8 results for “war”
- EXCERPTMr. Edwards meets Santa ClausLittle House on the Prairie — Laura Ingalls Wilder
- EXCERPTThe boy with fair hairLord of the Flies — William Golding… the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.
- EXCERPTA damp, drizzly November in my soulMoby-Dick — Herman Melville…ever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; then, I account …
- EXCERPTFrom hell's heartMoby-Dick — Herman MelvilleTowards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I g…
- BOOKWar and PeaceLeo Tolstoy · 10 excerpts
- EXCERPTGenoa and LuccaWar and Peace — Leo Tolstoy… are now just family estates of the Buonapartes. But I warn you, if you don't tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend…
- TAGThe sky above AusterlitzWar and Peace — Leo Tolstoy · tagged: andrei, epiphany, war
- EXCERPTPatience and timeWar and Peace — Leo TolstoyThe strongest of all warriors are these two: time and patience. Everything comes in time to him who…