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G.A. Henty
The Boy Knight
- Fiction
- English
- 97097 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885).G.A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood. He attended Westminster School, London and later Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,[1] where he was a keen sportsman. He left the university early without completing his degree to volunteer for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was sent to the Crimea and while there he witnessed the appalling conditions under which the British soldier had to fight. His letters home were filled with vivid descriptions of what he saw. His father was impressed by his letters and sent them to The Morning Advertiser newspaper which printed them. This initial writing success was a factor in Henty's later decision to accept the offer to become a special correspondent, the early name for journalists now better known as war correspondents.
Shortly before resigning from the army as a captain in 1859 he married Elizabeth Finucane. The couple had four children. Elizabeth died in 1865 after a long illness and shortly after her death Henty began writing articles for the Standard newspaper. In 1866 the newspaper sent him as their special correspondent to report on the Austro-Italian War where he met Giuseppe Garibaldi. He went on to cover the 1868 British punitive expedition to Abyssinia, the Franco-Prussian War, the Ashanti War, the Carlist Rebellion in Spain and the Turco-Serbian War.[2] He also witnessed the opening of the Suez Canal and travelled to Palestine, Russia and India.
Henty was a strong supporter of the British Empire all his life; according to literary critic Kathryn Castle: "Henty...exemplified the ethos of the new imperialism, and glorified in its successes". [3] Henty's ideas about politics were influenced by writers such as Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet and Thomas Carlyle.[2]
Henty once related in an interview how his storytelling skills grew out of tales told after dinner to his children. He wrote his first children's book, Out on the Pampas in 1868, naming the book's main characters after his children. The book was published by Griffith and Farran in November 1870 with a title page date of 1871. While most of the 122 books he wrote were for children, he also wrote adult novels, non-fiction such as The March to Magdala and Those Other Animals, short stories for the likes of The Boy's Own Paper and edited the Union Jack, a weekly boy's magazine.
His children's novels typically revolved around a boy or young man living in troubled times. These ranged [more]
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G. A. Henty
Jack Archer
- History
- English
- 95546 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885).
G.A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood. He attended Westminster School, London and later Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,[1] where he was a keen sportsman. He left the university early without completing his degree to volunteer for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was sent to the Crimea and while there he witnessed the appalling conditions under which the British soldier had to fight. His letters home were filled with vivid descriptions of what he saw. His father was impressed by his letters and sent them to The Morning Advertiser newspaper which printed them. This initial writing success was a factor in Henty's later decision to accept the offer to become a special correspondent, the early name for journalists now better known as war correspondents.
Shortly before resigning from the army as a captain in 1859 he married Elizabeth Finucane. The couple had four children. Elizabeth died in 1865 after a long illness and shortly after her death Henty began writing articles for the Standard newspaper. In 1866 the newspaper sent him as their special correspondent to report on the Austro-Italian War where he met Giuseppe Garibaldi. He went on to cover the 1868 British punitive expedition to Abyssinia, the Franco-Prussian War, the Ashanti War, the Carlist Rebellion in Spain and the Turco-Serbian War.[2] He also witnessed the opening of the Suez Canal and travelled to Palestine, Russia and India.
Henty was a strong supporter of the British Empire all his life; according to literary critic Kathryn Castle: "Henty...exemplified the ethos of the new imperialism, and glorified in its successes". [3] Henty's ideas about politics were influenced by writers such as Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet and Thomas Carlyle.[2]
Henty once related in an interview how his storytelling skills grew out of tales told after dinner to his children. He wrote his first children's book, Out on the Pampas in 1868, naming the book's main characters after his children. The book was published by Griffith and Farran in November 1870 with a title page date of 1871. While most of the 122 books he wrote were for children, he also wrote adult novels, non-fiction such as The March to Magdala and Those Other Animals, short stories for the likes of The Boy's Own Paper and edited the Union Jack, a weekly boy's magazine.
His children's novels typically revolved around a boy or young man living in troubled times. These range [more]
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George Greenwood
Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece
- Fiction
- English
- 23086 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
George Greenwood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Granville George Greenwood
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George Greenwood
Born 3 January 1850
Died 27 October 1928 (aged 78)
Nationality UK
Occupation Barrister; Politician; Writer
Years active 1876–1928
Notable work(s) The Shakespeare Problem Restated
Sir Granville George Greenwood (3 January 1850 – 27 October 1928), usually known as George Greenwood or G. G. Greenwood, was a British lawyer, politician, cricketer, animal welfare reformer and energetic advocate of the Shakespeare authorship question.
