Edith Louisa Cavell was an English nurse serving in Brussels during WWI who assisted many British, French, and Belgian soldiers to cross the border into neutral Holland. She was betrayed and arrested. The outcome of her court martial is well-known and well-preserved.
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In Volume 9, Captain Hornblower is promoted to Commodore and is off on a new adventure to the Baltic. Raids, assignations, a siege, an attempted assassination by a member of his crew, and typhus make this another great Hornblower adventure.
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John Wetherell, a native of Whitby, England was born in 1780. Records of his nautical life have been long sought after by readers interested in this period of history. Forester acquired the manuscript and selected the most well-written and unforgettable passages for publication in this book.
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Peter and Mary are old and forgotten — that is, until Lazy Bear arrives with gentle magic, poetry, and delightful repartee. Tender and understanding, charming and humorous, children and adults alike are transported to a make believe land where anything can happen.
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A book for children about a train with a thirst for knowledge and a determination to be on time. "I'm the smartest engine in the world.” Edgar says. “I'm the first one that realized he could talk. I'm the finest traveling machine in creation ..." And with that, Edgar took off into the sky to travel the world.
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