The Country of the Blind, and 32 Other Stories (The original unabridged edition) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Country of the Blind, and 32 Other Stories (The original unabridged edition) write by H. G. Wells. This book was released on 2023-12-29. The Country of the Blind, and 32 Other Stories (The original unabridged edition) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This carefully crafted ebook: "The Country of the Blind, and 32 Other Stories (The original unabridged edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "The Country of the Blind" is a short story written by H. G. Wells. It was first published in the April 1904 issue of The Strand Magazine and included in a 1911 collection of Wells's short stories, The Country of the Blind and Other Stories. It is one of Wells's best known short stories and features prominently in literature dealing with blindness. Table of contents: The jilting of Jane -- The cone -- The stolen bacillus -- The flowering of the strange orchid -- In the Avu Observatory -- Aepyornis Island -- The remarkable case of Davidson's eyes -- The Lord of the Dynamos -- The moth -- The treasure in the forest -- The story of the late Mr. Elvesham -- Under the knife -- The sea raiders -- The obliterated man -- The Plattner story -- The red room -- The purple Pileus -- A slip under the microscope -- The crystal egg -- The star -- The man who could work miracles -- A vision of judgment -- Jimmy Goggles the God -- Miss Winchelsea's heart -- A dream of Armageddon -- The valley of spiders -- The new accelerator -- The truth about Pyecraft -- The magic shop -- The empire of the ants -- The door in the wall -- The country of the blind -- The beautiful suit. Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Quo Vadis write by Henryk Sienkiewicz. This book was released on 2023-12-16. Quo Vadis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Quo Vadis is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. "Quo vadis, Domine?" is Latin for "Where are you going, Lord?" and appears in Chapter 69 of the novel in a retelling of a story from the apocryphal Acts of Peter, in which Peter flees Rome but, on his way, meets Jesus and asks him why he is going to Rome. Jesus says, "If thou desertest my people, I am going to Rome to be crucified a second time", which shames Peter into going back to Rome to accept martyrdom.
NO MAN'S LAND (A WW1 Saga)
NO MAN'S LAND (A WW1 Saga) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook NO MAN'S LAND (A WW1 Saga) write by H. C. McNeile. This book was released on 2023-12-17. NO MAN'S LAND (A WW1 Saga) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This eBook edition of "NO MAN'S LAND (A WW1 Saga)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Herman Cyril McNeile (1888-1937) commonly known as H. C. McNeile or Sapper, was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories and getting them published in the Daily Mail. McNeile's stories are either directly about the war, or contain people whose lives have been shaped by it. His war stories were considered by contemporary audiences as anti-sentimental, realistic depictions of the trenches, and as a "celebration of the qualities of the Old Contemptibles". Extract: "It was from the top of the Rock that they watched their evil-smelling boat depart, to plug on northward up the home trail, unperturbed by naval battles or rumours thereof. And it was from the top of the Rock they first saw the smoke of the P. and O., outward bound, on which they were destined to complete the journey. Below lay the bay, dotted with German and Austrian ships caught on the high seas at the outbreak of war; a destroyer was going half-speed towards the Atlantic; a cruiser lay in dock, her funnels smoking placidly. "So long." The gunner subaltern waved a weary hand from his point of vantage, where he was inspecting life with a telescope. "There's your barge, but she won't leave till to-morrow. If this goes on for much longer, my nerves will give way under the strain. The excitement is too great."
Rasputin and the Russian Revolution
Rasputin and the Russian Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rasputin and the Russian Revolution write by Catherine Radziwill. This book was released on 2023-11-24. Rasputin and the Russian Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rasputin and the Russian Revolution is an exciting look at the personality of Rasputin by a contemporary observer of the last days of the Romanov monarchy and the revolution. Princess Radziwill was an intimate of royals and witnessed Rasputin's deeds. She was one of few people surviving the revolution who could share the intimate details of the royal family's lives and the role of Rasputin in the upcoming political turmoil. Radziwill accuses Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of too much fascination with Rasputin, which negatively affected further country development.
When the Wilderness Calls – Bertrand W. Sinclair Collection
When the Wilderness Calls – Bertrand W. Sinclair Collection - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook When the Wilderness Calls – Bertrand W. Sinclair Collection write by Bertrand William Sinclair. This book was released on 2023-11-25. When the Wilderness Calls – Bertrand W. Sinclair Collection available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bertrand William Sinclair was a Canadian novelist known for a series of westerns set in the United States, and also for a series of novels set in his home province of British Columbia. He had disapproved of previous westerns as he felt the action portrayed was far different that the lives cowboys actually led. When he moved to Vancouver, the settings of his works changed. He tended to write about social causes, and worked in the timber industry prior to writing Big Timber. Later, before writing about the fishing industry, he worked as a commercial fisherman. He was also formerly married to author Bertha M. Brown, better known under her pen name, B. M. Bower. Contents: Raw Gold The Land of Frozen Suns North of Fifty-Three Troubled Waters Big Timber Burned Bridges Poor Man's Rock The Hidden Places
