Five adventures of Horatio Hornblower collected here for the first time. These stories about his daring exploits and challenging discoveries were published separately from the Hornblower Saga. The author has created unique circumstances to further the development of Hornblower's character and provide new insights.
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Frank Blanchard lives on a houseboat, has a good business, and fantasises with his favorite movie star. When the planned opening of a fertilizer plant which means a relocation of his houseboat, the lives of Frank and his neighbors are turned upside down. All turns surprisingly right sides up, and a real romance lets Frank say good bye, Ava.
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Another magical, mischievous Thorne Smith classic. Rex Pebble, a man in his sixties, is still caught in limbo between his wife and his mistress of twenty years, Spray Summers. One evening while relaxing beside the 'glorious pool' in Spray's back yard, Rex's life is transformed.
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9 weeks a New York Times bestseller. For five generations the ancestral home of the Tolbecken family had grown, but as their land and fortune dwindles, the Tolbecken family faces the loss of their home as well as a way of life. A well-characterized, well-written novel about life in America at the turn of 19th century.
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Fictionalized diary of a 12 year old girl growing up in Winnebago, Iowa in 1913. Beautifully illustrated with advertisements, mail-order catalogs, and other period pieces. The pdf format allows gesture zooming on iPads and other touch screen devices so the fine print in the advertisements can be read.
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