Historical
epub, mobi |eng | 1962-01-01 | Author:James Clavell [Clavell, James]

King Rat Chapter 15 Ê It was just after dawn. Peter Marlowe lay on his bunk in half-sleep. Was it a dream? he asked himself, suddenly awake. Then his cautious ...
( Category: Anthologies March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2003-01-01 | Author:Barbara Chase-Riboud [Chase-Riboud, Barbara]

Miss Austen, Edward Austen’s Esq. Godmersham Park, Faversham, Kent I lifted my pen from the paper and thought about what John Kemble had said about our prejudices and our belief ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-03-15 | Author:Alanna Knight [Knight, Alanna]

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Leaving Inga’s house, Amos was emerging three doors away – the home of Rob, his assistant ferryman. ‘Hello again,’ he greeted Faro, holding up his hand indicating the ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2002-01-01 | Author:Dewey Lambdin [Lambdin, Dewey]

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Captain Joshua Kershaw, U.S. Navy, was a hearty older fellow, a tall, bluff, and stout man in his fifties, and in his youth might have been a most ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1987-01-01 | Author:Harold Coyle [Coyle, Harold]

CHAPTER EIGHT. R and R. The damned fly kept bothering him. It wasn’t the buzzing so much. Bannon could block that out. It was the fact that the bastard kept ...
( Category: Espionage March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2000-01-01 | Author:Jeff Shaara [Shaara, Jeff]

Lee wasn't sure if there was humor in the question or not. "This hill is an excellent vantage point, sir. Back here, we're safely hidden from the enemy position." The ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-03-05 | Author:Taiye Selasi [Selasi, Taiye]

7. Ling is rapping gently on the bathroom door. “Olu?” He has fallen asleep with his head on his knees. He opens his eyes and coughs roughly, disoriented. “Yes?” “Are ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 1977-01-01 | Author:Jean Plaidy [Plaidy, Jean]

So the siege of Acre had not been broken and the two kings were sick. The crusaders were despondent. They cursed God. They had come all this way to fight ...
( Category: Biographical March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1975-01-15 | Author:Lawrence Durrell [Durrell, Lawrence]

I suppose that in all this Justine had surrendered to me only one of the many selves she possessed and inhabited — to this timid and scholarly lover with chalk ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi, pdf |eng | 2004-02-09 | Author:J. M. Coetzee [Coetzee, J. M.]

_Delikatessen_. Does that explain Nechaev's vengefulness: that his eyes have been opened to the fathers naked, the band of fathers, their appetites bared? What sort of man must he be, ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-03-25 | Author:Dolen Perkins-Valdez

TWENTY-TWO His clothes were genteel but worn. He wore a set of blue knickers that were white at the knees. The ruffles on his shirt were no longer crisp, crumpled ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-09-19 | Author:Patrick O'Brian [O'Brian, Patrick]

Captain Aubrey was indeed in the cabin, leaning over some bundles of official papers tied with black tape or red. 'There you are,' he cried, raising his head with a ...
( Category: Military March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi, pdf |eng | 2010-10-15 | Author:Deanna Raybourn [Raybourn, Deanna]

I was very nearly late to dinner at the Peacocks, for my visit to the White Rajah lasted some time. He regaled us with tales of his travels and several ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2008-03-04 | Author:Ruth Downie [Downie, Ruth]

40 I WAS JUST coming to look for you,’ Ruso said. ‘Where have you been?” Tilla was frighteningly pale. “Are you all right?” She did not answer. Metellus smiled as ...
( Category: Historical March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2007-04-12 | Author:Alexander Kent [Kent, Alexander]

Man Of War 10 Chasing Shadows Adam Bolitho moved his shoulders very slightly and winced as the heat seared his skin, as though he were naked, or his coat had ...
( Category: Military March 26,2014 )