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"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.

In seguito all’insurrezione della città di Venezia contro il governo austriaco, il 22 marzo 1848 in Piazza San Marco nasce la Repubblica Veneta. L’ideatore della sommossa nonché figura chiave della n

Con sapienza lautrice Matilde DellOro Hermil (1843-1927), in questo testo espone quanto conosce o, per meglio dire, quanto presume di conoscere intorno alla bassa e alta valle di Susa; dalle origini dei suoi piu antichi abitanti, ai miti, alle leggende che vi si preservano nonche al carattere dei suoi montanari chiamando allappello imperatori, maghi, streghe, frati dellAbbazia di Novalesa, ciarlatani e apparizioni sinistre.Gradita lettura a coloro che, mediante le intuizioni dellegregia scrittrice, vogliano approfondire le origini e le vicende dei popoli primitivi che abitarono le falde del Roc-Maol.Testo originale del 1893 (digitalizzato).

Written in 1869, "Army Life in a Black Regiment" is a stirring account of wartime experiences from the leader of the first regiment of emancipated slaves.Excerpt:"...These pages record some of the adventures of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the United States during the late civil war. It was, indeed, the first coloured regiment of any kind so mustered, except a portion of the troops raised by Major-General Butler at New Orleans. These scarcely belonged to the same class, however, being recruited from the free coloured population of that city, a comparatively self-reliant and educated race..."

In "Inferno", the psychologically disturbed narrator sets forth on a journey through an earthly hell and emerges purified of his sins.Alchemy, schizophrenia, witchcraft, and religious fanaticism, all leavened with a knowing wink of humour, "Inferno", by Swedish author August Strindberg is an early example of the unreliable narrator literary device, in which the reader learns that the storyteller is seeing things from a distorted perspective. It is also deliciously macabre."Inferno" is for the most part based on a diary that Strindberg kept between 1896 and 1908 - undoubtedly the most troubled period of his life.

"Homage to Catalonia" is perhaps the seminal work in English about the Spanish Civil War. Written in Orwells admirably spare yet wonderfully evocative prose, its a searingly honest book, almost a rite of passage. It talks of the realities of the trenches and of the politics and of the feelings.George Orwells "Homage to Catalonia" was first published in 1938 and is a first-person narrative relating his personal experiences as an infantry soldier fighting on the Republican side of the conflict, from December 1936 through June 1937 in or near Catalonia and Aragon.In December, 1936, George Orwell leaves his English home for Spain, a country in the midst of a brutal civil war. Like most international observers, Orwell sees the war in Spain as a struggle between democracy and Fascism. He volunteers to fight on the side of the Republicans (a coalition of pro-democracy, leftwing parties) against the Nationalists (a conservative, Catholic, rightwing group led by General Franco).Upon his arrival in Barcelona, he is amazed to find that a large-scale social revolution has taken hold in the city. Communist and Anarchist flags hang on all the buildings, shops have been collectivised, and everyone treats each other with an air of perfect equality. The bourgeois, it seems, have all but disappeared, and the working class appear in complete control of the city. The atmosphere of equality and freedom that reigns strengthens Orwells conviction that he has made the right decision to fight for such a noble cause.He soon joins the POUM militia, a Marxist group affiliated with the Anarchists, and is sent to the front...

Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass would escape and gain his freedom by his 20th birthday. But rather than be content with his own liberty, he worked to gain attention for the cause of abolition, or the end of slavery. He was particularly gifted in his use of both the written and spoken word, making many doubt that he was ever a slave. "My Bondage and My Freedom", published in 1855, is an example of a genre of literature known as the slave narrative. This genre flourished from around 1760 and though the first few decades after the abolition of slavery. One of the most famous examples is the interesting "Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano", but the most famous writer of a slave a narrative almost certainly has to be Frederick Douglas. So much did the iconoclastic Douglass have to share about the reality of slavery that "My Bondage and My Freedom" is actually his second publication. The firstand more famousis his groundbreaking "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: Written by Himself".Technically, "My Bondage and My Freedom" is considered a revised and expanded version of that original publication in that it serves to update readers on what has occurred in the decade since the earlier narrative was published. These additions are primarily focused on his encounter with racism in the northern states, his activism in the name of abolition, most significantly, his decision to break away from William Lloyd Garrison and the white abolitionist leaders to establish the primacy of the black voice in the call to end slavery.Central to this slave narrative if Douglass fervent expression of his contention that the institutions of slavery corrupts and dehumanises not just the slave, but the slaveowner and non-slaveholder who condones the practice.

