“Three Singles to Adventure” takes the reader to south America, where he meets the sakiwinki and the sloth clad in bright green fur, where he can hear the horrifying sound of piranha fish on the rampage, or learn how to lasso a galloping anteater. Novel by Gerald Durrell.
Menagerie Manor is sure to delight fans of Durrell’s beloved classic “My Family and Other Animals” (the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece) and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom. With his unfailing charm, Gerald Durrell tells the story of how...
Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle's history, The French Revolution, for his sprawling tale of London and revolutionary Paris, the...
En el crepúsculo de su trayectoria como agente de los servicios secretos, Ned está a cargo de una escuela de entrenamiento para jóvenes aspirantes a espías. Con el objetivo de despedir el curso, decide invitar a George Smiley para que dé una charla. Y Smiley ofrece a la joven...
“Las uvas de la ira” de John Steinbeck se erige como una pieza fundamental de la literatura estadounidense. La historia sigue a la familia Joad (y a miles de personas más) mientras son expulsados de la granja de Oklahoma donde eran aparceros durante la Gran Depresión. La sequía, las...
El novelista americano John Steinbeck (1902-1968), premio Nobel de Literatura 1962, acomete en esta obra,” The Pearl”, la tarea, nueva hasta entonces (1945) en su línea novelística, de crear un mundo lírico, en ocasiones dramático, donde la vena trágica y social está estimulada por una poesía tierna y sensible....
As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but...
When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark...
The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his...
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight...
