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RICHARD F BURTON
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT - VOL 9
- Fairy Tale
- English
- 163484 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, Egyptologist and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages.[1]
Burton's best-known achievements include traveling in disguise to Mecca, an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights (commonly called The Arabian Nights in English after early translations of Antoine Galland's French version), bringing the Kama Sutra to publication in English, and journeying with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Burton's works and letters extensively criticized colonial policies of the British Empire, to the detriment of his career. He was a prolific and erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including human behaviour, travel, falconry, fencing, sexual practices and ethnography. A characteristic feature of his books is the copious footnotes and appendices containing remarkable observations and information.[citation needed]
Burton was a captain in the army of the East India Company, serving in India (and later, briefly, in the Crimean War). Following this, he was engaged by the Royal Geographical Society to explore the east coast of Africa and led an expedition guided by the locals and was the first European to see Lake Tanganyika. In later life, he served as British consul in Fernando Pó, Santos, Damascus and, finally, Trieste. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was awarded a knighthood (KCMG) in 1886.[citation needed] [more]
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DANIEL DEFOE
MEMOIRS OF A CAVALIER A MILITARY
- History
- English
- 107742 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
Daniel Defoe (/ˌdænjəl dɨˈfoʊ/; c. 1660 – 24 April 1731),[1] born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain and with others such as Samuel Richardson, is among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.[2]Daniel Foe (his original name) was probably born in Fore Street, in the parish of St. Giles Cripplegate, London.[3] Defoe later added the aristocratic-sounding "De" to his name and on occasion claimed descent from the family of De Beau Faux. His birthdate and birthplace are uncertain and sources offer dates from 1659–1662, with 1660 considered the most likely. His father, James Foe, was a prosperous tallow chandler and a member of the Worshipful Company of Butchers. In Defoe's early life, he experienced some of the most unusual occurrences in English history: in 1665, 70,000 were killed by the Great Plague of London and next year, the Great Fire of London left standing only Defoe's and two other houses in his neighbourhood.[4] In 1667, when he was probably about seven, a Dutch fleet sailed up the Medway via the River Thames and attacked the town of Chatham in the raid on the Medway. His mother Annie had died by the time he was about ten.[5][6] [more]
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Bealevon Nolan
Determined
Gay Romance / Fairy Tale
- Romance
- English
- 70185 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 8
- 1
Prince Liam of Broskoe will no longer bow to his mother’s outrageous orders. Because of his speech impairment, the result of a childhood illness, most people— including the queen— believe him to be a half-wit. Neglected in his upbringing, Liam has learned to take what he wants, by whatever means necessary, be it a lover, an education, or secret training as a spy. Forced into hiding, he flees to neighboring Doros and gets work in the kitchen of the castle keep.
Finley, Duke of Doros, finds himself between a rock and a hard place. The King of Carsson has once again demanded an increase to the annual levy, and Doros’s resources are dwindling due to a poor harvest, worsened by early snows. Not even he, the mightiest of warriors, can stop winter from coming early, but he will not stand by and watch his people starve.
Two men— two lonely hearts— meet under the strangest of circumstances. Each learns to grapple with formidable enemies: not only the forces of Mother Nature, but the darker aspects of human nature. They must overcome greed, lust, loneliness, and betrayal, as well as their own insecurities, if they are to find that one thing that makes life worth all the trouble.
DETERMINED is a romance inspired by the nineteenth-century German tale Allerleirauh, written by the brothers Grimm. The most common English translation for this title is All-Kinds-of-Fur.
WARNING: In addition to depictions of violent combat and death, which some readers may find objectionable, this book contains graphic sex scenes and is unsuitable for underage readers. [more]
Keywords: M/M Romance, Fairy tale, Gay Romance, Bear/twink, fiction, gay, queer, homosexual, novel, love, fantasy, ebook, gay MM, gay fiction, queer fiction, erotica, gay erotica, homosexuality, homosexual romance, Gay for you [more]
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Peter Bernhardt
The Stasi File
Opera and Espionage: A Deadly Combination (Book 1: Diva Undaunted)
- Thriller
- English
- 137668 Words
- Ages 12 and up
- 511
- 1
Dust from the demolished Berlin Wall has barely settled, the East German police state is teetering on the edge of collapse, and Stasi General HOLGER FRANTZ will stop at nothing to save it. Caught in his intrigue are two unlikely heroes: American lawyer ROLF KELLER, recently divorced, fresh off the bottle, and mysteriously dispatched by his senior law partner to coordinate document drops by a defecting Stasi agent, and aspiring opera diva SYLVIA MAZZONI, Rolf's former lover who has been coerced into acting as courier.
