epub |eng | 2016-03-17 | Author:Larry Kramer

GOOD BREEDING? In the richly appointed living room of Mrs. E. H. (Mary) Harriman, widow of the exceedingly wealthy railroad tycoon and early supporter of all things eugenic, a group ...

epub |eng | | Author:G.A. Henty

CHAPTER 11: THE BATTLE OF ANTIUM. .................. “WE ARE RUNNING VERY FAR north,” the captain said on the 29th of May. “We are near Antium now, and are getting into ...

epub |eng | 2014-03-05 | Author:William Shakespeare

What stir is this? what tumult’s in the heavens? Whence cometh this alarum and the noise? [Enter a Messenger.] MESSENGER. My lord, my lord, the French have gather’d head: The ...

epub |eng | | Author:G.A. Henty

CHAPTER 13: THE MASSACRE OF CHOLULA. ~ THE TLASCALANS HAD, FROM THE moment when they admitted themselves beaten by the Spaniards, laid aside all hostility; and had, indeed, accepted the ...

mobi |eng | 2019-07-29 | Author:Ken Delve

The Italians, true to their word, were mounting another convoy to relieve Rommel. This was the 7,800-ton tanker Pozarica escorted by destroyers, a flak ship and seven aircraft. Although the ...

epub |eng | 1848-01-01 | Author:William Makepeace Thackeray [Thackeray, William Makepeace]

Chapter 52 In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light When Lord Steyne was benevolently disposed, he did nothing by halves, and his kindness towards the Crawley ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2011-12-08 | Author:Steven Barnes

Kai caught up with Babatunde before his teacher could reach the hallway leading to his room. "Babatunde!" he called. "Wait!" Had the talk of slaves had anything to do with ...

epub |eng | 2019-10-24 | Author:Howard Pyle [Pyle, Howard]

epub |eng | 2017-09-29 | Author:Peter G Tsouras [Tsouras, Peter G]

8:30 a.m. – Quatre Bras The courier from Soult found Napoleon just after he arrived at Quatre Bras at the head of the Guard. He could already hear the report ...

epub |eng | | Author:MacKinlay Kantor

The red-bearded J. E. B. Stuart, proud of his new lieutenant-general’s commission, prouder still of the charming wife with whom he jounced in a polka, found time to establish himself ...

epub |eng | 2019-11-18 | Author:Dexter Palmer

* * * * Despite the long-held lore of midwives, I was great with child soon enough. (Though I was rarely brought off when in Joshua’s arms: I thank you ...

epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | | Author:Michel Houellebecq

But why drag myself to past scenes? as the poet said; I want to dream and not weep, he added as if one had the choice. I need only say ...

epub |eng | | Author:Katy Moran [Moran, Katy]

Part 3 COUP DE GRCE 35 Hester stood at the end of the great hall at Nansmornow, cradling Morwenna. They were both cast into shadow by low evening light streaming ...

epub |eng | 2005-01-01 | Author:Ian Mcewan [McEwan, Ian]

He finds a vacant residents’ parking space across the road from his front door. As he takes the shopping from the boot of his car, he sees in the square, ...

mobi |eng | 2011-03-15 | Author:Víctor Hugo