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Chiqui de la Fuente

    Chiqui de la Fuente left an indelible mark on the comics world with his distinctive style, often likened to the Belgian school. After a period in Argentina, he returned to Spain to launch a prolific career in comic illustration. He became renowned for his humorous illustrations and iconic series like 'Hector' and 'Oliver', which defined his creative output. His talent for adapting literary classics into visual narratives highlights his versatility and profound storytelling abilities.

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    Moby Dick
    • Alice in Wonderland

      • 295 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      This selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass, with illustrations by the author. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit are all now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too, are the delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody the Jabberwocky. Also included are some of Carroll's miscellaneous pieces of work, of which the best-known is perhaps the mock-heroic Hunting of the Snark which epitomises the author's enormous gift for nonsense verse. --back cover

      Alice in Wonderland1991
      4.1
    • Treasure Island

      • 183 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.

      Treasure Island1991
      3.9
    • Gulliver's Travels

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer insights into human nature and society. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read, it follows the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. In Lilliput, he discovers a miniature world, towering over its inhabitants and observing their society from a god-like perspective. Conversely, in Brobdingnag, Gulliver becomes the curiosity, displayed in markets as a tiny man among giants. His journey continues to Laputa, a flying island where he encounters a society of speculators detached from reality, allowing their homeland to fall into disrepair while they obsess over impractical ideas. Finally, he reaches the land of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses he admires, contrasting sharply with the Yahoos, filthy creatures resembling humans. This text, based on the original 1726 edition, includes all original illustrations and an introduction by Robert Demaria, Jr., discussing the interpretations of the work since its publication. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), born in Dublin, crafted this enduring classic. For over seventy years, Penguin has been a leading publisher of classic literature, offering authoritative texts enhanced by distinguished introductions and notes, as well as contemporary translations.

      Gulliver's Travels1991
      3.6
    • Aladdin

      • 46 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      Aladdin1978