Added by: babakinfos | Karma: 2211.42 | Fiction literature | 18 April 2019
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Notre-Dame de Paris (annotated)
At the center of Hugo's classic novel are three extraordinary characters caught in a web of fatal obsession. The grotesque hunchback Quasimodo, bell-ringer of Notre-Dame, owes his life to the austere archdeacon, Claude Frollo, who in turn is bound by a hopeless passion to the gypsy dancer Esmeralda. She, meanwhile, is bewitched by a handsome, empty-headed officer, but by an unthinking act of kindness wins Quasimodo's selfless devotion...
Alban Kraisheimer's new translation offers a fresh approach to this monumental work by France's most celebrated Romantic authors.
The Story of Santa Claus is a stage 2 reader from the Express Primary Readers series for elementary students. It tells the story of Mr. Claus, a carpenter, who lives in the cold North with his wife, Mrs. Claus. They decide to make toys to give to the children in the village. The next year, there is a lot of snow and the Claus's become very cold as they make their deliveries. To reward them for their kindness, an angel appears and helps them on their journey. What does she give to the kind couple?
Most of all,Jack Londonowes itsfamebook "NorthernStories",wherethe characters- alwaysbrightpersonality.They attractcourage, strength, courage,declare the LawSocietyoverallitsevilintransigence ofbothbreadthandcharacter andkindness.This bookincludessome of the bestwriterof short storiessuch as "Love ofLife","The manwith thescar", "light a fire", "HistoryofKish" and others.
In Edinburgh a detective listens to a confession; in Orkney an old man lives with the ghosts of his past. In the Outer Hebrides some travellers learn a lesson; in Glasgow a young woman steals a meeting with a famous actor; and in a small town somewhere a pigeon dies. These stories are as richly varied as the land of Scotland itself.
Reginald Hill - A Killing Kindness When Mary Dinwoodie is found choked in a ditch following a night out with her boyfriend, a mysterious caller phones the local paper with a quotation from Hamlet. The career of the Yorkshire Choker is underway. If Superintendent Dalziel is unimpressed by the literary phone calls, he is downright angry when Sergeant Wield calls in a clairvoyant. Linguists, psychiatrists, mediums -- it's all a load of nonsense as far as he is concerned, designed to make a fool of him. And meanwhile the Choker strikes again -- and again...