ThisbiographyoftheinventorJamesWattcovershisearlyyears,successesandfailures,andlegacy.
AsEarth'sfaster-than-lightspaceshiphunginthevoidbetweengalaxies,Arcot,Wade,MoreyandFullercouldseebelowthem,likeavastshininghorizon,themassofstarsthatformedtheirownislanduniverse.Moreyworkedamomentwithhissliderule,thensaid,"Wemadegoodtime!Twenty-ninelightyearsintenseconds!Yetyouhaditonatonlyhalfpower...."Arcotpushedthecontrolleverallthewaytofullpower.Theshipfilledwiththestrainofflowingenergy,andsparkssnappedintheairofthecontrolroomastheyracedataninconceivablespeedthroughthedarknessofintergalacticspace.Butsuddenly,farofftotheirleftandfartotheirright,theysawtwoshiningshipsparallelingtheircourse!TheyheldgrimlytothecourseoftheEarthship,bracketingitlikeanofficialguard.TheEarthscientistsstaredattheminwonder."Lord,"mutteredMorey,"wherecantheyhavecomefrom?"
Askypiratearmedwithsuperiorweaponsofhisowninvention...Firstcontactwithanalienracedangerousenoughtothreatenthesafetyoftwoplanets...ThearrivalofanunseendarksunwhoseattendantmaraudersaimedattheveryendofcivilizationinthisSolarSystem.Thesewerethethreechallengesthattestedtheskillandmindsofthebrilliantteamofscientist-astronautsArcot,Wade,andMorey.Theirinitialadventuresareaclassicofscience-fictionwhichfirstbroughtthenameoftheirauthor,JohnW.Campbell,intoprominenceasamasteroftheinventiveimagination.
Inthismovingpoem,Byronrecountsthefinal,desperateresistanceoftheVenetiansonthedaytheOttomanarmystormedAcrocorinth:revealingtheclosingscenesoftheconflictthroughtheeyesofLanciotto-aVenetianrenegadefightingfortheOttomans-andFrancesca-thebeautifulmaidendaughterofthegovernoroftheVenetiangarrison:Minotti.
ManfredisadramaticpoeminthreeactsbyLordByron,andpossiblyaselfconfessionalwork.Anoble,Manfred,ishauntedbythememoryofsomeunspeakablecrime.Inseekingforforgetfulnessandoblivion,hewandersbetweenhiscastleandthemountains.Hehasseveralencounterswiththepeoplewhotrytoassisthim,aswellasspiritsthatrulenatureandhumandestiny.Thepoemexploresthemesofmorality,religion,guiltandthehumancondition.
Writtenlateinhiscareer,Byron'snarrativepoemTheIslandtellsthefamousstoryofthemutinyonboardtheBounty,andfollowsthemutineersastheyfleetoaSouthSeaisland,"theirguilt-wonParadise."
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ThewritingsofJ.B.Bury(1861-1927),onsubjectsrangingfromancientGreecetothe19th-centurypapacy,areatoncescholarlyandaccessibletothelayman.ThisworkcoverstheperiodfromthebeginningoftheRomanEmpireuntilGibbonbegins;fromAugustusthroughMarcusAureliusandtheAntoinineEmporers.
Abitofamenage-a-quatreinaremotecabininthewildernessasfugitiveHugh,hisyoungerbrotherPete,nursemaidandcookBella,andnowthenewlyarrivedsnow-blindedyoungSylviewhohadbeensnatchedfromneardeathinthesnowbytheheroicbutmoodyHugh.Becauseofherblindness,Sylvieisledtobelieveherrescuertobeahandsomeanddashinghero;hisyoungerbrothertobebutayoungladof14;andBellaamatronlyoldmaid.ButSylviewould,intime,formherownimageoftheclanandattempttobringthemtogetherastheyweredestinedtobesplitapart.Demonstrationlieshereinoftheinherentabilityoftheblindtousetheirothersensestobestanysituationlaidbeforethem.
