Résultats pour "Tramps" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Penniless, homeless, and virtually lifeless, the vagrant “Doughface” Jack is about to discover that where medical marvels meet the mysteries of the human mind, amazing things happen. The Tramp acquires a capability beyond his imagination and without equal on Earth. Riding the rails, Jack runs afoul of a local sheriff and ends up with a crushed skull. He’s as good as dead until a savvy country doctor performs a bit of medical magic.

Charles Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. TRAMPS: The chance use of the word 'Tramp' in my last paper, brought that numerous fraternity so vividly before my mind's eye.

In A Tramp Abroad, the ever adventurous Mark Twain brings his wit and creativity to his travels in Europe. Twain takes fictional liberty, turning his travels into an entertaining journey as he visits many of the countries of Central Europe. Listeners are sure to be delighted and humored as they enjoy what is considered by many to be one of Mark Twain's best works.

A Tramp Abroad (1880) by Mark Twain is a travel journal which includes autobiography and fictional events. The book chronicles a journey by the author and his friend Harris through central and southern Europe. The two men make their way through Germany, Switzerland, eastern France, and Italy, encountering situations that become more humorous by their reactions to them. The narrator plays the part of the American tourist, believing that he understands all that he sees but in reality understanding none of it.

Handsome cowboy Tramp Hart left his home and friends over a year ago. He's finally back to make amends and take his place on the ranch. That is until he walks into the house he designed and finds a woman living there. He needs a plan to get her out so he can move in. Mail order bride Ilene Duffy traveled from New York City to Asherville, Texas only to find out her marriage contract was no longer valid. Rancher Cinders and his wife Shannon offer her an empty house on their land. Ilene has no intentions of getting married.

Retiring from stealing priceless treasures seemed like a surefire way for Rook Stevens to stay on the right side of the law. The only cop in his life should have been his probably-boyfriend, Los Angeles Detective Dante Montoya, but that's not how life - his life - is turning out. Instead, Rook ends up not only standing in a puddle of his cousin Harold's blood but also being accused of Harold's murder...and sleeping with Harold's wife.

In 1884, with a job offer to become City Editor of the Los Angeles Times, Charles Fletcher Lummis determined to walk to his new job from Ohio, covering over 3,500 miles through 8 states and territories. He witnessed and documented the end of the old American West and the beginning of the modern age, which picked new winners and losers. Adventurous author, passionate Indian rights activist, pioneering reporter, workaholic newspaper editor, librarian, poet, anthropologist and archeologist, Charles Fletcher Lummis was a great colorful individualist....

Dear Mama, Gus came into my life several years ago. During my final year of college, I was abducted by a vampire. To say the big oaf saved me from certain doom is an overstatement, but that's how we met. Honestly, I have a tough time thinking about it. Between the kidnapping and all the carnage that followed, I changed. A lot. That was the first time I died. That was the night everything fell apart. Love, Millie.

A novel by one of the outstanding Russian writers of the 20th century, Evgeny Zamyatin (1884-1937), God's Tramp explores the sunset of the Roman Empire. "God's Tramp" was the name of Attila (406-453), the leader of the Huns - one of the greatest rulers of the barbarian tribes that invaded the Roman Empire. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Join Mark Twain on a hilarious, offbeat journey through Europe in A Tramp Abroad. With his trademark wit and keen eye for the absurd, Twain recounts his travels across Germany, the Alps, and Italy—where mishaps, misunderstandings, and culture clashes abound. Intended as a walking tour but filled with detours, Twain’s adventure is part travelogue, part satire, and entirely entertaining. Whether he's attempting to master the art of yodeling or poking fun at European customs, Twain’s observations make for a laugh-out-loud read. A must-listen for fans of classic humor and travel tales.

Lo primero que hice bien en esta vida fue matar a mi padre. Fue entonces cuando comencé a trabajar para Enzo. Mi capacidad para mantenerme en calma en todo momento me granjeó el apodo de Ice y durante mucho tiempo nadie ha logrado jamás penetrar en mi vida. Tan guapo. Tan sexy. Y ahora me encuentro en una misión de alto riesgo a punto de perder los papeles.

Welcome to Tramps, Ghosts and Ballerinas; a book club hosted by us - Ellen, Mariah, and Fee. Join us every Monday as we reminisce about the books we read as children. We discuss our thoughts and opinions as we re-read them as adults, asking those burning questions we've held inside since we were children.

Dive into the captivating world of Trail of the Tramp, penned by the renowned hobo and author Leon Ray Livingston, also known as A-No. 1. This compelling narrative draws from his own adventures on the open road. In the opening chapter, Canada Joe sets the stage with a promise this tale will not be the usual, mundane stories of hoboes outsmarting trains or whimsical romances of carefree wanderers. Instead, he will unveil a hauntingly unique story that will resonate deeply within your soul, exposing the dark side of humanity as it reveals those who prey on the vulnerable, transforming innocent ...

A trio of Limeys has a go at the piracy of an old hulk and her drunken captain.

“She was just a little freshman / Victim of Admission’s whim / Then she met an upperclassman—we won’t name him— / And she had a child by him. / Now he’s off in New York City / Rescued by the co-op plan. / While she walks the streets of Yellow Springs, Ohio, / Looking for another man.” Ah, they don’t write ‘em like that anymore, and it’s not hard to see why. And the sad story recounted in the song is not entirely unlike that of Linda Shepard, titular (so to speak) heroine of Campus Tramp.