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Max Brand
Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, an extremely popular fictional character, and other beloved fictional characters. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. His love for mythology was a constant source of inspiration for his fiction, and it has been speculated that these classical influences accounted in some part for his success as a popular writer. Jericos Garrison Finish is one of his great novels.
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
In this sprawling novel, American writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman moves from the light subject of much of her early work to a larger issue: the impact of poverty. With the help of the character Jerome Freeman skillfully shows how impoverishment can affect several generations of families.
Torquato Tasso
Wybitny epicki poemat rycerski pióra mistrza włoskiego renesansu Torquato Tasso (15441595), wydany po raz pierwszy w 1581 r. Jego akcja, nawiązująca formalnie do Iliady, opisuje ostatnią fazę pierwszej krucjaty: oblężenie i zdobycie Jerozolimy pod wodzą Godfreda de Bouillon w 1099 r. Brutalność wojny między europejskimi krzyżowcami i muzułmańskimi Saracenami nie daje nadziei na zawarcie pokoju. Bohaterowie obu stron dalecy są od wyidealizowanych wzorców rycerskich, wykazują głębię psychologiczną, targają nimi wątpliwości i sprzeczności.
Jack London
One of Jack Londons most beloved books is about the amazing adventures of the Irish Terrier Jerry. From birth, Jerry saw from his master only care and love. But once his life changed dramatically Jerry was on an island inhabited by some natives. The natural mind, resourcefulness and courage helped the extraordinary dog to avoid many dangers and even find a friend in a hostile tribe of natives.
Jerry Todd and the Bob-Tailed Elephant
Leo Edwards
This is a fascinating story full of interesting new characters that will fill you with a giggle. Visiting Ashton on the day the elephant arrived, Reds parents hurried home when Aunt Pansy frantically told her that the gang was setting up a wild circus in the barn. The elephants predicament and amazing detective adventures combine to make this book one of the most exciting in the Jerry Todd series.
Leo Edwards
Red Meyers and Rory Ringer, both members of the famous gang of Jerry Todd. They disappeared into the wilds of Oak Island to create a kingdom of cavemen, taking with them a parrot and a donkey, a goat, a monkey, a cat, eleven pigs, six pies. While Jerry gets there, the king on the throne built himself a royal chariot, pottery, created a new language. A royal reception, a banquet, a moon cat hunt, a silver skull, a singing tree and a wooden cow all these are the main points in this mixed story about stormy fun and a riddle that will need to be solved.
Leo Edwards
This story begins with a summer vacation in the small town of Tutter, Illinois, where the protagonist was born and raised. These are the adventures of the boys during their summer holidays. Many events revolve around the Woodlawn Bay Hotel and the old Windmere House, which stood side by side on the south bank of the river, each with about fifty acres of forested land around it. It was a new hotel, with its modern amenities, which put the old Hotel out of business. Now, after many years of idleness, the old hotel was demolished and its lumber and equipment were sold.
Selma Lagerlöf
Jerusalem är en roman i tv delar av den svenska författarinnan Selma Lagerlöf. Jerusalem utspelar sig i Dalarna och i Jerusalem under 1800-talet, där man fr följa ngra människor och deras närstende under flera r. Selma Lagerlöf skriver om mnga olika personer ur olika generationer, bland annat om dem som lever p den stora Ingmarsgrden, där man fr bekanta sig med deras, inte alltid s okomplicerade, relationer till varandra.