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F. Scott Fitzgerald
All the Sad Young Men is a collection of nine short stories by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. It includes two of his most famous the beautifully elegiac The Rich Boy and Winter Dreams which feature wealthy protagonists the old-money Anson Hunter and the self-made man Dexter Green who struggle to come to terms with lost love. As with his other collections, its release was timed to follow the completion of his most recent novel, which was The Great Gatsby.
Allan and the Ice-Gods. A Tale of Beginnings
H. Rider Haggard
Many people want to have a drug in their hands that can change our appearance. Our hero was in the hands of just such a drug. Quatermain takes the hallucinogenic drug taduki, after which he transforms into an incomprehensible creature. He falls in prehistoric times, in cave times. Such an adventure will be definitely interesting.
H. Rider Haggard
Quatermain has lost his only son and is eager to return to the wilderness. He persuaded Captain John Good and the Zulu chief Umbopa to accompany him, they set off from the coast of East Africa, this time in search of a white race that lives north of Mount Kenya. They encounter a fierce battle with the Masai warriors, undergo a terrible underground journey and discover a lost civilization. As a result, a terrible underground journey takes place and reveal a lost civilization.
H. Rider Haggard
Allans Wife and Other Tales talks about the times of Allan Quatermain in South Africa. After all, there happened the most terrible events in the life of the main character. He lost his father there. Ultimately, we will know the fate of his wife. This will be one of the most challenging travels of Allan Quatermain.
Almayers Folly. A Story of an Eastern River
Joseph Conrad
Almayer is a European by nature who never lived in Europe. He has to marry the adoptive Malay daughter of another European, who promises Almayer a rich life. But the European does not keep his word. The main character gets depressed. But the story revolves around the stupidity of Almayers life and the stupidity of Europeans, who believe that they are superior to others.
Harold Bindloss
Harry Alton harms the natural environment. They are driven by the desire to make more money. He goes to drastic measures. The main character cuts down forests to turn this area into a profit center. Suddenly, he received the news that he inherited an estate in England. However, Alton does not wish to return there. After all, there is a selfish heir. In the end, the protagonist will begin to accuse and Alton will have to fight in a duel.
Amerikanische Wald- und Strombilder. Band III
Friedrich Gerstäcker
Friedrich Gerstäcker veröffentlichte eine Vielzahl von Erzählungen, Romanen und vor allem Berichte über seine verschiedenen Reisen, die ihn zu einem der meistgelesenen und bekanntesten Autoren Deutschlands machten. Als Sohn eines gefeierten Tenors wurde ihm die Reiselust quasi in die Wiege gelegt. So war er in Amerika unter anderem als Holzfäller, Viehtreiber, Heizer und Koch auf einem Mississippidampfer, Lehrer und vor allem als (Großwild-) Jäger unterwegs. Er durchstreifte Nord- und Südamerika, die Inselwelt des Stillen Ozeans, Australien. In mehreren Kurzgeschichten erzählt Gerstäcker von seinen Aufenthalten in Amerika. Seit dem Krieg mit den Seminolen (1818) hatten sich die Stämme der nordamerikanischen Indianer ziemlich still und ruhig verhalten und die Regierung selbst vermied natürlich Jedes, was wieder zu Reibungen und Streitigkeiten Anlaß geben konnte. Nichts desto weniger und trotz tausend verschiedenen Freundschaftsversicherungen und geschlossenen Bündnissen, drängte sie die armen Kinder der Wildniß immer weiter und weiter von den Gräbern ihrer Väter zurück, und nahm ihnen sogar, wenn ein paar trunkene Häuptlinge vielleicht ihre Zustimmung gegeben, wieder Strecken hinweg, in deren fortwährendem Besitz sie frühere Präsidenten bestätigt hatten.
An African Millionaire. Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay
Grant Allen
Colonel Cuthbert Clay is a master of disguise and an ingenious con man who sets his sights on the South African Millionaire, Sir Charles Vandrift, a millionaire owner of diamond mines in Africa. Each chapter brings new cringing on the readers part as we realize before Charles does that he is about to be a victim anew. As his South African diamond fortune takes hit after hit from the quick-witted master of disguise, the author leaves even the reader guessing: who can you trust? Colonel Clay has a female sidekick, Madame Picardet, whose charms are not wasted on Charles, no matter what appearance she takes. He repeatedly falls for her distractions as Colonel Clay primes him for the next sting. Twelve clever, extremely readable and entertaining tales about the first important rogue in short crime fiction. A classic of crime and adventure, Grant Allens An African Millionaire is perfect for fans of books such as Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Thief.