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Du mondmilitoj - du generacioj de unu skota familio. Luktado ¿e la fronto - kaj luktado ankä hejme.La granda kaldrono, la majstroverko de John Francis kaj unu el la plej gravaj romanoj en Esperanto, sekvas la vivojn de kelkaj ordinaraj homoj tra la tempo de du mondmilitoj, esploras iliajn diversajn sintenojn al la milito, bildigas la militservajn spertojn de kelkaj el ili, kaj montras la ¿an¿ojn en ilia socio kaj la dilemojn de la ¿iutaga vivo.Tiu ¿i verko estas nepre epokfara. [...] A¿tentiko, fizika kaj psi¿ologia, estas ¿ia elstara karakterizo. William AuldFrancis konstruis sian verkon tre lerte kaj sukcese. [...] la ampleksaj dialogoj igas la tutan romanon facile legebla, malgrä ¿ia dikeco. Sten JohanssonJohn Islay Francis estas eksterdube unu el niaj plej kompetentaj prozverkistoj. Baldur Ragnarsson

In der neuesten Übersetzung von Alexandre Dumas' seltenem Juwel "L'Horoscope" entfaltet sich eine Geschichte, die mit Witz, Weisheit und der unverkennbaren Dramatik des Meisters selbst durchzogen ist. Dieses Theaterstück, ein verborgener Schatz in Dumas' umfangreichem Oeuvre, beleuchtet die ewige Frage nach Schicksal gegen freien Willen durch das Prisma eines mysteriösen Horoskops, das das Leben seiner Protagonisten unwiderruflich verändert.Als ein Horoskop das Schicksal eines jungen Liebespaares zu besiegeln droht, finden sich die Charaktere in einem Wirbel aus Intrigen, Leidenschaft und philosophischen Dilemmata wieder. Dumas, bekannt für seine tiefgründigen Charakterstudien und spannungsgeladenen Handlungen, webt eine komplexe Erzählung, die den Leser dazu herausfordert, über die Macht der Sterne und die Stärke des menschlichen Geistes nachzudenken.Diese Neuübersetzung bringt Dumas' geistreiche Dialoge und lebendige Beschreibungen mit einer Frische und Lebendigkeit, die moderne Leser anspricht, während sie gleichzeitig die historische Tiefe und den kulturellen Reichtum des Originaltextes bewahrt. "L'Horoscope" ist nicht nur eine fesselnde Geschichte über Liebe, Schicksal und Selbstbestimmung, sondern auch ein faszinierender Einblick in das Werk eines der größten Schriftsteller der Literaturgeschichte.Tauchen Sie ein in ein vergessenes Meisterwerk, das nun endlich das Licht der modernen Welt erblickt und bereit ist, eine neue Generation von Lesern und Theaterliebhabern zu begeistern. "L'Horoscope" verspricht eine unvergessliche Reise durch die Tiefen der menschlichen Seele, getrieben von der unerschütterlichen Hoffnung auf die Macht der Liebe und des freien Willens. Ein Muss für jeden Dumas-Fan und Liebhaber klassischer Literatur.

The first in Ken Follett's ground-breaking Century Trilogy, Fall of Giants is a captivating novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women.<BR><BR>A WORLD IN CHAOS<BR><BR>1911, a thirteen-year-old boy, Billy Williams, begins working down the mines as George V is crowned king. The escalating arms race between the empire nations will put not only the king but this young boy in grave danger.<BR><BR>A TERRIBLE WAR<BR><BR>Billy's family is inextricably linked with the Fitzherberts, the aristocratic owners of the coal mine where he works. And when Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German embassy in London, their destiny also becomes entangled with that of Gus Dewar, an ambitious young aide to Woodrow Wilson, and two orphaned Russian brothers, the Peshkovs, whose plan to emigrate to America falls foul of conscription, revolution and imminent war.<BR><BR>A REVOLUTION THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING<BR><BR>When Russia convulses in bloody revolution and the Great War unfolds, the five families' futures are entwined forever, love bringing them closer even as conflict takes them further apart. What seeds will be sown for further tragedy in the twentieth century and what role will each play in what is to come?<BR><BR>Continue the captivating Century Trilogy with Winter of the World and Edge of Eternity.<BR><BR>*Ken Follett's Column of Fire was an instant Sunday Times HB bestseller when it published in 2017

