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The men of Burgdale unite with the Silver-dalers to repel a Hunnish invasion in this detailed chronicle of a fictional Germanic society. The novel paints a rich picture of daily life, clothing, and architecture, grounding its tale of war in the tangible reality of a culture worth defending. It explores the conflict between a free, settled people and a nomadic, slave-holding aggressor, prefiguring the themes of later high fantasy. It is a celebration of the "good life" found in connection to the land and the community.

This collection of weird fiction centers on a fictional play that drives its readers to madness and despair. The stories in the first half establish a terrifying mythology involving the King in Yellow and the phantom city of Carcosa, blending decadent romance with cosmic horror. The prose is rich and poetic, creating a haunting atmosphere of inevitable doom and forbidden beauty. It is a landmark work in the genre, influencing the development of the Cthulhu Mythos and modern supernatural horror.

Set against a backdrop of Cretan hospitality and framed by the rich diversity of Cretes landscapes and locations, the reader is drawn into a gripping blend of crime fiction, thriller and adventure, unfolding from the very first steps to a rousing finale.Freelance journalist Sophia Papadopoulou investigates in western Crete alongside retired Chief Inspector Niklas Kuhnbaum. Under the most challenging conditions, they follow the trail of clues in an attempt to uncover a murder and expose an illegal arms trade.

Whose Body? is a 1923 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, which introduced the character of Lord Peter Wimsey.CHAPTER I"Oh, damn!" said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus. "Hi, driver!"The taxi man, irritated at receiving this appeal while negotiating the intricacies of turning into Lower Regent Street across the route of a 19 bus, a 38-B and a bicycle, bent an unwilling ear."Ive left the catalogue behind," said Lord Peter deprecatingly, "uncommonly careless of me. Dyou mind puttin back to where we came from?""To the Savile Club, sir?""No110 Piccadillyjust beyondthank you.""Thought you was in a hurry," said the man, overcome with a sense of injury."Im afraid its an awkward place to turn in," said Lord Peter, answering the thought rather than the words. His long, amiable face looked as if it had generated spontaneously from his top hat, as white maggots breed from Gorgonzola.The taxi, under the severe eye of a policeman, revolved by slow jerks, with a noise like the grinding of teeth.The block of new, perfect and expensive flats in which Lord Peter dwelt upon the second floor, stood directly opposite the Green Park..

Wessex Tales is a collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardys birth in 1840. Through them, Thomas Hardy talks about nineteenth century marriage, grammar, class status, how men and women were viewed, medical diseases and more.In 1888, Wessex Tales contained only five stories (The Three Strangers, The Withered Arm, Fellow-Townsmen, Interlopers at the Knap, and The Distracted Preacher) all published first in periodicals. For the 1896 reprinting, Hardy added "An Imaginative Woman," but in 1912 moved this to another collection, Lifes Little Ironies, while at the same time transferring two stories "A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four" and "The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion" from Lifes Little Ironies to Wessex Tales.

The Warden, published in 1855, is the first book in Anthony Trollopes Chronicles of Barsetshire series of six novels. It was his fourth novel.The Warden concerns Mr Septimus Harding, the meek, elderly warden of Hirams Hospital and precentor of Barchester Cathedral, in the fictional county of Barsetshire.Hirams Hospital is an almshouse supported by a medieval charitable bequest to the Diocese of Barchester.The income maintains the almshouse itself, supports its twelve bedesmen, and, in addition, provides a comfortable abode and living for its warden. Mr Harding was appointed to this position through the patronage of his old friend the Bishop of Barchester, who is also the father of Archdeacon Grantly to whom Hardings older daughter, Susan, is married.The warden, who lives with his remaining child, an unmarried younger daughter Eleanor, performs his duties conscientiously. The story concerns the impact upon Harding and his circle when a zealous young reformer, John Bold, launches a campaign to expose the disparity in the apportionment of the charitys income between its object, the bedesmen, and its officer, Mr Harding.

