https://knigausa.com Just another WordPress site Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:54:54 +0000 ru-RU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://knigausa.com/product/the-exploits-of-brigadier-gerard-doyle-a/ Wed, 22 May 2024 02:24:04 +0000 https://knigausa.com/product/the-exploits-of-brigadier-gerard-doyle-a/ Автор: Doyle Arthur Conan, «The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard»: Etienne Gerard is a hero of the French army, a veteran of the Napoleonic wars, and a vain and boastful teller of tales that star himself and his exploits. This collection of satiric short stories, originally published in The Strand magazine in the 1890s, includes: • «How the Brigadier came to the Castle of Gloom» • «How the Brigadier slew the brothers of Ajaccio» • «How the Brigadier held the King» • «How the King held the Brigadier» • «How the Brigadier took the field against the Marshal Millefleurs» • «How the Brigadier played for a kingdom» • «How the Brigadier won his Medal» • «How the Brigadier was tempted by the Devil» Hard to find in print, these lost comic classics from the creator of Sherlock Holmes will delight fans of pulp literature.

]]> 1080412 https://knigausa.com/product/moby-dick-or-the-whale-melville-h/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:09:22 +0000 https://knigausa.com/product/moby-dick-or-the-whale-melville-h/ Автор: Melville H., «Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale»: Call me lshmael.» So begins the famous opening chapter of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. Young sailor lshmael is hired as a crew member of a whaler named Pequod, captained by a man named Ahab. In between lengthy chapters on whale biology and descriptions of the crew and the whaling trade, readers are slowly introduced to a captivating tale. Ahab is out for revenge on the great white whale that stole his leg, leaving him with a whale-bone prosthesis and a withering hatred for the beast. Known as Moby Dick, the whale is infamous for his encounters and escapes with whale ships, and Ahab offers a gold coin, nailed to the Pequorfs mast, as a reward for whoever sights him first. Beginning on a cold Christmas morning, the crew embarks on a journey to find the whale and make their fortunes. An exciting staple of American literature, Moby-Dick is a must-read for anyone interested in the classics.

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