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Affiche du document The Best Stories of Ambrose Bierce. Illustrated : An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Chickamauga, The Death of Halpin Frayser, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot

The Best Stories of Ambrose Bierce. Illustrated : An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Chickamauga, The Death of Halpin Frayser, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot

Ambrose Bierce

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The Best Stories of Ambrose Bierce is a compelling collection of darkly imaginative tales by one of America’s most distinctive literary voices. Known for his sharp wit, macabre sensibilities, and haunting prose, Bierce crafts stories that linger in the mind and challenge perceptions of reality. This anthology features some of his most celebrated works, including An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, a gripping tale of illusion and mortality set during the Civil War; Chickamauga, a poignant and unsettling exploration of the horrors of war through a child’s eyes; The Death of Halpin Frayser, a chilling foray into the supernatural; and The Middle Toe of the Right Foot, a ghost story filled with eerie twists and dark justice. Bierce’s storytelling combines psychological depth, vivid imagery, and unexpected endings, offering readers a unique blend of horror, irony, and philosophical reflection. Each tale is a testament to his ability to probe the darker corners of human experience while maintaining a sharp critique of societal norms. Illustrated to enhance the reader’s immersion, this collection is an essential addition for fans of classic literature, Gothic fiction, and thought-provoking short stories. The Best Stories of Ambrose Bierce invites readers to experience the genius of an author whose works continue to captivate and unsettle. Contents: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Chickamauga The Death of Halpin Frayser The Middle Toe of the Right Foot
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Affiche du document Septième convoi pour l'Algérie

Septième convoi pour l'Algérie

Philippe Gastel

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Depuis plusieurs siècles, les membres de sa famille naissent, vivent et meurent à Luxeuil, mais le destin du jeune Anastase prend une autre direction le 5 avril 1845, jour de ses seize ans. Son père, coutelier et armurier, veut en faire son successeur et décide alors de l’envoyer se former à Paris. Animé par le sens du devoir, Anastase accepte le projet paternel. Pourtant, son âme d’aventurier vibre au fil des récits de la conquête de l’Algérie ! Il dévore les dépêches décrivant les victoires du maréchal Bugeaud, des généraux Cavaignac et Lamoricière, ou encore du fabuleux colonel Yusuf qui mène ses intrépides cavaliers Spahis au combat... Malgré les mises en garde répétées de Charles, son frère aîné, fervent républicain et anticolonialiste, Anastase rêve de rejoindre à son tour un régiment d’élite au sein de l’Armée d’Afrique. Un choix qui va bouleverser sa vie et le confronter à une réalité bien plus complexe qu’il ne l’imaginait... Septième convoi pour l’Algérie, fondé sur des faits et des personnages réels, éclaire des facettes méconnues de grandes figures historiques comme Napoléon III, Gambetta ou Jules Ferry. Ce roman fait également écho aux débats de l’époque sur la légitimité et les modalités de la colonisation, offrant une résonance saisissante avec nos interrogations contemporaines.
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Affiche du document Fiction Favours the Facts

