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Adam Bede
Adam Bede
George Eliot
¥40.79
Set in fictional close-knit community of Hayslope, the novel revolves around a love rectangle between beautiful but self-absorbed Hetty Sorrel, Captain Arthur Donnithorne, the young squire who seduces her, Adam Bede, her unacknowledged suitor, and Dinah Morris, Hetty's cousin, a fervent, virtuous and beautiful Methodist lay preacher.
London Tube: 7 Stations, 7 Stories
London Tube: 7 Stations, 7 Stories
Evi Routoula
¥52.65
London Tube: Seven different stations take part into seven different stories. Seven stations that play a significant role to the lives of different passengers. A trip from the beginning of London tube till nowadays.
Young Doctor Kildare by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Young Doctor Kildare by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Max Brand
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Young Doctor Kildare by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Max Brand’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Brand includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Young Doctor Kildare by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Brand’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Ισ?ξιε? Προσευχ??
Ισ?ξιε? Προσευχ??
Μενέλαος Καραγκιόζης
¥31.56
Τα ποι?ματα στην συλλογ? του Καραγκι?ζη: ?Ισ?ξιε? προσευχ??? ?χουν εμπνευστε? απ’τι? "Κ?λβιε? Ωδ??" αλλ? και απ? τρ?α κε?μενα που γρ?φτηκαν για τον Ανδρ?α Κ?λβο (1792-1867): ‘Κ?λβο? ο Ζακ?νθιο?’, Κωστ?? Παλαμ??, 1888 ‘Η Αληθιν? Φυσιογνωμ?α και η Λυρικ? Τ?λμη του Ανδρ?α Κ?λβου’, Οδυσσ?α? Ελ?τη?, 1940. ‘Στο Κοιμητ?ριο του Κ?λβου’, Γι?ργο? Σεφ?ρη?, 1960 Και τα τρ?α αυτ? κε?μενα περι?χονται στο βιβλ?ο: Α. Καλβο?: Απαντα, Εκδ?σει? Μ?ρμηγκα?, 1978.
The Great Betrayal by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
The Great Betrayal by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Max Brand
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Great Betrayal by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Max Brand’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Brand includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Great Betrayal by Max Brand - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Brand’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Μν?με? Σκοτειν? Αναδυ?μενε?
Μν?με? Σκοτειν? Αναδυ?μενε?
Δημήτρης Παπαδημητρίου
¥63.19
Οι ?Μν?με? Σκοτειν? Αναδυ?μενε?? ε?ναι ?να μυθιστ?ρημα επιστημονικ?? φαντασ?α? με “new age” στοιχε?α. Ο Δημ?τρη? Σολ?γγα? ε?ναι ?να? επιστ?μονα?, που πραγματοποιε? ?να μυστικ? πε?ραμα στι? εγκαταστ?σει? τη? φαρμακευτικ?? εταιρ?α?, στην οπο?α εργ?ζεται, στη Θεσσαλον?κη. Πρ?κειται για το πρ?γραμμα τη? ?Τηλεμν?μη??, τη? χειρουργικ?? μεταφορ?? αναμν?σεων απ? ?ναν ζωνταν? οργανισμ? σε ?λλον. Ταυτ?χρονα μ?α σατανιστικ? α?ρεση ετοιμ?ζεται να τελ?σει και π?λι την αν?ερη ανθρωποθυσ?α τη?. Το Πορφυρ? Τ?γμα εφαρμ?ζει εδ? και αι?νε? τι? σκοτειν?? πρακτικ?? του σε ολ?κληρη την Ευρ?πη με ?δρα τη Ρουμαν?α, και αποτ?λεσε τον πυρ?να για τη δημιουργ?α του μ?θου των βρικολ?κων. Το πρωτοπαλ?καρο τη? α?ρεση? ο Σολοβ?ιδ (η λ?ξη δι?βολο? διαβασμ?νη αν?ποδα), με ενεργ? δρ?ση επικ?νδυνων αποστολ?ν στι? βαλκανικ?? και ρωσικ?? χ?ρε?, λαμβ?νει την εντολ? απαγωγ?? τη? κ?ρη? του Δημ?τρη Σολ?γγα για την τ?λεση τη? β?βηλη? θυσ?α? προ? τιμ? του Εξ?ριστου ?ρχοντ? του? στον Π?ρα Κ?σμο. Ο Σολοβ?ιδ απαγ?γει τη μικρ? Μαρ?α και την αιχμαλωτ?ζει σε κρυψ?να του Τ?γματο?. Εξαιτ?α? των β?αιων ενστ?κτων του ?ρχεται σε σ?ρραξη με μ?α συμμορ?α Αλβαν?ν εμπ?ρων ναρκωτικ?ν, με αποτ?λεσμα να μεταφερθε? βαρι? τραυματισμ?νο? στη μον?