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Als Charlotte in ihr Heimatdorf zurückkehrt und es sie mit Hoffnung und Freude erfüllt, weiß sie, dass ihr Vorhaben, Rosendorf neu zu beleben, gelingen wird. Mit übermäßigem Tatendrang und genügend Motivation für die gesamte Dorfgemeinschaft versucht sie ihre Herzensangelegenheit so umzusetzen, dass alle Beteiligten davon überzeugt sind und daraus Gewinn tragen können. Trifft Charlotte anfänglich auf sture Männer, kann sie mit Unterstützung der Frauen Geplantes in die Tat umsetzen. Und was ist...
| Автор | Beate Lau |
This historical novel is one of the best-known works by the Irish writer Charles James Lever, first published in 1852. Excertp: "While Ellen loved to dwell upon the great advantages of one who should be like a father to the boy, aiding him by wise counsel, and guiding him in every difficulty, Kate preferred to fancy the Count introducing Frank into all the brilliant society of the splendid capital, presenting him to those whose acquaintance was distinction, and at once launching him into...
| Автор | Charles James Lever |
Geoffrey Fenton is a second-rate officer who embarks on the ship called Saracen. On the high seas, they have an encounter with a brig who claims to have sighted the mythical ghost ship of the Flying Dutchman, cursed ship that can never reach land, condemned to sail forever and ever, bringing bad luck to any ship that crosses its path. This information starts haunting the captain of the Saracen due to the contagious bad luck that this may entail and it turns out to be right when Fenton suffers an...
| Автор | William Clark Russell |
Sirius is a dog with humanlike intelligence. He is raised by scientist Thomas Trelone in North Wales, near Trawsfynydd. Thomas embarks on a program of using steroids and other chemicals to rapidly develop cognitive power of dogs, resulting in super sheep dogs. Sirius, however, proves to possess a dog intelligence comparable to a normal human being, as he is able to communicate with English words, although it takes some time for the humans to understand his canine pronunciation. He is born at the...
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
Dr. Peter Blood is a sharp-witted Irish physician who had had a wide-ranging career as a soldier and sailor (including a commission as a captain under the Dutch admiral De Ruyter) before settling down to practice medicine in the town of Bridgwater in Somerset. Dr. Blood involuntary gets involved in the Monmouth Rebellion while the town prepares to fight for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. He wants no part in the rebellion, but while attending to some of the rebels wounded at the Battle of...
| Автор | Rafael Sabatini |
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited crime and mystery collection, formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: A Gentleman's Gentleman The Diamond Ship The Sea Wolves The Lady Evelyn Aladdin of London White Motley Short Stories: Jewel Mysteries I Have Known; From a Dealer's Note Book: The Opal of Carmalovitch The Necklace of Green Diamonds The Comedy of the Jewelled Links Treasure of White Creek The Accursed Gems...
| Автор | Pemberton Max |
This book details the struggles of a Mexican-American girl born in Indian captivity, Lola, in an American society obsessed with class, religion, race and gender. The first part of the book follows the central family in the years leading up to the start of the American Civil War and the attack on Fort Sumter (1857–1861), and flashbacks are meant to take the readers back further than that time line, such as the kidnapping of Lola's mother in 1846. The second part chronicles the events that...
| Автор | María Ruiz de Burton |
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of Erle Cox's works: Novels: Out of the Silence Fools' Harvest The Missing Angel Short Stories: Major Mendax Stories: The Great Mendax Transmitter The Invisibility of Mendax The Mendax Gold Saver The Rejuvenation of Slogger Binns An Awkward Dilemma "Forty Bob Or—" Other Stories: The Gift of Venus The Demoralisation of Muriel What the Archbishop Knew The Cog Wheels A Black Cat for Luck Her One Aim...
| Автор | Erle Cox |
Arsène Lupin présente la particularité de se grimer, se maquiller, se déguiser ou même se transformer selon le personnage qu'il incarne. Néanmoins, au naturel, il s'agit, semble-t-il, d'un personnage plutôt élancé, de belle allure et d'une force peu commune, liée à son entraînement. Il fait montre de ses talents dans de nombreuses aventures qui se suivent chronologiquement et ont pour cadre la France de la Belle Époque puis, plus brièvement, celle des Années Folles. Sa...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |
A human narrator from England is transported out of his body via unexplained means. He realizes he is able to explore space and other planets. After exploring a civilization on another planet in our galaxy at a level of development similar to our own that existed millions of years ago thousands of light years from Earth (the «Other Earth») in some detail, his mind merges with that of one of its inhabitants, and as they travel together, they are joined by still more minds or group-minds. This...
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
The Sisters is a historical novel set in the 2nd century BC that features the story of the twin sisters Klea and Irene, growing up within the precincts of the temple of Serapis and serving as its wards. This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "In front of these early visitors to the temple walked a man with a long staff in his right hand speaking to the two gentlemen who followed, with the air of a professional guide, who...
| Автор | Georg Ebers |
Eva ist eine zurückhaltende und eher schüchterne Person. Daher ist es umso besser, dass sie endlich Freunde gefunden hat, die ihr zeigen, dass sie ein toller Mensch ist. Alles wäre so schön, wenn ER nicht plötzlich mit im gleichen Freundeskreis wäre. Er ist charmant, nett und sehr zuvorkommend. Bloß gegenüber Eva ist er besonders still, abweisend und desinteressiert. Er scheint etwas mit sich rumzutragen, wovon Eva eher die Finger lassen sollte. Doch mit der Zeit merken beide, dass sie ohne...
