Resultados para "Anna" en Histórico

Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky.

Una inolvidable saga familiar en la Australia colonial del siglo XIX. Más de 5 millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Una tierra lejana y peligrosa. Una mujer sin miedo a nada. Un destino por construir. La joven inglesa Isabella Saunders se ha quedado sola en el mundo: sin un hogar y sin recursos, su belleza y fascinante cabellera pelirroja en la Singapur de 1860 se convierten en un gran escollo para conseguir un trabajo como institutriz.

After a sheltered upbringing, Lady Lucinda Sutcliffe is finally embarking on her first season, eager to experience everything she's missed. When Lucy realizes that her uncle plans to quickly marry her off in exchange for a slice of her fortune, she begs a favor of a new acquaintance, Ciaran Ramsey. If Lucy remains single until she turns 21, she - and her money - will be out of her uncle's power. All the charming Scot needs to do is woo her for six weeks, and then jilt her...

Jasper enjoys London's illicit delights too much to wed. Too bad his grandfather has decided that a woman with the nerve to blackmail might be exactly the sort of wife to tame him. Pressed into a marriage neither wanted—and fighting a desire neither expected—Prue and Jasper torment and tempt each other beyond reason. Surely a proper duchess should be subdued, obedient, and dignified? Yet just as he begins to get his wish, Jasper realizes how much he wants his unconventional wife—and only her—if it's not too late to win her . . .

One should never judge a duke by his cover. As far as London society knows, Giles Drew, the Duke of Basingstoke, is everything a proper aristocrat ought to be. But when a notorious scandal sheet publishes details of Giles's questionable bedroom antics, only one bride can salvage his reputation. Prim and penniless, Francesca Stanhope has resigned herself to a season full of the ton's snickering—until the Duke of Basingstoke's dizzying courtship transforms her fate. Yet wedded bliss quickly turns into a clash of wills as Franny realizes her handsome duke is a devil in disguise.

Alarmed by the sound of an intruder, Rose St. Claire fetches her pistol. She's shocked to discover that the trespasser is a handsome gentleman—one who states that the house, which Rose recently inherited from her late benefactor, was stolen from his father decades ago. He claims it is now his. And it is—but not entirely. As it turns out, Hammond Court has been left to them both—and neither can evict the other without forfeiting their right to the property.

Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels - of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence.

As the youngest son of a duke, Edward Wentworth is neither the heir nor the spare, leaving him feeling restless and uncertain. He decides to forge his own path by embarking on a journey to the newly formed United States that will change his life forever. But when he stumbles upon a beautiful Irish woman being sold into indenture, he knows that he cannot turn a blind eye to her plight.

A single lady of birth, beauty, and large fortune should not have this much trouble making a match. Yet after two failed betrothals, Lady Juliana Bernard is in a bind. She must find a husband at once or lose guardianship of her beloved niece. The Duke of Blackmore is her last, best hope, but once she tracks him down to Scotland, she receives two pieces of starting news. First, the duke is already engaged. Second, his brother, Logan, wishes to marry her instead.

When Anna Konig first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the Charming Nancy, their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naive farmers - dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands - across the ocean. As delays, storms, illness, and diminishing provisions afflict crew and passengers alike, Bairn finds himself drawn to Anna's serene nature.

Anna Karenina is beautiful, married to a successful man, and has a son whom she adores. But a chance meeting at a train station in Moscow sets her passionate heart alight, and she is defenceless in the face of Count Vronsky's adoration. Having defied the rules of nineteenth-century Russian society, Anna is forced to pay a heavy price.

Nel mezzo della tempesta, un omnibus trainato da cavalli, in gran ritardo, la travolge. Sopravvive, ma l'infezione avanza e i medici chiedono il consenso per amputarle una gamba. Anni dopo, Camilla ha imparato a sopportare l'ignoranza paesana e il peso del soprannome che le hanno cucito addosso: la zoppa. Tra i due nasce un amore ardente e ostinato, capace di sfidare le convenzioni e la diffidenza delle famiglie.

