615 Results with the "Historical Fiction" genre


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      Part Three:i

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      by testsuphomeAdmin In this chapter of *Part Three:i*, Laura encourages Nancy to adopt a brisk walking routine as a means to lose weight and improve her health. Despite Nancy’s initial reluctance and preference for a slower pace, she agrees to start walking regularly, setting alarms and planning her routes along the Prom and Market Square. Their conversations reveal Nancy’s inner conflicts and gradual acceptance of the new lifestyle changes, while Miriam, Nancy’s daughter, appears detached and indifferent about her…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens in Zollverein during Werner's childhood, where two older boys, Hans and Herribert, return from the woods as newly indoctrinated members of the Hitler Youth. Their transformation is stark—once ordinary children, they now mimic military drills, chant propaganda, and bully younger kids for admiring foreign influences. Their aggressive behavior and nationalist fervor unsettle Frau Elena, who grows self-conscious about her French accent and watches warily as the boys evolve into fanatical…
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      Hauptmann

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter introduces Dr. Hauptmann, a small-statured but authoritative instructor of technical sciences, who challenges his cadets with a practical task. He distributes metal boxes filled with electrical components—gears, lenses, batteries, and wires—and instructs the class to assemble a Morse-code practice circuit within an hour. While most cadets hesitate, overwhelmed by the unfamiliar tools, Werner Pfennig, the protagonist, immediately recognizes the opportunity. Drawing from his innate curiosity…
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      Weakest (#3)

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Werner waking to find Frederick missing from his bunk amid a snowy April morning. Rumors swirl about Frederick’s disappearance, each version more contradictory than the last—some say he was forced to shoot torches in the snow to prove his eyesight, while others claim he was made to eat eye charts. Werner grapples with the unsettling realization that truth is malleable in their brutal environment, imagining the commandant presiding over the violence like a grotesque king. The…
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      Loudenvielle

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Sergeant Major von Rumpel arriving at a French police station under the glow of a platinum moon. A burglar has been apprehended with a cache of gems stolen from a chalet linked to Paris’s Natural History Museum. Von Rumpel, weakened by illness, observes the police captain’s meticulous demeanor as he waits. The scene is tense, with von Rumpel’s physical frailty contrasting with his determined presence. The arrival of a bloodied prisoner in a beige suit hints at the darker…
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      Sea of Flames

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Marie-Laure grapples with the weight of the legendary "Sea of Flames" diamond, a gem rumored to grant eternal life to its keeper while bringing misfortune to those they love. As she handles the multifaceted stone, she questions whether it caused her father’s arrest, the disappearance of Harold Bazin, and Madame Manec’s death. Memories of Dr. Geffard’s warnings about its cursed history haunt her, yet she struggles to reconcile the stone’s mythical power with rationality. Torn between discarding it…
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      Sea of Flames

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter "Sea of Flames" from *All the Light We Cannot See* traces the ancient origins of a remarkable diamond, formed deep within the earth's mantle over unimaginable spans of time. The crystal, composed of perfectly arranged carbon atoms, emerges from a seam of kimberlite after enduring millennia of geological upheaval. Through volcanic activity, erosion, and climatic shifts, the stone gradually surfaces, surviving ice ages and the rise and fall of prehistoric ecosystems. Its journey culminates when a…
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      by LovelyMay How People Lived in the Time of Ulysses offers a glimpse into an era where myth and reality blended seamlessly, and daily life revolved around order, valor, and ritual. Greece was not yet a unified nation but a cluster of small, independent kingdoms, each governed by its own monarch. These rulers lived in heavily guarded cities, built with immense stone walls so grand that later ages imagined them crafted by giants. At the core stood palaces, functioning as the center of governance and social life. Their…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 1: The Hurricane begins with the unease that swept through Pottstown, Pennsylvania, just before something unexplainable happened. A discovery at the bottom of an old well off Hayes Street brought a chilling reminder of the past—a skeleton tangled with fragments of life long gone. All eyes turned toward the elderly Jewish man who resided by the deserted synagogue on Chicken Hill, the same man locals remembered simply as Malachi. Police officers visited him not just out of suspicion but because he…
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      Chapter III

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter III follows young Adeline during the summer of 1698, as she embarks on a significant journey away from her small village of Villon-sur-Sarthe, France, with her father. At only seven years old, Adeline is filled with wonder and anticipation, though a part of her feels the weight of the unknown. Accompanying her father, a skilled woodworker, to the bustling city of Le Mans for the first time, she experiences a whirlwind of emotions. While the journey stirs feelings of excitement, she is also filled…
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