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Castles in the Air
- Author: Orczy Emmuska Orczy Baroness
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) is known as a novelist, playwright and artist who was born in Hungary and after a peasant revolution moved to Great Britain with her parents. Her most well-known character that appear in a series of her books is Scarlett Pimpernel. Orcxy's husband Montague MaClean Barstow who was a playwriter and a novelist as well, wrote a story about an English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney who falls in love with a charming French woman Scarlett Pimpernel and rescues her from the French revolution. Baroness Orczy got interested in this character and created the continuation of their adventures. All of her books are written with light words and in a light style. Castles in the Air is a chain of short stories that were published in 1921. The story focuses on the adventures of a police agent in Paris in Napoleonic epoch. Every word will make you smile and even burst with laughter so it is a good idea for those readers who want to spend a couple of evening in a great mood.
seeking the best dedicated to the negro youth
- Author: otis m shackelford
- Genre: Books
This rare antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. As we are interested in creating a wider selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it might probably have occasional faultinesses such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues that we can not control. As this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to defending, preserving and promoting the world's literature. "Seeking the Best Dedicated to the Negro Youth" is the very book that everyone must have on his shelf!
The Great Impersonation
- Author: Oppenheim Edward Phillips
- Genre: Books
A spy novel of "the Prince of Storytellers," Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 – 1946), an English novelist, successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. The Great Impersonation became his most famous work, having been adapted for films several times. It describes the rich life of English aristocrats before the Great War, taking place in England of 1913. Ingenious plot, where the facts are woven into a web that cannot be untangled until the final chapter, keeps a reader in sheer suspense.
the ward of king canute a romance of the danish conquest
- Author: ottilie adelina liljencrantz
- Genre: Africa
This is a great work of fiction. Liljencrantz's writing evokes past times and really illustrates the life of Canute and his army during the Danish conquest. This book is filled with many colorful characters, but King Canute, Elfgiva of Northampton, and Randalin really stand out. During reading the book all the characters come to life, and all the events seem to be so real, that sometimes it’s even hard to believe you are reading a book. If you are interested in the Viking raiders of the 11th century or of King Canute, you will greatly enjoy this amazing and fantastic book.
The Nearest Exit
- Author: Olen Steinhauer
- Genre: Mystery
Steinhauer's agent/protagonist, Milo Weaver, is an experienced professional who hasn't completely lost his moral compass. In the espionage business, the latter quality is considered a fatal flaw and has caused Weaver major career and personal problems. He has been used and abused by his CIA employers, and in "The Nearest Exit" he returns to a kind of entry level job as a gypsy spy ("Tourist") to redeem his reputation and professional livelihood. The use/abuse begins again immediately as Weaver is sent off to Berlin to assassinate an apparently innocent teenage girl. In his business, no explanation for these assignments is ever offered, but this particular job unravels into an international crisis with the reluctant killer becoming the new target of unknown opponents. Among the more interesting opponents that Weaver encounters in this ever more interesting saga, is Fraulein Erika Schwartz, a German spy master of great intelligence, grit and energy. Destined to become Weaver's partner and savior in routing the baddest of the bad guys, Schwartz is vividly sketched by the author as one of the most original characters in the contemporary genre. This book is worth reading just to savor the chapters that she inhabits
My Name is Red
- Author: Orhan Pamuk
- Genre: Literature & Fiction
It is a story from one master of miniaturist and illuminist who was murdered when he's was made an illustrate of a book about the Sultan. It is very non-traditional murder mystery from one turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk
the attack and defense of little round top gettysburg july 2 1863
- Author: oliver willcox norton
- Genre: Americas
A personal account of the events during the turning period of American history, the Civil War, by Civil War veteran Oliver Norton. Upheld by the many reports written days or even weeks after a battle by the regimental commanders, the author created a fair and accurate account of what really happened.