Ebooks de historia, página 16 de 2153

Written in 1900, "LAiglon" is a play in six acts by Edmond Rostand based on the life of Napoleon II, who was the son of Emperor Napoleon I and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. The title of the play comes from a nickname for Napoleon II, the French word for "eaglet" (a young eagle).The title role was created by Sarah Bernhardt in the plays premiere on 15 March 1900 at the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt.Edmond Rostands sympathetic treatment of sensitive people is as evident in his portrait of Napoleons idealistic but hesitant son as it is in that of his ugly but unselfish "Cyrano de Bergerac"."LAiglon" is an impressive play.

"L’Aiglon" d’Edmond Rostand est un drame en six actes et en vers, représenté pour la première fois au Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt, le 15 mars 1900.L’action débute en septembre 1830, au palais de Schoenb

"Plays Pleasant" is a collection of four plays by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1898: Arms and the Man; Candida; The Man of Destiny; and, You Never Can Tell.One of Bernard Shaws most glittering comedies, Arms and the Man is a burlesque of Victorian attitudes to heroism, war and empire. In the contrast between Bluntschli, the mercenary soldier, and the brave leader, Sergius, the true nature of valour is revealed. Shaw mocks deluded idealism in Candida, when a young poet becomes infatuated with the wife of a Socialist preacher. The Man of Destiny is a witty war of words between Napoleon and a strange lady, while in the exuberant farce You Never Can Tell a divided family is reunited by chance. Although Shaw intended "Plays Pleasant" to be gentler comedies than those in their companion volume, "Plays Unpleasant", their prophetic satire is sharp and provocative.George Bernard Shaw is one of the worlds greatest literary figures.

Get Insights on Howard Schultzs Onward in an easy to read and grasp format! Download now for FREE!

First published in 1917, "Annes House of Dreams" is the fifth book in the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The novel centres on 25-year-old Anne Shirley, who has just married Gilbert Blythe and settled into a lovely house in Four Winds.SummaryAnnes own true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor, and in the sunshine of the old orchard, among their dearest friends, they are about to speak their vows. Soon the happy couple will be bound for a new life together and their own dream house, on the misty purple shores of Four Winds Harbour.A new life means fresh problems to solve, fresh surprises. Anne and Gilbert will make new friends and meet their neighbours, Captain Jim, the lighthouse attendant, with his sad stories of the sea, Miss Cornelia Bryant, the lady who speaks from the heart - and speaks her mind - and the tragically beautiful Leslie Moore, into whose dark life Anne shines a brilliant light.

First published in 1915, Lucy Maud Montgomerys novel "Anne of the Island" is the third novel in the Anne of Green Gables series. The story takes place several years after the first book in the series, following the main character, Anne Shirley, as she attends college. As the security of home and childhood comforts fade, each must face the trials of being on their own.In 2005, "Anne of the Island" was adapted into a musical called Anne & Gilbert. It was also the bases for the 1987 television mini-series Anne of Green Gables The Sequel. Both adaptations also drew from other books in the series.

First published in 1909, "Anne of Avonlea" is considered the sequel to Montgomerys most popular book, "Anne of Green Gables". The novel chronicles the life of Anne Shirley from the age of 16-18, when she takes on the post of teaching at the Avonlea School in Nova Scotia. It follows Annes endeavours to become a successful teacher, help raise a pair of rambunctious twins, and improve her beloved hometownwith the help of her former enemy, Gilbert Blythe, whos giving her an awful lot of attention.

No nono capítulo de A capital da vertigem, o jornalista Roberto Pompeu de Toledo reconstitui a cidade de São Paulo durante o surto de Gripe Espanhola de 1918. Em detalhes, mostra o baque nas estrutur

First published in 1842, "The Black Sheep" is an outstanding novel by Honoré de Balzac that tells of a remarkable battle for inheritance. At the centre of this story are two brothers, Joseph and Philippe, who could not be more different from each other, the modest and studious Joseph is the complete opposite of the bold and physically-imposing Philippe. They become the protagonists in the fight against their uncles supposed will to leave his fortune to mere strangers that coveted his attention for years. As in other novels, Balzac masterfully concocts a tale that is based on contrasts the provincial life in Issoudun vs. the town life in Paris, the consequences of immense wealth vs. the results of poverty, the life of the upper classes vs. the destitution of the working class, while his moral spins around the fleeting nature of success, the extent of the individual ruthlessness and cunningness, and the consequences of a mothers blind love for her child. More than any other Balzac novel, "The Black Sheep" is all about appearances often deceiving us and the fact that a leopard never changes its spots.

