Esta es la historia de un fantasma. De un tipico fantasma britanico, que vive en un tipico castillo britanico, asustando a todo el que ose acercarse por alli. Al fin y al cabo es su trabajo. Que no es que le guste mucho, pues esta cansado de hacer lo mismo desde hace 300 anos, pero su honor esta en juego y todo fantasma que se precie debe causar el espanto mas terrorifico entre los humanos de su alrededor."

"The Gold-Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant, Jupiter, fears Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure.

El doctor Samuel Fergusson, sabio y explorador ingles, acompanado por su criado Joe y por su amigo Dick Kennedy, decide atravesar el continente africano, que hasta ese momento solo era conocido de modo fragmentario, usando un globo hinchado con hidrogeno. Un dispositivo de su invencion, que permite subir o bajar a voluntad sin perder gas o echar lastre en busca de corrientes favorables, convierte al globo en un aparato dirigible. La idea de este viaje es unir las exploraciones realizadas por Burton y Speke en el Africa Oriental con las de Heinrich Barth en las regiones del Sahara y el Chad, y...

It was Lady Windermere's last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six Cabinet Ministers had come on from the Speaker's Levee in their stars and ribands, all the pretty women wore their smartest dresses, and at the end of the picture-gallery stood the Princess Sophia of Carlsruhe, a heavy Tartar-looking lady, with tiny black eyes and wonderful emeralds, talking bad French at the top of her voice, and laughing im-moderately at everything that was said to her."

The novel begins on a beautiful summer day with Lord Henry Wotton, a strongly-opinionated man, observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of a handsome young man named Dorian Gray, who is Basil's ultimate muse. After hearing Lord Henry's world view, Dorian begins to think beauty is the only worthwhile aspect of life. He wishes that the portrait Basil painted would grow old in his place. Under the influence of Lord Henry (who relishes the hedonic lifestyle and is a major exponent thereof), Dorian begins to explore his senses. He discovers amazing actress Sibyl Vane,...

Cuantas veces no has garabateado un folio mientras hablabas por telefono?, Cuantas veces has necesitado una libreta para apuntarte algo mientras de lo decian a traves del auricular?, Cuantas conversaciones aburridas has tenido y al final has acabado haciendo garabatos raros? Ahora tienes un libro donde puedes hacerlo. Dejalo al lado del fijo o llevalo siempre contigo, nunca sabes cuando va a hacerte falta un papel para escribir esa cita, esa reunion importante o la receta de tu madre."

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by British author Mary Shelley about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.

Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London. Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of "most loved books" such as The Big...

Frankenstein es una obra literaria de la escritora inglesa Mary Shelley. Publicado en 1818 y enmarcado en la tradicion de la novela gotica, el texto explora temas tales como la moral cientifica, la creacion y destruccion de vida y la audacia de la humanidad en su relacion con Dios. De ahi, el subtitulo de la obra: el protagonista intenta rivalizar en poder con Dios, como una suerte de Prometeo moderno que arrebata el fuego sagrado de la vida a la divinidad. Es considerado como el primer texto del genero ciencia-ficcion."