Vladimir Nabokov called Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina "one of the greatest love stories in world literature." Set in imperial Russia, Anna Karenina is a rich and complex meditation on passionate love and disastrous infidelity. Married to a powerful government minister, Anna Karenina is a beautiful woman who falls deeply in love with a wealthy army officer, the elegant Count Vronsky.

El verano de 1965 Carolina y los valientes cantaron con los Beatles en Madrid y en Barcelona, el país entero conocía sus canciones y el resto del mundo estaba dispuesto a enamorarse de ellos, pero en 1966 desaparecieron de los escenarios y nadie ha vuelto a saber de ellos. Esta es la historia de un chico y de una chica que se conocieron en Benicàssim una noche de 1963 y se atrevieron a defender sus sueños: ella, Carolina podía ir donde quisiera, conseguir lo que desease y llegar tan lejos como su inteligencia, su personalidad y su talento la llevasen.

With no family in Charleston, Anna Tuttle decides to join her friends and become a mail-order bride. But she wasn’t prepared for the way her indulged life would change. And yet her rugged husband is doing his best to help her adjust to her new life as a rancher's wife. But she wants more.

Ett gripande kärleksdrama om uppoffring och att följa sina drömmar! Det är tidigt nittonhundratal och Marie växer upp på Sjövalla gård, där hennes förfäder levt och brukat i flera hundra år. Gården är omgiven av vackra åkrar och tillvaron är bekymmersfri för den bortskämda flickan. Men när hennes far plötsligt dör i spanska sjukan förändras allt. Hon är blott 14 år när den trygghet hon tar för givet försvinner, och moderns nya äktenskap med faderns vän gör inte saken bättre. Hur kan hennes mor göra så mot Maries nyligen bortgångna far? I Maries ögon är det ett stort svek.

En spännande berättelse om sju kvinnors liv, från 1700-tal till 1900-tal, sammanbundna av samma pärlhalsband, skriven av oslagbara Anna Sparre! I tvåhundra år har pärlorna vandrat, från hand till hand. Vackra kvinnor har burit dem, några har ansett dem vara världslig lyx. Tre gånger har pärlhalsbandet sålts inom släkten. Från att först skimra kring grevinnan Augusta Löwenhielm hals fortsätter pärlorna genom sju kvinnors liv: hovdamen, husfrun, bruden, husmodern, herrgårdsfrun, botanisten och diplomatfrun. Pärlornas liv bjuder på en svindlande resa genom historien och sju skilda kvinnoöden.

Robert’s half brother, Eustace de Lamont, has not mellowed during his absence. He is more ruthless than ever, and this time he targets Robert’s and Noor’s foster son, Lionel. Lionel is serving King Edward as a page when Eustace appears at court. Not only does Lionel become the horrified witness to Eustace’s violent streak, Eustace also starts voicing his suspicions about Lionel’s parentage. The truth about Lionel’s heritage is explosive—should King Edward find out, all would be lost for Robert and Noor.

Euphemia Templeton can't wait to put the London season behind her forever, but before she can retire to the country in blessed obscurity, she has one final promise to keep. She must find a proper match for Lady Harriett Fairmont, who is embarking on her second season. Matchmaking is easy for a lady with Phee's skills, but when Harriett's elder brother James, the arrogant, infuriating, and far too handsome Earl of Fairmont accompanies his sister to London, she soon has cause to regret her promise.

Juliet Templeton didn't embark on a risky London season in search of a fairy-tale. Fluttering hearts, yearning glances and stolen kisses are for starry-eyed debutantes, not disgraced, penniless females approaching spinsterhood. But when her quest to find a dull, respectable husband leads her to grumpy, maddening, brilliant Lord Cross, her foolish heart overrules her head, and insists on beating for him alone.