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The essential collection of the books of James De Mille:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE AMERICAN BARON.<br>Among the Brigands<br>CORD AND CREESE.<br>The Cryptogram<br>The Dodge Club<br>The Lady of the Ice A Novel<br>THE LIVING LINK.<br>LOST IN THE FOG<br>A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
| Автор | James De Mille |
The essential collection of books by William Graydon:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>The Camp in the Snow Besiedged by Danger<br>Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters<br>The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada<br>In Friendship's Guise<br>THE RIVER OF DARKNESS.
| Автор | Graydon William Murray |
Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by F. Scott Fitzgerald:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED <br>FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS F. SCOTT FITZGERALD <br>TALES FROM THE JAZZ AGE <br>THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
| Автор | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Stephen Crane, Stephen Crane и др.
The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. It is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The novel, a depiction on the cruelty of the American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on the battlefield. The book made Crane an international success. Although he was born after the war and had not at the time experienced battle firsthand, the novel is considered an example of Realism.
| Автор | Stephen Crane, Stephen Crane и др. |
Although never having seen battle Stephen Crane vividly depicts the grueling intensity of the American Civil War. The story revolves around Henry Fleming, a member of the 304th regiment of the Union Army. At the start of the novel Henry is eager to show his patriotism in battle but when faced with the savagery of death he flees the frontline. Throughout the novel Henry struggles with his courage in the face of the horror of war. «The Red Badge of Courage» is a classic modern depiction of the...
| Автор | Stephen Crane |
Let's see the Handler handle her!Up-and-coming publicist Jeff Brooks is assigned to hot Manhattan celebutante Sheldon Summerville, whose scandalous behavior threatens the marriage proposal brokered by her tycoon father. The heiress hates being a commodity, but daddy bankrolls her extravagant lifestyle, so she's dealing the only way she knows how: shoe-shopping and party-hopping.Jeff is supposed to retool sexy Sheldon's wild-child image (thereby earning his PR superstud merit...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Reilly |
Nicknamed «The Porcupine,» Jamie McNamara has a tough-as-nails attitude that makes her a force to be reckoned with on Wall Street.So it's a shock even to her when she seduces a sexy investment broker in a Hummer limo on the way to a business meeting. But when her erotic escapade becomes the topic of the «Red Choo Diaries» sex blog and threatens to destroy her steely persona, Jamie realizes a fling isn't always frivolous.Used to getting what he wants, gorgeous man-about-town Andrew...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Reilly |
A. A. Milne, Алан Милн и др.
Alan Alexander (A. A.) Milne (1882-1956) is most prominently remembered as the author of the well-known Winnie-the-Pooh tales, written for his son, Christopher Robin. Milne was born in London and raised in his father's private school, Henley House, after which he attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge to study mathematics. By 1925 he had published 18 plays and 3 novels, including «The Red House Mystery» (1922). This was Milne's first and final venture into the...
| Автор | A. A. Milne, Алан Милн и др. |
Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by E. M. Forster:<br><br>Howards End <br>The Longest Journey <br>A Room With A View <br>Where Angels Fear to Tread
| Автор | E. M. Forster |
The essential collection of books and poetry by Owen Wister:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY<br>How doth the Simple Spelling Bee<br>THE JIMMYJOHN BOSS AND OTHER STORIES<br>LADY BALTIMORE<br>LIN McLEAN<br>MOTHER<br>PADRE IGNACIO<br>PHILOSOPHY 4<br>RED MEN AND WHITE<br>A STRAIGHT DEAL<br>THE VIRGINIAN
| Автор | Owen Wister |
The essential collection of books by Frank R Stockton:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?<br>THE BEE-MAN OF ORN<br>STORIES OF NEW JERSEY<br>THE GREAT WAR SYNDICATE<br>KATE BONNET<br>THE VIZIER OF THE TWO-HORNED ALEXANDER<br>RUDDER GRANGE
| Автор | Frank Richard Stockton |
"O delivery my heart from this fearful gloom and loneliness," prays the passionate Eustacia Vye, who detests her life amid the dreary environs of Egdon Heath. With the return of Clym Yeobright from Paris, her escape for the heath and its brooding isolation appears to be at hand. Clym finds in Eustacia the same dark mystery of his native heath, and his irresistible attraction to them both leads to a clash of idealism and realism.Thomas Hardy's timeless tale of a...