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighting spirit to save the community’s beloved library in this novel based on true events from the author of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir.<BR><BR>When the new deputy librarian, Juliet Lansdown, finds that Bethnal Green Library isn’t the bustling hub she is expecting, she becomes determined to breathe life back into it. But can she show the men in charge that a woman is up to the task of running the library, especially when a confrontation with her past threatens to derail her?<BR><BR> Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library, although she is only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front line and amid tumultuous family strife, she finds herself harboring a life-changing secret with no one to turn to for help.<BR><BR> Sofie Baumann, a young Jewish refugee, came to London on a domestic service visa only to find herself working as a maid for a man who treats her abominably. She escapes to the library every chance she can, finding friendship in the literary community and aid in finding her sister, who is still trying to flee occupied Europe.<BR><BR> When a slew of bombs destroys the library, Juliet relocates the stacks to the local Underground station where the city’s residents shelter nightly, determined to lend out stories that will keep spirits up. But tragedy after tragedy threatens to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own troubles to save the library? Or will the beating heart of their neighborhood be lost forever?

Love, murder, betrayal, and adventure with the transportation of convicts from Britain in 1787 and the founding of the penal colony that became Australia.With the American colonies closed to Britain the goals overflowed and the criminal under-class posed a growing threat to the property-owning classes. A solution was required to deal with the overcrowded prisons. The answer lay in colonizing the continent on the far side of the world - Terra Australis Incognito; the unknown continent.Claimed for Britain by James Cook during his first voyage of discovery in April 1770, the government of the day launched an ambitious project; to make use of the criminal class to develop a new colony. Its aim to find a new source of trade and a establish a new base for Britain's Royal Navy to support the burgeoning empire. The First Fleet of eleven ships left Portsmouth in May 1787 tasked with those objectives. The First Fleet of convicts. The great experiment so nearly failed.Jack Vizzard, a young and raw marine officer of affluent background, becomes a member of the expedition. Lawyer, newly commissioned subaltern and a murderer, Vizzard finds his acts of betrayal follow him to New Holland. But what awaits him there? Retribution and reconciliation? Or ignominy and death?

THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER<BR><BR>'A compelling story of magic and survival against the odds.' SUNDAY TIMES<BR>'Uplifting . . . a welcome escape from our turbulent times.' GUARDIAN<BR>'An enchanting story of love, loss and survival' MAIL ON SUNDAY<BR>'Full of hope and bravery' PRIMA<BR><BR>Brought together by magic. <BR>Torn apart by war.<BR>_________<BR><BR>Europe, 1938. Even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the World of Wonders - a travelling circus that traverses the continent in a luxury steam engine. Brilliant and curious, Lena yearns for the real-world magic of science and medicine, despite the limitations she feels in her wheelchair. But when a young French orphan, Alexandre, comes aboard the circus train, Lena's life is infused with magic and wonder for the first time.<BR><BR>But outside the bright lights of the circus, darkness is descending on Europe. War is about to shatter Lena's world, and take away everything she holds dear. And to recover what she has lost, Lena will have to believe in the impossible. <BR><BR>A must-read for fans of Water for Elephants, The Circus Train will take readers on a heart-wrenching two-decade journey across a continent in which great beauty and unimaginable horror live side by side.

Once a Centurion rising through the ranks of the Legion of the Republic Julius had his eyes set on the future and glory. There was a time when Julius Lucius, the bodyguard of Velletri's champion, saw slaves, even gladiators as property to be made use of. He never dreamed that one day he would become one.It was a tactical error on a simple mission that changed everything in his world. One morning he was a soldier and the next he woke as a prisoner that would be forced into slavery to survive. His hatred for his captors was matched only by his desire to be free. Until the line between love and hate blurred, then disappeared entirely.A person of influence and power among the villagers that were using Julius as a beast of burden in their fields became a friend though kind words and small gestures of mercy. Slowly hatred turned to love between them and the need for escape became paramount. The villagers would never understand the love and passion that they shared.A late-night breakout set them on the path back to Rome but became an unrelenting hunt. They were running a race against those who sought to put an arrow in the back of the slave or the acolyte who loved him.

The narratives given by the author are not tales founded upon history, but history itself, without any embellishment or any deviations from the strict truth, so far as it can now be discovered by an attentive examination of the annals written at the time when the events themselves occurred.The readers, therefore, may rely upon the record as the truth, and nothing but the truth, so far as an honest purpose and a careful examination have been effectual in ascertaining it.

