Henry Carter Hull

This eBook explores the life and legacy of former writer and philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien; author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."

Edith Bonelli es la detective líder de la agencia Bonelli, y sin embargo los criterios patriarcales de su profesión a fines de los 70 le ven relegada a pasar por la tímida asistente de su padre Stéfano, él sí internacionalmente reconocido. Pero dos personas han desaparecido con historias poco creíbles en Poitiers: el Comisario Dubois, uno de los primeros afrodescendientes en ocupar un cargo de esa importancia, y el hijo del Alcalde, y ambos...

"The Story of Burke and Hare" is an 1861 work by Alexander Leighton that examines the Burke and Hare case, a series of 16 brutal murders perpetrated by William Burke and William Hare in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1828. After the murders, the duo sold the cadavers to Robert Knox who then used them in his lectures for dissection. Leighton describes in detail the murders and evidence, as well as the trial and other elements of one of Scotland's most notorious...

The ancient stresses were ready to tear the earth apart, and only Anton Burke was ready. He planned to choose his passenger-list with care. But when the time came, his space-ship Ark was empty-save for the strangest friends a man could have on a journey to the stars. Robert F. Young was a Hugo nominated author known for his lyrical and sentimental prose. His work appeared in Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, Startling Stories, Playboy, The Saturday...

In 432 BCE they think Themistokles is dead. Suzanne is drawn through thousands of years to help him live. Will his destiny be death or glory at Olympia? Will she regain control of her life in the present, or will her mind be occupied forever by the past? Themistokles, Themis to his friends, is recovering from a head injury and has lost his memory. Everything is bewildering - who is he? Why is his left hand swollen? Where does he live? Everything...

At the peak of Rome's might a dragon is born among eagles, an heir to a line both blessed and cursed by the Gods for ages. It is the year A.D. 208, and Emperor Septimius Severus' legions are set to invade Caledonia in an effort to subdue the rebellious tribes north of Hadrian's Wall once and for all. Ahead of the legions, the emperor has sent Lucius Metellus Anguis, prefect of an elite force of Sarmatian cavalry, to re-establish contact with Rome's...

La familia de Barry trata de evacuarse antes que el huracán Katrina azote su hogar en Nueva Orleans, pero la hermanita de Barry se enferma y tienen que quedarse a esperar que pase la tormenta. Al principio, Katrina no parece tan terrible como dijo el pronóstico, pero durante la noche los diques se rompen y el mundo de Barry se ve literalmente destrozado. La inundación lo arrastra lejos de su familia. ¿Podrá sobrevivir a la tormenta del siglo...solo? Barry's...

“A Personal Record” is writer Joseph Conrad's autobiography. The writing is lyrical and atmospheric and commonly believed to be somewhat embellished. It does, however, give great insight into his Polish childhood, his sailing adventures and his aspirations in the eyes of the British public. It also documents the process of writing Almayer's Folly.

Where do retired time travelers go? Orphaned at a young age, misfit Camarilla Rae Berkelman is raised in a mental institution with some very special people. When another misfortune forces her to leave, she unknowingly finds herself involved as a caregiver for someone from her past. Through their friendship she discovers her true identity and a timeline plagued with her misfitted mishaps. Determined to mend ger wrongs, Camarilla fids herself once again...

A Cold War fought by superhuman agents reaches a boiling point in the thrilling finale to the MAJESTIC-12 historical thriller/superhero mash-up series from Michael J. Martinez. Josef Stalin is dead. In the aftermath, the Soviet Union is thrown into crisis, giving former secret police chief Laverentiy Beria exactly the opening he needs. Beria's plan is to secretly place his country's Variants-ordinary people mysteriously embued with strange, superhuman...