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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Clock Tower Confession【電子書籍】[ A.Z Ravenshadow ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The Clock Tower Confession＜/strong＞ by A.Z. Ravenshadow is a spellbinding historical fiction novel that weaves mystery, art, and the passage of time into an atmospheric literary experience.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When historian ＜strong＞Dr. Edmund Harris＜/strong＞ is tasked with overseeing the restoration of Tidehaven's iconic ＜strong＞clock tower＜/strong＞, he is determined to preserve its centuries-old integrity. But the arrival of ＜strong＞Lily Bennett＜/strong＞, a visionary muralist commissioned to reimagine the tower's interior, threatens more than just the structureーher presence begins to unravel long-buried secrets hidden within its walls.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As scaffolding rises and restoration begins, a ＜strong＞sealed chamber＜/strong＞ is discovered within the limestoneーa time capsule left by the tower's original builder, concealing letters and artifacts that could change the town's history. Edmund and Lily, despite their clashing perspectives, must work together to decipher the past before it is lost forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rich in ＜strong＞historical intrigue, poetic prose, and slow-burning tension＜/strong＞, ＜em＞The Clock Tower Confession＜/em＞ is a story about ＜strong＞preservation and transformation, memory and mystery＜/strong＞, and the delicate balance between what must be protected and what is meant to change.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Beloved Vows, Book 4 The Lost MacGreagor Books, #4【電子書籍】[ Marti Talbott ]

＜p＞Discovered in the ruins of a Castle in the early 1900s, ＜em＞The Lost MacGreagor Books＜/em＞ are sequels to the Marblestone Mansion Scandalous Duchess Series.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The year was 1912, but rumors of a war in Europe was the last thing on Blair MacGreagor's mind. Engaged and hopelessly in love, she returned to America from the United Kingdom on the HMS Mauretania thinking only of planning her wedding. Yet, by the end of her first day on dry land, her whole world was turned upside down.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1713, in order to secure his passage to America, Scotland's Rory MacGreagor happily signed an indentured servant contract and boarded a tall ship. It wasn't long before he suspected it was a decision he would come to regret.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Sailors' Yarns & Tavern Tales: Vanishings, Ghosts and Spooky Ships【電子書籍】[ Vicki Rutherford ]

＜p＞Ships found drifting with no crew aboard. Lighthouse keepers haunted by the Grey Lady, searching for her lost babe. A wooden ship trapped in Arctic ice for 13 years traveling the Northwest Passage with a frozen crew. The ghosts of drowned sailors photographed swimming alongside a ship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞These are some of the stories told in Sailors' Yarns & Tavern Tales. For most of the long history of humans at sea, thousands of primitive and not so primitive vessels must have gone missing, succumbing to the perils of the sea. We have no knowledge of those events as, for the most part, history was an oral tradition. Seafarers of those times doubtlessly talked of missing ships and other happenings at sea. And, being humans, seafarers embellished those stories as they were told and retold in port taverns.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Today, we build all manner of ships, equipped with modern navigation and communication aids. Yet, ships still run aground and are buffeted by hurricanes and other forces of nature. Yes, some have disappeared, too. Between 1984 and 2004, 200 large cargo ships, over 656 feet (200 meters) in length, were lost for various reasons, often unknown. Science is beginning to discover the natural forces behind some of these mysteries.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The mystery yarns of the sea in this book are from the past four centuries and from many sources. Some are fact, others based on fact but embroidered in the telling, and still others may only be figments of storytellers' imaginations. Whatever their authenticity, sailors' yarns are entertaining. Such tales also give those who live on land a glimpse into the world of those who follow the sea as a career. In a world of satellites and GPS, the oceans are still mysterious with secrets yet to be unraveled.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This entertaining book tells twenty strange stories of mysterious disappearances and weird happenings at sea. It also presents some of the natural causes behind such stories, which today's scientists and investigators are discovering.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Ghosts of the Presidential Library【電子書籍】[ A. A. Randazzo ]

＜p＞In this mystery thriller, a determined writer sets out to prove that the Resolute desk in the Oval Office in Washington D.C. is a fake. Annabelle knows where the genuine desk is and not only that. She believes lost souls haunt the desk.＜br /＞ The Resolute desk was made from the timbers of a nineteenth century British ship that sailed into the Arctic on a quest to find the Northwest Passage and the lost explorer, Sir John Franklin. Hopelessly trapped in the ice, her crew abandoned the ship. The HMS Resolute eventually broke free, sailing 1,200 miles in the treacherous icy waters.＜br /＞ Did the ship navigate by chance or did a ghost crew guide her?＜br /＞ Annabelle is a docent at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. The museum exhibits highlight the life and times of President Reagan including a replica room of the Oval Office containing a replica Resolute desk.＜br /＞ When unexplained and even dangerous events happen in the museum, Annabelle searches for clues within the desk's secret drawers and within its very timbers.＜br /＞ The curator, Rusty, overworked and nervous, brings together rare artifacts for an exhibit on the HMS Resolute and lost Arctic explorers. A prize relic of the Inuit is a mystical Wind-Maker Spirit mask whose powerful magic awakens spirits forgotten and forlorn.＜br /＞ Annabelle's feisty daughter, Whitney, a security guard at the museum, struggles with post-traumatic stress after her military service. She doesn't believe in ghosts until she becomes the target of a malevolent entity. Whitney's erratic mood swings threatens her sanity and her rocky romance with another guard, the handsome Alex, adds to the drama.＜br /＞ As Annabelle strives to solve the mystery of the Resolute desk, spirits evil and primitive arise endangering those she loves. Hidden within a long-lost world is the answer, if only the seekers can survive to find it.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Day the Music Died【電子書籍】[ Les MacDonald ]

