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An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House is one of J. Sheridan Le Fanus most effective supernatural tales. Written in a realistic, documentary style, the story recounts terrifying hauntings experienced by a family plagued by malevolent spirits. With its restrained prose and mounting dread, this work helped shape the modern ghost story and remains a cornerstone of Victorian horror fiction.

"It was not a dream; the door had opened, and the thing was in the room."Breaking away from the sensationalist Gothic tropes of his time, Le Fanu presents a chillingly sober account of a familys residence in a house plagued by the inexplicable. Set in a quiet, unassuming suburb, the narrative details a series of escalating disturbances: soft footsteps following residents down corridors, doors that unlock themselves, and the recurring apparition of a hand on a banister. Unlike the ghosts of old, these spirits are silent, indifferent, and terrifyingly persistent. This "authentic narrative" strips away the melodrama to focus on the raw, psychological dread of living with the unknown, creating a blueprint for haunted house stories that is still used in cinema today.The Horror of the Mundane: Le Fanus genius lies in his restraint. He understands that a ghost seen in the bright light of a Victorian afternoon is far more unsettling than one found in a graveyard at midnight. By grounding the "narrative" in the boring details of daily lifehousehold chores, tea times, and servant gossiphe makes the eventual appearance of the "woman in white" feel disturbingly real.A Pioneer of the "Found Footage" Style: By framing the story as a factual report, Le Fanu pioneered the "investigative" style of horror. He includes specific dates, descriptions of witnesses, and a clinical tone that forces the reader to question the boundary between fiction and reality. This approach directly influenced later masters like M.R. James and Shirley Jackson.The Psychological Toll: The book explores the "contagion" of fearhow the haunting affects each member of the household differently, leading to a climate of paranoia and exhaustion. It is a brilliant study of how a space meant for safety and privacy can be transformed into a site of inescapable vulnerability.Enter the house if you dare. Purchase this landmark of supernatural history today.

On the wintry Tuscan coast, the wealthy elite retreat to their lavish holiday homes. But the season turns sinister when a couple vanishes from a locked villa, and the body of a dubious count washes ashore, bludgeoned to death. With echoes of Agatha Christie and the erudite suspense of Umberto Eco, a sly meditation on class, illusion, and desire, this literary mystery is both sharply observant and darkly entertaining.

An Outcast of the Islands is one of Joseph Conrads early novels, exploring themes of exile, betrayal, and moral failure. Set in the remote trading outposts of Southeast Asia, the story follows a disgraced European struggling with ambition, desire, and conscience. Rich in atmosphere and psychological depth, the novel examines the inner darkness of colonial life and the consequences of moral weakness.

"He lived in the world of his own creation, and it was a world of shadows."Peter Willems is a man who believes he is destined for greatness, but his own vanity and dishonesty lead to his spectacular downfall. After embezzling funds in Makassar, he is given a second chance by the legendary Captain Lingard, who hides him in a secret trading post up a remote river in Borneo. But instead of redemption, Willems finds a new form of destruction. He becomes obsessively enamored with Aissa, the daughter of a local blind chief, and in his desperation to possess her, he betrays Lingards secret navigation routes to Arab traders. This act of treason triggers a violent clash of cultures and leads Willems into a spiritual and physical exile from which there is no escape.The Anatomy of a Moral Collapse: Conrad excels at stripping away the delusions of his protagonists. Willems is not a classic villain, but a weak man whose pride makes him vulnerable. The novel brilliantly captures his slow descent into madness as he realizes that he has become an "outcast" not just from society, but from his own identity.Tropical Gothic and Imperial Critique: The lush, stifling atmosphere of the Indonesian jungle acts as a character in itself. Conrads prose is dense and atmospheric, portraying the wilderness as a mirror that reflects the internal chaos of the European colonizers. He challenges the "civilizing" myths of imperialism by showing the greed and fragility of those who seek to exploit the islands.The Fatal Romance: The relationship between Willems and Aissa is one of the most intense and destructive in colonial literature. It is a bond built on mutual exoticism and misunderstanding, leading to a tragic finale that underscores the impossibility of truly "knowing" another person across a cultural and moral divide.Descend into the heart of the archipelago. Purchase "An Outcast of the Islands" today.

