Ergebnis für "The Baron" in Belletristik

An engineer finds himself in an alternate reality, Cornwall, in the year 715 A.D. He awakens in the body of a young Baron.

Der ewigen Tyrannei des Vaters und der Dekadenz seiner aristokratischen Familie überdrüssig, verlässt der zwölfjährige Baron Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò den Mittagstisch und klettert auf eine Steineiche. An jenem 15. Juni 1767 beschließt er, bis zu seinem Tod die Erde nicht mehr zu betreten. "Der Baron auf den Bäumen" erzählt von einem radikalen Aussteiger, der sich in luftigen Höhen den verkrusteten gesellschaftlichen Strukturen entzieht und dennoch am Leben teilnimmt. Mit eindringlicher Stimme liest Udo Samel diese märchenhafte Geschichte von Italo Calvino, einem großen italienischen Schriftsteller der Moderne.

Al sentir próxima la muerte, el barón Béla Wenckheim, que ha pasado buena parte de su vida exiliado en Argentina, decide regresar a su Hungría natal con la esperanza de reencontrarse con su amor de adolescencia. Pero su retorno siembra la confusión en el pueblo, muchos de cuyos habitantes lo reciben como a un rico benefactor capaz de salvarlos de la fatalidad, cuando en realidad ha dilapidado su fortuna en los casinos de Buenos Aires. En la ola de rumores y malentendidos cada vez más extravagantes participarán hasta los políticos y periodistas de la región.

Willy sehnt sich nach nichts so sehr wie nach einem normalen Leben. Er will seine Arbeit als Zimmerer gut machen, er will für seine Familie sorgen, er träumt vom eigenen Häuschen. Mit seiner ehrlichen Art stößt er immer wieder an Grenzen, was nichts an seinem Entschluss ändert, anständig zu bleiben. Horst, ein ungelernter Hilfsarbeiter, glaubt schon lange nicht mehr daran, auf ehrliche Weise nach oben zu kommen. Er greift zu halbseidenen Mitteln, und seine Existenz entgleitet ihm in dem Maße, in dem er seine Aggressionen nicht im Griff hat.

Il narratore ripercorre la lunga vicenda del fratello, Cosimo di Rondò, vissuto nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo a Ombrosa, in Liguria. Cosimo, per sfuggire a una punizione inflittagli dai suoi educatori, decide di salire su un albero per non ridiscendere mai più. Cosimo si costruisce un mondo aereo dove diversi personaggi della cultura e della politica (Napoleone compreso) lo vanno a trovare, testimoniandogli la loro ammirazione. Vive anche una tormentata storia d'amore con la volubile Viola.

Der junge Violinenschüler Carl reist zu Baron von B., um bei dem exzentrischen Adligen Violinunterricht zu erhalten. Der Baron ist ein leidenschaftlicher Musikliebhaber mit einer beeindruckenden Sammlung von Kompositionen, doch selbst spielen kann er nicht. Carl erkennt bald, dass der Baron ein einsamer, empfindsamer Geist ist, der zwischen seiner Liebe zur Musik und der harten Realität zerrieben wird. Hoffmann zeichnet ein einfühlsames Porträt eines Mannes, der an seiner eigenen Sensibilität und der Unvereinbarkeit von Kunst und Welt zerbricht.

When Prince Arthur is murdered and the French begin to take Normandy, Sir Thomas finds himself isolated and alone. The Norman barons conspire against King John and the English knight has a dilemma. Does he join the rebels or stay true to his beliefs? Undefeated he and one of his knights leave Anjou and sail to a new life in England but it is not a life without trouble and death. He finds himself, in the midst of conspiracies and plots, forced to defend his land against bandits, brigands and the Scots.

With the Empress Matilda about to marry the Count of Anjou, Alfraed is thrown into a world of intrigue and treachery as he tries to hold on to the north with depleted numbers of warriors. When he succeeds he finds that he is punished and sent to the east by King Henry and his family held hostage in the Tower of London. He finds himself embroiled in plots and campaigns there where he finally serves with his father's old comrades: the Varangian Guards. After a journey home which is fraught with danger he finally rescues his family and returns to his beloved castle.

England, 1333. The chink in Baron Boursier's armor is his fondness for a lovely face. When it costs him half his sight and brands him as one who abuses women, he vows to never again be "blinded" by beauty. Thus, given the choice between forfeiting his lands and wedding one of his enemies to end their feud, he chooses as his betrothed the lady said to be plain of face, rejecting the lady rumored to be most fair.