＜p＞Behind the roaring crowds and the billion-dollar record deals are tales of solitude, anger, and depression. Readers are about to unearth these stories as author Les MacDonald brings nostalgia to every bookshelf with The Day the Music Died, his newly released book published through Xlibris. The Day the Music Died is a well-researched documentation of the different true stories of the persons whose names are forever etched in the history of music. Throughout, readers will get an intimate look into the deaths of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elvis Presley, Brian Jones, Bob Marley, John Lennon, George Harrison, Tupac Shakur, Nirvanas Kurt Cobain, Selena, Michael Jackson, and many more. As each of these artists permanently faded from the limelight, a new testimonial will be created to prove that their music lives on.＜/p＞ ＜p＞While some of our favorites may have lost their way at some point during their lifetimes, we must remember that there is one thing that the passage of time cannot erase . . . and that, my friends, is the music! shares the author.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】David Lean【電子書籍】[ Howard Maxford ]

＜p＞Oscar-winning director David Lean was responsible for some of the most enduring images in British cinema, including the romantic clinches between Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter and Pip's memorable dash across the marshes in Great expectations. Lean became renowned for his visual epics, painting the cinematic screen in such films as The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. Yet, despite the large canvas of these masterpieces, Lean never lost sight of the human story within them. In his study of Lean's career, Howard Maxford takes behind-the-scenes look at each of the director's films, chronicling their making and their subsequent reception by both audiences and critics. Lean's early work as a film editor, which led to his comission by Noel Coward to co-direct the landmark war drama In Which We Serve, is examined, along with Lean's self-imposed 14-year exile after a savage reception from critics to his penultimate film. His exile ended thriumphantly with the release of a Passage to India. Lean, the man away from the camera, is also revealed, including his six marriages and his strict Quaker upbringing. An informative critical guide, this David Lean companion offers a detailed examination of the work of one of cinema's true greats.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】P?I HLED?N? ZTRACEN?HO ?ASU P?ELO?IL PAN? THANDA MIA【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞In Search of Lost Time: A Masterpiece of Memory and Self-Discovery＜/p＞ ＜p＞Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time (? la recherche du temps perdu) is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest literary achievements of the 20th century. This monumental seven-volume novel intricately explores themes of memory, time, love, loss, and self-discovery through the introspective journey of its unnamed narrator.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At the heart of the novel lies Proust’s profound meditation on memory, exemplified by the iconic moment when the taste of a madeleine dipped in tea unexpectedly evokes a cascade of childhood recollections. This involuntary memory unlocks a deep exploration of how past experiences shape identity and perception, reinforcing the novel’s central theme that lost time can never be fully reclaimedーonly revisited through memory.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Published between 1913 and 1927, In Search of Lost Time remains a timeless reflection on human consciousness and the passage of time. Its intricate prose and philosophical depth continue to inspire readers, inviting each generation to immerse themselves in Proust’s unparalleled literary vision.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】"The Mystery of the Dark Cliff: Secrets, Sacrifice, and Redemption"【電子書籍】[ Arthur Anderson ]

＜p＞"In the depths of an ancient and mysterious castle, nestled at the highest point of the dark Cliff, lies a secret hidden for generations. Whispers of the night tell tales of redemption and sacrifice, while a dense fog envelops the dark town of Ostroford, the silent guardian of this enigmatic abode.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the tranquil village, where shadows seem to come to life, the arrival of Elsa, a young woman of light and mystery, will unleash a series of events that will change the destiny of all those who dare to venture into the mysteries of the dark Cliff.＜/p＞ ＜p＞William, the owner of the ancestral mansion, lives tormented by secrets that have haunted him since his youth. His wife, Alice, has tried to maintain peace at home, but the shadow of the unknown threatens to shatter their harmony. Meanwhile, Liam, the faithful caretaker, knows more about the dark corners of the mansion than he's willing to reveal.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Destiny intertwines strongly when Alexander, the son of William and Alice, finds love in Elsa, whose past is as enigmatic as the castle she now resides in. Emma, the mysterious housekeeper, keeps silent about dark secrets that could change everything, while Wilma, a distant relative, arrives for a visit and seems to have her own interest in the legacy of the dark Cliff.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A haunted mirror, living nightmares, and a secret passage to the unknown challenge the sanity of those who dare to confront the enigmas of the castle. Liberation or condemnation, sacrifice and ritual, are key pieces that form a macabre puzzle, whose consequences will affect not only those who reside in the castle but also all of Ostroford.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The final battle approaches, and as the thick fog penetrates the heart of the village, redemption seems as distant as it is elusive. But even in the deepest darkness, there is always a light that guides towards a new beginning.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will they unravel the secrets of the dark Cliff and find the hidden legacy that awaits in its depths? Or will the past, like lost memories, fade into eternity, letting the shadows reclaim what is theirs?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Embark on this thrilling tale of mystery and suspense, where truth is hidden in every corner, and redemption awaits in the hearts of the brave who face the enigmas of the dark Cliff."＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

古本, フィクション, 文学, 英語で予約する, 洋書【古本】 Seventh Day - Yu Hua (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 【紙書籍】 9780804172059

タイトル: Seventh Day著者: Yu Hua出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group出版日: 2016年01月26日古本良い。端の摩耗が中程度。製本状態良好。本文にマーキングがある場合があります。図書館から入手することもあります。リサイクル可能なアメリカ製の封筒で発送します。すべての注文に 100% 返金保証付き。Yang Fei was born on a train as it raced across the Chinese countryside. Lost by his mother, adopted by a young switchman, raised with simplicity and love, he is utterly unprepared for the changes that await him and his country. As a young man, he searches for a place to belong in a nation ceaselessly reinventing itself, but he remains on the edges of society. At forty-one, he meets an unceremonious death, and lacking the money for a burial plot, must roam the afterworld aimlessly. There, over the course of seven days, he encounters the souls of people he's lost. As he retraces the path of his life, we meet an extraordinary cast of characters: his adoptive father, his beautiful ex-wife, his neighbors who perished in the demolition of their homes. Vivid, urgent, and panoramic, Yang Fei's passage movingly traces the contours of his vast nation--its absurdities, its sorrows, and its soul. This searing novel affirms Yu Hua's place as the standard-bearer of Chinese fiction.

