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The story begins during the War of the Roses in England, but our hero, Gervaise Tresham, soon joins the Knights of St. John in Rhodes. Dedicated to God's service and pious in his personal life, Gervaise uncovers a plot, saves the coast of Italy from the Muslim corsairs, and is knighted by the Grand Prior. After being captured by and escaping from the enemy, the young English knight draws his sword in the defense of Rhodes.

Few wars have been fought by each side with greater intensity of conviction in the rightness of its cause or with more abundant personal heroism than the War Between the States. The story begins with a great responsibility falling on Vincent Wingfield, the teenage son of a widowed Virginia plantation owner. Vincent must decide what course of action he should take when a problem arises on the plantation.

Les propos du Dr Tomatis passionneront les amateurs comme les professionnels qui désirent découvrir les secrets de la voix parlée ou chantée et comment optimiser leurs capacités vocales et/ou musicales.

Beric, a boy chief of a British tribe, takes a prominent part in the insurrection against Rome under Queen Boadicea. These efforts are useless against the mighty Roman army. For a short time, Beric and his companions continue the fight but are ultimately defeated and taken as prisoners to Rome. Through the eyes of Beric, the listener learns of life in AD 61 Rome, the gladiatorial schools, the great fire, and life in Nero's court.

Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact; it was most famously presented in The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783.

Shortly before the US Revolutionary war against England, most inhabitants were her loyal subjects. France had control of much of southern Canada and the “western” lands of the current states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Skirmishes abounded for years between English settlers pushing west and French settlers and their Indian accomplices. This story includes depictions of the battles of Forts Duquesne and Necessity in Pennsylvania, and Forts Ticonderoga and William Henry in New York, and Quebec in Canada.

The Saxons and Vikings fought many fierce battles in Britain in the eighth and ninth centuries. During the struggle, 23-year-old Alfred ascended the throne and temporarily beat back the pagan hordes and concluded a peace treaty. Following another war in 878, peace was again achieved; the Danish King Guthrum accepted Christianity and withdrew to East Anglia, and Alfred the Great fortified cities, built a navy, codified laws, and revived learning among the Saxons until his death in AD 900. The hero is a Saxon thane named Edmund who joins the forces of King Alfred.

Nearly 100 of the most popular and loved poems in the English language, this collection is one of the most comprehensive anthologies of its kind available. It covers a remarkable range, from the striking vision of Blake and Shelley and the insights of Keats to lighter but equally memorable verse by Tennyson, Donne, and Edward Lear.

In the Heart of the Rockies is packed with adventure! In 1860, 16-year-old Tom Wade leaves England for the American Far West to find his uncle and to improve his family fortunes. Arriving at the small western outpost of Denver to mine for gold, he soon encounters Native American warriors, takes part in big-game hunts, and learns how to survive a frigid mountain winter with nothing but resourcefulness and perseverance.

When Harold Godwinson is crowned king of England in 1066, William of Normandy contests his right to be king because of an oath Harold had earlier sworn to support William's own acquisition of the throne. Henty's treatment of this critical time in history of the English people is even-handed, and his portrayal of Harold Godwinson - a king much neglected in our day - is a sympathetic one. Wulf of Steyning, a young Saxon thane in the service of Earl Harold, accompanies him on his fateful trip to Normandy.

The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, ushered in the French Revolution. Within four years, the king was executed and a revolutionary tribunal was established to judge "enemies of the people." The property of nobles was seized and "enemies" tried and sent to the guillotine. Harry Sandwith, a companion of a French family, wins their confidence and becomes the protector of the three daughters. After the girls are condemned to death in the coffin-ships, Harry saves the girls and the gets them safely to England.

Australia in the 1830s was a wild place. Reuben Whitney, escaping an inaccurate perception of him in England, enjoys an adventurous passage aboard the Paramatta, and sails "down under." Joining the police force, he makes his mark in conflicts with the Aborigines and Bushrangers. Finally, he saves the life of a squire's daughter who has emigrated to Australia following her father's financial ruin. This story is filled with adventure, close calls, and historical information about the early days of Australia!

La incursión de Alfredo Álamo en el género de la espada y brujería no podía ser sino una historia desprejuiciada y gozosa, la obra de un maestro que domina a la perfección los mecanismos del género. En esta historia seguiremos al despiadado asesino Kobold en una alocada venganza contra quienes intentan eliminarlo, sin importar si son mortales o dioses.

La incursión de Alfredo Álamo en la literatura juvenil nos deja un cóctel tan ecléctico y apasionante como su propio autor: sirenas, grafitis que se alimentan de sangre, magia a raudales y un grupo de amigos que se enfrentan a una amenaza sobrenatural con el Cabanyal valenciano como telón de fondo.

Margarita es una chica de trece años que se siente sola. Un día, empieza a cartearse con otra chica de su edad, que está muy triste porque han secuestrado a su hermano. Margarita, por casualidad, descubre quiénes son los secuestradores.

Gillar du att upptäcka författare genom sina egna ord och få kärnan i deras idéer på det mest effektiva sättet? Här är ett urval av citat från tre stora franska poeter: Charles Baudelaire, Alfred de Musset, Alphonse de Lamartine. Öka din kunskap om vår kultur och glädje åt dessa väsentliga tankar av stora figurer från vår tid och tidigare. Ett bra citat kan inkapsla ett stort nät av idéer, tankar, reflektioner, känslor i några ord.

Bli bekant med de viktigaste författarna under det franska 1800-talets tid, romanernas och realismens tid, som formade politisk, filosofisk och konstnärlig tanke och vilket inflytande fortfarande kan kännas i vår kultur.

Alfred de Musset var en fransk poet och dramatiker av perioden romantique.Il leder ett liv av "dandy utsvävande", som kännetecknas av sin affär med George Sand, när du skriver pjäser, inklusive den romantiska drama Lorenzaccio, hans mästerverk konstverk. Han nästa publicerade en självbiografisk roman La Confession av ett barn av århundradet 1836. depressiv och alkoholist, skrev han mindre och mindre efter 30 års ålder.

Alfred de Musset was een Franse dichter en toneelschrijver van de periode romantique.Il leidt een leven van "dandy liederlijke", gekenmerkt door zijn affaire met George Sand, tijdens het schrijven van toneelstukken, waaronder het romantische drama Lorenzaccio, zijn meesterwerk kunstwerk. Hij publiceerde naast een autobiografische roman "La Confession of a Child of the Century" in 1836. Depressieve en alcoholische, schreef hij steeds minder na de leeftijd van 30 jaar.

Alfred de Musset est un poète et dramaturge français de la période romantique. Il mène une vie de "dandy débauché", marquée par sa liaison avec George Sand, tout en écrivant des pièces de théâtre, notamment le drame romantique "Lorenzaccio", son chef-d'œuvre. Il publie parallèlement un roman autobiographique "La Confession d'un enfant du siècle" en 1836.