"Good-bye, Mr. Chips" tells the story of a much-beloved schoolteacher and his long tenure at Brookfield, a fictional boys' public boarding school. Mr. Chipping conquers his inability to connect with his students, as well as his initial shyness, when he marries Katherine, a young woman whom he meets on holiday and who quickly picks up on calling him by his nickname, «Chips.» <P> Despite his own mediocre academic record, he goes ...
"Lost Horizon" is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a movie in 1937 by director Frank Capra of the same title. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet. ...
[i]The Cowboy Megapack[i] collection 25 tales of western adventure, including two complete novels and 23 short stories! Authors represented include Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian), Clarence E. Mulford (creator of Hopalong Cassidy), and many more. The western tales are: “A Texan Rides the Trouble Trail,” by Johnston McCulley “Sixguns to Bowie,” by Robert J. Hogan “The Drive,” by Clarence E. ...
Tuntud ja tunnustatud eesti kirjaniku Maimu Bergi novellikogu „Hitler Mustjalas“on vaimukas ja haarav raamat ning koondab lisaks niminovellile lugusid, nagu „Stalin Tallinnas“, „Hauptwachtmeister Ludwiki jarglased“, „Jaunart Jauram“, kus teiste tegelaste hulgas on ka reaalsed ajaloolised isikud, naiteks Jossif Stalin ja Angela Merkel. Novellid on kirjutatud maimubergilikus veidi iroonilises stiilis, millele lisandub detailitapsus ja olustikukirj ...
Huljatud raudteesillal tapetakse koolitudruk, kes uuris opetaja soovitusel kodukandi linnalegende. Juhtum aratab kulapolitseinik Virves malestused nooruses labielatust, ning naise sisetunne utleb, et vanad legendid ja morv on kuidagi seotud. Virvele meenuvad aastatetagused kummalised juhtumid ja tal tekib kahtlus, et rahvasuus Oomeheks kutsutav muutiline olend on tegelikult keegi kohalikest. Miskiparast on ta taas tegutsema hakanud. Kuid mille j ...
Here are six long stories of mystery, fantasy, and science fiction to entertain you, and a rare poem by the author. A woman and her daughter discover there is more to death than biology, a young student bullied at school finds power in a poster, and a hog farmer begins a journey to his destiny in a rainstorm. A grandson finds himself in danger for suspecting that his grandmother is doing a “bad thing” in her basement. A creature from mythology i ...
Keskealine Aliis on Prantsusmaalt koju tagasi tulnud ja oma elu uutesse roobastesse juhtinud. Kuid uhel hetkel tuleb tal naasta lapsepolvekoju – vaikeasulasse, mida ta pole ule kahekumne aasta kulastanud. Otsekui virvatulukesed meelitavad malestused ta ohtlikule alale, kus peitub nii varjatud tundeid, aegunud kuritegusid kui ka voimalus leida toeline armastus. Koike seda muidugi siis, kui tal onnestub toime tulla ootamatult kaela langenud elukoo ...
Romaani „Lasnamae lunastaja“ teema on valus ja tanapaevane – peategelaseks on Lasnamael elav venelanna Natalja Filipovna, kes peab uksinda seisma kooliskaiva tutre heaolu eest ja voitlema oma eluvoitlust. Tema rahulikku ja kindlustatud elu vapustab koondamine heast tookohast tehases. Romaan jutustab Natalja Filipovna katsetest tekkinud olukorras hakkama saada ja oma tutart koolitada. “Lasnamae lunastaja” on kirjutatud autorile omasel meisterli ...
Hours of great reading await, with adventure tales culled from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century by some of the most renowned pulp authors, including Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian), Harold Lamb, William Hope Hodgson, Dorothy Quick, E. Hoffmann Price, and many more! More than 500 pages of fiction! (Search for ?megapack? to find all the other great titles in this series.) <P> Included in this volume: <P> ...