James Cooper: 726 books

Book cover of Water Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014

Christendom is gradually extricating itself from the ignorance, ferocity, and crimes of the middle ages. It is no longer subject of boast, that the hand which wields the sword, never held a pen, and men have long since ceased to be ashamed of knowledge. The multiplied means of imparting principles...
Book cover of Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014

It is an old remark, that the life of any man, could the incidents be faithfully told, would possess interest and instruction for the general reader. The conviction of the perfect truth of this saying, has induced the writer to commit to paper, the vicissitudes, escapes, and opinions of one of his...
Book cover of Oak Openings
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014

It ought to be matter of surprise how men live in the midst of marvels, without taking heed of their existence. The slightest derangement of their accustomed walks in political or social life shall excite all their wonder, and furnish themes for their discussions, for months; while the prodigies that...
Book cover of Deerslayer

Deerslayer

The First Warpath

by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014

This is a novel full of harrowing adventure, telling of the beginnings of some of the main characters in The Last of the Mohican. The action keeps coming throughout the book, keeping a surprising pace through the end.
Book cover of The Pioneers

The Pioneers

Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna

by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015

A disagreement over the killing of a buck during a hunting trip brings an elderly Natty Bumppo, known as Leatherstocking, into contact with a judge and his daughter. Staunchly defending his right to hunt in the rapidly-changing Lake Otsego region, Bumppo challenges the prevailing attitudes towards...
Book cover of The Wing-And-Wing (Mobi Classics)
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010

It is difficult to say of which there is most in the world, a blind belief in religious dogmas, or a presumptuous and ignorant cavilling on revelation. The impression has gone abroad, that France was an example of the last, during the height of her great revolutionary mania; a charge that was scarcely...
Book cover of Mercedes of Castille
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015

A thrilling, romantic novel of espionage, adventure, and misguided love, by the writer of the Last of the Mohicans.
Book cover of Le dernier des mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: French
Release Date: July 24, 2015

Book cover of LE BOURREAU DE BERNE
by JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
Language: French
Release Date: January 26, 2014

Extrait : A u commencement d’octobre 1832, une voiture de voyage s’arrêta sur le sommet de cette longue descente qui conduit des plaines élevées de Moudon en Suisse, au niveau du lac de Genève, précisément au-dessus de la petite vallée de Vévey. Le postillon était descendu...
Book cover of Le Feu-Follet Annoté
by JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
Language: French
Release Date: September 28, 2016

Extrait : — Et je l’aurais réellement perdu, chère Ghita, si j’avais été plus longtemps sans vous voir. Que sont ces misérables insulaires pour que je les craigne ? Ils n’ont pas un seul croiseur, ils n’ont que quelques felouques qui ne valent pas la peine que je les...
Book cover of Ravensnest où Les Peaux Rouges
by JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
Language: French
Release Date: January 26, 2014

Extrait : À dix heures du matin, le jour suivant, nous étions, mon oncle Ro et moi, en vue de la vieille maison de Ravensnest. Je l’appelle vieille, car une habitation qui est restée debout plus d’un demi-siècle, prend, en Amérique, un aspect d’une teinte vénérable. Pour...
Book cover of Le Tueur de daims
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: French
Release Date: July 20, 2014

Extrait du livre : Les événements produisent les mêmes effets que le temps sur l’imagination des hommes. Ainsi celui qui a fait de longs voyages et qui a vu beaucoup de choses est porté à se figurer qu’il a vécu longtemps, et l’histoire qui offre...
Book cover of Les Monikins annoté
by JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
Language: French
Release Date: January 26, 2014

l’obscurité des temps, que celle dont je descends. Le registre de ma paroisse établit incontestablement que je suis fils de mon père, et son testament l’a confirmé  ; et je crois que personne ne pourrait prouver plus positivement l’authenticité de toute l’histoire de sa famille,...
Book cover of Die Monikins
by James Fenimore Cooper
Language: German
Release Date: September 4, 2013

Vom Autor der Lederstrumpf-Romane: Der US-Amerikaner Kapitän Noah Poke und des Engländers John Goldencalf gehen gemeinsam auf große Reise. Es ist ein Roman und zugleich eine politische Satire mit prophetischer Weitsicht, die bis heute Gültigkeit hat mit ihrer Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftskritik...
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