Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Classics

Ésta es sin duda, la novela de aventuras más famosa de la historia de la literatura. El joven Edmundo Dantés llega al puerto de Marsella, feliz por poder ver a Mercedes, de la que está enamorado. Pero otros pretendientes de Mercedes, van a hacerle la vida imposible, consiguiendo que el mismo día de la boda sea detenido, acusado de traición al rey y enviado directamente a la terrible prisión del castillo de If.

"The 120 Days of Sodom" is "the most impure tale that has ever been told since our world began". It was written by the Marquis de Sade, a french noble man, in the space of 37 days, while imprisoned in the famous parisian Bastille. Fearing confiscation, the Marquis de Sade, Donatien-Alphonse-François, had to write it on a continuous roll of paper, made up of small pieces glued together. The original manuscript is now on display in Paris, and is the third most expensive kept in France, insured for 12 million euros.

Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and oppressive; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in fantasy, in her rapturous longing for Nicholas, a handsome young sailor, and in the blossoming of what she perceives as her occult powers. Harrowing and haunting, a Gothic tale that is a strange cross between Daphne Du Maurier and Stephen King, but will also intrigue readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Diane Setterfield.

"L'Appel de la forêt" ("The Call of the Wild") est un roman de Jack London. Buck est un chien de Californie qui appartient au juge Miller. Il est un jour enlevé à son maître par l'aide-jardinier du juge et vendu à un trafiquant de chiens de traîneau. Bientôt confronté à la brutalité de sa nouvelle vie, Buck doit trouver la force de survivre et s'adapter au froid de l'Alaska et du Yukon devant s'imposer aux autres chiens de la meute, il apprend à voler de la viande ainsi qu'à se battre pour survivre.

"Poems of William Blake" includes: "Songs of Innocence", "Songs of Experience" and "The Book of Thel". All three are volumes of poetry by the English poet and painter, William Blake. "The Book of Thel" is a poem by William Blake, dated 1789 and probably worked on in the period 1788 to 1790. It was illustrated by his own plates, and is relatively short and easy to understand, compared to his later prophetic works. The metre is a fourteen syllable line.

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused of treason on the day of his marriage. He is directly imprisoned in the fortress of If without any investigations being conducted. Edmond does not give up and he is determined to find his way out. The endpoint is the Isle of Monte Cristo which hides a great fortune.

Discover a new version of Marquis de Sade's most famous and outrageous masterpieces: "Philosophy in the Bedroom" (La philosophie dans le boudoir), "Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue" and "The 120 Days of Sodom". "Philosophy in the Bedroom" (La philosophie dans le boudoir) was written in 1795 by the Marquis de Sade, while imprisoned in the Bastille. It is a work of extreme pornography, laced with socio-political subversion. The main characters are libertines, who decided to give a young maiden their own brand of sex education.

Tragisch, berührend und manchmal urkomisch – diese Sammlung ist eine Schatzkiste der Literatur. In den meisterhaften Erzählungen schließt ein schlauer Kater Pakte mit dem Stadthexenmeister, ungleiche Liebespaare finden sich, und eine Verwechslung bringt das Leben eines ganzen Dorfes durcheinander. Die Sammlung mit Geschichten von Theodor Fontane, Theodor Storm, Gottfried Keller und Conrad Ferdinand Meyer ist nicht nur für kalte Winterabende genau das Richtige.

Pretty, unworldly Sophia is twenty-one years old and hastily married to a young painter called Charles. An artist's model with an eccentric collection of pets, she is ill-equipped to cope with the bohemian London of the 1930s, where poverty, babies (however much loved) and her husband conspire to torment her. Hoping to add some spice to her life, Sophia takes up with Peregrine, a dismal, ageing critic, and comes to regret her marriage - and her affair.

The Jubilee marks the fiftieth year of the reign of Queen Victoria. Dickensian in its sweeping scope of London life, Gissing’s "In the Year of the Jubilee" (1834) depicts the harsh and disreputable conditions of lower-middle class life at the end of the 19th century. Originally titled "Miss Lord of Camberwell," the novel depicts the adventures of suburban Nancy Lord and an exploration of South London.

