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Detective Philip Trent investigates the mysterious murder of a leading financier. Despite the title, Trent's Last Case is the first novel in which the gentleman sleuth Philip Trent appears. The novel is a whodunit with a place in detective fiction history because it is the first major sendup of that genre: Not only does Trent fall in love with one of the primary suspects—usually considered a no-no—he also, after painstakingly collecting all the evidence, draws all the wrong conclusions!...
| Автор | E. C. Bentley |
"Trent's Trust and Other Stories – The Convalescence of Jack Hamlin" by Bret Harte. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce...
| Автор | Bret Harte |
"Trent's Trust, and Other Stories" by Bret Harte. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...
| Автор | Bret Harte |
Un poeta perseguido por un enjambre humano, un gigante bueno pero arbitrario que envía a su sirviente –forzado a la servidumbre por un acto inenarrable– a conseguirle un traje con el que ser enterrado, y un santo eremita arrancado de su aislamiento y obligado a ejercer, aunque tenga que ocultarse por hacerlo; son juguetes estupefactos de la corriente incesante que los conduce a abandonar por su propio pie el personaje que creían y deberían ser, y a devenir «más de lo que esperaban, pero a la...
| Автор | Pablo Katchadjian |
"Trilby" by George Du Maurier. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in...
| Автор | George du Maurier |
George du Maurier (1834-1896) was a French-born British cartoonist and most notably, an author. The caricaturist abandoned painting for drawing when he was blinded in one eye. His skilled draftsmanship and engaging personality quickly established his success. Maurier's drawings for English illustrated periodicals such as «Punch», «Once a Week», and «The Leisure Hour» were acute commentaries on the Victorian scene. His highly successful novel, «Trilby» (1894), is perhaps the second best...
| Автор | George du Maurier |
Three English art students in Paris (Taffy, Laird, and William Bagot alias 'Little Billee') meet musicians Svengali and Gecko and the artist's model and laundress Trilby O'Ferrall.Trilby is cheerful, kindhearted, bohemian, and completely tone-deaf. Yet despite being off-key, her singing voice nonetheless has an impressive quality. The Englishmen and Trilby become friends. Svengali tries to persuade Trilby to let him train her voice, but she finds him repulsive and even...
| Автор | George du Maurier |
Three English art students in Paris (Taffy, Laird, and William Bagot alias 'Little Billee') meet musicians Svengali and Gecko and the artist's model and laundress Trilby O'Ferrall.Trilby is cheerful, kindhearted, bohemian, and completely tone-deaf. Yet despite being off-key, her singing voice nonetheless has an impressive quality. The Englishmen and Trilby become friends. Svengali tries to persuade Trilby to let him train her voice, but she finds him repulsive and even...
| Автор | George du Maurier |
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| Автор | Eliza Lee Cabot Follen |
Three English art students in Paris (Taffy, Laird, and William Bagot alias 'Little Billee') meet musicians Svengali and Gecko and the artist's model and laundress Trilby O'Ferrall.Trilby is cheerful, kindhearted, bohemian, and completely tone-deaf. Yet despite being off-key, her singing voice nonetheless has an impressive quality. The Englishmen and Trilby become friends. Svengali tries to persuade Trilby to let him train her voice, but she finds him repulsive and even...
| Автор | George du Maurier |
Este ebook presenta «Tristana (texto completo, con índice activo)» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Tristana es una novela de Benito Pérez Galdós, publicada en 1892. Al morir su madre, Tristana es confiada a don Lope, un don Juan en declive, incapaz de aceptar su caducidad como seductor. Si bien don Lope se intereserá por la joven, ella se enamorará de Horacio, un pintor que le corresponde, sin embargo la súbita partida de éste enfirará la relación y, para colmo, una enfermedad caerá sobre...
| Автор | Benito Pérez Galdós |
Situada en el castizo Chamberí, uno de los barrios del ensanche del Madrid decimonónico, la novela presenta un mórbido triángulo amoroso entre una mujer, un viejo —que confunde honor y provecho— y un 'artista'. Al morir su madre, la huérfana Tristana es recogida por un amigo de la familia, don Lope, que acabará convirtiéndose en su tutor-seductor. La joven protagonista se rebela ante tan humillante situación y al poco conoce y se enamora de Horacio, un pintor de ideas tradicionales que...
| Автор | Benito Pérez Galdós |
"Tristram of Blent" by Anthony Hope. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | Anthony Hope |
"Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories" by Sherwood Anderson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...
| Автор | Sherwood Anderson |
