Cather Willa: 172 books

BEST STORIES BEST AUTHORS - 10 A Defenseless Creature Andy Lovell Girl The Enchanted Bluff The Eyes of the Panther Roger Malvin's Burial The War Prayer The Dragon's Teeth The Clarion Call The Happy Prince A Defenseless Creature by Anton Chekhov       IN spite of a violent attack of...

A Blunder by Anton Chekhov ILYA SERGEITCH PEPLOV and his wife Kleopatra Petrovna were standing at the door, listening greedily. On the other side in the little drawing-room a love scene was apparently taking place between two persons: their daughter Natashenka and a teacher of the district school,...

Table of contents A Double-Dyed Deceiver Legend of Mont St. Michel Little Miss Muffet Louisa May Alcott: A Child's Biography   The Antique Ring   The Five Boons of Life The Masque of the Red Death   The Author Anton Chekhov A Daughter Of Albion   A Burglar's Christmas   A Baffled Ambuscade   A...

Table of contentsComing, Aphrodite! The Diamond Mine A Gold Slipper Scandal Paul's Case A Wagner Matinee The Sculptor's Funeral "A Death in the Desert

My Mortal Enemy is a poignant character study of an extraordinary woman of commanding personality named Myra who gives up a fortune to marry for love. But was it the right choice? This book shows how although love can exist between a couple, resentment and regret can still arise and this...

This ebook comprises the 4 volumes of our series named "50 Classic Christmas Stories". All 4 volumes are also available separately in the shop. This edition includes bonus streaming links to our album called "35 essential christmas songs (guitar arrangements)" (Spotify, Apple Music,...

L'histoire classique des Bergson, une famille d'immigrés américano-suédois dans une ferme près de la ville fictive de Hanover Nebraska, au tournant du XXe siècle. Le personnage principal, Alexandra Bergson, hérite des terres agricoles de la famille lorsque son père décède et elle consacre...

The novel follows an ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to the big city to fulfil her dream of becoming a well-trained pianist, a better piano teacher. When her piano instructor hears her voice, he realizes that this is her true artistic gift. He encourages her to pursue her vocal training instead of piano.

A construction engineer and world-renowned builder of bridges is undergoing a mid-life crisis. He is married and resumes his acquaintance with a former lover, Hilda Burgoyne, in London. The affair gnaws at Bartley's sense of propriety and honour.

The novel follows life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native, searching for his purpose in life. We see Claude building friendships during his University years and these relationships interrupted when his father expands the family farm and Claude is obligated to leave university and operate part of the...

The novel follows life of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish immigrants in the farm country near the fictional town of Hanover, Nebraska. The main character, Alexandra Bergson, inherits the family farmland when her father dies and devotes her life to making the farm a viable enterprise at a time when many other immigrant families are giving up and leaving the prairie.

The moving was over and done. Professor St. Peter was alone in the dismantled house where he had lived ever since his marriage, where he had worked out his career and brought up his two daughters. It was almost as ugly as it is possible for a house to be; square, three stories in height, painted the...

Nessuno può sottrarsi allo charme di Myra Henshawe: né gli amici artisti, cui riserva una conversazione dove vibra «una lingua speciale» e un’incorreggibile prodigalità, né gli «amici ricconi», che subiscono rassegnati il suo sarcasmo fulmineo. Adorabile e imperiosa, Myra sembra avere proprio...