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Lead Like a Shepherd The Secret to Leading Well【電子書籍】[ Larry Osborne ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Pastor, author, and leadership consultant unpacks instruction for church leaders found in 1 Peter 5:1-4 where they are exhorted to shepherd the flock among them.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Some instruction is timeless. Regardless of the age in which we live, certain instruction carries no expiration on its relevance. Pastor, author, and leadership consultant, Larry Osborne has discovered this to be the case with instruction on how to be a good leader. The best, most practical advice comes from the Bible, and in particular, 1 Peter 5:1-4. It's in this short passage where leaders are exhorted to ＜em＞shepherd＜/em＞ the flock among them.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Unfortunately, most modern leaders have precious little experience tending sheep, and many of the implications that were well understood when Peter penned these words are lost on today's reader. Osborne finds the parallels to be numerous, well-worth reviewing and understanding anew.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A shepherd leads them to water even when they fear it. A shepherd never allows one sick lamb to destroy the flock. A shepherd lays down his life for his sheep . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞When leaders truly understand Peter's words of exhortation to lead like a shepherd, then they will begin to see the path that leads them to ＜em＞Leading Well＜/em＞.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Xenolith【電子書籍】[ Tony Sparrow ]

＜p＞Two lightly intertwined stories of strangers lost in strange lands.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lassoed, knocked down, face planted in the dirt ? best thing to happen to Frank Bowen in years. When wife Liz went missing in the wilds of Belize, the constables of San Ignacio could find no trace. Years later, on a pilgrimage to her remote 'grave,' Frank is abducted and whisked away to a place he can't identify, by people whose motives and origins baffle him. Could this be what happened to Liz?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Meanwhile, at a relay site in a New England mill town, a band of scouts from that world awaits passage home. In the wrong place at the wrong time, they discover dealings that would give access to Earth to their enemies. The only way to stop this conspiracy is to destroy the 'xenoliths' that regulate convergences between the worlds. Can they find their way home and prevent their war from spreading to a new battleground called Earth?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Guilt Of My Past The Kerrigan Kids, #9【電子書籍】[ W.J. May ]

＜p＞＜strong＞It's hard to see a cage until the door finally swings shut…＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Aria and her friends wake up after the deadly explosion, they realize the nightmare they thought was over has only just begun. The cards have finally been laid upon the table, and the evil they thought they'd been chasing, has been in front of them the entire time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Trapped in an underground bunker with no way out, the gang is locked in an epic struggle against their former mentorーa man whose plans for them are just getting off the ground.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Can they figure out his terrible secret? Can they find a way back home?＜/p＞ ＜p＞When the dust settles, will there even be a home to go back to…?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kerrigan Kids＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 1 - School of Potential＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 2 - Myths & Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 3 - Kith & Kin＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 4 - Playing With Power＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 5 - Line of Ancestry＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 6 - Descent of Hope＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 7 ? Illusion of Shadows＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 8 ? Frozen by the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 9 ? Guilt of My Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 10 ? Demise of Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 12 ? Deafened by the Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞READ THE WHOLE SERIES:＜br /＞ Prequel Series:＜br /＞ Christmas Before the Magic＜br /＞ Question the Darkness＜br /＞ Into the Darkness＜br /＞ Fight the Darkness＜br /＞ Alone in the Darkness＜br /＞ Lost in Darkness＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Series＜br /＞ Rae of Hope＜br /＞ Dark Nebula＜br /＞ House of Cards＜br /＞ Royal Tea＜br /＞ Under Fire＜br /＞ End in Sight＜br /＞ Hidden Darkness＜br /＞ Twisted Together＜br /＞ Mark of Fate＜br /＞ Strength & Power＜br /＞ Last One Standing＜br /＞ Rae of Light＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel＜br /＞ A Matter of Time＜br /＞ Time Piece＜br /＞ Second Chance＜br /＞ Glitch in Time＜br /＞ Our Time＜br /＞ Precious Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel＜br /＞ Living in the Past＜br /＞ Present for Today＜br /＞ Staring at the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kerrigan Chronicles＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stopping Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Passage of Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ticking Clock＜/p＞ ＜p＞Secrets in Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Time in the City＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ultimate Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May brings you a continuation of the international bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan! Come back and enjoy the famous characters, or step into the series right here. You won't be disappointed!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Memory Stays (And in Such Detail)【電子書籍】[ Alexander Pullar ]

＜p＞With the passing of time, family history can become a vague distant memory, disconnected to present-day affairs. If passed by word of mouth through the generations, family matters will ultimately erode and disappear, or at best, become blurred in favour of the current bias teller. Hence, the true past will fade into obscurity and be lost forever. This book is an attempt to preserve the authentic history of two Dundee families through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the “Pullar’s of the Hilltown” and the McElroy’s of Dallfield Walk. Hence, preventing their loss to the abrasive passage of time. However, this is not simply a glimpse into their everyday lives. It is set against a profile of local, national, and international affairs, and, in so doing attempts to clarify the significant effects of such events on the lives of simple working people. Not only is it a biography of both my parents and their respective families, but it reflects the consequences of such events that many similar poverty ridden families had to endure, during a period of Britain’s supreme industrial might and prosperity. Therefore, it echoes a bygone age in the history of this ancient city, which tells of a time when life was hard and often short. But it also tells of an age when people had time for each other, time to stop, time to speak, and time to listen.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Lady Alone A Lady - A Boat - Alone【電子書籍】[ Steven Amory Twitty ]

