European Fiction

L'éminent professeur de minéralogie Otto Lidenbrock découvre un jour, caché dans un manuscrit dont il vient de faire l'acquisition, un parchemin rédigé en caractères runiques dont le sens lui demeure obscur. Dès lors, il n'a de cesse de décrypter ce mystérieux message, aidé par son neveu Axel Lidenbrock. Ils découvrent alors quelque chose d'incroyable : le rédacteur du message serait un certain Arne Saknussemm, un alchimiste qui aurait vécu au seizième siècle, et qui aurait découvert un passage vers le "Centre de la Terre".

A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift suggests in his essay that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling children as food. By doing this he mocks the authority of the British officials.

Eugenia, an American expatriate brought up in Europe, arrives in rural New England with her charming brother Felix, hoping to find a wealthy second husband after the collapse of her marriage to a German prince. Their exotic, sophisticated airs cause quite a stir with their affluent, God-fearing American cousins, the Wentworth's - and provoke the disapproval of their uncle, suspicious of foreign influences.

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of all George Orwell's six novels: 1984; Animal Farm; Burmese Days; Coming Up For Air; Keep the Aspidistra Flying; and A Clergyman's Daughter.

After the collapse of her marriage to an illustrious German prince, Baroness Eugenia Münster arrives in America with her brother, in search of wealthy New England relatives. The duo have an immediate impact on their American cousins, the Wentworths. The Baroness captures the eye of young Clifford Wentworth, and his girlfriend's older brother Robert; meanwhile, Felix falls for his American cousin Gertrude. The Wentworths are overawed by their European cousins and their frivolous lifestyle. What unfolds is a delightful comedy of manners.

In Britain's darkest hour of the war a veteran left behind from the fighting discovers evacuee children haven't been arriving at their destinations. May 1940. With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so narrow. In rural Sussex, war...

The new summer house on Sandhamn Island is an architectural dream for its owner, Carsten Jonsson. It’s a nightmare for the locals. The venture capitalist has flouted local traditions, property lines, and the natural beauty of the coastline. He’s also too wealthy and arrogant to heed the anonymous warnings to leave. The threats escalate when his guest lodge is burned to the ground and an unidentifiable corpse is found in the charred ruins.

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a poet, novelist, and literary critic. He created the enchanting world of fairyland inhabited by characters like the snow-queen, the mermaid's son, ogres, dwarfs, monsters, magicians, and giants. The Pink Fairy Book contains 41 tales from Africa, Japan, Scandinavia, and Europe. They range from familiar stories like "The Snow-Queen" and "The Fir-Tree" to the obscure tales of the Tanuki. This collection contains stories like "The Cats' Elopement", The "Princess in the Chest", "Snowflake", and more....

Sicilia, prima metà del Settecento. Marianna Ucrìa, una bambina che appartiene a una nobile famiglia...

Cuando el joven abogado Santos Luzardo vuelve al llano a reclamar las tierras de su familia, se encuentra con que han sido tomadas por Doña Bárbara, una ruda e insensible terrateniente, que ha acumulado grandes extensiones de tierra y muchas manadas de ganado por medios ilícitos y utiliza a los hombres para su provecho personal. Cuando Santos Luzardo se decide a luchar por lo que es suyo, se desatan conflictos, pasiones y se devela el pasado oculto de Doña Bárbara y la aparición de su hija.

Let yourself be carried through the quiet heart of Venice, where moonlight pools in ivy-draped canals and stone bridges lean inward like those who remember. This poetic Venice short story for adults invites you into a slow, meditative drift guided by a silent gondolier. No crowds. No dialogue. Only candlelight, water, and the soft breath of a sleeping city.

A delightful anthology of great works by some of Europe's greatest short story writers....

El propio Thomas Mann advierte que esta novela trata sobre «la pasión como desequilibrio y degradación». Gustav Aschenbach, «arroyo de cenizas» en alemán, es un escritor maduro que goza de reconocimiento. Llega a Venecia en busca de inspiración, pero también de llenar sus días con reflexiones estéticas en un entorno idílico. En el hotel coincide con Tadzio, un joven de polaco que se encuentra de vacaciones con su familia. El muchacho se convierte en objeto de deseo y adoración; un amor ideal e imposible basado en la contemplación estética y que llevará a Aschenbach a renunciar a todo, incluso a sí mismo.

Jean de La Fontaine is een Franse dichter voornamelijk bekend om zijn Fables en in mindere mate voor zijn verhalen. Het heeft ook diverse gedichten, toneelstukken en opera libretto dat de ambitie van de moralist bevestigt. Hij werd ontvangen op de Franse Academie in 1684. Het werd geïnspireerd fabulist van de Grieks-Romeinse oudheid en in het bijzonder Aesop, schrijft hij fabels dat het bekend te maken.

Jules de Goncourt en zijn broer Edmond de Goncourt, zijn Franse schrijvers, die oorspronkelijk van de Goncourt Academy, die reikt jaarlijks de prijs van de zelfde naam. Een deel van hun werk werd in samenwerking tussen broers geschreven. De werken van de gebroeders Goncourt behoren op de hoogte van het naturalisme.

Alexandre Dumas is een auteur te groot succes. Wij zijn hem de trilogie van "The Three Musketeers", het boegbeeld van de mantel en dolk roman. Net als de graaf van Monte Cristo, Koningin Margot, of de Vicomte de Bragelonne Dumas vader pittige schrijven duikt meteen de luisteraar in het avontuur. Dumas romans worden gepubliceerd in serievorm, en het publiek gaf hem een ​​huis als kranten Dumas loon tien keer de prijs die zijn collega-schrijvers beïnvloeden; vandaag de dag is het nog steeds aanwezig is in het hart van de liefhebbers van avontuur, vechten en vernietigend replica's.

Spanish is the fourth most popular language. Therefore, it’s a great new language to learn giving you the most opportunity. Whether you’re planning on traveling to Spain or just want to learn another language, this book guides you towards learning a basic to intermediate level of Spanish.

Tres generaciones. Un abuelo cuyas ausencias cargaban el peso de una presencia. Un pintor cuyo arte se convirtió en la mitología de la familia. Y una nieta que llega con una cámara, decidida a entender lo que los documentos no pueden capturar. Desde el Dagua rural en el Valle del Cauca hasta conventos europeos, desde un imperio de molinos de harina hasta una casa-museo en Bogotá, Papacito traza un siglo de ambición, sacrificio y secretos familiares. En el centro: tres años de exilio en Brasil que transformaron todo — y que nadie explicará del todo.

A humorous and heartwarming novel that explores life, love, and loss through the eyes of Little Mister, a mischievous and curious cat who mingles with a wide range of human and animal friends in his Amsterdam neighborhood over the course of one year. Little Mister, a charming and curious cat...

One of Henry James’ main themes was the interaction between the Old World and the New. Restless Baroness Eugenia Munster and her charming bohemian brother Felix are visiting their American cousins in Boston, New England. The effect these two extravagant characters have on their austere Puritan relations forms the substance of the book and is told in a series of scenes or ‘sketches’.