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Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful and charming recent widow, visits her brother- and sister-in-law, Charles and Catherine Vernon, with little advance notice at Churchill, their country residence. Catherine is far from pleased, as Lady Susan had tried to prevent her marriage to Charles and her unwanted guest has been described to her as "the most accomplished coquette in England". Among Lady Susan's conquests is the married Mr. Manwaring.

Upon its first publication in 1846, Poor Folk was an immediate critical triumph. Composed entirely of an exchange of letters between a middle-aged copy clerk and a young seamstress who live on opposite sides of a Petersburg tenement courtyard, the novel explores the emotional and psychological effects of a threatening urban environment on the psyches of poor people struggling to survive.

""Funny, relatable fiction for anyone who thinks they're above the fray but still want to read all about it.""—People ""Heavenly hilarity for readers.""—Good Housekeeping A whip-smart, satirical romp through the minefield of modern motherhood, in the vein of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and...

The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon realizes that no one in Rachel's household is above suspicion.

On August 22, 1791, the Haitian war of independence began in flames. On that night, known as the “Night of the Fire”, more than 100,000 slaves rose up against their hated French overlords, burning every plantation, and executing every French man, woman, and child they could find. One slave, named Saturday, dared save the lives of his master’s two young White children, smuggled them to safety, and fostered them over a period of 40 years.

«He leído lo que publicaste en tu cuenta de Insta. Eres como si una paloma se me cagara en el hombro: una guarrada asquerosa. Buáá buáá buáá soy una mierdecilla que no le interesa a nadie y berreo como un chihuahua para ver si me hago notar. Vivan las redes sociales: has logrado tus quince minutos de gloria. La prueba: te estoy escribiendo». Rebecca, una actriz en la cincuentena con una carrera en declive, responde con estas duras palabras a Oscar, un novelista cuarentón que acaba de insultarla en redes sociales.

A charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming penpal romance, perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light, Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries and The House in the Cerulean Sea. “An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore...

A teenage girl writes in her diary, similar to any other girl her age, except her experiences are like no other. Fifteen-year-old Sophie Smyth bought her diary to express the devastating tragedy of her past. She's spent her life being judged for what she looks like on the outside, and not for who she is on the inside. From being trampled on from an early age, to losing close relatives, to the reality of life, all she wants is to find happiness and to be an inspiration to other people. Will Sophie finally find that sense of security she's always dreamed of?

The sequel to Daddy-Long-Legs finds Judy Abbott's best friend, Sallie McBride, taking total control over the John Grier Home, the orphanage where Judy grew up. Chronicling her hilarious yet heartfelt day-to-day interactions with the permanent residents of the John Grier Home, Sallie spills her heart out in letter after letter to multiple recipients, including the doctor of the JGH - one Robin MacRae, whom she has deemed her enemy and refers to him as such in her letters.

Samantha's only friends were characters in books, but her real life takes an extraordinary turn when a mysterious "Mr. Knightley" offers her a full journalism scholarship—on the condition that she write to him regularly. Will their long-distance friendship unlock her heart? Sam is, to say the...

This is a fictional series of letters starting in 1861 between brothers from South Mississippi. The oldest brother, Author, is fighting for the South, while James, the youngest, has run away from home and joined the Union army. The letters between the two brothers, and the girl they are both sweet on, Beth, as well as to their Ma and Pa, are full of horrors of war, the unbelievable cruelties put upon the slaves, and some redeeming qualities of humans mixed in.

Candela lo ha perdido todo. Su perfecta vida ha saltado por los aires. Está muerta de miedo. Y de dolor. Está perdida. Candela necesita un cambio de aires y se marcha a un pequeño pueblo del sur de Portugal, desde donde le irá contando a su hermana cómo el mar casi llega hasta el porche de la casa que ha alquilado, cómo el sol se cuela entre las ramas de los naranjos y... cómo su casero está empeñado en convertirse en su amigo, aunque ella no esté dispuesta a permitir que alguien entre en el refugio que ha construido.

Caro lettore (o cara lettrice, ancora meglio), per favore, ho bisogno della tua attenzione. Fidati, ti divertirai. Comincio con una domanda: che cosa accadrebbe se un giorno tu entrassi in una libreria e comprassi un libro scritto apposta per esaudire una richiesta? Te lo chiedo perché è esattamente quello che fa il protagonista della storia che hai fra le mani. La storia di Giovanni e di un libro scritto perché tu, lettore (o lettrice, sempre meglio), possa portarlo a passeggio e farti notare dalla persona a cui è indirizzato. Una donna.

The Instant National Bestseller and #1 Indie Next Pick For fans of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans and 84, Charing Cross Road, this witty and tender novel follows two women in 1960s America as they discover that food really does connect us all, and that friendship and laughter are the best...

A hilarious and moving story of one girl’s fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin...

Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

Una mujer y su marido que es médico, John, han alquilado una casa antigua para pasar el verano. Deciden en vez de usar la habitación normal de matrimonio instalase en el cuarto de los niños en la planta alta. El marido considera que eso será una forma de tratamiento médico para que su mujer pueda recuperarse de lo que él ha diagnosticado como "una depresión nerviosa temporal con una ligera tendencia histérica", diagnóstico habitual para las mujeres de esa época.

Verónica es una niña española que trata de sobrevivir en un mundo hostil, donde la pobreza, la incultura y la tristeza se adueña de todo. Ella desea ser maestra, adora a los niños. La protagonista cuenta en forma de cartas silenciosas dirigidas a su madre, desaparecida en dramáticas circunstancias, su realidad. Una historia de coraje, supervivencia y esperanza. Jamás la olvidarás.

"Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis" è un romanzo di Ugo Foscolo, considerato il primo romanzo epistolare della letteratura italiana, nel quale sono raccolte le 67 lettere che il protagonista, Jacopo Ortis, mandò all'amico Lorenzo Alderani, che dopo il suicidio di Jacopo le avrebbe date alla stampa corredandole di una presentazione e di una conclusione. Vagamente ispirato ad un fatto reale, e al modello letterario de "I dolori del giovane Werther" di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, l'opera risente molto dell'influsso di Vittorio Alfieri.

El diario de Adán y Eva cuenta el surgimiento de la especie humana. De manera ingeniosa, a través de lo los diarios íntimos escritos en primera persona por Adán y Eva, Mark Twain nos acerca su visión sobre el encuentro entre el primer hombre y la primera mujer, narrando con simpleza, astucia y frescura, las distintas sensibilidades y maneras de ver el mundo.