VT - Fiction & Literature 1

Já na primeira página Ivan Ilitch morre, irremediavelmente. Os colegas de trabalho pensam que agora seu cargo estará vago, Praskóvia Fiódorovna pensa no valor da pensão que receberá, um amigo pensa ……続きを見る

Esta edición digital en formato ePub se ha realizado a partir de una edición impresa digitalizada que forma parte de los fondos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España. El proyecto de creación de ePubs ……続きを見る

Escritos entre 1858 e 1904, os cinco contos aqui reunidos são pequenas obras-primas do autor de Guerra e paz. "Três mortes", "Kholstomier", "O diabo", "Falso cupom" e "Depois do baile" sintetizam, c……続きを見る

***“Guerra e Paz”***, de Lev Tolstói, é uma obra-prima da literatura mundial e uma das maiores epopeias já escritas. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1869, o romance aborda a vida de várias famílias a……続きを見る

Lured into the demon’s lair. In a nightmare I can’t escape, I find true evil exists. They have no mercy. Can I survive their wicked savagery? *This Dark Omegaverse Romance is not for the faint of he……続きを見る

Ivan Ilitch é um funcionário público do sistema judiciário da Rússia. Sua ascensão social acontece de modo tranquilo. Casa-se com uma mulher exigente, por isso se dedica ao trabalho até ser um magis……続きを見る

Considerado uma das obras-primas de Tolstoi, «Ana Karenina» desenrola-se no final do século XIX e narra a história de uma mulher da alta sociedade russa que, em consequência do seu casamento infeliz……続きを見る

The idea in Post Green: Literature, Culture, and the Environment is not to create another binary like East/West, but rather a call for a shift in the order of perception. The contributors signal a m……続きを見る

Many people state that a lot of things might be accomplished by placing the brain over matter. Authorities trust that audio hypnosis is the best way to access the subconscious, as well as induce a s……続きを見る

Ever dream of winning the lotto? Well‚ stop dreaming and... "Discover The Proven Strategies Used By Underground Lotto Pros To Systematically Win The Lotto" Dear Friend‚ You've read the headlines: "W……続きを見る

"I know it must be hard for you, after everything that has happened, Brody. It always pains us when we have to make victims such as yourself relive such traumatic events, but please, can you help us……続きを見る

It was a beautiful brisk Manhattan autumn evening in 1984. Jimmy and Frankie were getting back on patrol from their meal. They had enjoyed a late supper at a new French restaurant, the CAFE DU PARC.……続きを見る

We called him mental case. His parents abandoned him on moving day. They didn’t even help the hapless boy carry stuff into the dorms. He’d polish stones a lot. Other days he’d read books by a tall g……続きを見る

Finn Conroy was not at home.Rather,he was at home,but his home no longer looked the same.Gone were the familiar surroundings that he was used to,replaced by much richly finished oak and leather.Finn……続きを見る

Toward the middle of October, about the time of the beechnut harvest, M. Eustache Destourbet, justice of the Peace of Auberive, accompanied by his clerk, Etienne Seurrot, left his home at Abbatiale,……続きを見る

About Twenty-Five years ago, Tommy worked in Brooklyn. His supposedly “confidential and secret” office was located on the top floor of an old five story nondescript but still active Catholic High Sc……続きを見る

Books of this sort have generally been addressed specially either to men or to women. I write to both alike because I am quite sure that until men and women understand and help each other, there is ……続きを見る

She was so young, only 38, and had so much promise. She was also Hollywood star beautiful. We were never lovers but the best of friends. I remembered how the two of us would meet my co-worker Jim an……続きを見る

Father Bradley knew the killer was coming, it was only a matter of time. It was a huge paradox that someone so pious could kill and lie with impunity to save himself. Still, he was hardly a saint hi……続きを見る

I am writing this because I have no choice. I'd like to say it is a warning to others, but I have far more selfish reasons. Even if I did warn you, I doubt you would heed it, as I did not heed the w……続きを見る

The first "occurrence" happened on the first day of the transfer. My new firefighting team consisted of four people including me and Charles from the New York district. The other two firefighters Za……続きを見る

If you grew up in a small town in 1980’s, you will most likely be all too familiar with the two pillars that underpin these tiny communities. These pillars are the local school and church. They serv……続きを見る

I gave Nicky a magic set when he was five. It was the first Christmas with just the two of us - his father having walked out three months earlier - and I was worried that he wouldn’t like it. His Da……続きを見る

Many of us strive for a sense of balance in our lives. We want to keep our goals in harmony with our minds and souls. People with diabetes often have stories to share about their struggles for balan……続きを見る

Ten miles beyond the city the river loses its momentum, drooling into a brackish estuary that feeds the bay.The boats that made the eastward journey out of Versia entered a lower landscape and to th……続きを見る

Father Parthenios, abbot of the monastery of Our Beatific Holy Lady, was a 75-year-old man, of middle stature, lean with an all-white long beard. His long hair, tied in a knot at his nape and thinni……続きを見る

My name is Sergeant Frankford. I have been ordered by my superiors to keep a log of our encounters down here in the sewers. I am not much for words but I will muster what I can. With me is Erik and ……続きを見る

It was the job of a lifetime for me, teaching people to speak English in Hanoi, Vietnam, and getting paid big money for it. In 1994, the war seemed long over, but for some, it was never going to end……続きを見る

Arlington and Buffy Cwizweld will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year on April 1, 2055. 続きを見る

George Downs stood bent slightly forward in front of an officer. “You’re supposed to stand at attention, soldier, not tilted forward.” “I have arthritis, sir, and it prevents me from standing up str……続きを見る