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Abraham Grace Merritt (1884-1943) - known by his byline, A. Merritt - was an American Sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 1999, its fourth class of two deceased and two living writers. Born in Beverly, New Jersey, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1894. Originally trained in law, he turned to journalism, first as a correspondent and later as editor. According to Peter Haining, Merritt survived a harrowing experience while a young reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer about which he refused to ever speak, but would, as Haining claims, mark a turning point in Merritt's life. He was assistant editor of The American Weekly from 1912 to 1937 under Morrill Goddard, then its editor from 1937 until his death.

Harrie Irving Hancock (January 16, 1868 - March 12, 1922) was an American chemist and writer, mainly remembered as an author of children's literature and juveniles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and as having written a fictional depiction of a German invasion of the United States. A prolific author who liked to work at night, Hancock wrote for the New York Journal, the New York World, and Leslie's Weekly. Much of his writing was the kind of "Boy's books" initiated by the famous Stratemeyer Syndicate, based on the assumption (which proved hugely successful) that "boys want the thrill of feeling 'grown-up'" and that they like books which give them that feeling to come in series where the same heroes appear again and again.

La edición ilustrada de la obra cumbre de Isaac Asimov, con 11 ilustraciones del artista Gabriel Björk Stiernström y traducción de Manuel de los Reyes. Isaac Asimov empezó a escribir la saga de la Fundación a los veintiún años, sin saber que un día esta obra se convertiría en la piedra angular de la ciencia ficción del siglo XX, ni que con ella cautivaría a lectores de todas las edades durante más de siete décadas. ¿Por qué surgen y caen los imperios? La Trilogía Fundación es una historia con múltiples capas cuya lectura sigue siendo tan apasionante hoy como cuando se publicó por vez primera en la década de 1950. Incorporando infinitos elementos de la política contemporánea, la historia antigua y las matemáticas, la obra maestra de Asimov explora el declive del Imperio Galáctico, una civilización que gobernó sobre casi veinticinco millones de planetas habitados. Esta edición única de la Trilogía Fundación, ilustrada y en un solo volumen, es el mejor homenaje a la mayor saga de la ciencia ficción universal. Citas:'Las novelas de la Fundación de Asimov le dieron sentido a mi forma de entender la economía'.Paul Krugman, premio Nobel de Economía

David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery. It was first published as a serial in 1849-50, and as a book in 1850. The novel features the character David Copperfield, and is written in the first person, as a description of his life until middle age, with his own adventures and the numerous friends and enemies he meets along his way. It is his journey of change and growth from infancy to maturity, as people enter and leave his life and he passes through the stages of his development. It has been called his masterpiece, "the triumph of the art of Dickens", which marks a turning point in his work, the point of separation between the novels of youth and those of maturity.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy.[2] In the novel Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend, Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime.[3][4]Although The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is sometimes overshadowed by its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the book is considered a masterpiece of American literature,[5] and was one of the first novels to be written on a typewriter.

George Lewis Becke (or Louis Becke; 18 June 1855 - 18 February 1913) was an Australian Pacific trader, short story writer and novelist. In January 1892 Becke returned to Sydney and persuaded by Ernest Favenc and J. F. Archibald began to contribute stories to The Bulletin, the first of which was 'Tis in the Blood appearing in the edition of 6 May 1893. A collection of these stories, By Reef and Palm, was published in England in 1894; His Native Wife, a novelette, was published in Australia in 1895; followed by a further collection of stories, The Ebbing of the Tide, which was published in 1896.

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850 -1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the Naturalist school. Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, seemingly effortless dénouements (outcomes). Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif" ("The Dumpling", 1880), is often considered his masterpiece.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented "old English" idiom that preserves some flavor of the ballads, and adapts it for children. The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood, which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century, in a new direction that influenced later writers, artists, and filmmakers through the next century.

Journal d'un curé de campagne, roman incontournable de Georges Bernanos, a été publié pour la première fois en France en 1936.<BR><BR>Vous souhaitez lire autrement et profiter d'une expérience de lecture originale ?<BR><BR>Grâce à notre charte éditoriale, nous vous offrons l'opportunité de découvrir ce roman dans une édition aérée et dans un grand format, facilitant ainsi votre lecture pour vous permettre de profiter d'une expérience de lecture unique.

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878-1957), was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name Lord Dunsany. His ¿uvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as plays, novels and essays. He achieved great fame and success with his early short stories and plays, and during the 1910s was considered one of the greatest living writers of the English-speaking world; he is today best known for his 1924 fantasy novel The King of Elfland's Daughter and The Gods of Peg¿na, wherein he devised his own fictional pantheon and laid the groundwork for the fantasy genre. He was the inventor of an asymmetric version of chess called Dunsany's chess.