In the summer of 1917, the world is in turmoil. Ethelwynne Graves sees her fiancé off to war while yearning to stretch her wings within her still-sheltered life.As the war rages across the sea, Sean Spunner has his sights on a local battle of his own. Running for political office threatens to resurrect his past sins, and dredge up the not-so-distant behavior of his wife and her progressive ideals. Will Sean and Hattie survive the public pushback his campaign ignites?World War I and its aftermath completes The Malevolent Trilogy in this poignant novel spanning half a decade.

After charismatic king Rhodri Mawr of Gwynedd is killed in battle, people call his son Anarawd's victory over the Mercians at the Battle of the Conwy, a few years later, "God's vengeance for Rhodri".Rhodri awakened nationalist sentiment among the small Welsh kingdoms at a time when Saxon Wessex threatened the Welsh with dominion. Meanwhile, Mercia never renounced her claim to lands across the Wye and the Vikings threatened the long coastline.Despite these outside threats, one descendant of Rhodri succeeded in uniting the whole of Wales under his kingship. Find out who in 'Avenging Rhodri', John Broughton's meticulously researched historical adventure set in 9th century Wales.

The salient features and the principal events of the Zulu war are referred to in this book. Long and uninteresting details respecting minor operations are omitted, and an attempt is made to furnish a readable book, which gives a fair view of the causes, origin, and progress of the war. The preliminary portion of the book has been really requisite, and it is hoped that it will be found not the least interesting portion of the book.

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South Africa, 1877. Andrew Baird is a man trying to escape his past. The son of the famous "Fighting Jack Windrush" of the Royal Malverns, Andrew hopes to forge his own path away from the shadow of his father.Amidst the turbulence of the Zulu-British War of 1879, Andrew finds love with Elaine Maxwell. But after Elaine dies tragically and her sister is kidnapped, Andrew must confront the Zulus in bloody battles, driven by the hope of rescuing the woman and proving his worth beyond his father's legacy.Grappling with his inner demons and battling a relentless enemy, can Andrew find the strength to overcome adversity and claim his own destiny, or will his past forever haunt his pursuit?Malcolm Archibald's "The Noise of Zulu Battle" immerses readers in a captivating era of courage and sacrifice. With its rich historical detail and compelling narrative, this epic historical novel takes readers on a thrilling journey through war-torn landscapes, where one man's determination becomes a testament to the indomitable human spirit.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Essex Serpent—soon to be an Apple TV+ Series“Masterful...scary and smart, working as a horror story but also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of will and love. Perry did as much in her richly praised novel The Essex Serpent, but this is a deeper, more complex novel and more rewarding.”—The Washington PostIn Melmoth, Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent, a mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe for centuries, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of history’s darkest waters—and now, it is heading in our direction.It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts—or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy.But, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. And then Karel disappears....

EL IMPERIO MEXICA TENDRÁ QUE DEMOSTRAR SU PODER Y GRANDEZA ANTES DE QUE SEA DEMASIADO TARDE…<BR><BR> Tenochtitlan, 1520. El buen trato que Motecuhzoma ha concedido a los castellanos desde su llegada provoca sospechas entre los mexicas. Como gesto de confianza, el huey tlahtoani entrega varias doncellas de noble cuna a los forasteros para que la armonía siga reinando en el imperio. Una de ellas es Citlalli, joven aguerrida que deberá complacer y obedecer las órdenes de Gonzalo, capitán de rodeleros. Convencida de la importancia de su papel para mantener la paz, Citlalli faltará a la promesa que le hizo a su amado Cuauhtli, un destacado guerrero tenochca de origen plebeyo con quien planeaba huir para salvar su amor. Sin embargo, la paz es solo aparente y muy endeble. Cuando Pedro de Alvarado aprovecha la ausencia de Cortés para perpetrar una matanza en el Templo Mayor, cualquier posible alianza quedará anulada y los mexicas deberán luchar por mantener su hegemonía y su honor.<BR><BR> Conflictos políticos, batallas épicas, intrigas y romance son los protagonistas de La última victoria mexica, una ambiciosa novela en la que el rigor histórico y la ficción se entrelazan para ofrecer uno de los relatos más apasionantes sobre los días previos a la Noche Triste.<BR><BR>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<BR><BR>THE MEXICA EMPIRE WILL HAVE TO DISPLAY ITS POWER AND GREATNESS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE...<BR> <BR> Tenochtitlan, 1520. The fine treatment Motecuhzoma has given Castilians since their arrival rouses suspicion amongst the Mexica people. As a gesture of trust, the huey tlahtoani delivers several noble maidens to the foreigners, so harmony may prevail across the empire. One of them is Citlalli, a fierce young woman who must now please Gonzalo, captain of the Spanish sword and buckler infantry, and obey his commands. Convinced of the importance of her role in maintaining peace, Citlali will break the promise she made her love, Cuauhtli, skilled Tenochca warrior of humble origins, with whom she had planned to run away with to save their love. However, peace is only apparent and terribly frail. When Pedro de Alvarado takes advantage of Cortés’ absence to perpetrate a massacre at the Templo Mayor, any possible alliance will then be null and the Mexica must fight to keep their hegemony and their honor.<BR>  <BR> Political conflict, epic battles, intrigue, and romance are the protagonists of The Last Mexica Victory, an ambitious novel where historical rigor and fiction intertwine to present one of the most passionate tales about the days leading up to the Noche Triste.

