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The Kingdom of the Sun. A Romance of the Far West Coast
Alexander Maitland Stephen
A young man, Richard Anson is a crewman on board Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind, which is travelling north to the coast of what will one day become British Columbia. The Kingdom of the Sun: A Romance of the Far West Coast (1927) is an adventure novel by Alexander Maitland Stephen (May 8, 1882 July 1, 1942), who was a Canadian author of poetry and fiction. He began writing in the early 1920s. His first book was a volume of poetry called The Rosary of Pan which was published in 1923. He wrote two novels, the first being The Kingdom of the Sun in 1927. Most of his books were published by J.M. Dent and Sons where his brother worked as a vice-president. In March 1942 he became ill with pneumonia and died in Vancouver on July 1, 1942.
The Kings Arrow. A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists
H.A. Cody
This is a wonderful romantic story. All events take place in the forests of New Brunswick at the time of the arrival of the Loyalists. A charming tale of perseverance and loyalty to King George after the American Revolution. It hooks each historical basis.
Henry Bedford-Jones
The strange Sphinx Emerald which Richard had brought home to England from the Crusades was the property of Edward III in this year 1349 a year of triumph because of victory; of terror because of pestilence. And when a beautiful woman coveted the jewel, its tragic power came again to life. This series about the Sphinx Emerald constitutes, as has been said, a veritable Outline of History!
The Kiss: Love Stories from North America - With Audio Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Love stories with a difference . . . There's a kiss by a fireside that was a mistake, there's a man-hating aunt by the seaside, and a gunman in Texas wanting a fight. There's a white heron flying over a forest, and a messenger running between two benches in a park. And of course, there's a girl who meets a boy . . . These love stories are by US writers Kate Chopin, Stephen Crane, Sarah Orne Jewett, O. Henry, and Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery (author of the famous Anne of Green Gables).
The Kiss: Love Stories from North America Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Love stories with a difference . . . There's a kiss by a fireside that was a mistake, there's a man-hating aunt by the seaside, and a gunman in Texas wanting a fight. There's a white heron flying over a forest, and a messenger running between two benches in a park. And of course, there's a girl who meets a boy . . . These love stories are by US writers Kate Chopin, Stephen Crane, Sarah Orne Jewett, O. Henry, and Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery (author of the famous Anne of Green Gables).
Ethel M. Dell
1912. Ethel May Dell (1881-1939), British writer, began writing at a young age. Most of her stories were stories of passion and love set in India and other British colonial possessions. American Nap Errol is in love with reserved Englishwoman, Lady Anne. Lady Anne is unhappily married to an unpleasant, wealthy drunk, who is twice her age. Nap is, in his own and most others opinion, a knave and a bounder. Lady Anne, miserable in her situation, is honor bound to her husband and marriage vows. Nap is soon equally miserable, as Anne refuses to enter into an adulterous liason. Fast paced, involving romance written early in the Twentieth century, The Knave of Diamonds novel stands up well to the test of time.
Aristophanes
Knighs are not just equestrians: the whole estate was called in Athens those who had enough money to keep a war horse. These were wealthy people, had small estates outside the city, lived on their income, and wanted Athens to be a peaceful, closed agricultural state. The poet Aristophanes wanted peace; therefore, he made the riders the chorus of his comedy.
Tadeusz Pankiewicz
Historia krakowskiego getta opowiedziana przez polskiego aptekarza Tadeusz Pankiewicz patrząc na rozgrywającą się pod oknami apteki tragedię krakowskich Żydów uratował ich od niepamięci spisał wiernie dzieje getta. Książka opublikowana po raz pierwszy w 1947 r. Tadeusz Pankiewicz pracował i mieszkał przez dwa i pół roku w getcie. Przeżył wszystkie etapy jego istnienia: od zamknięcia bram i pierwszych szykan, poprzez wysiedlenia, coraz groźniejsze i okrutniej przeprowadzane, aż po zupełną likwidację. W ciągu tego czasu apteka Pod Orłem pełniła oprócz normalnych swych funkcji, które z czasem coraz bardziej się kurczyły rolę azylu i punktu kontaktowego dwu światów: zamkniętej w murach ludności żydowskiej i wolnej, żyjącej poza nimi; jej personel zaś stał się łącznikiem między tymi dwoma światami. Tu można było przeczytać ostatnie wiadomości z frontu, zapoznać się z treścią prasy podziemnej, znaleźć schronienie podczas nocnych aresztowań. Tu zostawiano listy i paczki dla osób mieszkających po stronie aryjskiej jak również odbierano od nich wiadomości i przesyłki. Ci nieliczni mieszkańcy getta, którzy zdołali przeżyć okrutny czas wojny, zachowali do dziś we wdzięcznej pamięci aptekę Pod Orłem i jej właściciela.