InthisnovelthefocusshiftsfromJohnCarter,WarlordofMars,andDejahThorisofHelium,protagonistsofthefirstthreebooksintheseries,totheirson,Carthoris,princeofHelium,andThuvia,princessofPtarth.HeliumandPtartharebothprominentBarsoomiancitystate/empires,andbothCarthorisandThuviaweresecondarycharactersintheprevioustwobooks.
ThisbookfollowsTarzanandtheJewelsofOparchronologically.TheactionissetduringWorldWarI.WhileawayfromhisplantationhomeinEastAfrica,invadingGermantroopsdestroyitandkillhiswifeJaneandtheWaziriwarriorWasimbuwhoisleftcrucified.Tarzan'ssearchforvengeanceisfilledwithmuchdanger,manyfiercefightsandtonsofactionashebecomesactiveinthewarontheBritishside.Thisisreallyjustthestartoftheexcitingadventuresportrayedinthisbook.Potentialreadersshouldbeawarethatthereisastronganti-Germanslanttothebookwhichusuallyportraystheminunflatteringlights.Thisisareflectionofthetimeandplaceinwhichitwaswritten.
Inthepreviousnovel,duringtheearlydaysofWorldWarI,TarzandiscoveredthathiswifeJanewasnotkilledinafiresetbyGermantroops,butwasinfactalive.InthisnoveltwomonthshavegonebyandTarzaniscontinuingtosearchforJane.HehastrackedhertoahiddenvalleycalledPal-ul-don,whichmeans"LandofMen."InPal-ul-donTarzanfindsarealJurassicParkfilledwithdinosaurs,notablythesavageTriceratops-likeGryfs,whichunliketheirprehistoriccounterpartsarecarnivorous.Thelostvalleyisalsohometotwodifferentracesoftailedhuman-lookingcreatures,theHo-don(hairlessandwhiteskinned)andtheWaz-don(hairyandblack-skinned).TarzanbefriendsTa-den,aHo-donwarrior,andOm-at,theWaz-donchiefofthetribeofKor-ul-ja.InthisnewworldhebecomesacaptivebutsoimpresseshiscaptorswithhisaccomplishmentsandskillsthattheynamehimTarzan-Jad-Guru(TarzantheTerrible),whichisthenameofthenovel
Tarzanfindshimselfbereftofhisfortuneandresolvestoreturntothejewel-roomofOpar,leavingJanetofaceunexpecteddangerathome.
AlexisPaulvitch,ahenchmanofTarzan’snow-deceasedenemy,NikolasRokoff,survivedhisencounterwithTarzaninthethirdnovelandwantstoeventhescore.
ThenovelpicksupwhereTarzanoftheApesleftoff.Theapeman,feelingrootlessinthewakeofhisnoblesacrificeofhisprospectsofweddingJanePorter,leavesAmericaforEuropetovisithisfriendPauld’Arnot.OntheshiphebecomesembroiledintheaffairsofCountessOlgadeCoude,herhusband,CountRaouldeCoude,andtwoshadycharactersattemptingtopreyonthem,NikolasRokoffandhishenchmanAlexisPaulvitch.
ThePeoplethatTimeForgotisasciencefictionnovel,thesecondofEdgarRiceBurroughs’“Caspak”trilogy.Thefirstnovelendedwiththeherowritingamanuscriptofhisadventuresandcastingitouttoseainhisthermosbottle.Thesecondnovelbeginswiththefindingofthemanuscriptandtheorganizationofarescueexpedition.
Pellucidarisafictional“HollowEarth”milieuinventedbyEdgarRiceBurroughsforaseriesofactionadventurestories.ThestoriesinitiallyinvolvetheadventuresofminingheirDavidInnesandhisinventorfriendAbnerPerryaftertheyusean“ironmole”toburrow500milesintotheearth’scrust.Thisisthesecondbookintheseries.
