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El genesis de un mundo nuevoLa quinta entrega y continuacion de Los Australianos, la inolvidable saga epica escrita por Vivian Stuart que, con estilo envolvente y habilidad excepcional para crear personajes llenos de fuerza, nos transporta a los origenes de Australia: un territorio salvaje, indomito y lleno de oportunidades pero tambien de injusticias, peligros y luchas por la supervivencia.
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BEST INDIE BOOK - KIRKUS REVIEWS - STARRED REVIEWA rollicking tale of one black woman's mission to stop an English plan to aid the Confederates in the American Civil War.
Leonid Nikolaevich Andreyev (1871-1919) was a Russian writer, publicist, and playwright, one of the most prominent representatives of Russian modernism of the early 20th century.
Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (1853-1921) was one of the greatest Russian humanist writers, a publicist, a social activist, and a defender of human dignity and freedom.
Alexandra Ivanovna Sokolova (1833-1914) was a Russian writer known before the Revolution under the pseudonym "e;Sinee Domino"e; (Blue Domino), the mother of the renowned journalist and columnist Vlasiy Doroshevich.
William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) was an English writer, one of the most popular authors of historical adventure fiction of the 19th century, and a representative of the so-called "e;Newgate School,"e; which also included Bulwer-Lytton and Benjamin Disraeli.
Ilya Ilf (1897-1937) and Yevgeny Petrov (1903-1942) were classics of Russian satirical prose and co-authors of legendary novels that created one of the most striking and witty characters in Russian literature: Ostap Bender, the "e;great schemer,"e; a man of indefatigable wit, ingenuity, and irony.
Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (1744-1810) was one of the most prominent and extraordinary women of the 18th century, a figure in Russian culture, literature, and education, a close associate of Catherine II, and one of the first women to hold a high government position in Europe.
Alexander Nikolaevich Tsekhanovich (1862-1897) was a talented Russian writer, a representative of the literary scene of the late 19th century, and the author of numerous short stories and novels that combined elements of everyday life, morality, and engaging plots.
Theodor Mundt (1808-1861) was a German writer, literary critic, philosopher, and aesthetician, one of the representatives of the Young Germany movement.
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) was a prominent Italian playwright, a reformer of 18th-century European theater, and one of the founders of the classic comedy of the modern era.
Sergei Petrovich Borodin (1902-1974) was a Russian Soviet writer, People's Writer of the Uzbek SSR, a master of historical fiction, and the author of the novels "e;The Last Bukhara,"e; "e;The Egyptian,"e; the historical trilogy "e;Stars over Samarkand,"e; as well as translations from Tajik, Uzbek, and Hindi.
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (1866-1941) was a Russian writer, poet, philosopher, and thinker, one of the founders of Symbolism and a leading figure in the spiritual culture of the Silver Age.
Ivan Kuzmich Kondratyev (1849-1904) was a Russian writer, poet, and playwright whose work is distinguished by its attention to folk legends, historical narratives, and lively colloquial speech.
Alexander Stepanovich Grin (1880-1932) was a Russian writer, the creator of a unique artistic world that blended romance, philosophical depth, and psychological insight.
Edmond de Frejac was a French writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a member of the generation of historical novelists who wrote in the spirit of Alexandre Dumas, Theatre Gautier, and Emilio Sue.
El Cantar de Mio Cid narra la epica aventura de Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, el heroe desterrado que, armado solo con su honor y su espada, conquista batallas imposibles para recuperar su lugar en el reino.
Alexander Krasnitsky (1859-1914) was a Russian writer and master of the historical adventure novel, whose works combine epic scope with dramatic plots.
This single volume presents the complete edition of Maxim Gorky's epic novel, The Life of Klim Samgin (1925-1936), the writer's masterpiece and definitive work.
Mikhail Nikolaevich Zagoskin (1789-1852) was a Russian writer, a veteran of the Patriotic War of 1812, and director of Moscow theaters and later the Armory Chamber.
Grigory Petrovich Danilevsky (1829-1890) was a Russian novelist of the second half of the 19th century, whose historical novels enjoyed widespread popularity thanks to their vibrant characters, captivating plots, and masterful recreation of the era's atmosphere.
This single volume collects the works of Maxim Gorky, created during the pivotal time of the turn of the century, when his unique voice-the voice of the "e;stormy petrel of the revolution"e;-was being formed.
Nikolai Eduardovich Heinze (1852-1913) was a Russian writer, journalist, and playwright, the author of numerous historical and crime novels, whose works enjoyed widespread popularity among readers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The author, who published under the pseudonym Roman Dobry (real name Roman Lukich Antropov, 1876-1913), was one of the first to explore the genre of documentary fiction about the work of the detective police.
Yevgeny Petrovich Karnovich (1823-1885) was a historian, writer, and author of numerous works on Russian history and fiction based on documentary sources.