Victor: 3403 books

We all have them. Bullies. And we'd all like to get back at them. So what would you be willing to barter for one moment's satisfaction against these incurable joy killers? Black-Eyed Allen has the remedy. He can fix it up to a fair ye well. Still, as they say, be careful what you wish for... One of twenty shorts stories in A-Sides.

This work, composed of "Letters to a Friend," is the story of a merry archaeological journey. The form is a familar one, but it displays remarkable erudition. It is the chat of a witty savant who takes us from Aix-la-Chapelle to Cologne, and from Mainz to Frankfort, visiting all the monuments,...

Startlingly human and unflinchingly honest, this thinly veiled fictionalized firsthand account of talented political writer Victor Serge’s time in prison is an important addition to the canon of prison writing as well as an unfiltered view of humanity in the early 20th century. Rejecting the opportunity...

About four children who escape from an orphange in North Georgia. Boob, the ringleader, found a map and is convinced that there is a treasure waiting for them at Bear Holler Mountain, N.C. On the way they meet a stranger who befriends them, a group of hobo's. A mountain family, Little People, a women...

Takes place in Southeast Georgia in the 1930's. Eden was founded by ex-slaves after the Civil War, now it's decendants are facing a man who wants thir land. Mr. Ahab wants the land to build a cannery. The townspeople don't want to sell. A stranger appears and tells them everything will be alright. His name is John.

"An inventive comedy as black as outer space itself. Makes The Right Stuff looks like a NASA handout."—Tibor Fischer. Victor Pelevin's novel Omon Ra has been widely praised for its poetry and its wickedness, a novel in line with the great works of Gogol and Bulgakov: "full...

Victor M. Villarreal was born in a rural village in northern Mexico. At an early age, he immigrated to the United States, settling in a small Texas town named Big Wells. From there his family joined the migrant stream, following seasonal crops across the United States. Their travels took them to Fort...

Academic Paper from the year 2014 in the subject African Studies, , language: English, abstract: This paper attempts reading Ola Rotimi's 'The Gods are not to blame' against the backdrop of the Nigerian dilemma in the contemporary times. The play first performed in the year 1968, in the heat of the...

Victor Brombert is a lion in the study of French literature, and in this classic of literary criticism, he turns his clear and perspicacious gaze on the works of one of its greatest authors—Stendhal. Best remembered for his novels The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma, Stendhal is...

In the American Indian belief, it is said that we never really know who we are until we find our totem, and once we do, then everything falls into place, even in the midst of chaos. Lion Eyes is the exciting true story of Jan Milburn, who came face-to-face with his totem-and was transformed. As a...

This is a passionate and powerful collection of love poems by an award winning Author ... Victor Akinrinmade. What distinguishes it is the overall cohesiveness of the work and the author's strong sense of language; primarily its rythmic qualities. As I have observed although it refects the experiences...

One, two! one, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. Un deux, un deux, par le milieu, Le glaive vorpal fait pat-à-pan! La bête défaite, avec sa tête, Il rentre gallomphant. Eins, Zwei! Eins, Zwei! Und durch und...

The first book begins with the departure of Oaran and Sicajes, the parents of the title character from their homeland. During the journey foreshadowing events and flashbacks bring an understanding of their decisions and of the history of their world. During the journey Dxaan is born and pivotal characters...

La christmas de 182... fut remarquable à Guernesey. Il neigea ce jour-là. Dans les îles de la Manche, un hiver où il gèle à glace est mémorable, et la neige fait évènement.