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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Clorinda is for everyone except her husband and a few old people. She was so sweet and dignified. However, she was born Cooper. She was a plump woman who, at sixty, still retained the girls questioning look. She was fond of wearing light dresses, which she calmly recognized were too young for her. Now she wore one, a muslin with pink flowers and a lampshade of hats. Despite her age, she was very energetic. This instructive story is a must-read.
Hans Dominik
Zwei Großkonzerne wollen nachdem sie die Atomkraft bereits nutzbar gemacht haben die atmosphärische Elektrizität für sich gewinnen. Parallel steht die Entdeckung eines neuen Energiestoffes mit noch nie dagewesenen Eigenschaften ganz oben auf der Prioritätenliste der Konzerne. Das Atmosphärische Elektrizitätswerk des deutschen Bergmann-Konzerns arbeitet dank der genialen Erfindungen eines gewissen Dr. Frank famos, während das amerikanische AE-Werk der United Electric nur enorme Kosten verursacht und der Entwicklung um Jahre hinterherhinkt. James Headstone, Chef der amerikanischen Versuchsstation, schickt daraufhin seinen besten Agenten, Henry Turner in die norddeutsche Heide. Wegen deren Nutzbarkeit sie sich einen erbitterten Kampf liefern.
Eurypides
Bogini miłości Afrodyta mści się na Hippolytosie, który jest czcicielem dziewiczej bogini Artemidy. Bogini sprawia, że w Hippolytosie zakochuje się jego własna macocha Fedra. Fedra stara się zdusić w sobie to uczucie, lecz gdy wychodzi ono na jaw, kobieta popełnia samobójstwo. Tezeusz, ojciec Hippolytosa, zastaje w domu martwą żonę oraz jej list, fałszywie oskarżający syna o gwałt. Ten przeklina więc syna, wykorzystując jedno życzenie, które obiecał mu spełnić Posejdon.
Hira Singhs Tale. When India Came to Fight in Flanders
Talbot Mundy
This story continues the picturesque and interesting novels of Munda about Raj and the inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent. If you like to read the British thriller of the early 1900s, you will surely be content with this novel. As you read it, you will understand how Mundi relates to the ancient world of harlots, Greeks, Romans and Cleopatra.
Max Brand
Bad News for Bad Men is an excellent classic story by the incomparable Max Brand (Frederick Faust). Great read with Maxs leading off to unexpected places with characters you come to know personally. Max leads the reader to characters bigger than life, they come to life as people we wish we knew personally. People who deal with life by taking an active part instead of just observing as it passes by. Brand along with Zane Grey and Louis LAmour form the holy trinity of western writers. If youve read the other two and not Brand, then youre not experiencing everything the western can be. Highly recommended, especially for those who love the Old Western genre!
Max Brand
One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary westerns under the pen name Max Brand. In this short story told in the first person, Leon Porfilo, an outlaw of poor beginnings and lowly ancestry, goes up against Jeffrey Dinsmore, a gentleman outlaw born of the privileged class, in an attempt to clear his name and gain a pardon. In His Fight for a Pardon Max Brand depicts the power of the press to shape public opinion. Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!
His Last Bow. Illustrated edition
Arthur Conan Doyle
Illustrated edition with almost 40 original illustrations by Alfred Gilbert, Gilbert Holiday, Sidney Paget, Walter Paget and Arthur Twidle. His Last Bow (also known as The Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes) contains eight stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, His Last Bow. An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes. Edition contains a brief preface, by John H. Watson, M.D., that assures readers that as of the date of publication, Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.
Max Brand
Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. Orphaned at an early age, Faust studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He became one of the most prolific writers of our time but abandoned writing at age fifty-one to become a war correspondent in World War II, where he was killed while serving in Italy. This is one of his work. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists.
Antonina Domańska
Powieść historyczna dla dzieci i młodzieży autorstwa Antoniny Domańskiej. Jest druga połowa XV wieku. Na tronie zasiada król Kazimierz Jagiellończyk. Młody chłopak o imieniu Wawrzuś mieszka we wsi Poręba i na co dzień pasa krowy. Pewnego dnia nie dopilnował jednak zwierząt, które poszły w szkodę. Chłopak boi się wrócić do domu. Postanawia wyruszyć do stolicy. Po wielu perypetiach trafia w końcu do Krakowa, gdzie dostaje pracę i dom u kronikarza Jana Długosza. Kronikarz odkrywa u chłopca talent rzeźbiarski. Kieruje go do mistrza Wita Stwosza. Tam Wawrzuś terminuje i uczy się rzemiosła. Bierze udział przy pracach nad Ołtarzem Mariackim. Pewnego dnia do siedziby Wita Stwosza przyjeżdża król Kazimierz. Chce wiedzieć, jak postępują prace. Postanawia wynagrodzić Wawrzka, który mimo młodego wieku, jest jednym z najlepszych i najpracowitszych rzemieślników. Chłopiec prosi króla o parę żółtych ciżemek...
Robert E. Howard
The immortal legacy of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, continues with this latest compendium of Howards fiction and poetry. He will always be best remembered for his sword and sorcery tales but his work was extraordinarily varied. Unlike most of his better known works such as Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane, etc., these stories are all historically based adventure stories. These adventures, set in medieval-era Europe and the Near East, are among the most gripping Howard ever wrote, full of pageantry, romance, and battle scenes worthy of Tolstoy himself. Lots of swashbuckling adventure here but no magic or supernatural elements. Historical Adventures is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers.
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 20 July 1912) is known for being a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and student of anthropology. He is most famous for his folk stories and fairy tales. The majority of these essays appeared in The Cornhill Magazine in 1904. The table of contents includes The Case of Elizabeth Canning, The Murder of Escovedo, The Campden Mystery, The Case of Allan Breck, The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser the Child of Europe, Queen Oglethorpe, The Mystery of the Kirks and others. With Historical Mysteries, Andrew Lang has reached up some of the most puzzling historical mysteries of Europe primarily dealing with Scottish and French incidents. Some of these mysteries involve the assassinations of famous people, while others deal with regular people who have been involved in mysterious events.
History of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
Jacob Abbott
This is not just a story, but a biography of Cleopatra, an evil woman who studies the effect of poison on her prisoners, and the lover of the art of seduction.Wars and conflicts are highlighted, making an intriguing story. Cleopatra should be included in the list of the most sinister people in the world. Because of it, two nations could be destroyed. All these events are described in detail in the book.
Jacob Abbott
This is a story about a historical figure written by Abbott. The author describes in detail the youth of Caesar nd his role in the Sylla and Marius conflict. Readers learn a lot of interesting facts. One of which is revealed at the end of the book, namely the murder of Caesar on the day when he was going to be crowned King of the Roman Empire.
History of King Richard the First of England
Jacob Abbott
This is another story about a famous person. Richard the Lionhearted as he is known such a large historical figure in Europe, especially in the period of the crusades. Ideal for those who begin to study the history and biography of Richard 1. For a short period of time you will be able to learn a lot of useful information.
History of King Richard the Second of England
Jacob Abbott
This book covers the whole history of England after the death of Richard 1. Great emphasis is placed on the coming to power of Richard 2. His overthrow and death are also described in detail by the author. Jacob Abbott offers a more complete picture as is possible, within such limits, of the ideas and principles, the manners and customs.
History of King Richard the Third of England
Jacob Abbott
Richard 3 went down in history as a great king. He was the last king from the House of York. Jacob Abbott remembers historical events from an impartial point of view. His text not only covers Richard III, but details events of his brother Edward IVs life, plus various other major individuals involved with the War of the Roses.