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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 Secret Garden (Legend Classics)【電子書籍】[ Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.”＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞After her parents’ death, sickly ten-year-old Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle. Everyone sees her as a selfish and rude child, but she’s also terribly lonely. She dislikes her new home, but one day she finds the key to a locked and neglected garden.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Mary decides to bring the garden back to life and finds one of the most magical places anyone could imagine.＜/p＞ ＜hr /＞ ＜p＞The ＜em＞Legend Classics＜/em＞ series:＜br /＞ Around the World in Eighty Days＜br /＞ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn＜br /＞ The Importance of Being Earnest＜br /＞ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland＜br /＞ The Metamorphosis＜br /＞ The Railway Children＜br /＞ The Hound of the Baskervilles＜br /＞ Frankenstein＜br /＞ Wuthering Heights＜br /＞ Three Men in a Boat＜br /＞ The Time Machine＜br /＞ Little Women＜br /＞ Anne of Green Gables＜br /＞ The Jungle Book＜br /＞ The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories＜br /＞ Dracula＜br /＞ A Study in Scarlet＜br /＞ Leaves of Grass＜br /＞ The Secret Garden＜br /＞ The War of the Worlds＜br /＞ A Christmas Carol＜br /＞ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde＜br /＞ Heart of Darkness＜br /＞ The Scarlet Letter＜br /＞ This Side of Paradise＜br /＞ Oliver Twist＜br /＞ The Picture of Dorian Gray＜br /＞ Treasure Island＜br /＞ The Turn of the Screw＜br /＞ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer＜br /＞ Emma＜br /＞ The Trial＜br /＞ A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe＜br /＞ Grimm Fairy Tales＜br /＞ The Awakening＜br /＞ Mrs Dalloway＜br /＞ Gulliver’s Travels＜br /＞ The Castle of Otranto＜br /＞ Silas Marner＜br /＞ Hard Times＜/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！】Peter and Wendy - The Original Classic Edition【電子書籍】[ Barrie J ]

＜p＞Yes, there is darkness in Peter Pan - and in Alice, too, and in The Wizard of Oz - and certainly in Felix Saltons Bambi. These books, while written for young people, and which may be described as fantasy, have real plots and real characters who are not perfect. Peter Pan is selfish and stubborn as well as charming because children are not angels - they are little humans.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alice is highly critical of the adults in her dream world - adults who act very arbitrarily and often foolishly, as adults often do. Bambi is about the effects of human cruelty on animals; it deals with death and pain. One of the indications that these are good books, and not merely childrens books, is that they can be read at different stages of life with new layers of understanding. You dont have to outgrow them, and they are better than many a book written for adults.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The real Pan and Alice and Bambi may not be suitable for the very youngest children, but please dont deprive your children culturally by never giving them anything but Disneys cutesy interpretations.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For one thing, Barrie was a great writer who used words beautifully and had insightand feeling. Children deserve art as much as adults.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Peter is a boy that refuses to grow up. He lives in Neverland with his fairy, Tinkerbell, and the Lost Boys. He visits the nursery of Wendy, Michael, and John Darling to hear Wendys marvelous stories, and one night loses that pesky shadow. When he comes back to get it and tries to stick it back on, Wendy discovers this new boy in their nursery and soon learns about his amazing lifestyle. Entranced by thoughts of pirates, mermaids, and fairies, Wendy, Michael, and John embark on an amazing adventure into a world so unlike ours.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Its bittersweet, its insightful, its magical, its everything and more a child or an adult could ask for in a story. You wont want to leave Neverland, and some days, you may find yourself staring out the window, looking for that hint of light that is Tinkerbell or the boy effortlessly flying between trees and buildings.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Without a doubt the greatest childrens story of all time, one that weve all heard, whether it was through a movie or a stage production. Experience the real magic though, and read Barries brilliant novel about the boy who wont grow up.＜/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 Trial (Legend Classics)【電子書籍】[ Franz Kafka ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞“It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.”＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A novel of such ambiguity will inevitably lend itself to a diversity of interpretation, but in The Trial you can at least be sure to find every element of storytelling now defined as ＜em＞Kafkaesque＜/em＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Josef K., our protagonist, is unexpectedly arrested on the morning of his thirtieth birthday. The agents who arrest him are unidentified, the agency they work for is unspecified, and the crime for which he has been accused is unknown. When he is released, shortly after, he is told to await further instruction. So begins the manic and emotionless trial of a man beholden to the whims of an unknown force, and his painstaking attempts to find a way out of this existential maze.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Trial brings into focus the absurdity of life, our universal fear of judgement, and one ultimate question: how much of this endless maze will you explore before you accept the fate life has bestowed upon you?＜/p＞ ＜hr /＞ ＜p＞The ＜em＞Legend Classics＜/em＞ series:＜br /＞ Around the World in Eighty Days＜br /＞ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn＜br /＞ The Importance of Being Earnest＜br /＞ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland＜br /＞ The Metamorphosis＜br /＞ The Railway Children＜br /＞ The Hound of the Baskervilles＜br /＞ Frankenstein＜br /＞ Wuthering Heights＜br /＞ Three Men in a Boat＜br /＞ The Time Machine＜br /＞ Little Women＜br /＞ Anne of Green Gables＜br /＞ The Jungle Book＜br /＞ The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories＜br /＞ Dracula＜br /＞ A Study in Scarlet＜br /＞ Leaves of Grass＜br /＞ The Secret Garden＜br /＞ The War of the Worlds＜br /＞ A Christmas Carol＜br /＞ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde＜br /＞ Heart of Darkness＜br /＞ The Scarlet Letter＜br /＞ This Side of Paradise＜br /＞ Oliver Twist＜br /＞ The Picture of Dorian Gray＜br /＞ Treasure Island＜br /＞ The Turn of the Screw＜br /＞ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer＜br /＞ Emma＜br /＞ The Trial＜br /＞ A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe＜br /＞ Grimm Fairy Tales＜br /＞ The Awakening＜br /＞ Mrs Dalloway＜br /＞ Gulliver’s Travels＜br /＞ The Castle of Otranto＜br /＞ Silas Marner＜br /＞ Hard Times＜/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 Soul of America The Battle for Our Better Angels【電子書籍】[ Jon Meacham ]

