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Three Poems: Host and Guest / Aluda Ketelauri / The Snake-Eater by Vazha-Pshavela
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVazha Pshavela (1861-1915) is considered one of the great poets in the fifteen-centuried Georgian literature. The three poems represented in the book are the most distinguished works of the poet... -
![WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagnus de Wolfe, who takes after his Viking forefathers, has his story told in a unique and powerful way. The story of a love nearly lost… but for an angel. Paternal grandson of England's greatest knight, son of the man known as Nighthawk, and grandson on his mother's side of a Norse king, Magnus de Wolfe has the blood of elite and royal warriors flowing through his veins... -
![Hellados by Nodar Dumbadze]()
Hellados by Nodar Dumbadze
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHellados von Nodar Dumbadze erzählt über die Geschichte von zwei Teenagern aus Abchasien – Djemal und Ianguli. Als Djemal von Tiflis nach Suchumi zur Verwandtschaft umzieht, wird er mit dem Häuptling des Stadtviertels, dem griechischen Jungen Ianguli, konfrontiert. Ihre Beziehung, die am Anfang voll von Brüskierungen war, entwickelt sich langsam zur starken Freundschaft... -
![BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA super-star knight with a de Wolfe pedigree… and the Scottish rose who saves his life.In the turbulent lands of the English/Scottish border, their love wasn't meant to last.... but no one loves as strongly as a de Wolfe... -
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![The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTitan Medieval Houses go head to head in this sweeping and poignant Medieval Romance!When the House of de Lohr (Rise of the Defender) and the House of de Velt (The Dark Lord) come together through their children, anything can happen—and anything does!Cassian de Velt came to foster with Christopher de Lohr at a young age... -
![Highlander The Cursed Lord by Donna Fletcher]()
Highlander The Cursed Lord by Donna Fletcher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe time has come for a curse that has plagued three clans for 20 years to meet its fate at the hands of three women who hold the key to its destruction... -
![The Gift of Black Isle by Keira Montclair]()
The Gift of Black Isle by Keira Montclair
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTruth can be the most difficult gift to acceptRiley Cameron has watched her beloved cousins and finally her sister all find their Happily Ever Afters with the men of Clan Matheson. Now all the Matheson brothers are taken, and Riley stands alone. She's beginning to think she might never find someone to love... -
![Abducted Brides by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Abducted Brides by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a knight’s lady is taken, the beast in him comes alive. Welcome to the ABDUCTED BRIDES collection, FIVE FULL-LENGTH Medieval Romance novels with over a thousand pages of Medieval greatness, all by USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Le Veque. In days of old, men were ruthless and women were fiery... -
![笑傲江湖（新修版）（一）(國際正版) The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Vol.1 by Jin Yong, Jin Yong]()
笑傲江湖（新修版）（一）(國際正版) The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Vol.1 by Jin Yong, Jin Yong
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hero of the novel Linghu Chong was the apprentice of Yue Buqun, leader of Mount Hua Sect. By then, Shaolin, Wudang, Five Mountains Alliance and other self-proclaimed righteous sects were fighting with the evil sect Ri Yue Shen Jiao... -
![Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera: A Reader's Guide by Thomas Fahy]()
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera: A Reader's Guide by Thomas Fahy
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years from The Remains of the Day to White Teeth... -
![თეთრი ბაირაღები by Nodar Dumbadze]()
თეთრი ბაირაღები by Nodar Dumbadze
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsსტუდენტ ზაზა ნაკაშიძეს, ჩხუბში მონაწილეობისთვის დააპატიმრებენ, უდანაშაულობის დამტკიცების იმედი არა აქვს. ციხის საკანში სხვადასხვა ეროვნებისა და მრწამსის დამნაშავეები შეყრილან. დროს განვლილ ცხოვრებაზე და დანაშაულის ჩადენის მიზეზებზე კამათში კლავენ. ქურდის, მკვლელის, სახელმწიფო ქონების გამფლანგველის, ყველაზე საშიში ბოროტმოქმედის სულშიც კი შეიძლება სათუთი გრძნობები იმალებოდეს... -
![The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides (Modern Library Classics) by Mary Lefkowitz, James Romm]()
The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides (Modern Library Classics) by Mary Lefkowitz, James Romm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world’s most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the King The great plays of Ancient Greece are among the most enduring and important legacies of the Western world... -