δα εντατικ?? θεραπε?α?. Ο Σκωτσ?ζο? Ρ?μπερτ Ρ?υ Μακμ?νιστερ, χρ?νιο? αλκοολικ?? και καταθλιπτικ??, ε?ναι αν?τερο? αξιωματικ??, αναλυτ?? εγκλημ?των τη? Ευροπ?λ, που καταδι?κει διεθν?? την αν?σια α?ρεση. Ενημερ?νει τον Δημ?τρη Σολ?γγα ?τι, μ?λι? περ?σουν οι τρει? εννια?μεροι κ?κλοι, στου? οπο?ου? το αν?λικο θ?μα θα υποστε? ψυχολογικ?, σωματικ? και πνευματικ? β?α, αντ?στοιχα σε κ?θε κ?κλο, θα επ?λθουν ο βιασμ?? και η μετ?πειτα θυσ?α του κοριτσιο? στη β?ση μ?α? αν?ποδη? υπ?γεια? πυραμ?δα?. Την ?δια στιγμ? στο Λονδ?νο η Μ?ντυ Χ?ντσον, παλι? συμφοιτ?τρια και φ?λη του Δημ?τρη Σολ?γγα, αναταρ?ζεται απ? ?ναν εφι?λτη, στον οπο?ο ο φ?λο? τη? πν?γεται μ?σα σε ?να πολτοποιημ?νο υγρ? απ? ανθρ?πινου? εγκεφ?λου? στον π?το εν?? πηγαδιο?. Η Μ?ντυ Χ?ντσον δ?ο χρονι? πριν, ?ταν σκοτ?θηκε η ερωμ?νη τη?, η Γκ?ιλ, σε αυτοκινητιστικ? ατ?χημα, αποπειρ?θηκε να αυτοκτον?σει. Μετ? την επιθαν?τια εμπειρ?α τη? ταξ?δεψε στο Θιβ?τ, ασχολ?θηκε με τι? εσωτερικ?? πνευματικ?? αναζητ?σει? και επαναπροσδι?ρισε τον εαυτ? τη?. Απ?κτησε ν?ο σκοπ? στη ζω?: Να ακολουθε? τα σημ?δια, τα οπο?α τη? στ?λνει το Ρε?μα των Πραγμ?των και να βοηθ?ει ?σου? ?χουν αν?γκη. Διαισθητικ? ?χει την πλ?ρη επ?γνωση ?τι πρ?πει να σ?σει τον φ?λο τη?. Ο Δημ?τρη? Σολ?γγα? εξαναγκ?ζεται να εφαρμ?σει το πε?ραμα τη? ?Τηλεμν?μη?? και να μεταφ?ρει τι? μν?με? του απαγωγ?α τη? κ?ρη? του στον ?διο του τον εγκ?φαλο. Εν? αγων?ζεται για τη διατ?ρηση τη? ?δια? του τη? προσωπικ?τητα?, θα βρεθε? στη μ?ση τη? συμπλοκ?? του Πορφυρο? Τ?γματο? με τη συμμορ?α των Αλβαν?ν εμπ?ρων ναρκωτικ?ν. Στην περιπ?τει? του θα ?ρθει αντιμ?τωπο? με βαθι?? συμπαντικ?? αλ?θειε?, ?πω?: η συγχρονικ?τητα, η διασ?νδεση ?λων των ?μβιων πλασμ?των, η αιων?βια μ?χη του καλο? και του κακο?, η ?παρξη εν?? αν?τερου και εν?? κατ?τερου εαυτο? σε κ?θε ?νθρωπο αλλ? και στον ?διο τον συμπαντικ? οργανισμ?, η προφητικ?τητα των ονε?ρων, η επ?δραση του διαλογισμο? και τη? νοερ?? απεικ?νιση? στον ανθρ?πινο εγκ?φαλο. Τι θα γ?νει στο Δημ?τρη Σολ?γγα, ?ταν η εσωτερικ? του φων?, με την οπο?α κ?θε ?νθρωπο? ταυτ?ζει το Εγ? του αρχ?ζει να μεταλλ?σσεται απ? τι? αναμν?σει? του μνημοδ?τη του; Μ?πω? συμβα?νει κ?τι αν?λογο σε ?λου? μα?; Ποιοι στα αλ?θεια ε?μαστε;
Αρχαιοελληνικ? Ασκημ?θεια
Αρχαιοελληνικ? Ασκημ?θεια
Κωνσταντίνος Ν. Δεληγιώργης
¥73.66
Φιλοδοξ?α του γρ?φοντο? ε?ναι να αποτελ?σει το εγχειρ?διο αυτ? ?να πολ?τιμο εργαλε?ο για τον μαθητ?, τον φοιτητ? αλλ? και τον καθηγητ? που θα θελ?σει να εμβαθ?νει στο πρακτικ? σκ?λο? τη? Αρχα?α? Ελληνικ?? Γλ?σσα?. Προσαρμοσμ?νο στι? διαδικτυακ?? απαιτ?σει? των καιρ?ν, εμπερι?χει στοχευμ?νε? ασκ?σει? Γραμματικ?? (χωρ?? να δ?νονται οι λ?σει?) και Συντακτικο? (με τι? λ?σει?), που καλ?πτουν επαρκ?στατα τι? σχολικ?? και πανεπιστημιακ?? αν?γκε?. Στο corpus του βιβλ?ου ?χουν επ?ση? ενταχθε? πρ?τυπα διαγων?σματα με αδ?δακτα κε?μενα κλιμακο?μενη? δυσκολ?α? (με τι? λ?σει? του?), εν? στο τελικ? Παρ?θεμα ο αναγν?στη? θα βρει χρηστικ?τατου? π?νακε? με τη Σ?νταξη βασικ?ν ρημ?των τη? Αρχα?α? Ελληνικ??, με τη σημασ?α των προθ?σεων, με ενδεικτικ? αλλ? πλο?σιο λεξιλ?γιο κτλ. Αν η εξειδ?κευση – ιδ?ω? σε ?να μ?θημα ?πω? αυτ? των Αρχα?ων Ελληνικ?ν – ε?ναι προαπαιτο?μενο για τη σ?γουρη επιτυχ?α, ο αναγν?στη?-λ?τη? του πον?ματο? που κρατ? στα χ?ρια του, μπορε? να νι?σει ?τι βαδ?ζει σε ασφαλ?? ?δαφο?!
The War Comes to Witham Street
The War Comes to Witham Street
Jean Grundy-Fanelli
¥32.62
Lincoln, England, August 1944. A rest and recuperate scheme for two traumatised servicemen, one British and one American, places them with two families. The effect they have on those families is remarkable and profound. Jane, like most of the other children, is without her father, and relies on grandparents and other relations to fill the gap. It is through Jane, growing up at a difficult time, that we can laugh at attempts to keep morale high, and sympathise with the hopes, dreams, disappointments, and tragedies of those left behind to cope with war in their own way.
Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Virginia Woolf
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Virginia Woolf’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Woolf includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Woolf’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Cranford
Cranford
Elizabeth Gaskell
¥8.09
Gaskell's best-known novel, the subject of a recent movie starring Dame Judi Dench and Simon Woods. According to Wikipedia: "Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell ( 1810 – 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Bront?. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature."
Tanglewood Tales
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
¥8.09
Greek myths retold as stories for children. According to Wikipedia: "Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 –1864) was an American novelist and short story writer... Much of Hawthorne's writing centers around New England and many feature moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his friend Franklin Pierce."
The Rock of Chickamagua
The Rock of Chickamagua
Joseph Altsheler
¥8.09
Historical novel from the Civil War series. "The Rock of Chickamauga," presenting a critical phase of the great struggle in the west, is the sixth volume in the series, dealing with the Civil War, of which its predecessors have been "The Guns of Bull Run," "The Guns of Shiloh," "The Scouts of Stonewall," "The Sword of Antietam" and "The Star of Gettysburg." Dick Mason who fights on the Northern side, is the hero of this romance, and his friends reappear also. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862 - 1919), was an American author of popular juvenile historical fiction. Altsheler was born in Three Springs, Kentucky to Joseph and Louise Altsheler. In 1885, he took a job at the Louisville Courier-Journal as a reporter and later, an editor. He started working for the New York World in 1892, first as the paper's Hawaiian correspondent and then as the editor of the World's tri-weekly magazine. Due to a lack of suitable stories, he began writing children's stories for the magazine."
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
Somerset Maugham
¥8.09
Classic novel, first published in 1919. According to Wikipedia: "The Moon and Sixpence is a short novel of 1919 by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist."
The Hosts of the Air, The Story of a Quest in the Great War
The Hosts of the Air, The Story of a Quest in the Great War
Joseph Altsheler
¥8.09
Historical novel in the World War series. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862 - 1919), was an American author of popular juvenile historical fiction. Altsheler was born in Three Springs, Kentucky to Joseph and Louise Altsheler. In 1885, he took a job at the Louisville Courier-Journal as a reporter and later, an editor. He started working for the New York World in 1892, first as the paper's Hawaiian correspondent and then as the editor of the World's tri-weekly magazine. Due to a lack of suitable stories, he began writing children's stories for the magazine.
A journey to the centre of the Earth
A journey to the centre of the Earth
Jules Verne
¥40.79
In this classic science fiction story we descend into an extinct Icelandic volcano, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy.
