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En el verano de 1816, Lord Byron invita al poeta Percy Bysshe Shelley y a su joven esposa, Mary, a su casa de Suiza. Los días son lluviosos y el anfitrión propone que cada uno escriba un relato de fantasmas. Así surgirá 'Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo', publicada en 1818 y considerada la...

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro El Barco de Cristal. Este libro inserta al escucha en un fascinante relato lleno de emoción y drama, siendo el carácter moral un elemento que destaca. El Barco de Cristal es una historia protagonizada por un hombre llamado Frederick ("Nuestro Sabio"), y nos relata cómo él busca experimentar el placer de enseñarle a un joven todos su conocimientos, siguiendo un camino que traería un final insospechado tanto para él como para su discípulo. ¿Qué es la libertad y cómo se alcanza? ¿Cuál es el valor de la sabiduría?

The Irish are known the world over as friendly and engaging talkers with a word here and a few words there to each and every soul they meet. Their poets dazzle with talent and verse that few other nations dare compete with. What follows demonstrates why.

La caída de la Casa Usher es la quintaesencia del cuento gótico: una casa embrujada, un paisaje lúgubre, dos hermanos gemelos, una enfermedad misteriosa… Todos los elementos del género son fácilmente identificables y, sin embargo, parte del terror que inspira esta historia se debe a su...

This beautifully curated anthology draws on major historical figures including Emerson, Thoreau, Carlyle, Oliver Goldsmith, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Francis Bacon, Montaigne, and Aristotle. The pieces range across themes such as the sentiment of friendship, its pleasures, and the art of choosing...

Cecilia Toussaint nos regala su voz y magnífica narración para contarnos Persuasión, la última novela de Jane Austen. Publicada póstumamente en 1818, presenta un cuadro de familia sumamente austeniano: un viudo pomposo que sólo lee el baronetario, una hija soltera llena de pretensiones...

Publicada póstumamente en 1818, presenta un cuadro de familia sumamente austeniano: un viudo pomposo que sólo lee el baronetario, una hija soltera llena de pretensiones, una hija casada hipocondríaca y caprichosa, una multitud ruidosa de parientes y vecinos que aparecen por todas partes… y...

Written a year before his death, this collection of short plays by Miguel de Cervantes is a fine example of his genius. Oftentimes overlooked, these eight vignettes are funny and touching at the same time. Designed to be performed in between larger acts, they give a glimpse into a world far less glamorous than courtly life.

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and...

Dumas’ famous musketeers return in another exciting swashbuckler. And this time, Aramis is embarking on the most perilous mission of all: to depose King Louis XIV and put his twin brother Philip on the throne instead. Since childhood, Philip has been hidden away so no one would know of his...

A Void Chronicler's Guide to Arcs by Leder Games and Cole Wehrle. A companion piece to the strategy guides on BoardGameGeek. Hosted by Jon-Joe Edwards (ChaoticNoodle), Francis Snyder (francissnyder), and Oliver Lipton (InsolentNoisemaker). Each episode will take us through a single Fate and see us discuss, debate, and argue the Fate's strategies, strengths, and weaknesses. Battles will be waged and captives will be taken. Our ultimate goal: to explore, to teach, and to give a glimpse into the wealth of opportunity and strategic depth the Blighted Reach campaign has to offer.

Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith was one of the most accomplished writers of the 18th century. A novelist, playwright, poet and essayist, he came to fame with his novel The Vicar of Wakefield and comic play She Stoops to Conquer. Both those classics are included here, with star casts including Julia McKenzie, Amanda Root, Peter Jeffrey and Sunny Ormonde.

O último livro concebido por Sacks traz mais uma vez suas brilhantes reflexões sobre evolução, criatividade, tempo, consciência e experiência. Oliver Sacks nunca se restringiu a escrever sobre neurologia ou medicina: ele se entusiasmava com os problemas, as ideias e as questões de todas...

Als Rebellin wurde Wren Darlington in die Silver-Elite eingeschleust. Nachdem ihre Tarnung aufgeflogen ist, findet sie Zuflucht in der Festung von Uprising, dem Rebellen-Netzwerk jener Modifizierten, zu denen sie selbst gehört. Während der Kontinent am Rande eines entscheidenden Krieges steht, muss Wren sich fragen: Für wen ist sie bereit zu kämpfen – selbst wenn das bedeutet, jemanden dabei zu verlieren?

“Pitch-black and superbly written.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 “Top-notch grip lit…incredibly brilliant.” —Marian Keyes, New York Times bestselling author In this astonishing debut novel, a man’s shocking act of savagery stuns a local...

Bella Poldark is the twelfth and final novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Cornwall 1818. We continue the tale of Ross and Demelza; of the wayward Valentine Warleggan, whose existence keeps open the old wounds...

The Twisted Sword is the eleventh novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Cornwall 1815. Demelza sees a horseman riding down the valley and senses disruption to the domestic contentment she has fought so hard to...

Geoffrey Mason ist erleichtert, als sein Mandant - ein brutaler Schläger - hinter Gitter kommt. Doch Freiheit und Strafe liegen nur einen Richterspruch voneinander entfernt: Als das Gericht das Urteil revidiert, wird das Verhältnis zwischen Anwalt und Klient zum Alptraum...

Lovecraft es especialmente conocido por crear el «mito de Cthulhu», un panteón de seres antiguos y cósmicos que existen más allá del entendimiento humano, a menudo vistos por protagonistas que descubren secretos antiguos y oscuros que desafían su comprensión del universo. La llamada de Cthulhu es un relato fundamental de esa mitología.

When scientist Victor Frankenstein forms a creature from the body parts of corpses, thus shattering the perceived limits of scientific understanding, the consequences are devastating. As Frankenstein becomes disgusted with his experiment, he thwarts the creature’s desire for a companion, and what ensues is singularly chilling.