Sur: 447 books

Cover of Ensayo sobre el gobierno civil
by John Locke
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014

El libro Ensayo sobre el gobierno civil, del pensador inglés John Locke (1632 - 1704) es un ataque al patriarcalismo e introduce una teoría de la sociedad política o civil basada en los derechos naturales y en el contrato social. En el Segundo Tratado también presente en...
Cover of Gertrude Bell letters
by Gertrude Bell
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, archaeologist and spy who explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her skill and contacts, built up through extensive...
Cover of Michel de Montaigne, ensayos
by Michel de Montaigne
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 1, 2014

  Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (Castillo de Montaigne, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, cerca de Burdeos, 28 de febrero de 1533 - ibíd., 13 de septiembre de 1592) fue un filósofo, escritor, humanista, moralista y político francés del Renacimiento, autor de los Ensayos, y creador del género literario conocido en la Edad Moderna como ensayo.
Cover of Historia Universal bajo la República Romana
by Polibio de Megalópolis, Ambrosio Rui Bamba
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 1, 2014

Polibio (Megalópolis, Grecia. n. 200 a. C. - 118 a. C.), fue un historiador griego. Es considerado uno de los historiadores más importantes, debido a que fue el primero en escribir una historia universal con su libro Historia Universal bajo la República Romana. Su propósito...
Cover of Stephen Vincent Benet, Collection
by Stephen Vincent Benét
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014

Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist. Benét is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and for two...
Cover of Olaf Stapledon, Collection
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014

William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) — known as Olaf Stapledon — was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction. Stapledon's writings directly influenced Arthur C. Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Stanisław Lem, John Gloag, Naomi Mitchison,...
Cover of Thomas Wolfe, Collection
by Thomas Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014

Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was a major American novelist of the early 20th century. Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels, plus many short stories, dramatic works and novellas. He is known for mixing highly original, poetic, rhapsodic, and impressionistic prose...
Cover of Los cuentos de Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 31, 2014

El libro Poe, todos sus cuentos reúne los 77 relatos escritos durante la vida del escritor, poeta, crítico y periodista romántico estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe (1809 –1849) generalmente reconocido como uno de los maestros universales del relato corto, del cual fue uno de los...
Cover of Virginia Woolf, Anthology
by Virginia Woolf
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014

Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals....
Cover of Leyendas de Guatemala
by Miguel Ángel Asturias
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 1, 2014

Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (Ciudad de Guatemala, 19 de octubre de 1899 – Madrid, 9 de junio de 1974) fue un escritor, periodista y diplomático guatemalteco. Asturias contribuyó al desarrollo de la literatura latinoamericana, influyó en la cultura occidental, y al mismo...
Cover of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Collection
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He finished four...
Cover of Franz Kafka, -Obras completas-
by Franz Kafka
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 3, 2014

Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924) fue un escritor checo de idioma alemán más influyente de la literatura universal en el último siglo. Fue autor de tres novelas (El proceso, El castillo y América), una novela corta (La metamorfosis) y un cierto número de parábolas...
Cover of Flora Jane Thompson, Collection
by Flora Jane Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014

Flora Jane Thompson (5 December 1876 – 21 May 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford. In this book: Lark Rise Over to Candleford Candleford Green      
Cover of Charlie Chan adventures, Earl Derr Biggers
by Earl Derr Biggers
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014

Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright. He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China. The popularity...
First 12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 Last
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy