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Quicksands
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
29 kr
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Excerpt: "One sultry September afternoon, some years ago, my brother Ronald and I, being tired and dusty, found a temporary resting-place on the parapet of a little old bridge that spanned a sleepy stream. Through a thin silk blouse a comforting sun beat upon my back, and I was serenely conscious …
Nine Days' Wonder
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
30 kr
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Excerpt: "A Tall grey-haired soldier, with a professionally straight back, stood looking out of an upper window in the "Rag" one wet October afternoon. His hands were buried in his pockets, and his face was clothed with an expression of almost mediaeval gloom. The worldly wise mask their emotions …
Serpent's Tooth
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
30 kr
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Excerpt: "As a child, Letty had promised to be rather pretty, and Mrs. Fenchurch believed that with her own social advantages, she would marry her off ere long; but before arriving at this happy period, she resolved to make the poor relation useful in the house. She should dust china, arrange …
Road to Mandalay, A Tale of Burma
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
30 kr
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In B.M. Croker''s pre-WWI tale of the Orient, Englishman Douglass Shafto travels to Burma. Along the way he meets Sophy, falls completely in love, and so begins the story of their adventures in the exotic lands of the East. This tale weaves through drug lords and high society; through great cities …
Jungle Tales
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
30 kr
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Excerpt: ""Kismiss," as the natives call it, is anything but a jovial and merry season to me, and I Heartily sympathize with those prudent souls who flee from the station or cantonment, and bury themselves afar off in the jungle, until the festive season has been succeeded by the practical New …
Angel, A Sketch in Indian Ink
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
30 kr
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Excerpt: "It was the middle of March in the North-West Provinces, and the hot weather had despatched several heralds to Ramghur, announcing its imminent approach. Punkahs were swinging lazily in barrack rooms, the annual ice notice had made a round of the station, many families had quitted the …
Bird of Passage
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
29 kr
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Excerpt: ""Droops the heavy-blossom''d bower; hangs the heavy-fruited tree; Summer isles of Eden lying in dark purple spheres of sea." Locksley Hall. Few travellers penetrate to the Andamans, unless it be an enthusiastic astronomer to witness a rare comet, or an enterprising professor, who happens …
Given in Marriage
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
30 kr
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Excerpt: ""I say, did you hear old pensioner Jones, jawing away to Haji Aboo about the gold reefs, that lie round Tappah? An eager young planter put this question to his companion, as together they—or rather their horses—toiled up a sharp ascent. "Oh yes, I heard him," grunted the other with a …
In Old Madras
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2022
29 kr
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Captain Mallender comes to old Madras in search of his uncle, once a reputable officer in the Blue Hussars, who disappeared mysteriously about thirty years ago. The blood-curdling reality that awaits Mallender at the end of his hazardous mission is beyond human imagination. (Goodreads)
Interference A Novel, Vol 1 (of 3)
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
30 kr
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Excerpt: "The wide hilly street was lined by noble and imposing residences, that looked as if they had quitted country parks and pleasure grounds, and flocked together for company liberally planned gardens celebrated for fruit and roses - sloped away from French Windows at the rear of these …
Interference A Novel, Vol 2 (of 3)
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
29 kr
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Excerpt: "The wide hilly street was lined by noble and imposing residences, that looked as if they had quitted country parks and pleasure grounds, and flocked together for company liberally planned gardens celebrated for fruit and roses - sloped away from French Windows at the rear of these …
Interference A Novel, Vol 3 (of 3)
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
29 kr
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Excerpt: "The wide hilly street was lined by noble and imposing residences, that looked as if they had quitted country parks and pleasure grounds, and flocked together for company liberally planned gardens celebrated for fruit and roses - sloped away from French Windows at the rear of these …
Odds and Ends
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
29 kr
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Odds and Ends is a collection of short stories written by B. M. Croker. This anthology presents a diverse array of narratives, each exploring different aspects of life, society, and human nature. B. M. Croker was an Irish-born British novelist who wrote during the late 19th and early 20th …
"e;To Let"e;
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
30 kr
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Excerpt: "Some years ago, when I was a slim young spin, I came out to India to live with my brother Tom: he and I were members of a large and somewhat impecunious family, and I do not think my mother was sorry to have one of her four grown-up daughters thus taken off her hands. Tom’s wife, Aggie, …
Rolling Stone
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
30 kr
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Excerpt: "After a day of strenuous social activities, Lady Kesters was enjoying a well-earned rest, reposing at full length on a luxurious Chesterfield, with cushions of old brocade piled at her back and a new French novel in her hand. Nevertheless, her attention wandered from Anatole France; every …
Mr. Jervis, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
29 kr
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Mr. Croker writes amusingly when he describes Anglo-Indian life at some health station in Hindustan. There are two women in his story, the worldly Mrs. Langshire and the rather vulgar Mrs. Brande. Both are the wives of Indian officials. These ladies have nieces. Mrs. Langshire''s niece is Lalla …
Mr. Jervis, Vol. 2 (of 3)
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
30 kr
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Mr. Croker writes amusingly when he describes Anglo-Indian life at some health station in Hindustan. There are two women in his story, the worldly Mrs. Langshire and the rather vulgar Mrs. Brande. Both are the wives of Indian officials. These ladies have nieces. Mrs. Langshire''s niece is Lalla …
Mr. Jervis, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2024
30 kr
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Mr. Croker writes amusingly when he describes Anglo-Indian life at some health station in Hindustan. There are two women in his story, the worldly Mrs. Langshire and the rather vulgar Mrs. Brande. Both are the wives of Indian officials. These ladies have nieces. Mrs. Langshire''s niece is Lalla …
"e;To Let"e;
Av B. M. Croker
E-bok, 2023
15 kr
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B. M. Croker's book "To Let" provides a fascinating look into colonial India's social and political climate. The story examines issues of class, gender, power, and the effects of colonialism on both the colonizers and the colonized. The rich natural surroundings, the vibrant social scene, and the …
