The splendid spur, being memoirs of the adventures of Mr. John Marvel, a servant of His late Majesty King Charles I., in the years 1642-3

A year or two ago it was observed that three writers were using the curiously popular signature "Q." This was hardly less confusing than that one writer should use three signatures (Grant Allen, Arbuthnot Wilson, and Anon), but as none of the three was willing to try another letter, they had to leave it to the public (whose decision in such matters is final) to say who is Q to it. The public said, Let him wear this proud letter who can win it, and for the present at least it is in the possession of the author of "The Splendid Spur" and "The Blue Pavilions." It would seem, too, as if it were his "to keep," for "Q" is like the competition cups that are only yours for a season, unless you manage to carry them three times in succession. Mr. Quiller-Couch has been champion Q since 1890. The interesting question is not so much, What has he done to be the only prominent Q of these years, as Is he to be the Q of all time? If so, he will do better work than he has yet done, though several of his latest sketchesand one in particularare of very uncommon merit. Mr. Quiller-Couch is so unlike Mr. Kipling that one immediately wants to compare them. They are both young, and they have both shown such promise that it will be almost sad if neither can write a book to liveas, of course, neither has done as yet. Mr. Kipling is the more audacious, which is probably a matter of training. He was brought up in India, where one's beard grows much quicker than at Oxford, and where you not only become a man (and a cynic) in a hurry, but see and hear strange things (and print them) such as the youth of Oxford miss, or, becoming acquainted with, would not dare insert in the local magazine of the moment. So Mr. Kipling's first work betokened a knowledge of the world that is by no means to be found in "Dead Man's Rock," the first book published by Mr. Quiller-Couch. On the other hand, it cannot truly be said that Mr. Kipling's latest work is stronger than his first, while the other writer's growth is the most remarkable thing about him. It is precisely the same Mr. Kipling who is now in the magazines that was writing some years ago in India (and a rare good Mr. Kipling too), but the Mr. Quiller-Couch of to-day is the Quiller-Couch of "Dead Man's Rock" grown out of recognition. To compare their styles is really to compare the men. Mr. Kipling's is the more startling, the stronger (as yet), and the more mannered. Mark Twain, it appears, said he reads Mr. Kipling for his style, which is really the same thing as saying you read him for his books, though the American seems only to have meant that he eats the beef because he likes the salt. It is a journalistic style, aiming too constantly at sharp effects, always succeeding in getting them. Sometimes this is contrived at the expense of grammar, as when (a common trick with the author) he ends a story with such a paragraph as "Which is manifestly unfair." Mr. Quiller-Couch has never sinned in this way, but his first style was somewhat turgid, even melodramatic, and, compared with Mr. Kipling's, lacked distinction.

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Fiction

Love stories

Historical fiction

Servants

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Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, action & adventure

Fiction, romance, historical, general


La dame d'Abou Simbel

Fiction; Civilization; Abou Simbel (Égypte ; site archéologique); Historical Fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Egypt, fiction; Literature and fiction, historical fiction; Ramses ii, king of egypt; Fiction, general

La dame d'Abou Simbel

Fiction

Civilization

Historical Fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Egypt, fiction

Ramses ii, king of egypt

Fiction, general

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The Summer of My German Soldier

Sheltering an escaped German prisoner of war is the beginning of some shattering experiences for a twelve-year-old Jewish girl in Arkansas.

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The Summer of My German Soldier

World War, 1939-1945

Teenage fiction

Friendship

Fiction

Juvenile fiction

Prisoners of war

Jews

Prejudices

Conduct of life

Prisoners of war in fiction

Jews in fiction

Conduct of life in fiction

World War, 1939-1945 in fiction

Prejudices in fiction

Arkansas in fiction

Self-esteem in fiction

Self-esteem

History

American Prisoners and prisons

Large type books

Germans

Self esteem

Historical fiction

Children's stories

Toleration

World war, 1939-1945, fiction

Conduct of life, fiction

Self-esteem, fiction

Prejudices, fiction

Jews, united states, fiction

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Children's fiction

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Jews, fiction

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Places & cultures

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An Anarchist

This book looks at the inception, composition, and 1907 publication of The Secret Agent, one of Joseph Conrad’s most highly regarded political novels and a core text of literary modernism. David Mulry examines the development and revisions of the novel through the stages of the holograph manuscript, first as a short story, then as a serialized sensation fiction in Ridgway’s Militant Weekly for the American market, before it was extensively revised and published in novel form. Presciently anticipating the climate of modern terror, Conrad’s text responds to the failed Greenwich Bombing, the first anarchist atrocity to occur on English soil. This book charts its historical and cultural milieu via press and anarchist accounts of the bombing, to place Conrad foremost among the dynamite fiction of revolutionary anarchism and terrorism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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An Anarchist

Fiction
Historical Fiction
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Bonnie Prince Charles

"Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden" is an enchanting historical novel written by G. A. Henty that delves into the tumultuous events surrounding the Jacobite Rebellion in the mid-18th century. Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Fontenoy and the Battle of Culloden, the book offers an immersive account of the conflict and the individuals involved. The story follows the journey of Ronald Leslie, a young Scottish protagonist who becomes entangled in the struggle between the supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the British government. Through Ronald's eyes, readers witness the bravery, loyalty, and sacrifices made by both sides during the rebellion. This is a gripping tale of adventure, honor, and the consequences of political upheaval. Henty's dynamic storytelling transports readers to the heart of the conflict, providing valuable insights into the complexities of the rebellion and the individuals who shaped its outcome.

Fiction, historical, general; Great britain, fiction; Juvenile fiction; Fiction; History; Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746; Fontenoy, Battle of, Fontenoy, Hainaut, Belgium, 1745; Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746; Scotland, fiction; Belgium, fiction; Fontenoy, Battle of, 1745; Culloden, Battle of, 1746; Fiction, war & military; England, fiction; Historical Fiction; English Historical fiction; Male authors; English Adventure stories; Large type books; Pretenders to the throne; Voyages and travels; Adventure stories; Princes; Courage; Diligence; Determination (Personality trait); War stories; Escapes; Soldiers; Loyalty

Bonnie Prince Charles

Fiction, historical, general

Great britain, fiction

Juvenile fiction

Fiction

History

Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746

Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746

Scotland, fiction

Belgium, fiction

Fontenoy, Battle of, 1745

Culloden, Battle of, 1746

Fiction, war & military

England, fiction

Historical Fiction

English Historical fiction

Male authors

English Adventure stories

Large type books

Pretenders to the throne

Voyages and travels

Adventure stories

Princes

Courage

Diligence

Determination (Personality trait)

War stories

Escapes

Soldiers

Loyalty

Kings and rulers

Bataille de Fontenoy, Fontenoy, Hainaut, Belgique, 1745

Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse

Bataille de Culloden, Écosse, 1746

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Freedom Road

Howard Fast; Eric Foner; W. E. B. Du Bois

Fiction; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); African American men; Freedmen; Freedom; Fiction in English; Reconstruction; History; South carolina, fiction; American literature, history and criticism; Fiction, general; Freed persons; Hommes noirs américains; Romans, nouvelles; Affranchis; Liberty; Historical fiction; Slavery; African Americans; Esclavage; Noirs américains

Freedom Road

Fiction

African American men

Freedmen

Freedom

Fiction in English

Reconstruction

History

South carolina, fiction

Fiction, general

Freed persons

Hommes noirs américains

Romans, nouvelles

Affranchis

Liberty

Historical fiction

Slavery

African Americans

Esclavage

Noirs américains

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The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts

The Chainbearer By James Fenimore Cooper

Fiction; History; Antirent War, N.Y., 1839-1846; Historical fiction; Fiction, historical, general; American literature

Fiction
History
Antirent War, N.Y., 1839-1846
Historical fiction
Fiction, historical, general
American literature

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Petr Pervyĭ

Unlike most previous studies of literature and film, which tend to privilege particular authors, texts, or literary periods, David Gillespie and Marina Korneeva consider the multiple functions of filmed Russian literature as a cinematic subject in its own right-one reflecting the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas. In this first and only comprehensive study of cinema's various engagements of Russian literature focusing on the large period 1895-2015, The History of Russian Literature on Film highlights the ways these adaptations emerged from and continue to shape the social, artistic, and commercial aspects of film history.