Fiction Favours the Facts

Mark Morgan

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A first book of Bible-based micro-tales“Fiction Favours the Facts” is a collection of the first 22 micro-tales from the Bible Tales Newsletter.Micro-tales? What are they? Short stories about Bible characters or events.Bible-based fiction – the facts of the Bible rounded out with imaginative detail to help us recognise the lives and feelings of real people.Some are about Bible characters you have never heard of, while others concentrate on an incident in the life of one of the more famous Bible characters.Cain and Abel, Noah and his family, Moses and Aaron, Daniel, Ebed-Melech, Mark, Peter, Paul and Silas and Judas Iscariot share their experiences with us. Lives from long ago are made real so that we can share their difficulties, triumphs and failures – and expand our own understanding of what makes our life worthwhile to God.In “Fiction Favours the Facts” Old Testament heroes interact with ordinary people and we learn their lessons of hospitality and faith. Even the life of the most famous traitor – Judas Iscariot – is opened for us to look at in a possible reconstruction of how he became a traitor. A wide variety of Biblical characters walk across the pages of this book and each micro-tale gives us something to think about. Lives presented by the Bible in just a few words are thoughtfully expanded, tinted with colour and life – but without straying from God’s word.Old Testament:Cain’s confessionsA Blissful SilenceAn afternoon at the wellThe Golden CalfConfessions of a Dancer-SnatcherAchish – What might have been…Another three todayThe widow of Zarephath185,000 times 55El or Bel?I’m incistern on this!New Testament:No more waitingFollow me!The Wind and the Waves are RealTo go or not to go?A gift for GodI’m glad it was dark!He promised us lifeHere is your motherA Vacant PlaceThe Ethiopian EunuchPraise can open doors
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Affiche du document Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 6 – That Broken Reed

Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 6 – That Broken Reed

Mark Morgan

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Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah: Volume 6 - That Broken Reed (Volume 6 of 6)Mark Morgan (Bible Tales Online - www.BibleTales.online) The leaders of the pitiful remnants of Judah's army reject God's command to stay in Judah. Afraid of Nebuchadnezzar and his hordes, they flee to Egypt, taking Jeremiah and Baruch with them - against their will. After making the long journey south, they hope to find peace and safety in Egypt. Yet God's plans have not changed, and Jeremiah is still with them as God's voice - they cannot escape his warnings of a terrifying future. Will they listen this time?Meanwhile, far away in Babylon, new terrors are brewing: King Nebuchadnezzar has plans for Egypt...Table of Contents:Chapter 1 - LeavingChapter 2 - Into the DesertChapter 3 - SurpriseChapter 4 - BrotherhoodChapter 5 - BlameChapter 6 - CompanionshipChapter 7 - At the BorderChapter 8 - Into EgyptChapter 9 - An InterviewChapter 10 - TahpanhesChapter 11 - WorshipChapter 12 - Keeping the SabbathChapter 13 - FamiliesChapter 14 - Pharaoh's PalaceChapter 15 - A Visit to MigdolChapter 16 - For all the Jews in EgyptChapter 17 - The Land of PathrosChapter 18 - ResponsesChapter 19 - Back to MemphisChapter 20 - News and ScrollsChapter 21 - Revolution?Chapter 22 - KureneChapter 23 - Pharaoh's NegotiatorChapter 24 - An Unexpected Turn of EventsChapter 25 - Who is Pharaoh?Chapter 26 - Hophra ReturnsChapter 27 - What Next?Chapter 28 - VindicatedChapter 29 - Nebuchadnezzar's ThroneChapter 30 - An Extraordinary EndingEpilogue - A Great ManTimelineHistorical NoteThe series: Terror on Every Side!Previous volumes:Volume 1 - Early DaysVolume 2 - As Good As It GetsVolume 3 - Darkness FallingVolume 4 - The Darkness DeepensVolume 5 - No Remedy
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Affiche du document Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 3 – Darkness Falling

Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 3 – Darkness Falling

Mark Morgan

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Josiah’s tireless work for God continues to the? very end, but can a king really change an unwilling nation?"Josiah was close to death as the chariot passed out of the valley of Jezreel, and well before the small convoy stopped for the night, the last great king of Judah was dead."Josiah’s sons Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim rule after him?, and Judah enters moral free fall. "As darkness had fallen on me, locked in the stocks, so darkness was falling on Judah."But what about the individuals who listened to Josiah and Jeremiah and shared their faith in God? Will God protect them when the Babylonian army arrives?Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah: Volume 3 – Darkness Falling (Volume 3 of 6)Written by Mark Morgan (Bible Tales Online – www.BibleTales.online)Terror on Every Side! – The seriesThe words of God came to Jeremiah as a fire, burning within him, and with them, his lifetime mission – a prophet to the nations.Jeremiah was a prophet of God for over 40 years, warning of judgement on the nation of Judah and all the nations around. Few would listen at all, and fewer still would take him seriously. Jeremiah lived to see the prophecies of destruction come true. No-one would believe his words until it was too late – and then there was Terror on Every Side!Previous volumes: • Volume 1 – Early Days • Volume 2 – As Good As It GetsSubsequent volumes: • Volume 4 – The Darkness Deepens • Volume 5 – No Remedy • Volume 6 – That Broken Reed
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Affiche du document Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 5 – No Remedy

Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 5 – No Remedy

Mark Morgan

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Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah: Volume 5 – No Remedy (Volume 5 of 6)Mark Morgan (Bible Tales Online – www.BibleTales.online)No-one would believe Jeremiah's words until it was too late - and then there was Terror on Every Side! The cruel Babylonian army waits outside the city and King Zedekiah can't make up his mind what to do. Jeremiah advises surrender, but has Zedekiah the courage to obey?Food and water are running out and Jeremiah's enemies blame him for the unfolding disaster. Will the king give them the opportunity they crave to punish Jeremiah?...and time may be running out too, for if Nebuchadnezzar's soldiers can breach the city walls, what will happen next?Terror on Every Side! – The seriesThe exciting but difficult life of Jeremiah – prophet and priest – is presented in this series. Working for God in ancient Israel,many of his struggles reflect our own as we live in the 21st century.The words of God came to Jeremiah as a fire, burning within him and appointing him a prophet to the nations.As a prophet of God for over 40 years, Jeremiah warned of the judgement which was to come on Judah and the nations around – yet few would listen. He lived to see most of the devastating prophecies fulfilled around him, but many of his unheeding audience did not.No-one would believe his words until it was too late – when there was Terror on Every Side!Previous volumes: • Volume 1 – Early Days? • Volume 2 – As Good As It Gets? • Volume 3 – Darkness Falling • Volume 4 – The Darkness DeepensSubsequent volumes: • Volume 6 – That Broken Reed
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Affiche du document Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 4 – The Darkness Deepens

Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah Volume 4 – The Darkness Deepens

Mark Morgan

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Terror on Every Side! The Life of Jeremiah: Volume 4 – The Darkness Deepens (Volume 4 of 6)Mark Morgan (Bible Tales Online – www.BibleTales.online) Jehoiakim’s body is dumped outside the gates of Jerusalem, and his son Jeconiah reigns briefly over a city under siege.Jeconiah surrenders and King Nebuchadnezzar takes him to Babylon – as Jeremiah had predicted – along with thousands of others.Zedekiah promises to be Nebuchadnezzar’s vassal, but is weak and easily led. Will he listen to Jeremiah or to his advisors?Can Jeremiah survive the sly schemes of his enemies or will the promised disaster overtake them all?In Judah, the darkness is deepening.Terror on Every Side! – The seriesThe words of God came to Jeremiah as a fire, burning within him, and with them, his lifetime mission – a prophet to the nations.Jeremiah was a prophet of God for over 40 years, warning of judgement on the nation of Judah and all the nations around. Few would listen at all, and fewer still would take him seriously. Jeremiah lived to see the prophecies of destruction come true. No-one would believe his words until it was too late – and then there was Terror on Every Side!Previous volumes: • Volume 1 – Early Days? • Volume 2 – As Good As It Gets? • Volume 3 – Darkness FallingSubsequent volumes: • Volume 5 – No Remedy • Volume 6 – That Broken Reed
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Affiche du document Aliénor d'Aquitaine - Tome 3

