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La tía Tula
La tía Tula
Miguel De Unamuno
¥9.00
La tía Tula, es, según su autor, ?la historia de una joven que, rechazando novios, se queda soltera para cuidar a unos sobrinos, hijos de una hermana que se le muere. Vive con el cu?ado, a quien rechaza para marido, pues no quiere manchar con el débito conyugal el recinto en que respiran aire de castidad sus hijos. Satisfecho el instinto de maternidad, ?para qué perder su virginidad? Es virgen madre?. Pero sobre este ca?amazo argumental teje Unamuno una obra cargada de sentidos plurales: Tula, la protagonista, que encarna la concepción tradicional de la familia y de la mujer y que es, a al vez, víctima de ella, ejemplifica la figura del agonista unamuniano dividido en mil contradicciones.
Grasping at Water
Grasping at Water
Carmel Bendon
¥48.97
When a young, unidentified woman is pulled alive and well from Sydney Harbour in 2013, the connections to another woman - found in similar circumstances forty years earlier - present psychiatrist Kathryn Brookley with a terrible decision as the events of the present and past begin to mirror each other and the gap between truth and illusion shrinks. When the young woman goes further and declares that she has lived continuously since coming to 'understanding' in the 14th century, her vivid accounts of life, love, childbirth, and loss in the Middle Ages seem so authentic that they test Kathryn's scientific objectivity to the limit. As Kathryn delves she discovers that she is not the only one whose habitual assumptions about life have been torn asunder by an apparent experience of the miraculous in connection with the mystery woman.
Mucedorus by William Shakespeare - Apocryphal (Illustrated)
Mucedorus by William Shakespeare - Apocryphal (Illustrated)
William Shakespeare (Apocryphal)
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Mucedorus’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Shakespeare includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ‘Mucedorus’* Beautifully illustrated with images related to Shakespeare’s works* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Vortigern and Rowena by William Shakespeare - Apocryphal (Illustrated)
Vortigern and Rowena by William Shakespeare - Apocryphal (Illustrated)
William Shakespeare (Apocryphal)
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Vortigern and Rowena’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Shakespeare includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ‘Vortigern and Rowena’* Beautifully illustrated with images related to Shakespeare’s works* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
The Angel of Terror
The Angel of Terror
Edgar Wallace
¥8.09
Angelically beautiful Jean Briggerland is a sociopathic criminal, so lovely that none can see her guilt -- even in connection with the most blatant crimes! Can Jack Glover, best friend and lawyer to Jean's latest victim, bring her to justice before she murders her way to unspeakable wealth and power? ? This is a riveting tale which sets out with a man being sentenced for murder and a beautiful, innocent woman having had to testify against him. Except, what everyone thinks is exactly opposite to the truth, according to the condemned man's friend and attorney, Jack Glover. He claims that his friend was framed. Meanwhile, poverty-stricken Lydia gets pulled into this scenario completely out of the blue and is put in the situation of having to decide who to trust. One person is telling the truth and the other is out to murder her. We are not really ever in the dark about it, but watching Lydia's thinking and also seeing the behind-the-scenes machinations makes this a real page-turner.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
Arthur Cheney Train
¥8.09
Includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic and international law, government and politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and much more.
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
¥8.09
Short stories that are unfulfilled episodes in the lives various characters without clear resolutions. There are no happy endings. Life just goes on, or doesn't. Checkhov negates all things fairy tale in favour of stark reality. Not one to read for escapism, but for some magnificent insights into the human condition.
Herland
Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
¥8.09
Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women, who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. It first appeared as a serial in The Forerunner, a magazine edited and written by Gilman between 1909 and 1916. The book is the middle volume in her utopian trilogy; it was preceded by Moving the Mountain (1911), and followed with a sequel, With Her in Ourland (1916). It was not published in book form until 1979. ? The story is told from the perspective of Vandyck "Van" Jennings, a student of sociology who, along with two friends (Terry O. Nicholson and Jeff Margrave), forms an expedition party to explore an area of uncharted land where it is rumored lives a society consisting entirely of women. The three friends do not entirely believe the rumors because they are unable to think of a way how human reproduction could occur without males. The men speculate about what a society of women would be like, each guessing differently based on the stereotype of women which he holds most dear: Jeff regarding women as things to be served and protected; Terry viewing them as things to be conquered and won.
