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"Gretel looked at her mother in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry." from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. Author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born in New York City. She served as editor of the children's magazine St. Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories (1864).

Drawn from actual events and characters in the author’s family history, The Librarians of Alexandria is a multi-generational saga spanning the years from the Unification of Italy in 1870 to the end of the Second World War. The librarians are the two Sisters Canterno: the beautiful, impassioned Marta and the withdrawn yet loving Margherita. Their intertwining stories are told by Marta’s daughter, Adriana, who alternately narrates as a young girl and as a grown woman, reminiscing with the aged and infirm Margherita. Set in Alexandria, Rome, and Palermo, the novel is at once circular and epic, a love song to culture – to languages and books, art and music – told in sensuous prose that evokes the sounds of rustling parchment manuscripts, parlor games, songs, and the strife of antiaircraft fire, while conjuring the scents of old libraries, dusty alleys, silkworm farms, and mandarin oranges.

Heidi nos cuenta la historia de una pequeña huérfana de cinco años a la que su tía Dete tiene que llevar a vivir con su abuelo, un hombre solitario y algo rudo, que vive como un ermitaño en un bonito pueblo, Mayenfeld, de los Alpes suizos. Poco a poco, Heidi se irá ganando el cariño del anciano y de todos los habitantes del valle, entre los que encontrará a Pedro, el joven cabrero del pueblo, su compañero de aventuras. Su vida tranquila y alegre en las montañas se complicará cuando tenga que regresar de nuevo a la ciudad con su tía. En esta nueva edición reunimos los dos tomos que originalmente componen las aventuras de Heidi: Los años de formación y andanzas de Heidi y Heidi pone en práctica todo lo que ha aprendido. Heidi le dio fama internacional a su autora Johanna Spyri, una maestra rural que conocía muy bien el mundo de los niños. Un libro lleno de inocencia, donde se resaltan los valores humanos y el amor hacia la naturaleza.