Biographical fiction; Historical fiction; Fiction; History; Fiction, historical, general; Russian literature

Petr Pervyĭ

Biographical fiction
Historical fiction
Fiction
History
Fiction, historical, general
Russian literature


A dangerous fortune

Una fortuna peligrosa es un juego de pasiones encontradas llevado con brío y penetración, así como una aguda recreación de los esplendores y miserias de las altas finanzas. Una obra llamada a sorprender a los admiradores de ese gran novelista que es Ken Follet. La riqueza de los Pilaster se basaba en el banco de la familia, una de las más sólidas y respetables instituciones financieras del Londres victoriano. En torno al consejo de administración, que preside el anciano Seth Pilaster, giran las ambiciones de la familia, sobre todo las de Augusta, su maliciosa nuera, y las de Hugh, nieto de Seth. Augusta, junto a su falta de escrúpulos, cuenta con la alianza de Miguel Miranda, vástago de una brutal familia de caciques sudamericanos que desea contar con el apoyo del banco para sus proyectos de dominio. La lucha entre la perfidia de Augusta y la tradición de honradez de Hugh marcará durante treinta años los destinos delbanco. Reseña: «Un modelo perfecto de construcción de intriga, con una fenomenal progresión dramática.» The New York Times ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives. From the exclusive men's clubs and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper class to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, one family is splintered by a shared legacy. But greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or the dreams of a nation will die.

Fiction; History; Great Britain in fiction; Upper class; Upper class in fiction; Upper classes in fiction; Upper classes; Historical fiction; Translations from English; Thai fiction; Great britain, fiction; Fiction, suspense; English literature; Bankier; Familie; New York Times reviewed; Fiction, historical, general; Large type books; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Roman historique anglais; Grande-Bretagne; Histoire

A dangerous fortune

Fiction
History
Great Britain in fiction
Upper class
Upper class in fiction
Upper classes in fiction
Upper classes
Historical fiction
Translations from English
Thai fiction
Great britain, fiction
Fiction, suspense
English literature
Bankier
Familie
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, historical, general
Large type books
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Roman historique anglais
Grande-Bretagne
Histoire

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Child of the morning

Reared by her Pharoh father to assume his throne upon his death, Hatshepsut - a real historical figure - has to contend with her weak half-brother before she can realize her dream.

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Child of the morning

Kings and rulers
Literature
Fiction..
Biographical fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Queens
Fiction,
History
Romans
Egypt, fiction
Fiction, historical
Fiction, historical, general

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The Hollow Hills

Born on Christmas Eve, Arthur Pendragon is the illegitimate son of the married duchess Ygraine and Uther Pendragon, brother of a great king: a union Merlin arranged. But Arthur's birth is not welcomed by everyone: his father demands he be hidden until a legitimate son can be born, and Merlin is forced to give the babe to his own childhood nurse for safekeeping and go into hiding. In a dream, Merlin learns of a sword of unparalleled beauty and extraordinary craftsmanship, hidden in a long-deserted Roman temple. Merlin retrieves the sword and hides it in a cave on an island in the centre of a lake, where it remains for years. But what is hidden must be revealed. For it is foretold that the irrepressible young man named Arthur will find a sword and claim his birthright: as heir to Uther Pendragon and king of the Britons.

Adaptations; Arthurian romances; Britons; Fiction; Kings and rulers; Merlin (Legendary character); Wizards; History; Arthur, King; Merlin; Fantasy fiction; Historical fiction; Romances; Large type books; Fiction, fantasy, historical; Merlin (legendary character), fiction; Arthur, king, fiction; Fantastic fiction; Fiction, romance, historical; Great britain, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, fantasy, general; Legends; fantasy; Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy

The Hollow Hills

Adaptations
Arthurian romances
Britons
Fiction
Kings and rulers
Merlin (Legendary character)
Wizards
History
Arthur, King
Merlin
Fantasy fiction
Historical fiction
Romances
Large type books
Fiction, fantasy, historical
Merlin (legendary character), fiction
Arthur, king, fiction
Fantastic fiction
Fiction, romance, historical
Great britain, fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction, fantasy, general
Legends

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Fall of Giants

Una gran novela que narra las vidas de cinco familias: una americana, una galesa, una inglesa, una alemana y una rusa, con el trasfondo de la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Revolución Rusa y los profundos cambios sociales que estas conllevaron. Primer volumen de la trilogía «The Century» La historia empieza en 1911, el día de la coronación del rey Jorge V en la abadía de Westminster. El destino de los Williams, una familia minera de Gales, está unido por el amor y la enemistad al de los Fitzherbert, aristócratas y propietarios de las minas. Lady Maud Fitzherbert se enamorará de Walter von Ulrich, un joven espía en la embajada alemana en Londres. Sus vidas se entrelazarán con la de un asesor progresista del presidente de Estados Unidos, Woodrow Wilson, y la de dos hermanos rusos a los que la guerra y la revolución les ha arrebatado su sueño de buscar fortuna en América. Desde Washington hasta San Petesburgo, desde la inmundicia y los peligros de las minas de carbón hasta los candelabros lujosos de los palacios de la aristocracia, pasando por los pasillos de la Casa Blanca y el parlamento de Westminster, Ken Follet nos ofrece, en su novela más ambiciosa, un esmerado retrato de una época y de las pasiones que espolearon la vida de sus personajes. «La trilogía "The Century" es la historia de mis abuelos y de los vuestros, de nuestros padres y de nuestras vidas. De alguna forma es la historia de todos nosotros.».-Ken Follet ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Ken Follett’s magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage. A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution. From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .

World War, 1914-1918; Fiction; History; Twentieth century; Social life and customs; Fiction, historical; Fiction, sagas; Fiction, family life; World war, 1914-1918, fiction; Soviet union, history, revolution, 1917-1921, fiction; Large type books; Vida social y costumbres; Historia; Siglo XX; Novela; Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918; Ficción; Novela histórica; Histoire; Roman; Espionnage; Roman sentimental; Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918; Roman historique; Littérature anglaise; Romans, nouvelles; Litterature anglaise; World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746; Historical fiction; Manners and customs

Fall of Giants

World War, 1914-1918

Fiction

History

Twentieth century

Social life and customs

Fiction, historical

Fiction, sagas

Fiction, family life

World war, 1914-1918, fiction

Large type books

Vida social y costumbres

Historia

Siglo XX

Novela

Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918

Ficción

Novela histórica

Histoire

Roman

Espionnage

Roman sentimental

Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918

Roman historique

Littérature anglaise

Romans, nouvelles

Litterature anglaise

Historical fiction

Manners and customs

Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921) fast (OCoLC)fst01907572

Domestic fiction

Chang pian xiao shuo

Coal mines and mining

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New York Times bestseller

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, historical, general

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Wolf Hall

In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. The quest for the king's freedom destroys his adviser, the brilliant Cardinal Wolsey, and leaves a power vacuum. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell. Cromwell is a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people and a demon of energy: he is also a consummate politician, hardened by his personal losses, implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph? In inimitable style, Hilary Mantel presents a picture of a half-made society on the cusp of change, where individuals fight or embrace their fate with passion and courage. With a vast array of characters, overflowing with incident, the novel re-creates an era when the personal and political are separated by a hairbreadth, where success brings unlimited power but a single failure means death.

Biographical fiction; Fiction; History; Man Booker Prize Winner; award:national_book_critics_circle_award=fiction; award:national_book_critics_circle_award=2009; award:man_booker_prize=2009; New York Times bestseller; Historical Fiction; National Book Critics Circle Award Winner; nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2010-08-29; Fictional Works; National book critics circle award; Fiction, historical; Great britain, fiction; Interpersonal relations; Court and courtiers; Courts and courtiers; Politik; New York Times reviewed; Fiction, historical, general; Historischer Roman; Englisch; Romans, nouvelles; Histoire; historical fiction; Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

