Showing results for "Victory" in Literary History & Criticism

After spending some years wandering about the East and engaging in various adventures, Axel Heyst, a man of independent means who feels little sense of attachment to the world, retreats to a tropical island, where he lives in virtual isolation, accompanied only by his books. Complications arise when, on a rare trip back to civilization, Heyst encounters a young lady musician who is being pursued by the lustful hotel keeper and notorious gossip Schomberg. Before long, Axel Heyst is faced with the realization that the demands of the world on a man who would simply be left alone cannot be so ...

Lester del Rey (1915 – 1993) was a prominent figure of the Golden Age of science fiction, known for his close ties to John W. Campbell Jr. and Astounding Science Fiction magazine. He also established Del Rey Books, a beloved publishing label that he co-edited with his wife, Judy-Lynn. In Victory, del Rey transports us to an undefended Earth caught in the crossfire of a galactic war. This gripping tale first graced the pages of the August 1955 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)

Recollections of the life of Axel Heyst, one-time manager of the liquidated Tropical Belt Coal Company in a fictitious island in the Pacific. After retreating from society in response to his professional failures, the misanthrope is drawn back by a romantic affair. (Introduction by S. Kovalchik)

Only 15-years-old, Eleanor Vane is very happy with her lot: educated in an expensive finishing school in Paris, the apple of her father's eye, and disposed to be kind. Of course there are things missing: she does not remember her mother who died when she was young. But at least she has her father... Until he unexpectedly dies. Now Eleanor is at the mercy of her half-siblings who were never in touch with her, and the rest of the world who would consider her an orphaned beggar. Sent to work as a lady's companion to an old friend of her late father's, Eleanor might, just might, be able to win a ...

Senator Joseph McCarthy examines the life of General George Catlett Marshall, particularly his role in government beginning in 1945 as United States Special Envoy to China, and encompassing his role of Secretary of State in the late 1940's. This book can provide context which is important to a rounded understanding of how Communist China came to be a nation in 1949, and Marshall's crucial role as Secretary of State in its birth. - Summary by Robert L. Morel

A collection of poems about the author's life on the Oregon Trail, their experiences of their brother in the Civil War, their perspectives on being a woman and mother, as well as the beauty encountered in the Pacific Northwest (primarily Oregon). (Summary by Nichole Di Dio)

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Myrtle Reed, a celebrated author whose works, including The Spinster Book and Old Rose and Silver, captured the hearts of readers in 1903. Shadow of Victory is yet another enchanting tale that showcases Reeds unique storytelling ability. Join us as we explore the themes of love, ambition, and triumph in this timeless classic. (Summary by sidhu177)

In any time of disruption or grief, many of us seek guidance in the work of great writers who endured similar circumstances. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, historian and biographer Robert Zaretsky did the same while also working as a volunteer in a nursing home in south Texas. In Victories Never Last, Zaretsky weaves his reflections on the pandemic siege of his nursing home with the testimony of six writers on their own times of plague: Thucydides, Marcus Aurelius, Michel de Montaigne, Daniel Defoe, Mary Shelley, and Albert Camus.

London, 1897. Sebastian Moran has an unusual employer, but you can't really be picky about work in this day and age. Being in the employment of James Moriarty is an exercise in patience - strange requests, jobs no sniper in his right mind would ever take - all without so much as an explanation. He won't have to endure alone much longer, though... Moriarty is assembling a team of the best criminals money can buy: a charismatic thief, an insane ex-murderer, a abomination of science, an utterly godless man, and the world's leading vampire scholar. This tribute to classic literature employs an ...

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