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In this short tale for fans of Cinderella and Bridgerton, Pearl’s ball gown may carry the whiff of mothballs, but her dance card for the duke’s ball is full…until she loses a shoe. In her enthusiasm, Pearl’s foot slides out of her too-big damask slipper in the middle of a dance and gets kicked around the ballroom to the amusement of the sophisticated guests. What is a spirited but clumsy heroine to do? Can her composure and good humor save her social dignity?

Our story begins in 1785 when a young seafarer, Captain Thornhill, disappears while visiting the shop of a barber in London, a certain Sweeney Todd whose shop in Fleet Street is situated by St. Dunstan's church, just round the corner from the famous and popular meat pie shop run by Mrs. Lovett. Thornhill was carrying a string of pearls as a gift for Johanna Oakley, the sweetheart of his friend Mark Ingestrie who is missing, presumed lost at sea.

Tras la muerte de su amada reina, un príncipe de la India decide construir un edificio en su memoria. El edificio, que atesorará el ataúd de la reina, debe ser el monumento más hermoso que haya visto jamás la humanidad, y se llamará la Perla del Amor.

Penny and her classmates travel to Paris on a class trip to visit monuments and museums. However, the adventure begins at the Charles de Gaulle Airport with a misplaced day/backpack ... and criminals intent on the return of their stolen goods while attempting to avoid the police, Detective Flaubert, and Sergeant Moise.

The Black Pearl is a biblical-themed short story of a boy and his friends fight for freedom, from the hands of unruly pirates.

מורה חיילת החולמת להגשים פנטזיות חינוכיות בעיירת פיתוח ונתקלת בקבלת פנים אלימה; גבר רודף נשים שאשתו ניחנה ביכולת לעקוב אחריו מרחוק; נערה הנוסעת לסדנת כתיבה בעיר הגדולה ולומדת שם שיעור על חשיבותה של נקודת המבט; רופא חילוני המזמין אישה חרדית לשיחה על אודות בנה שהרחיקה מעליה לפני שנים.

Mermaids, mermen, treacherous villagers, and a Nix: these are some of the exciting things in store for you with the latest Natashiah Jansen story entitled Pearl Port Singer. You’ll be taken on a dive into the magical world of merpeople...If you love humorous stories, you will love Pearl Port Singer.

Maupassant es, junto a Chèjov, el más importante autor de cuentos y relatos del siglo XIX Escribió más de 300 relatos y cinco novelas. Son especialmente destacables sus cuentos de terror, género en el que es reconocido como maestro, a la altura de Edgar Allan Poe.

Een verzameling prachtige, zeer eenvoudige verhalen, die op speelse wijze grote waarheden presenteren. Door Ronald verzameld, verteld en becommentarieerd.