Biographical fiction

Fiction

History

Man Booker Prize Winner

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New York Times bestseller

Historical Fiction

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Fictional Works

National book critics circle award

Fiction, historical

Great britain, fiction

Interpersonal relations

Court and courtiers

Courts and courtiers

Politik

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, historical, general

Historischer Roman

Englisch

Romans, nouvelles

Histoire

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La isla bajo el mar

La azarosa historia de una esclava en el Santo Domingo del siglo XVIII que logrará librarse de los estigmas que la sociedad le ha impuesto para conseguir la libertad. Para ser una esclava en el Saint-Domingue de finales del siglo XVIII, Zarité había tenido buena estrella: a los nueve años fue vendida a Toulouse Valmorain, un rico terrateniente, pero no conoció ni el agotamiento de las plantaciones de caña ni la asfixia y el sufrimiento de los trapiches, porque siempre fue una esclava doméstica. Su bondad natural, fortaleza de espíritu y honradez le permitieron compartir los secretos y la espiritualidad que ayudaban a sobrevivir a los suyos, los esclavos, y conocer las miserias de los amos, los blancos. Zarité se convirtió en el centro de un microcosmos que era un reflejo del mundo de la colonia: el amo Valmorain, su frágil esposa española y su sensible hijo Maurice, el sabio Parmentier, el militar Relais y la cortesana mulata Violette, Tante Rose, la curandera, Gambo, el apuesto esclavo rebelde... y otros personajes de una cruel conflagración que acabaría arrasando su tierra y lanzándolos lejos de ella. Al ser llevada por su amo a Nueva Orleans, Zarité inició una nueva etapa en la que alcanzaría su mayor aspiración: la libertad. Más allá del dolor y del amor, de la sumisión y la independencia, de sus deseos y los que le habían impuesto a lo largo de su vida, Zarité podía contemplarla con serenidad y concluir que había tenido buena estrella. «En mis cuarenta años, yo, Zarité Sedella, he tenido mejor suerte que otras esclavas. Voy a vivir largamente y mi vejez será contenta porque mi estrella -mi z'etoile- brilla también cuando la noche está nublada. Conozco el gusto de estar con el hombre escogido por mi corazón cuando sus manos grandes me despiertan la piel. He tenido cuatro hijos y un nieto, y los que están vivos son libres. Mi primer recuerdo de felicidad, cuando era una mocosa huesuda y desgreñada, es moverme al son de los tambores y ésa es también mi más reciente felicidad, porque anoche estuve en la plaza del Congo bailando y bailando, sin pensamientos en la cabeza, y hoy mi cuerpo está caliente y cansado.» Reseña: «Un canto a la libertad.» El Mundo

Fiction; Colonies; Social conditions; Slaves; Spanish language materials; Sugar plantations; Condiciones sociales; Colonias; Plantation owners; Cultivo; Caña de azúcar; Esclavos; Ficción; Fiction, historical, general; Slaves, fiction; Haiti, fiction; New orleans (la.), fiction; Women slaves; Racially mixed women; Plantation life; Easy reading materials; Play; Friendship; Juvenile fiction; Fiction, historical; Caribbean area, fiction; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2010-05-16; New York Times bestseller; New York Times reviewed; 18.33 Spanish-American literature

La isla bajo el mar

Fiction
Colonies
Social conditions
Slaves
Spanish language materials
Sugar plantations
Condiciones sociales
Colonias
Plantation owners
Cultivo
Caña de azúcar
Esclavos
Ficción
Fiction, historical, general
Slaves, fiction
Haiti, fiction
New orleans (la.), fiction
Women slaves
Racially mixed women
Plantation life
Easy reading materials
Play
Friendship
Juvenile fiction
Fiction, historical
Caribbean area, fiction
nyt:hardcover-fiction=2010-05-16
New York Times bestseller
New York Times reviewed
18.33 Spanish-American literature
Roman historique
Esclavage
Romans, nouvelles
Histoire
Haitians
History
Mujeres mestizas
Novela
Esclavas
Plantaciones de azúcar
Vida en las plantaciones
FICTION
Historical
Literary
Magical Realism
Spanish colonies
Historical fiction
España
Sklaverei
Befreiung

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The long ships

This saga brings alive the world of the 10th century AD when the Vikings raided the coasts of England.

Swedish fiction; Vikings; Fiction; Middle Ages; sea stories; historical fiction; Tenth century; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, action & adventure; Roman historique suédois; Traductions anglaises

The long ships

Swedish fiction
Vikings
Fiction
Middle Ages
sea stories
historical fiction
Tenth century
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction, action & adventure
Roman historique suédois
Traductions anglaises

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Lionel Lincoln

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Lionel Lincoln by James Fenimore Cooper - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of James Fenimore Cooper’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Cooper includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Lionel Lincoln by James Fenimore Cooper - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Cooper’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Fiction; History; Historical fiction; King Philip's War, 1675-1676; American fiction (fictional works by one author); Massachusetts, fiction; Boston (mass.), fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, war & military; American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668

Lionel Lincoln

Fiction

History

Historical fiction

King Philip's War, 1675-1676

Massachusetts, fiction

Boston (mass.), fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, war & military

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Mercedes of Castile, or, The voyage to Cathay

Fiction; Historical fiction; Specimens; Yellowback books; History; Christopher Columbus; Discovery and exploration; Spain, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, sea stories; Fiction, action & adventure

Fiction
Historical fiction
Specimens
Yellowback books
History
Christopher Columbus
Discovery and exploration
Spain, fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction, sea stories
Fiction, action & adventure

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The Unvanquished

In a series of episodes set during and after the American Civil War Faulkner profiles the people of the South - who might surrender but could never be vanquished. The characters are largely based on Faulkner's own family; in particular, Colonel John Sartoris is a fairly faithful portrait of the author's extraordinary great-grandfather - a notable personality who fought in Mexico, was tried for murder, raised a Confederate regiment, built a railway, ran a plantation, and published a bestseller.

African Americans; American fiction; Fathers and sons; Fiction; Fiction in English; History; Sartoris family (Fictitious characters); Slavery; United States; United States Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil war; World War, 1914-1918; War stories; Historical fiction; Reconstruction; African American; Domestic fiction; Civil War, 1861-1865; American fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, historical; Mississippi, fiction; United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction; Fathers and sons, fiction; African americans, fiction; World war, 1939-1945, fiction; Sartoris family (fictitious characters), fiction; Yoknapatawpha County (Imaginary place); American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658; Yoknapatawpha county (imaginary place), fiction; Fiction, historical, general; historical fiction

The Unvanquished

African Americans

American fiction

Fathers and sons

Fiction

Fiction in English

History

Sartoris family (Fictitious characters)

Slavery

United States

United States Civil War, 1861-1865

Civil war

World War, 1914-1918

War stories

Historical fiction

Reconstruction

African American

Domestic fiction

Civil War, 1861-1865

Fiction, historical

Mississippi, fiction

Fathers and sons, fiction

African americans, fiction

World war, 1939-1945, fiction

Yoknapatawpha County (Imaginary place)

Fiction, historical, general

Large type books

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The Great Train Robbery

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…

Historical Fiction; Train robberies; Train robberies in fiction; Fiction; Fiction in English; Robbers and outlaws; Criminals; History; Fiction in English, 1900- Texts; Crime; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, historical; London (england), fiction; Large type books; Outlaws; Fiction, historical, general; crime fiction; historical fiction; science fiction; thriller

The Great Train Robbery

Historical Fiction
Train robberies
Train robberies in fiction
Fiction
Fiction in English
Robbers and outlaws
Criminals
History
Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
Crime
Fiction, suspense
Fiction, historical
London (england), fiction
Large type books
Outlaws
Fiction, historical, general

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The Poisonwood Bible

New York Times Bestseller • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • An Oprah's Book Club Selection “Powerful . . . [Kingsolver] has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads of religion, politics, race, sin and redemption into a thing of terrible beauty.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review The Poisonwood Bible established Barbara Kingsolver, recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers. Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, it is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in Africa. The story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it—from garden seeds to Scripture—is calamitously transformed on African soil. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the murder of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Against this backdrop, Orleanna Price reconstructs the story of her evangelist husband's part in the Western assault on Africa, a tale indelibly darkened by her own losses and unanswerable questions about her own culpability. Also narrating the story, by turns, are her four daughters—the teenaged Rachel; adolescent twins Leah and Adah; and Ruth May, a prescient five-year-old. These sharply observant girls, who arrive in the Congo with racial preconceptions forged in 1950s Georgia, will be marked in surprisingly different ways by their father's intractable mission, and by Africa itself. Ultimately each must strike her own separate path to salvation. Their passionately intertwined stories become a compelling exploration of moral risk and personal responsibility.

