BENEATH the shadow of St. Sulpice the ancient mansion of the d'Esparvieu family rears its austere three stories between a moss-grown fore-court and a garden hemmed in, as the years have elapsed, by ever loftier and more intrusive buildings, wherein, nevert
In this masterful account set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Occupied by Nazi troops, a small, peaceable town comes face to face with evil imposed from the outside--and betrayal born within the close-knit community.
Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encountering a variety of extraordinary characters ranging from Magwitch, the escaped convict, to Miss Havisham, locked up with her unhappy past and living with her ward, the arrogant, beautiful Estella. Pip must discover his true self, and his own set of values and priorities. Whether such values allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dickens's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels. This edition includes the original, discarded ending, Dickens's brief working notes, and the serial instalments and chapter divisions in different editions. It also uses the definitive Clarendon text.
These stories tell of a mysterious visitor, a man terrorized by a childhood fairy tale, drawings that bring the past to life, an eccentric violin maker, an enigmatic painting, and a ghostly apparition
La segunda entrega de la trilogía de J. R. R. Tolkien El Señor de los Anillos.Empieza tu viaje a la Tierra Media.Edición revisada.La misión parece abocada al fracaso, pero la aventura épica que se inició con La Comunidad del Anillo continúa?La Compañía se ha disuelto y sus integrantes emprenden caminos separados. Frodo y Sam avanzan solos en su viaje a lo largo del río Anduin, perseguidos por la sombra misteriosa de un ser extraño que también ambiciona la posesión del Anillo. Mientras, hombres, elfos y enanos se preparan para la batalla final contra las fuerzas del Señor del Mal.«Entre las grandes obras de ficción imaginativa del siglo xx.» Sunday Telegraph«Una historia magníficamente contada, con todo tipo de color, movimiento y grandeza.» New Statesman
Washington Irving (1783--1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service
The famous "Nick Adams" stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent -- a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life.
'We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth'. Sherlock Holmes' fearless chronicler Dr Watson once again opens his notebooks to bring to light eight further tales of some of the strangest and most fascinating cases to come before the enquiring mind of London's most famous detective. These mysteries involve the disappearance of secret plans as well as of a lady of noble standing; the curious circumstances of Wisteria Lodge and of the Devil's Foot; as well as the story His Last Bow, the last outing of Holmes and Watson on the eve of the First World War.
The most famous of Sterne's works, the humorous Tristram Shandy has remained popular ever since its initial publication and is widely regarded as a classic.
'He began to wonder if he himself didn't suffer from the ingrained, morbid apathy he liked to draw in others'Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules.But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod's desperate passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage ...The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.
La tercera entrega de la trilogía de J. R. R. Tolkien El Señor de los Anillos.Empieza tu viaje a la Tierra Media.Edición revisada.La última parte del viaje de Frodo y Sam, el espectacular final de la épica historia creada por J. R. R. Tolkien.Los ejércitos del Señor Oscuro van extendiendo cada vez más su maléfica sombra por la Tierra Media. Hombres, elfos y enanos unen sus fuerzas para presentar batalla a Sauron y sus huestes. Ajenos a estos preparativos, Frodo y Sam siguen adentrándose en el país de Mordor en su heroico viaje para destruir el Anillo de Poder en las Grietas del Destino.«Un final triunfante? un gran trabajo, tanto en la concepción como en la ejecución.» Daily Telegraph«Un trabajo extraordinariamente imaginativo, parte saga, parte alegoría, y emocionante en su totalidad.» The Times
Un formidable retrato psicológico de uno de los clásicos más deslumbrantes de las letras eslavas.Fiódor Dostoievski es uno de los autores rusos más influyentes de todos los tiempos. Autor de novelas tan decisivas como Crimen y castigo, en El jugador describe la pasión por el juego, con sus alegrías y zozobras, sus cálculos y desenfrenos, mostrando así la fragilidad de la conducta humana y la incapacidad del hombre para mantenerse firme en sus convicciones. A partir de una trama divertida y excéntrica, la novela ofrece un magnífico estudio del espíritu eslavo, con todo lo que éste tiene de impetuoso e ingenuo.
