The Hound Of The Baskervilles

Kawakami, Hiromi

In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers. Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien bei...

O`farrell, Maggie

Florence, the 1560s. Lucrezia, third daughter of Cosimo de' Medici, is free to wander the palazzo at will, wondering at its treasures and observing its clandestine workings. But when her older sister dies on the eve of marriage to Alfonso d'Este, ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marr...

De Saint-Exupéry, Antoine

Here is my secret, which couldnt be simpler. It is only with the heart that one can rightly see; what is essential is invisible to the eyes. ...

Austen, Jane

‘You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever.'Anne Elliot is persuaded to reject a marriage proposal from handsome Captain Wentworth because he lacks rank or fortune. But when he returns home from the Navy, more than seven years later, Anne realises she still has strong feelings for him, despite th...

Tolkien, J.r.r

Begin your journey into Middle-earth. A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The first part of J.R. R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS.In a quiet village in the Shire, young Frodo is about to receive a gift that will change his life forever. Thought lost centuries ago, it is the One Ring, an object of terrifying power on...

Scott Fitzgerald, Francis

The Great Gatsby is one of the most recognized texts by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, considered a classic of American literature, whose exquisite work maintains all its relevance and freshness.Gatsby, the gentleman who reigns over West Egg, the host of the restless nights, but also the winner marked by the tragic fate of an unintended loneliness, is the archetype of those twenties...

Conan Doyle, Arthur

Con la publicación de " El archivo de Sherlock Holmes " en 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) consiguió al fin hacer realidad su tantas veces perseguido deseo de " liberarse " , esta vez de forma incruenta, del que es sin disputa el más famoso detective de todos los tiempos. El volumen reúne doce apasionantes nuevas aventuras del singular investigador, ...

Conan Doyle, Arthur

"Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantelpiece, and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle and rolled back his left shirtcuff..." The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle ...

Conan Doyle, Arthur

El mejor detective consultor del mundo habita un Londres victoriano envuelto en niebla y misterio. El juego ha comenzado, es el momento de recorrer la ciudad junto a Sherlock Holmes y su inseparable ayudante, el doctor Watson. En nuestro camino encontraremos clientes de la alta sociedad, casos imposibles, escenas del crimen y el no siempre competente Scotland Yard. ...

Conan Doyle, Arthur

Durante diez años, Conan Doyle se resistió a escribir sobre este perspicaz a la vez que peculiar detective; sin embargo, la presión de sus fieles lectores le empujó a devolverle la vida. ¡Tremenda sorpresa se lleva el doctor Watson al encontrarse con su singular compañero durante la investigación de un asesinato! Trece nuevos apasionantes casos aguardan a los audaces e irrepeti...

Conan Doyle, Arthur

Aunque Arthur Conan Doyle escribió más historias de Sherlock Holmes, estas son las últimas en orden de cronología interna. Vemos aquí a un Holmes retirado en la campiña inglesa, más interesado por la apicultura que por resolver casos. Solo la inminente guerra con Alemania logrará sacar de su retiro voluntario a Holmes, que pondrá todo su ingenio y habilidades al servicio de su ...

Conan Doyle, Arthur

Esta novela tiene una estructura singular. Tras una primera parte en la que el talento deductivo del inquilino más famoso del número 221B de Baker Street brilla más que nunca a la hora de enfrentarse a su antagonista el profesor Moriarty y descubrir al culpable de un asesinato imposible, Doyle nos ofrece un flashback ambientado en el mundo de las bandas criminales en la Pensilv...