After the scheme goes fatally awry, the reluctant recruits uncover an assassination plot designed to thwart the unification of East and West Germany. In the crosshairs of rival intelligence services and with a professional Stasi killer hot on their heels, Sylvia and Rolf resist the urge to run for their lives, and risk everything to stop the assassins.
2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist; 2022 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest: First Place in Oldie but Goldie Category.
German Edition: Die Stasi-Akte―Oper und Spionage: Eine Tödliche Kombination (Buch 1: Diva Unverzagt)
Also by Peter Bernhardt:
Sequel: Kiss of the Shaman’s Daughter - Revolt, Lost Treasure, and Smugglers (Book 2: Diva Undaunted); 2022 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest: Second Place in Oldie but Goldie Category.
German Edition: Kuss der Schamanentochter - Revolte, Verlorener Schatz und Schmuggler (Buch 2: Diva Unverzagt)
Red Romeo - Stasi Gigolos and the Spy Hunter of Germany (Inspired by Actual Events)
German Edition: Roter Romeo - Stasi Gigolos und die Spionjägerin von Deutschland (Inspiriert durch tatsächlich zugetragene Erignisse)
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Peter Bernhardt
Die Stasi-Akte
Oper und Spionage: Eine tödliche Kombination (Buch 1: Diva Unverzagt)
- Thriller
- German
- 135584 Words
- Ages 12 and up
- 1706
- 2
Der Staub der eingerissenen Berliner Mauer hat sich kaum gelegt, da gerät der ostdeutsche Überwachungsstaat auch schon ins Wanken. Stasi-General Holger Frantz schreckt vor nichts zurück, um diesen zu retten. In sein Komplott werden zwei unwahrscheinliche Helden verstrickt: der amerikanische Rechtsanwalt, Rolf Keller, und die aufstrebende Operndiva, Sylvia Mazzoni, Rolfs frühere Geliebte.
Rolf, der frisch geschieden ist und gegen seine Alkoholsucht kämpft, wird vom Seniorpartner seiner Kanzlei in Washington unter geheimnisvollen Umständen nach Deutschland geschickt. Er soll die Übergabe von Dokumenten überwachen, die ein Stasi-Überläufer während Sylvias Gastspiel an der Ostberliner Staatsoper dem Westen zuspielen will.
Der Plan schlägt auf fatale Weise fehl, und die unfreiwilligen Rekruten werden zum Spielball verschiedener Geheimdienste. Dann entdecken Sylvia und Rolf Pläne für ein Attentat, durch das die Vereinigung der beiden deutschen Staaten verhindert werden soll. Obwohl ihnen ein professioneller Stasi-Killer hart auf den Fersen ist, rennen sie nicht um ihr Leben, sondern riskieren alles, um die Attentäter zu stoppen.
Englische Ausgabe: The Stasi File - Opera and Espionage: A Deadly Combination (Book 1: Diva Undaunted), 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Vierterlfinalist; 2022 Arizona Authors Association Literarischer Wettbewerb: Erster Platz in Oldie but Goldie Category.
Auch von Peter Bernhardt:
Kuss der Schamanentochter - Revolte, Verlorener Schatz und Schmuggler (Diva Unverzagt Buch 2)
Englische Ausgabe: Kiss of the Shaman’s Daughter - Revolt, Lost Treasure, and Smugglers (Diva Undaunted Book 2); 2022 Arizona Authors Association Literarischer Wettbewerb: Zweiter Platz in Oldie but Goldie Category.