＜p＞＜strong＞#1 ＜em＞NEW YORK TIMES＜/em＞ BESTSELLER ? Pulitzer Prize?winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“Gripping and inspiring, ＜em＞The Soul of America＜/em＞ is Jon Meacham’s declaration of his faith in America.”ー＜em＞Newsday＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” ? A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, ＜em＞The Christian Science Monitor, Southern Living＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in ＜em＞The Soul of America＜/em＞ Meacham shows us how what Abraham Lincoln called the “better angels of our nature” have repeatedly won the day. Painting surprising portraits of Lincoln and other presidents, including Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and Lyndon B. Johnson, and illuminating the courage of such influential citizen activists as Martin Luther King, Jr., early suffragettes Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt, civil rights pioneers Rosa Parks and John Lewis, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and Army-McCarthy hearings lawyer Joseph N. Welch, Meacham brings vividly to life turning points in American history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He writes about the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the birth of the Lost Cause; the backlash against immigrants in the First World War and the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s; the fight for women’s rights; the demagoguery of Huey Long and Father Coughlin and the isolationist work of America First in the years before World War II; the anti-Communist witch-hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy; and Lyndon Johnson’s crusade against Jim Crow. Each of these dramatic hours in our national life have been shaped by the contest to lead the country to look forward rather than back, to assert hope over fearーa struggle that continues even now.＜/p＞ ＜p＞While the American story has not alwaysーor even oftenーbeen heroic, we have been sustained by a belief in progress even in the gloomiest of times. In this inspiring book, Meacham reassures us, “The good news is that we have come through such darkness before”ーas, time and again, Lincoln’s better angels have found a way to prevail.＜/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 Unknown Bridge【電子書籍】[ Tracy Barrette ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Mara Everhart＜/strong＞ is a gifted 14-year-old artist with a quiet intensity and a keen sense of wonder. Born into a family of renowned painters, her natural talent shines in every sketch she drawsーbut it's her curiosity and sensitivity to hidden beauty that truly set her apart. Alongside her imaginative 12-year-old brother Ellis, Mara uncovers a magical painting in their attic that opens a portal to Chroma Vale, a vibrant world brimming with color, music, and mystery. Driven by both artistic passion and a fierce protectiveness over her brother, Mara takes on the role of explorer and reluctant hero. She possesses the rare ability to "see" and bring to life the magic of Chroma Vale through her artーa power tied to a mysterious gift inherited from her mother. As the bridge between worlds begins to awaken, Mara is drawn into a deeper mystery involving her family's past, the secret world beyond the painting, and shadowy creatures threatening to drain the color from both realms. Brave, curious, and deeply creative, Mara is a modern-day Aliceーcourageous not because she's fearless, but because she dares to cross the unknown, sketchbook in hand, determined to bring light to whatever darkness awaits.＜/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！】Brother Wulf: The Last Spook【電子書籍】[ Joseph Delaney ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Another thrilling and magical adventure from master storyteller Joseph Delaney, set in the multi-million copy bestselling world of The Spook's Apprentice＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞We are entering a new age of darkness. Hell has grown in power and neither priest nor Spook can do anything about it. So go home now while you can . . .＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Years have passed since Wulf and Tilda vanished from the County. Alice and Tom have given up hope of ever seeing them again - until a terrible enemy from the past forces them to take drastic action, and reach out through time in a bid for help.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Now Wulf faces the greatest and most powerful demon who has ever walked the Dark: the Fiend. He will have to use all his powers - and gather some new ones - to have even a chance of survival . . .＜/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 Scarlet Letter (Legend Classics)【電子書籍】[ Nathaniel Hawthorne ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞“No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.”＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Scarlet Letter＜/em＞ is a literary landmark, chronicling Hester Prynne's affair and the punishment she receives from the Puritan Colony in which she resides.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One of the first mass-produced books in America, Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece is a chilling exploration of shame, social stigma, and society's unquenchable thirst for revenge.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This cautionary tale, drenched in symbolism and psychological complexity, forces the reader to consider if guilt, sin, and evil are inherent in all of us.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A testament to the novels staying power, it is revered and referenced across the artistic spectrum; from film, literature, and television to music, opera, and the theatre; from D. H. Lawrence and Henry James to Childish Gambino and Taylor Swift.＜/p＞ ＜hr /＞ ＜p＞The ＜em＞Legend Classics＜/em＞ series:＜br /＞ Around the World in Eighty Days＜br /＞ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn＜br /＞ The Importance of Being Earnest＜br /＞ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland＜br /＞ The Metamorphosis＜br /＞ The Railway Children＜br /＞ The Hound of the Baskervilles＜br /＞ Frankenstein＜br /＞ Wuthering Heights＜br /＞ Three Men in a Boat＜br /＞ The Time Machine＜br /＞ Little Women＜br /＞ Anne of Green Gables＜br /＞ The Jungle Book＜br /＞ The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories＜br /＞ Dracula＜br /＞ A Study in Scarlet＜br /＞ Leaves of Grass＜br /＞ The Secret Garden＜br /＞ The War of the Worlds＜br /＞ A Christmas Carol＜br /＞ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde＜br /＞ Heart of Darkness＜br /＞ The Scarlet Letter＜br /＞ This Side of Paradise＜br /＞ Oliver Twist＜br /＞ The Picture of Dorian Gray＜br /＞ Treasure Island＜br /＞ The Turn of the Screw＜br /＞ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer＜br /＞ Emma＜br /＞ The Trial＜br /＞ A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe＜br /＞ Grimm Fairy Tales＜br /＞ The Awakening＜br /＞ Mrs Dalloway＜br /＞ Gulliver’s Travels＜br /＞ The Castle of Otranto＜br /＞ Silas Marner＜br /＞ Hard Times＜/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！】Shadows of Vengeance The Witch Queen’s Retun【電子書籍】[ Rae Stonehouse ]

＜p＞In the shadows of Daybridge, an ancient evil stirs, seeking vengeance for the wrongs of centuries past. As the town's dark history collides with the present, Detective Ethan Reeves and his partner Alice Chen find themselves at the center of a supernatural storm that threatens to tear their community apart.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Joined by the enigmatic witch Lila Darkmagic and the determined archivist Nadia Marsh, Ethan and Alice must unravel the mystery of the Bloodline Archive, a powerful tome that holds the key to the Witch Queen's resurrection. As they navigate a web of secrets and betrayals, they discover that Daybridge's very foundations are built upon a legacy of magic, sacrifice, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Shadows of Vengeance is the third installment in the Ethan Reeves Werewolf Detective Series, a thrilling urban fantasy saga that blends supernatural intrigue with small-town secrets. Join Ethan, Alice, and the people of Daybridge as they fight to protect their home from an evil that refuses to stay buried, and discover that sometimes, the price of victory is paid in blood and shadows.＜/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 Errand: The Warlock on the Hill【電子書籍】[ Leo LaFleur ]

