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William Shakespeare King Lear

Fiction
English
27211 Words
Ages 6 and up
287
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King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king. Considered one of four “core tragedies” (Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth), King Lear commences with Lear, having achieved great age but little wisdom, dividing his kingdom among his three daughters in return for their proclamations of love for him. Two of his daughters, evil to the core, falsely profess their love, while Cordelia, his good and true daughter, refuses his request. Enraged, Lear gives his kingdom to his evil daughters and banishes Cordelia. Lear pays a dear price for this rash act. The play systematically strips him of his kingdom, title, retainers, clothes, and sanity in a process so cruel and unrelenting as to be nearly unendurable. [more]

Keywords: King Lear, William Shakespeare, Literature, Fiction, Cordelia, Madness, Tragedy, Classic

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Guillaume Mwamba THE RETURN OF THE KING

THE KING OF WAHADIWA

Drama
English
17248 Words
Ages 12 and up
167
0

PROLOGUE: Mvuela returns home to the African Kingdom of Wahadiwa to take his rightful place as king when the powerful enemy threatens suddenly to reappear, Mvuela crowned as king—and as Lion—get tested. Due to the contretemps on the horizon, the fate of Wahadiwa and the entire African Nations is in jeopardy. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of the true Lion of the Tribe of Judah to defeat his enemy and secure the safety of his subjects. [more]

Keywords: THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

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Crystalynn Ellis The King and I ?

Fiction
English
3666 Words
Ages 18 and up
53
5

A vampire king seeks out a girl. but as the two destined to be together find a persons [more]

Keywords: vampire, king, romance, depression, horror

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M.D.H The Savior King

Fiction
English
4570 Words
No Age Recommendation
415
1

Deacon's village was taken from him his familey killed now he is grone and king he will take [more]

Keywords: sword, King, love, reavenge, fantasy, adventure

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Robert W. Chambers The King in Yellow

Short Story
English
71238 Words
No Age Recommendation
228
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The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book is described by S.T. Joshi as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are 10 stories, the first four of which, "The Repairer of Reputations", "The Mask", "In the Court of the Dragon" and "The Yellow Sign", mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those who read it. "The Yellow Sign" inspired a film of the same name released in 2001. [more]

Keywords: The King in Yellow, Robert W. Chambers

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Jacob Abbott King Alfred of England

Biography & Autobiography
English
47652 Words
No Age Recommendation
287
2

King Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of Alfred's life are described in a work by the 10th century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser. Alfred's reputation has been that of a learned and merciful man who encouraged education and improved his kingdom's legal system, military structure and his people's quality of life. [more]

Keywords: king alfred of england, alfred the great, jacob abbott, biography, royal biography, english history, history

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James Gerard The Lonely King

Fairy Tale
English
5894 Words
Ages 10 and up
253
2

Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Sonas, the finest kingdom out of all the kingdoms in the land, everyone was so very happy since King Kindely and his wife Queen Caroline were so very, very good. But one day King Kindely lost his wife and very young daughter, Princess Priscilla. Upon returning to the Kingdom of Sonas, the King's finest ship carrying the Queen and the Princess was swallowed up by the biggest fish anyone had ever seen on the Salty Sea. The King was very sad and for years cried and cried. Soon, the Salty Sea began to rise and with it many, many islands that were as big as mountains too. Also, the fish were found no more. On the land the driest drought anyone had ever experience was taking the only fresh water left leaving the people worrying that one day it would all be gone and they would perish. But one day the King cried his last tear and came to his senses. He believed if the fish could be found the Queen and Princess could be rescued from its belly and the Kingdom of Sonas would once again be the happiest kingdom in all the lands. He sent out a plea asking all to help. And the story begins when the plea reaches the hands of a son of a simple farmer. The son reads the plea and decides to help The Lonely King. [more]

Keywords: Fairy Tale, Siren, King and Queen, Big Fish, Islands, Princess, Rescuer, Sailing Ships, Adventure

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Lutz Krüger The King William Giants

Giant Sequoias in Wurttemberg

Nature
English
7119 Words
No Age Recommendation
802
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Shortly before his death, 150 years ago, King William I of Wurttemberg gave the royal forestry commission in the country an unusual mission, the preparation and realization of which, lead to a diversity of results which was without parallel. The discovery of the giant sequoia trees in North America in the middle of the 19th century caused a sensation, which King William I as a nature lover took as an opportunity to have seeds of these exotic trees sent directly from California to the temperate greenhouse of the current Wilhelma in Stuttgart in order to raise thousands of young trees. The giant trees were known at this time in Wurttemberg as Wellingtonia. The young trees were then planted systematically at exposed locations in the royal forests and in numerous castle gardens and parks in Wurttemberg. This anniversary treatise is intended to describe the history of this impressive initiative of King Wilhelm I of Wurttemberg, and in particular the diversity and beauty of the remaining 132 sites of this so called “Wilhelma-Seed” in all of Wurttemberg, distributed from North Wurttemberg to Lake Constance in the south. This book presents details of the locations in Wurttemberg, which were developed with the help and support of my friends and colleagues of the initiative "Project Sequoia" launched years ago. Note, this e-book contains 30 pages and 140 photos. [more]

Keywords: Giant Sequoia, Wellingtonia, Wurttemberg, Germany, King William I, 1864, Wilhelma-Seed

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H. Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines

Adventure
English
80733 Words
Ages 6 and up
254
2

King Solomon's Mines is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. Allan Quatermain, an adventurer and white hunter based in Durban, in what is now South Africa, is approached by aristocrat Sir Henry Curtis and his friend Captain Good, seeking his help finding Sir Henry's brother, who was last seen travelling north into the unexplored interior on a quest for the fabled King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain has a mysterious map purporting to lead to the mines, but had never taken it seriously. However, he agrees to lead an expedition in return for a share of the treasure, or a stipend for his son if he is killed along the way. He has little hope they will return alive, but reasons that he has already outlived most people in his profession, so dying in this manner at least ensures that his son will be provided for. They also take along a mysterious native, Umbopa, who seems more regal, handsome and well-spoken than most porters of his class, but who is very anxious to join the party. Travelling by oxcart, they reach the edge of a desert, but not before a hunt in which a wounded elephant claims the life of a servant. They continue on foot across the desert, almost dying of thirst before finding the oasis shown halfway across on the map. Reaching a mountain range called Suliman Berg, they climb a peak (one of "Sheba's Breasts") and enter a cave where they find the frozen corpse of José Silvestre (also spelt Silvestra), the 16th-century Portuguese explorer who drew the map in his own blood. That night, a second servant dies from the cold, so they leave his body next to Silvestra's, to "give him a companion". They cross the mountains into a raised valley, lush and green, known as Kukuanaland. The inhabitants have a well-organised army and society and speak an ancient dialect of IsiZulu. Kukuanaland's capital is Loo, the destination of a magnificent road from ancient times. The city is dominated by a central royal kraal. [more]

Keywords: king solomons mines, h rider haggard, action and adventure, lost world, alternative history, thriller and suspense

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Viktor Dick Come Thou Almighty King

Sheet Music for String Quartet

Music
English
8 Words
No Age Recommendation
202
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Come Thou Almighty King (String Quartet) Sheet Music for String Quartet 1. Come Thou Almighty King, Full [more]

Keywords: Come Thou Almighty King, string quartet, sheet music, music notes, musiknoten, viktor dick, Felice de Giardini, italian hymn, christian, violin, viola, cello, digital, digital sheets, online, download

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