«The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse.»
«Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a porr diver, gathering pearls from the Gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, juana, and their infant son with meager substinence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as lasrge as a seagull’s egg, as «perfect as the moon». With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and security…»
Libro en pasta dura. «Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to settle in and make friends at boarding school. But when she learns that she’ll never see her beloved father gain, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for hard work and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and genorosity are all the riches she truly needs» Novela no abreviada.
«A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned -a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.»
«Moby Dick is at once a thrilling adventure tale, a timeless allegory, and an epic saga of heroic determination and conflict. At its heart is the powerful, unknowable sea -and Captain Ahab, a brooding, one-legged fanatic who has sworn vengeance on the mammoth white whale that crippled him.»
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