Résultats pour "Georges" dans Fiction biographique

"J'ai adoré ma mère, je ne l'ai pas aimée. De son côté, j'étais pour elle l'enfant des bois, le fruit d'une volupté inouïe : ce fruit, elle l'avait nourri dans sa dévotion enfantine, retour de la folle tendresse, angoissée et gaie, qu'elle me donnait, rarement, mais qui m'éblouissait. J'étais né de l'éblouissement de ses jeux d'enfant, et je crois qu'elle n'aima jamais un homme. [...] elle n'eut dans sa vie qu'un violent désir, celui de m'éblouir et de me perdre dans le scandale où elle se voulait perdue."

Un soir de vent noir, Mouchette, 14 ans, emprunte les bois pour retourner dans son foyer, une masure imprégnée de misère, d’alcoolisme et de maladie. La pluie s’abat sur la jeune fille lorsqu’elle croise le chemin d’Arsène, qui lui propose de s’abriter chez lui. L’homme l’enivre d’histoires extraordinaires pour l’impressionner. Le genièvre réchauffe la gorge et échauffe le corps du braconnier. Mouchette, sans défense, est violée. Quelque temps plus tard, sa mère décède sans que l’enfant ait pu lui confier son terrible fardeau, ce sentiment de honte qui ne la quittera plus, jusqu’au drame.

Did unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Never before has this story about George Washington been told. Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear George, Dear Mary explores George’s relationship with his first love, New York heiress Mary Philipse, the richest belle in Colonial America.

Contada con la propia voz de Cleopatra, Las memorias de Cleopatra es una fascinante historia de ambición, pasión y traición en el mundo del antiguo Egipto, que comienza cuando la reina de veinte años busca al hombre más poderoso del mundo, Julio César.

"The Mill on the Floss" is George Eliot’s second novel, and was published in 1860, only a year after her first, "Adam Bede". It centres on the lives of brother and sister Tom and Maggie Tulliver growing up on the river Floss near the town of St. Oggs (a fictionalised version of Gainsborough, in Lincolnshire, England) in the years following the Napoleonic Wars, with both as young adults eventually meeting a tragic end by the Mill which the family holds so dear.

Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute, a female divinity figure, a church leader, or all of those? Biblical references to her are tantalizingly brief, but we do know that she was the first person to whom the risen Christ appeared - and the one commissioned to tell others the good news, earning her the ancient honorific "Apostle to the Apostles". Today, Mary continues to spark controversy, curiosity, and veneration. In a vivid re-creation of Mary Magdalene's life story, Margaret George convincingly captures this renowned woman's voice.

Las intrigas imperiales continúan sacudiendo los cimientos de Roma y Egipto. Octavio decide eliminar a sus rivales y declara la guerra a Cleopatra. Tras la derrota de Actium, la reina y Marco Antonio huyen a Egipto. Allí, resistiéndose a ceder a las manipulaciones de Octavio, Cleopatra decide poner fin a su vida.

The New York Times bestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troy and Elizabeth I now turns her gaze on Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in history. Built on the backs of those who fell before it, Julius Caesar’s imperial dynasty is only as strong as the...

Primera entrega de esta trilogía que nos permite conocer de boca de la propia Cleopatra su verdadera historia: una historia fascinante de ambición, pasión y traición.

Nero’s ascent to the throne was only the beginning....Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions of Young Nero, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emperor cements his place in history. With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero...

Puritans. Quakers. Pirates. Mohawks. Witches. And a brutal war.... If you thought New England was dull in the 1670s, get ready for a history lesson. In the critically acclaimed My Father's Kingdom, debut author James W. George transported his listeners to 1671 New England and the world of Reverend Israel Brewster. Four years later, Brewster is a disgraced outcast residing in Providence and working as a humble cooper, but despite his best efforts, King Philip's War has begun.