| Автор | Nadine Riehl |
Musaicum Books presents to you this great western collection containing adventure tales, romance novels and stories inspired by historical events. These tales have an ambiance and milieu of the old West and paint the picture of the West as it really was, with people as they really were. Burnt Creek Stories A Burnt Creek Yuletide Budd Dabbles in Homesteads When Money Went to His Head Stubborn People Prairie Yule False Face Rockbound Honesty Murder on the Frontier Mcquestion Rides Court...
| Автор | Ernest Haycox |
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes features two adventures following a match of wits between Lupin and Herlock Sholmes. The character «Herlock Sholmes» is a transparent reference to Sherlock Holmes of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories. The first story, «The Blonde Lady», opens with the purchase of an antique desk by a mathematics professor. The desk is subsequently stolen, as it turns out, by Arsène Lupin. Later, both Lupin and the professor realize that a lottery ticket, left...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |
The Flight of the Heron is set in Scotland during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to regain the British throne for his father. It follows the story of an unlikely friendship between a young Jacobite and Highland chieftain Ewen Cameron of Ardroy, who follows Bonnie Prince Charlie in his bid for the throne, and a Government Army Officer, the Englishman Captain Keith Windham of the Royal Scots. In the battle of Culloden Captain...
| Автор | Historical Novel |
The Nuremberg trials were held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war. The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes. The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany. This volume contains trial proceedings from January 1946 to21 January 1946.
| Автор | International Military Tribunal |
For the rest of the world Nicolas Steele is a blackmailer, a burglar, a crook, linked with indefinite number of criminal deeds and actions, but for his valet, Steele is merely the master. After five years of service, Bigg offers his input in his master's endeavors and exploits, presenting his side of the truth, but not leaving out numerous astonishing facts and astounding details regarding Steel's criminal record. A Gentleman's Gentleman tell the is an action adventure mystery...
| Автор | Pemberton Max |
Im beschaulichen Christianssund treibt ein Heiratsschwindler sein Unwesen û und in einem Schuppen wird eine Leiche gefunden. Sommerdahl ermittelt. In einem Vorort der dänischen Kleinstadt Christianssund wird die Leiche eines jungen Mannes gefunden, der mit einem Spaten erschlagen wurde. Kommissar Flemming Torp steht vor einem Rätsel: Es gibt keine Spuren, keinen Verdächtigen und kein Motiv. Flemmings Freund Dan Sommerdahl, der sich kürzlich als Werbetexter selbstständig gemacht hat, bekommt...
| Автор | Anna Grue |
Für Lernende einer Sprache sind Sprichwörter Pflicht und Kür: Will man Gespräche und Texte wirklich in ihren Bedeutungsnuancen erschließen, so sollte man sich zumindest die geläufigsten dieser tradierten Formeln einprägen. Präsentiert werden hier rund 1000 Sprichwörter in ihrer authentischen Form, wobei heute wirklich noch Bekanntes und Geläufiges im Zentrum steht. Zu jedem Sprichwort werden die über den Grundwortschatz hinausgehenden Vokabeln angegeben; darauf folgt, wenn möglich, eine deutsche...
| Автор | Judith Krieg |
This carefully crafted ebook: «The Complete Works of Rafael Sabatini» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Table of Contents: Scaramouche Series: Scaramouche Scaramouche the King-Maker Captain Blood Series: Captain Blood Captain Blood Returns The Fortunes of Captain Blood Novels: The Lovers of Yvonne The Tavern Knight Bardelys the Magnificent The Trampling of the Lilies Love-at-Arms The Shame of Motley St. Martin's Summer Mistress...
| Автор | Rafael Sabatini |
This eBook collection has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Novels: Out of the Silence Fools' Harvest The Missing Angel Short Stories: Major Mendax Stories: The Great Mendax Transmitter The Invisibility of Mendax The Mendax Gold Saver The Rejuvenation of Slogger Binns An Awkward Dilemma "Forty Bob Or—" Other Stories: The Gift of Venus The Demoralisation of Muriel What the Archbishop Knew The Cog...
| Автор | Erle Cox |
After the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Ewen Cameron of Ardroy is living in Scottish Highlands by his beloved loch with his wife and two young boys. When his younger son falls in the cold loch water, he gets rescued in the last minute and falls ill, so Ewen goes strolling through hills and moors looking for someone who can help his boy. However, King George's Redcoats are patrolling through the Highlands, assisted by local clan spies, lurking to catch mutineers from the Rebellion. Ewen gets...
| Автор | D. K. Broster |
Eva durchlebt ihre Erinnerungen, seit der Zeit, wo sie von Jacques losgerissen wurde. Inmitten der Wirren der Revolution, die nun ihre eigenen Schöpfer beseitigt. Die schreckliche Todesmaschine arbeitet Tag und Nacht und auch Eva ist lebensmüde. Was ist mit ihrem Geliebten? Endlich treffen Sie sich wieder, doch die Zeit ist nicht für ihre Liebe reif. Wie wird das alles enden? Ebenfalls 1872 entstanden ist dieser Roman eine Mischung aus Historie und schriftstellerischer Freiheit. Erstmals in...
| Автор | Alexandre Dumas |
Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood is a Victorian era serialized gothic horror story variously attributed to James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas PeckettPrest. It first appeared in 1845–1847 as a series of weekly cheap pamphlets of the kind then known as «penny dreadfuls». The author was paid by the typeset line, so when the story was published in book form in 1847, it was of epic length: the original edition ran to 876 double-columned pages and 232 chapters. Altogether it totals nearly...
| Автор | James Malcolm Rymer |