Resultados para "Hercules" en Literatura y ficción

Vuelve la mitología griega narrada como un buen salseo: ahora le toca a Hércules contar su historia. La nueva novela mitológica de Pol Gise, creador de contenido con más de 3 millones de seguidores en redes, después del éxito conseguido con su primera novela Hades, el dios menos malo.

En un París sombrío, un americano recibe un misterioso paquete de manos de una pareja rusa, solo para ser atacado poco después por delincuentes. Mientras tanto, en un lujoso tren que recorre Europa, las vidas de una heredera en crisis, un detective enigmático y una serie de personajes intrigantes se entrelazan. Entre rubíes legendarios, secretos peligrosos y pasiones ocultas, Hércules Poirot deberá desentrañar un crimen que se convierte en un laberinto de sospechas.

Vuelve Hércules Poirot, el detective más famoso y brillante de la historia de la novela negra, que ha conquistado a más de 2 billones de lectores. Londres, 1929. Hércules Poirot está cenando en el café Pleasant cuando una mujer irrumpe en el local y le confía que alguien está a punto de matarla. Le ruega que no investigue, pues con su muerte, dice, se habrá hecho justicia. Unas horas más tarde, tres personas son asesinadas en un elegante hotel londinense. Poirot no puede evitar involucrarse en el caso, pero, mientras él se esfuerza en ordenar todas las piezas, el asesino se prepara para volver a matar.

Audible Studios presenta una produzione Audible Originals: Poirot a Styles Court, con Claudio Santamaria nel ruolo del leggendario Hercule Poirot. Un’audio serie corale che riunisce un cast d’eccezione, nell’adattamento del romanzo d’esordio di Agatha Christie. Inghilterra, 1914. Il mondo è precipitato in un conflitto senza precedenti. Ferito nel corpo e nell’animo, il capitano Hastings accetta l’invito a trascorrere la convalescenza a Styles Court, l’imponente dimora di campagna di un vecchio amico.

The sequel to the viral hit Blood of Hercules is finally here—now in audio! Bonds of Hercules delivers a sizzling, full cast narration featuring Aiden Snow, Tristan Morris, Teddy Hamilton, Meg Sylvan, J.T. Londale, and Allie Shae. Packed with spicy romance, Greek mythology, and dangerous...

When the luxurious overnight passenger train from Calais to the Riviera, known as the Blue Train, arrives in Nice, a guard goes into the compartment of American heiress, Ruth Kettering and attempts to wake her. Unfortunately, she will never wake up, as she is dead, having been killed by a heavy blow to her head, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious ruby, known as the 'Heart of Fire', is missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, but detective Hercule Poirot, who also just happens to be a passenger on the train, is not convinced.

Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now in a fully restored edition that features a “missing chapter” along with commentary from Christie expert John Curran. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and...

There are few mythological characters that require less of an introduction than Hercules. His labors are known and have been reimagined by cultures far beyond their Greek beginnings, and he continues to influence modern culture in more ways than any other ancient Greek hero.

Poirot’s peace is disturbed when a local gentleman, Roger Ackroyd, is found murdered in his study. Clues include a vanished letter, a scrap of cambric cloth, a goose quill, and an elaborately tooled Tunisian dagger. We follow Poirot, aided by the village doctor, James Sheppard, as he traces his way through a tangle of suspects that include Ackroyd’s sister-in-law, niece, secretary, adopted son, and housemaids—all of whom appear to have motives for killing him.

Roman Dravik was a warrior born in the cage—an ex-soldier turned MMA fighter with nothing left to lose. Dragged through the Veil into the world of Avalon, Roman finds himself in a land ruled by kings, dragons, and magic.

In Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, the holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder—and the notoriously fastidious investigator is quickly on the case. Christmas Eve, and the Lee family’s reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture and a high-pitched...

הרוצח עכשיו בינינו – ברכבת..." סמוך לחצות הליל רכבת האוריינט אקספרס המפורסמת נעצרת על המסילה מפאת השלג הכבד. עם בוקר מתגלה גופתו של המיליונר סמואל אדוארד ראצ'ט בתאו הנעול, הוא נדקר תריסר פעמים. הרכבת מבודדת בשלג, איש לא עלה לקרון בסּופה - אחד מן הנוסעים האחרים מוכרח להיות הרוצח. הבלש הרקול פוארו, שנמצא ברכבת בדרכו מאיסטנבול ללונדון, חייב לפתור את התעלומה לפני שיהיה עוד רצח - מי משנים עשר הנוסעים ירצה לפגוע בראצ'ט? מתברר כי לכל אחד ואחד מהם עשוי להיות מניע משלו. ספרה הנודע של אגתה כריסטי רואה כעת אור בעברית בתרגום חדש ועדכני של מיכל אלפון.

É intrínseco ao mito ser passado adiante, projetado, pela oralidade. Nada mais incrível que ouvir esta história – a história – de Héracles, nosso Hércules, por meio do timbre icônico do Professor Clóvis de Barros Filho no curso “Deuses e Heróis – Hércules”. E, de igual teor, não há maneira melhor de homenagear os que participaram e participarão desse acertadíssimo curso do que com esta obra: uma releitura, de coautoria entre Clóvis de B. Filho e Joel Jota, dessa narrativa que é a representação da resiliência em sua mais pura denotação.

O estoicismo de Sêneca apresenta traços que refletem sua condição pessoal de homem novo, de ator na história do Império Romano e de um pensador bastante livre. As linhas de seu pensamento, que se podem chamar de estoico-senequianas, estão presentes em toda sua obra. A tragédia Hércules no Eta, juntamente com sua tradução, constituem a 1ª parte deste livro. A 2ª é formada pelo estudo do pensamento de Sêneca aí contido.

Nulla è come sembra, in questa avvincente versione audiolibro di "Se morisse mio marito", uno dei romanzi gialli più riusciti, della celebre Agatha Christie. E pure l'illustrissimo, intelligentissimo e insuperabile Hercule Poirot s'inganna, facendosi ammaliare prima dalle parole della bellissima Jane Wilkinson, e dall'interpretazione migliore della sua carriera, e poi dal candore della giovane Geraldine, e dall'avidità dell'affascinante Carlotta Adams.

Savage. Reckless. Wild. These are only some of the words used to describe me. I'm all of those things, and I never wished to be anything else in almost 500 years of existence. Then she came along. Aurora Leal, the daughter of the High Witch and destined for that role. She's practically royalty in the magical world, but most importantly, she's forbidden fruit.

It is December, 1963, and the tensions that have been simmering since the October war came to a boil in an atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion so poisonous that nobody in England or Washington, DC, realize that in the background, there is a third, malignant force at work.

"The Twelve Labours of Hercules" are a series of feats ordered by the gods carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. The legend was first written whole, as a fixed cycle of twelve labours, in an epic Greek poem now lost, in about 600BC; as they survive in the original source, the labours are not all recounted in a single place, but must be reassembled from many sources. This short story is a retelling of Hercules' legend with an elegant style that will edify children and adults alike.

Exemple classique de poésie épique, Le Bouclier d'Hercule, centré sur la description d'un bouclier extraordinaire et d'un duel héroïque, est un poème riche en imagerie et en symbolisme dont le contenu illustre les thèmes chers à la mythologie grecque.

With signs pointing to a powerful Warlock manipulating events from the shadows, Alex and his companions travel to the lakeside city of Verbana, hoping to find answers. But before they can act, a ruthless Necromancer unleashes an undead army, threatening to destroy everything in her path.