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Cover of Epicene
by Ben Jonson
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019

Epicœne, or The Silent Woman, also known as Epicene, is a comedy by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson. The play is about a man named Dauphine who creates a scheme to get his inheritance from his uncle Morose. The plan involves setting Morose up to marry Epicoene, a boy disguised as a woman. It was...
Cover of The Stoic
by Theodore Dreiser
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2017

Cowperwood, still married to his estranged wife Aileen, lives with Berenice. He decides to move to London, England, where he intends to take over and develop the underground railway system. Berenice becomes close to Earl Stane, while Frank has an affair with Lorna Maris, a relative of his. Meanwhile,...
Cover of L'Ingénu
by Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2017

L'Ingénu (French: [lɛ̃ʒeny]) is a satirical novella by the French writer Voltaire, published in 1767. It tells the story of a Huron called "Child of Nature" who, after having crossed the Atlantic to England, crosses into Brittany, France in the 1690s. Upon arrival, a prior notices...
Cover of La Fuerza de la Sangre (English)
by Miguel de Cervantes
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2017

One night, after a sultry summer's day, an old hidalgo of Toledo walked out to take the air by the river's side, along with his wife, his little boy, his daughter aged sixteen, and a female servant. Eleven o'clock had struck: it was a fine clear night: they were the only persons on the road; and they...
Cover of Raison et Sentiments
by Jane Austen
Language: French
Release Date: August 18, 2017

Sense and Sensibility (traduit en français par Raison et Sensibilité, Raison et Sentiments, ou encore Le Cœur et la Raison) est le premier roman publié de la femme de lettres anglaise Jane Austen. Il paraît en 1811 de façon anonyme puisqu'il était signé by a Lady (« [signé]...
Cover of Ruslan and Ludmila
by Alexander Pushkin
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017

Ruslan and Ludmila (Russian: Руслан и Людмила; Ruslan i Lyudmila) is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, published in 1820. It is written as an epic fairy tale consisting of a dedication, six "cantos", and an epilogue. It tells the story of the abduction of Ludmila, the daughter...
Cover of The Adventures of Roderick Random
by Tobias Smollett
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017

The Adventures of Roderick Random is a picaresque novel by Tobias Smollett, first published in 1748. It is partially based on Smollett's experience as a naval-surgeon’s mate in the British Navy, especially during the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741. In the preface, Smollett acknowledges...
Cover of El Vientre de París
by Émile Zola
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 24, 2017

El vientre de París (Le Ventre de Paris) es la tercera novela de los veinte volúmenes que escribió Émile Zola dentro de la serie Les Rougon-Macquart. Se publicó en primer lugar por entregas en el diario L'etat desde enero hasta marzo de 1873; se editaría después en formato de libro en abril del mismo año.
Cover of El Paraíso de las Damas
by Émile Zola
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 24, 2017

El paraíso de las damas narra la historia de una joven provinciana, Denise Baudu, que llega a París a la muerte de sus padres en busca de ayuda. La acompañan sus dos hermanos menores, Jean y Pepé. Se dirigen a la tienda de un tío de los niños, que en su día les había prometido su apoyo....
Cover of Veinticuatro Horas de la Vida de una Mujer
by Stefan Zweig
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 25, 2017

"La novela describe a una mujer durante un solo día de su existencia, un día a la vez maravilloso y, al fin, terrible. Ella es una viuda inglesa y se enamora por azar o imprudencia de un diplomático polaco una noche infausta en Monte Carlo. A partir de esa primera chispa de interés, la novela se introduce en sus problemas, en una vida inesperada e inestable."
Cover of El Rey Lear
by William Shakespeare
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 7, 2017

El rey Lear (King Lear) es una de las principales tragedias de William Shakespeare. Fue escrita en su segundo periodo. Comenzó su redacción en el año 1605 y fue representada por primera vez a fines del año siguiente. Su fuente principal es una obra anterior, King Leir (representada en 1594 e...
Cover of Otelo
by William Shakespeare
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 7, 2017

Otelo: el moro de Venecia u Othello: el moro de Venecia(título original: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) es una obra teatral de William Shakespeare escrita alrededor de 1603. Otelo es una tragedia, como Hamlet, Macbeth y El rey Lear. Shakespeare escribió Otelo probablemente...
Cover of Julio César
by William Shakespeare
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 7, 2017

La tragedia de Julio César es una obra trágica escrita por William Shakespeare, probablemente en 1599. Recrea la conspiración en contra del dictador romano Julio César, su homicidio y sus secuelas, así como su lugar de desarrollo: la antigua Roma. Constituye uno de los varios trabajos...
Cover of John Gabriel Borkman
by Henrik Ibsen
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2019

The Borkman family fortunes have been brought low by the imprisonment of John Gabriel who used his position as a bank manager to speculate with his investors' money. The action of the play takes place eight years after Borkman's release when John Gabriel Borkman, Mrs. Borkman, and her twin sister...
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