An Outcast of the Islands (1896), Conrads second novel, charts the moral shipwreck of Peter Willems, a disgraced Dutch trader rescued by Captain Tom Lingard and set adrift in Borneos secret rivers. In Sambir, Willemss infatuation with Aissa, daughter of the blind wanderer Omar, drives him to betray Lingards hidden waterway to the Arab merchant Abdulla. Early Conrad blends luxuriant, impressionistic description with taut psychological scrutiny, refining the Malay world of Almayers Folly and foreshadowing the ambiguities of Heart of Darkness. Born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Conrad spent decades in the British Merchant Service, sailing through the Malay Archipelago and absorbing its polyglot trade and colonial rivalries. His emigre vantageneither Dutch nor Englishanimates Willemss estrangement and Lingards paternal authority. As the central installment of the Lingard saga (with Almayers Folly and The Rescue), the novel crystallizes his preoccupation with betrayal, honor, and the opacity of motive learned at sea and in exile. Recommended to readers of colonial history and modernist prehistory alike, this searing study rewards patience with tidal cadences, ambiguous loyalties, and an unsparing portrait of complicity where passion, commerce, and conscience collide.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

Animal Farm is a taut allegorical, satirical novella that turns the Russian Revolution and Stalinist consolidation into a barnyard fable. With lapidary prose, Swiftian irony, and Aesopian clarity, Orwell traces the animals revolt against Mr. Jones and the pigs gradual monopoly on powerthrough propaganda, commandment revisions, and staged spectaclesuntil liberation curdles into tyranny. Written amid 194445 anxieties, its spare architecture and recurring refrains forge a parable of cyclical betrayal that exceeds its Soviet referent. Orwellborn Eric Arthur Blairbrought hard-earned skepticism. Educated at Eton and tempered by Indian Imperial Police service, he was radicalized by poverty reportage and, crucially, by fighting with the POUM in Spain, where he witnessed repression on the left. His democratic socialism and obsession with how power degrades language coalesced here, refined by wartime journalism and a broadcasters ear for slogans, euphemism, and the theatricality of authority. This incisive classic merits attention from readers of literature, history, political theory, and media studies. Its brevity belies interpretive richness, inviting debate about revolution, complicity, and manufactured consent. Read it as warning, primer, and enduring moral inquiry.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."At the center of a glittering, suffocating Russian aristocracy stands Anna Karenina. Elegant and admired, her life is upended when she meets the dashing Count Vronsky. What begins as a spark ignites into a scandalous affair that defies the rigid social codes of St. Petersburg and Moscow, leading Anna toward an agonizing choice between her son, her status, and her heart. Parallel to Annas descent is the story of Konstantin Levin, a man of the earth whose search for a meaningful life and true love offers a powerful meditation on faith, labor, and the soul.The Height of Literary Realism: Tolstoy does not just write characters; he breathes life into them. Through Annas psychological depth and Levins philosophical struggles, the novel explores the complexities of marriage, the hypocrisy of society, and the devastating consequences of living outside the "rules." It is a mirror held up to the human condition, capturing the ecstasy of love and the weight of despair with unmatched precision.A Panoramic Masterpiece: Anna Karenina is more than a romance. It is a vivid portrait of a nation in transition, grappling with the shift from feudal traditions to a modern industrial world. From high-stakes horse races and grand balls to the quiet intensity of the harvest in the Russian countryside, Tolstoys prose transports you to a world of immense beauty and crushing consequence.Why It Endures: Whether it is the haunting symbolism of the railway or the profound debates on the meaning of life, Anna Karenina remains startlingly relevant. It asks the questions we still struggle with today: Can passion and duty coexist? What does it mean to live an authentic life? And is forgiveness ever truly possible?Lose yourself in the greatest story ever told. Purchase "Anna Karenina" today.