＜p＞"A young girl sits waiting at the top of the stairs,＜br /＞ glowing in the darkness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Leading you quickly to the far side＜br /＞ of the banister, she hops up into a＜br /＞ painting of a small winding staircase,＜br /＞ shrinking beautifully as if she and＜br /＞ Alice were old friends.＜/p＞ ＜p＞You shrug your shoulders: there is＜br /＞ nothing to be done but to follow."＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dare to enter the dark, magical mansion of the Warlock on the Hill -- full of dangerous riddles, echoing voices, and terrifying creatures -- and you may never be the same again. ＜em＞The Errand: The Warlock on the Hill＜/em＞ is the second volume in The Errand graphic novel series. In each book of this series, Leo La Fleur and Adam Oehlers use poetic language and hauntingly beautiful illustrations to spin a darkly fantastical tale in which the reader follows a simple errand boy on a courage-testing adventure of great magic and ever deepening peril.＜/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 Castle of Otranto (Legend Classics)【電子書籍】[ Horace Walpole ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞“He was persuaded he could know no happiness but in the society of one with whom he could for ever indulge the melancholy that had taken possession of his soul.”＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Castle of Otranto＜/em＞ is a macabre tale that revolves around a haunted castle. Manfred, the lord of Otranto, finds his son, Conrad, smashed by an enormous helmet on his wedding day. It is soon revealed that according to an ancient ambiguous prophecy Conrad's death might have been an ominous event that signifies the end of his lordship. To rectify the situation Manfred decides to marry his son's bride despite having a wife. Will Manfred plot succeed? Is he indeed a true prince of the castle?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Walpole got the inspiration for this bizarre story from a dream. He gave his novel a very authentic embellishment using the plan of Strawberry Hill castle for the set in the novel. He also went as far as to make a believable spoof in the Preface to the first edition that the novel was recovered and translated from an old Italian manuscript. Not as culturally present and talked about a title as other Gothic classics like ＜em＞Frankenstein＜/em＞ or ＜em＞Dracula＜/em＞, ＜em＞Otranto＜/em＞ became the cornerstone text of the genre. The echoings of ＜em＞Otranto＜/em＞ are even noticeable in more contemporary gothic tales such as Toni Morrison's ＜em＞Beloved＜/em＞ where a building is more than a location but an entire mysterious entity in itself.＜/p＞ ＜hr /＞ ＜p＞The ＜em＞Legend Classics＜/em＞ series:＜br /＞ Around the World in Eighty Days＜br /＞ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn＜br /＞ The Importance of Being Earnest＜br /＞ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland＜br /＞ The Metamorphosis＜br /＞ The Railway Children＜br /＞ The Hound of the Baskervilles＜br /＞ Frankenstein＜br /＞ Wuthering Heights＜br /＞ Three Men in a Boat＜br /＞ The Time Machine＜br /＞ Little Women＜br /＞ Anne of Green Gables＜br /＞ The Jungle Book＜br /＞ The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories＜br /＞ Dracula＜br /＞ A Study in Scarlet＜br /＞ Leaves of Grass＜br /＞ The Secret Garden＜br /＞ The War of the Worlds＜br /＞ A Christmas Carol＜br /＞ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde＜br /＞ Heart of Darkness＜br /＞ The Scarlet Letter＜br /＞ This Side of Paradise＜br /＞ Oliver Twist＜br /＞ The Picture of Dorian Gray＜br /＞ Treasure Island＜br /＞ The Turn of the Screw＜br /＞ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer＜br /＞ Emma＜br /＞ The Trial＜br /＞ A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe＜br /＞ Grimm Fairy Tales＜br /＞ The Awakening＜br /＞ Mrs Dalloway＜br /＞ Gulliver’s Travels＜br /＞ The Castle of Otranto＜br /＞ Silas Marner＜br /＞ Hard Times＜/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 Gunners A Novel【電子書籍】[ Rebecca Kauffman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A group of childhood friends reunites after tragedy strikes one of their own in this “riveting portrayal of the joys and mysteries of growing up, and of friendship itself”ーwith echoes of＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Freaks and Geeks＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞and＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞The Big Chill＜/strong＞＜/em＞ **(＜em＞＜strong＞＜strong＞People＜/strong＞＜/strong＞＜/em＞).＜/p＞ ＜p＞ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: ＜em＞O, The Oprah Magazine ? Entertainment Weekly ? Southern Living ? Huffington Post ? Esquire ? Book Riot ? Harper’s Bazaar ? NYLON ? Real Simple＜/em＞**＜/p＞ ＜p＞Following her wonderfully received first novel, ＜em＞Another Place You’ve Never Been＜/em＞, Rebecca Kauffman returns with Mikey Callahan, a thirty?year?old who is suffering from the clouded vision of macular degeneration. He struggles to establish human connectionsーeven his emotional life is a blur.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As the novel begins, he is reconnecting with “The Gunners,” his group of childhood friends, after one of their members has committed suicide. Sally had distanced herself from all of them before ending her life, and she died harboring secrets about the group and its individuals. Mikey especially needs to confront dark secrets about his own past and his father. How much of this darkness accounts for the emotional stupor Mikey is suffering from as he reaches his maturity? And can The Gunners, prompted by Sally’s death, find their way to a new day? The core of this adventure, made by Mikey, Alice, Lynn, Jimmy, and Sam, becomes a search for the core of truth, friendship, and forgiveness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A quietly startling, beautiful book, ＜em＞The Gunners＜/em＞ engages us with vividly unforgettable characters, and advances Rebecca Kauffman’s place as one of the most important young writers of her generation.＜/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 Attic at Wilton Place A haunting tale of family secrets that will grip you to the last page【電子書籍】[ CE Rose ]

