House Classics

In the mid 1800s, Pyncheon is still a revered namesake in Salem, with the gloomy Pyncheon mansion serving as a stark reminder of the family's upper class history. However, the house - unique for its seven gables - has a dark and deadly past. Its current occupant, the older and unmarried Hepzibah Pyncheon, is all but destitute and unwilling to accept any assistance from her wealthy but unrelenting cousin, Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon.

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton examines conflicts between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Lily Bart is adept at playing society's games, which expect her to achieve an advantageous marriage. Torn between her desire for luxurious living and a relationship based on mutual respect and love, she manages to sabotage all her possible chances for a wealthy marriage.

The House of the Seven Gables was Hawthorne's follow-up to The Scarlet Letter. The book tells the story of an evil house, cursed by a man who was hanged centuries before for witchcraft. The house is haunted by the ghosts of its past, and wrapped in the fear of the living.

The chilling classic that inspired the new Netflix horror drama, "The Fall of the House of Usher". Venture, if you dare, into the House of Usher... The narrator visits his friend, Roderick Usher in his decaying mansion, only to witness the harrowing unravellings of Usher's mind and the dark family secrets lurking beneath the crumbling ancestral home. A classic tale of gothic horror that has haunted readers for generations.

A London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often called "split personality", referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within the same body there exists more than one distinct personality. In this case, there are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll, one apparently good and the other evil.

Beautiful New York socialite Lily Bart finds herself alone and nearly penniless as her thirtieth birthday approaches. To maintain her station in high society, Lily must wait for her miserly aunt to bequeath her fortune, or marry well. Blessed with wit and charm, she doesn’t lack for suitors, yet the most socially acceptable candidates fail to capture Lily’s interest. Instead, she’s intrigued by a young lawyer who is unafraid to speak his mind.

This is perhaps Mary Roberts Rinehart's most famous story. Wealthy spinster Rachel Innes is persuaded by her niece and nephew, Gertrude and Halsey, to take a house in the country for the summer. Rachel is unaware that the house holds a secret, and soon unexplained happenings and murder follow.

Als Winston Niles Rumfoord sein Raumschiff in ein chrono-synklastisches Infidibulum flog, wurde er in pure Energie verwandelt. Er wird nur dann wieder stofflich, wenn seine Energiewelle einen Planeten kreuzt – also materialisiert er sich alle 59 Tage in seiner Heimat Newport, Rhode Island, und das auch nur für eine Stunde. Aber immerhin weiß er jetzt alles über alles, was je geschehen ist und je geschehen wird.

Publicado en 1973, Oficio de tinieblas 5 fue definida por el propio Camilo José Cela como «la purga de mi corazón». En sus páginas, el gran autor gallego reflexiona sin ambages sobre el aventurado acto de escribir, una tarea llena de oscuridad en la que entran en juego ideas sobre el sexo y la muerte, la soledad del individuo y la posibilidad de conectar con un mundo oculto e insospechado.

Se está haciendo tarde (final en laguna) es considerada por lacrítica una de las grandes novelas mexicanas de fin de milenio. Ambientada en Acapulco, a inicios de los setenta, narra el viajeinterminable de un lector de cartas de tarot, un dealer acapulqueño-quienes sostienen una increíble relación sadomasoquista—y un jovengay, callado y sabio, que contrarresta el vértigo del libro. Estospersonajes entran en un trepidante torbellino donde las drogas, el rock,la irreverencia y la rebeldía son los elementos detonantes de una búsqueda profunda.

Ambientada en el Caribe durante la edad de oro de los piratas, El corsario negro narra las hazañas de Emilio Roccanera, Señor de Ventimiglia, y sus intentos de vengar a sus hermanos, asesinados por el Duque Van Guld, actual gobernador de Maracaibo. Roccanera se aliará con algunos de los más grandes piratas y bucaneros, jurando no descansar hasta conseguir su cometido.

Obra maestra de Kipling y una de las grandes narraciones de todos los tiempos, Kim cuenta la historia de Kimball O'hara, a quien todos llaman Kim, huérfano de un soldado del regimiento irlandés. La acción transcurre en la India colonial británica, donde el joven y astuto protagonista conoce a un lama tibetano que cambiará el curso de su vida. El lama se propone encontrar un río místico, y el muchacho decide acompañarle y guiarle, pero al mismo tiempo el viaje esconde una misión, que prefigura su futuro como miembro del servicio secreto.

En una Buenos Aires enrarecida, deambula Remo Erdosain muy angustiado, pensando qué hacer para conseguir el dinero que robó a la empresa para la cual trabaja y que debe devolver cuanto antes. Su preocupación se convierte en furia cuando descubre quién lo delató: Barsut, un primo de su mujer, al que aborrece. Como si esto no bastara, su esposa lo abandona por otro hombre. Iracundo, Remo busca venganza, y así empieza a contactarse con los personajes más delirantes, que planifican desde un secuestro hasta una revolución.

Valle-Inclán nos presenta en estas cuatro sonatas la vida de su inigualable personaje: el Marqués de Bradomín, un Don Juan «feo, católico y sentimental». Esta historia, heredera de la mejor tradición literaria española y europea y que marcó un hito para la producción de escritores posteriores, resultó una conmoción para los lectores de la época.

Anne's own true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor, and in the sunshine of the old orchard, among their dearest friends, they are about to speak their vows. Soon the happy couple will be bound for a new life together and their own dream house, on the misty purple shores of Four Winds Harbor. A new life means fresh problems to solve, fresh surprises. Anne and Gilbert will make new friends and meet their neighbors: Captain Jim, the lighthouse attendant, with his sad stories of the sea.

Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconcilable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947.

Happy House by Jane D. Abbott (1881-1968) was recently released into the public domain. It is a lovely, articulate look at life as a recent college graduate in 1920s America. Writing in the vein of Louisa May Alcott et. al., Ms. Abbott delights in this tale of two young women who share a name and decide on an identity switch that sends one of them on the trip of a lifetime. A plethora of high-spirited New Englanders peoples this tale performed by professional actor and narrator Sara Morsey.

This terse and startling novel is the story of a struggle for possession and of its devastating consequences. Three women seek to secure the affections of one man, while he, in turn, tries to satisfy them all. But in the middle of this contest of wills stands his unwitting and vulnerable young daughter. The conclusion of The Other House makes it one of the most disturbing and memorable of Henry James' depictions of the uncontrollable passions that lie beneath the polished veneer of civilized life.

"Az utolsó mohikán", a Nagy Indiánkönyv időrendben második kötete nemzedékek képzeletét ejtette rabul 1826-os megjelenése óta. Az Észak-Amerika vad tájain játszódó cselekmény középpontjában egy valóságos történelmi esemény áll, 1757-ben a franciák indián szövetségesei a William Henry-erődöt feladó brit katonák és családtagjaik százait mészárolták le.

The House of Arden is a timeless tale of adventure, fantasy, and mystery for children (and adults) of all ages.