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La magia de la literatura radica en poder vivir otras vidas, totalmente diferentes a la nuestra. En el momento de abrir un libro como “Cuentos de la Alhambra” la vida de una relacionista pública en una empresa del estado, se transforma de u… more

Gathered here under one cover are the previously scattered tales of my hitch-hiking life. As the sub-title implies, however, they are more than mere travel tales; for the common, unremarkable act of hitch-hiking cloaks a quite remarkable in… more

FEW persons who take an interest in general literature are wholly unacquainted with the name of Sir Thomas Urquhart, as that of the translator of a great French classic. Only the more erudite can tell how the name of another literary man, P… more

The Hudson River Valley was the first iconic American landscape. Beginning as early as the 1820s, artists and writers found new ways of thinking about the human relationship with the natural world along the Hudson. Here, amid the most drama… more

This volume presents twelve of the finest examples of the short story, by some of the 19th century’s greatest writers. Transcending multiple genres, including adventure, horror and humour, these classics exhibit the brilliance of the author… more

Who are the pivotal figures in American history, the men and women who have helped shape us as a people and have influenced how we perceive ourselves as Americans? In this companion to his popular 1001 Events That Made America, Alan Axelrod… more