The revised edition follows the complete and unabridged text of ULYSSES as corrected and reset in 1961.
The revised edition follows the complete and unabridged text of ULYSSES as corrected and reset in 1961.
Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted (and best-paid) writers of stories and novellas.
After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.
Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home.
An engrossing novel inspired by a true event about unresolved family history and racial tensions that threaten a Florida community.
Yirmi bir yaşındaki Joy, 1950’lerde Hong Kong’da yaşarken yakışıklı deniz subayı Edward’la tanışır. Başta bu genç adama âşık olma ihtimali aklının ucundan bile geçmemiştir. Fakat birbirlerinin ruh eşi olduklarını anlayan iki gencin düğün tarihi yirmi dört saat içinde belirlenir. Artık Joy da kocasıyla beraber dünyayı gezmeye başlamıştır ve çok mutludur. Ama evlilik hayatının sandığı gibi olmadığını kısa süre sonra zor yoldan öğrenecektir…
"Имя розы" - книга с загадкой. В начале XIV века, вскоре после того, как Данте сочинил "Божественную комедию", в сердце Европы, в бенедиктинском монастыре обнаруживаются убитые. Льется кровь, разверзаются сферы небес.
Barlow is not a place of hope. It is not a place where dreams are made or the wishes of children fulfilled. Here, reality is a miser who gives nothing in exchange for an endless struggle just to scratch out an existence.
Huyton preys on street dealers. He's good at that and doesn’t expect to find any serious opposition when he arrives in West Yorkshire
What is "Passion"?, Why compare it with a higher value. Who contributes to us, if not us. I want to begin my book with a hideous, or as you may be inclined to think a delightful detail. Put it in whichever category as you see fit. As I express my thoughts to you, you may like them or disagree with what I have to say, but I wish to express all my thought’s as this will be my first and final book. Hello!, Welcome to my mind. Take a seat, please. Some Topics, may hit a tone in your melody, or drop a bass to your drums.
A corrupt Treasury Analyst caught in a corporate web of lies. Situation in Vancouver.
In New York City, Justin Parker, a successful American fashion designer, finally meets the new face of his brand, Natalie Wilson, a gorgeous British model with raw talent. Her erratic cousin, Dylan Wilson, who’s a stylist with his brand, introduces them but she has no idea that they already have enough chemistry.
How Columbus came to America in trying to sail around the world to China. A brief survey of foreign individuals and groups that explored or settled parts of America. Includes Leif Ericson, Columbus, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and the Pilgrims beautifully illlustrated.
Idaho-born author, ran away from home at 14 and became successively a tramp, circus hand, sailor, sheepherder, reporter, and prison officer. After graduation from the University of Iowa (1917) and study at Harvard, he taught for a time at Simmons and Smith, and wrote textbooks on economics and sociology.
A nostalgic book about England, by an American, wife of William Beebe, who spends part of every year in England.
London is one of the great cities of the world. It is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. In 1900, it was the biggest city in the world. In this book you will find a lot of interesting information about London. You will read about its history from Roman times. You will learn about its famous people - and the shops, museums and palaces of this exciting city.
During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost cause by escaping into a nearby wood, deserting his battalion. He finds a group of injured men in which one of the group, the "Tattered Soldier", asks Henry, who's often referred to as "The Youth", where he's wounded. Henry, embarrassed that he's whole, wanders thru the forest.
"Most of these stories are about murder: We see what can drive a person to murder. Some people are angry or frightened. Others are clever planners. In one of the stories we meet a man who is making careful preparations for his third murder. WIll he succeed?"--Back cover note.
It is difficult to be really bad at something, but the people in this book manage to succeed! The book features tales of drivers who can't drive, travellers who get lost all the time and policemen who can't catch criminals.
In 1960s America, four young boys go on a journey to search for the body of a boy killed by a train. As they travel, they discover how cruel the world can be, but also how wondrous.