Missionaries; Fiction; Americans; Families; Religious fundamentalism; History; Fiction, historical, general; Africa, fiction; Missionaries, fiction; Literature; Family; open_syllabus_project; Colonialism; Christian missionaries; Literary; Culture conflict; Historical fiction; Baptists; Fiction, historical; Americans in Africa; Emotionally abusive men; Religious fanatics; Christian families; Americans in Congo; Large type books; nyt:e-book-fiction=2013-01-27; New York Times bestseller; Evangelical Mission; Murder; Lierary Fiction

The Poisonwood Bible

Missionaries
Fiction
Americans
Families
Religious fundamentalism
History
Fiction, historical, general
Africa, fiction
Missionaries, fiction
Literature
Family
open_syllabus_project
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Christian missionaries
Literary
Culture conflict
Historical fiction
Baptists
Fiction, historical
Americans in Africa
Emotionally abusive men
Religious fanatics
Christian families
Americans in Congo
Large type books
nyt:e-book-fiction=2013-01-27
New York Times bestseller
Evangelical Mission
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Possession

Uno de los textos más apasionantes, lúcidos e inquietantes que nos ha brindado la literatura inglesa de las últimas décadas. Inmensa en más de un sentido, paradójicamente amada por críticos eruditos y por lectores de romances y novelas policíacas, galardonada con el Booker, el más prestigioso premio literario británico, Posesión, contaba su autora, tiene su remoto origen en las reflexiones que le inspiró una biógrafa americana de Coleridge que había dedicado toda su vida al estudio del poeta. «Era como un caso de posesión demoníaca, y me pregunté si era ella quien se había apoderado de él, sabiéndolo todo sobre su vida, o él de ella.» En la novela, todo empieza con unas cartas robadas. Roland Michell, un oscuro graduado en literatura inglesa, descubre azarosamente entre los libros de Randolph Henry Ash, victoriano eminente, dos cartas inconclusas y nunca enviadas a una desconocida mujer. Roland se guarda las cartas y decide investigar la identidad de la misteriosa Christabel LaMotte, ambigua poeta de la época y reivindicada en la actualidad por feministas y lesbianas. Si realmente existió una relación entre ambos, Roland ha hecho un descubrimiento que puede lanzarle a una brillante carrera académica y constituir un hito en el estudio de la poesía victoriana. Acompañado por Maud Bailey, especialista en la obra de Christabel, seguirán un rastro de poemas, diarios y cartas y, gradualmente poseídos por aquellos que buscaban poseer, reconstruirán una historia de pasiones allí donde nunca se supo que las hubiera, historia que encontrará su peculiar espejo en el presente, un tiempo en el que se creía ya disipada toda pasión.

Fiction; Manuscripts; Collectors and collecting; Poets; Literary historians; Man-woman relationships; Fiction in Italian; English Poets; Historical fiction; English literature; American literature; History and criticism; Fiction, psychological; England, fiction; Man-woman relationships, fiction; Authors, fiction; Fiction, romance, general; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Historical; FICTION / General; Chang pian xiao shuo; Biographers; Fiction, biographical; Polish language materials; Manuscripts--collectors and collecting; Manuscripts--collectors and collecting--england--fiction; Man-woman relationships--england--fiction; Poets, english; Poets, english--fiction; Pr6052.y2 p6 1991; romance; science fiction; Escape; Star Trek: The Next Generation

Possession

Fiction

Manuscripts

Collectors and collecting

Poets

Literary historians

Man-woman relationships

Fiction in Italian

English Poets

Historical fiction

English literature

American literature

History and criticism

Fiction, psychological

England, fiction

Man-woman relationships, fiction

Authors, fiction

Fiction, romance, general

FICTION / Literary

FICTION / Historical

FICTION / General

Chang pian xiao shuo

Biographers

Fiction, biographical

Polish language materials

Manuscripts--collectors and collecting

Poets, english

Poets, english--fiction

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King of Khyber Rifles

Athelstan King is a secret agent for the British Raj at the beginning of World War I. Heavily influenced both by Mundy's own unsuccessful career in India and by his interest in theosophy, it describes King's adventures among the Muslim tribes of northern India accompanied by the mystical woman adventurer Yasmini and the Turkish mullah Muhammed Anim. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Fiction, general; India, fiction; Fiction; History; Adventure stories; Historical fiction; British; Large type books; Fiction, war & military; Fiction, romance, historical, general; Fiction, action & adventure

King of Khyber Rifles

Fiction, general
India, fiction
Fiction
History
Adventure stories
Historical fiction
British
Large type books
Fiction, war & military
Fiction, romance, historical, general
Fiction, action & adventure

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Flashman from the Flashman Papers 1839-1842

Fiction; British; Harry Paget Flashman (Fictitious character); Soldiers; Afghan Wars; Flashman, harry paget (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, action & adventure; Great britain, fiction; Large type books; Fiction, historical, general; Historical Fiction; History; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army; Armed Forces; Undercover operations; Officers; Crimean war, 1853-1856, fiction; English Historical fiction; United states, fiction; Africa, fiction

Fiction

British

Soldiers

Afghan Wars

Fiction, historical

Fiction, action & adventure

Great britain, fiction

Large type books

Fiction, historical, general

Historical Fiction

History

Great Britain

Great Britain. Army

Armed Forces

Undercover operations

Officers

Crimean war, 1853-1856, fiction

English Historical fiction

United states, fiction

Africa, fiction


Half of a Yellow Sun

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • From the award-winning, bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—a haunting story of love and war. • Recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction “Winner of Winners” award. With effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra's impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in southeastern Nigeria during the late 1960s. We experience this tumultuous decade alongside five unforgettable characters: Ugwu, a thirteen-year-old houseboy who works for Odenigbo, a university professor full of revolutionary zeal; Olanna, the professor’s beautiful young mistress who has abandoned her life in Lagos for a dusty town and her lover’s charm; and Richard, a shy young Englishman infatuated with Olanna’s willful twin sister Kainene. Half of a Yellow Sun is a tremendously evocative novel of the promise, hope, and disappointment of the Biafran war.

literary fiction; historical fiction; political fiction; war; military fiction; Fiction; History; Modern Literature; Civil War; Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner; PEN/Open Book Award winner; Orange Broadband Prize winner; Women’s Prize for Fiction winner; Biafrakonflikt; Civil War (Nigeria : 1967-1970) fast (OCoLC)fst01352311; Social aspects; Nigeria, fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, political; Large type books; Fiction, war & military; New York Times reviewed; Fiction, historical, general; Politics and government; 823.92; historical fiction

Half of a Yellow Sun

literary fiction

historical fiction

political fiction

war

military fiction

Fiction

History

Modern Literature

Civil War

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner

PEN/Open Book Award winner

Orange Broadband Prize winner

Women’s Prize for Fiction winner

Biafrakonflikt

Social aspects

Nigeria, fiction

Fiction, historical

Fiction, political

Large type books

Fiction, war & military

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, historical, general

Politics and government

823.92

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The Family

_____________________________________ From the legendary author of THE GODFATHER comes a novel of the original Italian crime family Fifteenth-century Italy. The Renaissance is in full swing, heralding a new golden age for Europe. But where there is gold – and power – there are those who are willing to do anything to get their hands on them. Enter the Borgias. Headed by Rodrigo Borgia, better known as Pope Alexander VI, this tight-knit family is fighting to keep its iron grip on Italy – but theirs is a lethal game, and the cost of failure is surely death. Scheming and plotting for their own ends are his children: Giovanni, the much-favoured golden boy; his younger brother Cesare, jealous and vicious; and Lucrezia, cunning, calculating and passionate. The Borgias face immense opposition from all quarters of Italy, but their deadliest foes may be far closer to home. _____________________________________ A tale of brutality and betrayal that crowns Mario Puzo's remarkable career _____________________________________ 'We are a family,' Alexander told his children. 'And the loyalty of the family must come before everything and everyone else. We must learn from each other, protect each other, and be bound first and foremost to each other. For if we honour that commitment, we will never be vanquished – but if we falter in that loyalty, we will all be condemned...'

Biographical fiction; Fiction; Drama; Historical fiction; Borgia family; Domestic fiction; Nobility; History; Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Italy, fiction; Fiction, sagas; Fiction, historical; Romans, nouvelles; Histoire; Roman historique; power; murder; Nobleza; Historia; Novela; Ficción; Novela histórica; Novela biográfica; Novela de la vida familial; Novela hogareña; Roman; Littérature américaine; Large type books; Fiction, historical, general; historical fiction

The Family

Biographical fiction
Fiction
Drama
Historical fiction
Borgia family
Domestic fiction
Nobility
History
Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Italy, fiction
Fiction, sagas
Fiction, historical
Romans, nouvelles
Histoire
Roman historique
power
murder
Nobleza
Historia
Novela
Ficción
Novela histórica
Novela biográfica
Novela de la vida familial
Novela hogareña
Roman
Littérature américaine
Large type books
Fiction, historical, general
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, biographical
Fiction, family life
American literature

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The Nightingale

The bestselling Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick 'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing Soon to be a major motion picture, The Nightingale is a multi-million copy bestseller across the world. It is a heart-breakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the endurance of women. 'I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I’d like to be known' This story is about what it was like to be a woman during World War II when women’s stories were all too often forgotten or overlooked . . . Vianne and Isabelle Mauriac are two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals and passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path towards survival, love and freedom in war-torn France. Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime. ‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival’ - Kate Morton ‘Movingly written and plotted with the heartless skill of a Greek tragedy, you’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob’ - Daily Mail ‘I loved The Nightingale . . . great characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel?’ - Isabel Allende, bestselling author of The House of the Spirits ‘A gripping tale of family, love, grief and forgiveness’ - Sunday Express The Nightingale has sold more than 4 million copies globally, TIME, February 2021

