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Unpublished at the time of her death, The Professor is the first novel written by Charlotte Brontë, and the seed of her later books, Jane Eyre and Villette. The narrator of the tale, William Crimsworth, tells a story of courage and ambition among jealousy and envy: Orphaned from a young age, William rejects life in the clergy, and then as a tradesman, to the chagrin of his cruel uncles and elder brother. Instead he pursues a career in education and ends up in Brussels where he meets student/teacher Francis Evans Henri, with whom he falls in love.

Sarai, the last child of her aged father, is beautiful, spoiled, and used to getting her own way. Even as a young girl, she is aware of the way men look at her, including her half brother Abram. When Abram finally requests Sarai's hand, she asks one thing—that he promise never to take another wife as long as she lives. Even her father thinks the demand is restrictive and agrees to the union only if Sarai makes a promise in return—to give Abram a son and heir. Certain she can easily do that, Sarai agrees.

The Great Jazz Age Novel. The 1925 Original Version, with Classroom History. The Great Gatsby is considered F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus, exploring themes of decadence, idealism, social stigmas, patriarchal norms, and the deleterious effects of unencumbered wealth in capitalistic society, set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. At its heart, it's a cautionary tale, a revealing look into the darker side to the American Dream.

The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of Íseldur, and even with the warrior who's captured her heart standing by her side, Silla's task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom. But the secret she guards vigilantly threatens to ruin all her plans: a shard of a god lives in her mind, twisting her thoughts and deeds to His will.

The Heathcliff we know is obsessive, possessive and cruel, bound and beholden to his childhood love and would-be soulmate Catherine, and their home at Wuthering Heights. But before his descent into monstrous revenge, there were three missing years. A time of possibility, freedom and a different kind of love… With Cathy’s rejection burning hot in his ears, Heathcliff flees the moors and arrives in London, seeking distraction and oblivion...

Emma Bovary, a beautiful yet naïve young woman living in rural France. Her husband, a kind-hearted physician, is committed to his wife, but Emma soon grows listless and dissatisfied with the provincial life he has provided her with. Yearning for passion, excitement and luxury, Emma daringly engages in various affairs, while accumulating enormous debt as she attempts to live a life beyond her means. A moving and tragic tale of misguided idealism, materialism and the bourgeois lifestyle.

Ella siempre lo amó en silencio. Él carga con una deuda imposible de saldar. Serie Wharton & McEntrie · Libro 3 Ruby nunca esperó nada para sí. Cree que la felicidad es un lujo reservado a otros, y se conforma con una casa prestada, una habitación tranquila y la posibilidad de ser útil...

This classic of Robert Louis Stevenson, charts the tale of David Balfour in the Year 1751: Who upon arriving at his uncles house upon his Fathers death, is then promptly Kidnapped on his orders. All seems lost until a chance encounter with one Alan Breck, which leads to adventure, shipwreck, and...

Jest początek XIX wieku. W bitwie pod Waterloo upada legenda wielkiego Napoleona. Hrabia Beaumont odnosi ciężkie rany na froncie. Przed śmiercią ratuje go młody lekarz, Ludwik Lefebvre. Hrabia w akcie wdzięczności zatrudnia doktora we własnym zamku, położonym na malowniczej wysepce w Dolinie Loary. Kilka lat później trafia tam młoda arystokratka, Zofia Bahryńska, która przemierza Francję w pogoni za miłością.

Un misterioso libro, tres mujeres en distintas épocas y un pasado que las une Tres mujeres valientes en tres épocas cruciales -una maestra cubana en 1900, una bibliotecaria rebelde en 1966 y una buscadora de libros en la actualidad- arriesgan su libertad y sus corazones cuando un misterioso...

For Alfonso, family feels like a cage. For Philadelphia, it feels like home at last. Alfonso came to the Weaver farm in 1874 with six of his siblings after a seventh—his older sister Bella—became a mail-order bride. Eight years later, he's still there—and wishes he weren’t. But two...

Brianna è cresciuta ascoltando le gesta dell'antenata di cui porta il nome, la stessa donna raffigurata nell'antico quadro che le Douglas Mackenzie si tramandano fin dal 1200, e che le somiglia in modo impressionante. Perché sente sempre una strana sensazione davanti a quell'immagine? E chi è il possente e affascinante guerriero highlander che ogni notte invade i suoi sogni? Complice un'eclissi di luna e un cerchio di pietre, Brianna si ritrova in un posto che non le è familiare e in un tempo che non le appartiene.

What do a widowed Viking werewolf and a witch with trust issues have in common? A fake engagement, obviously! Arlo So, asking the grumpy wolf shifter who rejected me in front of his whole family to be my fake fiancé wasn't my best idea. Sue me. I need to convince my family werewolves can be...

An American doctor, a British earl, and a love to last a lifetime. When a doctor determined to prove herself . . . Eight years ago, Dr. Abigail Chadwick, born in England and raised in America, eloped with the handsome, wealthy, and oh-so-roguish Earl of Lancaster. It was a marriage of...

From USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell comes a lush, sin-laced Regency romance set deep in London's criminal underworld—where desire is a weapon, and falling in love might be the most reckless act of all. Seven Deadly Sins: Greed She was never meant to tempt him. He was never meant...

Her husband returns from war victorious . . . but something about him isn't right. Esme dreads her husband's return. Married only six months, she has already learned to fear Lord Torrance of Clan Glencairn. Cold, calculating, and obsessed with producing an heir, he made it clear she had one...

Fünf magische Juwelen. Eine tödliche Aufgabe. Und eine Liebe, die alles riskiert. Florenz, 1478: Die Bildhauerin Ravenna tut alles, um ihre magische Gabe zu verbergen. Doch als ihr Bruder in Gefahr gerät, rettet sie mit ihrem Talent sein Leben – und wird zur Gefangenen der mächtigen Familie Luni. In deren Palast soll sie fünf Nightflame-Juwelen befreien. Je näher sie Saturnino Luni kommt, desto weniger kann sie ihre Magie und ihr Herz kontrollieren. In einem Netz aus Verrat, Liebe und tödlichen Geheimnissen kämpft Ravenna um ihr Überleben und das Schicksal von Florenz.

Novela ganadora del Premio Vergara - El Rincón de la Novela Romántica 2015. En 'Quimera' viajamos al Madrid de finales del siglo XIX. Su autora, Teresa Cameselle, recrea espléndidamente la ciudad costumbrista de aquella época: sus intrigas políticas y cortesanas, la vida de sus...

Darcy is visiting his friend Bingley in Hertfordshire and decides to bring his sister for a time. While escaping the attentions of Miss Bingley, Miss Darcy meets Elizabeth Bennet and the two form a fast friendship. Friendship leads to a steady correspondence which leads to an invitation to visit Miss Darcy in London that winter. Elizabeth accepts—unbeknownst to Mr. Darcy.

Sono trascorsi nove anni da quando Brianna si è ritrovata catapultata nel Medioevo. Ha dovuto abituarsi a un mondo completamente diverso dal suo, ma grazie al coraggio e alla tenacia che l'hanno sempre contraddistinta, è riuscita non solo a conquistarsi la devozione dell'intero clan Douglas Mackenzie, ma anche il cuore del chief. È proprio l'amore per Colin, ferito gravemente in battaglia, che la induce a far ritorno nel Ventunesimo secolo per procurarsi l'aiuto di suo padre James, affermato medico.