＜p＞One woman's struggle for survival at sea alone on a forty-foot sailboat. Those souls who sail or have sailed know how easily a safe and comfortable passage can be plunged from a satisfying sense of control into a harrowing struggle in a brief moment of time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Lady Alone＜/em＞ is a "must have" addition to any adventure library, a tribute to those souls who have conquered their fear to overcome deteriorating calamities far beyond their limits.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Joan Mackland, a twenty-three year old Kiwi with no previous sailing experience, makes a bold statement of independence by becoming sole crew on a forty-foot sloop named, Atmosphere, bound from Guam to Hong Kong. On the high seas, life on board Atmosphere becomes routine, but in a nighttime storm in the middle of the Western Pacific Ocean, the captain is lost overboard, and Joan is thrown headlong into a desperate search that deteriorates into her own survival made more untenable by rookie mistakes that all but doom her and the boat.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack (Illustrated)【電子書籍】[ Elisha Kent Kane ]

＜p＞I＜br /＞ T was in the summer of 1845 that Sir John Franklin undertook his fourth voyage into the Arctic regions, in search of a northwest passage, and disappeared forever in that icy waste.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Franklin’s two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, were supposed to be provisioned for three years. When this interval had passed without word of the daring navigator there was grave fear that he had met with disaster. Then began an unparalleled series of search and relief expeditions, public and private, English and American: five separate ones in 1848, three in 1849, ten in 1850, two in 1851, nine in 1852, five in 1853, two in 1854, one in 1855, and one in 1857.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among the earliest of these was one from the United States, known as the first Grinnell expedition, which left New York in May, 1848. Lady Franklin had appealed to the President of the United States to enlist his countrymen as a “kindred people, to join heart and hand in the enterprise of snatching the lost navigators from a dreary grave.” Accordingly a bill was introduced in Congress to fit out an expedition for this purpose; but the process of legislation was too slow to provide vessels and equipment in the short time that was left for such a venture.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At this juncture a New York merchant, Henry Grinnell, outfitted two of his own vessels for the service and proffered them gratuitously to our government. They were at once accepted under a joint resolution of Congress, and the President was authorized to detail officers and men from the navy to man the ships＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tannh?user: A Story of All Time【電子書籍】[ Aleister Crowley ]

＜p＞As, after long observation and careful study, the biologist sees that what at first seemed isolated and arbitrary acts are really part of a series of regular changes, and presently has the life-history of the being that he is examining clear from Alpha to Omega in his mind; as, during a battle, the relative importance of its various incidents is lost, the more so owing to the excitement and activity of the combatant, and to the fact that he is himself involved in the vicissitudes which he may have set himself to observe; while even for the commander, though the smoke-pall may lift now and again to show some brilliant charge or desperate hand-to-hand struggle, he may fail to grasp its significance in his dispositions; or indeed find it to be quite unexpected and foreign to his calculations; yet a few years or months later the same battle may be lucidly, tersely, and connectedly described, so that a child is able to follow its varying fortunes with delight and comprehension: just so has my own observation of a life-history more subtle, a battle more terrible, been at last co-ordinated: I can view the long struggle from a standpoint altogether complete, calm, and philosophical; and the result of this review is the present story of Tannh?user, just as the isolated and often apparently contradictory incidents of the fight were recorded in that jungle of chaotic emotions which I printed under the title of “The Soul of Osiris,” calling it a history so that my readers might discover for themselves (if they chose to take the trouble) the real continuity in the apparent disjointedness. The history of any man who seriously and desperately dares to force a passage into the penetralia of nature; not with the calm philosophy of the scientist, but with the burning conviction that his immortal destiny is at stake; must be a strange one: to me at least strangely attractive. The constant illusions; the many disappointments; the bitter earnestness of the man amid the grim humour, or more often sheer cacchination of his surroundings; all the bestial mockery of the baffling fiends; the still more hideous mockery in which the Powers of Good themselves seem to indulge; doubt of the reality of that which he seeks; doubt even of the seeker; the irony of the whole strife: are fascinating to me as they are, I make no doubt, to the majority of mankind. This is the subtler form of that mental bewilderment which the Greek Tragedians were so fond of depicting; as subtle in effect, yet grosser in its determining factors. For we are thus changed from the times of Sophocles and Euripides; that the fixed ideas of morality and religion which they employed as the motives of pathos or of horror are now shattered. Ibsen, otherwise in spirit and style purely Greek, and dealing as the Greeks did with the emotions of the soul, has realised the changed and infinitely more complex conditions of life; our self-appointed spiritual guides notwithstanding, or, rather, withstanding in vain. Consequently it is impossible any more to divine whether virtue or vice (as understood of old) will cause the irreparable catastrophe which is the one element of drama which we may still (in the work of a modern dramatist) await with any degree of confidence.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Passage Of A Desolate Woman (The Winds of Misery Victorian Romance #2) (A Family Saga Novel) The Winds of Misery, #2【電子書籍】[ Dorothy Green ]

