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El misterio del Agua Azul

Autor: Percival Christopher Wren

Número de Páginas: 349

Acosado por las guerrillas nativas, un fuerte colonial francés situado en el desierto solicita ayuda. Cuando las tropas de socorro se acercan, observan a numerosos legionarios apostados en sus almenas. Pero esos hombres, inmóviles como estatuas, más que soldados parecen fantasmas invulnerables a las balas, protagonistas de un misterio vinculado a otro misterio: el robo lejano de una fabulosa joya que dejó hasta allí un trágico rastro de sangre. \r\n\r\nEn Inglaterra, la misteriosa desaparición del zafiro Agua Azul, propiedad de la señora Patricia Brandon, lleva a sus tres sobrinos, Michael, Digby y John «Beau» Geste, a alistarse en la Legión Extranjera, donde descubrirán que la aventura real es mucho más dura que la que soñaban de niños. Destinados a un lugar recóndito de África, el relato de sus vidas arrastra al lector a lo largo de un misterio que se desvelará página página, en una fascinante combinación de novela policíaca, relato de misterio y narración de aventuras.\r\n\r\nEl enigma del Agua Azul y el destino extraordinario de los hermanos Geste sigue siendo una de las historias favoritas entre los lectores de todas las épocas, siempre dispuestos a...

Soldados de infortunio

Autor: Percival C. Wren

Número de Páginas: 924

El boxeo, en su faceta melodramática. Narra las desventuras del protagonista y aborda el campo duro y a la vez resbaladizo del boxeo, que P. C. Wren conocía por propia experiencia. El relato consiste en la narración de la vida de un boxeador, Otho Bellême, cuyos buenos y quijotescos sentimientos no harán más que proporcionarle continuos infortunios. La variedad y la viveza de las escenas, gracias a constantes y súbitos cambios de cuadros, logran suscitar un notable y vívido interés. La acción acusadamente azarosa y las situaciones notablemente emotivas desempeñan una función principal, mientras que los personajes dan muestras de una psicología primaria y extrovertida donde priman los aspectos sentimentales. Fruto de su experiencia directa y de su contacto con la vida, Percival C. Wren se contagió de la realidad y contó las cosas del modo como las había visto y oído cientos de veces en el mundo, en los ambientes de fuera, en la calle. Repitió por escrito lo que había captado en innumerables ocasiones por boca de personajes reales, de seres de carne y hueso.

El misterioso señor Waye

Autor: Percival C. Wren

Número de Páginas: 615

Enmarcada en género detectivesco, policíaco o propio del gangsterismo americano, la trama gira en torno a una valiosísima piedra preciosa, llamada Sol Esplendoroso, sobre la cual recayó en tiempos antiguos una terrible maldición: todas las personas que la poseyeran serían objeto de alguna desgracia y caerían bajo el azote de tremendos maleficios. Únicamente el protagonista será capaz de escapar a este influjo maléfico, llevando a cabo al final una acción generosa que librará a los demás hombres de los males que procura el fantástico diamante. La intriga y el suspense son elementos que, como en todo buen relato criminal, sazonan el argumento de Percival C.Wren, aunque el interés se dirige la mayoría de las veces a las increibles peripecias humanas que provocan vivos sentimientos en los personajes.

Christopher Wren. [With Plates, Including a Portrait.].

Autor: Martin Shaw Briggs , Sir Christopher Wren

Número de Páginas: 137

Beau Geste

Autor: Percival C. Wren

Número de Páginas: 406

Una fabulosa historia sobre el compañerismo, la amistad y la solidaridad, donde la vida de la Legión Extranjera en el marco trágico del desierto africano encuentra en la mayoría de sus capítulos un acento muy humano y unos escenarios muy vivos; sus tres protagonistas principales, los hermanos Geste, Michael (Beau), Digby y John, son la representación de la irracionalidad humana, del impulso y la curiosidad que cimientan todo afán aventurero; hacen de la Aventura un sentimiento antes que una condición, un estado de ánimo que puede aflorar en las más adversas circunstancias.

La aventura africana

Autor: Fernando Savater

Número de Páginas: 73

En La aventura africana Fernando Savater invita al lector a no considerar la aventura como una alternativa exótica a la vulgaridad gris de cada día, animándole en cambio a afrontar la perspectiva de riesgo y maravilla que arroja sobre lo cotidiano. En sus páginas el autor vuelve sobre su noción ética de la aventura, o aventura de la ética, en un ensayo sobre África y la literatura de algunos que, como él, quedaron hechizados por sus misterios. Es el caso de Percival Christopher Wren con su Beau geste, "retrato inolvidable de un puñado de marginados, acosados hasta la desesperación por un enemigo invisible y la indiferencia criminal del desierto africano"; de Sir Henry Rider Haggard y las aventuras de Allan Quatermain, en las que se siente como en ningún otro lugar "el latigazo delicioso de la aventura bien contada, de la intriga y el riesgo, la osadía y la abnegación"; de "la plasticidad descriptiva y el sentido del ritmo narrativo" de Henryk Sienkiewicz en A través del desierto, y, por último, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, el representante más genuino del género extrovertido (con permiso de Jung) en La tragedia del Korosko. Por el libro también desfilan las...

