Herman: 1212 books

Billy Budd, marinero es una novela póstuma, escrita en 1889 y publicada 1924, que narra la historia de un muchacho ingenuo y lleno de buenos propósitos que se enfrenta con el clima opresivo y agobiante de una tripulación hostil, alegoría tal vez del carácter cerrado, enigmático e inhumano que el mundo tuvo para Melville.  

Al escribir Moby Dick, Melville creó para su uso particular un estilo fundado en el de los escritores del siglo XVII. En sus mejores momentos produce impresión y posee fuerza poética. Este autor tenía un verdadero sentido del ritmo, y el equilibrio de sus frases es excelente. Le gustaba la frase...

El clásico cuento de obsesión y venganza en un barco de caza de ballenas. La narrativa del marinero Ismael sobre la obsesiva búsqueda de Acab, capitán de la nave ballenera Pequod, para vengarse de Moby Dick, la ballena blanca que en el viaje anterior de la nave mordió la pierna de Acab...

El capitán Ahab, apoyado sobre su pierna fabricada con una mandíbula de cachalote, empuja a su tripulación del Pequod al desastre en su obsesión por acabar con la ballena blanca, con Moby Dick; esa reencarnación del mal que mutiló su cuerpo y su alma para siempre. Una novela de aventuras imprescindible,...

Conmemoramos el bicentenario del nacimiento de Melville con la edición de una de sus obras más célebres que incluye, además, una introducción de Enrique Vila-Matas. «Preferiría no hacerlo -repetí yo como si fuera su eco, levantándome muy alterado y cruzando la habitación de una zancada-....

Este libro puede ser peligroso. Tras el correr de sus páginas, del entrecruzado de sus signos, usted no será la misma persona. Hay lecturas, que como surcos en la tierra, marcan; adentrarse en el mundo de Bartleby, este personaje que vive en su oficina, silencioso, aislado y sin pasado; deja sin duda huellas, da o resta sentido al cotidiano.

This book contains 268 classic delicious recipes of sauces for every cook from beginners to professionals and for every day. These sauces can turn every ordinary dish into a delicious meal.

The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history – with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.

The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history – with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.

The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history – with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.

The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history – with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.

The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history – with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.

The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history – with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.

The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history – with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.