Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez
On the eve of his 90th birthday, a bachelor decides to give himself a wild night of love with a virgin. As is his habit - he has purchased hundreds of women - he asks a madam for her assistance. The 14-year-old girl who is procured for him is enchanting, but exhausted as she is from caring for siblings and her job sewing buttons, she can do little but sleep. Yet with this sleeping beauty at his side, it is he who awakens to a romance he has never known.
History Magazine provides interesting and thought-provoking accounts of key events in global history. Chronicling everything from the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Second World War to the sinking of the Titanic and the exploits of Al Capone, the articles in History Magazine are accompanied by breathtaking archival images and detailed maps. Boasting articles written by some of the field's best known authors and industry experts, each issue offers an insightful and compelling take on our continent's greatest (and most infamous) moments.
Inventor, entrepreneur, scientist, diplomat, author, and Founding Father - Benjamin Franklin was one of the most exceptional people the world has ever known. Here, from New York Times bestselling author Davidson Butler, is his story.
History Magazine provides interesting and thought-provoking accounts of key events in global history. Chronicling everything from the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Second World War to the sinking of the Titanic and the exploits of Al Capone, the articles in History Magazine are accompanied by breathtaking archival images and detailed maps. Boasting articles written by some of the field's best known authors and industry experts, each issue offers an insightful and compelling take on our continent's greatest (and most infamous) moments.
A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known stories. In these dark foreboding woods, you will find: Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Lily and the Lion (better known as Beauty and the Beast), and Snow White and Rose Red, among other timeless works. These tales were later heavily revised and sanitised, but here are presented closer to their grim and beloved originals.
