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Silver Ley
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Silver Ley, first published in 1931, is the second volume in Adrian Bell's classic rural trilogy (the other volumes being Corduroy and The Cherry Tree). In Silver Ley the author moves from being a farm apprentice to a farm owner.
Empires of the Sea
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In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, despatched an invasion fleet to the island of Rhodes. This was the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths, and the ensuing battle for control of the Mediterranean would last sixty (...)
The Wheels of Chance
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'After My Fashion has an unusual publishing history. Although it was John Cowper Powys' third novel and written in 1920, it wasn't published until 1980. It seems that when his US publisher turned it down Powys made no effort to place it elsewhere. Indeed, when Powys had finished a book he tended to (...)
The Food of the Gods
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'Mr Hoopdriver is an expert in his field - a perfect gentleman with more than a little flair behind the drapers counter. Yet Mr Hoopdriver is growing tired of measuring out yards of gingham and selling endless reels of threads. He yearns for new discoveries, new adventures and above all, a change (...)
A Bit off the Map and Other Stories
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'Angus Wilson s first volume of short stories, The Wrong Set was first published in 1949 to immense critical acclaim. The collection is a brilliantly funny exposure of the protective devices with which people seek to mask deep-laid egotism. There is the wallowing in self-adulation on the part of (...)
Such Darling Dodos
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'Written in the 1950s, the eight stories collected here are brilliantly of their time: the decade of rubber plants, espresso bars and skiffle, of Suez, Teddy Boys and Angry Young Men.With compassion and deadly accuracy, Angus Wilson charts the scandals and secrets of the respectable middle classes (...)
The White War
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In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire, hoping to seize its lost territories of Trieste and Tyrol. The result was one of the most hopeless and senseless modern wars and one that inspired great cruelty and destruction. Nearly three-quarters of a million Italians and half as (...)
Angel with Two Face
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Inspector Archie Penrose invites Josephine Tey down to his family home in Cornwall so she can recover from the traumatic events depicted in An Expert in Murder. Josephine welcomes the opportunity, especially since Archie's home is near the famous Minack open-air theatre perched on the cliffs (...)
Fuego y Luz. Mística y teología
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La intención de este libro es ayudarnos a superar la dicotomía entre espiritualidad y teología. Fuego y luz implican ambas cosas: la mística (los santos) y la teología . Los santos, por la profundidad de sus experiencias vividas, se pueden convertir en auténticas fuentes para una teología que (...)
Voy a la luz, al amor, a la vida…
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• Poco antes de morir, ISABEL DE LA TRINIDAD (ELISABETH CATEZ) despierta cierto día de un sueño del que sólo logra recordar un palacio cuya puerta es una mujer de enormes dimensiones. Ficción y realidad se van entrelazando para crear el símbolo que nos permite asomarnos al paisaje interior de (...)