Parades End is a series of four novels depicting the meeting, courtship, and ultimate fulfilment of two modern heroes, Christopher Tietjens and Valentine Wannop, despite social condemnation, personal travails, and World War I."Last Post", the fourth novel and final volume, is set on a single summers day and follows the characters into the unsettling and often disorientating postwar world. With fluency, humour and great skill, this narrative explores their individual memories, hopes, and uncertainties, while also subtly questioning the current and future state of England.Widely acclaimed when first published in the 1920s, Parades End is one of the outstanding works about the Great War and British society before, during, and after that cataclysm. A major work of Modernism, it is an investigation of time, history, and sexuality.

Taking place just before World War I, English novelist Ford Madox Fords 1915 publication "The Good Soldier" recounts the story of Edward Ashburnham and his seemingly idyllic life with his wife and another couple who are their friends. A series of flashbacks that are not presented in chronological order serve as the structure of the novel and serve, too, as an early example of literary impressionism. The narrator is considered unreliable as his telling of the events differs from what is suggested in the introduction. "The Good Soldier" is a novel about the differences between appearance and realityand about human willingness to see events in a light that best suits the viewer, regardless of how accurate that vision may be.Incidents of adultery in Fords life are thought to have inspired the novel. The book was originally titled "The Saddest Story" but as World War I was underway by the time of its release, the publishers requested that Ford change the title. The text is highly respected on both sides of the Atlantic with Modern Library listing it as one of the best English language novels of the twentieth century and the BBC naming it number thirteen on its list of the one hundred greatest British novels.(Source: supersummary.com)

Er boja de Roma ci racconta le vite lussuriose, gli intrecci amorosi, le scappatelle, le storie di corna, ripicche, vendette, ma anche storie di valorosi uomini e incolpevoli vittime.Il libro e suddiviso in tre parti; nella prima viene riportata la biografia di Mastro Titta e dei sei Papi che si sono succeduti durante lesercizio della sua professione nonche un inedito racconto pubblicato in Inghilterra da uno storico del tempo intitolato la Giustizia di Leone XII.La seconda parte e costituita dalla trascrizione in digitale dellopera di autore anonimo dal titolo Mastro Titta, il boia di Roma: Memorie di un carnefice scritte da lui stesso, pubblicato a dispense dallEditore Perini nel 1891.Nella terza parte troviamo lelenco dei giustiziati di Mastro Titta nonche un approfondimento delle Giustizie a Roma.

"Kangaroo" is David Herbert Lawrences eighth novel, set in Australia. He wrote the first draft in just forty-five days while living south of Sydney, in 1922, and revised it three months later in New Mexico. The descriptions of the country are vivid and sympathetic and the book fuses lightly disguised autobiography with an exploration of political ideas at an immensely personal level.

This early work by Eva March Tappan was originally published in 1903. "In the Days of Queen Victoria" is a biography of Queen Victoria, the woman who became queen at eighteen and for nearly 64 years wore the crown of Great Britain, and details aspects of her school days, her coronation, and her family life. Eva March Tappan was a teacher and American author born in Blackstone, Massachusetts. She graduated from Vassar College in 1875 receiving graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania.Tappan began her literary career writing about famous characters from history in works such as "In the Days of William the Conqueror" (1901), and "In the Days of Queen Elizabeth" (1903). She then developed an interest in childrens books, writing her own and publishing collections of classic tales.

William Charles Scully is one of South Africas best-known authors, although little known outside South Africa. In addition to his work as an author, his paid work was principally as a magistrate in Springfontein, South Africa, as well as in Namaqualand and the Transkei.First published in 1913, "Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer" is a brilliant account of his life in that country. An autobiographical book beginning with his childhood in Ireland and his immigration to Cape Town when he was around eleven years old. The author writes about big-game hunting, the town natives, and his subsequent travels around South Africa, as well as being one of the first ones to take advantage of the discovery of gold and diamonds in the country.

The "race" question has been raging all over the world since the early days of the human, but nowhere else has the debate taken dramatic proportions as in South Africa in the 20th century. A cooking pot of peoples, ethnic groups, languages, tribes and cultures, South Africa was a perfect test bed for the race question, fired up by the ambers of colonialism. How could the issue be resolved? A certain Peter Nielsen in his manuscript "The Black Mans Place in South Africa", written in 1922, gives a fascinating answer. A treatise on the so-called "Native Question" of the times, this forgotten manuscript makes fascinating reading for anyone.