＜p＞＜em＞She needs money. He has stolen riches.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞She refuses the criminal life. But can she refuse him?＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a starving family relying on her, Jennifer must grow up… ＜em＞fast.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞She must take a chance at a hard life in London.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But along the way, danger finds her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Lost and injured in the Black Forest, she comes face to face with…＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Jacob Leary, the Black Bandit＜/p＞ ＜p＞He finds her intriguing but too young for his desires.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He will wait until she heals and sends her on her way.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His secret is too dangerous ? too dark for one so young.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞So … Jennifer arrives in London…＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The workhouse is more miserable than one could imagine.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Orphans die from overwork.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Housing is horrid.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞She must do something to change it.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞She finds solace in the rebellious Labour Party protests.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But protests turn dark and perilous.＜/p＞ ＜p＞She trusts the wrong people and that puts her in grave danger.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Imprisoned, her life is forever changed.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞But＜/em＞ … there is one who lives outside the law that could help her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Black Bandit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will he come to her aid in this crucial time?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will she accept him for who he is?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Or will the criminal life keep them forever apart?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Across Frozen Seas Northwest Passage, #4【電子書籍】[ John Wilson ]

＜p＞＜em＞"High adventure, terrifying danger, close friendship, family troubles faced and resolved, and a dash of the mystical or supernatural: this novel for teens has it all."＜/em＞ Canada Book Review Annual.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fed by his grandfather's stories, Dave Young dreams of one day visiting the Canadian Arctic. It's a childish fascination, until the dreams become so vivid that Dave has difficulty telling them from reality. By day he is a small-town boy living in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, struggling with arguing parents and difficulties at school, but by night he is David Young, a cabin boy on HMS Erebus, one of Sir John Franklin's doomed exploration ships. When his dreams intensify, the line between Dave in Humboldt and David on the Erebus gradually disappears. As sailors fall sick, threaten mutiny and become lost in the wilderness, Dave/David and his only friend George must summon all their courage to survive the threats of starvation and exposure in a race against time and the elements. With both boys lost in a blizzard the truest test of their friendship is at hand. Will they be able to find each other in timeーand will Dave be able to find his way back to his own time?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"…the facts of the Franklin voyage are made visceral and real for a new generation of armchair historians/explorers."＜/em＞ーSusan PerrinーGlobe and Mail＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"As both lives reel toward the dream's conclusion, the desperation is palpable. The denouement, in both worlds, is an eternity of tension-filled terror that is over in a heartbeat. John Wilson's use of dream travel to explore and examine creatively the Franklin Expedition keeps the reader turning the pages right to the last."＜/em＞ Prairie Fire＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"Time travel with a twistーa fascinating glimpse into the ill-fated Franklin Expedition."＜/em＞ Julie Lawson＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"…meticulously researched, cleverly-crafted and imaginatively too, absorbing for history lovers of all ages."＜/em＞ Marion Woodson＜/p＞ ＜p＞Honour Book, 1998 Sheila A. Egoff Award for Children's Literature and Finalist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Claimed by the Alien Enforcer Portals to Chavirlea, #1【電子書籍】[ Christa Ann ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Some Secrets refuse to remain hidden...＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Talis' job as Lead Enforcer of the planet Chavirlea's northern ruling family is to protect his people. Sent to investigate an inter-parallel portal activation, he soon discovers that someone not only activated the doorway but has passed through the once dormant passage. His continued investigation leads him to an unexpected discoveryーan injured human woman.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Carly Williams's vacation to a remote cabin becomes a science fiction nightmare when she stumbles across a portal, gets too close, and falls through it. No longer on Earth, she is lost, alone, and terrified after being attacked by an alien-looking wolf fox. Carly quickly decides wild alien animals are the least of her worries when she is captured by Talis, the handsome alien who finds her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Now, they are on the run. Talis knows whoever is tracking them wants to ensure their secrets remain hidden. Can he and Carly put their differences aside and work together to uncover the truth, or will the ancient secrets they have discovered die with them?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Battle-fields of Ireland from 1688 to 1691: Including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and the Boyne【電子書籍】[ John Boyle ]

＜p＞Few monarchs ever ascended the English throne under more unfavorable auspices than James II. Though he reached it in the order of legitimate right, it was at a time when the monarchy of England was well-nigh divested of its most vital prerogatives, and when the voice of the sovereign had little more weight in the national councils than that of any ordinarily dissentient member; and to this were superadded rivalries, jealousies, and hatreds, which having their sources in remoter times, gathered strength like the rivers, and grew deeper and darker in their course. As a representative of Scottish royalty, he inherited many a bitter memory from Bannockburn to Flodden, and as a descendant of the unfortunate Mary, he was an object of hatred to the old reform families of England, with whom her persecutor, Elizabeth, was still a hallowed memory; he was a grandson of James I., whom neither the acquisition of a kingdom, nor the confiscation of Ireland,ーso grateful to every English adventurer,ーcould redeem from national contempt; a son of Charles I., whom the revolutionary elements evoked in Church and State by the pedantry of his father, had brought to the scaffold; and brother to the second Charles, one of the most indolent and dissolute monarchs that ever disgraced a throne. Through the last three reigns, the name of Stuart had been a term of distrust or hatred, both to the High Church party of England, and the fanatics of Scotland; but through some unaccountable cause, it had one, and only one, abiding-place,ーthe heart of Catholic Ireland,ーwhose people, through every phase of that dynasty, had experienced nothing but treachery, confiscation, and proscription. Other circumstances, too, though of a domestic nature, tended to establish the unpopularity of James, and to raise up difficulties in his road to royalty. In 1671, his wife, the Duchess of York, though nominally a Protestant, died in communion with the Catholic Church, and from that time forward he himself made open profession of Catholicity. Towards the beginning of 1673 he was married to Mary of Modena, a Catholic, and the daughter of a royal house then in close alliance with France. The Parliament, which met shortly after, expressed great indignation at this event, and gave practical effect to its resentment. A declaration of indulgence which had been issued by Charles in 1671, granting to dissenters from the High Church the public observance of their religion, and to Roman Catholics the right to hear Mass in private houses, was censured, and repealed in its application to the Catholics. In this session was also passed the "Test Act," which continued in full legal force down to the reign of George IV., and which, with some modifications, is virtually observed at the present day. By the passage of this act, every Catholic official in the realm was removed, and the Duke of York lost the command of the British navy, in which he had won high distinction, and which he had brought to a greater degree of efficiency than it had hitherto known. These and similar marks of disapprobation were specially meant for James, who was then heir-presumptive, and showed him the dangers that beset his way to the throne. He, however, continued on unwavering in his principles, while every exercise of conscience on his part was met by a check on the king's prerogative, or a direct censure on himself. But when it became known, after the demise of Charles, that he, too, had received the last sacraments at the hands of a Catholic priest, and that James had been instrumental in the conversion of his reprobate brother, the rage of the High Church party knew no bounds, and their denunciations were echoed through every recusant party in the land.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Feisty Ladies & Handsome Rogues: A Collection of 5 Steamy Novella Length Historical Romances【電子書籍】[ Heather Sunnydale ]

