In a grimy boardinghouse in a dismal Parisian neighborhood, Balzac sets the stage for his 1834 study of paternal love, of greed, envy, and despair. Pere Goriot tells the story of a nineteenth-century
Presents a fictionalized account of the life of American military leader Francis Marion who led successful raids against the British troops during the Revolutionary War.
When Dan Eakins' uncle dies, he leaves Dan a package containing a black leather belt with a buckle that reads "TimeBelt," a gift, Dan thinks, that gives him an opportunity to become a time traveler
In 1672, Cornelius van Baerle, a tulip grower who is trying to cultivate a black tulip, finds himself falsely accused of treason by a rival and is condemned to life in prison.
