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Perché il titolo "Colours"?Per non dare dei limiti alla fantasia delle autrici e per mostrare quante sfumature possa avere lamore in mondi fantastici e nel mondo reale; in epoche passate o nel futuro immaginario.Perche i colori e tutte le sfumature sono infinite come lo sono gli amori nel tempo e nello spazio.In questi sette racconti - piu una sorpresa - troverete sette mondi diversissimi tra loro e personaggi dalle mille sfumature che sapranno coinvolgervi nelle loro vite cosi distanti le une dalle altre.

Toni e un ragazzino ferrarese cresciuto in una famiglia segnata da un grave incidente. Durante il suo percorso di crescita dalladolescenza alla maturita realizza che le persone sono contenitori al cui interno, nel caotico composto di esperienze, memorie e pulsioni, si cela unanima unica e straordinaria. Continens parla di legami familiari, di amicizia, amore e fratellanza e sfrutta la delicata metafora di uno zainetto malconcio, compagno del protagonista nel corso della sua vita, che al momento opportuno fornira la chiave per rivelare un passato misterioso e modificare il futuro.

"A Bid for Fortune" (AKA "Dr. Nikolas Vendetta"), written by Guy Boothby and first published 1895, is the first in a series of five and introduces the good doctor himself. Dr. Nikola Is a criminal mastermind with an occult twist and like much fiction of that era this book and the following are more about how others fall under his spell and into his web. Here we have an adventure and love story that sweeps us from Australia, the South Seas, the Middle East and rural Hampshire with our lovestruck hero constantly battling against Dr. Nikola and his cohorts. The sense of mystery and the exotic settings are exceptionally well portrayed and give the book a nostalgic appeal for the days of imperialists and hardened empire builders.Boothbys Nikola may be the worlds first modern super villain: he is a master of hypnotism and mind control, a telepathic adept, and an astral projectionist. He can cause ordinary men to see images in pools of liquid, and prophesy into the future. Its said that he knows the hour, moment, and method of his own demise.

Doc, lesuberante professore di Educazione tecnica delle scuole medie di Porto Ceresio e Luca, il suo pupillo, si trovano per la prima volta fianco a fianco impegnati in unindagine mozzafiato.Un cigno giace privo di vita sulla spiaggia in riva al lago Ceresio. Il collo dellanimale e lacerato da una coltellata fatale. Sulla scena del crimine e radunata unintera scoralesca. Tutti colpevoli, o forse nessuno. Mentre le brillanti deduzioni di Doc si succedono in continui colpi di scena, una sconcertante verita viene a galla, lultima che Luca avrebbe mai voluto conoscere.Rosso cigno e stato scelto tra i racconti finalisti al premio letterario internazionale Giallo Ceresio.

"Lord Jim", chef-d’œuvre du célèbre auteur britannique Joseph Conrad, a été publié en 1900. Un jeune officier de marine, le lieutenant Jim, embarque comme second à bord dun vieux cargo «bon pour la f

What does sex lube, a murder, and a secret guild of women have in common?Kit Maguire is the link. That, and her discovery that the purple-willy-shaped tube of lube is fantastic for styling her wayward hair. A national disaster means the lube is in short supply and the hunt is on to find more before Kits curls turn to frizz. The Women with Curls guild is desperate for a demonstration but Kit isnt keen on sharing what little she has left.When the handsome Jackson Delaney arrests her for the murder of her boss, Kit is faced with life in prison and the threat of a permanent ponytail. Its up to her flat mates to discover who really killed the lovely Mr Roy, but can the two vicars and an absent-minded scientist find the key to Kits innocence before its too late?Start reading this hysterically funny novel today.The queen of curly hair herself has called it, Hairlarious.

"Lord Jim", Conrads most famous work published in 1900, is also his most extensive examination of a persistent theme: the conflict between an individuals inner moral code and his or her outward actions. They say we never really know ourselves until a crisis comes, that it is in those split-second, life-or-death decisions that we discover who we really are. Are we brave? Are we cowardly? Something better, or maybe worse? These are the questions upon which Joseph Conrads novel, "Lord Jim", center.Considered to be one of the most important novels in all of English literature, "Lord Jim" tackles those dark questions that haunt the human spirit, questions we dare not admit to ourselves, let alone to others. It explores the nature of courage, the enduring impact of mistakes made in an instant, the indifference of the universe, the complexities of speaking ones truth, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing oneself or another.As a young boy learning the sailors craft, Jim is certain he will meet the test of moral courage, but later, while serving as a first mate on the Patna, an old, unseaworthy steamer carrying Muslim pilgrims across the Indian Ocean, he fails the test. The Patna strikes an unknown object in the night and seems ready to sink. The crew, including Jim, abandons the ship and its passengers. When the drifting Patna is discovered and the events are revealed, Jim becomes an outcast, both literally and morally...

