Historical
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2012-11-27 | Author:Olivia Manning [Manning, Olivia]

17 Next morning the gaiety was gone and only a few peasants wandered about the square. Bella, as she had promised, rang Harriet and described how the previous night the ...
( Category: Military March 22,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-04-22 | Author:Sue Harrison

Chapter Thirty-seven THE NEAR RIVER PEOPLE DII SET HER PACK on the ground, shuddered as she heard Anaay bellow at her. “You think I want my tent there? It is ...
( Category: Cultural Heritage March 19,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 1995-01-02 | Author:Robert Girardi

3 THE CAR is new and impressive, a red convertible Saab Turbo with brushed aluminum alloys and an interior of white Italian leather. Antoinette kicks off her shoes and drives ...
( Category: Historical March 19,2016 )
mobi |eng | 1996-06-01 | Author:Robert Asprin; Linda Evans

* * * CHAPTER ELEVEN Gasps went up from those who'd seen photographs. Margo just grinned, ignoring the sound, which set her heart beating so fast that cute young grad ...
( Category: Historical March 19,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:People of the Lakes

“Ornaments!” Black Skull said, indicating the sack of loot he’d taken from the dead warriors. “Right! And Wolf of the Dead himself took ten jars of honey beer in return.” ...
( Category: Historical March 19,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:People Of The Sea

Twenty-two Snow. And more snow. Kestrel stood in the mouth of the rock shelter and studied the hazy white veil that wavered and flowed across the horizon. Winter Boy had ...
( Category: Native American March 19,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 1992-01-01 | Author:Diana Gabaldon

“It is a contravention of the King’s order,” she said, pausing in her flutter. “He will remain in prison at the King’s pleasure.” “Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ,” I muttered, wishing ...
( Category: Historical March 19,2016 )
epub |eng | | Author:Jennifer Wilde

23 Six o’clock in the morning it had been when he finally came home. Six o’clock in the bloody morning, sunlight streaking the sky in cool pink strokes, shadows evaporating, ...
( Category: Historical March 15,2016 )
epub |eng | 2015-06-10 | Author:Penelope Wilcock

Chapter Four “I found him in an alley near the market; it was just beside a bakehouse. I remember because I went to get us some bread. I was almost ...
( Category: Historical March 14,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-02-08 | Author:C. W. Gortner

I decided to meet him in the Biblioteca Apostolica, the Vatican Library, which housed the priceless papal collection of rare tomes and codices, illuminated manuscripts and ancient scrolls. I thought ...
( Category: Biographical March 14,2016 )
epub |eng | 2011-03-13 | Author:Melvyn Bragg [Bragg, Melvyn]

‘When Johnnie comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! When Johnnie comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout The ladies they will all come ...
( Category: Historical March 14,2016 )
epub |eng | 2012-03-13 | Author:Jenny Pattrick [Jenny Pattrick]

STELLA IS THERE, leaning over the top deck-rail of the Houseboat as they drift in to the landing. To Douglas she stands out from the crowd of tourists, who point ...
( Category: Historical March 14,2016 )
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2016-01-02 | Author:Barnes, Julian [Barnes, Julian]

Three: In the Car ALL HE KNEW was that this was the worst time of all. The worst time was not the same as the most dangerous time. Because the ...
( Category: Biographical March 14,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-03-07 | Author:Eileen Chang

11 Shijun’s maternal uncle, Feng Jyu-sun, had come to Nanking to avoid any birthday fuss, but Shijun’s family held a party for him anyway. They didn’t let their whole social ...
( Category: Chinese March 14,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-02-22 | Author:Peter Behrens

Longo wasn’t getting the attention he thought he deserved. That probably explains everything that happened. He was too much of a snob to believe Karin could be seriously interested in ...
( Category: Jewish March 14,2016 )