＜p＞'An ＜strong＞utterly compelling, atmospheric, twisty＜/strong＞ domestic suspense novel that ＜strong＞packs a real emotional punch＜/strong＞.' Alice Hunter＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The perfect life. The perfect home. But at what price?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Introspective Ruth Parker is desperate for love and attention. Overlooked as a child by her cold and critical mother, her pain manifests in loneliness and a crippling lack of self-esteem. When glamorous actress ‘Aunt’ Vanessa, her mother’s childhood friend, shows an interest in her, Ruth basks in the blinding light of her attention.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Once Ruth escapes to university in London, Aunt Vanessa invites her to Wilton Place, her stunning Belgravia residence. As she blossoms under Vanessa’s guidance, Ruth finds herself torn between student life and the hypnotic, luxurious confines of Wilton Place. Belgravia wins out, but when Ruth explores the gloomy attic of her new home and finds a hidden, locked door, she discovers that Vanessa is hiding the darkest of secrets from her childhood, secrets that threaten everything Ruth knew about her own mother.＜/p＞ ＜p＞How far will Ruth go to find the truth - and how much does she really want to know?＜/p＞ ＜p＞A twisty, Gothic-inspired chiller that fans of Kate Morton, Louise Douglas and Kathleen McGurl will love.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Readers can't put down ＜em＞The Attic at Wilton Place＜/em＞:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'I loved ＜em＞The Attic at Wilton Place＜/em＞. The wonderful writing and characterisation drew me in instantly, as did ＜strong＞the hint of secrets soon to be revealed＜/strong＞. A satisfying read - ＜strong＞highly recommended＜/strong＞!' Elisabeth Carpenter＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘＜strong＞I loved it so much and couldn’t put it down＜/strong＞. First class story, first class character development. ＜strong＞Everything I relish in a novel＜/strong＞.' Amanda Robson＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘Brilliantly ＜strong＞addictive and absorbing＜/strong＞, with that ＜strong＞perfect touch of darkness＜/strong＞ I have come to expect from this author. I devoured it in an evening!’ D.E. White＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘This book was ＜strong＞easily one of the best I’ve read＜/strong＞ in the last few years … the story ＜strong＞kept me hooked＜/strong＞ ...I ＜strong＞struggled to put it down＜/strong＞ … The ＜strong＞twist at the end＜/strong＞ where her motives are revealed were not what I was expecting at all… ’????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘Another ＜strong＞suspense-filled＜/strong＞ book by C E Rose. ＜strong＞I literally could not put it down＜/strong＞ … I can definitely recommend this book, with it's ＜strong＞Gothic feel.＜/strong＞’????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘＜strong＞Heart-pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat.＜/strong＞ I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. **Definitely one of the best books this year.’**????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘I thoroughly ＜strong＞loved this book＜/strong＞. The characters were wonderful and very easy to identify with. I would ＜strong＞definitely recommend＜/strong＞ … and I have bought several of this author’s books.’????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘＜strong＞C.E. Rose is a marvellous storyteller＜/strong＞. With terrific characterization and a well drawn plot this is another well written, ＜strong＞compelling read that I had trouble putting down＜/strong＞. Highly recommended…’????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘＜strong＞Wow!＜/strong＞ … It was ＜strong＞a great read and I would recommend it＜/strong＞ to anyone who has a mother.’????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘This is ＜strong＞a unique, different story which I love＜/strong＞. The characters were well written … ＜strong＞I was very Impressed with C E Rose’s storytelling＜/strong＞ … Definitely worth a read …’????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞‘A ＜strong＞real page-turner＜/strong＞ full of ＜strong＞dark secrets and mysteries＜/strong＞ to unravel.’????? Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞‘Honestly, I’m at a loss for words＜/strong＞ …It was a whole ＜strong＞thrilling＜/strong＞ entire experience. ＜strong＞CE Rose got me hooked from the very start＜/strong＞ with this plot…’????? Reader Review＜/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！】VAMPIRES FIRST BLOOD VOLUME II THE VAMPIRE LADIES【電子書籍】[ James Grant Goldin ]

＜p＞The literary evolution of the female vampire begins with the legendary LILITH...but is she a cursed monster, or a symbol of the rebellious, independent woman? While the male vampire has gone from monster to anti-hero to dream boyfriend, the path of his sister in blood has been more complex and mysterious. James Grant Goldin presents a curated anthology of the original texts, some freshly translated, that trace the evolution of the vampire lady through the end of the 19th century. In this anthology, there are, to be sure, monsters--VESPERTILIA of "A Mystery of the Campagna," ONEIZA of "Thalaba the Destroyer" and BRUNHILDE of "Wake Not The Dead"--but there are also vampire women in love, like CLARIMONDE, the airborne ALICE of Turgenev's "Phantoms," or the lesbian CARMILLA. There are vampires seeking justice or vengeance, like THE LADY BRIGHT. And there are characters like CLARA CROFTON or ALINSKA, who are both predators and victims. VAMPIRES: FIRST BLOOD VOLUME II - THE VAMPIRE LADIES collects the original adventures of the daughters of darkness who returned from the dead to pit their supernatural powers against the entrenched forces of patriarchy. This anthology comes complete with introductory notes and detailed glossaries to make these surprisingly contemporary stories come alive for a new generation＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lilith, from "The Alphabet of Ben Sira"＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Bride of Corinth, by Goethe＜/p＞ ＜p＞Oneiza, from Southey's "Thalaba the Destroyer"＜/p＞ ＜p＞Brunhilda, from Raupach's "Wake Not the Dead"＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alinska, from Lamothe-Langon's "The Vampire, or the Virgin of Hungary"＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Vampire Bride, by Liddell＜/p＞ ＜p＞Clarimonde, from Gautier's "The Dead in Love"＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Lady Bright, from Maxwell's "The Vampire"＜/p＞ ＜p＞Clara Crofton, from Rymer's "Varney the Vampyre"＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alice, from Turgenev's "Phantoms"＜/p＞ ＜p＞Vespertilia, from Crawford's "A Mystery of the Campagna" and Watson's "Vespertilia"＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Woman Who Did Not Care, from Kipling's "A Fool There Was"＜/p＞ ＜p＞Countess Dolingen, from Stoker's "Dracula's Guest"＜/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！】Follow the Infinity Book One Dawn【電子書籍】[ Rosie Arianna ]

＜p＞Alice is the Light Spirit. An all powerful being destined to bring peace to the magical world of Infinity. A new disaster had struck Infinity. A war that has lasted for nearly three centuries between the creatures of light and the only remaining creatures of darkness: dragons. It's up to Alice to fix this disastrous world and she doesn't have a choice. While fighting the dragons and their allies of the Fire Kingdom, Alice is struggling against her own inner battles. She has a mysterious past filled with forgotten memories and questions she may never find the answers to. Thankfully for Alice, she has her friends beside her to help her in this fight, and they will follow her to the end of Infinity to protect her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A new question is begining to draw young Alice's attention more and more. The mysterious Dark Spirit who hasn't been seen since the start of the war. He was a wicked and chaotic dragon boy that the world can't afford to suffer from at a time such as this. But Alice is finding herself drawn to his dark presence that still radiates across Infinity. The subject of her evil counterpart is only becoming more intriguing as time goes by. And there's nothing her friends can do to prepare her for that.＜/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！】60 Adventure Classics Treasure Island, Moby-Dick, Gulliver's Travels, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Last of the Mohicans, The Spy, Captain Blood, The Mummy!【電子書籍】[ Alexandre Dumas ]

