The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-Hermine in the Age of Napoleon

In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the ‘gentlemen adventurers’ – the fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as he came to grips with Eskimo life. Beautifully written, inspiring and funny, this is a boy’s own story that captures a world that is lost forever.Please note that this edition does not include illustrations.Every boy dreams of adventures, but few have the courage or opportunity to make them a reality. When the Great Depression began to bite straitened finances forced the Maurice family to leave Britain. Edward was faced with a stark choice: to follow his mother and elder siblings to farm in New Zealand, or pursue an uncertain future as an apprentice fur trader among the Eskimos. Preferring to make his own destiny, he signed up for five years at the princely sum of fifty pence a week, packing up the two spoons that remained of his inheritance to become one of the last ever 'gentleman adventurers'.Life in Baffin Land was harsh: there was no telephone, no radio communication, only one annual visit from the supply ship to keep in contact with the outside world. But it was also one of tremendous excitement. Under the expert tutelage of his drunken boss, Geordie, Edward learnt to build igloos, hunt polar bears and survive the myriad difficulties of Northern existence. Despite Geordie’s warnings against becoming too involved with ‘the natives’ (and Geordie had taken one for a wife) the young boy became fascinated with the mythic Eskimo culture, learning the language and forming close friendships. After three years, he was sent to his own outpost, where, alone, he had to save the community from illness and starvation, as well as teach them English and contend with the amorous attentions of the local ladies.In charming, timeless prose ‘The Last of the Gentlemen Adventurers’ transports the reader to worlds that are now forever inaccessible. It is at once a vivid portrait of a unique society and the moving, often hilarious story of an unforgettable young man determined to triumph over every circumstance.

The first year of the rest of her life?A tipsy confession of infidelity during their engagement hadn’t been the best start to Sarah’s marriage. It had taken Paul O’Brian five years to propose, and even then he’d made only occasional guest appearances in Sarah’s bed – so how could he complain?Now, five years and one child later, Paul had decided it was time to cut their losses. What had happened to them? Weren’t they once the perfect couple? Thrown into a state of denial, then self-doubt, followed by determination not to go under without a fight, Sarah is catapulted into an unforgettable last year of being married.“Tucker tackles infidelity and sexual repression with aplomb. ” Mirror

A tipsy confession of infidelity during their engagement hadn’t been the best start to Sarah’s marriage.It had taken Paul O’Brian five years to propose, and even then he’d made only occasional guest appearances in Sarah’s bed – so how could he complain? Now, five years and one child later, Paul had decided it was time to cut their losses. What had happened to them? Weren’t they once the perfect couple? Thrown into a state of denial, then self-doubt, followed by determination not to go under without a fight, Sarah is catapulted into an unforgettable last year of being married.“Tucker tackles infidelity and sexual repression with aplomb” Mirror

Rescued – in the nick of time!Sebastien Castellano, high-flying CEO extraordinaire, may bring some much-needed excitement to Ella’s sleepy French village, but Ella is sceptical about why the prodigal city-playboy has finally returned home after all these years. Her little boy doesn’t care – dazzled by the sheen of Seb’s aviators and glamorous gadgets, he thinks Seb is cooler than his favourite superhero! Too gorgeous for his own good, more like.But as the long hot summer begins, and Ella gets to know the real Seb behind his guarded fa?ade, she has to admit he does have some superhero qualities! Ella has grown so used to living life as a single mum that she’s almost forgotten how much fun the ‘single’ part can be…

Rescued – in the nick of time!Sebastien Castellano, high-flying CEO extraordinaire, may bring some much-needed excitement to Ella’s sleepy French village, but Ella is sceptical about why the prodigal city-playboy has finally returned home after all these years. Her little boy doesn’t care – dazzled by the sheen of Seb’s aviators and glamorous gadgets, he thinks Seb is cooler than his favourite superhero! Too gorgeous for his own good, more like.But as the long hot summer begins, and Ella gets to know the real Seb behind his guarded fa?ade, she has to admit he does have some superhero qualities! Ella has grown so used to living life as a single mum that she’s almost forgotten how much fun the ‘single’ part can be…

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (first published in 1826) is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known to contemporary readers. It is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War, and tells the story of transportation of the two daughters of Colonel Munro, Alice and Cora, from the upper New York wilderness to a safe destination. The novel was widely popular in its days and is often regarded as Cooper's greatest masterpiece.

Poradnik ten to szczeg?łowy opis przejścia czterech historycznych kampanii single player jednej z najpopularniejszych strategii czasu rzeczywistego – Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Age of Empires II: The Age of the Kings – Single Player – poradnik do gry zawiera poszukiwane przez graczy tematy i lokacje jak m.in. O poradniku O walce O rozwoju O klawiaturze An Arabian Knight (Kampania Saladyna) Wstęp (Kampania Dżyngis Chana) An Unlikely Messiah (Kampania Joanny D'Arc) Crucible (Kampania Dżyngis Chana) Into China (Kampania Dżyngis Chana) The Cleansing of the Loire (Kampania Joanny D'Arc) Informacja o grze Druga część znanej i popularnej serii gier strategicznych. Przenosimy się w niej do Średniowiecza, aby przejąć władzę nad jedną z kilkunastu cywilizacji i poprowadzić ją do zwycięstwa. Sukces możemy odnieść na kilka sposob?w – np. budując potęgę militarną lub ekonomiczną. Tw?rcy tytułu wprowadzili do niego wiele nowych rozwiązań względem pierwowzoru. Gra Age of Empires II: The Age of the Kings, dobrze przyjęta zar?wno przez krytyk?w, jak i graczy, to przedstawiciel gatunku gier strategicznych. Tytuł wydany został w Polsce w 1999 roku i dostępny jest na platformach: PC, PS2. Wersja językowa oficjalnie dystrybuowana na terenie kraju to: angielska.

An inexperienced English rose – at the Italian Count’s mercy! With some trepidation Meg Imsey is travelling to Tuscany. Hired by an aged aristocrat for her horticultural skills, shy Meg intends to hide away in the greenhouses. But that’s before she meets her new boss… Since his father’s death, Gianni has worn his new title warily.Much is expected of the Conte di Castelfino – not least the need to marry and produce an heir. So it could almost be seen as fate that this English rose has arrived – na?ve, nervous, and at his command!

The ultimate story of escape to riches, revenge and redemption by ‘the Napoleon of storytellers’.Falsely accused of treason, Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding night and imprisoned in the grim island fortress of Chateau d’If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabuouls treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and uses it to exact revenge on those responsible for his incarceration.The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas’ novels present a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero’s ultimate doscomfort with the hubristic implications of his own actions. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, The Count of Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantes, believing himself to be an Angel of Providence, pursuing his vengeance to the bitter end before realising that he himself is a victim of fate.

Jeśli kilkakrotnie przeszedłeś już grę do końca i pragniesz czegoś więcej – oznacza to, że nadszedł czas na godzinę pr?by – czas zmierzyć się z żywym przeciwnikiem i sprawdzić jak dobrym jesteś strategiem. Ten poniższy poradnik jest właśnie dla Ciebie! Age of Empires II: The Age of the Kings – Multiplayer – poradnik do gry zawiera poszukiwane przez graczy tematy i lokacje jak m.in. Bizantyjczycy Brytyjczycy Celtowie Chińczycy Frankowie Strategie gry Informacja o grze Druga część znanej i popularnej serii gier strategicznych. Przenosimy się w niej do Średniowiecza, aby przejąć władzę nad jedną z kilkunastu cywilizacji i poprowadzić ją do zwycięstwa. Sukces możemy odnieść na kilka sposob?w – np. budując potęgę militarną lub ekonomiczną. Tw?rcy tytułu wprowadzili do niego wiele nowych rozwiązań względem pierwowzoru. Gra Age of Empires II: The Age of the Kings, dobrze przyjęta zar?wno przez krytyk?w, jak i graczy, to przedstawiciel gatunku gier strategicznych. Tytuł wydany został w Polsce w 1999 roku i dostępny jest na platformach: PC, PS2. Wersja językowa oficjalnie dystrybuowana na terenie kraju to: angielska.