Führen die schriftlichen Erinnerungen eines "alten Kameraden" zur Katastrophe?Unter den alten Sachen, die Kalle zwar erbte, jedoch nie beachtete, entdeckt er durch Zufall ein Notizbuch, in das sein Großvater alle seine Erinnerungen an die Erlebnisse im Kriegsgefangenenlager eingetragen hatte.Dieses Notizbuch befindet sich bereits seit Jahren in Kalles Besitz, doch er wusste nichts davon. Eigentlich zählt er sich zur hartgesottenen Art, doch was er da zu lesen bekommt, verschlägt ihm teilweise die Sprache.Auch gründete der mittlerweile verstorbene Großvater nach seiner Heimkehr eine Firma mit seinem damaligen Kameraden, den er in der Kriegsgefangenschaft kennenlernte und in diesem Notizbuch namentlich nennt.Da Kalle der einzige Erbe ist, müsste die Teilhaberschaft also an ihn gegangen sein. Das ist jedoch nicht der Fall. Kalles Großvater wird nirgendwo als Kompagnon aufgeführt. Sein Name wurde offensichtlich spurlos beseitigt.Es scheint jetzt so, als hätte er nie existiert, denn kein Papier weist seine Beteiligung aus. Kalle schaltet einen Anwalt ein und legt ihm das Notizbuch als Indiz für einen möglichen Betrug vor.Weitere Recherchen ergeben, dass sowohl Kalles Großvater als auch der Kompagnon und frühere Kamerad in demselben Lager untergebracht waren.Auch der bis zum heutigen Zeitpunkt nie eindeutig geklärte Tod des Großvaters wirft ein seltsames Licht auf die gesamte Angelegenheit.

The Outlaw of Torn is a historical novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan. It was his second novel (his first being the science fiction work A Princess of Mars.)The story is set in 13th century England and concerns the fictitious outlaw Norman of Torn, who purportedly harried the country during the power struggle between King Henry III and Simon de Montfort. Norman is the supposed son of the Frenchman de Vac, once the king's fencing master, who has a grudge against his former employer and raises the boy to be a simple, brutal killing machine with a hatred of all things English. His intentions are partially subverted by a priest who befriends Norman and teaches him his letters and chivalry towards women.

DER historische Abenteuerroman im Schottland des 18. JahrhundertsDer junge David Balfour steht nach dem Tod seines Vaters alleine in der Welt. Er reist zu seinem Onkel Ebenezer, der ihn aber, statt ihn aufzunehmen, auf ein Schiff entführen lässt, das ihn in die amerikanischen Kolonien bringen soll. Zusammen mit einem weiteren Passagier namens Alan Breck kann er fliehen, aber damit beginnen seine Abenteuer erst ...Immer auf der Flucht vor Davids skrupellosem Onkel und Alan Brecks Verfolgern führt sie ihre Reise durch die schottische Wildnis und deren beeindruckende Landschaften. Die Freundschaft der beiden wird vor viele Herausforderungen gestellt und verlangt von ihnen viel Mut und Entschlossenheit.Diese Geschichte (Originaltitel 'Kidnapped') ist ein fesselndes Porträt von Schottland im 18. Jahrhundert, geprägt von politischen Intrigen, sozialer Ungerechtigkeit und dem Kampf um Freiheit. Es ist ein zeitloses Meisterwerk, das Leser jeden Alters in seinen Bann zieht und sie auf eine unvergessliche Reise durch eine vergangene Epoche entführt.nexx classics - WELTLITERATUR NEU INSPIRIERT

Ruth, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable book falls within the genres of Language and Literatures, English literature

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth century, capturing the bravery, battles, and bloodshed of Britain’s peninsular wars with this epic tale of historical fiction featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe.Outsider.Hero.Rogue.If any man can do the impossible it’s Richard Sharpe.And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he’s sent on a dangerous mission of espionage to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines.For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and one from the South. If they meet, the British are lost.Only Sharpe’s small band of riflemen—with their cunning and courage to rely on—stand in their way. But they’re rapidly outnumbered, enemies are hiding in plain sight, and as the French edge ever closer to the frontline, time is running out….

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This thrilling adventure by Gaston Leroux, known for his work The Phantom of the Opera, follows the swashbuckling exploits of a pirate crew navigating treacherous waters. As they face rival ships, stormy seas, and internal strife, readers are drawn into a tale of loyalty, betrayal, and survival. Leroux expertly blends action with deeper themes of honor and human ambition in a world where the line between good and evil is often blurred.

The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.

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The Colonial Countess The Colonial Countess When, at the urging of her dying mother, eighteen-year-old farmworker Mary Evans sails for England in 1886, she has no idea that she has inherited her grandmother's heraldic title of Countess. Unused to the way of the British aristocracy, and much to the consternation of her peers, she adjusts in her own way to deal with the authority, privileges and wealth that have been bestowed upon her. The Compassionate Countess Two years after arriving in England in 1886, to discover that she had inherited the hereditary title of Countess, twenty-year-old Australian farm girl Mary Evans has adjusted, in her own way, to the authority, wealth and privileges bestowed on her. Mary has a passion to help those less fortunate than herself and uses her position to improve the lives of many of the people she meets.