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Mr. Ephraim Tutt is a crafty old attorney who supports the common man and always has a trick up his sleeve to right the law's injustices. Table of Contents: Tutt and Mr. Tutt The Human Element Mock Hen and Mock Turtle Samuel and Delilah The Dog Andrew Wile Versus Guile Hepplewhite Tramp Lallapaloosa Limited By Advice of Counsel The Shyster The Kid and the Camel Contempt of Court By Advice of Counsel "That Sort of Woman" You're Another! Beyond a Reasonable Doubt ...
| Автор | Arthur Cheney Train |
Isabelle fühlt sich geschmeichelt, als ihr der gut aussehende und wohlhabende Geschäftsmann Niklas McQueen den Hof macht. Er ist charmant, sexy und der geborene Gentleman. Ganz anders als Christian, jener freche, respektlose Kerl aus ihrem Café, der sie aus der Reserve gelockt hat. Obwohl Mr. Bad Boy so gar nicht ihr Typ ist, macht er sie wahnsinnig und raubt ihr den Atem, aber vor allem kann sie ihm nicht widerstehen. Schlimm genug, dass sie nun zwischen zwei Männern steht, aber dass die...
| Автор | Tessa Jones |
"The Jungle Book" is a collection of stories and fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families and communities. The best-known of them are the three stories revolving around the adventures of an abandoned «man cub» Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other four stories are probably Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Toomai of the...
| Автор | Редьярд Киплинг |
The 1920s proved the most influential decade of Fitzgerald's development. To supplement his income, he turned to writing short stories for such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and Esquire magazine, and sold the film rights of his stories and novels to Hollywood studios. He was constantly in financial trouble and often required loans from his literary agent, Harold Ober, and his editor at Scribner's, Maxwell Perkins. Contents: Myra Meets his Family. The...
| Автор | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Eric Brighteyes", an epic viking novel, describes the adventures of its eponymous principal character in 10th century Iceland. Eric Thorgrimursson (nicknamed Brighteyes" for his most notable trait), strives to win the hand of his beloved, Gudruda the Fair. Her father Asmund, a priest of the old Norse gods, opposes the match, thinking Eric a man without prospects. But deadlier by far are the intrigues of Swanhild, Gudruda's half-sister and a sorceress who desires Eric for herself. Battles,...
| Автор | Henry Rider Haggard |