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A collection of stories first published in 1900 by a Scottish novelist whose popular fiction was often based around the history of Scotland and his native Galloway.
Книга на английском языке, представляет собой иллюстрированный календарь со стихами Киплинга, посвященными 12 видам спорта для богатых. (Охота, скачки, гольф и т.п.) Иллюстрации - литографии Вильяма Никольсона. Его стиль оказал существенное влияние на развитие графических искусств в Европе, особенно в России.
This is the popular edition of Nicholson';s almanac, a classic of early British modernism, with his striking color woodcuts illustrating twelve different sports. They are: hunting, coursing, racing, boating, fishing, cricket, archery, coaching, shooting, golf, boxing, and skating. Kipling provided the text for each sport, which faces the illustration.
Книга на английском языке, представляет собой иллюстрированный календарь со стихами Киплинга, посвященными 12 видам спорта для богатых. (Охота, скачки, гольф и т.п.) Иллюстрации -…
This is the last of Boothby's Dr. Nikola novels, set in Venice, Italy. Nikola tells the story of his sad life, demonstrates his mystic ability to enable people to experience themselves in another place and time, transforms a man into being a beast, and departs from his palace in Venice which has a bloody history, but he remains in the minds of those who met him.
This is the last of Boothby's Dr. Nikola novels, set in Venice, Italy. Nikola tells the story of his sad life, demonstrates his mystic ability to enable people to experience…
Human Toll traces the life and experiences of orphaned Ursula Ewart who, upon her father’s death, is sent away from the station hands who know and dote on her to be fostered in town. Here her life changes dramatically and she finds herself with few friends. In the novel Baynton makes heavy use of the colonial Australian vernacular which can make it a difficult read for modern audiences.
Human Toll traces the life and experiences of orphaned Ursula Ewart who, upon her father’s death, is sent away from the station hands who know and dote on her to be fostered in…
The Gap in the Curtain is a supernatural story full of suspense. Guests at a country house party are enabled by an eccentric scientist to see a glimpse of an issue of the Times dated a year ahead of time.
The Gap in the Curtain is a supernatural story full of suspense. Guests at a country house party are enabled by an eccentric scientist to see a glimpse of an issue of the Times…
A nameless, eccentric old man, sitting in the corner of a cozy London tea shop, uses pure deduction to solve a series of baffling crimes -- from gruesome murders and cases of deadly blackmail, to daring thefts and brilliant deceptions. For devotees of Sherlock Holmes: ingenious, well-crafted stories by the author of "The Scarlet Pimpernel."
A nameless, eccentric old man, sitting in the corner of a cozy London tea shop, uses pure deduction to solve a series of baffling crimes -- from gruesome murders and cases of…
The narrator begins his story upon the discovery of a skull with holes indicating a violent occurrence. Set in 1767 in Chapelizod in the Liffey valley, the story unfolds through the medium of long-lost or burnt diaries and letters, and perplexing events, such as the appearance of a ghost of a hand.
The narrator begins his story upon the discovery of a skull with holes indicating a violent occurrence. Set in 1767 in Chapelizod in the Liffey valley, the story unfolds through…
Great Sci Fi novel! Andrew North was a pen name of Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton). She received the Gandalf Grand Master Award from the World Science Fiction Society, and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the SFWA.
Great Sci Fi novel! Andrew North was a pen name of Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton). She received the Gandalf Grand Master Award from the World Science Fiction Society,…
In three months from the memorable day when his solicitor had informed him that he was a free man, Mr. Vanborough possessed the wife he desired, to grace the head of his table and to push his fortunes in the world--the Legislature of Great Britain being the humble servant of his treachery, and the respectable accomplice of his crime.
In three months from the memorable day when his solicitor had informed him that he was a free man, Mr. Vanborough possessed the wife he desired, to grace the head of his table and…
The classic stories of Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) continues to surprise and delight readers even today. In deceptively simple language, Mansfield illuminates complicated relationships and profound, often troubling ideas, capturing the telling moments of her characters' lives in precise, luminous detail. .
The classic stories of Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) continues to surprise and delight readers even today. In deceptively simple language, Mansfield illuminates complicated…
