H.Q. Mitchell Libri

Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy, blissfully readable translation by Stump" (Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the island's secret.

Il dottor Jekyll, medico stimato e rispettabile, ultimamente ha un comportamento strano: rifugge la compagnia degli amici di sempre e frequenta un certo signor Hyde, individuo di estrema malvagità e aspetto ripugnante. Ma perché il medico fa testamento in suo favore? Chi è davvero il misterioso Hyde? Ambientata in una Londra allucinata e circospetta - in città è attivo Jack lo Squartatore - questa fantasia nera di Stevenson ha dato corpo e nome all'idea della doppia personalità. Lo sventurato Jekyll, che con le sue polveri e i suoi alambicchi cerca la possibilità di darsi al vizio senza sentire rimorso, è simbolo e vittima dell'ipocrisia sociale. Introduzione, traduzione e note di Oreste Del Buono

"Great Expectations" is at once a superbly constructed novel of spellbinding mastery and a profound examination of moral values. Here, some of Dickens's most memorable characters come to play their part in a story whose title itself reflects the deep irony that shaped Dickens's searching reappraisal of the Victorian middle class.

In this contemporary stroy, Richard, a teenage Aboriginal boy raised in white Australian society, is compelled to come to terms with his past by forces outside his control. Readers will join Richard, his brother and his best friend on a journey self-discovery, mystery and adventure through the Australian outback.

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