This is Bulgakov's semi-autobiographical story of a writer who fails to sell his novel and fails to commit suicide. When his play is taken up by the theatre, literary success beckons, but he has reckoned without the grotesquely inflated egos of the actors, directors and theatre managers.
Most significant of the Russian novelist's early stories (1846) offers straight-faced treatment of hallucinatory theme. Golyadkin senior is ruthlessly persecuted by Golyadkin junior, his double in almost every respect.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 272, Publishers: Orion Publishing Co, Author: Jane Bowles, ISBN-13: 9781474620406, Date of issue: 2022
Dumas séduit, fascine, intéresse, amuse, enseigne.Victor Hugo.Tout le monde connaît la verve prodigieuse de M. Dumas, son entrain facile, son bonheur de mise en scène, son dialogue spirituel et toujours en mouvement, ce récit léger qui court sans cesse et qui sait enlever l’obstacle et l’espace sans jamais faiblir. Il couvre d’immenses toiles sans jamais fatiguer ni son pinceau, ni son lecteur.Sainte-Beuve.Les Trois Mousquetaires… notre seule épopée depuis le Moyen Âge.Roger Nimier.Les Trois Mousquetaires forment le plus divertissant des romans d’aventures. Leurs personnages, Athos, Porthos, Aramis et d’Artagnan, sont sortis des bibliothèques pour descendre dans la rue. Ils ont enseigné l’insolence et l’amitié à beaucoup de jeunes Français qui ont aussi découvert les fatalités de l’amour en rêvant aux belles épaules de Milady et à ses regards de perdition.Kléber Haedens.
"Agatha Christie taught me many important lessons about the inner workings of the mystery novel before it ever occurred to me that I might one day be writing mysteries myself."--Sue Grafton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the K
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksPriests with shotguns, scheming lovers and a necrophiliac gravedigger haunt the fables of Emilia Pardo Bazan, the formidable Spanish aristocrat, intellectual and feminist. These stories paint a rich and variegated image of Old Spain - sometimes tender, often provocative, always entertaining. But if you decide to visit, beware the Lady Bandit, whose strong, rough hands might grab your neck, and squeeze and squeeze and squeeze . . .
Colette, prodded by her first husband, Willy, began her writing career with Claudine at School, which catapulted the young author into instant, sensational success. Among the most autobiographical of Colette's works, these four novels are dominated by the child-woman Claudine, whose strength, humor, and zest for living make her seem almost a symbol for the life force. Janet Flanner described these books as "amazing writing on the almost girlish search for the absolute of happiness in physical love . . . recorded by a literary brain always wide awake on the pillow."
A spellbinding novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school-by bestselling author.
Middlemarch is a complex tale of idealism, disillusion, profligacy, loyalty and frustrated love. This penetrating analysis of the life of an English provincial town during the time of social unrest prior to the Reform Bill of 1832 is told through the lives of Dorothea Brooke and Dr Tertius Lydgate and includes a host of other paradigm characters who illuminate the condition of English life in the mid-nineteenth century. Henry James described Middlemarch as a 'treasure-house of detail' while Virginia Woolf famously endorsed George Eliot's masterpiece as 'one of the few English novels written for grown-up people'.
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen are renowned the world over, having inspired generations of children's writers ever since their first translation into English. This classic collection includes some of his most famous stories, such as 'The Ugly Duckling', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Emperor's New Suit', and 'The Red Shoes'. Characteristic and captivating, Andersen's tales offer up a world of enchantment, ingenuity and complex morality, and are a real treat for children and adults alike.
Uses the narrative of a mock travel writer to explore exotic and imaginary locations. This book mounts a scathing attack on the morals, politics and learning of the 18th century, culminating in possibly the greatest satire ever written: the story of the Houyhnhnms.
'Why should I bother to invent things? My life has been far more exciting and wonderful than any fairy-tale'In the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by irritatingly polite relatives and hopeless sycophants, Lady L. is celebrating her eightieth birthday. But as the guests disperse, she feels the undeniable pull of a mysterious pavilion in the lush grounds, and the terrible secret she buried there many years ago . . .
