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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (* 2. April 1840 in Paris; † 29. September 1902 ebenda) war ein französischer Schriftsteller und Journalist. Von 1894-1898 schrieb er den Zyklus “Trois Villes” Lourdes, Rom und Paris. Zola gilt als einer der großen französischen Romanciers des 19. Jahrhunderts...

Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (* 2. April 1840 in Paris; † 29. September 1902 ebenda) war ein französischer Schriftsteller und Journalist. Von 1901-1903 schrieb er den Zyklus “Quatre Evangiles” (Vier Evangelien, Fruchtbarkeit, Arbeit, Wahrheit und Gerechtigkeit, letzteres blieb unvollendet....

Ein junger Adeliger nimmt sich einen Urlaub auf dem Semmering und ist enttäuscht und gelangweilt von der Gesellschaft, die er dort vorfindet. Später jedoch bemerkt er eine etwas angejahrte, aber immer noch attraktiv erscheinende jüdische Frau mit ihrem zwölfjährigen Sohn Edgar. Der Baron freundet...

“Bedtime Wonder Tales” are favourite stories from the folklore of all nations. Such stories are particularly enjoyed by children from four to twelve years of age.

Marshal Foch, the commander of eleven million bayonets, has written that no man is more qualified than Gibbons to tell the true story of the Western Front. General Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces, has said that it was Gibbons' great opportunity to give the people...

Excerpt: "To read this tale, dear Hugh, without any association of its incidents with the old respectable chronicles of the Historians is what I should wish you could always do. That is the happy manner with Romance; that is the enviable aptness of the child. But when (by the favour of God) you...

This book fills in the historical narrative of the Native Americans from 1644 to the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 and the death of Sitting Bull in 1890.

Alexander Scott Withers (12 October 1792 – 23 January 1865, was the author of “Chronicles of Border Warfare” (1831), a history of (and important primary source on) the early white settlement of western Virginia and consequent conflicts with American Indians. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy was a master of realistic fiction and is widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists. "The Young Tsar" is a fine example of his gift for short stories.

The British waged three costly wars against the Burmese Empire during the 19th century. The costly wars took the lives of over 15,000 British and Indian soldiers. When the final war ended in 1885, Great Britain controlled all of northeastern India and Burma. In this book a young man by the name of...

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. “For Name and Fame: With Roberts to Cabul or Through Afghan Passes” is a blood-and-morality tale from late 19th century. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. “For The Temple” is a “Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem”. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902), was a prolific eng novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. During the Indian war with Tippoo Saib, an eng boy attempts the rescue of his father, a captive for nine years of the "Tiger of Mysore."

PREFACE: “As a rule the minor wars in which this country has been from time to time engaged, have been remarkable both for the admirable way in which they were conducted and for the success that attended them. The two campaigns in South Africa, however, that followed each other with but a brief...