＜p＞This unique collection is created for all the dreamers of great adventure, for the heroes at heart, for the believers in honor and justice. This pocket library of action and ultimate adventure includes the greatest classics of the genre. You can choose to experience the thrill of a chase, the discovery of a treasure or lost civilization, the furor of a sea battle or a sword fight - at any time that suits you. The edition includes: The Count Of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) King Solomon's Mines (Henry Rider Haggard) The Dragon and the Raven (G. A. Henty) The Call of the Wild & White Fang (Jack London) Moby-Dick (Herman Melville) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas (Jules Verne) A Journey to the Center of the Earth & The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne) The Extraordinary Adventures of Ars?ne Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (Maurice Leblanc) In a Hollow of the Hills (Bret Harte) The First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells) The Land That Time Forgot (Edgar Rice Burroughs) The Untamed (Max Brand) The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper) The Adventures of Ken Ward (Zane Grey) Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) The Pirate (Walter Scott) Captain Courageous (Rudyard Kipling) Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) The Ocean Wave (Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce) The Adventures of Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens) Kim (Rudyard Kipling) Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (Mary Mapes Dodge) The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Selma Lagerl?f) Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) At the Back of the North Wind (George MacDonald) Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi) The Adventures of David Balfour (Robert Louis Stevenson) Rob Roy (Walter Scott) Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life (Robert Montgomery Bird) Bull-dog Drummond (H. C. McNeile) The Young Lieutenant (Oliver Optic) A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures (E. W. Hornung) The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas) The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy) The Story of the Treasure Seekers (E. Nesbit) The River's End (James Oliver Curwood) Five Weeks in a Balloon (Jules Verne) The Mummy! (Mrs. Loudon) Queen Sheba's Ring (Henry Rider Haggard) The Spy (James Fenimore Cooper) Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (Robert Montgomery Bird) The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous (George Augustus Sala) The Gorilla Hunters (R. M. Ballantyne) Colonel Jack (Daniel Defoe) The Adventures of Miles Wallingford (James Fenimore Cooper) The Sea Wolf (Jack London) Facing the Flag (Jules Verne) The Coral Island (R. M. Ballantyne) Billy Budd (Herman Melville) The Wreck of the Grosvenor (William Clark Russell) The Phantom Ship (Frederick Marryat) Two Years Before the Mast (Richard Henry Dana) Sailing Alone Around the World (Joshua Slocum) Captain Blood (Rafael Sabatini)＜/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！】ON THE EDGE【電子書籍】[ IRINA VYSOTSKAYA ]

＜p＞In a parallel dimension, a majestic dark castle stands beneath the starry sky, awaiting a drained tree of life to regain its secret powers and restore its former splendor and brightness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Only unity and love can revive the tree and shine light across the Universe, but the forces of light and darkness are at war.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is in this world that Alice, a bright angel emerges with the purpose of defying the beliefs of its inhabitants and thus bringing light into their world. It doesn't take long before she realizes that her own beliefs are just as much at stake, as she ends up face to face with the angel of dark karma: Melinda. Both adored and feared mistress of the shadow world, she and Alice share some strange similarities along with the deep fracture between their worlds.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A duel ensues, and the playground is planet Earth in the 21st Century, Paris, France. It is here that the two angels will settle their differences. The stakes are high: mercy and love for the human inhabitants of planet Earth, while they are observed exploring the feelings and repercussions of the phenomenon they call love. In no time, Melinda sets a reality matrix in which Alice experiences an earthly life, discovering the complexity of human relationships and emotions, while the dark angel is sure to have the win before it even started.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alice and Melinda are drawn into the game where their beliefs are pushed to the limits. By allowing each other to challenge their boundaries, the two angels end up on the verge of destruction. They intuitively know that crossing over to the antipodes of their respective worlds could either lead them to death or to embodying the highest possible expression of divine love that illuminates all of Creation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞On the edge.＜/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 Railway Children (Legend Classics)【電子書籍】[ E. Nesbit ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞“Her child characters are remarkable because they are so entirely human. They are intelligent, vain, aggressive, humorous, witty, cruel, compassionate... in fact, they are like adults” - Gore Vidal＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Railway Children＜/em＞, a much-loved children's classic, was first published in 1906 and has never been out of print. It is a classic tale of humanity, eternal love, and kindness. The lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered when their father is falsely accused of spying, forcing them to move away from their London home to a cottage in rural Yorkshire. They soon become enchanted with a railway that runs nearby. There follows a series of many adventures, including saving a train from disaster and befriending an old Gentleman (a daily commuter), who helps them in their struggle to prove their father's innocence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One of the most famous stories of all time, enjoyed by millions of children and adults across the world.＜/p＞ ＜hr /＞ ＜p＞The ＜em＞Legend Classics＜/em＞ series:＜br /＞ Around the World in Eighty Days＜br /＞ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn＜br /＞ The Importance of Being Earnest＜br /＞ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland＜br /＞ The Metamorphosis＜br /＞ The Railway Children＜br /＞ The Hound of the Baskervilles＜br /＞ Frankenstein＜br /＞ Wuthering Heights＜br /＞ Three Men in a Boat＜br /＞ The Time Machine＜br /＞ Little Women＜br /＞ Anne of Green Gables＜br /＞ The Jungle Book＜br /＞ The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories＜br /＞ Dracula＜br /＞ A Study in Scarlet＜br /＞ Leaves of Grass＜br /＞ The Secret Garden＜br /＞ The War of the Worlds＜br /＞ A Christmas Carol＜br /＞ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde＜br /＞ Heart of Darkness＜br /＞ The Scarlet Letter＜br /＞ This Side of Paradise＜br /＞ Oliver Twist＜br /＞ The Picture of Dorian Gray＜br /＞ Treasure Island＜br /＞ The Turn of the Screw＜br /＞ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer＜br /＞ Emma＜br /＞ The Trial＜br /＞ A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe＜br /＞ Grimm Fairy Tales＜br /＞ The Awakening＜br /＞ Mrs Dalloway＜br /＞ Gulliver’s Travels＜br /＞ The Castle of Otranto＜br /＞ Silas Marner＜br /＞ Hard Times＜/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！】This Is Not a Border Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature【電子書籍】[ J.M. Coetzee ]

＜p＞＜strong＞________________＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'This anthology will help turn your intellectual understanding of oppression into an emotional one'＜/strong＞ ＜em＞- New Statesman＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Thanks for being who you are and for giving us such exposure to wonderful people. Palestine is proud of you'＜/strong＞ - Suad Amiry＜br /＞ ＜strong＞________________＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world, and to reaffirm, in the words of Edward Said, 'the power of culture over the culture of power'.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Celebrating the tenth anniversary of PalFest, ＜em＞This Is Not a Border＜/em＞ is a collection of essays, poems and stories from some of the world's most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity and courage in the most desperate of situations.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Contributors:＜/strong＞ Susan Abulhawa, Suad Amiry, Victoria Brittain, Jehan Bseiso, Teju Cole, Molly Crabapple, Selma Dabbagh, Mahmoud Darwish, Najwan Darwish, Geoff Dyer, Yasmin El-Rifae, Adam Foulds, Ru Freeman, Omar Robert Hamilton, Suheir Hammad, Nathalie Handal, Mohammed Hanif, Jeremy Harding, Rachel Holmes, John Horner, Remi Kanazi, Brigid Keenan, Mercedes Kemp, Omar El-Khairy, Nancy Kricorian, Sabrina Mahfouz, Jamal Mahjoub, Henning Mankell, Claire Messud, China Mi?ville, Pankaj Mishra, Deborah Moggach, Muiz, Maath Musleh, Michael Palin, Ed Pavlic, Atef Abu Saif, Kamila Shamsie, Raja Shehadeh, Gillian Slovo, Ahdaf Soueif, Linda Spalding, Will Sutcliffe, Alice Walker＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞With messages from China Achebe, Michael Ondaatje and J. M. Coetzee＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞________________＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Every literary act, whether it is a great epic poem or an honest piece of journalism or a simple nonsense tale for children is a blow against the forces of stupidity and ignorance and darkness … The Palestine Festival of Literature exists to do just that ? and I salute it for its work. Not only this year but for as long as it is necessary'＜/strong＞ - Philip Pullman＜/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！】Shadows of Vengeance: The Witch Queen's Return The Ethan Reeves Werewolf Detective Series, #3【電子書籍】[ Rae Stonehouse ]

