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Elbert Hubbard’s historical novel follows John Brown from family life and frontier hardship toward militant opposition to slavery. Personal losses and encounters with enslaved and free people shape his convictions. The story traces his involvement in the violence in Kansas and the events leading to Harpers Ferry.
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The book tells of Little Black Quibba, whose mother Black Flumbo is dangerously ill and needs mangoes to recover. He sets out with a basket to find them, but first meets an Elephant who refuses to help and then a Snake who lures him toward a mango grove while planning to eat him. After a struggle involving the Snake, the Elephant, and the frogs, Quibba reaches the mangoes, gathers them, and returns home, where the fruit helps his mother regain her strength.
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Jessie Dealey is nursing a dying woman when she becomes involved with Robert Walsh, a married farmer. A visit to his pregnant wife forces her to confront the promises he has made and the different futures the two women fear. Their encounter exposes the strain his conduct places on both their lives.
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Constance Sprague's engagement to Lynn Holt draws her into a family intent on preserving its reputation. When her widowed mother's friendship with John Barse becomes a subject of gossip, Constance faces demands that test both her loyalty and her love. The story examines what happens when a marriage is expected to satisfy an entire family.
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Das Buch behandelt die Entwicklung des Kriegsschiffbaus von den ersten Anfängen in den alten Kulturzentren Mesopotamiens und Ägyptens bis zur Einführung der Dampfkraft im 19. Jahrhundert. Es verbindet einen kurzen geschichtlichen Überblick mit der Darstellung maßgebender Schiffstypen nach Modellaufnahmen, die in München gesammelt und ausgestellt wurden. Dabei wird auch betont, dass die Herstellung solcher Modelle erst nach langer technischer und wissenschaftlicher Zusammenarbeit möglich wurde.
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This book presents an account of Cuttyhunk, a small island south of New Bedford, and its historical importance in the first European settlement on New England shores. It follows the 1602 voyage of Bartholomew Gosnold, drawing on contemporary narratives by Gabriel Archer and John Brereton, as the expedition reaches the coast, names Cape Cod, and explores the islands and sounds of the region.
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William Rameses, a businessman fascinated by ancient Egypt, hires a woman whose appearance reminds him of Cleopatra. A visit to an antique dealer brings them into contact with a ring said to have belonged to the queen. As they investigate its inscription and history, an old curse begins to intrude on their lives.
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Working among the ruins left by war, porter Palpo finds a blue jewel and secretly takes it home. His pleasure in possessing it gives way to unease when the stone seems to change from day to day. Keeping the discovery hidden becomes increasingly difficult as its presence takes over his room and his thoughts.
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At a sales convention in Providence, Sam Potter receives a telegram directing him to a midnight train and a destination called Nothing. He assumes it is a practical joke and throws it away. When the message returns, his attempts to dismiss it become a growing struggle with fear and the approaching hour.
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Traveling salesman Connor arrives in Springfield late at night and asks where he can get a quiet meal. A hotel clerk sends him to a small restaurant known for serving customers with special diets. An unpleasant steak and an increasingly strange conversation make Connor suspect that the staff have mistaken him for someone else.
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American visitor Newsome Holder comes to Styles determined to commit a murder worthy of British detective fiction. After carrying out his plan, he meets a local writer whose reaction is far from what he expected. This dark satire follows Holder’s desire for distinction into a community with peculiar ideas about crime.
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David Hughes stays in Queens while his wife and children spend the summer in the country. An affair with Janice Keller, who lives across the hall, offers an escape from his dissatisfaction with married life. Secrecy becomes harder to maintain as Janice’s expectations and the risk of discovery grow.
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Robert E. Howard’s historical adventure follows Tamerlane and the aftermath of the Battle of Nicopolis, where Bayazid’s Turkish forces defeat the crusading army. Seen through the Tatars, the story dwells on the chaos of combat, the retreat of the Christians, and the grim treatment of the captured and the dead. Ak Boga then moves away from the battlefield on a separate mission, where he notices a wounded knight nearby.
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Store clerk Sheldon Thorpe spends his days in a basement stockroom with Red, a younger colleague who dreams of becoming an artist. Red's plans stir Sheldon's own desire to escape a life of duty and routine. A possible promotion and his wife's expectations make him question whether the security he has worked for is worth staying.
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New York bookkeeper Sylvester Dodge is looking forward to a long-awaited holiday in Europe. Then he notices a pale man in a raincoat on his daily journey and becomes convinced that he is being followed. As the stranger keeps appearing, Sylvester’s fear begins to govern his movements through the city.
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