Résultats pour "The Baron" dans Fiction

Il narratore ripercorre la lunga vicenda del fratello, Cosimo di Rondò, vissuto nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo a Ombrosa, in Liguria. Cosimo, per sfuggire a una punizione inflittagli dai suoi educatori, decide di salire su un albero per non ridiscendere mai più. Cosimo si costruisce un mondo aereo dove diversi personaggi della cultura e della politica (Napoleone compreso) lo vanno a trovare, testimoniandogli la loro ammirazione. Vive anche una tormentata storia d'amore con la volubile Viola.

Ingersoll Lockwood invented the fictional character Baron Trump in 1890 for a two-part sci-fi/fantasy series about a privileged German heir who undertakes a sequence of fantastic voyages. The style of the Baron Trump series - a mix of fantasy and young-reader-oriented science fiction - anticipated and may have influenced L. Frank Baum's Oz series. The Travel and Adventures of Little Baron Trump describes Baron's trip around the world with his little dog, meeting new races like the Wind Eaters, Man Hoppers, and Melodious Sneezers.

Si tu veux lire une romance contemporaine drôle au goût d’interdit, avec des personnages atypiques et attachants, c’est par ici ! He falls first, best friend's brother, friends to lovers. Hayden est dans l’impasse. Il est amoureux de Jade depuis qu’il a posé les yeux sur elle. Il...

When the young wife of a powerful lumber baron vanishes into the wilds of frontier Michigan, her friend is left to unravel the truth in this captivating dual-timeline novel from bestselling author Lynn Austin. 1873 After a devastating loss, Hannah Wagner never imagined she’d leave her...

England, 1333. The chink in Baron Boursier's armor is his fondness for a lovely face. When it costs him half his sight and brands him as one who abuses women, he vows to never again be "blinded" by beauty. Thus, given the choice between forfeiting his lands and wedding one of his enemies to end their feud, he chooses as his betrothed the lady said to be plain of face, rejecting the lady rumored to be most fair.

(Women of War Book 1) #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs transports readers to the lush French countryside of Normandy in a tale of love, family honor and true knights in shining armor… Rand Fitzmarc has fought his way to prominence under the banner of King Henry V. At long last...

The Baron is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: "Who is he?" I said. "And why does he sit always alone, with his back to us, too?" - "Ah!" whispered the Frau Oberregierungsrat, "he is a Baron." - She looked at me very solemnly, and yet with the slightest possible contempt - a "fancy-not-recognising-that-at-the-first-glance" expression.

Following in the footsteps of other key children's books from the Victorian era, Lockwood's vibrant novel centres on restless aristocratic youth, Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, otherwise known as Baron Trump, as he searches for adventure. Bored of his life of luxury in the Trump family home, Baron stumbles across a magical portal which transports him to the Russian Arctic, where he finds a curious underground world beneath his feet. As he journeys downward, Baron discovers strange new settings, and even stranger inhabitants.

Once hailed as the greatest showman under the big top, Bastian Cole lived for applause, spectacle, and flame — until a pyrotechnic catastrophe turned his circus into an inferno. Scarred in body and soul, he vanished into the ashes, presumed dead. But years later, from the smoke rose a new figure — Baron Blaze, the self-proclaimed Ringmaster of Pain. Drawn by whispers of a wandering troupe known only as The Hot Sauce Freak Show, Baron Blaze discovers a carnival unlike any other — one that trades in fire, flavor, and fear.

Lilith Chambers’ quiet life as a parish midwife shatters when the brother thought responsible for her death discovers she's alive and well. Having been raised in an orphanage, she has few memories of her real parentage or the circumstances of her disappearance from the life she ought to have. As she reorients herself in a new life, she meets the one man she can’t have.

The Complete Baron Trump Novels Collection step into a world of adventure, intrigue, and fantastical discoveries. Follow the curious and brave young Baron Trump as he embarks on mind-bending journeys that will take him to places both strange and mysterious. Perfect for lovers of adventure, historical fiction, and timeless storytelling, this collection is an unforgettable journey filled with mystery, excitement, and wonder.

Al sentir próxima la muerte, el barón Béla Wenckheim, que ha pasado buena parte de su vida exiliado en Argentina, decide regresar a su Hungría natal con la esperanza de reencontrarse con su amor de adolescencia. Pero su retorno siembra la confusión en el pueblo, muchos de cuyos habitantes lo reciben como a un rico benefactor capaz de salvarlos de la fatalidad, cuando en realidad ha dilapidado su fortuna en los casinos de Buenos Aires. En la ola de rumores y malentendidos cada vez más extravagantes participarán hasta los políticos y periodistas de la región.

Baron Trump – a clever, endlessly inquisitive, albeit rebellious young man – sets off on an extraordinary journey guided by curious artefacts, ancient manuscripts and long-lost legends. With nothing but a thirst for adventure and his loyal dog, Bugler, by his side, Baron ventures into hidden worlds, encounters strange peoples and unravels enchanting mysteries. Packed with daring exploits, magical landscapes and thrilling quests, this Victorian-era romp invites readers of all ages to discover the limitless possibilities that await those brave enough to explore the unknown.

England, 1333. When Lady Quintin Boursier leads an army against the Baron of Blackwood to demand the release of her abducted brother, she finds the same fate awaits her. Now she must free herself and discover where Griffin de Arell holds her brother before her family's lands are forfeited. But as the long winter nights unfold and those prowling the black wood move the feud nearer its deadly end, Quintin realizes she may have wronged her captor.

Sir Thomas, Hero of Arsuf, rides to war again! When a king asks a baron to go on crusade it is an order not a request and, as such, is not to be ignored. The Earl of Cleveland has done his duty for his King and for the Pope many times over but he and his son, William,are chosen as token gesture...

Book 3 in the Border Knight series. When Prince Arthur is murdered and the French begin to take Normandy, Sir Thomas finds himself isolated and alone. The Norman barons conspire against King John and the English knight has a dilemma. Does he join the rebels or stay true to his beliefs?...

A ring is her only tie to a distant homeland, until a marooned Englishman anchors her heart. Hannah Rose Barrington is the island misfit. Orphaned at a young age, Hannah struggles to provide for her future, while her guardian, a weak-hearted island drunk, bleeds Hannah of her father’s...

England, 1334 - In the second book of The Feud series, Baron Magnus Verdun is a warrior whose handsome face gives little indication of the darkness he struggles to contain. While pursuing the murderous brigands who plague his lands, he becomes the unwitting savior of the woman the king has decreed he wed - the reckless Lady Thomasin, whose very presence threatens his carefully ordered life. And more so when she proves outspoken beyond what is required of a dutiful wife.

With the Empress Matilda about to marry the Count of Anjou, Alfraed is thrown into a world of intrigue and treachery as he tries to hold on to the north with depleted numbers of warriors. When he succeeds he finds that he is punished and sent to the east by King Henry and his family held hostage...

Will Cannon rides to Oklahoma to bring a gang of outlaws to justice. Will hopes that the Baron Von Stuben Gang is being run by Blackman and his gang of cutthroats. Blackman and his gang killed Will's family and Will swore to avenge his family by killing Blackman and every member of his gang.