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Doyle, Arthur Conan – The Return of Sherlock Holmes –
Language: English, Short Stories – Format: ePub

Having left Sherlock Holmes apparently deceased at the conclusion of The Final Problem (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes), we now find that he is alive after all! In this collection, first published in 1905, the great detective (More) causes Watson to faint (The Empty House), demonstrates that cryptography is elementary (The Dancing Men), and gets engaged (Charles Augustus Milverton). Join in the fun as Holmes deduces his way through these thirteen adventures.

Doyle, Arthur Conan – The Sign of the Four –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

The Sign of the Four, the second of four novels featuring Sherlock Holmes, has a complex plot involving India, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts and two corrupt prison guards. Some of Holmes’s less savory (More) habits are revealed, and Dr. Watson finds romance. In this dramatic reading, LibriVox volunteers bring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic characters to life.

Doyle, Arthur Conan – A Study in Scarlet –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book, Dr. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the (More) scene of a murder. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer’s history. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. In his first adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case.

Doyle, Arthur Conan – The Valley of Fear –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

Doyle’s final novel featuring the beloved sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, brings the detective and his friend to a country manor where they are preceded by either a murder or a suicide. A secretive organization lies culprit and an (More) infiltration of it is in order.

Doyle, Arthur Conan – The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes –
Language: English, Short Stories – Format: ePub

The last twelve stories written about Holmes and Watson, these tales reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written. Some of the sharpest turns of wit in English literature are contrasted by dark images of (More) psychological tragedy, suicide, and incest in a collection of tales that have haunted generations of readers.

Doyle, Arthur Conan – His Last Bow –
Language: English, Short Stories – Format: ePub

In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking down murderers, dragging Dr. Watson into unpleasant situations. As always, it’s (More) adventurous fun for the rest of us. This book was published in 1917, after The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Quevedo, Francisco de – La vida del Buscón –
Language: Spanish, Novel – Format: ePub

La vida del Buscón (o Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado don Pablos; ejemplo de vagamundos y espejo de tacaños) es una novela picaresca en castellano, escrita por Francisco de Quevedo.
El libro se publicó por primera vez en (More) 1626, aunque circuló antes en copias manuscritas algunas de las cuales se conservan hoy en día. Quevedo nunca reconoció haber escrito El Buscón, probablemente para esquivar problemas con la Inquisición, y su silencio sobre esta obra, pese a estar la autoría fuera de toda duda, ha incrementado los problemas en la datación de su composición.
Es una novela, la única escrita por su autor. Sigue la línea de la picaresca amarga iniciada por el Lazarillo de Tormes de autor desconocido. Así, cuestionando el determinismo al que apela el protagonista de Lazarillo de Tormes, el de Quevedo es manifiestamente hijo de sus propias acciones y voluntad.

Quevedo, Francisco de – Los Sueños –
Language: Spanish, Short Stories – Format: ePub

Los Sueños, compuestos entre 1606 y 1623, circularon abundantemente manuscritos pero no se imprimieron hasta 1627. Se trata de cinco narraciones cortas de inspiración lucianesca donde se pasa revista a diversas costumbres, oficios (More) y personajes populares de su época. Son, por este orden, El Sueño del Juicio Final (llamado a partir de la publicación de Juguetes de la niñez, la versión expurgada de 1631 El sueño de las calaveras), El alguacil endemoniado (redenominado El alguacil alguacilado), El Sueño del Infierno (esto es, Las zahúrdas de Plutón en su versión expurgada), El mundo por dentro (que mantuvo su nombre siempre) y El Sueño de la Muerte (conocido como La visita de los chistes).

Pigafetta, Antonio – Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo –
Language: Italian, History & Biography – Format: ePub

Tra il 1524 e il 1525, Pigafetta scrisse in italiano la Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo con il Trattato della Sfera, le sue memorie sul viaggio, redatte a partire dai suoi minuziosi diari che aveva tenuto nei tre anni (More) di viaggio. Il diario vero e proprio del primo viaggio intorno al mondo venne dato in dono a Carlo V e sparì nel nulla, essendo la corte spagnola molto determinata a cancellare i meriti di Magellano, portoghese, nella prima navigazione intorno al mondo.

Fogazzaro, Antonio – Piccolo mondo antico –
Language: Italian, Novel – Format: ePub

Ambientato negli anni che precedono la seconda guerra di indipendenza, sullo sfondo del lago di Lugano, è la storia della famiglia del nobile Franco Maironi, cattolico e liberale, e della piccolo borghese Luisa Rigey, al cui (More) matrimonio si era opposta la filoaustriaca marchesa Orsola, nonna di Franco. Le difficoltà economiche e il senso profondo di schiettezza e di giustizia che anima Luisa, rispetto al carattere flessibile di Franco, rendono difficile il rapporto fra i due coniugi fino ad allontanarli quando la piccola figlia Maria muore annegando nel lago; ma mentre Luisa si chiude in se stessa e si dedica allo spiritismo nell’illusione di ricostituire un contatto con la bambina, Franco si trasferisce a Torino, dove lavora e acquisisce la coscienza della necessità di partecipare attivamente alla liberazione delle terre italiane dall’occupazione austriaca.