Roter Romeo - Stasi Gigolos und die Spionjägerin von Deutschland (Inspiriert durch tatsächlich zugetragene Ereignisse)
Englische Ausgabe: Red Romeo - Stasi Gigolos and the Spy Hunter of Germany (Inspired by Actual Events)
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Keywords: Berliner Mauer, Stasi, Wiedervereinigung, DDR, Oper, RAF
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Raven West
Undercover Reunion
- Adventure
- English
- 66965 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 206
A struggling Internet entrepreneur, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, a wife of an impressionable state senator, and a famous voice over actress find themselves caught in a web of espionage and intrigue that threatens their lives and those of everyone they know.
When the undercover agents first approached Melanie Tyler and Kathleen O'Brian the night of their 30th high school reunion, the women could never have imagined that their innocent game of playing spies from a 60=s television show would become a real life confrontation with one of the most insidious criminal minds of their generation.
Melanie "Mel" Tyler and Kathleen "Katie" Conner have been best friends since kindergarten. As teenagers, their favorite television show was The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The girls even had a hidden room where they kept files on various schoolmates. But after graduating from high school, everyone in the graduating class went their own way. Mel's voice landed her a variety of voice-over jobs and she now lives in a Santa Monica Condominium. Katie wed and her husband, James O'Brien, eventually became a Minnesota State Senator.
Today, Mel and Katie find it difficult to believe that they are about to attend Abbeyville High School's thirtieth reunion. Seeing most of their former classmates should be fun, but there are a few that the ladies hoped would not attend. Unfortunately, the three worst do make an appearance. Charles Haussman and Eric Kramer were bullies back in school and they have not forgotten how the ladies once bested them (thanks to their U.N.C.L.E. addiction.) Then there is Wyatt Gaynes, the jock that Melanie had a crush on - along with many other female students. The deceitful creep had used Mel, just as he did everyone else.
Mel and Katie are soon recruited by U.N.C.L.E., which turns out is a real spy organization, to help thwart a former schoolmate's plan for worldwide domination.
Undercover Reunion, a novel of romance and adventure for Baby Boomers, fans of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E " and anyone who has ever attended their high school reunion! [more]
Keywords: Action, Adventure, Intrigue, Spies, Romance, Baby Boomers, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 60's television
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E. Spiegel
The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative
- Mystery & Crime
- English
- 25742 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
Baron Edgar von Spiegel originated from the German noble family “Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim“. He grew up in East Prussia and completed military training at a marine cadet school. In 1903 he joined the German imperial navy as a midshipman.[1] In 1911 he served as Oberleutnant zur See on the small cruiser SMS Cormoran. The cruiser helped to suppress the Sokehs Rebellion in Ponape, German New Guninea. Von Spiegel was the leader of the local police during the suppression.[2] In World War I von Spiegel was promoted to Captain lieutenant. From September 1914 to February 1916 he served as commander of the submarine SM U-32. From February to April 1917 he commanded the submarine SM U-93. In a battle with the British Q-ship HMS Prize, commanded by Lieutenant William Edward Sanders, SM U-93 was badly damaged. Edgar von Spiegel and two men of his crew went overboard. They were rescued by the Q-ship and spent the rest of the war as prisoners in United Kingdom.[3]
After World War I von Spiegel returned to Germany. In the Weimar Republic he started working in the shipping industry and then made a changeover to the automobile industry. In the late 1920s he worked as general manager of the Graham-Paige Automobile GmbH in Berlin, a subsidiary of the American automobile manufacturer Graham-Paige.[4] In Nazi Germany, von Spiegel served in the German diplomatic service. In the years 1936/37 he worked in the Department Ribbentrop at the German embassy in London. Since 1937 he was Consul (Generalkonsul) in New Orleans. Because of spy activities the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated him [5] Baron von Spiegel operated in the consulate building "Van Benthuysen Elms Mansion". He probably briefed German submarines in the Gulf of Mexico via radio about merchant vessels leaving the port of New Orleans for England.[6] In December 1941 Germany declared war on the United States, and he had to leave New Orleans. After returning to Germany he served as consul in Marseille in occupied France. In 1942 he was appointed SS Oberführer. Von Spiegel was an observer of the destruction of the old city of Marseille by the SS and Gestapo. After World War II he claimed that this destruction was necessary because of risk of disease and because of the "security of the (German) troops."[7] In August 1944 Marseille was liberated by the Allies. von Spiegel left Marseille and joined the staff of Reichsführer SS in November 1944.[8] He died 1965 in Bremen. [more]