AD 406. Abandoned by friends and hounded by enemies, Roman cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor and a small band of loyal warriors know that the time has come to leave an increasingly fractured Britannia.<BR><BR>Their journey takes them across the bleak, pirate-infested seas of the Mare Germanicum to Saxonia and on into the dark heart of barbarism. It seems the Britons' only salvation lies with an old comrade, General Stilicho - based far to the east but still within the sanctuary of the Empire. But the general has troubles of his own: his influence with the Emperor Honorius is waning, and a great warrior people are on the march - for Radagaisus, king of the Ostrogoths, has promised his subjects all the riches of Italia, and they will leave a sea of Roman bones in their wake.<BR><BR>But as Marcus and his companions battle their way towards what they hope will a safe haven of sorts, they stumble across a secret which could decide the fate of the Empire. But who can they really trust, and can Marcus reach Stilicho in time - because his every step is dogged by a son who wants him dead...<BR><BR>Set during the desperate twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire, The Barbarian is the action-packed and thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's very best.

Excerpts from the book"Soon after the events of the revolution had involved the kingdoms of France and Spain, and the republics of Holland, in our quarrel, a group of laborers was collected in a field that lay exposed to the winds of the ocean, on the north-eastern coast of England. These men were lightening their toil, and cheering the gloom of a day in December, by uttering their crude opinions on the political aspects of the times. The fact that England was engaged in a war with some of her dependencies on the other side of the Atlantic had long been known to them, after the manner that faint rumors of distant and uninteresting events gain on the ear; but now that nations, with whom she had been used to battle, were armed against her in the quarrel, the din of war had disturbed the quiet even of these secluded and illiterate rustics. The principal speakers, on the occasion, were a Scotch drover, who was waiting the leisure of the occupant of the fields, and an Irish laborer, who had found his way across the Channel, and thus far over the island, in quest of employment."This book is a Fiction, very nicely penned by the author. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

Tras sobrevivir a la batalla de Culloden en 1746, el joven Hughie MacKim hace un juramento de sangre para vengar el asesinato de su hermano.Entrenado como soldado de infantería en los Highlanders de Fraser, Hugh se alista él mismo en el ejército y sigue el rastro a través del horror de la guerra en Norteamérica, hasta la Batalla de las Llanuras de Abraham en septiembre de 1759.Pero, ¿cómo puede seguir el rastro de los hombres en las filas anónimas del ejército británico?Esta es la edición en letra grande de Juramento de Sangre, con un tamaño de fuente / tipo de fuente más grande para facilitar la lectura.

After charismatic king Rhodri Mawr of Gwynedd is killed in battle, people call his son Anarawd's victory over the Mercians at the Battle of the Conwy, a few years later, "God's vengeance for Rhodri".Rhodri awakened nationalist sentiment among the small Welsh kingdoms at a time when Saxon Wessex threatened the Welsh with dominion. Meanwhile, Mercia never renounced her claim to lands across the Wye and the Vikings threatened the long coastline.Despite these outside threats, one descendant of Rhodri succeeded in uniting the whole of Wales under his kingship. Find out who in 'Avenging Rhodri', John Broughton's meticulously researched historical adventure set in 9th century Wales.