Lord of the World
Lord of the World
Robert Hugh Benson
¥8.09
Lord of the World is a 1907 novel by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson that centers upon the reign of the Anti-Christ and the End of the World. It has been called prophetic by Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. ? In early 21st century London, two priests, the white-haired Father Percy Franklin and the younger Father John Francis, are visiting the subterranean lodgings of the elderly Mr. Templeton. A Catholic and former Tory who witnessed the marginalization of his religion and the destruction of his Party, Mr. Templeton describes to the two priests the last century of British and world history. ? Since the Labour Party took control of the British Government in 1917, the House of Lords has been abolished, the British Royal Family has been deposed, Oxford and Cambridge have been closed down and all their professors exiled to Ireland. Marxism and Secular Humanism, which are described as the instruments of Freemasonry, dominate both culture and government. The Anglican Communion has been disestablished since 1929 and, like all forms of Protestantism, is almost extinct. The world now has only three main religious forces: Catholicism, Secular Humanism, and "the Eastern religions." ? Nationalism has been destroyed by Marxist internationalism and the world has been divided into three power-blocs. The first, which is generally marked in red on maps, is an European Confederation of Marxist one-party states and their colonies in Africa that use Esperanto for a world language. The second, marked in yellow, is "The Eastern Empire", whose Emperor, the "Son of Heaven", descends from both the Japanese and Chinese Imperial Families. The third, the blue marked, "The American Republic", consists of North, South, and Central America. ? In a move that almost toppled Marxism in the Confederation during the 1970s and '80s, the Eastern Empire invaded, annexed, and now rules India, Australia, New Zealand, as well as all of Russia east of the Ural Mountains. For this and other reasons, Mr. Templeton explains, the Confederation and the Eastern Empire are now on the brink of a global war. ? After Mr. Templeton completes his story, Fathers Franklin and Francis return to their spartan apartments at Westminster Cathedral.
Kisah Hikayat Nabi Uzair (Ezra) & Keledai Yang Tertidur Selama 100 Tahun
Kisah Hikayat Nabi Uzair (Ezra) & Keledai Yang Tertidur Selama 100 Tahun
Muham Sakura Dragon
¥12.18
Dalam perjalanan pulang, kembali Nabi Uzair (Ezra) dan keledai itu melewati pekuburan tua dan puing-puing kota mati yang menyeramkan itu. Sungguh mengherankan, tiba-tiba keledai itu ingin beristirahat di sana. Tanpa sadar, keledai itu berjalan ke tempat yang dibencinya itu. Uzair pun turut pula beristirahat. Ia turun dari punggung keledai itu dan menurunkan pula keranjangnya. Ia duduk di atas tanah sambil memeras anggur ke dalam sebuah mangkuk. Dikeluarkannya sepotong roti kering lalu dicelupkannya ke dalam perasan? anggur itu. Sambil menunggu rotinya menjadi lunak, Uzair melayangkan pandangannya ke puing-puing kota mati itu. I berkata,"Bagaimana cara Allah mengembalikan kota mati yang telah hancur itu?" Tidak lama setelah itu, Uzair merasa mengantuk dan akhirnya tertidur. Melihat tuannya tertidur, keledai itu berusaha membangunkannya dengan meringkik. Tapi majikannya tetap saja tertidur. Bahkan keledai itu pun ikut pula tertidur. Ketika bangun, keledai itu seperti sudah berada di alam lain. Keledai itu mendengar suara yang ditujukan kepada majikannya. "Hai Uzair, berapa lama kamu tinggal di sini?" "Saya tinggal disini selama sehari atau setengah hari." jawab Uzair. "Sebenarnya, engkau telah tinggal disini selama seratus tahun. Lihatlah makanan dan minumanmu yang telah berubah, dan lihatlah keledaimu yang telah menjadi tulang belulang. Kami menjadikanmu sebagai tanda kekuasaan Kami bagi manusia….
The VIllage Coquettes by Charles Dickens (Illustrated)
The VIllage Coquettes by Charles Dickens (Illustrated)
Charles Dickens
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The VIllage Coquettes’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Charles Dickens’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Dickens includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ‘The VIllage Coquettes’* Beautifully illustrated with images related to Dickens’s works* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
¥8.09
This Tribeca Press edition includes the full original text as well as exclusive images exclusive to this edition and an easy to use interactive table of contents.
