Following the death of her mother, Marie Bromar goes to live with the Voss family at the Lion d\'Or hotel in the Vosges mountains in northeastern France. Over a period of several years she and George Voss fall in love, but George\'s father Michel forbids them to marry. Views: 348
Pulitzer Prize–winning author This powerful classic of American literature paints a moving portrait of young man forced to enlist in World War I and the devastated father he must leave behind Inspired by a young man Edith Wharton met during her war relief work in France, A Son at the Front (1923) opens in Paris on July 30, 1914, as Europe totters on the brink of war. Expatriate American painter John Campton, whose only son George, having been born in Paris, must report for duty in the French army, struggles to keep his son away from the front while grappling with the moral implications of his actions. A poignant meditation on art and possession, fidelity and responsibility, A Son at the Front is Wharton’s indelible take on the war novel. Views: 348
Mamma sat quite quietly in her favourite corner, on the sofa in the drawing-room, all the time papa was speaking. I think, or I thought afterwards, that she was crying a little, though that isn\'t her way at all. Dods didn\'t think so, for I asked him, when we were by ourselves. She did not speak any way, except just to whisper to me when I ran up to kiss her before we went out, \'We will have a good talk about it all afterwards, darling. Run out now with Geordie.\' I was very glad to get out of the room, I was so dreadfully afraid of beginning to cry myself. I didn\'t know which I was the sorriest for-papa or mamma-mamma, I think, though I don\'t know, either! Papa tried to be so cheerful about it; it was almost worse than if he had spoken very sadly. Views: 347
When Paige and Austin find out the truth about Austin’s heritage, they must come to terms with an evil much greater than Hunter’s ghost. An evil targeting Austin, coveting his blood.Paige must keep him safe from the devil’s henchmen, and the only way she knows how is to call into practice her rusty skills wielding practical magick.If she fails, Austin’s heart will be used in the battle of good versus evil. Views: 347
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. Views: 347
Harold Bindloss was a 20th century British novelist whose most famous works depict the frontier in the Northwest and Canada, making him a popular writer not only among the British but Americans who loved his Western stories Views: 347
Poor Sir Buckstone Abbott, Bart! Not only does he own in Walsingford Hall, one of the least attractive stately homes in the country, but he has to take in paying guests to keep it upright. So when it seems a rich (if not very nice) continental princess might buy it, he's overjoyed - particularly as he's being rooked by the publisher of his sporting memoirs. His daughter Jane comes up trumps in the company of the playwright Joe - but not before engagements are broken and fortunes lost and made. Another delightful novel form the master of the Engllish comedy, Wodehoues deftly unties all the knots he had so cleverly tied around his characters in the first place. Views: 347
A specialist in photographing places that are not supposed to exist, from a safe distance, is enticed by an obscene amount of money into infiltrating an abandoned Research Facility. There he will discover that it is never a good idea to deviate from standard operating procedure. It’s just a job, but sometimes it’s not what the job pays, but what it extracts.Rumours of a remote magical resource becoming active again attract disparate factions. Artous is a dwimmerscout who examines such resources. His regular duties don't include getting between warring factions. Sometimes it can't be helped, forcing him to negotiate a peace amid violence and veiled motives. A 3,400 word fantasy short story. Views: 347
Love and a recipe! Annie Higgins is stuck working in the deep freeze of the Port Frazer fish co-op earning money for her semester at Cambridge. She never wants to see another prawn again. While she's filleting fish, she's dreaming of sunshine and building castles in the air. Little does she know that the prawns she detests are the key to romance and adventure.Just Delectable: a romantic short story with a recipe. Annie Higgins is stuck working in the deep freeze of the Port Frazer fish co-op earning money for her semester at Cambridge. She never wants to see another prawn again. While she's filleting fish, she's dreaming of sunshine and building castles in the air. Little does she know that the prawns she detests are the key to romance and adventure. Views: 347
Three new weird tales by Rufus Woodward. Three claustrophobic tales of anxiety and dread, of hidden thoughts and buried memories, and of all the monstrous things that lurk inside. ‘A Report on a Haunting and Other Stories’ is Chapbook number four of four volumes published by the Olgada Press.A Report on a Haunting and Other Stories. Three new weird tales by Rufus Woodward. Three claustrophobic tales of anxiety and dread, of hidden thoughts and buried memories, and of all the monstrous things that lurk inside.A report on a haunting at number 11 Erskine Street, AberdeenThere are few bloodthirsty visions here, no messages from the dead, few heart-stopping terrors. In fact, and I want to be as truthful about this as I can, let me say at the outset that whatever ghosts or spirits appeared on the night I am about to describe to you, I myself did not see any of them. That may disappoint you. It certainly disappointed me. If disappointment were all this story had to offer, though, it would make for a rather dull end to this evening. No. There is a little more to it than that. I may not have seen the ghost that appeared that night, but plenty of other people did. And here is the rub – when they saw it, the face they were staring at was mine.Missing pagesHe took a book from his briefcase and pushed it across the table towards me. “I want you to have this,” he said. “I can’t have it in the house anymore. I should probably burn it or shred it, but for some reason I suspect that might only go to make things worse. I’ve thought this through and the only way is to get it out of the house, to get it somewhere I can’t see it. Will you do that for me? Will you keep it safe for me? I don’t know for how long. Who knows, I may never want it back again. But it’s important to me that I know where it is, that I can have it back again if I need to.”The crescent-shaped scar“Why aren’t you dead yet?” Sometimes they have notes, sometimes they don’t. I’ve had more than my share of bricks thrown through this window over the years and I’ve seen all possible variations on the theme. This one was a note carrier. “Why aren’t you dead yet?” in red marker pen written on lined note paper.‘A Report on a Haunting and Other Stories’ is Chapbook number four of four volumes published by the Olgada Press. Views: 347