First serialized in The Russian Messenger (1875-77), Anna Karenina entwines Annas fatal affair with Vronsky and Levins countervailing search for ethical life, opposing metropolitan spectacle to agrarian labor in post-Emancipation Russia. With omniscient, psychologically exact realism and free indirect discourse, Tolstoy anatomizes marriage, faith, and status; railways, salons, courts, and fields become motifs through which modernity unsettles inherited codes. An aristocratic landowner at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy drew on diaries, peasant schooling experiments, and stern self-scrutiny. Disillusionment with Petersburg society and the law, together with a marriage that sharpened his interest in family ethics, inform Levins quasi-autobiographical arc, while the novels juridical scenes, ecclesial debates, and railway sublime echo his Crimean War memories and fascination with industrial change. Rendered in the Annotated Maude Translation, by Aylmer and Louise Maude, Tolstoys authorized translators, this edition couples lucid, faithful prose with notes on ranks, calendars, idioms, and social ritual, easing Russian names and contexts. It suits students and scholars alike, preserving tonal nuance while clarifying culture. For readers of serious realism, it is essential.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

What if imagination could turn an ordinary life into something extraordinary?Anne of Green Gables is one of the most cherished novels in world literature. When spirited, talkative, and imaginative Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables by mistake, her presence transforms the quiet lives of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbertand the entire village of Avonlea.With her vivid imagination, fiery temper, and boundless optimism, Anne grows from a misunderstood orphan into a young woman discovering friendship, belonging, and self-worth. Lucy Maud Montgomerys storytelling blends humor, warmth, and gentle wisdom, creating a world that feels comforting, hopeful, and deeply human.This timeless novel celebrates individuality, kindness, resilience, and the beauty of everyday life.Inside this eBook, youll experience:One of the most beloved coming-of-age stories ever writtenA memorable heroine full of heart, humor, and imaginationThemes of family, friendship, and personal growthA cornerstone of classic childrens and young-adult literatureRead by generations and adapted for film, television, and stage, Anne of Green Gables remains a story that feels like home.Step into Avonlea and rediscover the joy of imagination. Buy now and enjoy this timeless classic.

Annes House of Dreams, the fifth installment in L. M. Montgomerys Anne sequence (1917), follows Anne Shirleys early married life with Gilbert Blythe in the sea-washed community of Four Winds. With luminous, ironic prose and an episodic design, Montgomery interweaves domestic comedy and elegy: Miss Cornelias tart wit, Captain Jims "life-book," and the tragic entanglement of Leslie Moore frame Annes creation of a home. The novels maritime local color and chorused storytelling place it within Edwardian domestic realism, yet its meditation on grief and womens agency anticipates modern sensibilities. Montgomery, a Prince Edward Island native raised by grandparents after early maternal loss, wrote this book shortly after her own marriage and move to rural Ontario as a ministers wife. Composing during the First World War and after the stillbirth of a child, she transformed private sorrow and keen social observationpreserved in her journalsinto a mature exploration of community, memory, and endurance. Recommended to readers of classic fiction and to scholars of womens writing, Annes House of Dreams offers a poised study of how joy and bereavement can coexist within ordinary life. Newcomers can begin here, but those who know Annes earlier girlhood will find the emotional textures especially resonant.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

O ano passado está sempre se distanciando. Nunca é apenas um. Passa-se um ano e já se torna outro, mais esquecível, nem sempre mais distante. É uma espécie de epíteto dos esquecimentos. O ano passado pode ser o dia anterior, a estaço pregressa, pode nem ter acontecido, pode vir-ainda-a-ser. Pode ser "o instante que antecede as coisas".Neste novo livro, a ja consagrada poeta Julia de Carvalho Hansen diz e desdiz certa ideia de cotidianeidade, a um so tempo tocando o expansivo (os anos, os amores, as tragedias, o pais) e o comezinho (tambem os amores, algumas tragedias, certas noçes de pais). No entremear delicadissimo dos versos, chancelados pelo registro diaristico, a autora reivindica a pertinencia da atenço a passagem do tempo, ao passo que pontua a chama inapagavel do tempo presente: "afinal as tempestades esto cada vez mais severas/ quando no chove os incendios esto em toda parte/ nos somos os filhos da transiço".Ano passado e o lugar da sutileza e da pungencia. Tem a marca do calendario, mas no e contabilizavel. Passa, mas no passa nunca, jamais. Lembra persistentemente o leitor: "Voce foi ficando vago". E, ainda assim, o ano passado esta aqui, como estamos todos, perenes e para sempre, neste livro marcante, comovente, que veio para permanecer por muitos anos no horizonte da poesia brasileira contemporanea.

