieblas' escrito por Joseph Conrad es una obra maestra de la literatura que explora las profundidades de la condición humana a través de la historia de un viaje épico por...

Victoria (1915) es para muchos criticos la ultima de las grandes novelas de Conrad (El corazon de las tinieblas, Nostromo, El agente secreto), y tal vez la mas lograda.

"El duelo" es una novela de Joseph Conrad publicada por primera vez en 1908. La historia comienza durante las guerras napoleónicas y concluye con la restauración de los Borbones en una Francia postnapoleónica....

Las crónicas que conforman este libro repasan las vivencias marítimas de Conrad, primero como marinero en Francia y más adelante en la marina mercante británica. Estos textos componen un vivísimo retrato...

Los ensayos marítimos de Joseph Conrad. Un libro fascinante, de una calidez y proximidad sorprendentes.Las crónicas que conforman este libro repasan las vivencias marítimas de Conrad, primero como marinero...

Escrita en 1900, Lord Jim es la gran novela sobre el tenue filo que separa las dos caras de una misma moneda: la cobardía y el valor. Marcado por un trágico incidente en el que se ve envuelto en una de...

El estudiante ruso Razumov se ve envuelto en un atentado cometido por un compañero revolucionario al que acaba delatando a la policía. Empleando similar dureza contra la perversidad de las autoridades...

El marinero Charlie Marlow emprende una travesía por el corazón del continente africano en busca de Kurtz, jefe de una explotación de marfil. Mientras navega por el salvaje río Congo, es testigo de la...

A través de un personaje ficticio (el viejo marinero "Marlow"), Conrad describe una travesía por el río Congo en busca del señor "Kurtz" que es el jefe de una explotación de marfil. El encuentro con Kurtz,...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

El argumento de esta pequeña pieza, la cual tuvo tres títulos (El duelo, Los duelistas, o Un asunto de honor, este último a sugerencia de su amigo Ford Madox Ford), nos lleva a las campañas napoleónicas...

Tejida en torno a una anécdota mínima -el viaje que por el río Congo hace Marlow para relevar a Kurtz, un agente comercial que se halla gravemente enfermo-, "El corazón de las tinieblas" constituye una...

This first anthology of the series includes seven exciting historical fiction short stories from around the world. In the featured novelette, Joseph Collins takes you on a hard-hitting journey illuminating...

She never thought she'd choose a bear over a man in the woods… Hadlee Wilson thinks she knows her boyfriend, Chad, but when he takes her on a hike in Colorado, she expects him to propose, not to attack...

The cult of stupid led by the president tries to overthrow the government when they lose the election because it's discovered they are an organized crime organization who has been secretly selling our...

In Emberwick Crossing, where ancient magic pulses beneath modern facades, Sage Holland thought she had seen the worst of the magical underworld. She was wrong. Fresh from vanquishing a necromancer, Sage...

A Choose Your Own Adventure...but New Weird Horror? We Got you. Tenebrous Press' first gamebook is a meta-exploration of religious trauma, arrested adolescence and anxiety…and it's Metal as F$%k. You...

A hurricane has blown young Dorothy and her dog Toto far from home. Now they make their way to the Wizard of Oz for help. The Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Woodman join them on their quest....

Shaped by the ghost of their parents' former enslavement, two brothers, Dub and Tim, must decide—confront the past or suffer the consequences forever? In this riveting continuation of the Brisco family...

While in the red brick city of Redadore, an awestruck Anniken becomes infatuated with the dashing knight, Laken. After a scuffle with a group of rowdy squires, she finally has the opportunity for some...

He swore to ruin me. And here I am, begging him to finish the job.From USA Today bestselling author Logan Fox comes a brand new dark college enemies-to-lovers second-chance romance crammed with angst,...

Only the strongest survive the Ride… Aurora Verte grew up as a proper lady in the Realm—until her father betrayed the sovereign. Forced to run from her family home, she meets Leora of Mae, a peasant with...

***Originally published in The Grand Mistletoe Assembly, this stand-alone novella now features an all-new prologue and epilogue***A woman with a secret. A second son with no connections. Will they find...

 In the final days of her sophomore year, Katarina is hit by a whirlwind of emotions when she unexpectedly falls for Liam, a younger student. With only five days left before she leaves Oakwood, their...

Two former lovers, drawn together by a mutual loss and a shared past, rekindle their fiery, passionate romance. The story explores themes of personal growth, forgiveness, and the intense emotions of a...

Money, sex and stress are the main reasons for a relationship to fail. While David and Arlene have no worries with the first two, the helluva stress they are faced with once she returns from Vegas can...

A realm filled with monsters and dangerous men with their secrets. Some monsters are made, others are born. Sage Torrin is the granddaughter of the High King of Alandria. Before Sage was born a prophecy...

Jesus and Nefertiti have separated. After searching for her unsuccessfully in the desert, he decides to follow the pharaoh's army to find a way to join forces and finally attract the Bright Lights and...

Enjoy this contemporary small town sleuthing couple mystery. When Miriam Conway is assaulted by a man she knows from the gym, Helen and the entire Myerton police force go in search of her attacker. Meanwhile...

An undercover FBI agent struggles to take down a murderous robbery ring.  A retired Green Beret might be her best chance.  John Tyler is browsing in a jewelry shop when thieves descend on the place. Unarmed,...

I loved him from the beginning. In the middle.But maybe not at the end.His love for me was full of possibilities, hopes, and dreams a girl like me wasn't accustomed to. He was a nightmare that cracked...

'Find where you belong and make that place your own...' Tanner has spent his whole life moving from place to place, belonging nowhere. So when his dying grandmother reveals the name and location of the...

'Fans of EMILY HENRY will devour this!' Cecilia Rabess Love could be a recipe for disaster, or the best thing they ever cooked up... Kieran O'Neill should be on top of the world. He's just won a cooking...

Broken Hearts & Happy Endings is KL Donn's signature story telling. In this massive collection of books you'll get to enjoy more than one genre or trope while getting the stories you love.Broken Hearts...

Pulses are racing in the quaint town of Holland, Washington, as it kicks off its third annual lentil festival. Among the meager gathering is Jackie Norwood, a former celebrity chef now navigating the...

Leila doesn't know she's a Goddess incarnate. When her boyfriend, Jake, breaks her heart, she suddenly seems to be surrounded by godlike men vying for her affection. As a former model, this is not unusual...

Visions of dark shadows past show Angie a terrifying future… New Mexico changed everything for witch, Angie Jordan. Now she must face the consequences. And the target on her back that came with her out...

Have you ever thought about Adam and Eve? I mean, really thought about them.Who were they? And what was their story? Everyone on this planet has, at one point or another, heard their names or been given...

In 2011, Toby Soames dies from a freak accident on Hampstead Heath; Charlie Falk simply disappears. Two years later, Australian Adele Soames returns to London to be nearer her son and the places he loved....

Journeys Beyond the Fantastical Horizon offers a fresh exploration of the magical and the otherworldly. From sentient spaceships to anxiety goblins, this anthology explores the breadth and depth of speculative...

An umbrella is opened indoors. A black cat crosses your path. Three cigarettes are lit from one match. These are omens of bad luck that no one takes seriously. But at Van Buren University when these,...

Kevin J. Anderson is one of the best-selling novelists working in the field today, but over the course of his long career he has produced a steady stream of short stories, ranging from hard science fiction,...