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Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on the 3rd July 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to an unaffectionate mother and a father who abandoned her and her older brother to a life of poverty. In this volume we bring her extensive poetry writings to the fore. Her talents in the poetic arena are indisputable, bringing a brave and focused eye to a world of her words that is too often neglected.

Tercera parte de la trilogía "La lucha por la vida", escrita por Pío Baroja, notable escritor español perteneciente a la Generación del 98. Cada una de las tres novelas que componen la trilogía ("La busca", "Mala hierba" y "Aurora roja"), comprende una de las fases de la vida de Manuel...

L’Œuvre est un roman d’Émile Zola publié en 1886, le quatorzième volume de la série Les Rougon-Macquart. L’ouvrage décrit le monde de l’art et des artistes dans les années 1860-1870, à travers le portrait d’un artiste peintre, Claude Lantier. Claude Lantier est le fils de Gervaise Macquart et d’Auguste Lantier. Il est ici l’ami d’enfance du romancier Pierre Sandoz, personnage dans lequel Zola a mis beaucoup de lui-même.

" Finalement, tout est une question d'intention. Et j'ai l'intention de vivre l'instant en le dégustant.. " Et si le sentiment de prise de décision n'était qu'un leurre et que tout résidait dans la pensée, le désir et l'émotion qui s'y rattache ? Dans ce cas, à quoi bon s'embarrasser des faits ? Pour vous raconter mon histoire, j'ai choisi d'évincer Clara Morgane. Ce roman est une projection de ce qu'aurait pu être ma vie sans elle. Car le destin fait son oeuvre en nous menant toujours là où, finalement, nous sommes censés être.

"Je m'appelle Véra et je voulais vous parler du bruit de la pluie sur la tôle ondulée, qui fait drôlement de peine, comme bon souvenir." À Providence, petite ville perdue dans le grand nulle part, une voix s'élève doucement au milieu du silence. Une voix différente. La voix de Véra. Peu à peu, cette jeune fille écorchée va devenir un symbole de résistance face aux injustices du monde moderne. À la force du cœur et par amour de sa terre, elle va entraîner les siens dans l'ultime combat de David contre Goliath.

El nuevo poemario del autor de "La Fiera" "Leer a Shackleton, es decir, leer su vida como quien lee un gran poema de amor, esto es lo que me interesa. El hombre que triunfó en lo imposible y fracasó en lo que parecía sencillo. Quizá sea este el verdadero legado de Shackleton: hacernos...

The longest major poem by renowned English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge tells of a wedding guest who is intercepted on his way to the ceremony by an old mariner. The mariner engages the guest with an incredible tale of a fateful sea journey, the story of which he is compelled to relate.

Nurse Gemma Tate is heartbroken when she hears that one of her young charges at the Foundling Hospital has been killed. She knows that police inspector Sebastian Bell will work tirelessly to uncover the truth, but obstructed by the curt matron, he’ll need her help navigating the cloistered world of the orphanage.

Marie Corelli is best known as a novelist, but was always a poet at heart, composing on her strongest passions, whether for love, nature, God, or country. This volume collects poems from across her bestselling books and across her career, curated by Brenda Vyver, her her 'companion' of 40 years, who she left everything to when she died, and who is buried alongside her in a twin grave. It is perhaps worth noting that Brenda drove much of Corelli's work, which ran heavy to erotic descriptions of women.

The tale of King Alfred, the Christian king who in 878AD battled a Viking invasion that had conquered the rest of England and burnt some cakes. He then became the last holdout of resistance against the invaders and forced the conversion of the Danish king Guthrum to Christianity after the battle of Ethandun.

While departing the first ball of the Season, dowager countess Persephone discovers there’s an intruder in her coach. She’s momentarily shocked, until she realizes she knows the man. They had briefly been lovers years ago. But how did he end up in her coach, apparently three sheets to the wind? Jack, Earl of Wilmington, is sure he was drugged during the ball, for what else could explain his splitting headache and loss of memory? But who put him in Lady Castlewait's coach? And why?

In this turbulent world, 'Stop the world I want to get off’ is a poetry collection to comfort and cheer you on as you navigate life’s challenges.

¿Por qué se suicidó Stefan Zweig en Brasil en febrero de 1942? La segunda guerra mundial, la cruel persecución de los judíos, la pérdida de la patria austríaca anexionada por Hitler contribuyeron sin duda a su decisión, pero no fueron los únicos motivos. Jean-Jacques Lafaye ha tratado...

Plongez dans l'univers fascinant de la société parisienne du XIXe siècle avec Bel-Ami, un chef-d'œuvre de la littérature française. Suivez l'ascension fulgurante de Georges Duroy, un jeune homme ambitieux et séducteur, prêt à tout pour gravir les échelons de la société. À travers ses aventures et ses manipulations, Maupassant nous offre une critique acerbe des mœurs de son époque, tout en nous captivant par son style inimitable et ses personnages complexes.

Continúa el camino de Sempiterno, un acercamiento personal y afectivo a cada día que nos toca en suerte. Una preciosa continuación a Sempiterno, su cautivador libro objeto, tras la que Defreds nos propone su prolongación bajo el signo del AmaneceOrganizado por partes tituladas como los libros que ha ido publicando el autor hasta la fecha, Defreds rinde un particular homenaje al devenir de su vida y su trayectoria, desde aquel Casi sin querer, que lo descubrió al mundo, como el reciente y delicioso Siempre.

Founded in 1916, British Vogue has forged its own path from the very start. From the trauma and austerity of two world wars through to the freedom of the swinging Sixties, the rise of the supermodel to the groundbreaking editorial direction of Edward Enninful: the magazine's chameleonic ability to move with the times has ensured its perennial status at the vanguard of British cool. The book draws on hitherto unseen archives and behind-the-scenes interviews with Vogue insiders including stylist Grace Coddington, editor Alexandra Shulman and fashion editor Lucinda Chambers.

A wonderful and whimsical collection of short essays on everything from sketching on brown paper and building toy theatres to the nature of Englishness and faith.

In this L.A. Theatre Works original commission, playwright Jeanne Sakata has created a new audio adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic. Mary Lennox is an orphaned 10-year-old who is sent to live with her uncle in his country house on the moors. Her new life is almost unbearable, but when she hears stories of the estate’s mysterious, abandoned garden she’s determined to discover its secrets.

In this L.A. Theatre Works original commission, playwright Jeanne Sakata has created a new audio adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic. Mary Lennox is an orphaned 10-year-old who is sent to live with her uncle in his country house on the moors. Her new life is almost unbearable, but when she hears stories of the estate’s mysterious, abandoned garden she’s determined to discover its secrets.

Take a journey across country, explore the love, the hurt, the pain. In this poetic trip down shady lanes and beachside promenades, stay in identical hotel rooms, feel the tug of the sea, and witness shards of history and the jagged fangs of mystery.