Dancing in the Baron's Shadow
Автор: Fabienne Josaphat
Год издания: 0000
Haiti, 1965. Francois Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, is the impoverished island nation's brutal dictator. Relentless curfews, and Papa Doc's terrifying Tonton Macoutes militia, have made life in Port-au-Prince increasingly difficult for struggling taxi driver Raymond L'Eveillé. But it is Raymond's brother, Nicolas, a wealthy professor at the local university, who is stirring up trouble. A secret manifesto penned by Nicolas is rallying opposition to Papa Doc. After a tip-off from a disgruntled student, Nicolas' home is raided and the manifesto discovered, landing him in Fort Dimanche, a notorious, disease-ridden prison many enter but few ever leave. Meanwhile, Raymond's wife leaves him, taking their children and escaping the island. With his family gone, Raymond gets himself arrested as part of a death-defying plan to break his brother out of jail.Fabienne Josaphat's electric prose brings to life a horrifying and not so distant time in Haiti's past while exploring the best and worst of humanity. The novel examines power's tendency to corrupt, the impulse of nationalistic pride, and, above all, the human desire to survive, while describing in rigorous detail the shocking realities of life in the Baron's shadow.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Автор: Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is a short novel about a weird hybrid race of humans and creatures resembling a cross between a fish and a frog, which lives in the seaside village of Innsmouth.
The Great Shadow and Other Napoleon
Автор: Артур Конан Дойл
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"The Great Shadow and other Napoleonic Tales", is an Action & Adventure novel published in 1892. The novel takes place in the Napoleonic era on the English-Scottish border city called West Inch. The Great Shadow refers to the Napoleon’s influence and his reputation that forms a shadow over West Inch.
Приключения Шерлока Холмса: Пляшущие человечки / The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Автор: Артур Конан Дойл
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«Пляшущие человечки» – захватывающий рассказ Артура Конан Дойла из цикла «Приключения Шерлока Холмса», выпущенного в 1892 году. Знаменитый сыщик сталкивается с загадкой, слишком таинственной даже для него… Для удобства читателя текст незначительно сокращен и адаптирован, а также содержит комментарии, разные виды упражнений и краткий словарь. Предназначается для продолжающих изучать английский язык (уровень 2 – Pre-Intermediate).