Charles: 17376 books

Histoires extraordinaires (1856): Edgar Poe sa vie et ses œuvres, Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue, La Lettre volée, Le Scarabée d'or, Le Canard au ballon, Aventure sans pareille d'un certain Hans Pfaall, Manuscrit trouvé dans une bouteille, Une descente dans le maelstrom, La Vérité sur...

Contes (10 Contes de Perrault - Version Entièrement Illustrée) * Inclus une coutre biographie de Charles Perrault Charles Perrault : L'essentiel de son travail consiste en la collecte et la retranscription de contes issus de la tradition orale française. Il est l'un des formalisateurs...

A quick study into the methods and style of Da Vinci's drawings and art. Leonardo da Vinci found in drawing the readiest and most stimulating way of self-expression. The use of pen and crayon came to him as naturally as the monologue to an eager and egoistic talker. This work has been selected...

It was noontide. The sun was very hot. An old gentlewoman sat spinning in a little arbour at the door of her cottage. She was blind; and her grandaughter was reading the Bible to her. The old lady had just left her work, to attend to the story of Ruth. "Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth clave...

At the turn of the twentieth century, Charles Dana Gibson's pen-and-ink drawings of the "American Girl" — now remembered as the Gibson Girl — became the national ideal of femininity. This collection of his images of youthful, dynamic women offers an informative and amusing reflection...

*Includes pictures of Victoria and important people, places, and events in her life.*Discusses the legacy of Victoria and the Victorian era, as well as their depiction in pop culture. *Includes a Table of Contents. Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to fulfil...

A bone-chilling trio of supernatural tales by fiction master Charles Dickens In “The Haunted House,” a new homeowner discovers he is sharing his bed with the skeleton of the house’s former master. In “The Trial for Murder,” a revengeful ghost haunts a juror serving at his killer’s...

Charles Samaran a en grande partie écrit ce livre pour les lecteurs des Trois Mousquetaires. À la plupart d'entre eux, il apprenait la vie réelle du héros d'Alexandre Dumas. Et quelle vie ! Grâce à son exceptionnelle érudition, il a réussi à démêler le vrai du faux, partant à la...

*Includes descriptions of the voyage from crew member Antonio Pigafetta's journal. *Includes maps and pictures of important people and places in Magellan's life.*Includes a Table of Contents. Most versed in nautical charts, he knew better than any other the true art of navigation, of which it is certain...

David Copperfield ou The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (which he never meant to publish on any account) é um romance de Charles Dickens. A exemplo de vários trabalhos da época, inicialmente foi publicado em capítulos,...

For the first time in ebook, renowned scholar Charles Johnson’s exploration of contemporary black literature and the meaning of the black experience as expressed through the writers Richard Wright, Jean Toomer, David Bradley, and others. Charles Johnson approaches contemporary black literature...

An accessible introduction to the proven method of value investing An ardent follower of Warren Buffett-the most high-profile value investor today-author Charles Mizrahi has long believed in the power of this proven approach. Now, with Getting Started in Value Investing, Mizrahi breaks down...

An excellent mix of history and biography for anyone interested in English history, this first volume of two examines the life and times of the English prime ministers from rise of Sir Robert Walpole in 1715 to the death of Charles James Fox in 1806. Includes views of Lords Grenville and North as well as the Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder), among others.