Contents
1 Life and work
2 Shakespeare authorship
2.1 Publications
3 References
4 Other sources
5 External links
Life and work
Born Granville George Greenwood, in Kensington, London, he was the second son of John Greenwood, Q. C. and Fanny Welch. Educated at Eton he was in the "select" for the Newcastle scholarship and then matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge. As a foundation scholar, he took his degree with a first class in the classical tripos in 1873.[1] Having been called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1876, he joined the Western Circuit. He married in 1878 Laura, daughter of Dr. Cumberbatch and had one son and three daughters.
He contested Peterborough in 1886 and Central Hull in 1900. In 1906 he won Peterborough for the Liberal Party and held it till December 1915, when forced by rheumatism to retire. He was knighted in 1916.
He was an ardent supporter of all measures for the protection of animals, and was on the Council of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and was President of many similar societies. While he was in Parliament his consistent vigilance and practical knowledge were of great service. He was an outspoken advocate for the independence of India at a time when the Indian cause lacked effective voices within England.
Greenwood was also a cricketer and made a single first-class appearance, for Hampshire against Kent, in one of Hampshire's heaviest first-class defeats. Greenwood scored a single run in each innings of the match. His father and brother, Charles Greenwood, had equally brief first-class careers.
Shakespeare authorship
Greenwood was also one of the most persistent and effective fighters in the Shakespeare authorship question, and published many books on the subject. He was a frequent correspondent to The Times, both on Shakespearean subjects and on the protection of animals.
Greenwood is the author of twelve books and numerous articles on the authorship question, all published 1908–1924. A prolific and entertaining writer, he engaged in a series of well-known public debates, carried on in books and in public forums of exchange such as newspapers and literary journals, with Sir Sidney Lee, the leading Shakespearean biographer of his generation. Although the most effective anti-Stratfordian of the early decades of the 20th century, Greenwood refused to endorse an alternative author of the Shakespearean cano [more]
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Charles Dickens
A Child's History Of England
- History
- English
- 162700 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 4
- 3
Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈtʃɑrlz ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.[1] During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented popularity, and by the twentieth century he was widely seen as a literary genius by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.[2][3]
Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens was forced to leave school to work in a factory when his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. Over his career he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens sprang to fame with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication.[4][5] The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback.[5] For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens went on to improve the character with positive features.[6] His plots were carefully constructed, and Dickens often wove in elements from topical events into his narratives.[7] Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.[8]
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age.[9] His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, is one of the most influential works ever written, and it remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Set in London and Paris, his 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, is the best selling novel of all time.[10] His creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.[11] [more]
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Wond3rland _
Story of my Life ♥
- Romance
- German
- 1899 Words
- Ages 10 and up
- 516
- 9
Adrianna hat es endlich beschlossen, sie will ihren Vater kennenlernen.
Entschlossen macht sie sich mit ihrer Freundin Carter auf nach London mit einer alten Adresse.
Adrianna ist aufegregt, doch nicht ihr Vater öffnet die Tür sondern Harry Styles von One Direction.
Wie sich herausstellt, ihr Stiefbruder.
Adrianna kann es nicht glauben, denn sie ist mit Abstand eine Directionerin.
Ganz im Gegensatz zu Carter. Doch wegen eines Missgeschick ist sie gezwungen eine Fake Beziehung mit Harry Styles zu führen.
Und was ist mit Adrianna? Die verliebt sich unsterblich in Niall Horan.
Ausschnitt zu Carry:
Ich betrat leise das Haus und ging mit Harry rauf zu meinen Zimmer.
Warum er mit rauf kam obwoll sein Zimmer auf der anderen Seite war?
Naja, wir wollten uns küssen und dann miteinander in die Kiste steigen.
Nein, er trug nur meinen Koffer.
Oben angekommen blieben wir stehen.
"Ehm, danke fürs zurück holen."sagte ich leise und sah ihn an.
"Du erzählst es doch niemanden oder?"fragte ich unsicher nach.
"Unter einer Bedienung."sagte er und stützte sich mit der Hand an der Wand ab, an der ich lehnte.
Ich schluckte.
"Ich werde nicht mit dir Schlafen, Harry."sagte ich abwegig.
Er verdrehte die Augen.
"Für was hältst du mich eigentlich?"
Ich riss die Augen auf und lachte.
"Ganz ehrlich? Ein Schleimscheißer, Mistkerl, scheiß Arschl-"
"Jaja schon gut!"sagte er und grinste schief.
"Was ist nun die Bedingung?"fragte ich etwas ängstlich nach.
