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No one knew who Mark Franklin was when he disembarked at Liverpool in 1909 with a copy of Shakespeare's works, an old Mexican charro saddle and two Remingtons in his battered luggage. He was just another American, tall and softly-spoken. Even General Flashman never guessed the whole truth...

George Orwell (1903-50) is known around the world for his satirical novella Animal Farm and his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he was arguably at his best in the essay form. Below, we've selected and introduced ten of Orwell's best essays for the interested newcomer to his non-fiction, but there are many more we could have added.

Hero and Leander is a Greek myth concerning the tragic story of two lovers. One was a priestess of Aphrodite who lived in a tower in Sestos, and the other a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to spend time with her, with Hero's lamp at the top of her tower as his guiding light, and they shared a warm summer of love.

A wry and thought-provoking tale about the defiant, eccentric figures obsessed with Australia's deadliest reptiles. Raymond Hoser is known as the Snakeman, a moniker he has zealously defended. As a day job, Hoser runs a business in Melbourne that offers several services. One service is snake...

UNA PRODUCCIÓN DE PIGEON CASA EDITORIALAudiolibros Pigeon reúne las obras más influyentes de la historia —clásicos de finanzas, filosofía, desarrollo personal y más— narradas con calidad premium y pensadas para acompañarte mientras construyes una vida más fuerte y próspera. Contenido atemporal, accesible y diseñado para aprender en cualquier momento del día.Escucha nuestras colecciones:(Disponibles en español e inglés.)Audiolibros Pigeon: FinanzasAudiolibros Pigeon: Top 100 más vendidosAudiolibros Pigeon: FilosofíaAudiolibros Pigeon: ClásicosAudiolibros Pigeon: Edición ...

When Princess Irene discovers a hidden stairway leading to a mysterious tower, she meets a wise great-great-grandmother who watches over her in ways unseen. Deep beneath the mountain, goblins plot in the darkness. Only a brave miner’s boy named Curdie—and a thread of trust—can guide Irene...

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (commonly called Treatise when referring to Berkeley's works) is a 1710 work, in English, by Irish Empiricist philosopher George Berkeley. This book largely seeks to refute the claims made by Berkeley's contemporary John Locke about the nature of human perception. Whilst, like all the Empiricist philosophers, both Locke and Berkeley agreed that we are having experiences, regardless of whether material objects exist, Berkeley sought to prove that the outside world (the world which causes the ideas one has within one's mind) is also ...

Calloway will Kela beeindrucken und mutiert dank Max' Tipps zum übertriebenen „Stadthasen". Doch sein Plan geht nach hinten los! Max wird für ein gestohlenes Brötchen beschuldigt und landet vor einem absurden Schülergericht, während Anton ihn – mehr schlecht als recht – verteidigt. Zum Jubiläum von Direktor Fritz wollen ihn die Kinder ins Rampenlicht rücken, mit ungeahnten Folgen.

Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. Premiering in 1923, three years after her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church, the play reflects Shaw's belief that the people involved in Joan's trial acted according to what they thought was right. He wrote in his preface to the play: “There are no villains in the piece. Crime, like disease, is not interesting: it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all [there is] about it. It is what men do at their best, with good intentions, and what normal men and women...

Old Broadbrim, the famous Quaker detective listened as one of the richest men in New York continued "......I want you to guard my person for one year, and if at the end of that time I am still in the land of the living, why, your work ceases." - Summary by Annise

The English colonies, holding a great stretch of the Atlantic seaboard, increased in number and power. New France also grew stronger. The steady hostility of the rivals never wavered. There was, indeed, little open warfare as long as the two Crowns remained at peace. From 1660 to 1688, the Stuart rulers of England remained subservient to their cousin the Bourbon King of France and at one with him in religious faith. But after the fall of the Stuarts France bitterly denounced the new King, William of Orange, as both a heretic and a usurper, and attacked the English in America with a savage fury...

