Resultados para "Perfect" en Clásicos

Pepe Rey, hombre de ideas liberales, acude a Orbajosa, pequeña ciudad episcopal castellana, donde piensa casarse con una prima suya, Rosario, matrimonio acordado por su padre, Juan, y por la hermana de éste, la madre de la novia, Perfecta, viuda de Polentinos. Los novios se gustan de inmediato, apenas conocerse, y se declaran amor eterno, pero la intromisión de un canónigo de la catedral, don Inocencio, descarrila las buenas intenciones del padre y de la tía, y contraría el flechazo amoroso sentido por los jóvenes.

En este relato, Miss Marple se encuentra en una tienda de telas junto con su amiga, Mrs. Rhodes. Mientras están allí, la señora Bartlett entra a la tienda, y las tres mujeres comienzan a charlar. Durante la conversación, la señora Bartlett menciona que ha encontrado a la doncella perfecta, Elsie Holland. La señora Bartlett está encantada con Elsie debido a su eficiencia y discreción. Sin embargo, la descripción que hace la señora Bartlett de Elsie despierta las sospechas de Miss Marple. Aunque todo parece perfecto, Miss Marple siente que algo no encaja.

Havana - Em busca da noite perfeita é um trabalho reflexivo sobre a vida. A ilha-cenário é metáfora dessa vida, em todas as suas facetas sociais, culturais e afetivas. O lugar de Havana é utópico e imaginário, em pleno acordo com a idealização de mundo que embala os melhores sonhos do narrador.

Stacy Aumonier was a British writer, best known for his outstanding short stories. Nobel Prize-winner John Galsworthy described Aumonier as "one of the best short story writers of all time" and predicted that he would "outlive all the writers of his day." Aumonier wrote over 85 short stories in his lifetime. He has been described as the "British Maupassant" owing to his captivating plots and his ability to create complex characters with just a few lines of carefully selected prose.

It takes two years for the elderly bank clerk to plan and commit the perfect crime. The crime where nobody will ever pursue the criminal and where he will be free to enjoy his ill-gotten gains for the rest of his life. His crime is so brilliantly planned that nobody will ever know...nobody need ever have known...had he not inadvertently given himself away with one tiny slip....

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) was a New Zealand-born English novelist, famous for his skill at scene setting and vivid plots. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s and remains popular to this day. 'The Perfect Close' is the story of a 79-year-old man who realises one day that he is about to die. Seeing that he has only an hour or so left to live, he must decide how to spend his final moments. We accompany him on the last minutes of his life as he achieves his last couple of surprising but highly satisfying victories.