Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

• 

  Rapunzel and Other Tales

  Brothers Grimm

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Venture into the spellbinding world of the Brothers Grimm with "Rapunzel and Other Tales." This enchanting collection brings to life the timeless story of Rapunzel, a maiden with impossibly long hair, imprisoned in a tower by a wicked enchantress. Alongside Rapunzel, discover a trove of other classic tales brimming with magic, wonder, and moral lessons. Perfect for listeners of all ages, these stories continue to enchant and inspire.

  Ver livro

• 

  Graveyard The - A Short Story...

  Thomas Mann

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  At the end of our days we will most likely lie for eternity in the cemetery or graveyard.  Many of these, now wreathed in time, have a romance and overgrown beauty as nature keeps and shelters the dead.  These acres may be the final resting place for those who have passed but for those who visit peace may not be as easy to find.  Grief may still pull at the heart, memories continue to overwhelm, or, even those drawn simply by its history, may encounter different feelings or experiences once inside these cities of the dead.  
   
  For our varied and talented authors, a major theme, or indeed character of the stories in this volume is that very location, and how they weave it into their narratives is both fascinating, enlightening and a wonderfully distinct way of telling classic short stories.

  Ver livro

• 

  Murder Next Door

  Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Everyone knows vampires don’t exist. 
  So when Mildred Schmidt, one of Charlie’s customers, is convinced that her next-door neighbor’s house sitter is actually a vampire, Charlie of course has to step in to see what is really going on. 
  What she finds is … disturbing. The house sitter DOES have some peculiar habits—like digging holes in the backyard in the middle of the night. 
  Surely, they aren’t … graves. 
  But then Polly, a local teenager, goes missing. 
  Of course, teenagers DO run away from time to time. 
  Less explainable is the dead body that then appears in the “vampire’s” yard. 
  Luckily, Charlie is hot on the case, and not a moment too soon as she races to not only find Polly, but to discover the killer before the bodies start to pile up. 
  Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

  Ver livro

• 

  The Alteration in Mr Kershaw -...

  William Pett Ridge

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  William Pett Ridge was born at Chartham, near Canterbury, Kent, on 22nd April 1859. 
  His family’s resources were certainly limited. His father was a railway porter, and the young Pett Ridge, after schooling in Marden, Kent became a clerk in a railway clearing-house. The hours were long and arduous, but self-improvement was Pett Ridge’s goal.  After working from nine until seven o’clock he would attend evening classes at Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institute and then to follow his passion; the ambition to write.  He was heavily influenced by Dickens and several critics thought he had the capability to be his successor. 
  From 1891 many of his humourous sketches were published in the St James's Gazette, the Idler, Windsor Magazine and other literary periodicals of the day. 
  Pett Ridge published his first novel in 1895, A Clever Wife. By the advent of his fifth novel, Mord Em'ly, a mere three years later in 1898, his success was obvious.  His writing was written from the perspective of those born with no privilege and relied on his great talent to find humour and sympathy in his portrayal of working class life. 
  Today Pett Ridge and other East End novelists including Arthur Nevinson, Arthur Morrison and Edwin Pugh are being grouped together as the Cockney Novelists.   
  In 1924, Pugh set out his recollections of Pett Ridge from the 1890s: “I see him most clearly, as he was in those days, through a blue haze of tobacco smoke. We used sometimes to travel together from Waterloo to Worcester Park on our way to spend a Saturday afternoon and evening with H. G. Wells. Pett Ridge does not know it, but it was through watching him fill his pipe, as he sat opposite me in a stuffy little railway compartment, that I completed my own education as a smoker... Pett Ridge had a small, dark, rather spiky moustache in those days, and thick, dark, sleek hair which is perhaps not quite so thick or dark, though hardly less sleek nowadays than it was then”. 
  With his success, on the back of his prolific output and commercial success, Pett Ridge gave generously of both time and money to charity. In 1907 he founded the Babies Home at Hoxton.  This was one of several organisations that he supported that had the welfare of children as their mission.  
  His circle considered Pett Ridge to be one of life's natural bachelors. In 1909 they were rather surprised therefore when he married Olga Hentschel.  
  As the 1920’s arrived Pett Ridge added to his popularity with the movies. Four of his books were adapted into films.  
  Pett Ridge now found the peak of his fame had passed. Although he still managed to produce a book a year he was falling out of fashion and favour with the reading public and his popularity declined rapidly.  His canon runs to over sixty novels and short-story collections as well as many pieces for magazines and periodicals. 
  William Pett Ridge died, on 29th September 1930, at his home, Ampthill, Willow Grove, Chislehurst, at the age of 71. 
  He was cremated at West Norwood on 2nd October 1930.

  Ver livro

• 

  How to Tell a Story - From their...

  Mark Twain

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri on the 30th November 1835 and is far better known by his pen name of Mark Twain.  An American writer and humorist of the first order he is perhaps best known for his novels ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and its sequel ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ which are often described with that mythic line The Great American Novel. 
  Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri which would later provide the backdrop to these great novels.  Apprenticed to a printer he also became a typesetter and then a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi.  Later, heading west with his brother Orion to make his fortune, he failed at gold mining and instead turned to journalism and thence his true calling as a writer of humorous stories where his wit and humor sparkled from every paragraph, his craft evident with every page and punctured target. 
  A staunch supporter of copyright protections this helped him keep much of the wealth his writing created, though much money was also lost on investments that he pursued in his love for science and technology as well as investing in his own inventions. 
  Twain was born during a visit by Halley’s comet, and he predicted that he would go out with it as well.  He died the day after its subsequent return on 21st April 1910, at his house, Stormfield, located in Redding, Connecticut.

  Ver livro

• 

  The Complete Little Women

  Louisa May Alcott

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  What if the smallest moments shaped the greatest lives?
  
  The Complete Little Women brings together Louisa May Alcott's timeless story of the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—whose lives unfold with warmth, struggle, humor, and hope. Set during and after the American Civil War, this beloved classic celebrates family bonds, personal growth, and the journey from childhood to adulthood.
  
  Through everyday triumphs and heartbreaks, Alcott captures the beauty of ordinary life and the strength found in love, sacrifice, and perseverance. With unforgettable characters and gentle wisdom, Little Women continues to resonate with readers of all ages.
  
  This complete edition allows readers to experience the full arc of the March family's story in one cherished collection.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll experience:
  
  The complete Little Women story in one collection
  
  A classic coming-of-age novel centered on sisterhood and family
  
  Themes of ambition, kindness, independence, and resilience
  
  A cornerstone of American and world literature
  
  Read in classrooms, shared in families, and adapted countless times for stage and screen, Little Women remains a story that feels like home.
  
  Return to a world of warmth, courage, and compassion. Buy now and enjoy The Complete Little Women.

  Ver livro