Liebe mit Hindernissen
Liebe mit Hindernissen
Barbara Cartland
¥51.91
Queen’s Ford, das Herrenhaus Lord Fordcombes, unter der Herrschaft von K?nigin Elisabeth erbaut, treibt unaufh?rlich in den Ruin. Die Aristokratenfamilie Ford ist so verarmt, da? sie sich kaum noch etwas zu essen kaufen kann. Jeremy, der Sohn des Hauses, ist verzweifelt. Er überredet seine ?lteste Schwester, mit ihm - als Wegelagerer getarnt - eine Kutsche zu überfallen und die Insassen zu berauben. Mariota, die alles unternimmt, um die Familie zusammenzuhalten, stimmt nach langem Z?gern zu. Doch statt reicher Beute haben die Fords bald ein Problem...
Parched
Parched
Andrew C. Branham
¥30.88
The sun has become a ‘red giant’ and the world is hot and parched. In California, James and Lexie Deforio have three goals: to find food and water, to survive another day, and to protect their two children. When their home is abruptly robbed and burned to the ground, the family is forced to embark on a cross-country journey in search of safety and water. Facing ruthless bandits, murderers, and some of the most extreme conditions they have ever encountered, they struggle to survive. When James is shot trying to help another family, Lexie and her children set out on a harrowing journey to save him. Finding temporary safety in the abandoned Ohio salt mines deep under Lake Erie, they appear to have found a new home. But, like everything on their journey, not all is as it seems.
Their Search for Real Love
Their Search for Real Love
Barbara Cartland
¥42.02
Sir John Gilmour has received a letter from his old friend Gavron Murillo, who lives in Paris to say that he only has a very short time to live and wants to see him urgently before he dies. Gavron, who was of Oriental appearance and a very rich man, had helped Sir John and his father with their finances when they had been almost on the point of bankruptcy and he had made them very wealthy. When Sir John arrives at Gavron’s bedside, the old man tells him that his dying wish is that he should marry his daughter, the beautiful Melita. Sir John feels that he cannot refuse the old man after all he had done for him and his father, although he is extremely surprised as he had no idea that Gavron had ever married. Melita, who had been living in a Convent in Thailand after her mother had died giving birth to her, is notified to travel to Paris immediately. When Sir John meets her and tells her what he had promised her father, Melita says that she only wants to marry for love. It is then agreed that they will pretend to their families that they have been married quietly and secretly in Paris while they attempt to find real love with someone else. When they finally return to England and go to live in Sir John’s enchanting house in the country, Melita is very happy. Then it is reported in the newspapers that she and Sir John have inherited all Gavron’s vast amount of money and estates. How Melita is kidnapped. How Sir John is blackmailed by the kidnappers and suffers the agony of trying to find and rescue her. And how in the end they both find real love, which is not very far away from them, is all told in this romantic and exciting story by BARBARA CARTLAND.
The Mystery of the Sycamore
The Mystery of the Sycamore
Carolyn Wells
¥8.09
"The Mystery of the Sycamore" is an early type of detective story, falling somewhere between Conan Doyle's genius Sherlock Holmes and Hammett's tough-guy Sam Spade. It contains elements of the Gothic (the tale of the phantom bugler, which is used by the murderer as a cover) and the Golden Age puzzle. ? Dan Wheeler has been condemned to live his life outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a result of his conviction for forgery, a condition imposed by the former governor of the state, Sam Appleby. Appleby has ambitions for his son to follow in his footsteps, but knows that without Wheeler's support, Appleby junior hasn't much hope. So he hopes to coerce Wheeler's support by holding out the carrot of a full pardon, which would not only allow his wife to keep her inheritance (which comes with the stipulation that she live in Massachusetts--their house is built on the border between Massachusetts and Connecticut) but free his daughter Maida to wed her beloved Jeffrey Allen, a lawyer in Boston. But Wheeler is a man of principle and refuses. Appleby has more tricks up his sleeve, however, and works his plan on Maida. He ends up shot dead in Wheeler's study, and all three Wheelers confess to the deed.
