Titoli in Classici

El gran clásico de las novelas de aventuras náuticas. La vida del capitán Blood, inspirada directamente en la biografía de Henry Morgan, es un continuo proceso de búsqueda de la libertad, manteniéndose fiel a unos principios de igualdad, en una época en la que la piratería estaba legitimada y era tolerada por los gobiernos europeos.  

Quinto podía percibir la sensación de peligro. Estaba seguro de que iba a ocurrir algo terrible a todos los habitantes de la madriguera. Tenían que salir de allí inmediatamente. Así comienza el largo y azaroso viaje de supervivencia de un pequeño grupo de conejos. A medida que los conejos van sorteando peligros a cada paso, nos vamos familiarizando con cada uno de los miembros del grupo, sus personalidades singulares y divertidas, y su cultura apasionante, con sus propios relatos y mitos tradicionales. 

The essential novels of Jules Verne include the classics such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Enjoy all three novels in this enthralling science-fiction collection. 

John Clayton Lord Greystoke y Lady Alice Rutherford su esposa, han sido abandonados en la costa occidental de África, allí nació su pequeño hijo, el cual fue adoptado por la Kala la mona luego de que Lady Alice muriera y John Clayton fuera asesinado por el jefe de una tribu de gorilas.

This is a story of a valiant man who became a sort of American version of Robin Hood. His efforts were a courageous attempt to restore justice in early 19th-century Mexican California, where a corrupt governor was viciously exploiting the poor and downtrodden. It was a period when there were large haciendas and resident caballeros confronted by the harsh oppression. This brought forth a fictional effort featuring the persona of a masked laughing outlaw calling himself Zorro. 

Atlanta hovers on the edge of chaos and pandemonium as rumors fly about supernatural beings living among humans. Deadly preternatural predators have been held in check for many years by the most formidable pantheons. One angry being has had enough and accesses majik of an ancient grimoire to release abominations capable of taking down the most powerful of humanity’s supernatural protectors.  

After fourteen years of wrongful imprisonment, merchant sailor Edmond Dantès escapes his grim island fortress. With the promises of youth erased and his betrothed now married to someone else, Dantès lives for one purpose: revenge.

The city of Audec-Hal sits among the bones of a Titan. For decades it has suffered under the dominance of five tyrants, all with their own agendas. Their infighting is nothing, though, compared to the mysterious "Spark-storms" that alternate between razing the land and bestowing the citizens with wild, unpredictable abilities.

Young nobleman d’Artagnan has arrived in Paris intent on joining the guardians of King Louis XIII. He befriends the regiment’s most formidable musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and together they unite in their commitment to uphold justice. Soon, a royal indiscretion thrusts them into an audacious escapade of courtly intrigue, thwarted romance, and daring rescue. But it’s the Machiavellian schemes of a powerful enemy and the wicked seductions of an ingenious female spy that will be their greatest challenges.

Archaeologist Zoe Miller has only recently learned she is Fangborn, a secretive race of werewolves, vampires, and oracles dedicated to protecting humanity. But after she discovered and opened Pandora’s Box, the fabled item has lived up to its myth, and for Zoe and her friends, all hell has broken loose. Now she’s on a double mission: to prevent a politician from revealing the existence of the Fangborn and to foil the diabolical plans of the powerful Order of Nicomedia, a group dedicated to eradicating her kind.

Los amotinados de La Bounty - El 28 de abril de 1789 hay un motín a bordo del velero inglés La Bounty, que navega hacia las Indias occidentales. El líder de los amotinados, Christian, lleva a cabo la rebelión alegando que la dureza y la desconsideración del capitán William Bligh son intolerables. De este modo, deciden abandonar al capitán y a sus partidarios en una chalupa provista con algunas provisiones.

Following the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo. Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melville's personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific.

María Gavrílovna es una joven rusa que se enamora de Vladimir, un alférez del ejército. Debido a la humilde condición del muchacho, los padres de María no aprueban la relación. Los amantes deciden que la única solución a sus penas amorosas es fugarse y casarse en secreto. Para llevar a cabo la boda clandestina, planean encontrarse en la aldea de Zhádrino. La noche señalada, se levanta una fuerte tormenta de nieve que impide a Vladimir llegar a tiempo. Los novios no se encuentran y, poco tiempo después, él muere en el frente. Durante muchos meses María rechaza a todos sus pretendientes, fiel al recuerdo de su amado.

Bartleby, un hombre discreto y apocado, es contratado por un abogado para trabajar como copista judicial. Pronto descubrirá que la actitud de Bartleby es extraña y sorprendente. Con serenidad y educación se niega a realizar las tareas que le encomiendan: "Preferiría no hacerlo", esa es su respuesta. Bartleby ha perdido toda motivación y apetencia hacia la vida, no hay nada que desee hacer. Afronta los días impasible, aletargado, en silencio.

The Gambler brilliantly captures the strangely powerful compulsion to bet that Dostoevsky, himself a compulsive gambler, knew so well. The hero rides an emotional roller coaster between exhilaration and despair, and secondary characters such as the grandmother, who throws much of her fortune away at the gaming tables, are unforgettable.

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a book written by Daniel Defoe. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Daniel Defoe is highly recommended.

As with The Call of the Wild, White Fang explores a world in which animals and men depend on each other for survival. The story of a dog who is part wolf has lasted because Jack London gives each of his animals a personality. London's narratives are more than epics of hardship and survival; the are morality plays in which virtuous good triumphs over corrupt evil.

On an ocean liner bound for Natal, adventurer Alan Quatermain is engaged as a guide. Supplied with arms, courage, and determination, he and his group set out through Africa's beautiful but often dangerous and inhospitable wilderness. Their trek culminates in the discovery of a lost sacred mine that could bring them all riches...or death!

Charlie Tuesday is the city's best thief taker. But one case still eludes him, a mysterious key entrusted by the mother he barely knew. The key opens a chest of priceless papers - papers said to hold the dark alchemy of a lost Brotherhood.

One lonely night, a cabbie discovers that his intoxicated passenger has been suffocated with a handkerchief saturated in chloroform. The murderer, the victim, and the motive are all unknown. Fergus Hume's first literary attempt, became the best-selling mystery novel of the 19th century.