Few wars have been fought by each side with greater intensity of conviction in the rightness of its cause or with more abundant personal heroism than the War Between the States. The story begins with a great responsibility falling on Vincent Wingfield, the teenage son of a widowed Virginia plantation owner. Vincent must decide what course of action he should take when a problem arises on the plantation.

If you love The Crown, then this is the audiobook for you! Diana, Catherine, Meghan…glamorous Princess Margaret outdid them all. Springing into post-World War II society, and quite naughty and haughty, she lived in a whirlwind of fame and notoriety. Georgie Blalock captures the fascinating...

In 1959, at 10 years old, Mario and his Aunt Carmen make their way on the streets of East Los Angeles. His friends are murderers, dope peddlers, and hookers. He's no genius, and hates school with a passion. People think he's a con man, but he's got a gift. The question is, how will he use it?

Thrust into the center of events is Reverend Israel Brewster, an idealistic young minister with a famous grandfather and a tragic past. Meanwhile, Massasoit's son, known as "King Philip" by the English, is tormented by both the present and the past. He is watching the resources and culture of the Wampanoag nation fade away at the hands of the English and desperately wishes to restore hope and security to his people. In a world of religious fervor, devastating sickness, and incessant greed, can the alliance of their forefathers survive?

Mit Musik aus der Ersteinspielung von Händels Messiah-Urfassung, durch den Gutenberg-Kammerchor und dem Neumeyer Consort unter der Leitung von Felix Koch mit der Solistin und den Solisten Stefanie Schaefer, Fabian Kelly und Julian Dominique Clement. Diese Aufnahme verknüpft Teile des Oratoriums mit dem Text aus Stefan Zweigs "Sternstunden der Menschheit". Darin wird geschildert, wie Händel im Jahr 1741 während der Genesung nach einem Schlaganfall sein bekanntestes Werk wie in einem Rausch schuf.

In diesem Hörbuch, das von Martin Pfisterer gelesen wird, erzählt Georg Giesing von der Waldeck und aus dem Hunsrück. Dabei liegt sein Fokus auf den Menschen, die oft sehr skurrile Gestalten sind. Hier sitzen sie alle in der Kneipe und trinken zusammen, die verschiedensten Menschen. Schreiner, Schreiber, Bankangestellte, Pendler und Bauern, hier treffen sie alle aufeinander und sprechen über Gestern und Heute, lachen, trinken und feiern.

"Najbogatszy człowiek w Babilonie" autorstwa George'a S. Clasona to jeden z najbardziej znanych i cenionych poradników finansowych na świecie. Książka składa się z wielu opowieści o mieszkańcach starożytnego Babilonu, którzy borykając się z różnymi problemami, po wdrożeniu do swojego życia odpowiednich zasad gospodarowania pieniędzmi pokonywali napotkane trudności.

In July 1933, a gangster staged the kidnapping-for-ransom of an Oklahoma oilman. He would live to regret it. What started clean soon turns messy as two of “Machine Gun” Kelly’s partners cut themselves into the action, a determined former Texas Ranger makes tracking Kelly his mission, and his wife, ever alert to her own self-interest, starts playing both sides. Set in the first days of the modern FBI, Infamous is a blend of historical novel and crime story featuring an unexpected hero, some of the most colorful supporting characters in recent crime fiction, and femme fatale Kathryn Kelly.

Fortschrittsglaube und barocke Pracht, höfische Intrigen und eine unmögliche Liebe: Die neue historische Dramaserie "Königin Caroline" zeichnet das faszinierende Porträt einer leidenschaftlichen Frau - und zugleich das einer Weltmacht im Aufbruch. 1714. Aufgewachsen in ärmlichen Verhältnissen, steht die junge Kurprinzessin Caroline von Brandenburg-Ansbach vor einer glänzenden Zukunft: Als Thronfolgerin soll sie eines Tages an der Seite ihres Mannes die Geschicke des britischen Königreiches lenken.