Maison d'édition: Bu Classics Books
A haunting exploration of identity and prejudice unfolds when a young mother’s heritage is called into question. As the shadows of suspicion darken her marriage, the fragile nature of love and social standing is brutally exposed. This powerful narrative serves as a devastating critique of racial obsession and the tragic consequences of pride.
A collection of those intriguing thrillers that keep us on the edge of our seats. Contents: "Man in a Hurry" by Alan Nelson The pudgy little man was always hurrying. "Bitter Gold" by B. C. Bridges A brief, grim tale of Siberia. "The Gray Rider" by Charles Hilan Craig The strange tale of a famous racing driver. "What Is It?" by Charles M. Morris Retribution, swift and terrible. "The Sixth Tree" by E. L. Stewart The weirdest game that ever was played. "His Brother's Keeper" by George Fielding Eliot A not-so-typical case of jealousy. "Country House" by Ewen Whyte A strange rendezvous with the beauty of the country. "Murder Man" by Ewen Whyte This perfect killing. "They've Got a Killer View" by Ian Gordon A woman adds her name to a strange waiting list. "Croatan" by Malcolm Ferguson Creatures summoned from outer eons. "Stranger at Dusk" by Malcolm Kenneth Murchie The plight of a boy visited by a mysterious stranger. "The Three Marked Pennies" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman A strange destiny awaited the holders of the pennies. "Piecemeal" by Oscar Cook He slipped in a pool of blood... "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe An odd portrait in a chateau. "The Oblong Box" by Edgar Allan Poe A sea voyage and a peculiar, pine box.Voir livre
This Audiobook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie:NOVELS 1-13: The Mysterious Affair at Styles 14-42: The Secret Adversary 43-70: The Murder on the Links SHORT STORIES 71: The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim 72: The Adventure of the Western Star73: The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor 74: The Million Dollar Bond Robbery 75: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat 76: The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge 77: The Kidnapped Prime Minister 78: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb 79: The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman80: The Case of the Missing Will81: The Clue of the Chocolate Box 82: The Case of the Veiled Lady 83: The Lost Mine84-89: The Affair at the Victory Ball 90: The Adventure of the Clapham Cook 91-98: The Cornish Mystery 99: The Kidnapping of Johnnie Waverly 100: The Double Clue (1923)101-105: The King of Clubs (1923)106-113: The Lemesurier Inheritance 114-119: The Plymouth Express 120: The Submarine Plans 121: The Market Basing Mystery122: The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls or The Jewel Robbery At The Grand Metropolitan.Voir livre
The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is John Kendrick Bangs.Voir livre
In this bold hybrid collection of poetry, flash fiction, and Afrofuturism sci-fi, the award-winning interdisciplinary writer and author of Side Notes from the Archivist explores what happens when god is a Black woman in a town. What happens when there are multiple universes in the middle of nowhere? And what if in each universe there reigned other Black woman gods? One million versions of god, and one million saints to watch over us? And what if this Black woman god were placed here on earth? These are just a few of the questions Anastacia-Reneé asks in this daring and mind-bending hybrid collection. Hers is a universe of striking variety—monsters, nontraditional saints, witches, zombies, the couple in the apartment next door, the wise elders from down the block, and gods watching over us all—as well as community and connectedness. With a prose storyline and characters that connect through family, time, and place, Anastacia-Reneé paints world(s) rich with wonder and the paranormal as she peers into the lives of everyday people and spectacular creatures inhabiting not just our neighborhoods, but other dimensions. Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere is about interstellar ancestry, community and spirituality. It is about the things we invoke, conjure, and rely on to maintain joy as we keep it moving through difficult eras. Anastacia-Reneé’s power imbues her spellbinding storytelling with lovingly rendered characters brought to life in lyrical poetry. She builds worlds within worlds and dares us to fully see and love ourselves in all our complexity.Voir livre
You can take the farm boy out of the rural area and send him to the big city, but you cannot take the farm out of the boy. Edna Ferber tells here of the farm boy who grew up into a smart man who moved to the city because farm work was just ridiculously too hard. But perhaps the city life is not as great as he was led to believe; and perhaps the city job just does not answer some deep need in him to feel the soil in his fingers and to watch things grow. What will he do? He knows the pain and uncertainty and misery of farm life so is that even an option for a smart man? Listen and find out.Voir livre
War and Peace is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published serially, then published in its entirety in 1869. It is regarded as Tolstoy's finest literary achievement and remains an internationally praised classic of world literature.The novel chronicles the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version, titled The Year 1805, were serialized in The Russian Messenger from 1865 to 1867 before the novel was published in its entirety in 1869.Tolstoy said that the best Russian literature does not conform to standards and hence hesitated to classify War and Peace, saying it is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle". Large sections, especially the later chapters, are philosophical discussions rather than narrative. He regarded Anna Karenina as his first true novel.Before he can marry his fiancée Mercédès, Edmond Dantès, a French nineteen-year-old first mate of the Pharaon, is falsely accused of treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trial in the Château d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille. A fellow prisoner, Abbé Faria, correctly deduces that romantic rival Fernand Mondego, envious crewmate Danglars, and double-dealing magistrate De Villefort are responsible. Over the course of their long imprisonment, Faria educates Dantès and tells him of a cache of treasure he found. After Faria dies, Dantès escapes and finds the treasure. As the powerful and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, he enters the fashionable Parisian world of the 1830s to avenge himself.Voir livre