Geliebte Lady
Geliebte Lady
Barbara Cartland
¥51.91
Als Vera Cressington-Font von England in das K?nigreich Katona aufbricht, um den dortigen Prinzen zu heiraten, hatte sie sich einen groβen Empfang vorgestellt. Doch stattdessen trifft sie nur auf einen Mann nach ihrer Ankunft – und dieser will sie sofort zurückschicken. Es ist Graf Czako, und er teilt Vera mit, daβ im Land eine Revolution ausgebrochen ist. Doch Vera ist fest entschlossen, den Prinzen zu treffen. Widerwillig beginnt Graf Czako eine mehrt?gige Reise in die Hauptstadt mit ihr, auf der ihnen viele Abenteuer begegnen. Wird Vera ihren M?rchenprinzen letztlich finden oder muβ sie doch nach England zurückkehren?
Heimliche Liebe
Heimliche Liebe
Barbara Cartland
¥51.91
Die reiche Amerikanerin Virginia, dick und von ihrer Mutter dominiert, wird gezwungen, den verarmten Erben eines englischen Herzogtums zu heiraten. Noch an ihrem Hochzeitstag bricht sie unter der groβen Last zusammen, und braucht ein Jahr um sich bei ihrer Tante zu erholen – und schafft es, schlank und sch?n aus dem Leid hervorzugehen. In der Hoffnung, sich von ihrem verachteten Ehemann, den sie kaum kennt, scheiden zu lassen, reist sie inkognito nach England – nur um festzustellen, daβ auch er nicht derjenige ist, für den sie ihn h?lt.
Solar Plexus:A Baku Saga in Four Parts
Solar Plexus:A Baku Saga in Four Parts
Rustam Ibragimbekov
¥90.03
Spanning three generations and stretching from the 1940s to the 1990s, the four distinct parts that make up Solar Plexus intertwine to tell the tale of a group of friends who grew-up around the same courtyard in Baku. Each section is told from a different perspective as the friends’ passions, deceits, rivalries and disappointments play out against the shifting turmoil of those decades: from the Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Purges, to the industrial institutes and Russification of the ’50s and ’60s, through to the struggle for independence and violence of the early ’90s.
The Exile:A novel about Taras Shevchenko
The Exile:A novel about Taras Shevchenko
Zinaida Tulub
¥90.03
Zinaida Tulub’s novel The Exile is one of the most brilliant works in the canon of fiction about Taras Shevchenko, the outstanding Ukrainian poet and artist. The idea of writing about Taras Shevchenko first occurred to her when she was in her thirties, during a period spent living in exile in Kazakhstan (1947-1956). Initially, Tulub worked on the screenplay for a film called Kobzar and Yakin, which can be seen as an early prototype for the novel. She was only able to start work on the latter after her return to Kiev in 1956, when she was granted access to archival material and memoirs. She completed the novel in 1962. Tulub’s primary goal in the novel was to celebrate Taras Shevchenko’s indomitable will and his burning desire to fight for the liberation of the nation, even when he was in exile. Armed with a wealth of detailed biographical information about Shevchenko, Zinaida Tulub created a thrilling portrait of the poet that is both historically accurate and artistically convincing. Depicting the first period of Shevchenko’s exile in a detailed, comprehensive manner, Zinaida Tulub adheres strictly to the historical timeline, tracing step by step the path that fate had in store for the exiled poet. She doesn’t leave out a single detail from Shevchenko’s life, adding light and shade to every important moment or turning point along that treacherous path.
The Tale of Aypi
The Tale of Aypi
Ak Welsapar
¥90.03
The Tale of Aypi follows the fate of a group of Turkmen fishermen dwelling on the coast of the Caspian Sea. The fear of losing their ancestral home looms over the entire village. This injustice is being made to look like a voluntary initiative on the part of the fishermen themselves, whilst the ruling powers cynically attempt to confiscate their land. One brave fisherman from the village rises up to confront them and fights for his native shore, as a response to an act of cruelty inflicted on a defenceless young woman centuries ago. This unjustly executed soul returns as a ghost during this troubled time to exact a terrible revenge on the men of the village. The relationships among the characters mirror the eternal opposition between the forces of nature, with the intervention of mystical forces ratcheting up the tension. This title has been realised by a team of the following dedicated professionals: Translated by W.M. Coulson, Maxim Hodak - Максим Ходак (Publisher), Max Mendor - Макс Мендор (Director), Ksenia Papazova.