[PDF] The Broken Chariot eBook

Author : Alan Sillitoe
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504034481

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This postwar British coming-of-age novel questions the foundations of society and self. Class and identity are lifelong struggles for Herbert Thurgarton-Strang, who was born in India but sent away at age seven to a boarding school in England. As an adolescent, Herbert loathes British weather and boxing—despite his penchant for camping and his brutality in the ring—and his only solace is imagining a violent revenge on his parents for “abandoning” him. As Herbert grows into an angry teen and World War II breaks out, he channels his rage into a passion for the Army Cadet Force. Then a book about escaped prisoners of war falls into his lap, and Herbert begins to daydream about running away. At the age of seventeen, the rebellious young man finally breaks free from school and heads straight into the industrial slums of Nottingham. There, Herbert discards his upper-class accent and reinvents himself as “Bert Gedling”—a working-class lathe man, a drinker, a womanizer, and eventually a soldier. During his tour of duty, Bert continues to adapt his character to the world around him, and when he returns to England he transforms once again—but this time the fictions he constructs will follow the truth of his heart. From the bestselling author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner, The Broken Chariot explores work, class, life, and love in postwar England.

Author : Alan Sillitoe
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 19,72 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 9780708990995

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When Herbert Thurgarton-Strang was seven, his parents took him away from India and left him in a boarding school in England. Through the years which follow, Herbert is held together by his desire for revenge on those parents, and by the knowledge that, a new world beckons. And when he's seventeen, he becomes a different boy.

Author : Jacob M. Van Zyl
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1449710093

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Man and beast exert themselves to surviveby fight, flight, or submission. Respecting the pecking order prevents conflict, but when leaders are challenged, lethal fights for dominance may occur. However, the survival of the fittest is sometimes thwarted by the sheer tenacity of the underdog. In first century Corinth, nine-year-old Jason is teased and bullied by his pugnacious rival, Krato, who is two years older. Jasons grandfather urges him to take the submissive role until he and his rival are both adults. Then the two year difference will vanish, enabling Jason to throw off Krato's reign by beating him in the discus and javelin events at the Isthmian Games. When that long anticipated day arrives, Jason is both winner and loser. His dream turns into a nightmare. He flees for his life, bringing immense hardship on himself and his beloved Tabitha. Sexy Diana tries luring Jason in the wrong direction. The apostle Paul arrives with the holy gospel in their wicked city. The Christian message is woven into the fabric of choices and consequences. Circumstances beyond their control eventually bring the four Corinthians together in a place of horror. In the face of death, old beliefs are turned upside down. They only have a broken spear for defense.

Author : Paul H. Kogel
Publisher : Paul Kogel
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 14,65 MB
Release : 2008-03
Category : Fantasy fiction
ISBN : 1604749695

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The ghost of Nemond the Green tells The Tale of Karrynathe events that set the stage for two Dark Wars of Dylar. Karryn and his Phantom horde are unmatched among the brigand bands of the Northwest. Soon they would rule them all. Could be that Karryn would rule the very guild that Dylar the Grey himself had commissioned. Teahl, High Wizard of the Guild, must learn to his horror that Karryn is the son he never knew. Will Teahl commit a seat on the Guild to Karryn, or will Karrynas dealings with the black arts disqualify him? Will Karryn fulfill the prophecy of the Estern Forest Priest, and will the witches of the Coven of Seven realize their darkest dreams by his hand? Find the answers to these questions and much more in this explosive book in Paul H. Kogelas new fantasy series called The Dylarian Chronicles.

Author : J G Willem
Publisher : J.G. Willem
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2021-04-27
Category :
ISBN :

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The biggest chariot race of the year. A wealthy patrician favoured to win. Not if Belbus has anything to do about it... This scrappy bookmaker has made his living taking bets on everything from chariot racing to gladiatorial fights to drunken tavern brawls. No more. He wants out. He wants a quiet life in the countryside, and finally he sees a way to get it. Together with his partner-in-training, Belbus hatches a plot to rig the upcoming race and fund his early retirement. Only problem is, it'll put him in the path of ruthless mercenaries, corrupt politicians, hulking gladiators and wily brothel-keepers. Not to mention the sadistic charioteer at the centre of it all; the man Belbus is trying to blackmail. It's all or nothing for Belbus. He's put everything on the line for this one last chance at freedom. His reputation. His safety. His life. If his plan works, it'll be worth it. If it doesn't, the consequences are too terrible to imagine...

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Publisher :
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Greece
ISBN :

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Vols. 1-8, 1880-87, plates published separately and numbered I-LXXXIII.