Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks, policemen, waitresses, etc. O. Henry's work is wide-ranging, and his characters can be found roaming the cattle-lands of Texas, exploring the art of the con-man, or investigating the tensions of class and wealth in turn-of-the-century New York. O. Henry had an inimitable hand for isolating some element of society and...
"Taking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant" by Alexandre Dumas. 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...
"The Elements of Agriculture" by George E. Waring. 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...
"Lucian's True History" by of Samosata Lucian (translated by Francis Hickes). 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...
"Lebe wohl und bleibe mir unwandelbar gewogen, wie ich auch Dich über Stock und Stein im Herzen zu tragen hoffe." Gottfried Keller an seinen Studienfreund, den Maler Salomon Hegi Gute Freunde sind das vielleicht Wichtigste auf der Welt – und das war schon immer so. Goethe und Schiller, Friedrich der Große und Voltaire, Rilke und Rodin, Ludwig II. von Bayern und Wagner – immer wieder haben tiefe Freundschaften zwischen Künstlern, Politikern, Philosophen und anderen großen Männern unsere...
This unique collection of «The Greatest Fantasy Tales of Edith Nesbit (Illustrated Edition)» has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children – the tales of fantastical adventures, journeys back in time and travel to magical worlds. Nesbit also wrote for adults, including novels, short stories and four collections of horror stories. Content: The Psammead Trilogy: Five Children and It The Phoenix and...
"Vor seinem Colt hatte selbst der Teufel Respekt!" (Mark Twain) Der Lieblingssatz des berühmten US Marshals: «Abenteuer? Ich habe sie nie gesucht. Weiß der Teufel wie es kam, dass sie immer dort waren, wohin ich ritt.» Diese Romane müssen Sie als Western-Fan einfach lesen! E-Book 41: Der Wildpferdjäger E-Book 42: Camp Yampa E-Book 43: Missouri-Melodie E-Book 44: Die Clanton-Gang E-Book 45: Überfall am Tecca-Paß E-Book 46: Ritt nach Lamesa E-Book 47: Gesetz Kaliber 45 E-Book 48:...
Lydia Maria Child is better known as the abolitionist who supported Harriet Jacob's masterpiece, Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl, but very few people know that Lydia Maria Child was a prolific author who had dedicated her life for the abolition of slavery in her actions and writings. This edition brings to you her 7 hard hitting anti-slavery stories in one volume: Slavery's Pleasant Homes The Quadroons Charity Bowery The Emancipated Slaveholders Anecdote of Elias Hicks The...
"Der Weihnacht-Abend" von Gustav Schilling. 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 für alle eReader und...
Große Schriftstellerinnen wie Patricia Vandenberg, Gisela Reutling, Isabell Rohde, Susanne Svanberg und viele mehr erzählen in ergreifenden Romanen von rührenden Kinderschicksalen, von Mutterliebe und der Sehnsucht nach unbeschwertem Kinderglück, von sinnvollen Werten, die das Verhältnis zwischen den Generationen, den Charakter der Familie prägen und gefühlvoll gestalten. Mami ist beliebt wie nie! Unsere Originalreihe hat nach über einem halben Jahrhundert nun bereits mehr als 2.800 neue,...
Catherine Anne Hubback was an English novelist, and the eighth child and fourth daughter of Sir Francis Austen, and niece of English novelist Jane Austen. She began writing fiction to support herself and her three sons after her husband John Hubback was institutionalized. She had copies of some of her aunt's unfinished works and, in 1850, remembering Austen's proposed plot, she wrote The Younger Sister, a completion of Jane Austen's The Watsons. In the next following thirteen years, she...