Num lugar quase deserto, que subverte as regras do tempo, so muitas as perguntas e poucas as respostas quanto ao sentido da vida. Tudo parece afunilar para a desistencia, mas a esperança regressa quando surge uma criança que lança perguntas ao mundo.Um jovem casal em crise abandona a cidade onde vive e parte para uma aldeia remota no interior de Espanha, em busca de uma vida mais simples e despojada. O que veem e isto: uns quantos casinhotos e hortas, e um punhado de homens e mulheres empedernidos, que falam o minimo. O que no querem ver so os seus proprios demonios, vazios e abismos, que ameaçam fazer ruir o que os levou ate ali. Ate ao dia em que uma mulher aparece acompanhada de uma menina, filha de todos e de ninguem, e vem mostrar que, enquanto houver uma criança a fazer perguntas ao mundo, a vida existe, tal como ha luz enquanto o pavio da vela arder. Polifonico e sombrio, eis um romance que mergulha nos abismos mais fundos, onde a falta de luz e sempre a maior ameaça.Os elogios da critica:Uma das mais destacadas escritoras da sua geraço.El PaisMoreno escreve com a austeridade de um relojoeiro.El Cultural de El MundoA escrita de Lara Moreno mergulha nos abismos da realidade. Lida magistralmente com a inquietaço, o desespero, a estranheza e o medo. Uma voz bela e poderosa.Rosa MonteroA caracteristica mais evidente da prosa de Lara Moreno, e aquela que impressiona imediatamente o leitor, e a sua capacidade de perturbar. E no apenas pela estranheza da realidade que descreve, mas tambem pelas elipses e lacunas que completam o discurso.La VanguardiaUma escrita complexa, vigorosa e que no esmorece. [...] Nada e gratuito. Um achado.Jose Maria GuelbenzuLara Moreno e toda uma descoberta.ABCUma viagem intensa e intimista [...] numa narrativa repleta de reflexes e conceitos, tecida magistralmente pela mo de uma poetisa.EFEUma das apariçes mais gratificantes da temporada. Uma narrativa deslumbrante, avessa ao sentimentalismo e movida pela esperança.El ConfidencialUm forte romance de personagens, centrado na ideia de violencia a visivel e a calada. [] Com um tom poetico e um registo a tocar o desespero, aqui a desempenhar bem o papel de por o leitor a querer desvendar mais sobre o que corre no intimo das tres mulheres, acompanha-se a existencia de cada uma delas. [] De uma forma subtil, e um livro que fala da solido dentro das comunidades, da brutalidade das migraçes, dos maus-tratos em casa e da estratificaço social a luz dos dias de hoje.Mariana Correia de Barros,Viso (sobre Tres mulheres na cidade)Um retrato vibrante, simultaneamente cru e poetico, sobre gentrificaço, subjugaço e violencia de genero.Gonçalo Correia, Sabado (sobre Tres mulheres na cidade)

Francisca Júlia (18711920) desafiou a lógica de uma época que duvidou que mãos femininas pudessem talhar sonetos perfeitos. Da rigidez clássica de seus primeiros mármores às brumas místicas de seu fi

Segundo os sumérios Os Anunnaki, são os deuses responsáveis pela criação do homem, O deuses Anunnaki eram gigantes possuidores de grande conhecimento, responsáveis por transmiti-los para a civilizaçã

In this hilarious gay fantasy romance, a reclusive sorcerer is forced to protect a cowardly knight after a prophecy ties their fates together. Funny, touching and inventive, this brilliant debut is perfect for fans of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying and Dreadful.In Which Many Dangerous and Homosexual Things Happen.All his life, Sir Cameron has stayed as far away from danger as possible. He is quite frankly too handsome to die a pointless death in battle. But then the Church hands down a prophecy to his fellow knights: the only way to defeat their nemesis, the mad sorcerer Merulo, is to kill Sir Cameron. Short of ideas, Cameron throws himself on the mercy of the one person who now actually wants him to survive: the mad sorcerer.Merulo isnt thrilled to be babysitting a spoilt, attention-seeking knight, but transmogrifying him into a vulture is at least entertaining. Cameron, meanwhile, is on a voyage of self-discovery. It turns out hes really, really into surly sorcerers who lock him up and tell him what to do. Who knew?As a legion of knights surround their stronghold, the sorcerers poisonous ambitions draw ever closer to fruition. Cameron is quite invested in not dying, but he finds hes also invested in Merulo. And sometimes, supporting the sorcerer you care about means taking an interest in their hobbies. Even if that hobby is trying to kill God.Even if it might get you killed, too.Fall in love with this laugh-out loud, genre-bending romp full of concussed elves and queer romance like youve never seen before.

