Henry - Libros y biografía

Chaque année, des milliers de femmes fuient leur domicile en pleine nuit, courent en larmes chez une amie, sont sauvées in extremis par les voisins ou atterrissent aux urgences, victimes de coups, de...

L'inédit que nous publions, Seul dans la vie à quatorze ans, 1911-1914, fait partie d'Une véritable épopée du prolétariat comprenant déjà : Le pain quotidien, 1903-1906, Les damnés de la terre, 1906-1910,...

Du Moyen Age au XXe siècle, l'histoire riche en rebondissements d'une famille à l'origine de la Prusse, puis de l'Allemagne moderne, jusqu'à sa chute dans la catastrophe de 1918. L'histoire des Hohenzollern...

Les Trois Reich, constitutifs de l'histoire allemande, passés au crible de la synthèse. Les origines du Reich, concept typiquement allemand, se rattachent à la fois à la tradition romaine de l'imperium...

In the Ascent of Man, Henry Drummond gives his take on Evolution. He sees evolution as divinely guided-- a position that made him no friends on either side of the debate. "'The greatest thing a human...

Joseph Andrews, Henry Fielding's first full-length novel, depicts the many colourful and often hilarious adventures of a comically chaste servant. After being sacked for spurning the lascivious Lady Booby,...

Here is Henry James classic masterpiece, Daisy Miller. Daisy is a youthful, exuberant American girl vacationing in Europe. She typifies the brashness of America that clashes with the European society...

In Henry James' novel 'The Wings of the Dove,' we are immersed in a complex narrative that delves into the intricacies of love, sacrifice, and morality. Set in the late 19th century, the book is characterized...

In 'The Constitutional History of England' by Henry Hallam, readers are taken on a scholarly and detailed journey through the evolution of England's political structure. Hallam's book is a meticulously...

To read a story by Henry James is to enter a world-- a rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. In this classic novella, a young governess who goes to an isolated...

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"Two very startling things arrest us in John's vision of the future. The first is that the likest thing to Heaven he could think of was a City; the second, that there was no Church in that City. Almost...

Her world is filled with "man's work," with tough loves and passionate hates, with seasons of cultivating land other than her own, despair, disappointment, and fulfillment in the eleventh hour. All throughout,...

Was it Babe Ruth who said it best when he once remarked, “Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world”? Or Mickey Mantle when he channeled Lou Gehrig during his 1969 farewell...

The Gift of the Magi is a short story, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story...

From the first answering machine ("the electronic brain") and the Hoover vacuum cleaner to the SS Independence and the Bell telephone, the creations of Henry S. Dreyfuss have shaped the cultural landscape...

Before THE BEACH HUT ... enjoy WILD OATSJamie Wilding's return home is not quite going to plan. A lot has changed in the picturesque Shropshire village of Upper Faviell since she left after the death...

No clichés. No cheese. No camera-club jargon. This straight talking introduction to photographing people is the hotly anticipated follow up to the bestselling Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs....

Joel Goss knows that Little Bub is a special colt, even though he’s a runt. And when schoolteacher Justin Morgan asks Joel to break the colt in, Joel is thrilled! Soon word about Little Bub has spread...

Gibson can hear the beat of the horses’ hooves against the track. Trotter are the world to him. But all he ever does is practice. He’s still too young and inexperienced to drive in a real race. Only he...

Peter Lundy has two joys in life: the rugged western plains where he has grown up and San Domingo, a Medicine Hat Stallion. The Indians believe such a horse is sacred—that neither bullet nor arrow can...

Misty’s Twilight is part thouroughbred, part Chinoteague pony, and one hundred percent fire and talent. A direct descendant of the most famous pony ever, Misty of Chinoteague, Twilight has greatness in...

The 'Poems of Henry Timrod; with Memoir' is a collection of works by the prolific poet Henry Timrod, showcasing his lyrical and poignant style of writing. Timrod's poems often explore themes of nature,...

Henry Fielding's 'History of Tom Jones, a Foundling' is a seminal work of English literature, written in the 18th century. The novel is an intricate tapestry of social commentary, humor, and moral philosophy,...

"My first thought of writing out this little book of brief selections sprang from the desire to assist a dear friend to enjoy the Author's helpful books. Many times these 'Beautiful Thoughts' have enlightened...

The Education of Henry Adams is among the oddest and most enlightening books in American literature. Henry Adams was the grandson of a President and the great-grandson of another one. He was also the...

Henry Drummond was one of the first writers to try to reconcile religion and science. His evangelical lectures drew standing-room-only crowds in the biggest and smallest venues throughout the world. His...

True religion is a union of the soul with God, a real participation of the divine nature, the very image of God drawn upon the soul, or, in the apostle's phrase, "It is Christ formed within us."- Briefly,...

Anyone who had read "The Greatest Thing in the World" could not help but desire to see and hear its author; and, when Professor Drummond visited Boston in the spring of 1893, the capacity of lecture halls...

Henry Kuttner's Sword and Sorcery classic returns to print at last! World War II veteran Edward Bond's recuperation from a disastrous fighter plane crash takes a distinct turn for the weird when he encounters...