Charles Charles: 17376 books

Charles King (October 12, 1844 in Albany, New York – March 17, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. King was the son of Civil War general Rufus King, grandson of Columbia University president Charles King, and great grandson of Rufus King, who was...

This unique collection of "THE PIRATES OF THE HIGH SEAS – Know Your Infamous Buccaneers, Their Exploits & Their Real Histories (9 Books in One Edition)" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious...

When the restrictions and strife of her home life finally become too much, Lesli Betterberry runs away from home. But the freedom she hopes to find on the street is an illusion and she soon finds herself in far worse circumstances. Featured in this story are otherworldly musicians Cerin and Meran...

Jodi Shepherd, a feisty teenage orphan raised by her aunt in the English village of Bodbury, spends most of her time helping her eccentric inventor friend, Denzil Gossip, with his menagerie of beloved animals. When a group of local waifs, the Tatters Children, speculate that the Widow Pender is keeping...

Set in Newford and featuring musician Geordie Riddell, this novella about a homeless man called Paperjack is classic de Lint—a poignant, mysterious tale about love, loss and learning how to move on. A finalist for the World Fantasy Award, Paperjack is a standalone story, but picks up some of the...

Not far from the city there is an ancient wood, forgotten by the modern world, where Mystery walks in the moonlight. He wears the shape of a stag, or a goat, or a horned man wearing a cloak of leaves. He is summoned by the music of the pipes or a fire of bones on Midsummer's Evening. He is chased...

Yirah Green has been working in a hidden arroyo on the Kikimi rez, secretly rebuilding an old dirt bike that belonged to her late Uncle Jimmy. Her best friend, Santana Corn Eyes, knows about the project, as does a ghost who visits her, silently urging her on. Yirah says the spirit is that of her departed...

Ruby and Vida haunt a dry riverbed near the trailer park where they live, pretending to be magical beings, until a deadly encounter with an actual witch changes everything. Now magic is no longer a game of pretend, it’s the only thing that will keep them alive. But first they have to find it. This...

L’ouvrage fournit toutes les clés pour analyser les contes de Perrault, illustrés par Gustave Doré. • Le résumé et les repères pour la lecture sont suivis de l’étude des problématiques essentielles, parmi lesquelles : – Charles Perrault, le moderne – Gustave Doré, « le plus illustre...

*** Français (for English scroll down) *** Édition bilingue Français-Russe avec le texte parallèle "Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre" par Charles Perrault. Avec les llustrations par Ch. Pellerin à Épinal. Traduit en Russe par Ivan Turgenev (1866). *** English *** Kindle bilingual...

Contes Charles Perrault, écrivain français, célèbre pour ses contes (1628-1703) Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye, français modernisé, 1842 Ce livre numérique présente les "Contes", de Charles Perrault, édité...

Madam How And Lady Why was a classic children’s book written by Charles Kingsley, remaining a popular bedtime choice for discerning parents today. This lovely text explains natural phenomenon in a whimsically educational manner, offering its listeners enthralling details of a geologic nature in...

Jenny Wren, The Doll’s Dressmaker, is a welcome contrast to stereotypes of disabled individuals as "permanent children" always in need of protection, "defined by their perceived dependence on the nondisabled" (Klages 2). Far from slinking through life as an object of pity, Jenny...

“The Trial of William Tinkling” Written by Himself at the Age of 8 Years is a popular book by Charles Dickens written in the 1860’s. Young William Tinkling is the editor of a magazine. He and Nettie Ashford were married in the right-hand closet in the corner of the dancing-school where first...