CK - Historical 1

DOWN THESE DUSTY TRAILS… Saddle up for a wild ride in this all-new volume of original short stories that explore the untamed lands and rugged characters that define the western frontier. From outlaw……続きを見る

The Call of the Wild is one of Jack London's most famous novels. It is set in Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the nove……続きを見る

Karluk has left home to become a man! For four months, he's off to learn falconry from Amir's brothers, living with them at their winter camp. As his training commences, what will Karluk learn about……続きを見る

The beloved holiday classic with illustrations by John Leech. A Christmas Carol is Dickens' haunting cautionary tale about Ebenezer Scrooge a miserly businessman who dismisses charity and holiday ch……続きを見る

'The power of Dickens is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive' WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse to be taken in by a den……続きを見る

On the Oregon Trail in 1852, teenager Rebecca Williams and her family are joined by a fellow emigrant John Kilcher, also known as Bible John. Unaware that this stranger in their midst has a bloody p……続きを見る

Oregon, 1940s: Eve Miller, a young war widow, rebels against the ordinariness of womanhood in the post-war era. Eve is enlightened as she succumbs to the sensual temptation of an adulterous affair. ……続きを見る

**WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NOMINEE • Best Book of the Month: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Book Riot, CrimeReads • An elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsessio……続きを見る

The Collected Works of Charles Dickens Vol.I is contained 10 works written by Charles Dickens, who was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional ch……続きを見る

Mary Evans was born in 1920 in Melbourne, Australia. Her father had come home from World War 1 suffering from shell shock and the loss of his leg. When she was only seven, her father finally died. S……続きを見る

First book in the USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series. It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her ……続きを見る

Step into a bygone era of extravagant balls and hidden desires. Edith Wharton's timeless novel "The Age of Innocence" paints a captivating portrait of New York's glittering Gilded Age. Delve into a ……続きを見る

When Isaac Bell attempts to decipher the forbidding deaths of nine men, he encounters a secret so powerful it could dictate the fate of the world in this riveting thriller by the #1 New York Times-b……続きを見る

Da die Fensternische, in der er stand, sehr tief, auch niemand von Bedeutung in der Nähe war, so öffnete er behutsam eine bewegliche Scheibe in dem großen Fensterflügel und streckte die Hand hinaus,……続きを見る

This book holds Christmas stories and legends from all through the years. Stories of birth, happiness, and tears. These stories we will treasure forever and always. As for all of you, Happy Holidays! 続きを見る

Barnaby Rudge is a story of a forbidden love in the time of great London riots in 1780. Both Edward's father, John Chester, and Emma's uncle, the Catholic Geoffrey Haredale – these two are sworn ene……続きを見る

In 1943, sixteen German paratroopers landed in England. In three days, they nearly won the war . . . Discover The Eagle Has Landed, by international bestselling author Jack Higgins, the ultimate WWI……続きを見る

Myth and Terror in the Forest Deeps The mystery of Ryhope Wood, Britain's last fragment of primeval forest, consumed George Huxley's entire long life. Now, after his death, his sons have taken up hi……続きを見る

*** Überarbeitete und kommentierte Fassung *** Ein historischer Roman aus dem alten Köln und dem gebirgigen Westfalen. Es treten auf: eine Marktfrau, ein fauler Student, ein schießwütiger Baron und ……続きを見る

William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair' is a satirical novel that offers a portrayal of English society during the early 19th century. The story follows the lives of two main characters, Becky S……続きを見る

Kalargo escaped civil war and genocide at the age of nine years old. He traveled as a stowaway on an American cargo ship going to the United States, but woke up in South Korea; with a twist of fate,……続きを見る

Jack London's comprehensive collection, 'The Works of Jack London: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs & Essays', showcases the diverse talent of this prolific American writer. Known for hi……続きを見る

Hill House is an 80 year-old mansion built by long-deceased Hugh Crain. The story concerns four main characters: Dr. John Montague, an investigator of the supernatural; Eleanor Vance, a shy young wo……続きを見る

August, 1914: A few days after England declares war on Germany, British heiress Ginger Whitman already senses changes sweeping her town. But nothing shocks her more than the arrest and attacks on Ge……続きを見る

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…" A Tale of Two Cities is a novel set in London and Paris before and during the French R……続きを見る

Shirley Jackson’s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark secret Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a de……続きを見る

A fate-reading dancer struggles to make her most important vision come true; four outcast shamans are summoned to a green pyramid. Before Saint’s Summit contains two novellas: The Battle Dancer and ……続きを見る

In Charles Dickens' masterpiece 'A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated Edition)', the reader is transported to both London and Paris during the turbulent times of the French Revolution. The novel is wri……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels of Jack London" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of content: Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, jo……続きを見る

Napoleon has escaped from Elba – the Hundred Days have begun. The war is over, the armies dispersed, and the former Emperor of the French has been consigned to a Mediterranean island, yet now he is ……続きを見る