Visiting a lonely hamlet perched on a cliff above the English coast, forensic detective Dr. John Thorndyke goes for a walk on the long, deserted beach. In the sand he…

Poignantly and with subtle finesse, Fitzgerald tells the story of the dazzling upstart Jay Gatsby, who celebrates lavish parties on his estate in order to win back his lost love…

There was once a King, and he had a Queen; and he was the manliest of his sex, and she was the loveliest of hers. The King was, in his…

Author: Earl Derr BiggersPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformGenre: Fiction, humorous American literaturePages: 252ISBN: 9798755253413

Determined not to be pushed into marrying a boring and proper prince, Princess Cimerone flees her kingdom and becomes an assistant to the dragon Kazul.

Anthony TROLLOPE (1815-1882), was born in London. His father, a fellow of New College, Oxford, failed both as a lawyer and as a farmer. The family ́s poverty made Trollope…

Sin duda, la Divina comedia es, además de un prodigio de técnica y belleza poéticas y narrativas, una obra que alcanza cotas de sabiduría sobre el ser humano y su…

Un ritratto di un piccolo paese della Sardegna orientale in cui le dame Pintor appartenenti alla passata nobiltà terriera non sanno adattarsi alla società che cambia intorno a loro. Il…

First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was…

During a painting retreat, a killer takes a creative approach to the ancient art of murder. The majestic landscape of the Scottish coast has attracted artists and fishermen for centuries….

Published in 1919, Heartbreak House is an examination of the failings of the European leisure classes before World War I—failings that author George Bernard Shaw blamed for the war, and…

Author: Charles DickensPublisher: Independently publishedPages: 26ISBN: 9798781961214