For half a century the housewives of Pont-lEveque had envied Madame Aubain her servant Felicite.For a hundred francs a year, she cooked and did the housework, washed, ironed, mended, harnessed the horse, fattened the poultry, made the butter and remained faithful to her mistressalthough the latter was by no means an agreeable person.Madame Aubain had married a comely youth without any money, who died in the beginning of 1809, leaving her with two young children and a number of debts. She sold all her property excepting the farm of Toucques and the farm of Geffosses, the income of which barely amounted to 5,000 francs; then she left her house in Saint-Melaine, and moved into a less pretentious one which had belonged to her ancestors and stood back of the market-place.This house, with its slate-covered roof, was built between a passage-way and a narrow street that led to the river. The interior was so unevenly graded that it caused people to stumble. A narrow hall separated the kitchen from the parlour, where Madame Aubain sat all day in a straw armchair near the window. Eight mahogany chairs stood in a row against the white wainscoting.

I Will Repay was written by Baroness Emmuska Orzcy and originally published in 1906, this is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orzcy, it comes (chronologically) third in the series and should be read after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel.The story starts before the French revolution. Its 1783 and wealthy Paul Deroulede has offended the young Vicomte de Marny by speaking disrepctfully of his latest infatuation, Adele de Montercheri. Deroulede had not intended to get into the quarrel but has a tendency to blunder into things "no doubt a part of the inheritance bequeathed to him by his bourgeois ancestry." Incensed at the slur on Adele, who he sees as a paragon of virtue, the Vicomte challenges Deroulede to a duel, a fight which Deroulede does not want for he knows and respects the boys father, the Duc de Marny.It is Paris, 1793, the most seething time of the revolution. No one knew in the morning if his head would still be on his shoulders in the evening, or if it would be held up by citizen Samson the headsman, for the sans-culottes of Paris to see. However, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney.

The Return of the Native is English author Thomas Hardys sixth published novel. It first appeared in the magazine Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly instalments in 1878. Because of the novels controversial themes, Hardy had some difficulty finding a publisher; reviews, however, though somewhat mixed, were generally positive. In the twentieth century, The Return of the Native became one of Hardys most popular novels.The novel takes place entirely in the environs of Egdon Heath, and, with the exception of the epilogue, Aftercourses, covers exactly a year and a day. Like all of Hardys work, The Return of the Native is passionate and controversial, with themes and sympathies beyond what a good Victorian would ever admit. A modern and honest novel of chance and choice, faith and infidelities, this dark story asks what is free will and what is fate? What is the true nature of nature, and how do we fit together? Can we fit together? A tragedy set in the barren land of Edgon Heath. Our heroine, Eustacia, is proud, passionate, cruel, fickle, avaricious, and desperate.

A Bride of the Plains is a historical novel written in 1915 by Baroness Orczy, the author of the famous The Scarlet Pimpernel series. It is dedicated to the memory of Lajos Kossuth, and in the dedication the author cries out to the dead Hungarian patriot and asks him: "What would YOU have said now had vou lived to see your country tied to Austrias chariot-wheels, the catspaw and tool of the Teutonic race which you abhorred?"CHATPER 1"God bless them all! they are good lads."It was now close on eight oclock and more than two hours ago since first the dawn broke over that low-lying horizon line which seems so far away, and tinged the vast immensity of the plain first with grey and then with mauve and pale-toned emerald, with rose and carmine and crimson and blood-red, until the suntriumphant and glorious at lastwoke the sunflowers from their sleep, gilded every tiny blade of grass and every sprig of rosemary, and caused every head of stately maize to quiver with delight at the warmth of his kiss.The plain stretched its limitless expanse as far as human eye can reacha sea of tall straight stems, with waves of brilliant green and plume-crowned crests shimmering

