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"Captains Courageous" is an adventure novel. The book's title comes from the ballad «Mary Ambree», which starts, «When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt». Protagonist Harvey Cheyne, Jr., is the son of a wealthy railroad magnate and his wife, in San Diego, California. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Harvey can neither persuade them to take him quickly to port, nor convince them of his wealth....

"Captains Courageous" is an adventure novel. The book's title comes from the ballad «Mary Ambree», which starts, «When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt». Protagonist Harvey Cheyne, Jr., is the son of a wealthy railroad magnate and his wife, in San Diego, California. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Harvey can neither persuade them to take him quickly to port, nor convince them of his wealth....

"Captains Courageous" is an adventure novel. The book's title comes from the ballad «Mary Ambree», which starts, «When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt». Protagonist Harvey Cheyne, Jr., is the son of a wealthy railroad magnate and his wife, in San Diego, California. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Harvey can neither persuade them to take him quickly to port, nor convince them of his wealth....

This carefully edited collection of «CAROLYN WELLS: 175+ Children's Classics in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)» has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Patty Fairfield Series Patty Fairfield Patty at Home Patty's Summer Days Patty in Paris Patty's Friends Patty's Success Patty's Motor Car Patty's Butterfly Days Patty's Social Season Patty's Suitors Patty's...

En estas páginas Ernesto Garratt retoma a los personajes de Allegados –su premiada novela debut–, para desplegar esa combinación exquisita de fantasía desbordada con un realismo ­implacable. La acción de Casa propia arranca en un viejo y sucio caserón de Rodrigo de Araya, adonde el joven protagonista y su madre han llegado tras sucesivos cambios de habitación, a la espera de obtener el subsidio para una vivienda. La espera de este acontecimiento constituye un elemento central en este volumen...

Todos los años, en Nochebuena, los señores Stahlbaum daban una gran fiesta. Fritz y Marie, los hijos de los señores Stahlbaum, esperaban impacientes que se abriera la puerta del salón. La puerta estaba cerrada porque allí dentro se encontraba el gran árbol de Navidad con los regalos para ellos.La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas de primera línea. La redacción de los...

Hola, mi nombre es Emma y tengo diecisiete años. Tuve mi primera vez y, ahora, voy a tener un hijo. Sí, leyeron bien. No crean que por ser la primera vez, no pueden quedar embarazadas: ¡es todo mentira! Lo mío pasó durante una noche de descontrol con mi mejor amigo… ¿Y qué mejor opción para afrontar mis problemas que irme a la otra punta del mundo para conocer a mi nuevo padrastro? Su hijo parece ser el mismísimo diablo y tiene un amigo, Theo, quien resulta ser mucho más que el hermoso envase de...

This unique collection of Beatrix Potter's most beloved children's books has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. «The Tailor of Gloucester» is about a tailor whose work on a waistcoat is finished by the grateful mice he rescues from his cat and was based on a real world incident involving a tailor and his assistants. For years, Potter declared that of all her books it was her personal favourite. «The Tale of Two Bad Mice» is about two mice who vandalize a...

Events in the fairy tale of the same name are developed in a fantasy world but at the same time it is quite similar to the real world. Lonely, for the time being, but not without a sense of optimism and humor, the cat De Richelieu travels around the world and almost humanly seeks a place in the sun – in this case a good host and a hospitable home. But the path to gaining these benefits is thorny.