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Felicite devotes her entire existence to serving others, her life a series of losses borne with quiet, heartbreaking resignation. From a broken engagement to the worship of a stuffed parrot, her story is a masterpiece of realism and pathos. Flaubert sketches a life of humble servitude that is as profound as it is tragic.
The Crime of the Brigadier is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Cosmopolitan in december 1899. 10th story of the Gerard saga.Mostra libro
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov was born on 28th March 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Better known as Maxim Gorky he was orphaned at 11 and ran away from home at 12. At 19 he had already attempted suicide and thereafter travelled, by foot, across the Russian Empire for 5 years. His first book ‘Essays & Stories’ in 1898 was a sensation and so began a long career as an author of short stories, novels and plays. Gorky saw writing as a moral and political act that would help to change the unjust world around him. He was an ardent early advocate of the emerging Marxist movement and publicly opposed the Tsarist regime leading several times to his arrest. In 1904 he began his own theatre but the censor banned every play and Gorky was forced to abandon the project. But Gorky was a financially successful author, editor, and playwright and gave monies to political parties as well as for civil rights and social reform. The brutal shooting of workers, which set in motion the Revolution of 1905, pushed Gorky more decisively toward radical solutions. In 1906 he went to the United States to raise funds for the Bolsheviks. Those experiences including a scandal over travelling with his lover and not his wife deepened his contempt for the ‘bourgeois soul.’ Gorky now moved to Capri in Italy, both for health reasons and to escape the increasingly repressive times in Russia. An amnesty for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty saw him return to Russia in 1914. His politics remained close to the Bolshevik cause. But soon, after the 1918 revolution, his essays referred to Lenin as a tyrant for his senseless arrests and repression. He was soon appealing to the outside world for food aid after the catastrophic crop failure. In October 1921 Gorky returned to Italy, now in Fascist hands, and settled in Sorrento until 1932. His health worsened with the onset of tuberculosis. He wrote several successful books there but now decided to find an understanding with the communist regime. Stalin invited him home and his return was hailed as a major propaganda victory. He was decorated with the Order of Lenin, and a province, a park, and various streets re-named in his honour. But he had his faults too. In 1933, Gorky co-edited a book on the White Sea-Baltic Canal and denied even a single prisoner died during its construction, but thousands had. As well, knowing that some Nazis were homosexual, a phrase was attributed to him that said ‘exterminate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish’. Although he was himself was quoting another he was decidedly homophobic. With the increase of Stalinist repression in 1935 Gorky was placed under unannounced house arrest. Maxim Gorky died on the 18th June 1936 from pneumonia. He was 68. Stalin and Molotov were among those who carried Gorky's urn of ashes at his funeral.Mostra libro
A master detective steps from the shadows one last time—on the eve of a world at war. This powerful collection follows Sherlock Holmes through some of his most intriguing late-career cases, from eerie countryside mysteries to international espionage. At the center is the unforgettable title story, where Holmes faces a dangerous spy ring in a tense showdown that reveals the legend's true loyalty and brilliance. Praised as "a fitting, thrilling farewell to the greatest detective in fiction," these stories blend sharp deduction, atmospheric suspense, and the deep bond between Holmes and Watson that readers have cherished for generations. If you love clever puzzles, dramatic twists, and Holmes at his most seasoned and strategic, this essential collection belongs on your shelf. Step into Holmes's final bow—and witness the detective at the height of his mastery.Mostra libro
Following his immense success with 'The Woman in White,' Wilkie Collins crafted 'No Name,' a brilliant, fast-paced sensation novel that attacks the inequalities of Victorian law. The story focuses on the beautiful Magdalen Vanstone, who is left illegitimate and penniless after her parents' sudden deaths. Refusing to accept her fate, she uses her astonishing acting skills to adopt various disguises and deceive her greedy cousin out of the stolen inheritance. Packed with memorable characters like the lovable swindler Captain Wragge, this masterwork is narrated with exceptional dramatic flair by George Baker.Mostra libro
The Time Machine is a groundbreaking science fiction novella by H. G. Wells that introduced the concept of time travel through a mechanical device. The story follows the unnamed Time Traveller as he ventures far into the future, arriving in the year 802,701. There he encounters the peaceful, childlike Eloi and the sinister, subterranean Morlocks, uncovering the disturbing future of humanity.A sharp critique of social class, industrialization, and the human condition, The Time Machine is both a thrilling adventure and a philosophical meditation on progress, decay, and the fate of civilization. Wells's vision remains hauntingly relevant to this day.Mostra libro
A German U-boat embarks on a horrifying journey after one of its crew claims a strange souvenir in this tale by the author of “The Call of Cthulhu”.During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British freighter. Karl Heinrich, Graf von Altberg-Ehrenstein, a lieutenant-commander in the Imperial German Navy, orders the ship to fire on the British survivors and their lifeboats before submerging. After the U-boat surfaces again, a dead sailor is found clinging to the deck with a mysterious ivory talisman in his pocket. Heinrich’s second-in-command pockets the charm just before the body is thrown overboard. And thus begins the ship’s journey into madness . . .Mostra libro
