Nathaniel: 1040 books

Ce livre numérique comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Le Paradis des enfants et cinq autres contes illustrés Extrait : Les jours dorés d’octobre avaient passé comme les jours de...

“No, Natalie, weep no more! Quick, dry your tears. Let not my executioner see that we can feel pain or weep for sorrow!

Hector and Hannah Crowe are no strangers to the bizarre and supernatural. Ghosts, ghouls, mad scientists and revenants come with the territory when you are the children of the world’s foremost paranormal investigators. The Crowes live in Strange Manor, the most haunted house in the most haunted...

A spellbinding collection of short stories written by a man of genius. The book is named after The Old Manse, where Hawthorne spent three years with his wife. It has all the flavours to tempt the readers. Its memorable allegories, appealing characterization and pleasing biographical perspective add to the allure. Enchanting!

Excerpt: "Mankind has always loved to tell stories and to listen to them. The most primitive and unlettered peoples and tribes have always shown and still show this universal characteristic. As far back as written records go we find stories; even before that time, they were handed down from remote...

Hester Prynne è una giovane donna di una piccola comunità puritana nella Nuova Inghilterra. La sua vita viene stravolta quando, durante l'assenza del marito, gli abitanti scoprono che Hester ha dato alla luce una figlia illegittima. La donna viene accusata di adulterio e, come punizione, le viene...

È il 1642 a Boston. L'ambiente sociale è caratterizzato da severità morale a sfondo religioso tipica dell'epoca. Hester ha dato alla luceuna bambina, Pearl, nonostante il marito sia assente da anni dalla città, e per questa ragione ha affrontato un processo per adulterio e, come punizione,...

Two black men living in London from different cultures fall in love. The attraction between Christopher, a nurse, and Ade, a young doctor, is instant as well as intense. Together they embark on a journey navigating the treacherous terrain of love. Ade neglects to tell Christopher that he is already...

AYN RAND führt hier die moralischen Prinzipien des Objektivismus aus, der Philosophie, die das Leben des Menschen - das für ein rationales Wesen geeignete Leben - als Maßstab moralischer Werte ansieht und besagt, dass Altruismus unvereinbar mit der menschlichen Natur, den schöpferischen Anforderungen...

UNA multitud de hombres barbudos, vestidos con trajes obscuros y sombreros de copa alta, casi puntiaguda, de color gris, mezclados con mujeres unas con caperuzas y otras con la cabeza descubierta, se hallaba congregada frente á un edificio de madera cuya pesada puerta de roble estaba tachonada con...