Olaudah Equiano, known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from, according to his memoir, the Eboe region of the Kingdom of Benin."The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" is Olaudah Equianos autobiography. The book, which was published in 1789, describes Equianos life in slavery, beginning with his kidnapping by slave traders at age eleven. Equiano travelled extensively with his master, the captain of a British trading vessel, and was allowed to own minor trade exchanges. In 1766, he used his savings to purchase his freedom. He obtained a job working for a scientist in England, while also travelling as an abolitionist and public speaker. His autobiography is noted for its combination of literary forms--epistolary form, travel narrative, slave narrative, and religious meditation.

Ab 1. Juli 1990 war das DDR-Papiergeld mit Einfuhrung der D-Mark kein gultiges Zahlungsmittel mehr. Die Staatsbank Berlin nahm die Banknoten zuruck und lagerte sie 1990/91 in einer Stollenanlage bei Halberstadt ein. Eingemauert und eingeschlammt war man sich sicher, dass das Geld bald verrotten wurde, was ein Gutachten 1992 bestatigte. Zeitungsartikel sahen die Banknoten daher als "Beute fur Mikroben" an bzw. sprachen davon, dass das Geld so gesichert sei wie in Fort Knox. Zweifel daran kamen 2001 auf, als auf dem Sammlermarkt muffige Geldscheine auftauchten, die nie emittiert und druckfrisch bei Halberstadt eingelagert worden waren. Eine Prufung durch die KfW - seit 1994 als Rechtsnachfolgerin der Staatsbank fur das "Milliardengrab" unter den Thekenbergen verantwortlich - ergab, dass sich Diebe illegal Zutritt zu den Stollen verschafft hatten. Zwei von ihnen wurden auf frischer Tat ertappt und zu Haftstrafen verurteilt.Um den Mythos des verborgenen Schatzes zu beenden und weitere Eindringlinge vor Gefahren im unterirdischen Labyrinth zu schutzen, entschied sich die KfW nach Abwagung verschiedener Optionen fu?r die endgultige Vernichtung der DDR-Banknoten. Hierfur wurden diese zunachst mit einem Radlader aus den Stollen herausgeholt und zur Vorbereitung einer Verbrennung in einem Trommelsieb von Steinen und Sand gereinigt. 50 Tage lang brachten taglich sechs Geld-Container mit einem Gewicht von insgesamt 3.000 Tonnen das Erbe der DDR zur Thermischen Restabfall-Vorbehandlungsanlage am Braunkohlewerk Buschhaus in Schoningen bei Helmstedt. Dort wurden die Scheine bei bis zu 1.200 C zu einem Raub der Flammen.

"The Dukes Children" is the sixth and final Palliser series novel by Anthony Trollope, a compelling exploration of wealth, pride and ultimately the strength of love.Between the close of "The Prime Minister" and the opening of "The Dukes Children", the Duchess of Omnium died, leaving to the Duke the care of his three children. The eldest, Lord Silverbridge, had been sent down from Oxford as a result of a certain amount of red paint applied to the front of the Deans house; the second son, Lord Gerald Palliser, was doing indifferently well at Cambridge; Lady Mary Palliser, the only daughter, was determined on what seemed to her father an unsuitable marriage...While the Dukes dearest wishes for the three are thwarted one by one, he ultimately comes to understand that parents can learn from their own children.Novels in the Palliser series:1- Can You Forgive Her? (1864)2- Phineas Finn (1869)3- The Eustace Diamonds (1873)4- Phineas Redux (1874)5- The Prime Minister (1876)6- The Dukes Children (1879)The series overlaps with Trollopes Chronicles of Barsetshire, also a series of six novels, which deal with life in the fictional county where the Palliser family is politically important.

Charles Diehls History of the Byzantine Empire sweeps readers into the rich and complex world of one of historys most remarkable civilizations. Spanning over a thousand years, this captivating narrative unfolds the story of Byzantium, from its birth as the Eastern Roman Empire to its poignant fall in 1453. With graceful prose and meticulous attention to detail, Diehl brings the empire to life, weaving together tales of emperors and empresses, monumental architecture like the Hagia Sophia, and the fervent religious debates that defined its spirit. The book delves into the political intrigue of the imperial courts, the cultural brilliance of Byzantine art and scholarship, and the empires pivotal role as a bridge between antiquity and the modern age. More than a chronicle of events, History of the Byzantine Empire captures the essence of a civilization whose influence echoes through time. Diehls vivid storytelling and deep insight reveal a world of grandeur, resilience, and complexity, inviting readers to explore the enduring legacy of an empire that shaped the course of history.