A cosmic fairytale about exile among the stars, the courage to exist, and the quiet revolution of belonging.One night, the sky notices a mistake.A single star flickers into existence where no star has ever belongedtrembling, uncertain, and painfully alone. Its presence unsettles the ancient constellations, bending lines that have held for centuries and awakening old fears the heavens hoped never to face again.As the universe debates whether to erase or accept the stranger light, two mortals are drawn into its quiet cry: a Keeper who has spent his life listening to the sky, and a woman who can hear sorrow in silence. Together, they uncover a truth long buriedof a constellation that once chose its own shape and was destroyed for daring to change.The Constellation That Didnt Belong is a luminous, emotionally rich tale about:exile and self-determinationsystems that fear changeand the fragile bravery of existing without permissionWritten in lyrical, atmospheric prose, this eighth volume of Echoes of the Veiled Stars unfolds like a whispered rebellion among the starssoft, melancholic, and quietly transformative.Perfect for readers who love poetic cosmic fantasy, symbolic storytelling, and stories where even the universe must learn how to make space.

Cassie e Zoe eram tão inseparáveis quanto duas irmãs poderiam ser, mas já se passaram duas décadas desde a última vez que conversaram. No início dos anos 2000, a banda Griffin Sisters incendiava os p

Após hiato de dez anos, Joe Hill retorna com uma obra que mudará para sempre o gênero do horrorFamoso pelos invernos congelantes e pela biblioteca excepcional, o Rackham College, no Maine, é o refúgi

Assistente editorial em uma editora tradicionalíssima — do tipo que só publicam títulos "altamente intelectuais" — Savannah Cade guarda um segredo que poderia custar seu emprego: ela está escrevendo

A life-changing diagnosis and a breakup. Annika just wants to get awayaway from her old life and take her mind off things. Having only ever known the North Sea island of Borkum, she rents an apartment far from the sea in the Austrian Alps. But when she meets her landlord, Nico, her resolve to never get involved with anyone again begins to waver. Nico is also enchanted by Annika. However, he has also suffered a blow of fate. Are they both ready to trust again and allow themselves to fall in love? Can Annika confide her secret to Nico?

Charlotte receives an interesting job offer. She is to look after the difficult children of single father Sebastian Lombardi. However, she has no desire to do so. She loves her job at the kindergarten and does not want to work for a snob who cannot control his brats. But when she gets to know the friendly family, she realizes that things are not quite as they seem at first glance. Curious as she is, she tries to uncover the secrets of her housemates and the forces at work here. Her equally adventurous cat Maya actively supports her.Unfortunately, she herself has a secret that no one must discover. When a murder occurs, Charlotte suddenly finds herself in mortal danger.

The "Revolution of Souls" is a visionary, poetic story, a poignant, spiritual, philosophical, romantic fairy tale that describes the awakening of humanity in our time of upheaval.Twelve divine children are born in twelve places. With their pure consciousness, they bring an unprecedented transformation to the collective field. Old patterns dissolve, the dark age ends. Love, compassion, and truth become the new reality; suffering, ego, and fear dissolve, the path to the Golden Age is open.This book is written for all those who know deep in their hearts that another world is not only necessary but has long been in the making: a world sustained by unconditional love, humanity, and a return to our true nature.

In the middle of a disadvantaged neighborhood lies a parka refuge for people and animals alike, offering hope to all who enter. But when powerful investors decide to demolish the park, resistance grows. At the center of it all is young Ramon, fighting not only for his family but also harboring an incredible secret: He understands the language of dogs. Together with his animal friends, Ramon stands up against greed and coldness. This is a captivating story about solidarity, magic, and the courage to stand up against injustice. It is heartwarming and exciting with a touch of magic.

Welcome to Mundus Naturae! After Robyn is kidnapped, she slowly gets to know the new dimension with the help of twins Shelly and Isabella. Fear and overwhelm characterize her days, as there is a brutality here that is completely foreign to her. Why was she chosen of all people? The strange creatures seem to be targeting her, even though she cant even fight. Just when she thinks she can slowly begin to trust the twins, she discovers more dark secrets. But there is little time for questions, as the threat of another attack is ever-present. The danger seems to be growing, and the young women carry a heavy burdenthey are supposed to save humanity from its demise.

Onde não dá pé: uma jornada bilíngue é um relato autobiográfico sensível sobre crescer, ensinar e existir entre idiomas, territórios e expectativas. Escrito por Paula Gabriela , uma das vozes mais in