After a devastating loss, Hannah Wagner never imagined she’d leave her comfortable home for the harsh, unfamiliar wilderness near Lake Michigan. But when Henry Abernathy, a friend of her husband John, offers them a fresh start in a booming lumber town—where John’s skills as a doctor are sorely needed—Hannah reluctantly agrees. There, she meets Kate Abernathy, Henry’s spirited, much younger wife. Kate’s sharp tongue and outsider status have made her unwelcome among the town’s elite.

An engineer finds himself in an alternate reality, Cornwall, in the year 715 A.D. He awakens in the body of a young Baron. A retired Lieutenant General, former head of the Army Corp of Engineers, lies dying at the age of ninety-two. Leading a full life, he is a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. After a long illness, he lies dying. His last thought is, "What a waste of such wonderful knowledge." As he fades to black, the fun begins. He is to build a modern civilization without being burned as a witch!

Ingersoll Lockwood invented the fictional character Baron Trump in 1890 for a two-part sci-fi/fantasy series about a privileged German heir who undertakes a sequence of fantastic voyages. The style of the Baron Trump series - a mix of fantasy and young-reader-oriented science fiction - anticipated and may have influenced L. Frank Baum's Oz series. The Travel and Adventures of Little Baron Trump describes Baron's trip around the world with his little dog, meeting new races like the Wind Eaters, Man Hoppers, and Melodious Sneezers.

Sir Thomas, Hero of Arsuf, rides to war again! When a king asks a baron to go on crusade it is an order not a request and, as such, is not to be ignored. The Earl of Cleveland has done his duty for his King and for the Pope many times over but he and his son, William,are chosen as token gesture to placate an unhappy Pope. Leaving England with a handful of men and untried and young knights, the old campaigner travels across Europe to join a crusade which is going nowhere. In a land riven with conspiracies and plots on both sides, Sir Thomas is beset by enemies.

Harryboy Boas is a gambling man. An independent Jewish bachelor, he lives in a Hackney boarding house: reading Zola, betting on the dogs at the track, womanising, philosophising, and repressing his tortured wartime past. Until, that is, a new family moves in. As his life dramatically unravels—financially, emotionally, and existentially—Harryboy descends into a murky criminal underworld where debts, violence, gangsters and revenge are the inevitable payback for those who can't pay up ...

England, 1333. When Lady Quintin Boursier leads an army against the Baron of Blackwood to demand the release of her abducted brother, she finds the same fate awaits her. Now she must free herself and discover where Griffin de Arell holds her brother before her family's lands are forfeited. But as the long winter nights unfold and those prowling the black wood move the feud nearer its deadly end, Quintin realizes she may have wronged her captor.

Was, wenn ich dir sage, dass du einen Wunsch frei hättest? Was, wenn es die Möglichkeit gäbe, das Leben, das dich unglücklich macht, hinter dir zu lassen und es gegen ein viel besseres zu tauschen? Was du dafür tun musst? Nicht viel. Du musst nur mit mir in den Forest gehen... Eine mysteriöse Legende. Der unbändige Wunsch nach Veränderung. Kian hasst sein Leben. Beziehungsprobleme, Pech im Job, Eintönigkeit und Unzufriedenheit bestimmen seinen Alltag.

Charlie knows he’s not the main character in his own story. He’s just another schmuck in the Ivy League looking to be somebody. He plays in a terrible jazz band, falls in love too easily, and struggles with the human being business. Written in a wry, comedic style, A Comedy of Nobodies: A Collection of Stories traces one fall semester in the lives of four typical but unforgettable university students who, as compensation for their existential anxieties, just want to feel understood.

En el coche que la lleva de urgencia al hospital, el rostro de Eligia se va desintegrando por el efecto del ácido. A su lado va Mario, su hijo y narrador de los hechos, que desde entonces la acompañará a lo largo del lento proceso de reconstrucción de ese rostro, sin el cual ninguna...

Ein Rendezvous voller bezaubernder Missverständnisse auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt. Eine winterliche Hochzeitsreise wie im Märchen. Zwei drollige Hunde als Glücksboten für einen unvergesslichen Heiligabend. In den englischen Cotswolds, wo beim Tanz der Schneeflocken in gemütlichen Cottages knisternde Kaminfeuer Behaglichkeit verströmen, entfaltet Katie Fforde Festtagsstimmung und jede Menge herzerwärmender Romantik.

Spanning the Sicilian countryside to the brothels of Ostend, and the final book in Alexander Baron's War Trilogy, The Human Kind is a series of pithy vignettes reflective of the author's own wartime experiences. From the interminable days of training in Britain to brutal combat across north-west Europe, the book depicts many of the men, women - and, in some cases, children - affected by the widespread reach of the Second World War.