Giovanni: 1569 books

Mastro Don Gesualdo, pubblicato nel 1889, è uno tra i più conosciuti romanzi di Giovanni Verga. Narra la vicenda dell'omonimo protagonista, ed è ambientato a Vizzini, in Sicilia, nella prima metà dell'Ottocento in periodo risorgimentale. L'operazione linguistica condotta dallo scrittore risulta...

James Laird and Lola Caraway have been best friends since childhood. After an incident in their hometown that caused the two to face their growing attraction to one another, James and Lola have decided that “just friends” is best. Ever the ladies’ man, James has become a star in the world...

La collezione completa di novelle di Giovanni Verga, tra le quali la raccolta pubblicata nel 1880 con il titolo "Vita dei campi". Il mondo elementare degli umili si sostituisce a quello artefatto della società oziosa e romantica dei suoi primi romanzi e lo stile diventa agile e scarno....

According to Wikipedia: "Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry." "The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists...

John Payne's translation of The Decameron was originally published in a private printing for The Villon Society, London in 1886. Comprised of 100 novellas told by ten men and women over a ten day journey fleeing plague-infested Florence, the Decameron is an allegorical work famous for its bawdy portrayals...

Many stories, sweet my ladies, occur to me as meet for me to tell by way of ushering in a day so joyous as this will be: of which one does most commend itself to my mind, because not only has it, one of those happy endings of which today we are in quest, but 'twill enable you to understand how holy,...

One of the most fascinating and satisfying elements in Boccaccio’s art is his ability to tell a delightful story that is also an erudite and deeply human discussion of the value of communication. So it is with A Story of Ravenna. While the themes of chivalry and love in these works had long...

Originally published in 1986, this translated version of Giovanni Boccaccio's Il Filostrato is of particular interest as the principal source for Chaucer's great work, the Troilus. This edition includes the original Italian alongside the translation, so that even the English reader with no knowledge...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Decameron: 3 Different Translations by John Florio, John Payne and J.M. Rigg in 1 eBook" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the...

Ten of the greatest authors of all time present their great works in the short story genre. A great compilation of tales for all tastes with the  great geniuses of literature in his most acclaimed works.  This selection specially chosen by the literary critic  August Nemo, contains the following...

Il corpo senza vita di un noto architetto romano viene ritrovato nel suo loft una settimana dopo il decesso. L’autopsia non ha ancora dato risposte certe sulle cause, ma sembra escludere l’ipotesi della morte violenta. Quasi contemporaneamente, una villetta dove l’architetto abitava fino a poco...

The eighth entry in Maurizio de Giovanni's internationally bestselling Commissario Ricciardi series. In the abyss of a profound personal crisis, Commissario Ricciardi feels unable to open himself up to life. He has refused the love of both Enrica and Livia and the friendship of his partner,...

Springtime proffers fragrant temptations to the men and women of Naples. But evil also lurks in the sweet-smelling spring air. It is one week before Easter, Naples, 1932. At the high-class brothel in the center of town known as Paradiso, Viper, the most famous prostitute of all, is found dead. Suffocated...

A kidnapped child and the burglary of a high-class apartment: two crimes that seem to have no connection at all until Inspector Lojacono, known as "The Chinaman," starts to investigate.   De Giovanni is one of the most dexterous and successful writers of crime fiction currently working...