H.G. Wells, one of the founding fathers of science fiction created a rich universe of short stories, many of which are collected here in this special deluxe edition. The Star, The Time Machine, The Land Ironclads and A Dream of Armageddon are amongst the m
Guy Mannering is an astrologer who only half-believes in his art. Instead he places his faith in patriarchal power, wealth and social position. But the Scotland of this novel is a nation in which the old hierarchies are breaking down and Guy must learn the limits of the nabob's authority in a society in which each social group - from gypsies and smugglers, to Edinburgh lawyers, landowners and Border store farmers - lives by its own laws.
La femme de trente ans, qui est-elle ? Mariée, elle est au sommet de sa vie, car c'est là qu'elle prend sa liberté, c'est-à-dire un amant, ce dont Balzac la félicite, mais que la société punit cruellement. Voici donc l'un des romans les plus engagés de Balzac, dans lequel il dénonce la condition des femmes, mariées à des hommes dont elles découvrent trop tard les défauts, et vieilles déjà à la moitié de leur vie. L'auteur constate l'échec du mariage d'amour et, avec ces enfants nés sans amour, l'échec de la maternité. Cette histoire sombre, où la sexualité joue un rôle étonnamment moderne, est traitée avec une grande liberté de ton : le roman historique croise le roman-feuilleton, et jusqu'aux histoires de pirates. C'est aussi un véritable essai, où la peinture psychologique mène à la revendication politique et sociale. À rebours d'une politique des âges de la vie figée, Balzac montre qu'à tout âge la femme a le droit d'aimer et d'être aimée, même en dehors du mariage, et d'être reconnue par la société pas seulement comme épouse et mère, mais comme femme.
Here Upton Sinclair offers us a novel about the Wall Street panic of 1907. He tells of a financial disaster brought on deliberately by powerful capitalists intent upon the ruin of their rivals - fundamentally evil people who live to out-maneuver one anothe
At the beginning of this masterpiece of African literature, Clarence, a white man, has been shipwrecked on the coast of Africa. Flush with self-importance, he demands to see the king, but the king has just left for the south of his realm. Traveling through an increasingly phantasmagoric landscape in the company of a beggar and two roguish boys, Clarence is gradually stripped of his pretensions, until he is sold to the royal harem as a slave. But in the end Clarence's bewildering journey is the occasion of a revelation, as he discovers the image, both shameful and beautiful, of his own humanity in the alien splendor of the king.
Das literarische Schaffen von Leo Tolstoi kreist immer wieder um die Frage nach dem rechten Leben. In seinen Geschichten ebenso wie seinen Romanen sind Menschen auf Abwegen unterwegs oder auf dem Pfad der Erkenntnis. Sie reißen das Ruder ihres Schicksals noch einmal herum oder gehen unerbittlich ihrem Unglück entgegen, kunstvoll gelenkt von dem großen und eigensinnigen russischen Literaten. Dieser Band versammelt Tolstois berühmteste Erzählungen, unter ihnen 'Herr und Knecht', 'Hadschi Murat', 'Der Tod des Iwan Iljitsch' und 'Die Kreutzersonate'.
In contrast with the epic scope of the Rougon-Macquart novels, Zola's short stories are concerned with the everyday aspects of human existence and the interests of ordinary people.