＜p＞In the shadows of Daybridge, an ancient evil stirs, seeking vengeance for the wrongs of centuries past. As the town's dark history collides with the present, Detective Ethan Reeves and his partner Alice Chen find themselves at the center of a supernatural storm that threatens to tear their community apart.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Joined by the enigmatic witch Lila Darkmagic and the determined archivist Nadia Marsh, Ethan and Alice must unravel the mystery of the Bloodline Archive, a powerful tome that holds the key to the Witch Queen's resurrection. As they navigate a web of secrets and betrayals, they discover that Daybridge's very foundations are built upon a legacy of magic, sacrifice, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Shadows of Vengeance is the third installment in the Ethan Reeves Werewolf Detective Series, a thrilling urban fantasy saga that blends supernatural intrigue with small-town secrets. Join Ethan, Alice, and the people of Daybridge as they fight to protect their home from an evil that refuses to stay buried, and discover that sometimes, the price of victory is paid in blood and shadows.＜/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！】After the Great Storm【電子書籍】[ Ann Dombroski ]

＜p＞Forty-year-old Alice Kaczmarek has lost so much. She wants a baby, but her husband Daniel is serving a life sentence, accused of orchestrating an accident on Sydney's new transport system. When T, the subject of medical experimentation, crawls up the front steps of her house, Alice learns of a strange connection between T and Daniel.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this psychological novel of threat and intrigue, it seems everyone is involved in a scam, even a respected surgeon colleague. After she is followed, and her home invaded, Alice no longer knows who to rely on and must navigate this corrupt, murky world alone. In the process, she draws ever closer to Daniel's friend, Lowell.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞After the Great Storm＜/em＞ is a novel imbued with both darkness and light, sadness and joy; its characters refuse to give up on love regardless of the cost. Ultimately it asks an urgent question for our times. When corruption becomes endemic how can we save our own moral code?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'This truly unusual and haunting novel about trust and moral ambiguity grips you from the first page and leaves you questioning where we are heading. A must-read for anyone who dares to imagine the consequences of our current actions.' Donna M. Cameron, author of＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞The Rewilding＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞and＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Beneath the Mother Tree＜/strong＞＜/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！】The Teacher A Novel of a Remarkable Student-Teacher Relationship【電子書籍】[ Marcel Moring ]

＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞NEW YORK TIMES＜/em＞ BESTSELLER ● From the bestselling author of ＜em＞The Holocaust＜/em＞, a riveting novel about the redemptive power of true friendship.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In nineteenth-century Alabama, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment and racial tensions that defined the era. Annie Sullivan, an inexperienced 20-year-old teacher, is invited to aid a sickly deaf-blind girl who is considered dumb, and whose parents contemplate sending to an insane asylum.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When the young teacher agrees to treat the child with her experimental "manual alphabet," she never expects that she will find solace in the friendship with the little girl. Only through facing her own inner demons can the gifted teacher begin to help her pupil.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞The Teacher＜/em＞, Marcel Moring blends fact and fiction, atmosphere and suspense, to uncover the 50 years of tumultuous relationship between the most famous student-teacher pair who ever lived. This is an unforgettable story about the redemptive power of true friendship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Breathlessly exciting and heartbreaking by turnsーan emotional and historical page-turner."＜strong＞ー＜em＞Huffington Post＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"A compelling, page-turning narrative . . . Re-examines the life of history's greatest teacher from a fresh, psychological point of view.“ ＜strong＞ー＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Painstakingly researched, beautifully hewn, compulsively readable . . . Not to be missed.“＜strong＞ー＜em＞Library Journal＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞* * * *＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞BOOK EXCERPT＜/strong＞ ＜em＞? All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission:＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞CHAPTER ONE＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Agawam, Massachusetts, 1874＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Annie! Annie!”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Annie could hear her mother calling after her. But she did not care. Those lights from the school, across the field, enchanted her. She had visited the school before, but never had she seen it all lit up during the evening.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Annie’s mother, Alice, looked through the porch at her eight-year-old daughter running through the field. She sighed. She shouted, exclaiming to her husband Thomas who was sitting inside, “What will become of her?”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thomas shrugged his shoulders and took another sip from the cheap wine bottle, “Oh, I’ll teach her a lesson when she returns.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Four-year-old Jimmie made his way into the porch, limping due to his bad hip, “＜em＞Mama＜/em＞, I want to go with ＜em＞Annie＜/em＞!”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alice glared at him and he hurried to return into the cabin. Alice could hear baby Mary crying inside.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thomas yelled, “Alice, are you coming? When is dinner ready? I’m starving!”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alice looked at the field, at her daughter making her way in the distance toward the school. She was worried about her. With her bad eyes, it could be difficult for her to find her way back in the darkness. “Annie!” she screamed again, despite knowing Annie could no longer hear her, “Annie!”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Annie made her way through the wheat field. The blurry lights of the school guided her through the darkness. The wheat brushed her arms on both sides as she ran through the narrow path.＜/p＞ ＜p＞*** * * *＜/p＞ ＜p＞END OF EXCERPT** ＜em＞(To read further click on the book cover, where you can read more using the ＜strong＞Look Inside Feature＜/strong＞!)＜/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！】The Chalice【電子書籍】[ Nancy Bilyeau ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Winner of the Best Historical Mystery novel at the RT Book Reviews Awards. A curse to kill a king, a fight to save a nation. Follow young Joanna Stafford right into the dark heart of King Henry VIII's court in this stunning Tudor thriller.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞England, 1538. The nation is reeling after the ruthless dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cast out of Dartford Priory, Joanna Stafford ＜strong＞-＜/strong＞ feisty, courageous, but scarred by her recent encounter with rebellion at court ＜strong＞-＜/strong＞ is trying to live a quiet life with her five-year-old charge, Arthur. But family connections draw her dangerously close to a treasonous plot and, repelled by violence and the whispered conspiracies around her, Joanna seeks a life with a man who loves her. But, no matter how hard she tries, she cannot escape the spreading darkness of her destiny. She must make a choice between those she cares for most, and taking her part in a mysterious prophecy foretold by three compelling seers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Joanna embarks upon a testing journey, and, as she deciphers the meaning at the core of the prophecy, she learns that the fate of a king and the freedom of a nation rest in her hands.＜/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！】Crooked Thing, The【電子書籍】[ Mary MacDonald ]

