Kingston: 487 books

W.H.G. Kingston was a 19th century American writer best known for writing kids adventure novels that were very popular with boys at the time. His books are still widely read today.

In this well-written book we find ourselves in Zululand, amid the beautiful scenery of South Africa. Hendricks makes his living by hunting, and trading the skins and other products. It is a dangerous way of earning money, and we are with him on one of his trips. There are dangers from animals, lack...

The tale of the Three Midshipmen is carried on to the Three Lieutenants, the Three Commanders, and the Three Admirals. The book starts with the arrival of three new boys at a boarding school for young gentlemen. One boy is English, one is Scottish, and the third is Irish. Under the influence of various...

This rather long book is not a novel: it is a fun-level introduction to the natural history of the Americas, seen from a late nineteenth century perspective. You could not use this book as a full guide to all the natural history of the Americas, but instead it is intended to be read through in order...

The time is just before the Indian Mutiny. A young man returns to India in search of important papers of his father's. He arrives within the territory of the Rajah with whom his father had been associated. Various unrests and disturbances occur, during which it turns out that the young man is in fact...

This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine. One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station. Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their...

This is an absolutely brilliant book, not least because it is a shining example throughout, of the use of good English. The story is exciting, and the telling of it made interesting, with its wealth of local detail. According to Wikipedia: "William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 - 5 August...

W.H.G. Kingston was a 19th century American writer best known for writing kids adventure novels that were very popular with boys at the time. His books are still widely read today.

According to Wikipedia: "William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 - 5 August 1880), writer of tales for boys, was born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto, where his father was a merchant. His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler,...

MILLIONAIRE - The Contract (Millionaire #1) Cathlyn Hodge è la degna erede di suo padre. Crudele, spietata, cinica. Sia negli affari che con gli uomini. Dopo la morte dei suoi genitori eredita l’azienda di famiglia a Los Angeles, diventandone a soli ventisette anni, l’amministratore delegato,...

MILLIONAIRE - The Master (Millionaire #2) L’orgoglio di Cathlyn cede e lei finalmente accetta di firmare il contratto con Malcolm Reed, l’amministratore delegato della Luxury Corporation, in modo da salvare la sua società, la Hodge Design, dal collasso finanziario. Nessuno dei soci conosce...

MILLIONAIRE - The Domination (Millionaire #3) L’incontro con Samantha, l’ex moglie di Malcolm giunta da Manhattan per riconquistarlo, ha lasciato Cathlyn ancora più stravolta. Ha soltanto un mese, per capire cosa Malcolm voglia davvero da lei, e il vero motivo per il quale è arrivato...

GENTLEMAN - The Club Sheryl una giovane studentessa di legge di Boston, si lascia convincere da una sua amica a partecipare a un esclusivo party, in un Club privato di Manhattan. Tutti gli invitati sono obbligati a indossare delle maschere nere sugli occhi, per l’anonimato, e ben presto Sheryl...

MILLIONAIRE - The Submission (Millionaire #5) Cathlyn si è innamorata di Malcolm, comprende finalmente che il contratto che hanno stipulato, dove lei ha accettato di essere la sua schiava per un intero mese, per salvare la propria azienda dal collasso finanziario, in fondo è soltanto un pezzo...