Historical
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-03-27 | Author:Christina Courtenay [Courtenay, Christina]

Chapter Twenty The following morning, the snow had stopped falling at last and they woke to find an icy fairyland outside the windows. The sun’s rays reflected off the sparkling ...
( Category: General July 21,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-06-02 | Author:H. Rider Haggard

Chapter XII The First Curse The next thing I remember was feeling upon my face the sunlight that poured through a window–place which was protected by immovable wooden bars. For ...
( Category: Thriller & Suspense July 19,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-09-16 | Author:Gordimer, Nadine [Gordimer, Nadine]

A statement made by the girl to the police was handed in to court when she and the man appeared to meet charges of contravening the Immorality Act in a ...
( Category: Cultural Heritage July 18,2014 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2014-07-02 | Author:Angus Donald

Chapter Eighteen We dressed ourselves in warm, dark clothing and smeared a mixture of soot and hog grease over our faces and the backs of our hands, and as silently ...
( Category: Historical July 17,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2009-12-31 | Author:Angus Donald

Chapter Ten The whole of Robin’s force - just under four hundred archers, cavalry and spearmen - was drawn up at the harbour side to witness the punishment. It was ...
( Category: Medieval July 17,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-02-26 | Author:Rosie Thomas [Rosie Thomas]

TWELVE The murdered woman was a prostitute by the name of Margaret Minchin, whose home was in Granby Street, not far away. The bakery became a fortress. The street door ...
( Category: Historical July 17,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-07-15 | Author:John Jakes [Jakes, John]

ii Mr. Moultrie Calhoun was a portly widower of fifty-two. He disliked his former employer, but he favored Pulitzer’s brand of journalism. When he and Gideon concluded their negotiations and ...
( Category: Historical July 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-07-10 | Author:John Jakes [Jakes, John]

iv What began as a short stay at the tavern on the corner of Salutation Alley and Ship Street lengthened into a week. Then into another. As Philip’s natural strength ...
( Category: Historical July 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-07-15 | Author:John Jakes [Jakes, John]

iv Despite the disturbing undercurrents Louis had set in motion at the table, Michael indulged his slum-born appetite and ate voraciously. He did it not only to fill his belly ...
( Category: Family Saga July 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-07-15 | Author:John Jakes [Jakes, John]

v Ashen, Harriet whispered, “You’re exactly like him! A monster—” Jared stepped forward again, so close to her that he was overpowered by the citrus scent she wore. He fought ...
( Category: Historical July 16,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2007-07-14 | Author:Michael Chabon [Chabon, Michael]

CHAPTER NINE ON ANXIETIES ARISING FROM THE IMPERMISSIBILITY, HOWEVER UNREASONABLE, OF AN ELEPHANT’S ROUNDING OUT A PRAYER QUORUM War,” said Joseph Hirkanos to the elephant. He spat on the grass ...
( Category: Historical Fantasy July 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-06-30 | Author:Lisa Wingate [Wingate, Lisa]

CHAPTER 9 I’m sitting in the bookstore and Internet café across the street, just waiting, as I have been all day. I feel like a detective on a stakeout, only ...
( Category: Historical July 15,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-07-13 | Author:Richard North Patterson

TEN Before the morning brightened, Adam and Steve Branch took off for the Pakistani border, leaving Rotner and Hamid behind. The Mitsubishi was baulky starting. The problem was electrical, Branch ...
( Category: Historical July 15,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-07-25 | Author:Richard North Patterson

Four On a warm, humid evening in early August, the Danes and Barkleys attended a charity dinner to support the purchase of land for nature preserves. It took place on ...
( Category: Family Saga July 15,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-07-11 | Author:Martin Amis [Amis, Martin]

For lunch there were the leftovers from the (very distant) night before. And then they were gone. “You know,” said an equable Scheherazade, “she’s better than us.” “Who is?” said ...
( Category: Family Saga July 12,2014 )