Baroness Emma Orczys masterpiece "A Bride of the Plains" is a historical novel written in 1915. The story is set in Hungary and the scene is laid in a village close to the Maros.On this particular 14th of September it is Andors turn to go unwillingly into the army for three years. On the eve preceding it, at the village merrymaking, as the whole population spends its last happy hours trying to forget the hideous events that will occur in the morning, he tokens himself to Elsa the village beauty.When Andor returns from Bosnia, his village has changed, but so has he.

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," written in 1876, is one of the best-loved and most quoted works of American author Mark Twain (whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens). The novel can be appreciated on multiple levels. Children can enjoy the adventure story, and adults can appreciate the satire.Someone reading this novel today might be familiar with the character of Tom Sawyer from another novel by Mark Twain: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which is a sequel (appeared 8 years after) to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".Mark Twains classic novel and masterpiece takes place in fictional St. Petersburg (a town on the Mississippi that is patterned after Twains hometown of Hannibal), where Tom lives with his Aunt Polly and cousins Sid and Mary. A mischievous, imaginative boy of about 11, Tom is often on the wrong side of the rules at school and at home. Late one night, Tom sneaks out with his friend Huckleberry Finn, and the two witness a violent crime. Afraid for their own safety, Tom and Huck promise each other to keep the night a secret, and Tom carries on his usual activities: playing pirates with his friends, flirting with the pretty Becky Thatcher, and worrying his Aunt Polly. But Tom and Huck soon find themselves in serious trouble, because they cant ignore their consciences, or the fact that the criminal has some treasure they cant resist.

"The Boats of the Glen Carrig" is a horror novel by William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1907. The novel is written in an archaic style, and is presented as a true account, written in 1757, of events occurring earlier. The narrator is a passenger who was travelling on the ship Glen Carrig, which was lost at sea when it struck "a hidden rock." The story is about the adventures of the survivors, who escaped the wreck in two lifeboats and how they encounter strange lands and weird creatures in their search for home. The novel is considered a nautical adventure classic.

Wilkie Collins wrote a succession of extraordinarily powerful novels of private life; of these "The Evil Genius" is among the finest.The story is motivated by the attraction between Herbert Linley and the woman he hires as governess for his child Kittythe long suffering Sydney Westerfield. As one expects with Collins, the story is driven forward with deft assurance. Yet he also treats the theme of adultery and divorce in a manner quite unconventional for his timeand, remarkably, he manages to draw readers into a sympathetic understanding of both of the main female characters: the offending governess and the aggrieved wife."The Evil Genius" was a very considerable success when first published; indeed, it brought Collins more financially than any of his other works. Over a century later its sinews retain the strength to speak powerfully to the reader; lively and intelligent, it is perhaps the finest of Collins later novels.

Zwei Western Abenteuer mit McQuade, dem Kopfgeldjager. Niemand ist harter als McQuade, der einsame Streiter fur das Recht. Das E-Book Der Kopfgeldjager Folge 39/40 (Zwei McQuade Western) wird angeboten von CassiopeiaPress und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: Western

"The Woman in White", masterpiece written by Wilkie Collins and published in 1860, is one of the earliest and most-beloved mystery novels.The public loved the mystery and intrigue behind the identity of the mysterious Woman in White and anxiously waited to read the continuation of the story each week as a new chapter showed up in the weekly publication All the Year Round. The story still intrigues people; it was turned into a PBS Mystery! presentation and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in the last 15 years."The Woman in White" is a dramatic tale, inspired by an actual criminal case, is told through multiple narrators. Frederick Fairlie, a wealthy hypochondriac, hires virtuous Walter Hartright to tutor his beautiful niece and heiress, Laura, and her homely, courageous half sister, Marian Halcombe. Although Hartright and Laura fall in love, she honours her late fathers wish that she marry Sir Percival Glyde, a villain who plans to steal her inheritance. Glyde is assisted by sinister Count Fosco, a cultured, corpulent Italian who became the archetype of subsequent villains in crime novels. Their plot is threatened by Anne Catherick, a mysterious fugitive from a mental asylum who dresses in white, resembles Laura, and knows the secret of Glydes illegitimate birth. Through the perseverance of Hartright and Marian, Glyde and Fosco are defeated...