Civilians in war; Fiction; FICTION / Contemporary Women; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Underground movements; Women in war; World War, 1939-1945; Sisters; History; Anti-Nazi movement; War stories; Romance fiction; Contemporary Women; Andra världskriget 1939-1945; World War (1939-1945) cct; Skönlitteratur; Familjer; Historical fiction; Families; American fiction; Systrar; Fiction, historical; World war, 1939-1945, fiction; France, fiction; Sisters, fiction; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2015-02-22; New York Times bestseller; Fiction, historical, general; Sisters -- Fiction; Women in war -- Fiction

The Nightingale

Civilians in war

Fiction

FICTION / Contemporary Women

Underground movements

Women in war

World War, 1939-1945

Sisters

History

Anti-Nazi movement

War stories

Romance fiction

Contemporary Women

Andra världskriget 1939-1945

World War (1939-1945) cct

Skönlitteratur

Familjer

Historical fiction

Families

American fiction

Systrar

Fiction, historical

World war, 1939-1945, fiction

France, fiction

Sisters, fiction

nyt:hardcover-fiction=2015-02-22

New York Times bestseller

Fiction, historical, general

Sisters -- Fiction

Women in war -- Fiction

Civilians in war -- Fiction

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction

World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Fiction

World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Fiction

Sœurs -- Romans, nouvelles, etc

Guerre -- Participation des femmes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc

Guerre -- Participation des civils -- Romans, nouvelles, etc

Relations entre hommes et femmes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Mouvements de résistance -- France -- Romans, nouvelles, etc

Hermanas -- Novela

Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Novela

Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 -- Francia -- Novela

Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 -- Actividades clandestinas -- Francia -- Novela

Man-woman relationships

War -- Underground movements

France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Fiction

Francia -- Historia -- Ocupación alemana, 1940-1945 -- Novela

France

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Large type books

Ficcion

Ficción

Hermanas

Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945

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The twenty-one balloons

A Newbery Medal Winner Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition. "William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell astory that has no age limit."—The Horn Book

Ballooning; Balloons; Eruption, 1883; Fiction; Historical fiction; Hot air balloons; Inventions; Juvenile fiction; Krakatoa (Indonesia); Newbery Medal; Voyages and travels; Voyages around the world; Wealth; Eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesia : 1883) fast (OCoLC)fst01353004; Newbery medal book; Newbery Medal books; Children's fiction; Balloons, fiction; Voyages and travels, fiction; Children's stories; Influence

The twenty-one balloons

Ballooning

Balloons

Eruption, 1883

Fiction

Historical fiction

Hot air balloons

Inventions

Juvenile fiction

Krakatoa (Indonesia)

Newbery Medal

Voyages and travels

Voyages around the world

Wealth

Newbery medal book

Newbery Medal books

Children's fiction

Balloons, fiction

Voyages and travels, fiction

Children's stories

Influence

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Tai-Pan (Asian Saga

The sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell “There can only be one Tai-Pan.” Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world’s largest Far East trading company. He is now the Tai-Pan—Supreme Leader—of all Tai-Pans in China. Along the way, however, he made a powerful enemy. Tyler Brock, Struan’s rival from their early opium-smuggling days, also heads a large trading fleet, second in size only to Struan’s. But it is not only silks and spices that drive their mutual companies’ wealth—the opium trade is still booming. War between England and China might be over, but the hostilities remain. Struan and Brock come to control much of England’s trade with China yet neither can control their desires or their hatred of each other. Over the years, their two families will cross paths, threatening to rip both apart, with reverberations that will echo across the generations. Struan must fight to save his company and his family, or risk seeing everything he has created destroyed at the hands of his sworn enemy. Ambition, political intrigue, and love and lust weave their way throughout the novel the New York Times called, “grand entertainment...packed with action...with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder.” East and West come together in an opulent and intricately plotted narrative. A tour-de-force of historical fiction, rich in detail yet eminently readable, Tai-Pan will stay with you long after the final page.

19th century; British; Fiction; Historical Fiction; History; Fiction, historical, general; Hong kong (china), fiction; Fiction, general

Tai-Pan (Asian Saga

19th century
British
Fiction
Historical Fiction
History
Fiction, historical, general
Hong kong (china), fiction
Fiction, general


The Underground Railroad

"Una renovada visión de la esclavitud donde se mezclan leyenda y realidad y que oculta una historia universal: la de la lucha por escapar al propio destino. Cora es una joven esclava de una plantación de algodón en Georgia. Abandonada por su madre, vive sometida a la crueldad de sus amos. Cuando César, un joven de Virginia, le habla del ferrocarril subterráneo, ambos deciden iniciar una arriesgada huida hacia el Norte para conseguir la libertad. El ferrocarril subterráneo convierte en realidad una fábula de la época e imagina una verdadera red de estaciones clandestinas unidas por raíles subterráneos que cruzan el país. En su huida, Cora recorrerá los diferentes estados, y en cada parada se encontrará un mundo completamente diferente, mientras acumula decepciones en el transcurso de una bajada a los infiernos de la condición humana ... Aun así, también habrá destellos de humanidad que le harán mantener la esperanza. Whitehead nos brinda una historia universal, onírica y a la vez brutalmente realista, sobre la libertad y las ilusiones truncadas, que nos habla de la fuerza sobrehumana que emerge ante la determinación de cambiar el propio destino."--Amazon.com.

FICTION / African American / General; History; Underground Railroad; Fiction; Fugitive slaves; Historical fiction; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Historical; Literary; Historical; African American; General; 18.06 Anglo-American literature; Historischer Roman; Amerikanisches Englisch; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2016-08-21; New York Times bestseller; New York Times reviewed; Slaves, fiction; Fiction, african american & black, historical; Fiction, historical; Southern states, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Large type books; Historia; Esclavos fugitivos; Ficción; Esclavitud- -- Estados Unidos- -- Novelas

The Underground Railroad

FICTION / African American / General

History

Underground Railroad

Fiction

Fugitive slaves

Historical fiction

FICTION / Literary

FICTION / Historical

Literary

Historical

African American

General

18.06 Anglo-American literature

Historischer Roman

Amerikanisches Englisch

nyt:hardcover-fiction=2016-08-21

New York Times bestseller

New York Times reviewed

Slaves, fiction

Fiction, historical

Southern states, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Large type books

Historia

Esclavos fugitivos

Ficción

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The King's Confidante

An English lawyer and statesman, Sir Thomas More was a kind father who put as much emphasis on educating his daughters as on his son, declaring that women were just as intelligent as men. His favorite daughter, Meg, is the heroine of this novel in which we witness the everyday lives of people in Tudor England. Plaidy takes readers into a world far removed from the grandeur of the courts, into the home of a simple family and a caring father who only wants to do what is morally best–not just for his family, but for England. As secretary and personal adviser to King Henry VIII, More becomes increasingly influential in the government, welcoming foreign diplomats, drafting official documents, and serving as a liaison between the king and the Archbishop of York. His own household stands in startling contrast to the licentious Tudor court, but as lord chancellor he gains recognition and becomes indispensable to the king. More’s love of faith surpasses his duty to the crown, and his refusal to accept King Henry VIII’s claim to be supreme head of the Church of England ends his political career...and leads to his trial for treason.

Fiction; Fathers and daughters; Historical Fiction; History; Statesmen; Christian saints; Humanists; Large type books; England, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Great britain, fiction; Henry in fiction; More, Thomas, in fiction

The King's Confidante

Fiction
Fathers and daughters
Historical Fiction
History
Statesmen
Christian saints
Humanists
Large type books
England, fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Great britain, fiction
Henry in fiction
More, Thomas, in fiction

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Lone eagle

It is Christmas, 1940, and Kate is making her debut in New York society. Joe, the brilliant protégé of Charles Lindbergh, seems just out of her reach. As the months pass, they meet again, and although Kate goes off to university and Joe skyrockets to fame in modern aviation, he is always drawn back to her, as a moth to a flame. When the war is over Kate wants a marriage and family - while Joe wants the world. Unwilling to wait any longer, Kate moves on with her life. But when a chance encounter brings them together again, the time has come to make a choice, one that will have profound consequences for the rest of their lives... Lone Eagle is a novel of extraordinary grace and compassion from a master storyteller.

