My Lord of Tressan, His Majesty's Seneschal of Dauphiny, sat at his ease, his purple doublet all undone, to yield greater freedom to his vast bulk, a yellow silken undergarment visible through the gap, as is visible the flesh of some fruit that, swollen with over-ripeness, has burst its skin. more »

Product Info The Strolling Saint Being the Confessions of the High & Mighty Agostino D'Anguissola Tyrant of Mondolfo & Lord of Carmina, in the State of Piacenza more »

Schon mit acht Jahren weiß Carla Fehr, wohin sie will: zur Bühne. Aber erst in dem gleichaltrigen Robert erlebt die uneheliche Tochter eines neureichen Münchener Leder- fabrikanten einen Gleichgesinnten, der als Wunderkind um die Aufmerksamkeit der Erwachsenenwelt buhlt. So beginnt 1918 eine intensive ... more »

Trouble is brewing in Egypt at the close of 1914 and no one will escape the fury of the tempest to come. With the world around them at war, Amelia Peabody and her husband Radcliffe Emerson have returned to Cairo for another season of archaeological excavation -- despite the increasing danger of an attack ... more »

L'épisode qu'on va lire, et dont le fond est emprunté à la révolte des esclaves de Saint-Domingue en 1791, a un air de circonstance qui eût suffi pour empêcher l'auteur de le publier. Cependant une ébauche de cet opuscule ayant été déjà imprimée et distribuée à un nombre restreint d'exemplaires, en 1820 ... more »

The man of her dreams. His hair was the color of the sun at dawn, his eyes as green as the hills in spring. When she came upon the virile stranger in the dark cave, proud spirited Deborah knew his destiny was inextricably linked to her own. Though she was promised in marriage to another, her second sight ... more »

In an age of faith and fire In a land of many gods A journey of survival is about to begin.... In his acclaimed novels Hunting Midnight and The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, Richard Zimler has spun luminous historical fiction from the experience of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula. Spanning decades and ... more »

For more than twenty years, Richard Sharpe, the brave and dashing officer who rose from rags on the street to a commission in his majesty's army, has been thrilling audiences on both the page and on screen. Now the incomparable Bernard Cornwell (the greatest writer of historical novels today*) returns ... more »

Sommer 1914: In Europa gärt es, doch auf dem Familiengut der Degnellys in Ostpreußen scheint noch Zeit zu sein für Idylle und Plänkeleien und für den Traum von der großen Liebe. Ein Traum, der die achtzehnjährige Felicia durch eine harte Zeit begleiten wird, in der alte Traditionen und Beziehungen untergehen ... more »

Filled with action, adventure, mystery, and historical detail, the Sackett saga is an unforgettable achievement by one of America's greatest storytellers. In Mustang Man, Louis L'Amour tells the tale of a man who lived by his own law-even if it meant being branded an outlaw. Lost gold on the Santa Fe ... more »

With this he dressed the tumour; and pouring the contents of a large phial which he had brought with him in a cup, he held it to the burning lips of the apprentice, who eagerly quaffed it. It was soon apparent that the dose produced a salutary effect, and a second was administered. more »

Product Info Rujub, the Juggler, is mainly an historical tale for young and old, dealing with the Sepoy Mutiny, in India, during the years 1857 to 1859. more »