The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) was a Mohawk leader prominent in his community in the late 18th century.
In the month of roses, things always happened to Richard—His father, the Black Prince, died in June; he came to England in June; and his flaming ardor for his first queen and only beloved, exquisite Anne of Bohemia, was born on the turbulent June night he had planned a tryst with another woman. It was also the month when this sensitive, handsome young king relinquished boyhood and put his life at stake to placate pitchfork-bearing rebels, starting his lifelong battle of wits to free the peasants from oppression and pull England from the morass of war. Suspense, seething emotions, and rare tenderness animate a warm, intimate view of the most complex, controversial British ruler in history, his passionate love for Anne of Bohemia, and the glittering, lusty panorama of the Middle Ages. —back cover
The problem of the livestock and dairy industries in Canada is vitally linked to the problem of wheat. Depression in Great Britain in the twenties supported exports of dairy products and livestock to the United States in spite of the tariff. Increase in the tariff in 1930 and low prices of wheat stimulated the production of cattle in Western Canada, which in turn weakened the position of the cattle industry in Eastern Canada and accentuated dependence on dairying and, with the empire agreements, on hog raising... — from the Introduction
This is a historical drama written in blank verse. It tells the story of the love affair between the aging Queen Elizabeth I of England and her much younger suitor Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.
The play was adapted to a Hollywood film in 1939 and a television production in 1968.
The last term at the Chalet School for the Maynard triplets is bound to be eventful. A supposedly quiet afternoon has a near-unhappy ending and examinations, sports and the sale all produce excitements. But it is Len, as head girl, who has the biggest shock of all when Dr Entwistle has an accident.—Goodreads
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