Escribir historias de amor épicas ambientadas en mundos mágicos que cautiven a miles de lectoras es el sueño de muchas apasionadas del género. Quienes devoran novelas de romantasy a menudo se preguntan como autoras como Sarah J. Maas o Rebecca Yarros logran crear esa adiccion. Aprende a escribir Romantasy como una profesional es la guia definitiva para transformar la pasion por leer en una exitosa carrera como escritora.Este no es otro manual de escritura generico. Es un mapa detallado y practico, enfocado al cien por cien en el genero que esta arrasando en las listas de ventas. A lo largo de sus paginas, la lectora descubrira el equilibrio perfecto entre fantasia y romance, la clave que distingue al romantasy y que enamora a su publico.La guia enseña a construir mundos inmersivos que no solo sirvan de escenario, sino que potencien el conflicto y la tension romantica. Muestra como crear personajes inolvidables con arcos de desarrollo potentes, desde heroinas valientes hasta villanos complejos y, por supuesto, el interes amoroso perfecto. Ayuda a dominar la tension romantica y los tropos que enganchan, como el slow burn, enemies to lovers o los matrimonios concertados, y a diseñar sistemas de magia unicos intrinsecamente ligados a la trama y a la relacion de los protagonistas. Tambien aborda como estructurar la novela para mantener un ritmo trepidante que combine accion, intriga y momentos intimos, escribir escenas spicy con confianza adaptandolas a las distintas categorias de edad, y navegar el mundo editorial desde la revision del manuscrito hasta las claves del marketing y la decision entre autopublicacion y editorial tradicional.Con ejemplos claros basados en exitos como Alas de Sangre (Fourth Wing) y Una Corte de Rosas y Espinas (ACOTAR), esta guia ofrece las herramientas, la confianza y la estrategia para escribir la novela que siempre se ha querido leer y lanzarse a una carrera como autora profesional.

Rememorar el tiempo en tonalidad de nostalgia, aquel en que:..."con sólo armar un barquillo de papel y ver que se alejaba con la corriente hasta la esquina de la cuadra nos sentíamos felices; en que el imitar a Tarzan con una cuerda sujeta a un paraiso o creernos vaqueros del Oeste o domadores por el solo hecho de atrevernos a montar un caballo medianamente rapido o el tomar mate con tortas fritas en fragiles casitas de quinuas nos hacia soñar..."es la intencion con la cual la autora pretende hacernos participes de hechos de su infancia en pueblos (hoy ciudades del interior); cuando aun no existian ni la Television, ni la Informatica, ni la tecnologia de punta. Con relatos, estampas, prosas breves nos lleva de la mano por los senderos de infancia para luego extraer conclusiones y mostrarnos asi las distancias generacionales inevitables... Agrega fotografias y poemas que llama "familiares" ya que fueron inspirados por personas de su nucleo originario, con quienes la autora compartiera ese tiempo adonde nos traslada con la magia de su pluma. Apuntes de Infancia obtuvo FAJA DE HONOR libro editado bienio 2005/2006 Historias biograficas, premio otorgado por la Sociedad de Escritores de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, S.E.P. - Argentina. Recomendada su lectura para escolares, jovenes particularmente quienes hayan nacido en lo que va de la Era cibernetico-digital. Aquellos que quizas no tuvieron la oportunidad de disfrutar de una infancia como la de tiempos sin tecnologia de punta, ni viajes espaciales, ni comunicaciones satelitales.

Un telegrama inesperado paraliza la vida de una joven mujer en la Barcelona de principios del siglo XX, mientras espera noticias del frente de Marruecos. En un tiempo de revueltas, libros y cuplés, Aquellos tiempos robados retrata la experiencia intima de la espera, la perdida y la oscuridad que precede a un futuro incierto.

"En el corazón de cada uno de ustedes, en esta tierra y en estas flores, sigo latiendo".Carlos Alberto IaconoCreador del Centro Flor Dorada, ubicado en la Patagonia Argentina, que integra actividades para el alma en un espacio de retiros y bienestar, con la produccion de frutas y verduras organicas.