Science Fiction and Fantasy stories of STRANGEST ilk. Other Tales: Volume II contains seven bizarre and incredible tales of science fiction and fantasy, including a rare tale of the supernatural by George Eliot, a legendary yarn by the grandfather of modern fantasy, Lord Dunsany, and an original tale by science fiction author J.D. Sanderson, author of After the Syzygy.

This work is a collection of tales told by Elders in a Blackfoot lodge centered around the tribe. In addition to the traditional stories and adventures there are stories about the cultural practices that reflect their societal values and historical experiences. Also discussed are the differences between their ways and those of the white settlers. - Summary by kirk202

Brother Julian became a monk because he thought that was how he would find God. But now, feeling further away from God than ever and rejected by his brother monks, he decides to break his monk's vows and re-enter into the world and the complicated relationships it holds.This dramatic poem was MacDonald's first published work. While it was not a financial success, it is interesting to a student or fan of MacDonald, because it explores themes and ideas that would continue to characterize his work later in life. - Summary by Devorah Allen Cast List: Julian: Larry WilsonBrother Robert: ...

Picture a tranquil English village, with an inn on the green. A lone patron enjoys his wine and teasing the landlord's pretty daughter, when suddenly they are rudely interrupted by a local aristocrat and his two henchmen. These same three reappear the following day to disrupt the May Day celebrations.Suddenly, a group of men in Lincoln green appear to save the day. But who are they? This is a different take on the tale of Robin Hood, placing him in the time of Henry III, rather than the more traditional reign of Richard I. James claims to have history on his side as he relates the story of an ...

Welcome to Issue #4 of the exciting and influential pulp magazine The Thrill Book, a noted precursor to the mighty Weird Tales! In this issue "Down the Coast of Shadows" finds a man haunted by the presence of his dead brother, "Profit by Loss" is a thrilling mystery on the transcontinental railroad through the wild west and "The Hidden Emperor" is a fantastical yarn of Oriental intrigue! Plus much more! Hop on board The Thrill Book Express where you are guaranteed to have an exciting time! - Summary by Ben Tucker

Clarence and Emmeline Mumford are in for a real treat when they take in the young, outspoken Miss Louise Derrick as their guest. Shedding a light on class struggles in the Victorian era, The Paying Guest offers a look at just what "proper society" expects. (Summary by Amanda Friday) Cast:Narrator: Elizabeth KlettClarence Mumford: AllenJohnsEmmeline Mumford: Arielle LipshawLouise Derrick: Amanda FridayMrs. Higgins: KristingjMr. Bilton/Man: Noel BadrianMr. Cobb: Robert HoffmanServant: April GonzalesDr. Billings: Ernst PattynamaMrs. Grove: Tiffany Halla ColonnaAudio edited by: Amanda Friday

First, the sultry babe stormed into his office and demanded fifty grand, as if making a deal with her butcher. That night two mugs spoiled Richard's face and slashed his rooms to ribbons. Then the whole Martini set went gaga over him. The movie star said she loved him-and did! The secretary said she'd die for him-and did! Poor Richard! They were out for blood, the whole greedy bunch. His blood. (Summary by Back cover, Fawcett Gold Medal edition)

Mr. Brooks, in this compilation, has endeavored to select those incidents and practical remarks from Mr. Müller's Narratives, that show in an unmistakeable way, both to believers and unbelievers, the secret of believing prayer, the manifest hand of a living God, and His unfailing response, in His own time and way, to every petition which is according to His will. (From the Preface)

"We are to study the mind and its education; but how? It is easy to understand how we may investigate the great world of material things about us; for we can see it, touch it, weigh it, or measure it. But how are we to discover the nature of the mind, or come to know the processes by which consciousness works? For mind is intangible; we cannot see it, feel it, taste it, or handle it. Mind belongs not to the realm of matter which is known to the senses, but to the realm of spirit, which the senses can never grasp. And yet the mind can be known and studied as truly and as scientifically as can ...