＜p＞Feisty Ladies & Handsome Rogues: A Collection of 5 Steamy Novella Length Historical Romances＜/p＞ ＜p＞Please note that each of these stories can all be bought as a standalone single Novella＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Disobedient Ward＜br /＞ Miss Charlotte Wright is a grown woman fully capable of looking after her own affairs, as such she sees no reason whatsoever why should be assigned a guardian to teach her to be a lady, no matter how devilishly handsome and broody he happens to be. She remains determined, there is no way on earth that she is going to obey her warden’s every word and command no matter what he may believe!＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Lady & Rake At Sea＜br /＞ Miss Olivia Pearson would do anything to escape her current life, including it seems running away to take passage on a ship heading for America.＜br /＞ Then as if her circumstances are not dramatic enough she goes on to appeal to a wickedly handsome gentleman and rake by the name of Mr Christopher Garret.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At The Earl’s Bidding＜br /＞ Chloe has little tolerance for the Jonathan, the Earl of Chichester. She finds him insufferable in the way he acts so superior, arrogant and self-righteous, despite his handsome and charming exterior. The last thing she wants is for him to watch over her, as he becomes assigned to do at the court ruling against her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Lost Lady＜br /＞ Ava finds herself badly hurt and alone out on the moorlands waiting for death to claim her, but it seems that this not be her cruel fate.＜br /＞ For her path is to cross with the very dashing and broody Lord Donaldson, after which point both their lives will be forever changed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Return of the Viscount＜br /＞ Lord Dulwich has never forgiven or forgotten his forced swift departure from his homeland or the reason behind it due to Alison, the comely daughter of his father’s live-in mistress. But now he is determined to get his revenge on his return to his home.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Heartfelt Romances Bundle: Forever Sweethearts¥Passions on Maui¥Love Aboard the Titanic¥Billy the Kid’s Wife¥Love at the Fair【電子書籍】[ R. Barri Flowers ]

＜p＞Heartfelt Romances Bundle contains the complete bestselling contemporary romance by author R. Barri Flowers, Forever Sweethearts, and four heartfelt romance short stories, including Passions on Maui, Love Aboard the Titanic, Billy the Kid’s Wife, and Love at the Fair.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Forever Sweethearts＜br /＞ In the time honored tradition of such beloved novels as Bridges of Madison County, The Notebook, The Lost Valentine, Summer Harbor, and Class Reunion, as well as the hit movie with Meryl Streep, Hope Springs, comes a nostalgic, poignant tale of college sweethearts, young love gone awry, second chances, and new beginnings, from bestselling author R. Barri Flowers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Taylor Holland and Vaughn Mitchell, former lovers at Michigan State University, reunite after 25 years on a reality TV show and rekindle their romance. Is love better the second time around? Or is there too much water under the bridge to find the magic again?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Forever Sweethearts will remind readers of other heartwarming relationship novels written by some of today's bestselling authors such as Kristin Hannah, Richard Paul Evans, Danielle Steel, Nicholas Sparks, Barbara Delinsky, Nicholas Evans, and Jodi Picoult.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Passions on Maui (Short Story)＜br /＞ A romance tale where a web designer and hula dancer find love and passion in Maui, Hawaii and try to hang onto it forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Love aboard the Titanic (Short Story)＜br /＞ A tale of an ill-fated romance aboard the Titanic. An American woman boards the luxury liner for passage back to New York, where she meets and falls for a fellow American, leading to a night of passion. When the ship runs into an iceberg, a promising future for the young couple is anything but certain.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Billy the Kid’s Wife (Short Story)＜br /＞ A time travel romance. When a modern day historical romance writer rents a cabin in Sky Creek, Colorado, a strange dog shows up, along with a handsome man and a young boy. She soon comes to realize that the man is the onetime outlaw known as Billy the Kid, and that the corridors of time have merged, offering her two very different lives.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Love at the Fair (Short Story)＜br /＞ A touching romance where a jazz singer and artist connect at the state fair. Sparks into flames, and much more.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Praise for R. Barri Flowers＜/p＞ ＜p＞"R. Barri Flowers writes with the passion and knowledge of someone who truly knows his craft." -- Allison Leotta, bestselling author＜/p＞ ＜p＞"R. Barri Flowers always relates an engrossing story." -- Robert Scott, author＜/p＞ ＜p＞“A good romance...highly recommend.” ? Amazon reader on Love Aboard the Titanic＜/p＞ ＜p＞"An exquisitely rich and masterfully constructed mystery." -- Jon Land, bestselling author on Murder in Honolulu＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Vividly written, this book holds the reader's attention and speeds along." -- Romantic Times on Justice Served＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Gripping writing, wonderfully rounded characters you really care about, and vivid locations." -- Peter James, bestselling author on Murder in Maui＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Flowers once again has written a page-turner legal thriller that begins with a bang and rapidly moves along to its final page." -- Midwest Book Review on State’s Evidence＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Bangkok Bound: The Meaning of Friendship【電子書籍】[ Shane Wiggand ]

＜p＞The course of life is unexpected, with an essentially beautiful blend of friendships intertwining to bloom into unforgettable moments for a lifetime so that one can extract the cherishable connections that time can't erase.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In Shane Wiggand's book "Bangkok Bound: The Meaning of Friendship, a familiar trance revolves around Bangkok's vibrant scene and gives way to a trip of adventure, nostalgia, and second chances.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Xander and Isabella, two old friends, arrive in Thailand hoping to reconnect, but their trip takes surprising turns from the very moment they land-beginning with a lost bag that compels them into an impromptu shopping spree in the heart of the city.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Wiggand brilliantly grasps Bangkok's chaotic beauty, from bustling markets and towering malls to peaceful parks and ancient temples.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Here, readers are carried through hidden alleyways, rooftop gyms, and riverside hotels, immersing themselves in a city where past and present collide.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each encounter, whether with street vendors, lost luggage agents, or old acquaintances, intensifies Xander and Isabella's complicated relationship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The magic herein takes place with shared experiences, quiet contemplations, and lively nights of music and dancing. However, Xander and Isabella must resolve whether their friendship can withstand the passage of time or if they are merely tourists in each other's lives.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Swann's Way【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞In "Swann's Way," the first volume of Marcel Proust's monumental work "In Search of Lost Time," the narrative unfolds through a vivid exploration of memory, love, and the complexities of time. Proust's literary style is notable for its intricate, flowing sentences and deep psychological insight, employing a stream-of-consciousness technique that immerses readers in the protagonist's introspective journey. Set against the backdrop of late 19th and early 20th-century France, the novel intricately weaves together themes of desire, social status, and the ephemeral nature of art and beauty, exemplified through the character Charles Swann's obsession with Odette de Crecy. Marcel Proust, a French novelist and essayist, was influenced by his own experiences of love, loss, and the passage of time, as well as the social dynamics of Parisian society. His aristocratic background, combined with his acute sensitivity and detail-oriented perception, allowed him to capture the nuances of human emotion and perception. Proust's own struggles with illness and the search for meaning in everyday existence further shaped his literary vision, transforming personal reflections into universal themes that resonate deeply. "Swann's Way" is a seminal work that beckons readers to engage deeply with its rich prose and profound themes. It is highly recommended for anyone seeking a transformative literary experience that not only captivates the intellect but also touches the heart, inviting thoughtful contemplation on the nature of memory and the intricacies of love.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Frequency of Magic【電子書籍】[ Anthony Joseph ]

＜p＞Raphael earns his living as a butcher in a hillside village in rural Trinidad. He is also a would-be author, but there have been so many distractions to the novel he has been writing for forty-one years that many of the characters have lost patience and gone off to do their own thing. But somehow, miraculously, the novel, as Raphael has planned it in one hundred chapters of a thousand words, seems to write itself...＜br /＞ Time in this richly ambitious and multi-levelled novel is both circular and simultaneous, but moving, as Raphael ages, towards a sense of dissolution both of persons and of the culture of the village. But if there is a tragic realism about the passage of time, there is also a constant aliveness in the novel's love affair with the language of Creole Trinidad with its poetic inventiveness and wit, with the improvisatory sounds of jazz and the undimmed urge of the villagers to create meaning in their lives. Above all, there is Raphael's belief that in the making of his fiction, however messy and disobedient its materials, art can both challenge the destructive passage of time and make us see reality afresh.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hearts On The Line【電子書籍】[ Margaret Daley ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A policewoman finds herself falling for a man whose family is targeted by a psychopath in this inspirational romantic suspense.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Officer Rebecca Hilliard knows how to deescalate a dangerous situationーher training as a negotiator makes her a much-needed asset to the Colorado Springs police department. But when she begins spending time around Quinn Montgomery, nothing can stop the tumult of her feelings for him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Quinn Montgomery put his heart at risk onceーand lost. But being around Becca is causing his guard to slipーa situation made all the more hazardous by the madman targeting the people closest to him. Quinn is going to need to summon all his faith to get through this perilous passage . . .＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack【電子書籍】[ Elisha Kent Kane ]

＜p＞This is a history of an expedition to the Arctic in search of a lost team that was written by one of the crewmen on the subsequent searches. From the intro:＜/p＞ ＜p＞“IT was in the summer of 1845 that Sir John Franklin undertook his fourth voyage into the Arctic regions, in search of a northwest passage, and disappeared forever in that icy waste.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Franklin’s two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, were supposed to be provisioned for three years. When this interval had passed without word of the daring navigator there was grave fear that he had met with disaster. Then began an unparalleled series of search and relief expeditions, public and private, English and American: five separate ones in 1848, three in 1849, ten in 1850, two in 1851, nine in 1852, five in 1853, two in 1854, one in 1855, and one in 1857.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among the earliest of these was one from the United States, known as the first Grinnell expedition, which left New York in May, 1848. Lady Franklin had appealed to the President of the United States to ≪ 8 ≫enlist his countrymen as a “kindred people, to join heart and hand in the enterprise of snatching the lost navigators from a dreary grave.” Accordingly a bill was introduced in Congress to fit out an expedition for this purpose; but the process of legislation was too slow to provide vessels and equipment in the short time that was left for such a venture.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Finders Keepers【電子書籍】[ Lynn Wood ]