Christopher Wren

Autor: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Número de Páginas: 70

Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. -

Sir Christopher Wren, His Family and His Times

Autor: Lucy Phillimore

Número de Páginas: 418

Excerpt from Sir Christopher Wren, His Family and His Times: With Original Letters and a Discourse on Architecture Hitherto Unpublished, 1585-1723 Wren must perforce turn is, the Parentalia, or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens viz., of Matthew, Bishop of Ely; Christopher, Dean of Windsor and Registrar of the Garter; but chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren.' This work, a folio, with portraits 1 of the three whose lives it records, was published in London in 1750, dedicated to Mr. Speaker' Onslow. It was chiefly written by Christopher, the eldest surviving son of Sir Christopher Wren, finished and finally published by' Stephen Wren, M.D., the second and favourite, son of the Mr. C. Wren above mentioned, with care of Joseph Ames, ' a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Several copies were presented to the University of Oxford. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged...

Myself, Christopher Wren

Autor: David Weiss

Número de Páginas: 932

"A 900 page edifice erected atop and around the life and nigh incredible achievements of the 17th century architect, astronomer and mathematician who served under five monarchs and the Commonwealth. In the beginning -- when Weiss deals with Wren's childhood, as the son and nephew of highly placed clerics, as bewildered schoolmate (at four) of Prince Charles at Windsor, as hard-working student at Westminster -- the author's patient, loving detail promises the reader of commercial historicals a comfortable stretch of winter reading. However, there is no strong emotional focus, except possibly Wren's determination to rebuild St. Paul's (a 33 year obsession) and as Weiss picks his way through the politics, religion, science, arts and notables of Wren's 90 years on earth, there is simply no keystone to hold the whole mess together. Also there are implausible moments -- the monarchs and Cromwell all tip their hands to Wren at one time or another and just about anybody who was anybody files by -- from Pepys to Milton ("Cromwell like(d) the way he writes"), Van Dyke to Newton (who makes his "great ocean of truth" observation in casual conversation to guess who), to Nell Gwynn who...

Sir Christopher Wren and His Times

Autor: James Elmes

Número de Páginas: 456

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Sir Christopher Wren

Autor: Milman Lena

Número de Páginas: 516

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720 directores de cine

Autor: Augusto M. Torres

Número de Páginas: 946

Los pioneros, los clásicos, los maestros, los raros, los malditos, los artesanos, los autores, los innovadores, los experimentales, los contemporáneos, las jóvenes promesas... Un recorrido por la historia del cine a través de 720 directores de todos los tiempos y países. Sus vidas y sus películas, sus obras maestras, sus filmografías completas y más de mil ilustraciones a todo color. Ordenado cronológicamente, por décadas, el libro permite un viaje por la historia del cine, y al mismo tiempo su uso como diccionario de directores.

Sir Christopher Wren. His Family and His Times, with Original Letters and a Decourse on Architecture Hitheryo Unpublished. 1585-1723

Autor: Lucy Phillimore

Número de Páginas: 418

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Sir Christopher Wren and His Times

Autor: James Elmes

Número de Páginas: 504

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Life and Works of Sir Christopher Wren. From the Parentalia; Or Memoirs

Autor: Christopher Wren , E H 1871-1931 Illus New , Ernest J Enthoven

Número de Páginas: 0

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times

Autor: Phillimore Lucy

Número de Páginas: 334

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times - The Original Classic Edition

Autor: Lucy Phillimore

Número de Páginas: 112

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Lucy Phillimore, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times: Look inside the book: The business was to let me know, that my Lord, when he came from Court last night, had given his steward charge to order it so that I might be spoken with, and be required as from him without fail to dine with him on Monday; but to be at Winchester House by ten of the clock, which I wondered the more at, his lordship not using to come from his study till near twelve. ...‘My reply was to this effect, that however I...

Bibliotheca Hispana; Revista de Información y Orientación Bibliográficas. Sección 3

Autor: Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas (spain). Instituto Nicolás Antonio

Número de Páginas: 516

Beau Geste

Autor: P C Wren

Número de Páginas: 666

One stolen sapphire and one, two, three thieves! Beau, Digby and John Geste were present when Lady Brandon showed her dinner guests the "Blue Water". Suddenly the lights went out and the fabulous gem vanished. Shortly after, the Gestes disappeared, too. Beau wrote his confession first. Next Digby. Then John. All three claimed to be the thief. Each fled to the same famous hiding place - the French Foreign Legion. But who had the sapphire? Beau? Digby? Or John? Their villainous commanding officer wanted the answer - and he wanted it bad enough to kill! The dramatic story of the French Foreign Legion, where men hid from the law or a woman - but never from death!

Sir Christopher Wren and His Times, with Illustrative Sketches and Anecdotes of the Most Distinguished Personages in the Seventeenth Century

Autor: James Elmes

Número de Páginas: 464

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

La vida en México en el periodo presidencial de Luis Echeverría

Autor: Salvador Novo

Número de Páginas: 556

La vida en México en el periodo presidencial de Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

Autor: Salvador Novo

Número de Páginas: 400

La vida en México en el período presidencial de Adolfo Ruiz Cortines

Autor: Salvador Novo

Número de Páginas: 542

"Este segundo volumen abarca 1955 y 1956 años en los que Novo reúne su obra poética y estrena en su Teatro de la Capilla la polémica comedia."--Amazon

La vida en México en el periodo presidencial de Miguel Alemán

Autor: Salvador Novo , José Emilio Pacheco

Número de Páginas: 684

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