European Fiction

When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape - until, that is, he meets the enigmatic and valiant Highlander, Alan Breck....

Orthodoxy, first published 1908, is Chesterton's spiritual autobiography. Subtitled, 'The romance of faith', Chesterton declares that people need a life of 'practical romance; the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure.'

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was a reclusive poet whose only friendships were carried out by letter. She wrote nearly 1,800 poems in her life, but very few were published until after her death. In this volume, the poems are presented in chronological order in their original form, unaltered by editorial revision. It offers a wide-angle view of Dickinson's poetic development, from the clunky rhyme schemes of her youth, through valentines she wrote in the early 1850s, to the gloomy writings of her last years.

15 der schönsten Märchen der Brüder Grimm - auf deutsch und englisch! Klassiker wie Schneewittchen (Snow white), Rumpelstilzchen (Rumpelstiltskin), Hänsel und Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Das tapfere Schneiderlein (The brave little taylor) und viele mehr.

Clover has grown up with rockstars for parents. They expect her to follow in their footsteps. But Clover doesn't want to be famous, she just wants to create the music she loves. Will that change when her twin brother needs her to take his place in the pop band Saving Creed? Her crazy mother puts a wig on her head, bandages up her boobs and throws her onto the stage at the London o2. Suddenly, she finds herself living with four hot men. The only problem? They all think she's her twin brother, Creed!

Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection A Child's Garden of Verses of 64 poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Nothing has ever been written that appeals to a child's nature more than A Child's Garden of Verses. It is written in a simple verse that a child can readily understand.

At the end of his life, William Blake (1757-1827) gave up hope of being widely understood, but the twentieth century brought to his work a new and intense interest and acclaim.

In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting his wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie’s tail. But, before the magpie will grant the boy’s wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own.

Depuis sa plus tendre enfance, la vie de Romuald est orientée vers un seul objectif : devenir prêtre. Or, le jour de son ordination, il croise, dans l'église, le regard d'une inconnue, Clarimonde. Ce regard va bouleverser la vie de Romuald. Qui est réellement Clarimonde ? Une courtisane, un vampire, le diable ?

Роман "Великий Гэтсби" был опубликован в апреле 1925 г. Определенное влияние на развитие замысла книги оказало получившее в 1923 г. широкую огласку дело некоего Фуллера-Макги.

Daughters of Latin America collects the intergenerational voices of Latine women across time and space, capturing the power, strength, and creativity of these visionary writers, leaders, scholars, and activists—including 24 Indigenous voices. Several authors featured are translated into English for the first time. Grammy, National Book Award, Cervantes, and Pulitzer Prize winners as well as a Nobel Laureate and the next generation of literary voices are among the stars of this essential collection, women whose work inspires and transforms us.

Between the years of 1762 and 1763, James Boswell kept a journal of his time in London. During his time, he met the renowned writer, moralist, and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, with whom Boswell would form a close relationship. This account, told with much detail and candor, was one of the various journals written by Boswell, but it is the journal that has undergone the least amount of censorship, leading it, and the racy material within, to be deemed a best seller upon publication.

Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880), known by her pen name George Eliot, was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels are known for their realism and psychological insight. Four of them are included in this volume: Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, The Mill on the Floss, and The Lifted Veil.

Mars 1937. Le Mount Castle, un cargo républicain transportant trente tonnes d'or de la Banque d'Espagne et faisant route pour l'Union soviétique, s'est réfugié dans le port international de Tanger, où un destroyer franquiste le détruira s'il tente de reprendre la mer. Falcó reçoit pour mission de s'y rendre, de convaincre le capitaine du Mount Castle de changer de camp s'il veut sauver son bateau et son équipage, et de récupérer ainsi l'or républicain.

Proust ci dice che non ha narrato la "Recherche" per dei lettori, i suoi: "Infatti non sarebbero stati, secondo me, lettori miei, ma lettori di se stessi [...], li avrei muniti, grazie al mio libro, del mezzo per leggere in se stessi." Sembra impossibile, ma "Alla ricerca del tempo perduto" è un audiolibro che contiene un mondo, forse il mondo, e con esso la dimensione più umana di tutte: il tempo. E come una luce o un preludio, "Dalla parte di Swann" ci introduce, illumina quest'opera monumentale, i suoi temi e i suoi personaggi;

When Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole she discovers the extraordinary world of Wonderland, where a magical adventure begins. It’s not long before Alice finds herself attending a very unconventional tea party and taking part in a peculiar game of croquet, all in the company of such mysterious and unforgettable characters as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the Mock Turtle.

Chloé, tu es l'ultime descendante de l'ultraviolente lignée des loups, et tu es destinée à devenir une guerrière. Mais tu refuses cet héritage d'angoisses et de colère. Heureusement, pour t'aider, il y a Annabelle, ton amie, qui dissipe tes craintes d'un éclat de rire. C'est elle qui te pousse à explorer ton coeur et le monde autour de toi. Cela t'encourage à écrire dans ton carnet tes pensées lumineuses... Dès lors, tout change pour toi. Tu apprends à maîtriser tes émotions et à conquérir ta puissance intérieure.

Au début du dix-neuvième siècle, un ouvrier nommé Claude Gueux vit à Paris avec sa maîtresse et leur enfant. Un hiver, le feu et le pain manquent. Alors, Claude Gueux décide de voler. Il en résultera trois jours de pain et de chauffage pour la femme et pour l'enfant, et cinq ans de prison pour Claude Gueux à la prison de Clairvaux. Là, une confrontation va s'engager entre Claude Gueux et le directeur des ateliers de la prison.

Agnes, una muchacha peculiar que parece no rendir cuentas a nadie y que es capaz de crear misteriosos remedios con sencillas combinaciones de plantas, es la comidilla de Stratford, un pequeño pueblo de Inglaterra. Cuando conoce a un joven preceptor de latín igual de extraordinario que ella, se da cuenta enseguida de que están llamados a formar una familia. Pero su matrimonio se verá puesto a prueba, primero por sus parientes y después por una inesperada desgracia.

La celebració literària d'una generació de dones que són un referent vital. Premi Sant Jordi 2022. Què somiava ser la teva mare? Fos el que fos, segurament va haver de quedar al tinter. A les protagonistes d'aquesta novel·la, nascudes durant la dictadura, no els deixen desplegar el seu talent. Però elles planten cara i no s'acoquinen davant de res ni ningú. I amb sororitat i alegria, defugen la gàbia domèstica, mantenen la pulsió artística, s'atreveixen al més impensable per l'amor d'un fill, lideren les lluites veïnals, descobreixen el feminisme i pugen en aquells xàrters a Londres per ser mestresses del seu destí.