Air pilots; Fiction; Aeronautical engineers; Love stories; Aeronautical engineers -- Fiction; Air pilots-Fiction; Historical fiction; Man-woman relationship; Fiction, general; Fiction, romance, general; Pilotes (aéronautique); Romans; Roman américain

Lone eagle

Air pilots
Fiction
Aeronautical engineers
Love stories
Aeronautical engineers -- Fiction
Air pilots-Fiction
Historical fiction
Man-woman relationship
Fiction, general
Fiction, romance, general
Pilotes (aéronautique)
Romans
Roman américain

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The Slave Dancer (Laurel-Leaf Historical Fiction)

Children's literature can be a powerful way to encourage and empower EFL students but is less commonly used in the classroom than adult literature. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to children's and young adult literature in EFL teaching. It demonstrates the complexity of children's literature and how it can encourage an active community of second language readers: with multilayered picturebooks, fairy tales, graphic novels and radical young adult fiction. It examines the opportunities of children's literature in EFL teacher education, including: the intertexuality of children's literature as a gate-opener for canonised adult literature; the rich patterning of children's literature supporting Creative Writing; the potential of interactive drama projects. Close readings of texts at the centre of contemporary literary scholarship, yet largely unknown in the EFL world, provide an invaluable guide for teacher educators and student teachers, including works by David Almond, Anthony Browne, Philip Pullman and J.K.Rowling. Introducing a range of genres and their significance for EFL teaching, this study makes an important new approach accessible for EFL teachers, student teachers and teacher educators.

Slave trade; Newbery Medal; Reading (Elementary); Juvenile fiction; Fiction; Computer-assisted instruction; Large type books; Fiction, general; Fiction, historical, general; Slaves, fiction; Children's stories; Children's fiction; Slavery, fiction; Musicians, fiction; Dancers, fiction; Slave ships; Transatlantic voyages; Slavery; Sea stories; Historical fiction; Spanish language materials; Trata de esclavos; Novela juvenil; Muchachos; Dance, fiction

Slave trade
Newbery Medal
Reading (Elementary)
Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Computer-assisted instruction
Large type books
Fiction, general
Fiction, historical, general
Slaves, fiction
Children's stories
Children's fiction
Slavery, fiction
Musicians, fiction
Dancers, fiction
Slave ships
Transatlantic voyages
Slavery
Sea stories
Historical fiction
Spanish language materials
Trata de esclavos
Novela juvenil
Muchachos
Dance, fiction

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The broad highway

Jeffery Farnol was a 20th century British author known for writing dozens of popular romance novels during the early 20th century, including classics like The Broad Highway.

Fiction; Fiction in English; Highwaymen; Historical fiction; Social life and customs; Man-woman relationships; Manners and customs; Fiction, romance, general

The broad highway

Fiction
Fiction in English
Highwaymen
Historical fiction
Social life and customs
Man-woman relationships
Manners and customs
Fiction, romance, general


April Lady

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser '[My] generation's Julia Quinn' Adjoa Andoh, star of Bridgerton 'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 'Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris _______________ Nell Cardross and her husband are madly in love... But they're very bad at showing it. While Nell believes her new husband, the Earl, married her out of convenience, Giles Cardross worries that his young wife is more interested in his money than his heart. And Nell's secretive and extravagant spending is becoming a problem... As she attempts to pay off her brother's never-ending gambling debts, and prevent the Earl's half-sister from eloping with a potentially ruinous match, will Nell's heart of gold lead her - and her marriage - into trouble? _______________ Readers love April Lady ... ***** 'Georgette Heyer continues to dazzle and entertain with this wonderful tale of misunderstandings.' ***** 'Another of my favorite Heyers. Its a mix of the serious and the silly which just works for me.' ***** 'I highly recommend this book to all.' ***** 'This story is charming and heartwarming and absolutely hilarious.' ***** 'I laughed out loud several times.' _______________ 'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' Katie Fforde 'Utterly delightful' Guardian 'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella 'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' Daily Mail 'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' Harriet Evans 'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' Sunday Telegraph

Fiction, Romance, Historical; English Historical fiction; Love stories; Man-woman relationships, fiction; Fiction, romance; Georgia, fiction; Fiction, religious; Marriage; Fiction, romance, regency; Fiction, romance, historical, general; Great britain, fiction; Fiction, romance, general; History; Historical fiction; Fiction, romance, historical, regency; Brothers and sisters; Social life and customs; Frères et sœurs; Romans, nouvelles; Mœurs et coutumes; Manners and customs; Fiction, general; Large type books

April Lady

Fiction, Romance, Historical
English Historical fiction
Love stories
Man-woman relationships, fiction
Fiction, romance
Georgia, fiction
Fiction, religious
Marriage
Fiction, romance, regency
Fiction, romance, historical, general
Great britain, fiction
Fiction, romance, general
History
Historical fiction
Fiction, romance, historical, regency
Brothers and sisters
Social life and customs
Frères et sœurs
Romans, nouvelles
Mœurs et coutumes
Manners and customs
Fiction, general
Large type books

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Little Big Man

Thomas Berger; Gilda Berger; T. Berger; Thomas Berger; Thomas BERGER

“The truth is always made up of little particulars which sound ridiculous when repeated.” So says Jack Crabb, the 111-year-old narrator of Thomas Berger’s 1964 masterpiece of American fiction, Little Big Man. Berger claimed the Western as serious literature with this savage and epic account of one man’s extraordinary double life. After surviving the massacre of his pioneer family, ten-year-old Jack is adopted by an Indian chief who nicknames him Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, he feasts on dog, loves four wives, and sees his people butchered by horse soldiers commanded by General George Armstrong Custer. Later, living as a white man once more, he hunts the buffalo to near-extinction, tangles with Wyatt Earp, cheats Wild Bill Hickok, and fights in the Battle of Little Bighorn alongside Custer himself—a man he’d sworn to kill. Hailed by The Nation as “a seminal event,” Little Big Man is a singular literary achievement that, like its hero, only gets better with age. Praise for Little Big Man “An epic such as Mark Twain might have given us.”—Henry Miller “The very best novel ever about the American West.”—The New York Times Book Review “Spellbinding . . . [Crabb] surely must be one of the most delightfully absurd fictional fossils ever unearthed.”—Time “Superb . . . Berger’s success in capturing the points of view and emotional atmosphere of a vanished era is uncanny. His skill in characterization, his narrative power and his somewhat cynical humor are all outstanding.”—The New York Times

Literature and fiction, historical fiction; American fiction (fictional works by one author); Indians of north america, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, westerns; West (u.s.), fiction; Cheyenne Indians; Fiction; Western stories; Historical fiction; Frontier and pioneer life; Fiction, historical; T¿umaczenia polskie; Powies c  historyczna amerykan ska

Little Big Man

Indians of north america, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, westerns

West (u.s.), fiction

Cheyenne Indians

Fiction

Western stories

Historical fiction

Frontier and pioneer life

Fiction, historical

T¿umaczenia polskie

Powies c  historyczna amerykan ska

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L'amica geniale

Un estuche que reúne los cuatro volúmenes de la memorable saga «Dos amigas» de Elena Ferrante: La amiga estupenda , Un mal nombre , Las deudas del cuerpo y La niña perdida . Una tetralogía deslumbrante que tiene como telón de fondo la ciudad de Nápoles a mediados del siglo pasado y como protagonistas a Lenù y Lila, dos jóvenes mujeres que están aprendiendo a gobernar su vida en un entorno difícil. La relación a menudo tempestuosa entre Lila y Lenù viene acompañada de un coro de voces que dan cuerpo a su historia y nos muestran la realidad de un barrio pobre, habitado por gente humilde que acata sin rechistar la ley del más fuerte. Pero en las cuatro novelas tenemos personajes de carne y hueso, que nos intrigan y nos deslumbran por la fuerza y la urgencia de sus emociones, así como por la manera en que logran salir adelante con el empuje de su inteligencia. «Quería contar solo la vida de dos mujeres -ha dicho la autora-. Y para hacerlo era necesario que filtrara la historia en el trasfondo de sus existencias, las cosas que de un modo u otro tenían que ver con ellas. Me gustaría que el relato ayudase a contemplar en términos narrativos un pedazo de la historia de Italia». El resultado es una fabulosa novela río en cuatro entregas, que perdurará como una de las obras maestras de la literatura del siglo XXI. La crítica ha dicho: «Las novelas de Elena Ferrante me han tenido atado al sillón, leyendo y celebrando unas páginas donde la emoción nunca es banal: el dolor y la alegría de sentirse vivos están ahí para que el lector los haga suyos». Juan Marsé «Lo maravilloso del enigma Ferrante es que podemos concentrarnos solo en sus obras». Roberto Saviano «Quiero tanto a Lenù... Lloré leyéndola». Jonathan Franzen «Nada de lo que leemos sobre Elena Ferrante nos prepara para la ferocidad de sus novelas. [...] Cuentan una historia de mujeres con tanta sinceridad que, en lugar de observar una vida, uno casi parece estar experimentándola en primera persona». The New York Times «La primera obra italiana en décadas que merece el Premio Nobel». The Guardian «En mi mesilla de noche están los diarios de Virginia Wolf, los relatos de Chéjov y las novelas de Elena Ferrante». Leïla Slimani «Soy fan de sus novelas, que abordan con todo lujo de detalle la amistad tal como la entendemos las mujeres». Zadie Smith «Me ha capturado. Me ha causado un gran impacto». Elizabeth Strout «Cuando una lectora entra en estas páginas, empieza a sentir cosas que ha vivido, que ha sufrido, que ha disfrutado, y las siente contadas por primera vez desde otro lugar, lejos de los lugares comunes, de la ideología, de la militancia». Roberto Saviano «La revelación más trascendente de la narrativa europea en el último cuarto de siglo». Robert Saladrigas, La Vanguardia