Aliénor d'Aquitaine - Tome 3

Amaury Venault

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182 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h16min.
L'insoumissible Aliénor décide de partir en croisade à Jérusalem avec Louis VII, une entreprise plus périlleuse que prévu... 1146 à Vezelay, Bernard de Clairvaux prêche la croisade. Les Turcs menacent Jérusalem. Aliénor d'Aquitaine, équipée comme un chevalier sur son destrier telle une Amazone, l'épée au poing, harangue la foule. Elle ira à Jérusalem. Elle en a décidé ainsi. Rien ne saurait l'arrêter. Son mari s'incline. Peut-on laisser une aussi jolie femme seule à Paris ? Un an plus tard, Louis et Aliénor, à la tête de 100 000 hommes, quittent Metz pour Jérusalem. Aliénor d'Aquitaine emmène ses dames de compagnie, ses troubadours, ses atours, ses bijoux, ses robes, sa vaisselle. Croisade ou voyage d'agrément ? Son chevalier servant, Foulques de Fons-Almoy et sa dame de cœur, Marguerite de Saint-Brice, sont du voyage. À Byzance, le basileus dont la duplicité est à la hauteur de sa magnificence, leur offre un séjour inoubliable. Le couple royal est émerveillé par le luxe inouï que recèle la nouvelle Rome. Aliénor découvre les fastes et l'opulence de l'empire : palais de marbre, églises aux mosaïques rutilantes, eau courante, piscines chauffées, hammams, courses à l'hippodrome, chasses au léopard... et un basileus qui tente de la séduire. Enfin, c'est la traversée du Bosphore. Six mois d'épreuves accablantes les attendent. L'armée allemande, trahie par les Grecs, a été exterminée dans les vallées encaissées du centre de l'Anatolie. Pour éviter un tel désastre, le roi de France décide de longer la côte. Embuscades, traquenards, trahisons, inondations, disette transforment la Croisade en cauchemar. Étrillés, les Croisés gagnent Antioche où les accueille l'oncle d'Aliénor, le sémillant Raymond de Poitiers. Les dissensions dans le couple royal se creusent. Raymond et Louis s'opposent. Aliénor soutient son oncle et décide de rester à Antioche. Louis VII doit réagir. Le troisième tome de cette saga historique passionnante vous emmènera au cœur des embuscades, des traquenards et autres trahisons de cette Croisade !
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Affiche du document Racines et honneurs

Racines et honneurs

Yves Aubard

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Cinquième tome de La Saga des Limousins, Racines et honneurs se déroule entre les années 1017 et 1025. Yves Aubard nous emmène au-delà du monde chrétien chez les redoutables Sarrasins. Dans cet ouvrage grandes et petites batailles se mêleront encore à l’histoire de la médecine et à l’évolution des connaissances au XIe siècle. Ignace, le vieux curé de Châlus, va révéler à Lou un indice qu’il avait gardé pour lui jusqu’alors et qui va permettre au seigneur de Châlus de retrouver la trace de ses origines. Ce retour vers ses racines sera pour Lou l’occasion de montrer tous ses talents militaires. Il deviendra Sénéchal de Catalogne, volant au secours d’une comtesse en danger et il fera la connaissance d’une sœur jusque-là méconnue. Tandis que le roi Robert pourchasse les hérétiques, les enfants de Lou préfèrent courir à l’autre bout du monde au secours d’Avicenne emprisonné. Ce long voyage permettra à Jean de démasquer un complot ourdi contre le Basileus et à Anne et Isabelle de goûter aux joies du Harem. À leur retour en France, le roi saura récompenser les enfants de Lou en leur attribuant fiefs et seigneuries. Le temps des honneurs est arrivé. Cependant la mort frappe les grands de ce monde et elle tente une incursion dans notre famille limousine. Mais Jean fait bonne garde, il saura trouver comment endiguer le redoutable « mal du côté », au prix d’une nouvelle prouesse médicale. Plongez-vous dans la France et l’Aquitaine du XIe siècle avec le 5e volet de cette saga historique trépidante ! Une grande aventure basée sur des faits réels. « Une fois de plus, Yves Aubard nous offre un roman riche en rebondissements puisque les Limousins participent à leur manière à la Grande Histoire. Le récit tient la route. » - Blog Les lectures de Lilas
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