Editorial: Delhi Open Book
Ann Vickers is a 1933 novel by Sinclair Lewis. It is a part of three feminist books that Lewis had written, the other two being Main Street and The Job. It was made into a 1933 drama film of the same name directed by John Cromwell, adapted by Jane Murfin.
A financier arrives in London with a railway scheme, no money and a daughter to marry off, and the whole of society decides not to ask questions. Trollope wrote it in a rage after returning from Australia to find England, as he thought, dishonest through and through. It is his angriest book and now his most quoted. Fifty-seven plates of painting by James Tissot and William Powell Frith, among others, catch the railway platforms, marriage markets and dinner tables of Trollope's London.Ver libro
Left impoverished upon the death of her aunt, Emma Watson has no option but to be reunited with her estranged father and siblings. Initially delighted with her new life—including the fashionable society balls to which she now has access—Emma soon realizes that her family harbors many ill feelings, not least those springing from the sisters' hopes—and disappointments—in snaring a husband. So when the eligible and suitably rich Tom Musgrove begins to transfer his affections from her sister Margaret to Emma, the result can only be further sibling rivalry and unrest. A delightful, exquisitely drawn portrait of family life, The Watsons is Jane Austen at her storytelling best. Author of the masterpieces Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen (1775–1817) is one of the most beloved novelists of all time.Ver libro
Two centuries after the Great War, Europe has been wiped from the map—and crossing the deadline means certain death. It is the year 2137. The Pan-American Federation has enjoyed two hundred years of absolute peace, isolated from the Eastern Hemisphere by the draconian edicts of longitude 30. No ship has crossed the meridian and returned. No man knows what lies beyond. But when a catastrophic malfunction strands Lieutenant Jefferson Turck and his aero-submarine over the forbidden waters of the Atlantic, he is left with a dire choice: face execution for treason at home, or chart a course eastward into the terrifying unknown. Landing on the shores of ancient England, Turck discovers not the glorious civilization of history books, but a savage, overgrown wilderness teeming with fierce predators and primitive, brutal human tribes. Stripped of his high-tech advantages, the modern naval officer must rely on his raw survival instincts. With the help of Victory, a fiercely independent tribal queen, Turck must navigate the crumbling ruins of London, battle apex predators reigning from the thrones of kings, and escape the barbaric warlords who wish them both dead. Why you will love this audiobook: Fans of classic Science Fiction will be mesmerized by this thrilling blend of post-apocalyptic survival, dystopian world-building, and high-octane pulp adventure. Combining futuristic exploration, military sci-fi undertones, and lost world tropes, this action-packed odyssey delivers an unforgettable vision of a fallen empire reclaimed by nature. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) was a legendary pioneer of 20th-century speculative fiction. Best known for creating Tarzan and John Carter of Mars, his fast-paced narratives laid the foundation for modern science fiction.Ver libro
A novel of army life in the calm before Pearl Harbor: A New York Times bestseller, a National Book Award winner, and “one of the great books of our time” (Newsday). At the Pearl Harbor army base in 1941, Robert E. Lee Prewitt is Uncle Sam’s finest bugler. A career soldier with no patience for army politics, Prewitt becomes incensed when a commander’s favorite wins the title of First Bugler. His indignation results in a transfer to an infantry unit whose commander is less interested in preparing for war than he is in boxing. But when Prewitt refuses to join the company team, the commander and his sergeant decide to make the bugler’s life hell. An American classic now available with scenes and dialogue considered unfit for publication in the 1950s, From Here to Eternity is a stirring picture of army life in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. This ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author’s estate.Ver libro
The children find an egg in the nursery carpet, hatch a Phoenix in the fire, and learn that the carpet grants three wishes a day — which is enough for a French tower, a treasure island, a burglary and a cow in a lecture hall. Nesbit wrote the middle book of the Psammead trilogy for a magazine, a chapter a month, and the deadline shows in the best possible way. The Phoenix is the most conceited creature in English children's books and knows it. Fifty-two plates from Wilkie to Cassatt, 1812 to 1907, gather the children at play and at the hearthside, the domestic world the carpet quietly overturns.Ver libro
He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: Published in 1869, this novel describes the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband vexed by the stubbornness of a willful wife. Throughout the novel Trollope makes allusions to Shakespeare's Othello, to tie in with the theme of jealous husbands and the calamities that This edition is suited to readers who want a reliable, uncluttered version of the text for study, rediscovery, and sustained reading.Ver libro
