Historical books
Chapter 35. La Mazzolata. "Gentlemen," said the Count of Monte Cristo as he entered, "I pray you excuse me for suffering my visit to be anticipated; but I feared to disturb...
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Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi. In one of the aristocratic mansions built by Puget in the Rue du Grand Cours opposite the Medusa fountain, a second marriage feast was being celebrated, almost...
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CHAPTER III OF THE MAGICAL INFLUENCE OF A MAP I did not, however, find Lieutenant Clutterbuck that night. He was out of reach, and likely to remain so for some while to come. He had left his lodgings...
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The Book of Judges is set in that transitional period between the death of Joshua and the establishment of a monarchic system. It is about a 200-year period, from about 1200 to 1000 or so. It is an...
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Chapter 103. Maximilian. Villefort rose, half ashamed of being surprised in such a paroxysm of grief. The terrible office he had held for twenty-five years had succeeded in making him more or less...
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When it comes to buying college textbooks, Matt is no idiot. He knows that finding a good copy in the miles of used book racks is almost impossible. He knows that paying full price is paying too much...
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My name is Leung Chi-Yen, and I have not lived a normal life. In the year 1856 I watched helplessly as the Temple of Seven Dragons burned to the ground, set ablaze by the Englishman Basil Malvenue and...
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Since Mykonos has that long tradition and the maritime professions, there is a wonderful small museum dedicated to the Aegean Maritime history. There one can see models and replicas of ships from the...
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CHAPTER V THE ADVENTURE IN THE WOOD A loud roll of drums beneath my windows, the inspiriting music of trumpets, the lively measured stamp of feet. The troops with General Amherst at their head were...
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