This carefully crafted ebook: "IN A HOLLOW OF THE HILLS" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt: "It was very dark, and the wind was increasing. The last gust had been preceded by an ominous roaring down the whole mountain-side, which continued for some time after the trees in the little valley had lapsed into silence. The air was filled with a faint, cool, sodden odor, as of stirred forest depths. In those intervals of silence the darkness seemed to increase in proportion and grow almost palpable. Yet out of this sightless and soundless void now came the tinkle of a spur's rowels, the dry crackling of saddle leathers, and the muffled plunge of a hoof in the thick carpet of dust and desiccated leaves..." Bret Harte was an American short story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he wrote poetry, fiction, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches in addition to fiction. As he moved from California to the eastern U.S. to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been most often reprinted, adapted, and admired.
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This carefully crafted ebook: "War and the Future (The original unabridged edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. War and the Future (1917) is a work of war propaganda by H.G. Wells that was published in America under the title Italy, France, and Britain at War. Wells would have preferred the title The War of Ideas, but his publisher overruled him. Except for the opening piece, its chapters were published as articles in the press. Table of contents: The Passing of the Effigy The War in Italy (August 1916) Chapter I. The Isonzo Front Chapter II. The Mountain War Chapter III. Behind the Front The Western War (September 1916) Chapter I. Ruins Chapter II. The Grades of War Chapter III. The War Landscape Chapter IV. New Arms for Old Ones Chapter V. Tanks How People Think About the War Chapter I. Do They Really Think at All? Chapter II. The Yielding Pacifist and the Conscientious Objector Chapter II. The Religious Revival Chapter IV. The Riddle of the British Chapter V. The Social Changes in Progress Chapter VI. The Ending of the War Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells was now considered to be one of the world's most important political thinkers and during the 1920s and 30s he was in great demand as a contributor to newspapers and journals.
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This collection compiles the works on which the fame of one of the most fascinating writers of the twentieth century was built. Francis Scott Fitzgerald became a mouthpiece for ideas and expressed the spiritual moods bubbling amongst the young people during the 1920s. Fitzgerald, in the words of Amory from This Side of Paradise (1920), wrote that a generation had "grown up to find all God's dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken". Fitzgerald was the first to tell the world about the commencement of the "jazz age" with its carnival approach towards life- a lifestyle which he also followed. However, as a sensitive artist, he could not help but notice the dualistic nature of this philosophy. Fitzgerald's writing demonstrated that a life spent at the carnival would inevitably lead to bankruptcy. Fitzgerald often worked on multiple short stories simultaneously while writing his novels. Later, these stories were compiled. His relationship and love for his wife Zelda fueled much of his writing. Her diagnosis and hospitalization for schizophrenia in 1930 affected him greatly.In his later years, Fitzgerald worked in Hollywood on movie scripts. His last novel, The Last Tycoon, remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1940 and reflected his Hollywood experiences. Contents: The Great Gatsby The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Offshore Pirate The Camel's Back The Diamond as Big as the Ritz The Jelly-Bean May Day Porcelain and Pink Tarquin of Cheapside Oh Russet Witch! The Lees of Happiness Mr. Icky Jemina, The Mountain Girl
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Once Upon a Time... Go into the woods with Grimm's Fairy Tales. Full of magic and trickery, these stories have delighted generations with such timeless classics as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and Rapunzel. The Complete Fairy Tales Every fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are included—that's over 200 tales. Popular favorites include: • Cinderella • Beauty and the Beast • Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood) • Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) • Hansel and Grethel • Snow White • Rapunzel • Rumpelstiltskin • and hundreds more! 1 - The Frog-King, or Iron Henry 2 - Cat and Mouse in Partnership 3 - Our Lady's Child 4 - The Youth Who Could Not Shudder 5 - The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids 6 - Faithful John 7 - The Good