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Maria Thermann
Inspektor Beagle ermittelt
Kurzgeschichten ohne Speck & Würstchen, aber mit viel Mord und Humor
- Short Story
- German
- 22880 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 409
In drei spannenden Krimi Kurzgeschichten fahnden Inspektor Beagle und seine Kollegen mit viel Humor nach Bösewichtern, obwohl doch im Hintergrund die Welt in die Hose zu gehen scheint. Es ist 1941; in der Stadt Mumsgate an der Ostküste von England plagen sich die Einwohner mit unerwünschten Besuchen von Herrn Hitler & Co. herum, während Inspektor Beagle und Sergeant Beanstalk, Constable Roddy Winters und Polizeihund Monty von einer Serie von Morden geplagt werden. Ein reicher Lord ist plötzlich weg und niemand weint ihm eine Träne nach. Eine alte Frau scheint in Spionage verwickelt zu sein und wird abgemurkst. Ein Richter verliert erst seinen moralischen Standpunkt und später noch seinen Kopf. Wortwörtlich. Da krachen die Bomben und Gebäude fallen um, bevor man den Durchsuchungsbefehl geben kann. Der Dienstwagen wird zum Gemüsebeet umgewandelt, denn Benzin gibt’s ja ohnehin nicht mehr. Es mag zwar keinen Speck, Eier oder Würstchen mehr geben, aber was Inspektor Beagle angeht, wird’s nie an Gerechtigkeit und Menschlichkeit mangeln. In three humorous murder mystery short stories set against the backdrop of WWII Inspector Beagle and his colleagues try to uphold the law, while all around them the world is falling to bits. It is 1941; the town Mumsgate on the east coast of England is plagued by unwanted visits from Hitler & Co. Meanwhile, Inspector Beagle and Sergeant Beanstalk, Constable Roddy Winters and police dog Monty are plagued by a series of murders. A rich aristocrat vanishes without trace and nobody sheds a tear. A seemingly harmless old woman is brutally murdered in a baffling crime that leads to a German spy ring. A respected judge first loses his moral scruples and then his head. Literally. Bombs fall and buildings crumble before Inspector Beagle’s even shown his warrant card. His police car has run out of petrol and is turned into a vegetable patch. There may be no bacon, eggs or sausages, but as far as Inspector Beagle is concerned, justice and humanity will never be in short supply. [more]
Keywords: Krimi, Kurzgeschichte, Humor, Kurzgeschichten; Kriminalgeschichten
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Peter Bernhardt
Kiss of the Shaman's Daughter
Revolt, Lost Treasure, and Smugglers (Book 2: Diva Undaunted)
- Mystery & Crime
- English
- 96225 Words
- Ages 12 and up
- 189
Against the backdrop of the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains, aspiring diva Sylvia mazzoni hopes to combine her Santa Fe Opera debut and a romantic reunion with her lover, Washington attorney Rolf Keller. But Rolf’s old nemesis from law school, Charles Slater, now an archaeologist, intrudes on their tryst. He is on the run from ruthless antiquities traffickers, who are after his recent find of prehistoric Indian artifacts.
After Slater vanishes under suspicious circumstances, Rolf plunges into the New Mexico wilderness to search for him and his priceless cache. Soon, he finds himself in desperate flight not only from the guns of the murderous smugglers, but from the FBI as well.
When the soprano slated to sing Tosca develops vocal problems, opera management drafts Sylvia as a last-minute replacement. While struggling to convert the daunting challenge into the career triumph she has pursued all her life, she and Rolf are threatened by the smugglers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on Slater’s hoard.
As they unravel the twisted clues Slater left behind, Sylvia and Rolf stumble upon the intriguing legend of a shaman’s young daughter, Teya, who played a crucial role in the Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1680 against the Spanish oppressors and perhaps concealed the treasure of a lost pueblo.
Now, three centuries later, the paths of Teya, Sylvia and Rolf are about to cross in this riveting historical thriller involving archaeological crime, southwestern history and grand opera.