Friendship; Fiction; female friendship; historical fiction; history; poor girls; Italy, fiction; Friendship, fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, coming of age; Fiction, women; Nápoles (Italia); Ficción; Amistad; nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2015-09-20; New York Times bestseller; Fiction, historical, general; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Media Tie-In; FICTION / Sagas; Italian fiction; Translations into English; Social life and customs; Social conditions; Women; Amitié féminine; Romans, nouvelles; Conditions sociales; Amitié

L'amica geniale

Friendship
Fiction
female friendship
historical fiction
history
poor girls
Italy, fiction
Friendship, fiction
Fiction, historical
Fiction, coming of age
Fiction, women
Nápoles (Italia)
Ficción
Amistad
nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2015-09-20
New York Times bestseller
Fiction, historical, general
FICTION / Coming of Age
FICTION / Literary
FICTION / Media Tie-In
FICTION / Sagas
Italian fiction
Translations into English
Social life and customs
Social conditions
Women
Amitié féminine
Romans, nouvelles
Conditions sociales
Amitié
Femmes
Mœurs et coutumes
Manners and customs
Mothers and daughters
Divorced women


Stonehenge

El templo de Stonehenge, una construcción que ha intrigado y fascinado tanto a historiadores como a turistas, es el auténtico protagonista de la gran novela hisórica de Bernard Cornwell. Las luchas por el poder que se desarrollaron entre los hijos de Hengall durante su construcción convierten a esta novela en un relato intenso y emocionante que nos descubre la oscura belleza de la cultura megalítica en Inglaterra. Más información en nuestro blog del autor: bernardcornwell.blogspot.com/

Fiction; Prehistoric peoples; Megalithic monuments; History; Historical Fiction; Antiquities; Historical fiction; New York Times reviewed; Fiction, historical, general; England, fiction; Great britain, fiction

Stonehenge

Fiction
Prehistoric peoples
Megalithic monuments
History
Historical Fiction
Antiquities
Historical fiction
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, historical, general
England, fiction
Great britain, fiction

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Granny Dan

A motherless young girl becomes a great ballerina and a favorite of the Russian imperial family but when the revolution shatters the country, her life is changed forever.

Fiction; Russian Americans; History; Grandmothers; Court and courtiers; Historical fiction; Love stories; Soviet union, fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, romance, historical; Large type books; Fiction, historical, general; Translations from English; Finnish fiction; Translations into Finnish; English fiction; German fiction; Translations into German; romantic fiction

Granny Dan

Fiction
Russian Americans
History
Grandmothers
Court and courtiers
Historical fiction
Love stories
Soviet union, fiction
Fiction, historical
Fiction, romance, historical
Large type books
Fiction, historical, general
Translations from English
Finnish fiction
Translations into Finnish
English fiction
German fiction
Translations into German


The ways of the hour

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Ways of the Hour by James Fenimore Cooper - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of James Fenimore Cooper’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Cooper includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Ways of the Hour by James Fenimore Cooper - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Cooper’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Historical fiction; American fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, historical, general

The ways of the hour

Historical fiction

Fiction, historical, general

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Crucial Instances

Crucial Instances is Edith Wharton's classic 1901 short story collection.

Classic Literature; Fiction; Historical Fiction; Short Stories; Art; Manners and customs; Fiction, general

Crucial Instances

Classic Literature
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
Art
Manners and customs
Fiction, general

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Captain Blood

Captain Blood: His Odyssey is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1922.

Pirates; Roman; Physicians; British; Fiction; Large type books; Historical fiction; Adventure fiction; Sea stories; Popular Print Disabled Books; Fiction, action & adventure; Buccaneers; Naval History; Fiction, historical, general; Great britain, fiction; Caribbean area, fiction; Fiction, sea stories; Physicians, fiction; adventure fiction; historical fiction; pirate fiction

Captain Blood

Pirates
Roman
Physicians
British
Fiction
Large type books
Historical fiction
Adventure fiction
Sea stories
Popular Print Disabled Books
Fiction, action & adventure
Buccaneers
Naval History
Fiction, historical, general
Great britain, fiction
Caribbean area, fiction
Fiction, sea stories
Physicians, fiction

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Foe

El premio Nobel de Literatura J.M. Coetzee reinventa la historia de Robinson Crusoe. La narradora de Foe es Susan Barton, una mujer que tras sobrevivir a un naufragio y convivir en una isla desierta con Robinson Crusoe y su esclavo mudo, Viernes, regresa a Londres con la firme intención de que el eminente escritor Daniel Foe novele lo acontecido en la isla. La reescritura del clásico de Daniel Defoe da voz a una nueva versión de la historia. La evolución del personaje central, la narración epistolar que constituye gran parte del libro y el suspense propio de la trama, hace de Foe una novela ambiciosa y original. Reseña: «Un intenso debate en torno a la identidad, que convierte al ser humano en materia de reescritura permanente.» Enrique de Hériz

literary fiction; historical fiction; New York Times reviewed; Fiction, general; Parodies, imitations; Survival; Fiction; World literature; Fiction subjects; Parodie

Foe

literary fiction
historical fiction
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, general
Parodies, imitations
Survival
Fiction
World literature
Fiction subjects
Parodie

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Pirate Latitudes

Fiction; Ship captains; Pirates in fiction; Pirates; Caribbean Area in fiction; Ship captains in fiction; Jamaica in fiction; Modern Naval history; Modern naval history in fiction; Literature; Suspense; Historical Fiction; Thriller; Seventeenth century; Suspense fiction; Treasure hunting; History; Pirates -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction; Piracy; Governors; Hijacking of ships; Pirates -- Fiction; Jamaica -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction; Caribbean Region -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, action & adventure; Jamaica, fiction; Caribbean area, fiction; Fiction, sea stories; Large type books; adventure fiction; historical fiction; pirate fiction

Pirate Latitudes

Fiction

Ship captains

Pirates in fiction

Pirates

Caribbean Area in fiction

Ship captains in fiction

Jamaica in fiction

Modern Naval history

Modern naval history in fiction

Literature

Suspense

Historical Fiction

Thriller

Seventeenth century

Suspense fiction

Treasure hunting

History

Pirates -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction

Piracy

Governors

Hijacking of ships

Pirates -- Fiction

Fiction, historical

Fiction, action & adventure

Jamaica, fiction

Caribbean area, fiction

Fiction, sea stories

Large type books

Cuentos de mar

Piratas

Cuentos de aventuras

Ficción

Capitanes de barcos

Gold

Theft

Galleons

nyt:hardcover-fiction=2009-12-13

New York Times bestseller

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, historical, general

Romans, nouvelles

Capitaines de navire

Piraterie maritime

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Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

Originally published by Bradbury Press in 1977.

historical fiction; bigotry; party lines; racism; antisemitism; sibling rivalry; snowbirds; head lice; nephritis; racial segregation; polio; Fiction; Juvenile fiction; Jews; Imagination; History; Family life; Household Moving; Family; Jewish families; Large type books; Children's fiction; Florida, fiction; Family life, fiction; Jews, united states, fiction; Moving, household, fiction; Imagination, fiction; Girls, fiction; Jews, fiction

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

historical fiction
bigotry
party lines
racism
antisemitism
sibling rivalry
snowbirds
head lice
nephritis
racial segregation
polio
Fiction
Juvenile fiction
Jews
Imagination
History
Family life
Household Moving
Family
Jewish families
Large type books
Children's fiction
Florida, fiction
Family life, fiction
Jews, united states, fiction
Moving, household, fiction
Imagination, fiction
Girls, fiction
Jews, fiction

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The One and Only Ivan

This standards-based instructional guide for literature will support second language learners as they read the novel The One and Only Ivan, a captivating story about a silverback gorilla and the friends he makes at his enclosure in a shopping mall. Using the engaging Spanish activities and lessons, students will learn how to use close reading techniques, respond to text-dependent questions, analyze the text to determine meaning, make summaries, and more. This invaluable resource with instructions in English for teachers is crucial to the support of the rich exploration of literature in today's classrooms.

