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"It was time then for action, and Lefty Joe prepared for the descent into the home of the enemy. Let it not be thought that he approached this moment with a fallen heart, and with a cringing, snaky feeling as a man might be expected to feel when he approached to murder a sleeping foeman. For that was not Leftys emotion at all. Rather he was overcome by a tremendous happiness. He could have sung with joy at the thought that he was about to rid himself of this pest."

The raucous beginning of Brands Western is traditional: A gunfighter is shot dead in the street. However, when spinster Elizabeth Cornish takes his baby to raise and wagers with her brother that blood will not "will out"--that Jacks son will not be a murderer--a fascinating story of nature versus nurture emerges.

Doone had won the respect of every law-abiding citizen, from Tombstone to Sonora--and the hatred of every bushwacking bandit! But Bill Gregg wasnt one to let a living legend get in his way. What nobody told Gregg was that Doone didnt enjoy living up to his hard-riding, rip-roaring life--unless he took a chance at losing it once in a while.

A classic western from one of the masters of the genre.

A classic western from one of the masters of the genre.

Doone had won the respect of every law-abiding citizen, from Tombstone to Sonora--and the hatred of every bushwacking bandit! But Bill Gregg wasnt one to let a living legend get in his way. What nobody told Gregg was that Doone didnt enjoy living up to his hard-riding, rip-roaring life--unless he took a chance at losing it once in a while.

The raucous beginning of Brands Western is traditional: A gunfighter is shot dead in the street. However, when spinster Elizabeth Cornish takes his baby to raise and wagers with her brother that blood will not "will out"--that Jacks son will not be a murderer--a fascinating story of nature versus nurture emerges.

The Seventh Man by Max Brand, tells part of the story of the larger-than-life western character, Dan Barry, known as "Whistling Dan," and his alter-ego companions, Black Bart, the wolf-dog, and Satan, the indomitable black stallion. Its also the story of Kate Cumberland and the incredible five-year-old daughter of Kate and Dan, Joan. We first see Dan as a gentle, caring man with a deep sense of fairness. But then, after six years of a peaceful life in their mountain cabin Dan, more feral than human, sets out to revenge an injustice by killing seven men. Ultimately, it is his devotion to his daughter and Kates love for the child that brings about the climax of the tale.Warning: dont look for a typical cowboy story here its far deeper and stronger than that.

And maybe I aint. Sinclair brushed the entire argument away into a thin mist of smoke. "Now, look here, Cold Feet, Im about to go to sleep, and when I sleep, I sure sleep sound, taking it by and large. Theys times when I dont moren close one eye all night, and theys times when youd have to pull my eyes open, one by one, to wake me up. Understand? Im going to sleep the second way tonight. About eight hours of the soundest sleep you ever heard tell of."

And maybe I aint. Sinclair brushed the entire argument away into a thin mist of smoke. "Now, look here, Cold Feet, Im about to go to sleep, and when I sleep, I sure sleep sound, taking it by and large. Theys times when I dont moren close one eye all night, and theys times when youd have to pull my eyes open, one by one, to wake me up. Understand? Im going to sleep the second way tonight. About eight hours of the soundest sleep you ever heard tell of."

A classic western from one of the masters of the genre.

"It was time then for action, and Lefty Joe prepared for the descent into the home of the enemy. Let it not be thought that he approached this moment with a fallen heart, and with a cringing, snaky feeling as a man might be expected to feel when he approached to murder a sleeping foeman. For that was not Leftys emotion at all. Rather he was overcome by a tremendous happiness. He could have sung with joy at the thought that he was about to rid himself of this pest."

Doone had won the respect of every law-abiding citizen, from Tombstone to Sonora--and the hatred of every bushwacking bandit! But Bill Gregg wasnt one to let a living legend get in his way. What nobody told Gregg was that Doone didnt enjoy living up to his hard-riding, rip-roaring life--unless he took a chance at losing it once in a while.

The raucous beginning of Brands Western is traditional: A gunfighter is shot dead in the street. However, when spinster Elizabeth Cornish takes his baby to raise and wagers with her brother that blood will not "will out"--that Jacks son will not be a murderer--a fascinating story of nature versus nurture emerges.

The Seventh Man by Max Brand, tells part of the story of the larger-than-life western character, Dan Barry, known as "Whistling Dan," and his alter-ego companions, Black Bart, the wolf-dog, and Satan, the indomitable black stallion. Its also the story of Kate Cumberland and the incredible five-year-old daughter of Kate and Dan, Joan. We first see Dan as a gentle, caring man with a deep sense of fairness. But then, after six years of a peaceful life in their mountain cabin Dan, more feral than human, sets out to revenge an injustice by killing seven men. Ultimately, it is his devotion to his daughter and Kates love for the child that brings about the climax of the tale.Warning: dont look for a typical cowboy story here its far deeper and stronger than that.

"Um habitante de Carcosa" foi publicado, pela primeira vez, em 25 de dezembro de 1886, no número de Natal do San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) foi um autor, editor e jornalista norte-americano que ficou conhecido pelos seus contos com uma linguagem ferina e um estilo que varia do drama amargo para o satirismo. Foi um grande incentivador da literatura e de novos autores a seu tempo e recentemente seu conto mais famoso, este "Um habitante de Carcosa", foi amplamente discutido pela referencia na serie televisiva True Detective. Na historia, um homem se ve as voltas com os misterios da cidade de Carcosa.

Relato II y VI. Once relatos cortos con intención de poner en evidencia las carencias de la democracia. Así, se tratan temas como la falta de justicia en la ley y en su imposición, las ironías del destino, la vulnerabilidad de la mente ante los estimulos externos, la inmisericordia del tiempo o la soledad y la muerte convertidos en factores comunes dentro del universo que nos ha tocado habitar, entre otros.

Relato II y XII. Once relatos cortos con intención de poner en evidencia las carencias de la democracia. Así, se tratan temas como la falta de justicia en la ley y en su imposición, las ironías del destino, la vulnerabilidad de la mente ante los estimulos externos, la inmisericordia del tiempo o la soledad y la muerte convertidos en factores comunes dentro del universo que nos ha tocado habitar, entre otros.

“Las personas no se pertenecen a sí mismas así como tampoco a quienes más las sueñan y más las añoran. Las personas, de hecho, no pertenecen tampoco a quienes las dejan soñar y, con ello, las dejan s

Los dos tigres es una novela de aventuras escrita por el novelista Veronese Emilio Salgari en 1904 y es el cuarto capítulo de su ciclo Indo-Malayo.India, 1857. Sandokan llega a la India como líder de sus tigres, en el rescate de su amigo Tremal-Naik. Esta ultima, recientemente viuda de Ada Corishant, sufrio otro drama: su hija, la pequeña Darma, fue secuestrada por Thugs comandados por Suyodhana. El proposito del "Tigre de la India" es sacrificarlo, como ya se ha hecho con su madre, a la diosa del mal Kali.Una bajadera india joven consigue proporcionar informacion importante al Tigre ya sus fieles; ss Surama, hija del rajah depot de Assam, capturado por los Thugs. Con su ayuda, Sandokan y sus compañeros logran secuestrar a los mantos, un sacerdote de la diosa Kali, donde descubren que la secta matones todavia se encuentra estacionado en la isla de Raimangal, tienen su guarida en el segundo ciclo de la novela, El misterio de la Selva Negro .