＜p＞For fans of Alice Munro and Carol Shields comes an emotional and hopeful collection of short stories that delve into the tragedies that befall each of us in the search for goodness and meaning. The English poet, William Blake said, “joy and woe are woven fine.” So it is in The Crooked Thing. A collection of intense and emotional stories, there are traumas and betrayals, loves and losses, missed opportunities and discoveries, and above all, hope. In tales delicate and steely, a troubled young ferryman finds himself with an unexpected passenger, a songbird finds its voice, a mother learns to let go of her son and, after a chance encounter, an aging ballerina dances again. In her debut story collection, Mary MacDonald brings each narrator to face their own existence, taking the reader into darkness, passing through fear and resistance, to seek redemption and freedom. At their core these are love stories; they move us, disturb us, and upend our beliefs, to show us characters not all that different from ourselves.＜/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 Sky is NOT the Limit! A Book of Empowering Poetry (Full Color)【電子書籍】[ Alicea Davis ]

＜p＞The Sky is NOT the Limit! A Book of Empowering Poetry ? The Second Edition is a compilation of thought provoking poetry that inspires its readers to transition from the darkness of fear, into the light of trust in multiple areas of life, empowering others to explore their infinite potential in life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This full color book begins each section with one of Alicea’s insightful paintings which communicate deep truths and strong emotions. Alicea's visual art complements her poetry to creatively express her passion for human progress and challenges others to embrace their unique individuality.＜/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 Hounds of Harujin: Volume 2【電子書籍】[ Jason Shannon ]

＜p＞Courtenay has been sold into the Concubinage, shipped away to become a bed warmer for a noble of the Mongol court. Her sister, who now refuses to go by any name except Irbis, desperately wants to get her back, and has run away from home to get to that office before it’s too late. But it is too late ? a riot consumes the town and Irbis is lucky to get out with her life. Now rescuing her sister isn’t an option, and she has only one real choice: to escape her father, to be there for her sister, she’s going to have to join Courtenay as an imperial concubine....＜/p＞ ＜p＞Tamerlan, the khan’s eldest son and former heir, who’d renounced the throne in favour of self-imposed exile at a Buddhist monastery, is hot on the trail of the ghost assassin that slew Lord Chiledu in Queensland, has tracked the phantom all the way to Alice Springs. And he’s making waves with the court, openly challenging his younger brother, the khan’s new heir ? and getting closer to finding out the nature of the grand calamitous future looming above them all....＜/p＞ ＜p＞In Perth, Prince H?leg? is dealing with another invasion of his prefecture, an attack that consumed the northern town of Geraldton; and attack that caught Adam and Moxie in its net....＜/p＞ ＜p＞And in the desert, more than a thousand kilometres north of her sister riding in to rescue her, Courtenay’s coach is ambushed, laid to waste in a bloodbath by a darkness so rare it’s barely more than myth: the Mongolian death worm. Now, their security gone, their guide and a number of concubines dead, Courtenay and three others are left to wander adrift in the vast Australian desert....＜/p＞ ＜p＞Volume 2 of 2＜/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 Phantom Lake and Death's Train【電子書籍】[ Caleb Miranda ]

＜p＞Hello there,＜/p＞ ＜p＞whoever you are,＜/p＞ ＜p＞wherever you are,＜/p＞ ＜p＞Let me tell you of The Phantom Lake and Death's Train, a children's dark fantasy book based on two things, my attachment to children's fantasy, having grown up with it, and my experiences with grief, having suffered a series of losses in a short span of time back in the late 2000s when I was a teenager.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It tells the story of a boy who suffers a great loss and who then ends up in the afterlife while still living. With sword and shield at hand, there he embarks on a journey, meeting peculiar characters along the way. Through those interactions, he comes to the realization he must overcome his loss if he is to save himself, easier said than done when the hands of darkness reaches for a heart torn between hope and despair.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Alice Adventure's in Wonderland", "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane," "A Monster Calls," these are but a few of the works that served as the inspiration of my own, yet I don't dare say it stands among them.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It's sort of autobiographical in some ways, and what I mean by that is I took personal experiences and turned them into fiction. An example of it is a chapter based on a summer of the early 2010s, where I spent it wandering my hometown by myself from night to dawn, just walking while listening to music, contemplating everything, how things had gone so wrong, and where on the last night, I slept on top of the grave of a soul most dear to me of whom death triggered the series of events that brought me there years after.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I've been working on and off on it since 2016, and I've poured every ounce of my heart, or what was left, into it. It comes from a place of knowing. There's nothing discussed in it I didn't experience firsthand. Writing it has helped me deal with every loss I still mourn to this very day I'm typing this. It even helped me understand something that ended up becoming the main message I'm now trying to share through it, one I hope resonates with someone somewhere.＜/p＞ ＜p＞P.S. My book is a one person's work, no editor, cover designer, beta reader, or ai use, but despite its flaws, I believe in what I have.＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you're still here,＜/p＞ ＜p＞thank you for reading,＜/p＞ ＜p＞With much appreciation,＜/p＞ ＜p＞Caleb＜/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 FIRST BOOK OF AN EXOTIC【電子書籍】[ Samcy Kodumon ]

＜p＞A graveyard, fresh dirt, bleak skies--these are the things that Alice is left to fill the void of the passing of her husband, John. Her memories alone of their love that started in a small village in Kerala, India, is not enough to comfort her in the darkness of a cemetery in the United States, so far away from home. Brought overseas by the nursing gap in the 1970s that so desperately left the United States in a health-care crisis, Alice is a displaced nurse who brought her family, including her brother, Jose, with her on this arduous journey. Although Alice's profession is essential to building the economy, she is not met with a welcome committee or happiness on arrival. She suffers through rejection, discrimination, and prejudice at the hands of the men and women who begged for her and others like her to be here.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The passion of her brother, Jose, was for writing, and he yearned to go back to his home country with the money needed to kick-start his career. He soon discovers that the American dream is nothing but a mirage--he realizes that the invitation to this monumental country does not come with instructions on how to survive it. As America becomes more polarized, they are forced to lose their dignity, self-worth, culture, and honor to make it day by day in a country whose people see them as a threat. Through the struggle, Jose intensely questions humanity. Will he, his friends, and sister, Alice, succumb to the unintended role they play as Atlas in carrying the burdens of the exotics that are now trapped here?＜/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 Watchmaker's Daughter An utterly gripping and heart-wrenching World War II historical novel【電子書籍】[ Dianne Haley ]

