Ergebnis für "George Sand" in Action & Abenteuer

An epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey. As civilizations collide around two men, a battle begins: for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert’s shifting sands. The year is 1870...

The plot involves the uncovering of secret German preparations for an invasion of the United Kingdom and is sited by Winston Churchill as one of the major reasons the Admiralty decided to establish naval bases at Invergordon, the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow.

Dans les années où éclosent, en Europe, les forces qui renverseront l'Ancien Régime, à Venise, une jeune femme, Consuelo, fille d'une pauvre chanteuse bohémienne, apporte au théâtre, avec sa voix exceptionnelle, son génie. Roman historique, roman d'amour, roman musical, composé sans plan, au fil de la plume, chaque mois, pour paraître en feuilleton, en 1842, dans la Revue indépendante que George Sand venait de fonder avec le socialiste Pierre Leroux et Louis Viardot, "Consuelo" est aussi l'œuvre où l'auteur exprime le plus librement, et fortement, sa conception de l'histoire.

1 – LA MARQUESA: Casada a los 16 con un Marqués entrado en años, viuda 6 meses después, la marquesa de R, tuvo una mala primera experiencia con el sexo opuesto, que le llevó a despreciar a los hombres. Pero una mujer sin marido o amante no tiene apoyo en la sociedad depravada de la época y sufre la humillación, el sarcasmo, el ridículo, al que le acosa su entorno social.

Noted as one of the most popular series in American literature, the works of L. Frank Baum have been brought together in this singular collection that ensures the fun never stops! Embark on the journey that has capitated audiences for more than a century. 

I thought getting a linguistics degree would land me a decent job, not get me shipped off to an alien planet ruled by barbarian warlords with tails. But that’s exactly what happens when my own government kidnaps me, along with a bunch of other women, and drops us on a brutal desert planet in the name of research. But the mission goes wrong. Because of course it does.