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The Water-Witch is an 1830 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. Set in 17th century New York and the surrounding sea, the novel depicts the abduction of a woman, Alida de Barbérie, by the pirate captain of the brigantine Water-Witch, and the subsequent pursuit of that elusive ship by her suitor, Captain Ludlow.
As it relates to William Bayle Bernard’s play, the story revolves about a remote frontier settlement in Western Connecticut called “Wish-ton-Wish” after the whippoorwill bird that lives in the vicinity. Its founder, Mark Heathcote, gives shelter to one of the fleeing regicides (called “Submission” in the novel).
The Wing-and-Wing; Or, Le Feu-Follet is an 1842 sea novel by American author James Fenimore Cooper. The novel includes a thematic interest in religiosity and faith. The novel also introduces metacriticism into Cooper’s sea fiction, as does The Sea Lions, unlike earlier novels which typically also focused on nautical and nationalist themes.
The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. It tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honourable motives, while others are more self-interested.
This poem tells of Whitman’s experience working as a war nurse to care for wounded soldiers. The speaker of the poem is an old man asked to tell about his experiences in war. He tells of being excited about war but then shifts to disillusionment when he sees its terrible impact on soldiers.
The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1889. The story is about two brothers who are the last two surviving members of a tontine. The book was the first of three novels that Stevenson co-wrote with Osbourne, who was his stepson.
Mark Twain’s “Those Extraordinary Twins” tells the story of a two headed man who visited a small village and stayed in a rooming house that housed an aunt, her daughter and two young brothers.
Es de noche en la Posada del Signo de Mamá Oca. En una habitación oscura y llena de humo, los narradores más famosos del mundo se reúnen para tejer historias de misterio y encanto. En esta colección de 16 inquietantes cuentos de hadas, Howard Pyle entrelaza cada historia con la siguiente, creando un mundo unificado lleno de príncipes y demonios, genios y hechiceras, y todos los personajes que colaboran para librar la antigua batalla entre el bien y el mal. Obra inedita nunca antes publicada en español.
Rico y popular, Timón de Atenas ayuda a sus amigos, da muchos regalos y celebra un banquete. Después de ignorar las advertencias de sus verdaderos amigos, Timón se queda sin dinero y ninguno de sus «amigos» lo ayudará.
Huye a una cueva donde maldice a la humanidad, encuentra oro, financia a alguien para destruir Atenas y muere
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