Delphi Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (Illustrated)
Robert Louis Stevenson
¥24.44
One of Scotland’s most celebrated storytellers, Stevenson deserves a place in everyone’s digital library. This is the definitive digital Edition of the great author’s works, with every published novel, short story, play, poem, letter, essay and piece of travel writing written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Why buy any other Stevenson eBook when you can have them ALL in one? (Current Version: 3) * ALL 12 Novels with concise introductions * Many of the texts are illustrated with the original Victorian artwork, including TREASURE ISLAND and DR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE * Every short story and short story collection * Texts organised into scholarly chronological order and divided into literary forms * The complete poetry and plays * ALL of the collaboration works with other authors * Even includes the complete letters, with their contents table * Hundreds of images relating to Stevenson’s life and works * The text has been carefully formatted for your enjoyment * Numerous images related to Stevenson’s life and works * hree BONUS biographies – explore Stevenson’s adventurous life by contemporary biographers – all with their own special contents tables Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels TREASURE ISLAND THE BLACK ARROW PRINCE OTTO THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & HYDE KIDNAPPED THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE THE WRONG BOX THE WRECKER CATRIONA THE EBB-TIDE WEIR OF HERMISTON ST. IVES The Unfinished Novels HEATHERCAT THE GREAT NORTH ROAD THE YOUNG CHEVALIER The Short Story Collections NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS MORE NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS THE MERRY MEN AND OTHER TALES ISLAND NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS FABLES TALES AND FANTASIES The Short Stories CHRONOLGOICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES The Poetry Collections A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES UNDERWOODS BALLADS SONGS OF TRAVEL AND OTHER VERSES ADDITIONAL POEMS The Poems CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF POEMS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POEMS The Plays DEACON BRODIE BEAU AUSTIN ADMIRAL GUINEA MACAIRE THE CHARITY BAZAAR The Travel Writing AN INLAND VOYAGE TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES A MOUNTAIN TOWN IN FRANCE EDINBURGH: PICTURESQUE NOTES THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT ACROSS THE PLAINS THE SILVERADO SQUATTERS THE OLD AND NEW PACIFIC CAPITALS The Non-Fiction VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE AND OTHER PAPERS FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKS MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS MEMOIR OF FLEEMING JENKIN RECORDS OF A FAMILY OF ENGINEERS ADDITIONAL MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS LATER ESSAYS LAY MORALS PRAYERS WRITTEN FOR FAMILY USE A FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY IN THE SOUTH SEAS LETTERS FROM SAMOA LETTERS TO YOUNG PEOPLE JUVENILIA AND OTHER PAPERS PIERRE JEAN DE B?RANGER ARTICLE THE COMPLETE LETTERS The Biographies THE LIFE OF STEVENSON By Sir Graham Balfour THE LIFE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS By J.M. Overton THE LIFE OF MRS. STEVENSON By Nellie Sanchez Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrate
The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrate
Jonathan Swift
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Jonathan Swift’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Swift includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Swift’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
A Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
A Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Jonathan Swift
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘A Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Jonathan Swift’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Swift includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘A Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Swift’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Pink and White Tyranny by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Pink and White Tyranny by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Pink and White Tyranny by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Stowe includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Pink and White Tyranny by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Stowe’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
H. de Vere Stacpoole
¥8.09
Classic novel, first published in 1908, source of the movie of the same title. According to Wikipedia, "Henry De Vere Stacpoole (9 April 1863 – 12 April 1951) was an Irish century author, born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire). His best known work is the 1908 romance novel The Blue Lagoon, which has thrice been adapted into a feature film. He also wrote under the pseudonym Tyler De Saix. A ship's doctor for more than forty years, Stacpoole was also an expert on the South Pacific islands. His books frequently contained detailed descriptions of the natural life and civilizations with which he had become familiar on those islands. He moved to the Isle of Wight in the 1920s and lived there until his death. He was buried at Bonchurch in 1951."
With Buller in Natal
With Buller in Natal
G. A. Henty
¥8.09
Historical novel set in South Africa in the late 19th century, during the Zulu War. The Preface begins: "It will be a long time before the story of the late war can be written fully and impartially. Even among the narratives of those who witnessed the engagements there are many differences and discrepancies, as is necessarily the case when the men who write are in different parts of the field. Until, then, the very meagre military despatches are supplemented by much fuller details, anything like an accurate history of the war would be impossible. I have, however, endeavoured to reconcile the various narratives of the fighting in Natal, and to make the account of the military occurrences as clear as possible. Fortunately this is not a history, but a story, to which the war forms the background, and, as is necessary in such a case, it is the heroes of my tale, the little band of lads from Johannesburg, rather than the leaders of the British troops, who are the most conspicuous characters in the narrative." According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent, and Imperialist born in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include Out on the Pampas (1871), The Young Buglers (1880), With Clive in India (1884) and Wulf the Saxon (1895)."