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Author : Geoffrey Trease
Release : 1994-01-01
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Book Rating : 235/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The White Nights of St Petersburg by : Geoffrey Trease
Download or read book The White Nights of St Petersburg written by Geoffrey Trease. This book was released on 1994-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michel (Prince of Greece)
Release : 2004
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 221/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The White Night of St. Petersburg by : Michel (Prince of Greece)
Download or read book The White Night of St. Petersburg written by Michel (Prince of Greece). This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His swift banishment to the far reaches of the vast Russian empire changes his life forever; he'll never have a home again and is moved about the realm like a pawn to prevent his tarnishing of the family name."--Jacket.
Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Release : 2021-01-23
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Book Synopsis White Nights and Other Stories by : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Download or read book White Nights and Other Stories written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. This book was released on 2021-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Russian fiction master Fyodor Dostoyevsky is best known for epic, sprawling novels that detail psychological and philosophical problems in minute detail, his more concise work is also remarkable in its scope and depth. This collection of stories will please fans of classic Russian literature and Dostoyevsky buffs who are interested in sampling the author's forays into another format.
Author : L. E. Modesitt (Jr.)
Release : 2002-10-13
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 320/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ghost of the White Nights by : L. E. Modesitt (Jr.)
Download or read book Ghost of the White Nights written by L. E. Modesitt (Jr.). This book was released on 2002-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a fascinating alternative world in which ghosts are real, the United States never came into existence and Russia is still ruled by the Romanovs, this sequel to Of Tangible Ghosts and The Ghost of the Revelator continues the adventures of semi-retired spy Dr. Johan Eschbach. His lovely wife Llysette du Boise, a refugee from the burning remains of France and a world-famous novelist, has been invited to provide a command performance for the Russian Imperial household. Johan accompanies her, allowing him to work on the oil concession in Russian Alaska that Columbia so desperately needs and do some spying on the side. Johan's espionage is carried out against the backdrop of the famous white nights of St. Petersburg, the nearly Arctic midsummer when the sun barely dips below the horizon and the sky seems to dissolve in ivory light. But even the oil shortage will fade to insignificance when Johan discovers what new weapons technology the Russians are developing, a threat even more fearsome than the atomic bombs of Austro-Hungary. Working in the tradition of Gordon R. Dickson and Poul Anderson for hard-edged adventure with sophisticated social and political dimensions, Modesitt provides a unique blend of speculation and intrigue that brings the trilogy to a rousing end.
Author : Victoria Hammond
Release : 2007
Genre : Travel
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Book Rating : 879/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Letters from St Petersburg by : Victoria Hammond
Download or read book Letters from St Petersburg written by Victoria Hammond. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I know no one. I don't speak the language. The city has a reputation for being dangerous. I've become addicted to this scenario, to the thrill of travelling alone and watching how I deal with the terrors of a strange place. But this time it's different: Ada, a curator at the Russian Museum in St Petersburg, is meeting me. At least I hope to god she's meeting me.' With its shimmering palaces and decaying mansions, enchanted forests and basements crammed full of Soviet art, St Petersburg is a city of ghosts and illusions where past and present, and reality and fiction are inextricably fused. In this city blasted by history it is not the grand events but the intimate details that Victoria Hammond is drawn to: a walk through Dostoevsky's streets on a white night; the friendship between a mafia boss and a Siberian tiger; a swim in the warmth of a moonlit Russian lake; stories of struggling artists and dignified intellectuals eking out existences in single rooms. Beautifully written, strange and evocative, Letters from St Petersburg is a compelling account of one woman's journey to the mysterious and surprising heart of behind Russia.
