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Strange Marriage Customs
Little blue book no. 1436. Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Copyright © 1929. This story has all 3 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality
This is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative delves into the rich tapestry of Russian history, exploring the rise and fall of various rulers, influential figures, and significant events that shaped the nation. The volume serves not only as a recounting of key historical moments but also provides an exploration of cultural and societal shifts across different epochs in…
Unfinished Business
Excerpts from the author’s diary written when he was President Wilson’s confidential interpreter at the Peace conference of 1919. The armistice – The first draft of the covenant – Clemenceau – With General Smuts to southeastern Europe – The battle for the final draft of the world compact – Berlin – Blackout in Washington Pulitzer Prize, History, 1945 This book has chapters featured on…Peter the Great’s Negro
This is an unfinished historical novel, which is now considered to be Pushkin’s first prose work. The author began writing the novel towards the end of July, 1827 in Mikhailovskoe and in spring 1828 he is recorded to have read several drafts to his friends. During Pushkin’s lifetime, only two fragments of the work were published in the literary magazine Severnye Tsvety in 1829…
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Risen Flowers Brings a Moving Story of Faith, Healing, and Hope During World War II
The book is particularly suited for readers who enjoy Christian fiction, historical fiction, and uplifting stories of perseverance.
Seasons of Smoke
Seasons of Smoke is the kind of book you return to during difficult seasons because it speaks with quiet truth.
Arkolny Armageddon
Arkolny Armageddon channels the propulsive energy of classic pulp sci-fi into a tight, modern novella
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Pushkin: His Works
Bielinsky’s weighty articles, written between 1843 and 1846, remain to this day the sole exhaustive review of Poushkin’s poems, and continue to form the basis of all close analysis of his work. But even these criticisms are lacking in the complete insight which comes of biographical research. For many years after Poushkin’s death the suspicion which still attached to his name, and the close…
How to Write So the Reader Believes You
Sometimes you read a book or a story and believe the author. It’s written so clearly, it touches your soul, you understand—it really happened that way, and the characters are so real before your eyes. Why does this work for some authors and not for others? You might say: I need to write in the realism genre, maybe then everything I describe will feel…
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