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The 82nd Airborne Division spent more time in combat than any other American airborne unit of World War II, and its fierce battlefield tenacity earned it the reputation of one of the finest divisions in the world. Yet no comprehensive history of the 82nd during World War II exists today. The Sword...

Filled with dirigibles and floating cities, penny-farthings and pirate ships, curiosities and robots galore, Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated collection of Victorian-era sci-fi treasures, all built from LEGO. Curated by award-winning LEGO builder and special effects master Guy Himber, this...

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Guy's Very Short Introduction to The Tudors is the most authoritative short introduction to this age in British history. It offers a compelling account of the political, religious and economic changes of the country...

The novel of manners is a realistic story that concentrates the reader's attention upon the customs and conversation, and the ways of thinking and valuing of the people of a social class. This Golden Deer Classics collection comprises the following classic novels of manners: Sense and Sensibility - Jane...

Ranging from poignant scrutiny of social pretension, to wicked tales of lust and love, to harrowing stories of terror and madness, the genius of Guy de Maupassant, France’s greatest short-story writer, is on full display in this enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. The stories Neugroschel...

Guy De Maupassant was one of the greatest French authors of the 19th century. Originally published in 1887, 'The Horla' is one of his best tales, and was a strong influence on H. P. Lovecraft. Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and...

Our woe is upon us. This chilling tale of one man’s descent into madness was published shortly before the author was institutionalized for insanity, and so The Horla has inevitably been seen as informed by Guy de Maupassant’s mental illness. While such speculation is murky, it is clear...

When a Very Important Person is kidnapped in Southeast Asia it threatens to impact on current world affairs and change the very course of history. The British government call upon New Scotland Yard’s ex Detective Sgt Danny O’Brien to help find the captor. Danny is a recovering alcoholic and just...

Thai Shorts, a wonderful collection of short stories set in Thailand, by best selling author, Guy Lilburne. A fantastic collection of new characters will make you laugh and cry in stories of Love and Hate, Murder, Life and Death. Stories that will take you all over Thailand and cover many aspects...

Guy Thorne was the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Justice Waggoner Ranger Gull (1876 - 9 January 1923), a prolific English journalist and novelist best known for his novel When It Was Dark: The Story of A Great Conspiracy (1903). He also wrote under the name Ranger Gull. -wikipedia

Toine est un recueil de nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant, paru en 1886 aux éditions Marpon-Flammarion, coll. Bibliothèque illustrée. a plupart des contes ont fait l'objet d'une publication antérieure dans des journaux comme Gil Blas, parfois sous le pseudonyme de Maufrigneuse. Le recueil est composé...

Clair de lune est un recueil de nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant, publié en 1883 aux éditions Monnier, puis dans une édition augmentée en 1888 chez Paul Ollendorff. Extrait : Le 5 septembre au matin, le docteur en uniforme, son revolver sur sa table, donnait une consultation à un couple de vieux...

A distinguished group of authors here illuminate a broad spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. Originally published in 1990, these essays take as their common ground the thesis that the intellectual and religious life of the sixteenth century cannot be understood without attention...

Sur l’eau est une nouvelle fantastique de Guy de Maupassant. C'est le récit d'une aventure arrivée à un canotier de la Seine en rentrant chez lui, après avoir diné chez un ami. Extrait : Les plus recherchés parmi les grands hommes par les femmes jeunes ou vieilles, sont assurément les musiciens....