| Автор | Thomas Hardy, Томас Харди |
The native of Thomas Hardy's 1878 novel «The Return of the Native» is Clym (Clement) Yeobright, a young man who gives a successful career as a diamond merchant in Paris to return to his native Egdon Heath to become a Schoolmaster and to help educate poor and ignorant children. Clym's character is contrasted by Eustacia Vye, a beautiful young woman who longs to escape Egdon Heath for a more glamorous life elsewhere. Hearing of Clym's return she pursues him with hopes of him taking...
| Автор | Thomas Hardy |
Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. Born in New York, but educated in France, Germany, England and Switzerland, James often explored the cultural...
| Автор | Генри Джеймс |
Steven Cogswell was being hunted on the Riviera. Between crooks and party girls, things are getting tough. Add his ex wife … and beautiful Nadine (who may not be as innocent as she pretends) … and Nadine's brute of an ex fiance, Gerald … and you have a recipe for disaster!
| Автор | Mack Reynolds |
For three years Prince Caelan Bagaton has been searching for the woman who kidnapped his nephew. Now he has finally found her, and he is going to exact his revenge….Abby Metcalfe will do anything for the little boy she promised to protect. But Caelan has wealth and power and the child is a royal heir. To keep her promise Abby must agree to Caelan's demands–and that means a royal marriage!
| Автор | Robyn Donald |
Victor Santander: an arrogant Brazilian billionaire.Araminta Dampierre: a gentle English rose.Victor is determined to have Araminta in his bed but only for pleasure; he will never again allow a woman to get close to him. He will bring out Araminta's passionate nature, satisfy both their desires, and move on….But this Brazilian tycoon hasn't bargained on falling for his mistress!
| Автор | Fiona Hood-Stewart |
Written in 1903 by the active and ultimately executed Irish republican Erskine Childers, «The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service» unfolds the story of a minor official in the Foreign Office, Carruthers, and his complete boredom with his occupation. Although his prospects are good, he feels an emptiness in his life, and this in large part encourages Carruthers to go sailing with his friend Davies. This acquaintance suspects German naval activity in the Baltic, and the two overcome...
| Автор | Erskine Childers |
Love comes before duty… Faith refuses to be with a man who feels a sense of obligation towards her. She’s been through some traumatic events that have left her a little shaky. That doesn’t mean she needs Sheriff Ben hovering. She’ll be fine…on her own.Despite her protests, however, Ben won’t budge. He insists they share a romantic connection. She’ll admit she finds him attractive, but how can she be close to a man who might view her as a duty? It’s not until she catches a glimpse of herself...
| Автор | Janice Kay Johnson |
It was supposed to just be a visit…Settling down in her hometown has never appealed to Charlotte. She’s got a good job and a great life in the city…until a crisis forces her return to the family farm. She’s not back long before the well-laid plans for her future fall apart, and send her straight into the arms of gorgeous Mayor Gray.Soon Charlotte’s wondering if she may be ready to abandon her urban life and see where the intense feelings between them could lead. And she’s starting to see the...
| Автор | Janice Kay Johnson |
Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American writer of children's books, best known for creating the marvelous Land of Oz in «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz». This fanciful kingdom was catalogued in a series of children's books beginning with the publication of «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz». Baum's Oz series compasses the first fully developed fantasy world created by an American author. In 1900, Baum and Denslow, famous illustrator with whom he shared the copyright, published «The...
| Автор | Лаймен Баум |
Gabriella was shocked to discover that her late father had promised her to a prince! She must marry or be left penniless. Ricardo, the irresistibly handsome ruler of the Mediterranean principality of Moldoravia, was not easy to refuse!Determined not to be ruled by Ricardo, Gabriella's defiance began in the bedroom. But she hadn't bargained on falling in love with her husband, or his insistence that this must be a royal marriage–in every sense!
| Автор | Fiona Hood-Stewart |
Thanks to a reality TV game show, Kelli Walters has to swap lives–and jobs–with one of the «suits» at work, vice president Samuel Maxwell! Yes, that means she gets to sit in his huge office, telling people what to do, while he has to scrape by as a single mom with a dead-end job!But when sexy Sam ups the stakes with his heart-stopping smiles and smoldering glances, Kelli realizes that winning it all may not mean winning the game show, but getting the real prize–him!
| Автор | Jackie Braun |