Musaicum Books presents the Musaicum Christmas Specials. We have selected the greatest Christmas novels, short stories and fairy tales for this joyful and charming holiday season, for all those who want to keep the spirit of Christmas alive with a heartwarming tale. Santa Claus's Partner is a heart-warming story of the spirit and magic of Christmas. The wealthy old man realizes that he is miserable and that his life is lacking the things that are most important, so he decides to change his...
Through the first-person narration of Gabriel de Araceli, the novel describes the second siege of Zaragoza, which occurred in January and February 1809, during the War of Independence between Spain and France. The story depicts one of his most stark pictures of the violence of the war, with meticulous descriptions of the preparations for the defense of the city, under General Palafox, the war skirmishes, the lack of food, the technical and material superiority of the French and the yellow fever...
"Saragossa" by Benito Pérez Galdós (translated by Minna Caroline Smith). 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...
"Satan's Diary" by Leonid Andreyev (translated by Herman Bernstein). 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...
"Scaramouche" by Rafael Sabatini. 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 to everyone...
"Scarhaven Keep" by J. S. Fletcher. 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 to...
"Scenes from a Courtesan's Life" by Honoré de Balzac (translated by James 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...
"Scenes of Clerical Life" by George Eliot. 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 to...
Die Erzählung spielt im Jahr 1806 kurz vor dem Ausbruch des Vierten Koalitionskrieges, als die bevorstehende Niederlage Preußens gegen Napoleon für viele noch unabsehbar war. Der Protagonist, ein adeliger Offizier namens Schach von Wuthenow (sein Vorname wird nie genannt), ist Rittmeister im feudalen Regiment Gensdarmes. Damit gehört er der höheren Gesellschaft an, er verkehrt mit Prinz Louis Ferdinand, und er gilt als ausnehmend schöner, attraktiver Mann. Vor Ehe und Familie scheut er zurück,...
Die »Schachnovelle« gilt als das bekannteste Werk von Stefan Zweig, das er zwischen 1938 und 1941 im brasilianischen Exil schrieb. Im Zentrum der Handlung steht die Konfrontation der psychischen Abgründe, die ein Gefangener der Gestapo erlebt hat, mit der oberflächlichen Lebenswelt wohlhabender Reisender in der Rahmenhandlung.
Auf einer Schiffsreise fordert der Ölmagnat McConnor den fast roboterhaft unfehlbar spielenden Schwachweltmeister Mirko Czentovic zu einer Partie heraus. Nachdem das erste Spiel wie erwartet verloren gegeben werden muss, tritt ein mysteriöser Fremder aus der Menge der Zuschauer und bietet seine Hilfe an. Gegen alle Erwartungen gelingt es dem geheimnisvollen Dr. B. das Blatt zu wenden und Czentovic ein Remis abzutrotzen. Soweit die Handlung. Doch die Novelle erzählt mehr, als nur die Geschichte...