Enter the shadowed waters, distant horizons, and moral crossroads of Joseph Conrad - one of the most profound and influential writers of the modern era.
«En una cajita negra había documentos que atestiguaban lo ilegal de mi adopción y, justo encima, otro sobre sepia llevaba mi nombre escrito al dorso: las letras estaban dibujadas con los trazos sofisticados e inconfundibles de la caligrafía de Josefina.
Ricarda Huchs " Triumphgasse" ist ein unsauberes italienisches Gässchen voller Schmutz und Gestank, nicht nur in seinen Rinnsteinen, sondern auch in seinen Menschen.
Tras una muerte que podría calificarse de libresca, atropellada mientras hojeaba un volumen de Emily Dickinson, una profesora de la Universidad de Cambridge es la destinataria póstuma de un ejemplar de La línea de sombra, de Joseph Conrad.
Quan l'oficial de la Guerra Civil dels Estats Units John Carter arriba a Mart després de veure's transportat per un fenomen misteriós, no espera trobar-se amb un paisatge àrid, tecnologia sorprenent i diferents races marcianes que només tenen una cosa en comú: un bel·licisme ferotge.
"e;You commissioned me - may God honor you - to compile a treatise for you about the nature of love, its meanings, its causes, and its symptoms, and what happens to it, and to it as a matter of truth, not to add or elaborate, but to provide a source of what is present to me in its face, and according to its occurrence, since my memorization and breadth of what I remember have ended, so I began To what you desire, and if I had not agreed to it, I would not have undertaken it, for this is nonsense, and it is better for us, despite the shortness of our lives, not to spend it except in what we hope to welcome the turning point, and a good return tomorrow, and what you have assigned me must mention what I witnessed, and my care perceived, and trustworthy people told me about.
Celebrate the spirit of Christmas with the complete collection of Charles Dickens's beloved holiday tales-stories filled with warmth, compassion, reflection, and the timeless magic of the season.
En esta segunda obra del autor, se presenta un conjunto de relatos que entrelazan hechos reales con elementos de ficcion, creando un tapiz narrativo rico y diverso.
As the author of My Spinning Place, I am honored to share with you this collection of poems—a tapestry woven from moments of reflection, inspiration, and exploration.
Blood Brothers is the only known novel by German social worker and journalist Ernst Haffner, of whom nearly all traces were lost during the course of the Second World War.
Corby, the industrial new town built around a vast steel works, draws many to the fires of its furnaces - in the hope of steady work, a better house, a fresh start.
Rediscover the brilliance of Lucy Carmichael in the Mermaid Collection - timeless classics by pioneering female authors, beautifully reissued to enchant today's readers.
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERMillions grew up loving The Illustrated Mum; now you can curl up this festive period and find out what happens next in this joyful adult sequel by the world's favourite comfort author, Jacqueline Wilson!
When Gwen Ericksen's infant daughter is kidnapped by the insidious Nereus Project, she and her battle-hardened team embark on a perilous mission to rescue the child.
The bestselling classic about three generations of a deaf family in modern America, by the author of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 'A miracle of empathy, a tour de force' The New York TimesTwo young deaf people, Abel and Janice, elope from their punitive school in the 1920s and begin married life with high hopes.
In the nail-biting western Last Stand at Sabre River, a Civil War veteran returns home to find a Yankee's private army living on his land, while another enemy waits to strike.
When Gwen Ericksen, a struggling science vlogger desperately struggling to pay her bills, gets an offer from the richest man on the planet, well, how can she possibly refuse?
An enchanting selection of Christmas tales by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish national treasure - now available in English for the first time'But what shall I do on Christmas night if nobody has given me a book?