"La Dame en blanc" est l´ancêtre de tous les thrillers, qui fascinait Borges et rendit jaloux Dickens (roman publié ici pour la première fois en version intégrale). Il nous révèle une sorte de "Hitch

"The Young Buglers" is a fascinating (and often hilarious) adventure written by George Alfred Henty. The novel tells the story of two young English boys, Tom and Peter Scudamore, who are buglers for an English regiment in Portugal and serve with distinction during the hard-fought battles of the Peninsular War, a military conflict between Napoleons empire and Bourbon Spain (assisted by the United Kingdom and its ally, Portugal) for control of the Iberian Peninsula.

Award-winning author Joslyn Chase delivers on three delightful stories!The Sodden SpectatorsMystery novelist Cathryn Harcourt never met a mystery she couldnt solvein the pages of her own books.Faced with a real-life puzzle on which hangs the happiness of two young lovers, can she find a solution before theyre forced apart?And when the stakes rise higher than anyone imagined, can she outsmart a wily, unsuspected murderer?Join Cathryn as she travels from Virginia to Kentucky to Brazil on the tracks of a clever killer.Includes two bonus storiesChamber of Vengeance and A Simple Glass of Water.Chamber of VengeanceIn the shadowy corners of a 1980s Seattle costume shop, Tamsin, a skilled restoration artist, works tirelessly to prepare a haunted wax museum for its grand Halloween debut.But when a chilling murder disrupts her work, Tamsin finds herself drawn into a web of secrets hidden behind the lifelike figures she restores. As she pieces together clues, danger looms closer, and the truth threatens to unearth more than just the killer.Chamber of Vengeance is a spine-tingling tale of mystery, artistry, and the darkness that lingers just beneath the surface.A Simple Glass of WaterWho knew a simple glass of water could hold so much? Or that it could change from half empty to half full in the course of a day?It carried the seeds of Rubens destruction, turned his world upside down, and drowned him in despair.Might it also offer the key to his salvation?

First published in 1891, "Men of Iron" is a historical fiction written by Howard Pyle that transports us back to the 1400s, a time of knighthood and chivalry. Myles Falworth is eight years old when news comes they must flee their home. His blind father is accused of treason. We see Myles grow up, train as a knight, and with perseverance, clear his father of any wrong-doing and restore their family name. "Men of Iron" is the story of Myles Falworths maturation from roughand-tumble boyhood through reckless, high-spirited adolescence to responsible manhood.

Publié en 1887, "Mont-Oriol" est le troisième roman de Maupassant, une œuvre satirique à la fois comique et sentimentale, offre également une description du capitalisme et de la corruption médicale,

"The Castle of Otranto", by Horace Walpole, published in 1764, is generally viewed as the first Gothic novel and it is often said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form.It tells the story of Manfred, the prince of Otranto, who is keen to secure the castle for his descendants in the face of a mysterious curse. The novel begins with the death of Manfreds son, Conrad, who is crushed to death by an enormous helmet on the morning of his wedding to the beautiful princess Isabella. Faced with the extinction of his line, Manfred vows to divorce his wife and marry the terrified Isabella himself. The Castle of Otranto blends elements of realist fiction with the supernatural and fantastical, laying down many of the plot devices and character-types that would become typical of the Gothic: secret passages, clanging trapdoors, hidden identities and vulnerable heroines fleeing from men with evil intent. The novel was a success all over Europe, and the poet Thomas Gray commented in a letter to Walpole that it made some of us cry a little, and all in general afraid to go to bed onights.

Scarred surface. Soul deep.The jagged mark runs from collarbone to breastbone, marring her beauty, destroying her peace. A reminder of her deepest failing.Adalet sees only one way to overcome the ruins of her life. Entangled in a deadly game of lies, pitted against a ruthless opponent, she stakes every last shred of herself on winning.In a struggle between revenge and redemption, Adalet balances on a thin crust of sanity. If you love a story full of twists and suspense, spin the wheel with Adalet!