"War in the Garden of Eden", first published in 1919, is a journal recounted by Kermit Roosevelt, of his military experiences during World War I in Mesopotamia (Modern-day Iraq).Kermit Roosevelt was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. The son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Kermit was a graduate of Harvard University, served in both World Wars (in World War I with both the British and American armies), and explored two continents with his father. He fought a lifelong battle with depression and committed suicide while serving in the U.S. Army in Alaska during World War II. (Source: Wikipedia)

Le profezie e le polemiche contenute nel suo diario sono fucilate e cannonate che sincrociavano nei lunghi giorni e nelle notti eterne di combattimento. Anche li, nelle trincee, il caporale dei bersaglieri Mussolini ci appare grandissimo. Egli osserva, scruta, intuisce guerreggia in trincea e fradicio e gelato dalla pioggia e dalla neve racconta tutto il tormento della trincea. Da questultima scrive articoli di fuoco per il Popolo dItalia che svegliano gli indifferenti e che illuminano gli inconsapevoli. Il 12 luglio 1917, quando era ancora convalescente di innumerevoli ferite, prodotte da una bomba a mano mentre addestrava i suoi commilitoni a sconfiggere il nemico scriveva sul popolo dItalia Gia da qualche spiraglio di azzurro sintravede tra le nuvole. Il meriggio solatio non e lontano. Presto, le nuove generazioni dItalia andranno al colle di S. Giusto e al castello di Trento, per compiervi il rito della ricordanza e della purificazione ripetendo Mentre tutto intorno la tempesta infuria, il sereno verra.Al diario sono state aggiunte delle famose frasi di Benito Mussolini nonche immagini inerenti il suo passato in guerra oltre a numerosi collegamenti ipertestuali per rendere piu comprensibile la lettura.

In "The House of the Hidden Places", first published in 1895, Walter Marsham Adams clearly lays out evidence that the Great Pyramid at Giza corresponds architecturally to the initiation ritual detailed in the Egyptian Book of the Dead (which Adams preferred to call what he felt was its rightful title, "The Book of the Master")."The House of the Hidden Places" was the first book to go beyond the current speculations on the astronomical purpose of the pyramid to reveal its deeper meaning.

General Leemys Circus: A Navigators Story of the Twentieth Air Force In World War II is the action-packed account of the fearless men who flew the Superforts, the B-29 bombers of General Curtis Lemay

"A Journal of Impressions in Belgium" (1915) makes no attempt to be anything more than a journal: a lucid, simple, heart-breaking account of war at first hand.In 1914, at the age of 51, the novelist and poet May Sinclair volunteered to leave the comforts of England to go to the Western Front during the First World War, joining the Munro Ambulance Corps ministering to wounded Belgian soldiers in Flanders. Her experiences in the Great War, brief and traumatising as they were, permeated the prose and poetry she wrote after this time. Witness of great human pain and tragedy, Sinclair was in serious danger of her life on multiple occasions.

Nel 1990 Renato e Clara sono sposati da quarantanni e si preparano a festeggiare lanniversario con la famiglia. In Italia ce atmosfera di festa per i mondiali di calcio ma mentre la Nazionale e le altre squadre si danno battaglia per la coppa, Renato e Clara entrano in crisi.I fantasmi della seconda Guerra Mondiale tornano a insinuarsi nella coppia: lui e un fascista convinto, lei una ex-partigiana e poi ce quella storia di Pietro, una vecchia fiamma. Le vite dei tre tornano a intrecciarsi dopo anni di silenzio.