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Uncle Toms Cabin. Or, Life among the Lowly
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Toms Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Eliza, a slave who has a young child, pleads with Tom, another slave, to escape with her. Tom does not leave, but Eliza flees with her child. After getting some help to escape the slave traders who are looking for her, she then must try to cross the icy Ohio River if she wants to be free. Meanwhile, Tom is sold from one master to another, and his fortunes vary widely
Uncle Vanya. Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The story of a Russian family and their interfamily relations, in which there are jealousy, secret love cravings and the usual altercations that occur within a few days. The end of this play is the easiest prose ever written. Family in provincial Russia, which is getting closer to bankruptcy, many of whose members live in the past, unrequited love and breaking ties.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Uncles Dream is a somewhat comic small-town society tale. It satirizes Petersburg society with an emphasis on the evils of gossip. When the aging Russian Prince, Prince K., arrives in the town of Mordasov, Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva, a doyenne of local society life, takes him under her protection, with the aim of engineering his marriage with her 23 year old daughter Zina. Yet with many rivals for the hands of both parties, events are not guaranteed to run smoothly. In this novel, vanity and pride are everyday humans obsessions and the word love loses its meaning in the socially-arranged marriages. It is a must read for any fan of not only Dostoyevsky, but of Russian literature and the goings-on of the Russian upper crust.
Karl May
Das Buch entstand unter dem unmittelbaren Eindruck von Karl Mays großer Orientreise 1899/1900. In Kairo lernt Karl May die Hauptpersonen seiner Reise kennen: den stolzen Araber Sejjid Omar, der freiwillig in seine Dienste tritt, den religiösen Eiferer Waller mit seiner sanften Tochter Mary und zwei hochgebildete Chinesen, Vater und Sohn. Nach ersten Abenteuern in Gizeh beschliessen die fünf Reisenden, gemeinsam weiterzuziehen. Nach der Schiffsreise haben sie den ersten unangenehmen Zusammenstoß mit einer Gruppe von selbsternannten Zivilisatoren in Colombo auf Ceylon. Auch bei der Überfahrt nach der Malaiischen Halbinsel und in Penang selbst müssen sie sich mit den rücksichtslosen Menschen auseinandersetzen. Über Ceylon, die malaiische Halbinsel und Penang führt sie der Weg bis nach China.
Karl May
Und Friede auf Erden! ist Band 30 von Karl Mays Gesammelten Werken, ist eine Reiseerzählung. Das Buch entstand unter dem unmittelbaren Eindruck von Karl Mays großer Orientreise 1899 1900. Und Friede auf Erden! gehört zu den interessantesten Werken von Karl May und spielt in China. In Kairo lernt der Erzähler seinen zukünftigen Diener Sejjid, den religiösen Fanatiker Waller und dessen Tochter, sowie zwei Chinesen kennen. Nach ersten Abenteuern in Gizeh beschliessen die fünf Reisenden, gemeinsam weiterzuziehen. Über Ceylon, die malaiische Halbinsel und Penang führt sie der Weg bis nach China.
Max Brand
If you enjoy a fast moving Western dealing with vengeance and well-deserved payback, youll like "Under His Shirt" by Max Brand (1923). Fascinating characters, action-packed adventure, skillful literary description, and a plot that keeps you guessing - Max Brands "Under His Shirt" offers something to appeal to every reader, whether youre a confirmed fan of the genre or someone who is dipping into Western for the first time. Faust wrote more than 500 novels and over 400 short stories & novellas using twenty pseudonyms, including George Owen Baxter, George Challis, Evan Evans, John Frederick, Frederick Frost, David Manning & Peter Morland.
H.A. Cody
The protagonist, nicknamed mad David, was auctioned off as a beggar for $ 100; then Davids life changed dramatically. He began to earn a lot and came to glory. Betty Bean is a feisty fifteen-year-old girl who has a maternal interest in Mad David.
Rudyard Kipling
Under Deodars is a collection of stories, against the backdrop of which the bizarre and calm environment of the Shimla mountains. The towering mountains, covered with ice, are dumb evidence of deception, debauchery and dedication of the main characters and opponents. The book begins with a story called Otis Yirs Education. The rude and enterprising Mrs. Hawksby proposes to create a salon in Simla, but to dissuade Mrs. Mallow from putting her plan into practice.