Sagas Classics

Le Grand Schtroumpf est préoccupé : il faut que 100 Schtroumpfs exécutent la rituelle Danse à la Lune. Or, le village ne compte que 99 habitants. Où trouver un Schtroumpf de plus ? C'est le Schtroumpf Coquet, toujours à se mirer dans la glace, qui trouvera malgré lui la solution.

Emília resolve ressuscitar o Visconde de Sabugosa quando ele morre afogado. A boneca consegue salvar seu amigo, mas ele volta diferente... O Visconde de Sabugosa se transformou no sábio inglês Dr. Livingstone! Esse novo Visconde tem uma ideia fantástica: e se a turma do sítio visitasse o céu? Neste passeio interplanetário, Emília, Narizinho e Pedrinho voam na cauda de um cometa e brincam nos anéis de Saturno! Aprenda os segredos dos astros e das estrelas com Emília, Narizinho e Pedrinho e voem juntos através das galáxias!

Memorias del subsuelo fue escrita en un momento en el que el autor padecía grandes trastornos emocionales producto de que su mujer se estaba muriendo y él mantenía una relación sentimental con una joven, lo que le causaba dudas y remordimiento. Al tiempo del fallecimiento de su esposa, Maria, también falleció su hermano más cercano, Mijaíl. A estos problemas personales, se agregaban además situaciones político sociales muy complejas, tales como la clausura de sus revistas por parte de las autoridades y su adicción al juego, que le traería graves problemas financieros.

"Milton" is an epic poem by William Blake, written and illustrated between 1804 and 1810. Its hero is John Milton, who returns from Heaven and unites with Blake to explore the relationship between living writers and their predecessors, and to undergo a mystical journey to correct his own spiritual errors.

The major part of the human population lives under the surface of Earth. Humankind has created a Machine which meets all possible needs. Travelling is permitted but people do not feel the need for it. Everybody lives in a separate room and communication is made via messages and videos only. However, not everyone is content with this life. There are rebels like Kuno who want to explore and get out of the limitations set by the Machine. Kuno will try to escape but without success.

After Caroline Myers gets her heart broken, her beloved great-aunts send her on a spur-of-the-moment northern adventure, equipped with little more than a batch of their special spiked tea. But soon after hopping a plane to Gold River, Alaska, a still loopy Caroline takes part in an odd ceremony that ends with a kiss from her personal tour guide. The next thing she knows, she wakes up with a ring on her finger.

Retrouvez les plus beaux contes et les plus belles histoires pour enfants ! Ces merveilleux contes qui font rire, qui font peur et qui font rêver les enfants, filles ou garçons depuis des générations entières, sont réunis ici dans une très belle collection thématique. Les contes permettent un apprentissage moral et ludique pour les enfants, au travers de personnages auxquels ils peuvent s'identifier.

Deux récits enchâssés, au croisement du réalisme et du fantastique ; une nouvelle presque oubliée, que sa redécouverte classa parmi les plus grands textes de la littérature ; un jeu complexe d'imbrications entre sculpture, musique et littérature : Sarrasine est un des textes les plus séduisants de Balzac. Une jeune femme ne peut s'empêcher de remarquer le vieillard décharné, pareil à un spectre, qui hante un coin d'une brillante soirée parisienne.

Throughout a single day in 1892, John Shawnessy recalls the great moments of his life - from the battles of the Civil War to the politics of the Gilded Age, from the love affairs of his youth in Indiana to his homecoming as schoolteacher, husband, and father.

"The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha", or more simply "Don Quixote", is one of the most influential works of literature from a Spanish author. It is one of the earliest canonical novels, and is regularly cited as the best work of fiction ever published. A nameless hidalgo read so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to set out into the world as a knight, to bring justice under the name Don Quixote. The delusional hidalgo then recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, whose unique wit proves a marvelous addition to Don Quixote's idealistic bouts.

La nouvelle se présente sous la forme d'un journal intime, tenu par le héros principal, Poprichtchine. Dans un premier temps, celui-ci décrit des épisodes de sa vie, de son travail ainsi que les diverses personnes qu'il côtoie. Puis il se met à confier les sentiments qu'il éprouve au sujet de la fille de son directeur. Des premiers signes de folie ne tardent pas à apparaître.

When a brilliant doctor's experiment goes wrong, a dangerous pursuit of separating good and evil follows... Tucked away in the dark and murky streets of London, a lawyer finds himself investigating strange incidents between his old friend Dr Henry Jekyll and the reclusive Edward Hyde. Although seemingly nothing alike, the two are more similar than what meets the eye... This classic tale is perfect for fans of Heather Parry and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Lily Morrissey knows exactly what she wants in a husband: a big bank account. Not that she’s greedy or shallow; she just needs the security for herself and her beloved grandmother. But husband-hunting is harder than she expected, especially with her best friend Jake in the way. In fact, Jake - who would be perfect for her if he weren’t so committed to everything money can’t buy - is becoming downright distracting, with those jade eyes and that disarming grin.

"Einer für alle, alle für einen!"

Sie werden gehasst und bewundert, sie fürchten weder Tod noch Teufel, sie kämpfen gegen den Kardinal und für den König, sie - das sind die drei berühmt-berüchtigten Musketiere und ihr wunderlicher Gefährte d'Artagnan. Alexandre Dumas abenteuerreicher Roman, hier nacherzählt von Susa Hämmerle, wurde zu einem Welterfolg!

"The Water Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby" is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular in England during its day, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades.

"Red Nails" is the last of the stories about Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in "Weird Tales" magazine from July to October 1936. It is set in the pseudo historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its grim themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.

Quizá sea ésta la novela de aventuras más leída de la historia de la literatura. Un ilusionado joven originario de Gascuña, región francesa limítrofe con España, va a París con una carta de recomendación para convertirse en un mosquetero del rey. Su nombre es D’Artagnan. Nada más empezar su viaje debe desafiar a un misterioso caballero acompañado por una bella y misteriosa dama. En el momento que llega a París es retado a duelo por 3 mosqueteros Athos, Portos y Aramis, pero justo antes del momento en que van a empezar a batirse, les interrumpe la guardia del cardenal Richelieu.

Sigue el camino que el joven Pip vivirá en su búsqueda por una vida plena, libre de pobreza y peligros. A través de los años, Pip se encontrará con amigos, enemigos, amores y desamores. La vida es una interminable serie de altos y bajos, pero al final, las cosas terminarán mejor que peor.

Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with this 1920 novel about Old New York society. Newland Archer is wealthy, well-bred, and engaged to the beautiful May Welland. But he finds himself drawn to May's cousin Ellen Olenska, who has been living in Europe and who has returned following a scandalous separation from her husband.

El que susurra en la oscuridad supone un desvío en las obras de Howard Phillips Lovecraft hacia la ciencia ficción, sin por ello descuidar su faceta literaria más famosa: el terror. Narra en su mayor parte la entrevista de su protagonista con el enigmático Henry Wentworth Akeley, un anciano postrado en una silla de ruedas y en un lamentable estado físico. Akeley le revelará durante la entrevista mucha información sobre una supuesta raza extraterrestre y su habilidad para extirpar cerebros que luego mantienen con vida...