Rediscover "Emma" in this new, lively audio edition, narrated by acclaimed West End actress Kathryn Drysdale. Looking to delve a little deeper into the treasure trove of Jane Austen's great works? Well, look no further. Austen's novel "Emma" was revolutionary in it's narrative technique and brilliantly showcases the evolution of Austen's writings.

Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with this 1920 novel about Old New York society. Newland Archer is wealthy, well-bred, and engaged to the beautiful May Welland. But he finds himself drawn to May's cousin Ellen Olenska, who has been living in Europe and who has returned following a scandalous separation from her husband.

Bölls Hauptfigur und Ich-Erzähler, der Clown und Pantomime Hans Schnier, braucht für die Religion eine Amtskirche ebensowenig wie für die Liebe. Er verteidigt seine individuelle Freiheit gegen jegliches Ordnungsprinzip und jeden Machtanspruch. Seine bitteren Wahrheiten spricht er aus in der Maske des Clowns. Über seinen Roman "Ansichten eines Clowns" sagte Böll, sein Handlungsvorwurf sei eigentlich die Geschichte von Theseus und Ariadne. Theseus im Labyrinth, Ariadne schneidet den Faden ab und da sitzt er da, und das Labyrinth ist der politische deutsche Katholizismus.

"The Man from Snowy River and Other Poems" is one of the best known collections of poems by Banjo Paterson and was published first in 1895. It includes 48 poems which are described by Rolf Boldrewood as "the best bush ballads". From horseback pursuits, through romantic views of rural life, and humorous incidents with a drover of sheep, "The Man from Snowy River and Other Poems" will give you the possibility to immerse yourself into Australia’s nature and feel its different and colorful sides.

A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to kill her as well.

"Sólo el que ha experimentado el colmo del infortunio puede sentir la felicidad suprema." Abatido por una vil traición, Edmond Dantés, un joven marinero, regresa a Marsella para hacer justicia. Obsesionado por su inesperado destino, el personaje experimenta la lucha interna entre la luz y la oscuridad para tramar la venganza perfecta enmascarándose con el personaje el Conde de Montecristo. Considerada una de las mejores novelas de todos los tiempos, la obra ahonda de manera exquisita los sentimientos mas profundos de la justicia, la lealtad, la venganza, la piedad y el perdón.

En los sombríos páramos de Yorkshire, donde el viento silba entre los brezos y las emociones son tan intensas como el clima implacable, se desarrolla una historia de amor y venganza que desafía el tiempo. Cumbres Borrascosas nos sumerge en la trágica saga de los Earnshaw y los Linton, dos familias ligadas por el destino en una mansión embrujada por pasiones oscuras. La narrativa comienza con el misterioso regreso de Heathcliff, un joven enigmático y atormentado, a la finca de los Earnshaw, Wuthering Heights.

Arsène Lupin ? Ce Robin des Bois moderne met son intelligence, sa force physique et son sang-froid au secours de "l'innocence persécutée". Un caractère à la fois séduisant, torturé et mystérieux, lui ont assuré son succès auprès de nombreux lecteurs. Içi sont rassemblées l'intégrale des 36 nouvelles qui mettent en scène le personnage d'Arsène Lupin, encore que parfois il se fasse passer pour un certain Jim Barnett.

The 100 greatest poems of three major French authors, Baudelaire, Victor Hugo, Paul Verlaine, translated into English with perfect accuracy and elegance, narrated by Katie Haigh and Paul Edwards. Excerpts from Hugo's "Contemplations and Autumn Leaves", Baudelaire's "Flowers of Evil", which started as a banned book in France because of its indecency, and Verlaine's "Poèmes Saturniens": here is enough to delight in the greatest poetry lines ever written and to nourish one's literary culture.

"Frankenstein" begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance.