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Author : Herbert Ernest Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Bomber pilots
ISBN : OCLC:1154840789
Author : Herbert Ernest Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Bomber pilots
ISBN : LCCN:86156013
Author : Herbert Ernest Bates,Nigel Havers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59602886
Author : H. E. Bates
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781839741142
Fair Stood the Wind for France, first published in 1944, is author H. E. Bates' fictional account of a downed English bomber-pilot and his crew over occupied France during World War II. The men are taken in by a French family who hide them in their home. However, the pilot, injured during the plane's landing, must remain in France to heal, while his crew begin their journey back to friendly territory. The pilot falls in love with the home-owner's daughter, their relationship grows and eventually they travel together across France, seeking a way back to England. Fair Stood the Wind for France rises above the average romance, however. Set against the horrors of war, it takes on a life-affirming force, enhanced by the simple, yet elegant prose of the author. Bates also excels at evoking a sense of place; much of the story occurs over the course of a hot summer in rural France, and there are many beautiful descriptions of the French countryside as it bakes in the summer heat. In 1980, the book was the subject of a 4-part television mini-series by the BBC.
Author : Herbert Ernest Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:247604665
Author : H. E. Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494067714
This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
Author : H. E. Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1104840103
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : H. E. Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Large type books
ISBN : OCLC:224869210
Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : LA CASE Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Ashenden, Or The British Agent is founded on Maugham's experiences in the English Intelligence Department during World War I, but rearranged for the purposes of fiction. This fascinating book contains the most expert stories of espionage ever written. For a period of time after it was first published the book became official required reading for persons entering the secret service. The plot follows the imaginary John Ashenden who during World War I is a spy for British Intelligence. He is sent first to Geneva and later to Russia. Instead of one story from start to finish, the chapters contain individual stories involving many different characters. All of the people whom Ashenden meet during his travels have their own reason for being involved in the spy game, and each are more complex than they first look.
Author : Terence Jenkins
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785893186
This is the sixth of Terence Jenkins' successful series of idiosyncratic books about London and its inhabitants. The retired teacher, journalist and ex-London guide, gives another entertaining and informative collection of bite-sized chunks, which are perfect for a leisurely stroll around the capital. You may discover a London you never knew and meet people who will widen your horizons. Who was the Queen whose funeral was attended by thousands? What was one of the greatest of American crime-writers doing in SE 19? And who was one of Hitler's greatest fears? Read. Explore. Enjoy.
Author : Mary Wollstonecraft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1794
Category : France
ISBN : OSU:32435017640152
Author : Di Murrell
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781838593513
A Foodie Afloat is the story of a cook’s journey through France on a barge. Di Murrell takes us on a gentle journey across France; her main preoccupation being to make sure that tasty food arrives on the table each day. As she voyages across the country she shows, through her recipes, how the cuisine changes with the landscape. Whether bought in the market, dug from a lock-keeper’s garden or even foraged along the towpath, the food she finds and cooks is always seasonal and local to the region. This book is more than just a collection of recipes though. It is the result of a life spent on the waterways of Europe. She talks to lock-keepers, skippers of working barges and those, who, like her, find their sustenance on or near the canal. Di’s enjoyment of good champagne, foie gras and truffles leads to an eclectic mix of simplicity and sophistication in her cooking. The boating life, though rarely sensational, is full of small events and chance encounters. This is an enticing story of slow boats and slow food. Di makes it come alive, and her combination of travel and recipe book tempts us to give up everything and join her on the waterways of Northern and Central France. A Foodie Afloat is the 2020 UK winner of the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards in the Food Tourism category.
Author : Erin Lindsay McCabe
Publisher : Crown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804137744
An extraordinary novel about a strong-willed woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight beside her husband in the Civil War. Rosetta doesn't want her new husband, Jeremiah, to enlist, but he joins up, hoping to make enough money that they'll be able to afford their own farm someday. When Jeremiah leaves, Rosetta decides her true place is by his side, no matter what that means, and follows him into war. Rich with historical details and inspired by the many women who fought in the Civil War while disguised as men, I Shall Be Near To You is a courageous adventure, a woman's search for meaning and individuality, and a poignant story of enduring love.
Author : Jenny Colgan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062467263
Nina Redmond is a librarian with a gift for finding the perfect book for her readers. But can she write her own happy-ever-after? In this valentine to readers, librarians, and book-lovers the world over, the New York Times-bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery returns with a funny, moving new novel for fans of Nina George’s The Little Paris Bookshop. Nina is a literary matchmaker. Pairing a reader with that perfect book is her passion… and also her job. Or at least it was. Until yesterday, she was a librarian in the hectic city. But now the job she loved is no more. Determined to make a new life for herself, Nina moves to a sleepy village many miles away. There she buys a van and transforms it into a bookmobile — a mobile bookshop that she drives from neighborhood to neighborhood, changing one life after another with the power of storytelling. From helping her grumpy landlord deliver a lamb, to sharing picnics with a charming train conductor who serenades her with poetry, Nina discovers there’s plenty of adventure, magic, and soul in a place that’s beginning to feel like home… a place where she just might be able to write her own happy ending.
Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499860313
An action-packed thriller from global bestseller Wilbur Smith The Syrian plane disintegrated, evaporating in a gush of silvery smoke, rent through with bright white lightning, and the ejecting pilot's body was blown clear of the fuselage. For an instant it was outlined ahead of David's screen, cruciform in shape with arms and legs thrown wide, the helmet still on the head, and the clothing ballooning in the rush of air.' He chose this life. And it may cost him everything. From a young age it's clear that David Morgan is 'bird'-a natural pilot, most at home in the air. In the South African Air Force he receives plaudits beyond his years, and even his family begins to accept that David will do anything to stay away from the Morgan billion-dollar business, and to keep flying instead. Following his dream and in pursuit of Debra, a beautiful young Israeli writer, David soon joins the Israeli Defence Force and finds himself caught up in the country's struggles. But when he pays a terrible price for his choices, will he be able to become the man he always hoped -or will he choose to disappear into the skies?
