Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857907085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
In "Kidnapped" (1886) and later fiction such as "The Master of Ballantrae" (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in "Kidnapped", whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself. Stevenson wrote the sequel "Catriona" with the title David Balfour, but during serialisation in England the public became confused, thinking it might be a reprint of "Kidnapped". At publisher Cassell's request, the title was changed to "Catriona", after Balfour's daughter.
Kidnapped & Catriona
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857907085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
In "Kidnapped" (1886) and later fiction such as "The Master of Ballantrae" (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in "Kidnapped", whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself. Stevenson wrote the sequel "Catriona" with the title David Balfour, but during serialisation in England the public became confused, thinking it might be a reprint of "Kidnapped". At publisher Cassell's request, the title was changed to "Catriona", after Balfour's daughter.
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857907085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
In "Kidnapped" (1886) and later fiction such as "The Master of Ballantrae" (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in "Kidnapped", whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself. Stevenson wrote the sequel "Catriona" with the title David Balfour, but during serialisation in England the public became confused, thinking it might be a reprint of "Kidnapped". At publisher Cassell's request, the title was changed to "Catriona", after Balfour's daughter.
Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers
Author: Jack London
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780945260288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. . -- Calm, stoic captain Mac Whirr has just been given command of a new steamship, the Nan-Shan. He and his crew are transporting Asian workers across the China Sea when a sudden drop in atmospheric pressure alerts Mac Whirr of, "some uncommonly dirty weather knocking about."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780945260288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. . -- Calm, stoic captain Mac Whirr has just been given command of a new steamship, the Nan-Shan. He and his crew are transporting Asian workers across the China Sea when a sudden drop in atmospheric pressure alerts Mac Whirr of, "some uncommonly dirty weather knocking about."
Readers Digest Best Loved Book for Young Readers
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: Choice Pub
ISBN: 9780945260295
Category : Condensed books
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A condensation of the nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Choice Pub
ISBN: 9780945260295
Category : Condensed books
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A condensation of the nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
Don Quixote, U. S. A.
Author: Richard Powell
Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN:
Category : Don Quixote (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Insignificant Peace Corps man, sent to promote banana culture on a Caribbean island, rises to great heights of public favor despite being trapped between two conflicting factions.
Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN:
Category : Don Quixote (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Insignificant Peace Corps man, sent to promote banana culture on a Caribbean island, rises to great heights of public favor despite being trapped between two conflicting factions.
Dinosaur Train Buddy and the Nature Trackers
Author: Dinosaur Train
Publisher: Studio Fun International
ISBN: 9780794424695
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than 45 flap surprises and a fun early learning activity for each spread combine to make this Dinosaur Train flap book entertaining and educational! The Nature Trackers are always on the lookout for interesting things to discover all around them. Kids will love tagging along for adventures as Buddy, Tiny, Don, and Shiny check out a cave filled with colorful gems, watch baby dinosaurs hatch from eggs, and more. Fun learning activities throughout reinforce early learning concepts like colors, action words, counting, matching, and opposites.
Publisher: Studio Fun International
ISBN: 9780794424695
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than 45 flap surprises and a fun early learning activity for each spread combine to make this Dinosaur Train flap book entertaining and educational! The Nature Trackers are always on the lookout for interesting things to discover all around them. Kids will love tagging along for adventures as Buddy, Tiny, Don, and Shiny check out a cave filled with colorful gems, watch baby dinosaurs hatch from eggs, and more. Fun learning activities throughout reinforce early learning concepts like colors, action words, counting, matching, and opposites.
The Double Image
Author: Helen Macinnes
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 178116441X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
While carrying out research in Paris, American historian John Craig is surprised when he runs into his old college professor. Sussman is a worried man. A survivor of Auschwitz, he in shock, having seen and been seen by one of the Nazis who tortured him in the camp. But SS Colonel Berg has been dead for ten years – or has he? Before Craig can help solve the riddle, Sussman is found dead and Craig is being questioned by the police. As various international organisations are drawn into the hunt for Sussman’s killer, he realises that the ex-Nazi is far more than just a wanted war criminal. Soon Craig’s search for the truth takes him from Paris to the island of Mykonos, where he must unmask a dangerous and powerful foe.
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 178116441X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
While carrying out research in Paris, American historian John Craig is surprised when he runs into his old college professor. Sussman is a worried man. A survivor of Auschwitz, he in shock, having seen and been seen by one of the Nazis who tortured him in the camp. But SS Colonel Berg has been dead for ten years – or has he? Before Craig can help solve the riddle, Sussman is found dead and Craig is being questioned by the police. As various international organisations are drawn into the hunt for Sussman’s killer, he realises that the ex-Nazi is far more than just a wanted war criminal. Soon Craig’s search for the truth takes him from Paris to the island of Mykonos, where he must unmask a dangerous and powerful foe.
Humor in Uniform
Author: Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1606525875
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1606525875
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1216
Book Description
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1216
Book Description
Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780945260240
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of critical essays on Poe's tales of horror arranged in chronological order of publication.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780945260240
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of critical essays on Poe's tales of horror arranged in chronological order of publication.