Thestoryissetin13thcenturyEnglandandconcernsthefictitiousoutlawNormanofTorn,whopurportedlyharriedthecountryduringthepowerstrugglebetweenKingHenryIIIandSimondeMontfort.NormanisthesupposedsonoftheFrenchmandeVac,oncetheking'sfencingmaster,whohasagrudgeagainsthisformeremployerandraisestheboytobeasimple,brutalkillingmachinewithahatredofallthingsEnglish.HisintentionsarepartiallysubvertedbyapriestwhobefriendsNormanandteacheshimhislettersandchivalrytowardswomen.
OutofTime’sAbyssisasciencefictionnovel,thethirdofEdgarRiceBurroughs’“Caspak”trilogy.Inthisconclusion,themysteriesofthelostworld’suniquebiologicalsystemsarerevealed.
EdgaiceBuoughs’JackLondon/H.H.Knibbs-inspied,selfless,poety-spouting,hobochaacte,Bidge,makesanotheappeaanceinthenovellete,TheOakdaleAffai(oiginaltitle,BidgeandtheOskalooskaKid.)Joiningthepoetichobointhisgothic-liketaleaemanyotheunusualelements:dakmysteiousnights,adesetedhauntedfamhouse,aviolentthundestom,theOskalooskaKid,anamelessgil,thievesandmudees,Beppothebea,andothesupises.TheOakdaleAffaiisadeepmysteyandwouldpuzzleevenShelockHolmes.
Ourhero,JimmyTorrance,Jr.,hasahardtimefindingsuitableemploymentafterabrilliant(athletically,atleast)collegecareer,despiteallkindsofassistancefromhisfriendsintheunderworldandthewealthyandsophisticatedyoungwomanwithwhomhefallsinlove.SetincontemporaryAmerica,mostlyChicago,this1921shortnovelisoneofahandfulofBurrough’sworksthatdoesnottakeustoafantasyoranexoticsetting.
ThisisthefirstbookinthePellucidarseries.PellucidarisafictionalHollowEarthmilieuinventedbyEdgarRiceBurroughsforaseriesofactionadventurestories.ThestoriesinitiallyinvolvetheadventuresofminingheirDavidInnesandhisinventorfriendAbnerPerryaftertheyusean“ironmole”toburrow500milesintotheearth’scrust.
EdgarRiceBurroughs(1875–1950)ShadesofThePrisonerofZenda!Allouroldfriendsarehere—theyoungking,theusurpinguncleandhisevilhenchman,thebeautifulprincess,theloyalretainerandtheunwillingimposter.WhatmorecouldyouHopefor?Thisfast-pacedstorystaysfarawayfromTarzan’sjungleortheinnerworldofPellucidar.
Thenovel,setintheyear2137,washeavilyinfluencedbytheeventsofWorldWarI.Inthefutureworlddepictedinthenovel,EuropehasdescendedintobarbarismwhileanisolationistWesternHemisphereremainsshelteredfromthedestruction.ThetitleBeyondThirtyreferstothedegreeoflongitudethatinhabitantsoftheWesternHemisphereareforbiddentopass.
TheChessmenofMarsisasciencefictionnovelbythementalsword-andphysicalpen-wieldingauthorEdgarRiceBurroughs.ItthefifthinstallmentofhisBarsoomseries.TheChessmenofMarsisataleofwonderandexcellencethatfollowsJohnCarterandDejahThoris,alongwiththeirdaughterTara,princessofHelium,assheissoughtafterbyGahan,JedofGathol.Adventureandperilensueasthestoryunfolds.Note:ThePreludeandChapter1arereadbytwodifferentreaders.Varietyisthespiceoflife.
It'sdescribedas"ASPRIGHTLYLOVESTORY"anditiswrittenbyF.H.Burnett,"oneofthemostcharmingamongAmericanwriters!"
ThestorytoldinFrancesHodgsonBurnett’sclassicnovel,ALittlePrincess,wasfirstwrittenasaserializednovella,SaraCrewe,orWhatHappenedatMissMinchin’s,andpublishedinSt.NicholasMagazine,in1888.
ThisisacollectionofshortstoriesandfairytalesbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett,theauthorofTheSecretGardenandALittlePrincess.