Unlock the more straightforward side of Kafka on the Shore with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, which tells the story of 15-year-old Kafka as he runs away from home to escape from his famous sculptor father and search for his mother and sister. In parallel, Nakata, who was involved in a mysterious accident as a child that left him unable to read and write, but with the newfound ability to talk to cats, embarks on a similar voyage across the country. Unbeknownst to them, the two men are linked by a bloody murder, and they both become embroiled in a series of bizarre events that change the way they see the world. The novel showcases Murakami's signature blend of surrealist, dreamlike storytelling and close attention to real-world detail, and it remains among his best-known works.Find out everything you need to know about Kafka on the Shore in a fraction of the time!This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:• A complete plot summary• Character studies• Key themes and symbols• Questions for further reflectionWhy choose BrightSummaries.com?Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
Au pied de la montagne Sainte-Geneviève à Paris, au détour de rues obscures se trouve la Maison Vauquer, "pension bourgeoise des deux sexes et autres". Loin des faubourgs nobles et bourgeois, elle abrite toutes les formes de la misère. S'y côtoient retraités, étudiants en droit et en médecine, jeunes et vielles filles rêvant mariage... Et parmi eux un forçat évadé, Jacques Collin (dit Vautrin ou Trompe-la-Mort), ainsi que le père Goriot, qui se ruine par amour pour ses filles, aussi ingrates qu'il est généreux. On entre dans la pension Vauquer avec Eugène de Rastignac, jeune provincial monté faire fortune à Paris. Avec lui, nous ferons le dur apprentissage des lois de la société : l'égoïsme et l'arrivisme sont partout, l'argent est roi, l'amour désintéressé est bien mal récompensé. Mais, une fois les illusions perdues, jaillit une force qui emporte tout : l'impérieux désir de vivre, la volonté de jouir de la ville et de prendre sa place à la table du jeu social. Féroce, drôle et émouvant, Le Père Goriot (1835) est le grand roman de Paris, la Babylone des ambitions modernes, la ville de toutes les conquêtes. "À nous deux maintenant !" La géniale architecture de La Comédie humaine se révèle ici, où l'on découvre Balzac en inventeur de l'hypertexte... Le Père Goriot est un roman-monde, où personnages et lieux sont interconnectés. Papa Goriot, maman Vauquer, Rastignac, Bianchon ou Vautrin sont à jamais, pour nous, les compagnons d'un voyage littéraire inoubliable.
Not so long ago Emilio Brentani was a promising young author. Now he is an insurance agent on the fast track to forty. He gains a new lease on life, though, when he falls for the young and gorgeous Angiolina-except that his angel just happens to be an unapologetic cheat. But what begins as a comedy of infatuated misunderstanding ends in tragedy, as Emilio's jealous persistence in his folly-against his friends' and devoted sister's advice, and even his own best knowledge-leads to the loss of the one person who, too late, he realizes he truly loves. Marked by deep humanity and earthy humor, by psychological insight and an elegant simplicity of style, As a Man Grows Older (Senilita, in Italian; the English title was the suggestion of Svevo's great friend and admirer, James Joyce) is a brilliant study of hopeless love and hapless indecision. It is a masterwork of Italian literature, here beautifully rendered into English in Beryl de Zoete's classic translation.
For the first time ever, a special enhanced edition of the enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout with over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J. R. R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colours. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon... Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit was published on 21 September 1937. With a beautiful cover design, a handful of black & white drawings and two maps by the author himself, the book became an instant success and was reprinted shortly afterwards with five colour plates. Tolkien's own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his text, adorning editions of The Hobbit for more than 85 years. But the published art has afforded only a glimpse of Tolkien's creative process, and many additional sketches, coloured drawings and maps - although exhibited and published elsewhere - have never appeared within the pages of The Hobbit. In this unique enhanced edition of Tolkien's enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of his art is reproduced for the first time, presenting more than 50 illustrations to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure 'there and back again'.
Rich in symbolism, daring in style, elegiac in tone and encapsulating Virginia Woolf's ideas on life, art and human relationships, To the Lighthouse is a landmark of twentieth-century literature and one of the high points of early Modernism.
Discover Dostoevsky's masterpiece. 'The old woman was merely a sickness . ..it wasn't a human being I killed, it was a principle!'A troubled young man commits the perfect crime - the murder of a vile pawnbroker whom no one will miss. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. So begins one of the greatest novels ever written, a journey into the criminal mind, a police thriller, and a philosophical meditation on morality and redemption.TRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR & LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 272, Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, Author: Oscar Wilde, ISBN-13: 9780008465414, Date of issue: 2021
For the first time ever, a very special edition of the J.R.R. Tolkien's classic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, gorgeously illustrated throughout in color by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colors, plus sprayed edges and a ribbon bookmark.Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivaled magic and otherworldliness, Tolkien's sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. More than 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.This one-volume, jacketed hardcover edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty color illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvelous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous 'Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike.