In jeden verdammten Tenniefilm würde jetzt die Antwort kommen: "Ein Date" oder "Ein Kuss".
Tja wie bekannt lief mein Leben nicht gerade nach einer Teenie Romanze.
Ausschnitt zu Nadrianna:
"Ich geb es zu, zwischen Adrianna ist einmal etwas kurzes gelaufen, dass sich zu einer Beziehung entwickelt hätte. Doch irgentwie war nie die Zeit da für eine Beziehung, immer gab es einen neuen Skandal."ergriff Niall das Wort.
Unser Affäre entwickelte sich zu einer Beziehung? Wer's glaubt! Niall wollte doch keine!
"Aber du magst Adrianna noch immer."sagte Mister Sunshine und blickte Niall wissend an.
Er blickte zu mir und seine blauen Augen trafen meine.
"Ich könnte jetzt sagen, dass ich nie etwas Gefühlt hatte als ich sie Lächeln gesehen habe oder wie sie den ganzen Kühlschrank auffutterte. Was nicht umbedingt positiv ist, denn ich hatte Hunger."
Ich nahm war wie einige Zuschauer lachten.
Ich sah Niall immernoch an und strich mir eine Strähne hinter mein Ohr.
"Doch das wäre eine Lüge, denn ich bin verrückt nach diesen Mädchen."sagte er leise und sah mich immernoch an.
Jetzt wendete er seinen Blick ab und richtete ihn aufs Puplikum.
"Es tut mir leid für alle Directioner, aber ich muss jetzt einfach fragen!"rief Niall zu den vielel gespannten Gesichter.
Niall blickte wieder zu mir und meine Pupillen weiteten sich.
"Ich weiß ich hab dir so verdammt oft weh getan, aber ich wollte das nicht!"
Ich schluckte und seine blauen Augen verfolgten meine.
"Adrianna, meine Gedanken drehen sich immer nur um dich und mir hat es Angst gemacht das das mit uns [more]
Keywords: One Direcion, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Liebe, Carter, Adrianna, DRama, Humor
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Martin Barkawitz
12 Krimis Mai 2023
- Mystery & Crime
- German
- 402668 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 28
Der Inhalt dieses E-Books entspricht 1.600 Taschenbuchseiten.
Folgende Hochspannungsromane sind enthalten:
Amok in Amsterdam
Brüssel Barbaren
Eppendorf Mord
Satansmaske
Fleetenkiller
Sperrbezirk
Pik As Mord
Leichenkoje
Brechmann
Hafengesindel
Frauentöter
Killer Hotel
Der Autor
Martin Barkawitz schreibt seit 1997 unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen überwiegend in den Genres Krimi, Thriller, Romantik, Horror, Western und Steam Punk. Er gehörte u.a. zum Jerry Cotton Team. Von ihm sind über dreihundert Heftromane, Taschenbücher und E-Books erschienen.
SoKo Hamburg - Ein Fall für Heike Stein:
Tote Unschuld
Musical Mord
Fleetenfahrt ins Jenseits
Reeperbahn Blues
Frauenmord im Freihafen
Blankeneser Mordkomplott
Hotel Oceana, Mord inklusive
Mord maritim
Das Geheimnis des Professors
Hamburger Rache
Eppendorf Mord
Satansmaske
Fleetenkiller
Sperrbezirk
Pik As Mord
Leichenkoje
Brechmann
Hafengesindel
Frauentöter
Killer Hotel
Alster Clown
Inkasso Geier
Mörder Mama
Hafensklavin
Teufelsbrück Tod
Ein Fall für Jack Reilly
Das Tangoluder
Der gekreuzigte Russe
Der Hindenburg Passagier
Die Brooklyn Bleinacht
Die Blutstraße
Der Strumpfmörder
Die Blutmoneten
Undercover Unit One
Todesschwadron von Lissabon
Die Bastarde von Belgien
Die Sklavenhalter von Malta
Todesroulette in Monte Carlo
Der Karpaten-Job
Die Organdealer von London [more]
Keywords: Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten, Krimi, Krimi-Anthologien, Polizeiromane, Detektivinnen
€9.99
Martin Barkawitz
Raubhure
Thriller
- Thriller
- German
- 35563 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 589
Sex und Geld waren gestern.
Heute zählt nur Überleben.
Kea verdient auf St. Pauli Geld mit ihrem Körper, als ein lukrativer Auftrag sie an ihre Grenzen bringt - und darüber hinaus. Im Handumdrehen muss sie um ihr Leben kämpfen und diejenigen beschützen, die sie liebt. Ihr sadistischer Gegner scheint ihr immer einen Schritt voraus zu sein. Er scheut auch vor brutalen Morden nicht zurück, um skrupellos seine Ziele zu verfolgen.
