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Translated for the first time into English, this richly textured novel by "the shining light of Catalan literature" (Colm Tóibín), follows one young woman's homecoming, as she navigates love, friendship, ambition and betrayal in a Barcelona on the brink of revolution—with an introduction by...

Considéré comme l’un des romans d’aventures les plus célèbres de tous les temps, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo raconte l’histoire du marin Edmond Dantès, injustement accusé de trahison le jour de son mariage, puis emprisonné sans procès dans une île-forteresse infâme. Son compagnon de captivité, l’abbé Faria, prend Edmond sous son aile, le guide, lui apprend à lire et finit par lui révéler le secret d’un trésor caché sur l’île de Monte-Cristo.

D’Artagnan, un joven gascón de familia noble venida a menos, parte a París para cumplir su sueño de convertirse en Mosquetero. Allí entabla una fuerte amistad con tres de ellos: Athos, Porthos y Aramis. Juntos se verán envueltos en todo tipo de peripecias, romances e intrigas políticas en contra del Cardenal Richelieu.

La obra narra las aventuras del caballero Tirant lo Blanc, quien sirve a varios señores y damas en diferentes lugares de Europa. La novela se divide en diferentes secciones, incluyendo los Episodios Amorosos, que se centran en las aventuras amorosas de Tirant, muestran la tradición del amor cortés de la literatura medieval, mientras que también desarrollan la trama principal de la novela. A través de la obra, se exploran temas como el honor, traición, la lealtad y el amor cortés.

Dueña de un singular temperamento desde su complicada infancia de huérfana, primero a cargo de una tía poco cariñosa y después en la escuela Lowood, Jane Eyre logra el puesto de institutriz en Thornfield Hall para educar a la hija de su atrabiliario y peculiar dueño, el señor Rochester.

Crimen y castigo es un profundo análisis psicológico de su protagonista, el joven estudiante Raskólnikov, cuya firme creencia en que los fines humanitarios justifican la maldad le conduce al asesinato de una usurera. Pero, desde que comete el crimen, la culpabilidad será una pesadilla constante con la que el estudiante será incapaz de convivir. De una manera magistral relata el sufrimiento, los estados de confusión, los sueños y los delirios del protagonista. Así como la redención de un criminal a través del amor.

Narra la travesía del barco ballenero Pequod, comandado por el capitán Ahab, junto a Ismael y el arponero Queequeg en la obsesiva y autodestructiva persecución de un gran cachalote blanco. Demonio del mar o símbolo de la belleza, Moby Dick es el personaje principal de una historia fascinante de aventuras, en las que se mezclan el bien y el mal.

Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn did not disappear into childhood legend. They grew up. Six years after losing track of one another, Tom and Huck meet again by chance aboard a Mississippi River steamboat. Their unexpected reunion sets in motion a chain of events that will test the very things they once held most dear—freedom, loyalty, friendship, and the meaning of becoming a man. Tom Sawyer is an eighteen-year-old professional con man, clever as ever and still tempted by the thrill of daring schemes.

Favorites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets. Includes the following beloved eight titles: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, Anne of Windy Poplars, and Anne of Ingleside.

What if the world you knew was only a thin veil over the impossible? Long before science fiction became a cinematic powerhouse, one man dared to dream of invisible men, biological anomalies, and the terrifying beauty of the unknown. That man was H. G. Wells. This powerhouse collection features...

"Second Treatise of Government" by John Locke is a political philosophy work published in 1689. Writing anonymously during England's turbulent revolution, Locke outlines a radical vision of society founded on natural rights and government by consent rather than divine authority. His ideas...

Hooray! "The Classics Slacker Reads" series (Reading the classics so you don't have to) is back with its second volume. This time Classics Slacker readers (Slackies) don't have to read "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert. This grim French portrait of a sad woman married to a boring doctor often appears near the top of “Greatest Books of All Time” lists.

O gênio russo nos apresenta Vássia, um jovem sensível, gentil e absolutamente incapaz de lidar com a dureza do mundo. Prestes a se casar com a mulher que ama, ele deveria viver o auge da felicidade. Mas há um problema: ele não estava feliz. Diante das esmagadoras obrigações, sua mente começa a se fragmentar. O que deveria ser um sonho se transforma em um pesadelo silencioso, onde a ansiedade, o medo de decepcionar e a fragilidade emocional o conduzem a um limite perigoso. Não há vilões, não há grandes acontecimentos, apenas o drama universal de quem sente mais do que consegue suportar.

Robinson Asbury has built a life of influence through hard work and strategic brilliance. But when the wind of political convenience shifts, he discovers that those who cheered his rise are the first to arrange his fall. In a society that demands a culprit to protect its own, Asbury must face a system where justice is a luxury and the truth is a dangerous weapon. With his signature controlled wit and deceptive lightness, Dunbar strips away the mask of "polite society" to reveal the raw power plays beneath.

O enredo acompanha um homem comum, um intelectual de classe média que, ao aprender javanês, se vê envolvido em uma série de eventos inusitados. Ele, acreditando que o domínio da língua estrangeira o tornaria respeitado e valorizado, começa a se comportar como um indivíduo distinto, adotando uma postura pretensiosa e artificial. Contudo, o segredo que ele esconde é que, na verdade, ele não entende a língua, mas se aproveita da admiração alheia para ascender socialmente e conquistar uma posição de prestígio.

"The New Atlantis" by Francis Bacon is a utopian novel published posthumously in 1626. A European crew loses their way in the Pacific and discovers Bensalem, a mythical island where Christian piety meets scientific ambition. At its heart stands Salomon's House, a state-sponsored research...

Set against the turbulent backdrop of post-Napoleonic France, Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo is the ultimate masterpiece of resilience and calculated vengeance. It is the intricate tale of Edmond Dantès, a man who loses everything to a tragic betrayal, only to rise from the ashes with terrifying power.

Nach dem gefahrvollen Gang durch die Hölle im ersten Teil der kompletten Lesung und Vertonung der Göttlichen Komödie folgt mit diesem zweiten Teil nun Dantes Reise durch das zweite jenseitige Reich: Dem Fegefeuer. Auf dem Weg ins Paradies wandern wir in diesem Hörbuch gemeinsam mit Dante und seinem berühmten Führer Vergil den Läuterungsberg hinauf, gehen durchs Fegefeuer und begegnen dabei Menschen unsresgleichen, die für die Verfehlungen im Leben an diesem Ort nun sich läutern und uns dabei von sich und ihren oft allzu menschlichen Schicksalen berichten.

Full-cast dramatisations of six seminal sci-fi novels that have shaped the genre Thrilling and thought-provoking, shocking and satirical; science fiction has long captivated us with its surprising scenarios and subversion of the familiar. Included here are six classics from the past 250 years...

When the American Otis family buys the English mansion Canterville Chase, they ignore warnings that it is haunted. Far from being frightened by the ghost of Sir Simon, a centuries-old spirit, the Otises baffle him by offering stain remover for his bloodstains and lubricant for his noisy chains. While the family's mischievous twins terrorize the specter, he falls into despair. Only the compassion of young Virginia can help the tormented ghost find redemption and eternal rest in this clever satire about cultural clashes.