Robert Robert: 26808 books

An omnibus collection featuring some of the finest works of a master of weird fiction One of the preeminent writers of weird fiction, Robert Aickman is celebrated for his unsettling and often ambiguous "strange stories," but he once wrote that "those, if any, who wish to know...

This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Barr's short story "Transformation," tells his audience the tale of an inventive watchmaker, whom extracts justice for his brother's death. Robert Barr was born on...

Officier de cavalerie aux Indes, chasseur en Afrique, espion en Russie et dans les Balkans, vainqueur des Zoulous, dresseur de chevaux et champion de polo, Robert Baden Powell fut, mieux que tout autre, « Le maître de l’aventure ». « J’ai eu le bonheur de vivre heureux et je souhaite à...

→Grand entretien avec Michel Houellebecq : « Même quand on a une vie nulle, on peut faire quelque chose de beau » Michel Houellebecq exposera ses photos cet été à Paris, au Palais de Tokyo. « On peut porter un regard beau sur une réalité objectivement insipide. C’est très important pour...

Enlevé Robert Louis Stevenson, romancier, poète, essayiste, voyageur ecossais (1850–1894) Ce livre numérique présente «Enlevé», de Robert Louis Stevenson, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet...

This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. “The Strong Arm” tells the reader of Count Herbert von Schonburg, who fought bravely for the Crusader cause against the Saracens in the lands of Palestine. Later,...

The Pentland Rising Robert Louis Stevenson We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Robert Louis Stevenson,...

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the...

"Robert Bringhurst may well be the poet we have all been waiting for, one who can reclaim for poetry the dignity, wit, brilliance, and wisdom it has recently appeared to have mislaid. He is without doubt a major poet, not only in the context of Canadian letters, but in that of all writing of our time."-PoetryInspired...

A twisted Trek-stravaganza from an award-winning Star Trek author! Seven stars of a science fiction universe warp through twisted changes on the final frontier. Driven by forces they can't understand, the magnificent spacefaring Seven charge through bizarre transformations and battles beyond...

Voyage avec un âne dans les Cévennes... Avec un âne, ou même à vélo ou à cheval, ou tout simplement en lisant ce guide original et écologique de voyage porté par l’érudition objective de son auteur, mais aussi par le talent esthétique et sensible de l’écrivain de « l’île au trésor...

“Agony and hilarity,” said Norman MacLean, “are both necessary for salvation.” We Christians seem to know a lot about the agony part, but what about hilarity? Why do we have to remind ourselves so often that the Bible is full of funny and ridiculous stories and situations? Why do so few of...

Catholic Press Award Winner. The Crossroad Publishing Company presents the first volume of The Church in the 21st Century series sponsored by Boston College. This volume includes original contributions by figures such as Robert P. Imbelli, Mary Johnson, William D. Dinges, Paul J. Griffiths, Luke Timothy...

Imagine a corporation so powerful that it rules trade across the globe, fuels the first truly world war, creates governments and even gives birth to new countries . The year is 1746, and the corporation is the East India Company. The War of the Austrian Succession has been blazing for six years. In...