Doch Kea ist nicht nur clever und hübsch, sondern kann auch mit einer Pistole umgehen. Und sie hütet ein großes Geheimnis, das niemals aufgedeckt werden darf. Aber am Ende steht sie allein gegen einen unbarmherzigen Feind.
Wird sie diese St.-Pauli-Nacht überstehen?
Messermädchen ist eine Bonus-Kurzgeschichte!
Der Autor
Martin Barkawitz schreibt seit 1997 unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen überwiegend in den Genres Krimi, Thriller, Romantik, Horror, Western und Steam Punk. Er gehört u.a. zum Jerry Cotton Team. Von ihm sind über dreihundert Heftromane, Taschenbücher und E-Books erschienen.
SoKo Hamburg - ein Fall für Heike Stein:
Tote Unschuld
Musical Mord
Fleetenfahrt ins Jenseits
Reeperbahn Blues
Frauenmord im Freihafen
Blankeneser Mordkomplott
Hotel Pacific, Mord inklusive
Mord maritim
Das Geheimnis des Professors
Hamburger Rache
Eppendorf Mord
Satansmaske
Fleetenkiller
Sperrbezirk
Pik As Mord
Leichenkoje
Brechmann
Hafengesindel
Frauentöter
Killer Hotel
Alster Clown
Inkasso Geier
Mörder Mama
Hafensklavin
Teufelsbrück Tod
Ein Fall für Jack Reilly
Das Tangoluder
Der gekreuzigte Russe
Der Hindenburg Passagier
Die Brooklyn Bleinacht
Die Blutstraße
Der Strumpfmörder
Die Blutmoneten
Die Handgranaten Hochzeit
Undercover Unit One
Todesschwadron von Lissabon
Die Bastarde von Belgien
Die Sklavenhalter von Malta
Todesroulette in Monte Carlo
Der Karpaten-Job
Die Organdealer von London
[more]
Keywords: Krimi, Thriller, Neuerscheinungen 2017, Neuheiten 2017, Bestseller 2017, Mafia-Thriller, spannend, Spannung, Hamburg-Krimi, Hamburg-Thriller, Deutschland, nord-deutsch, Suspense, Kriminalthriller, Kriminalromane, Liebesromane, Action-Thriller, Thriller Neuerscheinungen 2017, Spionage-Thriller, Liebe, Verbrechen [more]
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Martin Barkawitz
3 Hafen Krimis
- Literary Collections
- German
- 86912 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 15
Der Inhalt dieses Sammelbands entspricht 340 Taschenbuchseiten.
Hamburgs Hafen - Schiffe, Container - und Mord!
Dieses E-Book enthält folgende Krimis:
Frauenmord im Freihafen
Hafengesindel
Hafensklavin
Der Autor
Martin Barkawitz schreibt seit 1997 unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen überwiegend in den Genres Krimi, Thriller, Romantik, Horror, Western und Steam Punk. Er gehört u.a. zum Jerry Cotton Team. Von ihm sind über dreihundert Heftromane, Taschenbücher und E-Books erschienen.
SoKo Hamburg - Ein Fall für Heike Stein:
Tote Unschuld
Musical Mord
Fleetenfahrt ins Jenseits
Reeperbahn Blues
Frauenmord im Freihafen
Blankeneser Mordkomplott
Hotel Oceana, Mord inklusive
Mord maritim
Das Geheimnis des Professors
Hamburger Rache
Eppendorf Mord
Satansmaske
Fleetenkiller
Sperrbezirk
Pik As Mord
Leichenkoje
Brechmann
Hafengesindel
Frauentöter
Killer Hotel
Alster Clown
Inkasso Geier
Mörder Mama
Hafensklavin
Teufelsbrück Tod
Ein Fall für Jack Reilly
Das Tangoluder
Der gekreuzigte Russe
Der Hindenburg Passagier
Die Brooklyn Bleinacht
Die Blutstraße
Der Strumpfmörder
Die Blutmoneten
Undercover Unit One
Todesschwadron von Lissabon
Die Bastarde von Belgien
Die Sklavenhalter von Malta
Todesroulette in Monte Carlo
Der Karpaten-Job
Die Organdealer von London [more]
Keywords: Anthologien & Sammelbände, Krimi Sammelband, Hamburg Krimi, Mystery, Action & Abenteuer, Heike Stein Krimi
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