2022 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest: Second Place
German Edition: Kuss der Schamanentochter - Revolte, Verlorener Schatz und Schmuggler (Buch 2: Diva Unverzagt)
Also by Peter Bernhardt:
Prequel: The Stasi File―Opera and Espionage: A Deadly Combination (Book 1: Diva Undaunted), 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist; 2022 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest: First Place
German Edition: Die Stasi-Akte―Oper und Spionage: Eine Tödliche Kombination (Buch 1: Diva Unverzagt)
Red Romeo - Stasi Gigolos and the Spy Hunter of Germany (Inspired by Actual Events)
German Edition: Roter Romeo - Stasi Gigolos und die Spionjägerin von Deutschland (Inspiriert durch Tatsächlich Zugetragene Erignisse)
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Peter Bernhardt
KUSS DER SCHAMANENTOCHTER
REVOLTE, VERLORENER SCHATZ UND SCHMUGGLER (BUCH 2: DIVA UNVERZAGT)
- Mystery & Crime
- German
- 97498 Words
- Ages 12 and up
- 96
Vor dem Hintergrund des schroffen Sangre de Cristo-Gebirges hofft die aufstrebende Diva SYLVIA MAZZONI, ihr Debüt an der Santa Fe Opera und ein romantisches Wiedersehen mit ihrem Liebhaber, dem Washingtoner Anwalt ROLF KELLER, zu verbinden. Aber Rolfs alter Erzfeind vom Jurastudium, CHARLES SLATER, der jetzt Archäologe ist, stört ihr Rendezvous. Er ist auf der Flucht vor skrupellosen Antiquitätenhändlern, die hinter seinen jüngsten Funden prähistorischer indianischer Artefakte her sind.
Nachdem Slater unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwunden ist, stürzt sich Rolf in die Wildnis von New Mexico, um nach ihm und seiner unschätzbaren Beute zu suchen. Bald befindet er sich auf der verzweifelten Flucht nicht nur vor den Waffen von mörderischen Schmugglern, sondern auch vor dem FBI.
Als die ursprüngliche Sopranistin, die für die Rolle der Tosca engagiert wurde, stimmliche Probleme entwickelt, soll Sylvia als Ersatz in letzter Minute einspringen: eine gewaltige Herausforderung, bedeute es doch einen riesigen Karrieresprung. Um das anspruchsvolle Santa-Fe-Publikum zu beindrucken und sich damit die Türen zu den führenden Opernhäusern der Welt zu öffnen, muss sie ihr Letztes geben. Doch die Schmuggler, die vor nichts zurückschrecken, um Slaters kostbaren Antiquitäten in die Hände zu bekommen, nehmen sie und Rolf ins Visier.
Während Sylvia und Rolf die kryptischen Hinweise enträtseln, die Slater hinterlassen hat, stoßen sie auf die faszinierende Legende von der jungen Tochter eines Schamanen, TEYA, die eine entscheidende Rolle beim Pueblo-Indianer-Aufstand von 1680 gegen die spanischen Unterdrücker spielte und vielleicht den Schatz eines verlorenen Pueblos verbarg.
Jetzt, drei Jahrhunderte später, kreuzen sich die Wege von Teya, Sylvia und Rolf in diesem fesselnden Geschichtsthriller, in dem es um archäologische Verbrechen, Geschichte des amerikanischen Südwestens und große Oper geht.
Englische Ausgabe: Kiss of the Shaman’s Daughter - Revolt, Lost Treasure, and Smugglers (Book 2: Diva Undaunted); 2022 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest: Second Place
Auch von Peter Bernhardt:
Die Stasi-Akte―Oper und Spionage: Eine Tödliche Kombination (Buch 1: Diva Unverzagt)
Englische Ausgabe: The Stasi File―Opera and Espionage: A Deadly Combination (Book 1: Diva Undaunted), 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist; 2022 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest: First Place
Roter Romeo - Stasi Gigolos und die Spionjägerin von Deutschland (Inspiriert durch tatsächlich zugetragene Ereignisse)
Englische Ausgabe: Red Romeo - Stasi Gigolos and the Spy Hunter of Germany (Inspired by Actual Events)
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Keywords: Indianischer Kriminalroman, Revolte, Verlorener Schatz, Schmuggler, Kriminalroman, Pueblo Aufstand, Oper Thriller, Archäologischer Krimi
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