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"La Edad Madura" de Henry James explora las complejas vidas de personajes que enfrentan la mediana edad. Profundiza en sus luchas emocionales, deseos y búsqueda de significado, ofreciendo una exploración matizada de las relaciones humanas y el paso del tiempo.

Henry James’s classic tale of an American girl abroad, doomed for her wild and unconventional ways...

Step into the chilling world of The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, a gothic masterpiece narrated by Ken Kowalik. This haunting tale of psychological suspense unravels the story of a young governess tasked with caring for two children in a remote Victorian mansion. As eerie events unfold and ghostly figures appear, she begins to question her own sanity and the sinister forces at play.

An anthology of short stories of spaceships, aliens, and the outer worlds by classic Science Fiction authors, from the Golden Age to the New Wave Era. This compilation includes stories by William Bender, Jr., Ray Bradbury, G. Gordon Dewey, Charles E. Fritch, Edward W. Ludwig, James V. McConnell...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways

At the heart of Dark Romanticism is its brooding, pessimistic tone, its emphasis on the supernatural and the sins of humanity, and its use of iconic symbols and horrifying imagery. The classic Dark Romantic authors (Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville) are represented in the stories and poems in this volume, as well as some authors who are not commonly included in this genre.

This book is about a Black man's experience of reading Mark Twain's classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for the first time while in graduate school. The story captures the author's emotional struggle with Twain's use of the racial epithet more than 200 times in the text. This is a courageous memoir that wrestles with the historic stain of racism and the ongoing impact of racist language in postmodern society. The book is about Harris' flashbacks, conversations, and dilemmas spawned by use of the epithet in a classroom setting where the author was the only Black person.  

James Dixon pairs up with Justin Henry for the third book in the Titan trilogy. Titan Screwed provides a look at the WWF from January 1997 through WrestleMania XIV, covering every major element of the WWF's evolution into the Attitude Era.

The Turn of the Screw is a fireside tale of evil and mystery. Filled with extraordinary drama, Henry James' story has been widely popular ever since its publication in 1898. It also inspired a film, a play, and an opera. A governess has been hired to care for two orphaned young children in their uncle's English country home. But soon after she meets the boy and his sister, the governess begins to see fearful apparitions.

Sixteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho crime authors! This captivating collection of short mysteries and crime capers - which features New York Times best-selling authors, Crime Writers Association Gold and Diamond Dagger winners, and Edgar Award nominees - contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of holiday noir, and heartwarming reminders of the spirit of the season.

A wealthy spinster receives a proposal from a dashing suitor, and her father threatens her with disinheritance if she accepts, in Henry James's masterful exploration of the moral consequences of a tender heart's ruthless manipulation.

The United States may be far younger than many nations on Earth, yet its tumultuous history has reaped a harvest of poets and poetry of very fine calibre. In this volume we explore the verse of Massachusetts.

One of the most oft-used themes for an author to explore is that of themselves and how they see authors in stories coping with everything around them.

Leviathans stride the poetic stage, known to us all and revered by many. Their verse is at once familiar and yet constantly reveals new layers and depths, new ways of thinking and assembling words to reveal new truths, new feelings and above all new poetry.

Devotion to Our Lord in the Womb embraces a distinct and separate stage in the history of the Incarnation, writes English author and Jesuit priest Henry James Coleridge. Our Lord’s life in the womb of His Blessed Mother, he adds, is a part of His infinite condescension which calls for a corresponding devotion. Beginning with the Annunciation and ending on the eve of the Nativity, it covers the whole unborn life of Our Lord. This portion of His human existence is the period of His greatest humiliation and self-abasement.

England, heute: Ein modernes Land, doch die industrielle Revolution hat hier nie stattgefunden. Auf den britischen Inseln leben Kelten, Sachsen und Pikten in einem brüchigen Frieden zusammen. Ausgerechnet zu solch einem Zeitpunkt wird die Leiche eines keltischen Diplomaten aufgefunden, brutal angenagelt an einen uralten Baum. Die sächsische Ermittlerin Aedith und der keltische Inspektor Drustan werden trotz aller Gegensätze und Konflikte gemeinsam auf den Fall angesetzt.

Главный герой, связанный помолвкой с юной соотечественницей, знакомится с красавицей американкой, наследницей громадного состояния. С каждым днем положение становится все более двусмысленным–понятно, что ничем хорошим эта история закончиться не может…

Plagada de humor e ironía, esta historia genial de Henry James relata las desventuras amorosas de Peter Brench; secretamente enamorado de la esposa de su mejor amigo: un escultor mediocre que se siente y se conduce como un genio incomprendido. La tensión por fin se desata cuando el hijo del matrimonio Mallow decide iniciar una carrera artística en París y esto lo lleva a descubrir lo que durante años toda su familia -incluido Peter Brench, su padrino- ocultó.FEAT DESC

Le sorelle Viola e Perdita Wingrave si contendono l’amore del nobile Arthur Lloyd, ma quando lui sceglie di sposare Perdita, qualcosa di oscuro germina nel cuore della sorella. Amore, morte, fantasmi e vendetta si intrecciano in una storia di preziosi tessuti e antichi sapori dal retrogusto fin troppo moderno.

Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty.