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"Sentimental Tommy" by J. M. Barrie. 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...
| Автор | James Matthew Barrie |
Serapis is a historical novel that features a story of the cult of Graeco-Egyptian deity that was pushed forward during the third century BC on the orders of Greek Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in his realm. A serapeum was any temple or religious precinct devoted to Serapis. The cult of Serapis was spread as a matter of deliberate policy by the Ptolemaic kings, who also built the immense Serapeum of Alexandria. Serapis...
| Автор | Georg Ebers |
In his day, John Ruskin (1819-1900) held the power to make or break artists with his critical reviews. He served as benefactor to many artists, and was a huge supporter of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Ruskin still to this day has many schools named after him, including the fine arts program, Ruskin College, at Oxford, his alma mater. His legacy holds the titles poet and artist as well, as he wrote works that were very popular during his lifetime, and remain relevant today. One of the artists to...
| Автор | John Ruskin |
"Sesame and Lilies" by John Ruskin. 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...
| Автор | John Ruskin |
This eBook edition of «Seven Footprints to Satan» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. James Kirkham is a fearless explorer, who came back to New York from a very profitable trip in China. He gets kidnapped off the streets of downtown Manhattan by the minions of a crime lord and evil genius who calls himself Satan. Kirkham finds himself in Satan's lair with many other famous people trapped or blackmailed by Satan, and forced to...
| Автор | Abraham Merritt |
Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British soldier T. E. Lawrence («Lawrence of Arabia»), while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks of 1916 to 1918. In 1919 he had been elected to a seven-year research fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, providing him with support while he worked on the book. In addition to being a memoir of his experiences during the war, certain parts also serve as...
| Автор | Lawrence of Arabia |
Shakespeare's Christmas and Other Stories is a collection of historical adventure tales: Shakespeare's Christmas Ye Sexes, Give Ear! Captain Wyvern's Adventures Frenchman's Creek The Man Behind the Curtain Rain of Dollars The Lamp and the Guitar
| Автор | Arthur Quiller-Couch |