![The Deer and the Cauldron: 3 Volume Set by Jin Yong, Jin Yong]()
The Deer and the Cauldron: 3 Volume Set by Jin Yong, Jin Yong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the Dragon Throne of China sits the young Manchu Emperor Kang Xi. Back in 1644, his great-uncle Dorgon broke through the Great Wall from Manchuria in the north-east and took the Imperial capital, Peking. Now twenty years later, the Manchus are quelling the last sparks of Chinese resistance, hounding down members of the underground movement known as the Triad Secret Society...Categorized as:
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![War in the Wilderness by Adam Lofthouse]()
War in the Wilderness by Adam Lofthouse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGermania, winter, AD 168. Balomar, King of the Marcomanni and leader of the united army of the tribes, broods and drinks his way through the long winter as his alliance falls apart. He won great fame when he destroyed the Fourteenth legion and brought his army to Italian soil. Rome will not let his victory go unanswered; new legions have been formed, and their spear tips point north... -
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![Provoked by the Highland Brute by Ava McArthur]()
Provoked by the Highland Brute by Ava McArthur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Scottish Medieval Historical Romance No one has ever tamed this man. Because no one has ever dared to love him… Marrying for the sake of her family has always been the plan for Kirsten. She'd entertained the idea of freedom once or twice in the past, but she knew that ultimately, her future was non-negotiable. Indeed after her father's sudden death, her betrothal is quickly arranged as expected... -
![The Collected Poems by Sergei Yesenin]()
The Collected Poems by Sergei Yesenin
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Preserving in English the immortal spirit and rhyme of the great Russian genius."Biographical notes on Esenin and Isadora Duncan precede each vol. and some chapters.Includes several color reproductions of landscape paintings by Isaac Levitan mounted on pages with captions, and other photos, including a portrait photo of Esenin and his wife Isadora Duncan, American dancer (v. 2, p. [7])... -
![Orpheus & Eurydice: A Lyric Sequence by Gregory Orr]()
Orpheus & Eurydice: A Lyric Sequence by Gregory Orr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can I celebrate love/ now that I know what it does? So begins this booklength lyric sequence which reinhabits and modernizes the story of Orpheus, the mythic master of the lyre (and father of lyric poetry) and Eurydice, his lover who died and whom Orpheus tried to rescue from Hades... -
![Sagen des klassischen Altertums by Michael Köhlmeier]()
Sagen des klassischen Altertums by Michael Köhlmeier
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael Köhlmeier hat etwas Ungewöhnliches gewagt: Seinen Homer im Kopf, hat er in vierzehn Rundfunkfolgen die Sagen des klassischen Altertums frei erzählt. Den lockeren und leichten Ton behielt er in der Buchfassung bei - und bietet damit dem Leser ein einmaliges Leseerlebnis und Lesevergnügen... -
![Fluch Der Begierde by May McGoldrick]()
Fluch Der Begierde by May McGoldrick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWANTED…for crimes against the king. In retaliation for the brutality of the English troops. The Irish rebel Egan is fighting back, leading a secret group of revolutionaries—and building his legend across the country. REJECTED…by his own family. Jane Purefoy is a woman with a past. The daughter of an English magistrate, she watched her Irish lover die on the gallows... -
![Starring Miss Marple: A Murder is Announced / The Body in the Library / Murder With Mirrors by Agatha Christie]()
Starring Miss Marple: A Murder is Announced / The Body in the Library / Murder With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of three Miss Marple novels by the inimitable Agatha Christie. It contains the following stories:1. "The Body in the Library,"2. "A Murder is Announced," and3. "Murder With Mirrors" (full title: "They Do It with Mirrors").Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection< "Starring Miss Marple... -
![Tragedias I by Euripides, Juan Antonio Lopez Ferez]()
Tragedias I by Euripides, Juan Antonio Lopez Ferez
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work...Categorized as:
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![Highlander's Fated Bride by Maddie MacKenna]()
Highlander's Fated Bride by Maddie MacKenna
