El lector se encuentra con un relato en el que el protagonista, Pedrito de Andía, vive y sufre un verdadero camino iniciático que va desde la inocencia infantil, hasta conseguir el conocimiento de sí mismo y de la complejidad de (More) su mundo. Ese camino se divide en dos partes que corresponden a periodos temporales: la primera transcurre durante los meses de junio y julio del año 1923, y la segunda, los meses de agosto, septiembre y octubre del mismo año. La división viene determinada por la enfermedad que sufre el protagonista

Al terminar su formación en un hospital de Londres, el joven señor Harrison acepta un puesto de ayudante de médico rural en la pequeña ciudad −«yo lo llamaría pueblo»− de Duncombe. «Le parecerá a usted un dato estadístico curioso (More) –le dice su mentor al llegar−, pero cinco de cada seis cabezas de familia de cierto rango en Duncombe son mujeres. Tenemos un gran número de viudas y solteronas ricas. A decir verdad, querido señor, creo que usted y yo somos casi los únicos caballeros.» Y, aunque el recién llegado se fija inmediatamente en Sophy, la hija del párroco, no tardará en convertirse en el centro de una equívoca red de expectativas y decepciones que pondrá a prueba su paciencia… y también su vanidad. Las confesiones del señor Harrison (1851) prefigura claramente Cranford: en su ambiente, en su humor delicado, en su retrato de las pequeñas peripecias que cambian o prolongan el modo de vida de una comunidad apartada y aparentemente tranquila, se percibe ya el interés de Elizabeth Gaskell por trazar, a su manera, una «historia de la vida doméstica en Inglaterra», como había sido intención, aunque nunca llegara a escribirla, del poeta romántico Robert Southey. Del interés de la autora por este plan da fe el artículo «La Inglaterra de la última generación», un divertido compendio de anécdotas de la vida de Knutsford, la pequeña ciudad en que pasó la mayor parte de su infancia y adolescencia, publicado en 1849 y que incluimos como apéndice en este volumen.

Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial.
Like most of Dickens’ work, the book is used to call the public’s attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, (More) child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. The novel is full of sarcasm and dark humour, even as it treats its serious subject, revealing the hypocrisies of the time.
It has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and the basis for a highly successful British musical, Oliver!.

A Lady of Quality is a novel published in 1896 by Frances Hodgson Burnett that was the second highest best-selling book in the United States in 1896. It was the first of series of successful historical novels by Burnett.
Set in (More) late 1600’s England, the story follows the life of a woman living an unconventional life. The loves of her life and all of its ups and downs are included.

Set against the colorful background of power struggles in imperial Rome and battling Roman legions, this is the exciting story of St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, who found the Cross of Christ in Jerusalem.
This (More) book for young people paints a vivid portrait of a remarkable woman who overcame every obstacle with faith, hope, perseverance… and a healthy dose of ambition.In this 29th book in the acclaimed Vision Books series for youth, Louis de Wohl, known for his masterful storytelling, describes the amazing events that led to the conversion of Helena and the rise to power of her son. He also recounts the vision Constantine experienced on the eve of a pivotal battle and his subsequent legalization of Christianity in the fourth century. The story dramatically concludes with St. Helena’s final accomplishment-her dangerous and miraculous expedition to the Holy Land.
Louis de Wohl wrote numerous historical novels for adults, including The Living Wood, which is also about St. Helena and Constantine. He earned international acclaim for The Spear, and among his other popular titles are Lay Siege to Heaven, The Restless Flame, The Joyful Beggar and The Quiet Light.

Jose Antonio Loarte reflects on 20 key events in the life of our Lady, in light of the Gospel and the Church’s Tradition. For annexes to each chapter with texts from the Magisterium, Fathers of the Church, saints and Christian (More) poets, see below.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It follows the adventures of a nameless hidalgo (at the end of Part II given the name Alonso Quixano) who reads so many chivalric novels that he loses his sanity and (More) decides to set out to revive chivalry, undo wrongs, and bring justice to the world, under the name Don Quixote. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixote’s rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood. Don Quixote, in the first part of the book, does not see the world for what it is, and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story. The story implements various themes, such as intertextuality, realism, metatheatre, and literary representation.
Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published, such as the Bokklubben World Library collection which cites Don Quixote as authors’ choice for the “best literary work ever written”, and has been translated into more languages than any book other than the Bible. It has had major influence on the literary community.

Finalista Premio Planeta 2016.
Grecia, siglo v a. C.
Un oscuro oráculo vaticina la muerte de Sócrates.
Un recién nacido es condenado a morir por su propio padre.
Una guerra encarnizada entre Atenas y Esparta desangra Grecia.
El (More) asesinato de Sócrates recrea magistralmente la época más extraordinaria de nuestra historia. Madres que luchan por sus hijos, amores imposibles y soldados tratando de sobrevivir se entrelazan de un modo fascinante con los gobernantes, artistas y pensadores que convirtieron Grecia en la cuna de nuestra civilización. A lo largo de las páginas de esta absorbente novela, brilla con luz propia la figura inigualable de Sócrates, el hombre cuya vida y muerte nos inspiran desde hace siglos, el filósofo que marca un antes y un después en la historia de la humanidad.

Il deserto dei Tartari è un romanzo di Dino Buzzati. Pubblicato nel 1940, segnò la consacrazione di Buzzati tra i grandi scrittori del Novecento italiano.
Lo scrittore bellunese in un’intervista affermò che lo spunto per il (More) romanzo, era nato “dalla monotona routine redazionale notturna che facevo a quei tempi. Molto spesso avevo l’idea che quel tran tran dovesse andare avanti senza termine e che mi avrebbe consumato così inutilmente la vita. È un sentimento comune, io penso, alla maggioranza degli uomini, soprattutto se incasellati nell’esistenza ad orario delle città. La trasposizione di questa idea in un mondo militare fantastico è stata per me quasi istintiva”.
Il tema centrale del romanzo è dunque quello della fuga del tempo.