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Rudyard Kipling
Three Soldiers is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Three soldiers of this title - Leroid, Mulvani and Orteris, who also previously appeared in the collection "Simple Tales from the Hills." Books reveal the side of British Tommy in Afghanistan, rarely seen in the Twilight of the British Empire. The soldiers comment on their improvements, act fools, but right against the backdrop of the wars in the Middle East, when the British began to weaken their imperial possessions, they begin to act directly.
Rudyard Kipling
Soldiers Three is a series of fascinating stories by the great English writer and poet Joseph Rudyard Kipling. A collection of short stories written in 1888 provides a glimpse into the life of tommies, as the English soldiers called it, in Afghanistan. They fool around, complain and talk about their daily lives - against the backdrop of the war and sunset of colonial England.
Solferino. Historisch-politischer Roman aus der Gegenwart (Nachtrag zu: Magenta und Solferino)
John Retcliffe
Sir John Retcliffe, der eigentlich Herrmann Ottomar Friedrich Goedsche heißt, war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, aber er war auch bei der Preußischen Geheimpolizeit tätig, arbeitete für Redaktionen, war Herausgeber und Kriegsberichterstatter. Er benutzte auch das Pseudonym Theodor Armin. Sir John Retcliffes historisch-politische Romane sind im ureigensten Sinn mit Abenteuern angereicherte Tendenzromane, die das gesamte politische Geschehen seiner Zeit zum Inhalt haben. Solferino ist ein historisch politischer Roman. Dieser Roman ist eine Ergänzung zu Magenta und Solferino.
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens work is ranked among the finest writing in the Western canon, and the author specialized in seasonal stories to warm the hearts of his adoring fans during the holiday season. Dickenss relationship with Christmas extends far beyond the success of A Christmas Carol, with five short Christmas books and countless slighter stories on a festive theme. In all of them he uses Christmas as a time to wake up the dozing conscience of the prosperous urban middle classes. This collection of Christmas-themed tales are an entertaining read during the holidays or any time you need a quick pick-me-up. In this volume you will find the following entertaining holiday tales: The Christmas Tree, What Christmas is as We Grow Older, The Poor Relations Story, The Childs Story, The Schoolboys Story, Nobodys Story. Elegantly written, in pure Dickensian style, these short stories evoke the magic of Christmas and its true meaning.
Ford Madox Hueffer
Some Do Not..., the first volume of Ford Madox Fords highly regarded tetralogy Parades End. Set during the First World War, the novel follows the conflicted relationship between conservative English aristocrat Christopher Tietjens, his beautiful but headstrong wife, Sylvia, and fearless young suffragette Valentine Wannop. An unforgettable exploration of the tensions of a society confronting catastrophe, sexuality, power, madness, and violence, this narrative examines time and a critical moment in history.
Robert E. Howard
Francis Xavier Gordon was a living legend in the Middle and Far East. The boars called him El Borac, Swift, the title earned by his awkward abilities with a gun, a knife and a sword. Now, the mighty El Borak must stretch its forces to prevent the Turkish uprising, protect the hermits from murders and stop the dangerous amir without allowing him to seize control over India.
Jack London
Jack London has always been especially reverent about the culture of the American Indians and their originality, which is why the theme of the invasion of the Indian tribes by white people from the mainland occupies a central theme in his work. Hardened by the harsh North, the brave traveler Scraf Mackenzie intends to marry a girl from the local Native American tribe of the Styx. However, he is faced with the stubborn reluctance of Indians to share their women with white aliens.
Halina Olczak-Moraczewska
Co mnie czeka po przeprowadzce do innego miasteczka? Jaki będzie mój nowy dom? Czy będę miała się z kim bawić i znajdę prawdziwych przyjaciół? Jedenastoletnia Sydonia zwana Sońką próbuje wraz z rodziną odnaleźć się w nowym domu. Ku zadowoleniu dziewczynki wnet okazuje się, że zamieszkała w miejscu niezwykłym i ma do wykonania arcytrudną, pełną przygód misję. Trzeba wyzwolić miasteczko Kocidłowo spod władzy podstępnych Cheimonów i uratować uwięzionego na drzwiczkach kredensu przystojnego weneckiego księcia Amadeo... Przed tobą pełna przygód powieść o dziewczynce z bogatą wyobraźnią, która uwierzyła w moc swego imienia i dała się ponieść magii nowego otoczenia. Jeśli lubisz książki o zaczarowanych książętach, psotnych zwierzakach i pomysłowych dzieciakach, koniecznie poznaj historię o Sońce i jej niezwykłych przyjaciołach.