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In Peru besteht zu der Zeit, zu der die Geschichte spielt, die Gesellschaft aus drei Hauptgruppen. Es handelt sich um die Nachfahren der spanischen Konquistadoren, den Mischlingen zwischen Europäern und den Eingeborenen (Mestizen) und den Indianern. Der Marquis Don Vergal, dessen Vermögen stetig...

Benjamin Franklin's writings have inspired millions throughout the years, and his advice on how to earn and save money is timeless. "The Way to Wealth" was an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. He was on a journey to England and resented the time wasted waiting for the ship to sail...

Der Millionär William W. Kolderup ersteigert in San Francisco in einem Duell mit seinem Konkurrenten J. R. Taskinar aus Stockton für die Summe von 4.000.000 Dollar die Insel Spencer, die 862 km vor der Küste Kaliforniens liegt. Kolderup plant, seine sechzehnjährige Adoptivtochter Phina Halloney...

Die Handlung des Romans spielt während der Griechischen Revolution in den 1820er Jahren. Das Osmanische Reich unterdrückt die Griechen und verkauft Gefangene an Länder in Nordafrika. In diesem Umfeld beginnen sich die Griechen gegen ihre Unterdrücker zu wehren, dabei werden sie von europäischen...

Seul et triste, Sanine voit approcher la vieillesse et se souvient. Il avait vingt ans quand il fit étape à Francfort, au retour d'un voyage en Europe. La première fois qu'il vit Gemma, dans la confiserie de sa mère, il en tomba follement amoureux. Gemma est belle, brune, parée de toutes les...

P. T. Barnum, the great American showman of the 19th century, wrote this short book about making and keeping money. He certainly had life experiences that qualify him for the subject--he started a small newspaper in his twenties, bought and transformed a museum into a showplace for curiosities, built...

This book, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that...

All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare, originally classified as a comedy, though now often counted as one of his problem plays, so-called because they cannot be easily classified as tragedy or comedy. It was probably written in later middle part of Shakespeare's career, between...

In Peru besteht zu der Zeit, zu der die Geschichte spielt, die Gesellschaft aus drei Hauptgruppen. Es handelt sich um die Nachfahren der spanischen Konquistadoren, den Mischlingen zwischen Europäern und den Eingeborenen (Mestizen) und den Indianern. Der Marquis Don Vergal, dessen Vermögen stetig...

CONTENTS Pilate's Wife's Dream. Faith and Despondency. A Reminiscence. Mementos. Stars. The Philosopher. The Arbour. Home. The Wife's Will. Remembrance. Vanitas Vanitatum, Omnia Vanitas. The Wood. A Death-Scene. Song. The Penitent. Music on Christmas Morning. Frances. Anticipation. Stanzas. Gilbert....

"Hop-Frog" (originally "Hop-Frog; Or, the Eight Chained Ourangoutangs") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The title character, a person with dwarfism taken from his homeland, becomes the jester of a king particularly fond of practical...

Contenu: Histoires extraordinaires (1856): Edgar Poe sa vie et ses œuvres, Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue, La Lettre volée, Le Scarabée d'or, Le Canard au ballon, Aventure sans pareille d'un certain Hans Pfaall, Manuscrit trouvé dans une bouteille, Une descente dans le maelstrom, La Vérité...

Histoires extraordinaires (1856): Edgar Poe sa vie et ses œuvres, Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue, La Lettre volée, Le Scarabée d'or, Le Canard au ballon, Aventure sans pareille d'un certain Hans Pfaall, Manuscrit trouvé dans une bouteille, Une descente dans le maelstrom, La Vérité sur...

What a grasp the mind would have if we could always hold the victorious attitude toward everything! Sweeping past obstacles and reaching out into the energy of the universe it would gather to itself material for building a life in its own image. To be a conqueror in appearance, in one's bearing, is...