Bargain 8 - The Wonderful Musician 9 - The Twelve Brothers 10 - The Pack of Ragamuffins 11 - Little Brother and Little Sister 12 - Rapunzel 13 - The Three Little Men in the Wood 14 - The Three Spinners 15 - Hansel and Grethel 16 - The Three Snake-Leaves 17 - The White Snake 18 - The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean 19 - The Fisherman and His Wife 20 - The Valiant Little Tailor 21 - Cinderella 22 - The Riddle 23 - The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage 24 - Mother Holle 25 - The Seven Ravens 26 - Little Red-Cap 27 - The Bremen Town-Musicians 28 - The Singing Bone 29 - The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs 30 - The Louse and the Flea 31 - The Girl Without Hands 32 - Clever Hans 33 - The Three Languages 34 - Clever Elsie 35 - The Tailor in Heaven 36 - The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack 37 - Thumbling 38 - The Wedding of Mrs. Fox First Story Second Story 39 - The Elves First Story Second Story Third Story 40 - The Robber Bridegroom 41 - Herr Korbes 42 - The Godfather 43 - Frau Trude 44 - Godfather Death 45 - Thumbling as Journeyman 46 - Fitcher's Bird 47 - The Juniper-Tree 48 - Old Sultan 49 - The Six Swans 50 - Briar-Rose 51 - Foundling Bird 52 - King Thrushbeard 53 - Little Snow-white 54 - The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn 55 - Rumpelstiltskin 56 - Sweetheart Roland 57 - The Golden Bird 58 - The Dog and the Sparrow 59 - Frederick and Catherine 60 - The Two Brothers 61 - The Little Peasant 62 - The Queen Bee 63 - The Three Feathers 64 - The Golden Goose 65 - Allerleirauh 66 - The Hare's Bride 67 - The Twelve Huntsmen 68 - The Thief and His Master 69 - Jorinda and Joringel 70 - The Three Sons of Fortune 71 - How Six Men Got on in the World 72 - The Wolf and the Man 73 - The Wolf and the Fox 74 - The Fox and His Cousin 75 - The Fox and the Cat 76 - The Pink 77 - Clever Grethel 78 - The Old Man and His Grandson 79 - The Water-Nix 80 - The Death of the Little Hen 81 - Brother Lustig 82 - Gambling Hansel 83 - Hans in Luck 84 - Hans Married 85 - The Gold-Children 86 - The Fox and the Geese 87 - The Poor Man and the Rich Man 88 - The Singing, Soaring Lark 89 - The Goose-Girl 90 - The Young Giant 91 - The Gnome 92 - The King of the Golden Mountain 93 - The Raven 94 - The...
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<p> Max Brand is an American writer, considered one of the best authors who worked in the Western genre. In total, he wrote about 500 works, of which 300 were in this genre. Silvertip is a western novel about revenge and quest completion. Silvertip wanted to kill a cold-blooded Bandini, but it was a child in a Bandini cloak...The multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: «Silvertip», «The Man from Mustang», «Silvertip’s Strike», «Silvertip’s Roundup», «Silvertip’s Trap», «The Fighting Four», «Silvertip’s Chase», «Silvertip’s Search», «The Stolen Stallion», «Valley Thieves», «Mountain Riders», «The Valley of Vanishing Men», «The False Rider».</p>
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<p>Sherlock Holmes i doktor Watson - najsłynniejszy duet detektywistyczny ponownie zabiera czytelników w podróż do świata kryminalnych zagadek. W ośmiu opowiadaniach tworzących "Pożegnalny ukłon", na podstawie wycinków z gazet, drobnych przedmiotów, gestów i znaków, przyjaciele rozwiążą tajemnice kolejnych morderstw. Sherlock wesprze także swojego brata Mycrofta w rozwiązaniu sprawy kradzieży tajemnic państwowych. Emocjonujące śledztwa pełne nieoczekiwanych zwrotów akcji zabiorą czytelników w świat detektywa z Baker Street.</p>
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<p>Najsłynniejszy detektywistyczny duet znów w akcji! Sherlock Holmes i doktor Watson otrzymują zaszyfrowany list. Jego nadawcą jest Fred Porlock, podwładny profesora Moriarty‘ego. Wiadomość zapowiada morderstwo Johna Douglasa. Niedługo później policja potwierdza wypełnienie groźby. Douglas nie żyje. Holmes z pomocą Watsona odkrywają okoliczności zabójstwa i tropią jego sprawcę.</p>
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<p>Brytyjski liniowiec Lusitania w 1918 roku został trafiony niemiecką torpedą i zatonął. Na pokładzie znajdowały się ściśle tajne dokumenty, niezwykle istotne dla brytyjskiego rządu. Przed katastrofą przejęła je Amerykanka, Jane Finn. Kilka lat po wojnie trwają poszukiwania kobiety, która może doprowadzić do politycznej katastrofy całe państwo. W szpiegowską aferę wplątuje się dwójka młodych ludzi: Tuppence i Tommy. Duet dołącza do poszukiwań. Niejednokrotnie narażając własną skórę krok po kroku docierają do prawdy. Czy młodym ludziom uda się uratować losy Anglii?</p> <p>„Tajemniczy przeciwnik" to pierwsza powieść Agathy Christie, w której pojawia się duet Tommy i Tuppence. Para młodych detektywów jeszcze nie raz zaskoczy czytelników niekonwencjonalnymi metodami pracy. </p>
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