Showing results for "Sonata" in Historical Fiction

Audrey Garnet lives a sheltered life in the exclusive Argentinian community of Hurlingham. That is, until Cecil and Louis Forrester arrive, travelling from England to make their fortunes. Admired by all for her beauty and grace, Audrey quickly catches the eyes of both brothers, but it is talented-but-troubled outsider Louis with his musical flair whom she is drawn to most. Cecil, however, is a better match – a decorated war hero who has charmed the entire community, including Audrey’s parents, forcing Audrey to keep her true feelings a secret.

Clara Becker is a supremely gifted composer - a talent of little to use to a woman in 1830s England. Her compositions only have worth when they are published under her brother's name, yet this deception barely enables them to scrape out a living in the poorest quarter of London. Meets the Master... Darien Reynard, the most celebrated musician in Europe, pursues success with a single-minded intensity.

In Gilded Age New York, marriages are arranged to benefit the rich. Rose Marie Johnson expects her beau, an acceptable suitor and member of the Four Hundred, to propose marriage. When he chooses to wed another, her mother schemes to force Rosa into wedlock with a wealthy man twice her age. With his true identity concealed, Miquel Vicario arrives in New York with dreams of achieving fame as a concert pianist and composer. The young Marqués wants to succeed before he is expected to return to Madrid, Spain by his next birthday to resume his royal duties.

Marta Ribas tenía un futuro prometedor cuando conoció a Antonio, pero una lealtad mal entendida trastocará sus vidas. Cuando Antonio cae enfermo, Marta se ve obligada a ponerse a trabajar, exponiéndose a las murmuraciones del vecindario y a la indignación del esposo, humillado en su...

Melanie has been the ward of Sir James and called the estate of Wroxford Priory her home. When Sir James dies and the new heir his nephew arrives, things are not off to a great start. Thinking that Melanie is the maid, Sir Luke gives out orders and causes Melanie to move out. Yet their relationship soon changes as Sir Luke does his best to woo Melanie, whose feelings also begin to heat up. Enticing her to move back in, things soon take a different turn for the two. The novel written under one of Ida Pollocks pseudonym, Susan Barrie, provides a classic memorable Pollock love tale.

Su obra narrativa y dramática es una de las cumbres de la literatura española.

Cuatro clásicos de la literatura Española: Sonata de primavera, Sonata de estío, Sonata de invierno, y Sonata de otoño.

Una magistrale novella che getta una nuova luce sulle convinzioni su amore e matrimonio, tale che ne fu per un certo tempo proibita la lettura. Il testo è completato da un’appedice in cui Tolstoj in persona risponde alle critiche che gli furono rivolte in proposito.
La lettura è completata dalla sonata di Beethoven da cui il titolo.

Sonata de Primavera es una historia ambientada en Italia, durante la juventud del Marqués de Bradomín, una especie de Don Juan, un aprendiz de Casanova, que relata en las Sonatas sus aventuras y desventuras. Del Valle Inclán nos entrega en Sonata de Primavera un producto inesperado, insólito, en el que cada frase, cada sustantivo es cincelado con el adjetivo adecuado para llevarnos a un final inesperado.

Venezia, 1755. Giacomo Casanova è tornato in città, e il precario equilibrio su cui si regge la Repubblica, ormai prossima alla decadenza, rischia di frantumarsi e degenerare nel caos. Lo scenario politico internazionale è in una fase transitoria di delicate alleanze e il disastroso esito della Seconda guerra di Morea ha svuotato le casse della Serenissima. Il doge Francesco Loredan versa in pessime condizioni di salute, e l'inquisitore Pietro Garzoni trama alle sue spalle per ottenere il consenso all'interno del Consiglio dei Dieci e influenzare così la successione al dogado.