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The Prisoner of Zenda is a dystopian adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed. Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an effort to save the unstable political situation of the interregnum.
| Автор | Anthony Hope |
Sometime after World War I, although the allies won, USA were devastated and collapsed economically, which was exploited by the technologically advanced «Mongolians,» who started their campaign of world conquest. In 2019 the Mongolians attacked the US using fleets of airships armed with disintegrator rays. After conquering the US, these «Airlords of Han» ruled North America as a province of the world empire. Living in cooperative gangs and hiding in the forests from the Hans, Americans secretly...
| Автор | Philip Francis Nowlan |
This eBook edition of «The Castle of Otranto» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The book tells the story of Manfred, lord of the castle, and his family. On the wedding-day of his sickly son Conrad and princess Isabella, Conrad is crushed to death by a gigantic helmet that falls on him from above. This inexplicable event is particularly ominous in light of an ancient prophecy. Manfred, terrified that Conrad's death signals the...
| Автор | Horace Walpole |
This eBook edition of «The Song of Hiawath» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Song of Hiawatha is an epic poem which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area on the south shore of Lake Superior. Poem is based on oral traditions surrounding the...
| Автор | Генри Уодсуорт Лонгфелло |
The Rainbow tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, a dynasty of farmers and craftsmen who live in the east Midlands of England, on the borders of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The book covers a period from the 1840s to 1905, and shows how the love relationships of the Brangwens change against the backdrop of the increasing industrialization of Britain. The first central character, Tom Brangwen, is a farmer whose experience of the world does not stretch beyond these two...
| Автор | D. H. Lawrence |
África, cuna de la humanidad. África, el continente negro. Contamos con tan pocas ficciones provenientes de esa porción del planeta, más allá del cliché de las jirafas contra un sol rojo en la inmensa sabana, que se nos hace difícil forjarnos imágenes mentales que reflejen la realidad y la individualidad de sus más de mil millones de habitantes y sus cincuenta y cuatro países. Y esta visión de África como un todo homogéneo y estereotipado nos lleva, en el mejor de los casos, a la...
| Автор | Helon Habila |
Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome is a tale of a young and restless Roman lad, who seeks his fortune in brutal circumstances of ancient Rome, near the end of the 1st century. Quintus lives with his mother and sisters in Baiae, small town in the bay of Naples, while his father is a priest to the temple of Jupiter in Rome. He is betrothed to his beloved Cornelia who is sent to Tibur on a decision by her uncle. The very next day after Quintus gets involved in an incident with...
| Автор | Eckstein Ernst |
"Florence Nightingale, the Angel of the Crimea" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...
| Автор | Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards |
"Stepsons of Light" by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible...
| Автор | Eugene Manlove Rhodes |
"A Man of Business" by Honoré de Balzac (translated by Clara Bell). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...
| Автор | Honoré De Balzac |