This is a historical romance novel written by an anonymous author who published a series of books about Elizabethan era England. Excerpt: "I denounce thee, in the presence of this menial, as a traitor and a spy!" A flash of anger mounted to Hildebrand's cheeks at these words, and his rapier, on which his grasp had already been fastened, leaped from its scabbard on the instant. «Such terms would provoke an angel! Stand on thy guard!» he said and jumped."
"Trafalgar" is the historical novel of the Battle of Trafalgar. The action is narrated in the first person by Gabriel de Araceli, a heroic character, mixing his romantic and often folkloric biography. Gabriel is presented as a rogue orphan from Cádiz, who at the age of 14 gets involved in the battle of Trafalgar as a servant of an old Navy officer in the reserve. The action takes place in October 1805 and narrates with a certain epic rhythm, the preparations, development and outcome of the...
Kitty Alone is a romance and mystery novel written by Sabine Baring-Gould. It's a suspenseful story set on the South Devon Coast. The eponymous Kitty is a clever and sensitive young girl, Kate Quarm. She is feeling rather lonely and misunderstood most of the time. Kitty lives with her relatives in a farmhouse, but both her father and her uncle don't seem to have enough time to understand her. Her solitude comes to an end when the son of the most prosperous farmer in the area falls...
The León Roch tells the story of love and passionate triangle between two women and a man, in the environment of Madrid's upper class in the second half of the nineteenth century. León is an industrious Krausist, intelligent and heir to a great fortune, who arrives from Valencia accompanying the Marquises of Fúcar, whose daughter, Pepa, is secretly in love with León. But in Madrid, the intellectual is going to fall under the spell of the fiery, imaginative and sensual temperament of María...
The Black Arrow is set in the reign of «old King Henry VI» and tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses. Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organized by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his father's murder. Dick's suspicions are enough to turn Sir Daniel against him, so he has no recourse but to escape from Sir Daniel and join the...
"Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend" von Hermann Hesse. Veröffentlicht von Good Press. Good Press ist Herausgeber einer breiten Büchervielfalt mit Titeln jeden Genres. Von bekannten Klassikern, Belletristik und Sachbüchern bis hin zu in Vergessenheit geratenen bzw. noch unentdeckten Werken der grenzüberschreitenden Literatur, bringen wir Bücher heraus, die man gelesen haben muss. Jede eBook-Ausgabe von Good Press wurde sorgfältig bearbeitet und formatiert, um das Leseerlebnis...
"Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia" by Dorothy Margaret Torpey. 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...
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories. His most work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe. Table of Contents: A Psychical Invasion Ancient Sorceries The Nemesis of Fire ...
"Saul of Tarsus: A Tale of the Early Christians" by Elizabeth Miller. 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...