Resultados para "Lady di" en Antologías y relatos breves

Explore one of literature’s most enduring short stories in The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton. Set in a semi-barbaric kingdom, this suspenseful tale follows a young man forced to choose between two doors—one hiding a beautiful maiden, the other a deadly tiger.

The Lady’s Maid is a story by Katherine Mansfield: Eleven o’clock. A knock at the door... I hope I haven’t disturbed you, madam. You weren’t asleep - were you? But I’ve just given my lady her tea, and there was such a nice cup over, I thought, perhaps.

Lady Arabella Allington longs for freedom from the stifling expectations of Regency society. When her bold attempts to escape her aristocratic life backfire, she finds herself under the strict guardianship of her brother and in the eye of the Ton. Enter a charming suitor who may be more than he appears, leaving Arabella torn between her desire for independence and her heart.

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. First published in 1910, Orczy's female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy's outstandingly successful and brilliant police officer preceded her real-life female counterparts by a decade.

The Lady of the Lake (job description: hand out mystical swords to youngsters with potential) has her first dissatisfied customer. This humorous fantasy tale will appeal to anyone who has ever landed a glamorous job, only to find out that the gig has grueling requirements (in this case, confinement in a swamp and the company of wise-cracking toads.)

In the final years of his life, Chekhov produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces and some of the most highly regarded works in Russian literature. With the works collected here, Chekhov moved away from the realism of his earlier tales - developing a broader range of characters and subject matter, while forging the spare minimalist style that would inspire such modern short-story writers as Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Lady Susan is a short, epistolary novel by Jane Austen. Lady Susan Vernon is a selfish, attractive, and unscrupulous woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. As a widow, she seeks a match for herself, as well as husband-hunting for her daughter. Lady Susan is not only beautiful but intelligent and witty; she's highly attractive to men and her suitors are always significantly younger.

Anton Chekhov is now justly celebrated as one of Russia’s greatest writers, but this reputation was hard won in his time. His work consistently challenged expectations, and his insights were not always easy to see. The continued relevance of his stories, however, has shown that Chekhov was ahead of his time, and the nine short stories collected here showcase his very best writing.

Praised by Chekhov as his favorite writer, Nikolai Leskov occupies a unique place in Russian literature. His original stories often seem like folk-tales, their larger-than-life characters including soldiers, Tsars, priests and gypsies. Leskov's storytelling, simple in its style, combines a deep religious spirit with comic absurdity. The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Leskov's best-known work, is a realist account of a young woman who escapes from her loveless marriage through adultery, leading to violence and murder

As the eldest Allington daughter, Prunella knows her duty: to make a respectable match and maintain her family’s honor. Yet when she meets George, everything she thought she wanted begins to change. With her mother’s social climbing ambitions weighing heavily on her, Prunella faces a difficult choice—do her duty or follow her heart. Will she risk scandal by eloping for love?

When Beatriz, lonely and desperate for money, places an ad as a writing consultant in the local paper, her first client is Dolores Maria Rubia de Alicanto, an imposing old widow who has hired her to transcribe the story of her life. Beatriz is taken aback when the woman starts with the words "My husband betrayed me..." and proceeds to relay a gripping story of deception, crumbled desire, and vengeance.

Este cuento trata sobre la infidelidad de una mujer a su marido. Lady Sannox era una mujer hermosa a la que le gustaba ser admirada. Douglas era un cirujano al que le gustaba lady Sannox por lo que le mando una carta para quedar. La carta se extravió y llego a Lord Sannox.

"The Lovely Lady" is a fine observation of a life - the lovely lady of the title - that thrives by sucking the life out of others. The two victims escape by a somewhat melodramatic and comical means, but in the process destroy the lovely lady and form what will probably be a dull and passionless union.

"The Lady, or the Tiger?" (1882) is about a man sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Taken to the public arena, he is faced with two doors, behind one of which is a hungry tiger that will devour him. Behind the other is a beautiful lady-in-waiting, whom he will have to marry, if he finds her.

When a mysterious female visitor leaves her hat with a message at the door of Mrs. Hudson, Holmes and Watson find themselves always one or more steps behind a thief who leaves intriguing messages and challenges the great detective, again and again, to apprehend her. Though the clues are there, they leave Holmes completely baffled.

Constance Wellington thought her days of matchmaking were over, but when she is charged with guiding Miss Penelope into society, she quickly realizes she’s in for more than she bargained for. With her last charge, Arabella Allington, now happily married, Constance must now keep a headstrong Penelope out of trouble and preserve her virtue in the cutthroat marriage mart of Regency England. Can Constance help her navigate the treacherous waters of the Ton, or will Penelope prove too much to handle?

Eine Wellness-Oase ist gut für die Nerven – Kriminalermittlungen auch? Die humorvolle Krimi-Reihe kehrt mit ihrem zweiten Fall für Lady Ilse zurück. Nach dem nervenaufreibenden Kriminalfall in Grünwald benötigt Lady Ilse mit ihren Freundinnen Tilde und Marga erst mal eine Entspannungskur. Wo ginge das besser als in dem angesagten Wellnesshotel „Tölzer Oase“? Doch ob die Freundinnen ihre versprochene Erholung bekommen, bleibt fraglich, denn sie werden nicht nur von dem charmanten Franzosen Marcel De'Albray umgarnt, sondern auch von einer unbekannten Frau verfolgt.

When Josh, her sexy firefighter husband, seems to find the fire station - and the newest firefighter, a luscious blonde named Farrah - a whole lot more interesting than his wife after just three months of marriage, Beth decides to fight back. But is is already too late? Is the honeymoon over?

Sarah Blackmore has given up on love after her heart was broken by Lord Benjamin Pennington, the man who chose a Duke’s daughter over her. But when their paths cross again after her carriage breaks down, Sarah finds herself swept into a dangerous situation—attacked by highwaymen and waking up in an unfamiliar house with no memory of who she is. As Sarah unravels the mystery of her captor and her past, she discovers that love may not be as lost as she once thought.

Bridget Blackmore thought a visit to the country would provide a reprieve from her unwanted betrothal to Lord Edmund Tanner, a man she had never met. But when Bridget’s friend Julia disappears, Bridget is mistaken for Julia by none other than Lord Edmund himself. Whisked away to Scotland and forced into a hasty marriage, Bridget must navigate the dangerous path of deception. Can she escape her captor, or will she find herself falling for the very man she vowed to avoid?