＜p＞＜b＞Hiding the worn piece of paper among her father’s watch deliveries, her eyes fill with tears at the memory of her brave friend walking towards the Nazi soldiers, and the sharp sound of gun fire. Her friend sacrificed herself so that she could deliver this message. But if she hands it over, the love of her life will die… ＜/b＞＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞＜b＞1942, Geneva:＜/b＞ As her radio crackles with heart-breaking news from occupied France, ＜b＞Val?rie Hallez＜/b＞ gazes towards the snow-covered Alps after a long day helping her father, a local watchmaker. With a Nazi invasion looming, she is sick with worry for the future of her country, and for ＜b＞Philippe＜/b＞, her childhood sweetheart with soft brown eyes. Val?rie might not be able to join the army like him, but she is determined to play her part in the fight against evil…＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞In defiance of her father, Val?rie helps the French Resistance by smuggling messages among her father’s watch deliveries. And when darkness falls, she risks everything to hide Jewish refugee children in his old workshop. Philippe fears for her safety, as her work for the Resistance could come with a heavy price. But nothing will stop her delivering vital information and getting terrified children to safety before they are sent back to the Nazis.＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞But when Val?rie is entrusted with an urgent letter for the Allies, she finds herself in an impossible position. The information it contains could alter the course of the war. But if she hands over the message now, it will cost Philippe his life. With Nazi spies closing in on her, Val?rie must act now… ＜b＞But can she really trust the man she loves, and will she find a way to save both him and her country before it’s too late?＜/b＞＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞＜b＞An utterly gripping and heart-breaking novel about love and bravery in a time of terrible danger. Fans of ＜i＞The Alice Network＜/i＞, ＜i＞The Nightingale＜/i＞ and ＜i＞We Were the Lucky Ones＜/i＞ will be swept away by ＜i＞The Watchmaker’s Daughter.＜/i＞＜/b＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜b＞What readers are saying about ＜i＞The Watchmaker’s Daughter＜/i＞:＜/b＞＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞‘＜b＞Heart pounding＜/b＞… ＜b＞will have you feeling all of the emotions＜/b＞ from happy to sad to fear, with each turn of the page.’ ＜i＞Spooky’s Maze of Books＜/i＞ ?????＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞‘＜b＞I cannot recommend this book enough＜/b＞… ＜b＞heart-breaking＜/b＞… dramatic… ＜b＞I couldn’t have enjoyed it more!＜/b＞’ NetGalley reviewer ?????＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞‘＜b＞My heart was pounding＜/b＞ and ＜b＞I’d resorted to nail-biting before chapter one was finished!＜/b＞ The author immediately put me right in the midst of the action and I became part of the Resistance for the duration of the novel… ＜b＞incredible＜/b＞.’ Goodreads reviewer＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞‘＜b＞Completely gripping＜/b＞ and ＜b＞heart-wrenching＜/b＞… It’s a page-turner, for sure!’ Goodreads reviewer＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞‘＜b＞Amazing＜/b＞…＜b＞ will have your emotions on a wild roller coaster!＜/b＞’ @busymoms-readtoo＜/p＞ ＜br＞ ＜p＞‘Such an emotive read… truly ＜b＞heartbreaking＜/b＞ and yet also inspiring.’ Goodreads reviewer＜/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 Whitby Witches【電子書籍】[ Robin Jarvis ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A glorious new edition of Robin Jarvis’s classic and the inspiration for The Power of Dark and its sequels. Contains bonus material specially produced for this Egmont Modern Classics title.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When orphans Ben and Jennet arrive in the seaside town of Whitby to stay with Alice Boston, they have no idea what to expect. A lively 92-year-old, Miss Boston is unlike any other foster mother they’ve known.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ben is gifted with ‘the sight’, which gives him the power to see things invisible to other mortals. He soon encounters the mysterious fisher folk who live under the cliffs and discovers that Alice and her friends are not quite what they seem.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But a darkness is stalking the streets of Whitby, bringing with it fear and death. Could it be a ghost from the Abbey? Or a beast from hell? Unless the truth is uncovered, the town and all its inhabitants is doomed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Robin Jarvis started writing in 1988 and quickly became a bestselling author with his Deptford Mice and Whitby Witches series. The Whitby Witches is the book that inspired his latest series, which begins with The Power of Dark. You can find out more at www.robinjarvis.com or follow him on Twitter @robinjarvis1963＜/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！】Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus (Legend Classics)【電子書籍】[ Mary Shelley ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The young scientist Victor Frankenstein experiments with alchemy to fulfil his greatest ambition: to create life. Once he succeeds and his creature takes its first breath, he realises he has made a monster and abandons it. The creature, shunned by the world and filled with rage, decides to follow its master.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One of the most famous horror novels of all time and considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel, Shelley’s masterpiece has entertained and horrified its readers for 200 years.＜/p＞ ＜hr /＞ ＜p＞The ＜em＞Legend Classics＜/em＞ series:＜br /＞ Around the World in Eighty Days＜br /＞ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn＜br /＞ The Importance of Being Earnest＜br /＞ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland＜br /＞ The Metamorphosis＜br /＞ The Railway Children＜br /＞ The Hound of the Baskervilles＜br /＞ Frankenstein＜br /＞ Wuthering Heights＜br /＞ Three Men in a Boat＜br /＞ The Time Machine＜br /＞ Little Women＜br /＞ Anne of Green Gables＜br /＞ The Jungle Book＜br /＞ The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories＜br /＞ Dracula＜br /＞ A Study in Scarlet＜br /＞ Leaves of Grass＜br /＞ The Secret Garden＜br /＞ The War of the Worlds＜br /＞ A Christmas Carol＜br /＞ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde＜br /＞ Heart of Darkness＜br /＞ The Scarlet Letter＜br /＞ This Side of Paradise＜br /＞ Oliver Twist＜br /＞ The Picture of Dorian Gray＜br /＞ Treasure Island＜br /＞ The Turn of the Screw＜br /＞ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer＜br /＞ Emma＜br /＞ The Trial＜br /＞ A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe＜br /＞ Grimm Fairy Tales＜br /＞ The Awakening＜br /＞ Mrs Dalloway＜br /＞ Gulliver’s Travels＜br /＞ The Castle of Otranto＜br /＞ Silas Marner＜br /＞ Hard Times＜/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。