Paul Olson argues that Chaucer's narratives emerge from his deep concern about the crises of late fourteenth-century England and his vision of the renewal of that troubled society through the ideal of parlement, the various orders of society speaking together, and through a perfective religious discipline.
On a bright June morning, the reclusive billionaire Adrian Mercer isfound dead in a half-dug grave on his own unfinished Hamptons estate,his watch stopped at precisely 3:41 in the morning.
2026 Finalist for The Eric Hoffer Award The first collection of award-winning short fiction from the author of Bellflower and Things to See in Arizona; Mary Vensel White's writing reflects "e;how we can endure and overcome our personal histories, better understand our ancestral ones, and accept the unknown future ahead.
Selected to perform as the Queen of the Wilis in the ballet, Giselle, Dawn Hayes is determined to prove to the other dancers that she is the most worthy of a professional career in ballet.
Je sais que la maladie dont je souffre peut m'emporter a tout moment, comme ca : il fit une pichenette en l'air, presque sous le nez de l'ecclesiastique.
Zwischen Zimtschnecken und Hygge – Neues Glück in der Stadt der GelassenheitDie wunderschöne Feel-Good-Reihe mit europäischen Traum-Destinationen geht weiter: Der 3.
Van bibber and others is a collection of interconnected short stories that explore urban social life, performance culture, and personal reputation through light satire and emotional observation.
Jim Hawkins trabaja en la posada de sus padres cuando llega un viejo marinero con un misterioso baúl y un secreto: tiene en su poder el mapa de una isla en la que está enterrado un tesoro.
Mientras la prosperidad de los antiguos mercaderes del Mitonar se erosiona bajo la mano de hierro de un soberano corrupto, los Vestrit esperan ansiosos el regreso de su barco mágico.
