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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 04, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![El vendedor de pararrayos](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqsvde9db42gg6jn8k24h6wb/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260909%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T110032Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=50cde8aea496bdab1815674a36c9e51b7bd4eb6d10694b79bbbdb4d809c7ec5c) ## About this work El vendedor de pararrayos by Herman Melville — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Qué gran trueno irregular, pensé, de pie sobre la piedra de mi hogar, entre las colinas de Acroceraunia, mientras los rayos dispersos retumbaban en lo alto y se estrellaban en los valles, seguidos cada uno de ellos por irradiaciones en zigzag y rápidas ráfagas de lluvia aguda, que resonaban audiblemente, como una carga de puntas de lanza, en mi bajo tejado de tejas. Supongo, sin embargo, que las montañas de los alrededores rompen y agitan los truenos, de modo que son mucho más gloriosos aquí que en la llanura. Escuchad: alguien llama a la puerta. ¿Quién es ése que elige la hora del trueno para llamar? ¿Y por qué no usa la aldaba, a la manera de los hombres, en vez de hacer ese lúgubre ruido de enterrador con el puño contra el hueco panel? Pero déjale entrar. Ah, aquí viene. "Buenos días, señor": todo un desconocido. "Por favor, siéntese". ¿Qué es ese extraño bastón que lleva? "Una buena tormenta, señor". "¿Buena? - ¡Horrible!" "Estás mojado. Ponte aquí, en la chimenea, delante del fuego". "¡Ni por asomo!" El desconocido seguía de pie en el centro exacto de la cabaña, donde se había plantado por primera vez. Su singularidad impulsó un escrutinio más atento. Una figura delgada y sombría. Cabello oscuro y lacio, enmarañado sobre la frente. Sus ojos hundidos estaban rodeados de halos añiles y brillaban con una especie de relámpago inocuo: el brillo sin el rayo. Todo el hombre estaba empapado. Estaba de pie en un charco sobre el suelo de roble desnudo: su extraño bastón descansaba verticalmente a su lado. Era una vara de cobre pulido, de metro y medio de longitud, unida longitudinalmente a un pulcro bastón de madera, mediante su inserción en dos bolas de cristal verdoso, anilladas con bandas de cobre. La vara de metal… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fel-vendedor-de-pararrayos) The sample continues in the full work. 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