＜p＞Stunning, willful Lady Melissa of Saxony refuses to kneel before the Norman invaders, so she slips away from her ancestral home through a secret passage in the old keep only to find herself at the mercy of the very enemy she is attempting to escape. Now she must decide if she can trust her heart to a Norman lord. Can she truly believe Luke’s profession of love? Or is he deceiving her, intent on exacting vengeance for her part in his brother’s death?＜/p＞ ＜p＞…A Last Request＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Is it true a man cannot deny a friend a dying wish?”＜br /＞ “Certainly I would find it very difficult, if not impossible, to do so.”＜br /＞ “And are we friends, Luke?” Her voice was barely a whisper across the small distance separating their mouths. His head was bent close to hers so she wouldn’t exhaust herself lifting her own off the pallet to be nearer to him.＜br /＞ “Yes, Melissa, I hope you may think of me as your friend.”＜br /＞ “Then I have a favor to ask of you, Luke. A last request. A dying request.”＜br /＞ “What is it? If it is within my power, I swear to you I will grant your bid.”＜br /＞ Her lips curved triumphantly as he fell nicely into her trap. “You swear?”＜br /＞ “Yes, on my honor as a knight. I vow I will see your appeal through.”＜br /＞ “Come closer so I may whisper my appeal in your ear. It is rather embarrassing to speak the words out loud. I certainly would not want one of your men to overhear.”＜br /＞ Curious, Luke bent closer, thinking to reassure her about the impossibility of his men overhearing. Her voice was so soft he was having trouble hearing her from only inches away. Then her lips brushed against his ear and he lost his ability to think of anything else. When he was able to recover his wits long enough to wrap his mind around the favor she sought from him, he assumed he must be the one suffering from the effects of fever. He almost reached up his hand to check if his own head burned. Melissa could not have possibly just asked him the entreaty he would swear she just whispered in his ear. He must be hallucinating. Perhaps her fever was not caused by her injuries, but was from some dreaded disease that just happened to strike at the same time as his brother’s assault on her, and now seemed intent on making him its next victim.＜br /＞ “Luke?” The hope in her voice should have sounded pitiful to him, yet it sent his manly passions surging through his body. In the space of a moment, he was fully aroused and the palms of his hands were damp with sweat. He thrust an impatient hand through his hair. What the hell was wrong with him? He needed to remove himself from this cave. The walls were starting to close in around him. He needed to get away from Melissa’s feminine scent. The one he was suddenly so profoundly, so achingly aware of.＜br /＞ Melissa reached up to brush a stray lock of his shoulder-length hair from his face. At her soft touch he jerked away from her hand as if she held a branding iron. “You promised me, Luke. You gave me your word of honor as a knight.”＜br /＞ Luke looked down at her with wild eyes. “You cannot be serious. I am absolutely certain I misunderstood you. Believe me you do not want to know what I imagined I heard you just ask me.”＜br /＞ Melissa smiled at the panicked expression she read in Luke’s eyes. In their brief acquaintance she witnessed those same eyes filled with pity, outrage, indignation, even sputtering with rage and injured male pride, but never had she seen him as overset as he was in the present moment. “Did you imagine I confessed to you I did not wish to die a virgin?”＜br /＞ He covered her mouth with his hand to keep any more such confessions from spilling out. “Would you mind keeping your voice down? I am certain any of my men would be only too happy to oblige your wish.”＜br /＞ She pushed his hand away from her lips. “But I do not want any of your men to oblige me. I want you.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Starlit Passage: The Ferryman Of Lost Souls【電子書籍】[ Tania Wiwczor ]

＜p＞“Guided by the Stars, Souls Find Passage” draws you into a fantastical and eerie underworldーa realm shrouded in mist and filled with the wails of vengeful spirits, a chaotic place where lost souls wander aimlessly.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fang Jin, a soul guide blessed with extraordinary talent and burdened by a painful past, makes a quiet yet powerful entrance. Holding a softly glowing soul banner and with resolute eyes, he moves through the liminal space between life and death, bearing the solemn duty of leading lost spirits to their final place of rest.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Every soul-guiding mission is a harrowing adventure. In an ancient, haunted mansion, spirits that have lingered for over a century cry out their tales of injustice. Ghostly visions of past love, hatred, and betrayal rise from the shadows, and Fang Jin must use his supernatural abilities and keen intellect to unravel the knots of lingering obsessions within each soul. Should he fail, he risks being devoured by the very grudges he seeks to releaseーdoomed for eternity.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a battlefield soaked with blood, where the souls of fallen soldiers still roam, anguish and fear intertwine into a raging storm that threatens to derail the ritual. The tense and thrilling confrontations that follow will have your heart pounding, immersing you completely as you journey alongside Fang Jin into peril and beyond.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Ripples from the Wave: After the 2004 Tsunami【電子書籍】[ Sandra Sweeney ]

＜p＞On 26 December 2004, Australian ex-pat, Craig Baxter, drowned in the tsunami that engulfed Phi Phi Island, Thailand. He was one of some 270,000 souls over several continents who lost their lives that day in a matter of hours.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Craig's Thai bride of nine months, Maliwan, was pregnant but miraculously survived. She still bears the physical and emotional scars of the worst natural disaster in recent history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Maliwan accepted her mother-in-law Sandra's offer to help raise the child in Australia, life took a dramatic new direction for them both. The decade after the tsunami was a steep learning curve for the two women of different generations and cultures who shared no common language.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The story includes Sandra's observations as a farang in three rites of passage in Thailand: her son's traditional wedding, his funeral only nine months later, and the birth of his and Maliwan's child.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The narrative is laced with humour, as misunderstandings lead to frustrations that are set aside in the interests of Demi, Australia's littlest tsunami survivor.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。