Animals; Elephants; Fiction; Gorilla; Treatment; Juvenile fiction; Circus animals; Circus; Animal welfare; Social Themes; Zoos; Gorillas; Friendship; Apes, Monkeys; nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-02-17; New York Times bestseller; historical fiction; Newbery Medal; Gorilla, fiction; Elephants, fiction; Animals, treatment, fiction; Children's fiction; nyt:childrens-middle-grade-paperback=2015-08-30; Circos; Spanish language materials; Amistad; Ficción juvenil; Elefantes; Bienestar de los animales; Gorilas; children's fiction

The One and Only Ivan

Animals

Elephants

Fiction

Gorilla

Treatment

Juvenile fiction

Circus animals

Circus

Animal welfare

Social Themes

Zoos

Gorillas

Friendship

Apes, Monkeys

nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-02-17

New York Times bestseller

historical fiction

Newbery Medal

Gorilla, fiction

Elephants, fiction

Animals, treatment, fiction

Children's fiction

Circos

Spanish language materials

Amistad

Ficción juvenil

Elefantes

Bienestar de los animales

Gorilas

Animales del circo

nyt:childrens-middle-grade-e-book=2015-11-22

Friendship, fiction

Zoos, fiction

award:Newbery_award


Immortal wife

Fiction; Politicians' spouses; Marriage; Women pioneers; Novela; Fiction, general; Love; Historical fiction; 19th century

Immortal wife

Fiction
Politicians' spouses
Marriage
Women pioneers
Novela
Fiction, general
Love
Historical fiction
19th century

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El maestro de esgrima

Fencing coaches; Fiction; Social life and customs; Novela española; Historia; Ficción; History; Swordsmen; Historical fiction; Fiction, historical; Madrid (spain), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, historical, general

El maestro de esgrima

Fencing coaches
Fiction
Social life and customs
Novela española
Historia
Ficción
History
Swordsmen
Historical fiction
Fiction, historical
Madrid (spain), fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, historical, general

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Sharpe's Tiger

Publisher Description

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character); India Mysore War, 1799; Military History; Mysore War (India : 1799) fast (OCoLC)fst01353857; Fiction; Sieges; Historical Fiction; History; Soldiers; Fiction and related items / Adventure / War and combat fiction / Napoleonic War fiction; FICTION; Historical; Fiction and related items / Adventure / Historical adventure; Alternative History; War & Military; Sagas; Sharpe, richard (fictitious character), fiction; India, fiction; Fiction, war & military; Fiction, historical; Fiction, historical, general; India; Mysore War (India : 1799); Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character)

Sharpe's Tiger

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character)

India Mysore War, 1799

Military History

Fiction

Sieges

Historical Fiction

History

Soldiers

FICTION

Historical

Alternative History

War & Military

Sagas

India, fiction

Fiction, war & military

Fiction, historical

Fiction, historical, general

India

Mysore War (India : 1799)

Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character)

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Sharpe's Triumph

Assaye, Battle of, Assaye, India, 1803; British; British occupation, 1765-1947; Fiction; Historical fiction; History; Maratha War, 1803; Military History; Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character); War stories; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army; Fiction, historical; Fiction, war & military; India, fiction; Sharpe, richard (fictitious character), fiction; Great britain, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; India, history, british occupation, 1765-1947, fiction; Soldiers; Romans, nouvelles; Histoire militaire; Histoire; Guerre marathe, 1803; Britanniques; British Occupation of India (1765-1947) fast (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01352145

Sharpe's Triumph

Assaye, Battle of, Assaye, India, 1803

British

British occupation, 1765-1947

Fiction

Historical fiction

History

Maratha War, 1803

Military History

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character)

War stories

Great Britain

Great Britain. Army

Fiction, historical

Fiction, war & military

India, fiction

Great britain, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Soldiers

Romans, nouvelles

Histoire militaire

Histoire

Guerre marathe, 1803

Britanniques

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Echoes

Set in Europe through the World Wars, three generations of women share a story that will echo across time. The summer of 1915 was a time of prosperity and unease for the Wittgenstein family, and for eldest daughter Beata it was a time of awakening. By the glimmering waters of Lake Geneva, she met a young French officer and fell in love. As the years pass, Beata must watch in horror as Europe is once again engulfed in war. Her daughter Amadea is forced into hiding, and family and friends are swept away without a trace. Taking on daring missions behind enemy lines, Amadea discovers her place in an unbreakable chain between generations . . . between her lost family and the family of her future.

Concentration camp escapes; Catholics; War stories; Literature; Historical fiction; Underground movements; Open Library Staff Picks; Nuns; Fiction; Jewish women; World War, 1939-1945; Christian converts from Judaism; Mothers and daughters; History; Concentration camp inmates; Women; Concentration camps; War Underground movements; Converts to Christianity; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Mother-daughter relationship; German Occupation of France (1940-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01353176; Large type books; Fiction, historical, general; Nuns, fiction; France, fiction; World war, 1939-1945, fiction; Mothers and daughters, fiction; Fiction, war & military; Man-woman relationships, fiction; romantic fiction; science fiction; Star Trek: Voyager; Strange New Worlds; Time Hunter

Echoes

Concentration camp escapes

Catholics

War stories

Literature

Historical fiction

Underground movements

Open Library Staff Picks

Nuns

Fiction

Jewish women

World War, 1939-1945

Christian converts from Judaism

Mothers and daughters

History

Concentration camp inmates

Women

Concentration camps

War Underground movements

Converts to Christianity

Mother-daughter relationship

Large type books

Fiction, historical, general

Nuns, fiction

France, fiction

World war, 1939-1945, fiction

Mothers and daughters, fiction

Fiction, war & military

Man-woman relationships, fiction

Fiction, general

Romance - General

Détenus de camp de concentration

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945

Roman historique

Femmes

Movements de résistance

Mères et filles

Histoire

Romans

Religieuses

Jews, fiction

Romance fiction

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Jazz

Since its publication in 1992, Jazz, probably Toni Morrison's most difficult novel to date, has illicited a wide array of critical response. Many of these analyses, while both thoughtful and thought-provoking, have provided only partial or inherently inconclusive interpretations. The title, and certain of the author's own pronouncements, have led other critics to focus on the music itself, both as medium and aesthetic support for the narration. Choosing an entirely different approach for The Story of Jazz, Justine Tally further develops her hypothesis, first elaborated in her study of Paradise, that the Morrison trilogy is undergirded by the relationship of history, memory and story, and discusses "jazz" not as the music, but as a metaphor for language and storytelling. Taking her cue from the author's epigraph for the novel, she discusses the relevance of storytelling to contemporary critics in many different fields, explains Morrison's choice of the hard-boiled detective genre as a ghost-text for her novel, and guides the reader through the intricacies of Bakhtinian theory in order to elucidate and ground her interpretation of this important text, finally entering into a chapter-by-chapter analysis of the novel which leads to a surprising conclusion.

Social life and customs; Middle-aged persons; Psychological fiction; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Vida social y costumbres; Fiction; Afro-Americans; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Historical fiction; Afronorteamericanos; Romance fiction; Crimes of passion; African Americans; Ficción; Love stories; Homicide; Love; Moeurs et coutumes; Noirs; Reading Level-Grade 11; Reading Level-Grade 12; 1000blackgirlbooks; American fiction (fictional works by one author); African americans, fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction; Large type books; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, psychological; 18.06 Anglo-American literature; Noirs américains; historical fiction; yaoi

Jazz

Social life and customs

Middle-aged persons

Psychological fiction

Funeral rites and ceremonies

Vida social y costumbres

Fiction

Afro-Americans

Triangles (Interpersonal relations)

Historical fiction

Afronorteamericanos

Romance fiction

Crimes of passion

African Americans

Ficción

Love stories

Homicide

Love

Moeurs et coutumes

Noirs

Reading Level-Grade 11

Reading Level-Grade 12

1000blackgirlbooks

African americans, fiction

New york (n.y.), fiction

Large type books

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, psychological

18.06 Anglo-American literature

Noirs américains

Romans

Crimes passionnels

Personnes d'âge moyen

Funérailles

Rites et cérémonies

Relations humaines

Quartier de Harlem

Psychological

African americans--fiction

Crimes of passion--fiction

Middle-aged persons--fiction

Funeral rites and ceremonies--fiction

Triangles (interpersonal relations)--fiction

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