We find ourselves with a novel that was ahead of its time, both in the narrative and the theme, a work that transcends romanticism to enter autobiographical and ideological territories. The character of Jane Eyre is the portrait of a woman who fight…
Anna Karenina es, junto con la monumental Guerra y paz, una de las obras clave Lev Tolstoi, en la que vemos todas las se as de identidad del gran realismo ruso: fina cr tica social y multitud de personajes con una profundidad psicol gica asombrosa.…
El tao smo nos ense a a alcanzar la felicidad y la perfecci n mediante el conocimiento de nuestra propia persona. De este modo fluimos con el mundo y conseguimos convertir las dificultades en oportunidades. Esta obra de pensamiento y estrategia part…
Equal parts romance and gothic novel, this engrossing tale of unrequited love, musical genius, and physical deformity has been the basis for many a film, television, radio, and stage adaptation, including the immensely popular Broadway musical. Sinc…
A subject of scandal during its publication, the novel had to overcome the censorship by Napoleon III before it became the pioneer of literary realism. Emma Bovary represents the rebellion against the corset-like, bourgeoise society of nineteenth-ce…
Gregor Samsa wakes up as an insect, a metamorphosis that not only affects his exterior aspect, his outer shell, but also his interior, his thoughts and his attitude towards life. During this process he will ask himself questions such as Who are we?…
Ant n Ch jov is one of the most outstanding playwrights in the history of literature, and an unparalleled master of the short story form. The stories in this collection captivate with their ingenious plots and technical dexterity, while also providi…
In El horror de Dunwich y otros relatos, a work centered on the Myths of Cthulhu, Lovecraft transports us to a rural and decadent town where a strange family hides a terrifying secret. H. P. Lovecraft es conocido por ser uno de los grandes innovador…
Esta obra marca el inicio de la filosof a moderna. Descartes cuestiona aqu que cualquier tipo de conocimiento pueda basarse en algo tan enga oso como los sentidos. Para buscar la verdad tenemos que poner en duda lo que sabemos. Y de aqu surgir su m…
Based on the author's own experiences, Agnes Gray is the story of overcoming an idealistic and persevering young woman in equal parts, ready to fight her way despite the difficulties. Anne Bront delivers a majestically written masterpiece with a mes…
Un amigo de William Legrand (un mis ntropo apasionado por la entomolog a ) y de J piter, su viejo criado, narra su participaci n en una aventura para resolver un complicado misterio. ste consiste en descifrar un pergamino escrito en clave, hallado c…
Las mil y una noches es una recopilaci n de historias inspiradas por la tradici n oral, cuya relevancia fue curiosamente marginal dentro del contexto de la literatura rabe medieval. No obstante, a ella le debemos la fascinaci n por lo oriental que s…
Mansfield Park ocupa el centro exacto de la producci n novel stica de Jane Austen. Asentada como autora tras los xitos de Sentido y sensibilidad y Orgullo y prejuicio, exhibe un estilo propio y reconocible, basado en el fino uso de la iron a y del r…
Charles Perrault es, junto a los hermanos Grimm y Hans Christian Andersen, uno de los pilares sobre los que se sostienen los cuentos del mundo occidental. En su universo de fantas a mezcl la tradici n oral con la recopilaci n de antiguas leyendas e…
A great tool for striking up small talk with strangers and engage in deeper conversations with acquaintances, this pool of 310 fun trivia questions and answers covers a wide variety of topics and curious facts. It is sure to entertain, surprise, and…
Si eres amante del relato detectivesco y policiaco, en este libro encontrar s algunos de los mejores cl sicos del g nero. En esta recopilaci n aparecen desde los can nicos Sherlock Holmes y Auguste Dupin hasta rarezas como los detectives sobrenatura…
This luxury box set contains all three of H. P. Lovecraft's most popular books: Los mitos de cthulhu, En las monta as de la locura, and El horror de dunwich y otros relatos. In addition to these three titles, the package also includes an exclusively…
Penned by cult horror master H. P. Lovecraft, Los mitos de Cthulhu is an imaginative and unsettling collection of connected stories combining mythical, literary, and religious elements. The stories are haunted with primitive creatures patiently wait…
One of the most cherished love stories of all time, this classic comedy of manners tells of the unlikely courtship of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. The story of how these two characters overcome their own pride and prejudice, as well their…
The oldest texts of I Ching were written more than three thousand years ago and are some of the fundamental works of Chinese thought. Grounded in dialogue with Taoist roots, this text is organized around the 64 hexagrams that gave it the shape we kn…
Escoger los cuentos m s representativos de Hans Christian Andersen ha supuesto un verdadero reto, ya que escribi cerca de doscientos: este libro incluye una maravillosa selecci n de los m s memorables en sus versiones originales. Sus or genes humild…
The seminal piece of the Cthulhu Mythos is a gripping short story that introduces readers to the grotesquely terrifying extraterrestrial entity Cthulhu. The narrator's quest to piece together his late uncle's clues on the existence of such creature…
Un cl sico de la literatura infantil escrita por Frank Baum en el que se narran las aventuras de una ni a llamada Dorothy y su viaje al famoso mundo de Oz. A lo largo de su aventura entabla amistad con muchos personajes peculiares que la ayudar n a…
This delightful box set contains three of Jane Austen's most beloved novels: Orgullo y prejuicio, Sentido y sensibilidad and Persuasi n. In addition to these three titles, the package also includes an exclusively designed notebook to go with the boo…
Much like the fresh leaves of grass in the title, the poems in this seminal collection by one the most beloved American poets of all time are fragrant with the author's zest and exaltation for life. Rich in lyricism and exuberant imagery, these poem…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of the most celebrated detective in literature, Sherlock Holmes. The 12 stories gathered in this volume were published between 1891 and 1892 in Strand Magazine. Conan Doyle himself catalogs these stories as his…
Red and Black is one of the key novels of Stendhal, the pseudonym with which the French Henri Beyle went down in the history as one of the great writers of psychological realism. Julien Sorel, the protagonist, embodies like no other the contradictio…
Designed to be solved in short periods of time, the varied cognitive games in this book challenge our brains to use lateral thinking and engage in more creative reasoning. They are an entertaining way to stimulate concentration, strengthen memory, a…
Alexandre Dumas gained critical and public admiration with the publication of The Lady of the Camellias which became one of the most popular novels of all time. Based on the author's experiences, the book tells the relationship between the young Arm…
Emma was the last novel that Jane Austen published while alive. In it, she tells us about the adventures of Emma Woodhouse, a young English woman raised in a wealthy family who not only does not have the slightest intention of getting married, but a…
In 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle decided to murder Sherlock Holmes, the most famous detective of all time. The sweeping success of the novels and stories published by The Strand Magazine did not allow him to focus on his historical novels. Thus, he wrote…
Aunque F. Scott Fitzgerald era un autor popular cuando public El gran Gatsby, esta no se convirti en novela de culto hasta despu s de su fallecimiento. Gatsby encarna el arquetipo del millonario cuyo xito radica en la juventud y la popularidad, y qu…
Narraciones extraordinarias brings together a selection of Edgar Allan Poe's best stories and several of his wonderful poems. The illustrations have been created solely for this unique edition.