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“She’ll share me home, but she’ll never steal me heart, that much I promise.”After his intended left him at the altar, Laird William does not intend to be humiliated. So he demands to marry the younger sister, in her stead. Until he sees her and realizes he is in trouble…Always second-best to her older sister, Dakota’s chance to help her impoverished clan comes with a marriage proposal...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Poems of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine]()
The Complete Poems of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible... -
![The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 2 of 3 by Anonymous]()
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 2 of 3 by Anonymous
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning...Categorized as:
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![Selected Poems by Paul Verlaine]()
Selected Poems by Paul Verlaine
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoems selected from Verlaine's first six books of verse are presented in the original French as well as in English... -
![Greek Myths by Diane Namm, Arthur Pober]()
Greek Myths by Diane Namm, Arthur Pober
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom Icarus's legendary flight to Orpheus's trip to the underworld, this stunning edition brings to life 15 classic Greek myths...Categorized as:
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![The Etruscan by Mika Waltari]()
The Etruscan by Mika Waltari
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHaving abducted Arsinoe, the wanton priestess of Eryx, Lars Turm's troubles began as he followed her to whatever lands promised her wealth & luxury. When she fell in love with another, he was forced to flee to Etruria & found a destiny beyond his wildest expectations & powers... -
![Predators by Ed Gorman, John Gregory Betancourt]()
Predators by Ed Gorman, John Gregory Betancourt
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the indisputable success of the first Stalkers volume, Gorman and Greenberg have teamed together once again to gather Predators--a remarkable anthology of nearly two dozen stories of horror and suspense, exploring what may be the darkest theme of horror fiction: the hunter and his prey. Features Dean R. Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, and others.Contents:Hardshell Dean R... -
![Alexander the Great by Nikos Kazantzakis]()
Alexander the Great by Nikos Kazantzakis
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNikos Kazantzakis is no stranger to the heroes of Greek antiquity...Categorized as:
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![Greek Lyric Poetry by M.L. West]()
Greek Lyric Poetry by M.L. West
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Greek lyric, elegiac and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 BCE - Archilochus and Alcman, Sappho and Mimnermus, Anacreon, Simonides, and the rest - produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity, perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, reflecting all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived... -
![Blood and Steel by Harry Sidebottom]()
Blood and Steel by Harry Sidebottom
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlending heart-pounding action and historical accuracy, Harry Sidebottom’s bestselling Warrior of Rome series took readers from the shouts of the battlefield to the whisperings of the emperor’s inner circle. In this second book of his new Throne of the Caesars series, Sidebottom continues his retelling of one of the bloodiest periods of Roman history—the Year of the Six Emperors...Categorized as:
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![Poems of the Late T'ang by A.C. Graham]()
Poems of the Late T'ang by A.C. Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClassical Chinese poetry reached its pinnacle during the T'ang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), and the poets of the late T'ang-a period of growing political turmoil and violence-are especially notable for combining strking formal inovation with raw emotional intensity. A. C... -
![A Digit of the Moon and Other Love Stories from the Hindoo by F.W. Bain]()
A Digit of the Moon and Other Love Stories from the Hindoo by F.W. Bain
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible... -
![Threshold of Fire: A Novel of Fifth-Century Rome by Hella S. Haasse]()
Threshold of Fire: A Novel of Fifth-Century Rome by Hella S. Haasse
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is 414 A.D. and the once-powerful Roman Empire is in its death throes—split between East and West, menaced by barbarian hordes almost literally at its gates. The Emperor Honorious cowers in the marsh-bound city of Ravenna, where he has moved the government...Categorized as:
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