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"Fanny Lambert" is an ancient historical romance story book written by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. Set in Edwardian the UK, this captivating narrative falls to the historical romance fashion, offering audiences with an internal look at a bygone technology of societal guidelines and forbidden loves. Stacpoole's tale follows the end up privy to person, Fanny Lambert, an 18-yr-antique lady stuck in an unrequited courting with an older guy. As Fanny searches for pleasure in an enduring friendship, she famous herself interested in the mysterious Captain Michael Dane, a thrilling and speeding discern who opens her eyes to the possibility of a one in all a type lifestyle. Stacpoole's lyrical words and bright images shipping viewers to a worldwide of incredible estates, whispered secrets and techniques, and hidden affairs. As Fanny navigates the complexities of her feelings and cultural constraints, she has to confront the results of following what she feels in an international ruled by means of manner of demanding societal requirements. "Fanny Lambert" is an undying story of love, sacrifice, and the search of delight that teaches site visitors that accepting the most crucial possibilities can bring about the superb benefits. Stacpoole's fantastic narrative and colourful characterizations make "Fanny Lambert" an attaching tale that maintains to resonate with visitors extended once they prevent the closing bankruptcy.

In this tale of mistaken identity, a businessman learns that his proposal to secure a lucrative contract has been denied. With no money and a slew of creditors to appease, he heads for the hotel bar. There, he meets a man who will change his life forever. The Man Who Lost Himself is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole.

Aboard the whaling vessel Raratonga, Arthur Lestrange discovers his long-lost son and niece after years of searching. As they pull up alongside their fishing boat, however, he realizes they are too late-the shipwrecked youths have succumbed to the elements. Between them, a child lies asleep. The Garden of God is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole.

The Man Who Lost Himself (1920) is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. Although he is more widely known for his novel The Blue Lagoon (1908), which inspired the 1980 hit drama starring Brooke Shields, Stacpoole was a prolific bestselling author whose dozens of literary works continue to inspire and entertain a century after they first appeared in print. "With no financial foundation, Victor and a Philadelphia gentleman had competed for a contract to supply the British Government with Harveyised steel struts, bolts, and girders; he had come over to London to press the business; he had interviewed men in brass hats, slow moving men who had turned him over to slower moving men. [...] [T]his morning their tender had been rejected." In this thrilling tale of mistaken identity, Stacpoole moves away from his favorite setting of the South Pacific to the frenzied streets and barrooms of London's financial district. There, a desperate businessman learns that his proposal to secure a lucrative contract has been denied. With no money and a slew of creditors to appease, Victor Jones heads for the hotel bar to drown his sorrows. In his bleakest moment, he meets his doppelganger, an Englishman named Mr. Rochester. After a night of hard drinking, Jones awakens in a strange bedroom surrounded by the finest furniture money can buy. Before he can gather his senses, a servant enters with the paper and greets him as the Earl of Rochester. What he learns next will change his life forever. The Man Who Lost Himself was adapted into a 1920 silent film as well as a 1941 Hollywood feature starring Brian Aherne and Kay Francis. This edition of Henry De Vere Stacpoole's The Man Who Lost Himself is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

The Beach of Dreams (1919) is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. Although he is more widely known for his novel The Blue Lagoon (1908), which inspired the 1980 hit drama starring Brooke Shields, Stacpoole was a prolific bestselling author whose dozens of literary works allow the reader to enter the world of nautical adventure. "It was as though deep in his being lay a blazing hatred born of injustice through ages and only coming to light when upborne by balloon-juice. On these occasions a saloon bar with its glitter and phantom show of mirth and prosperity sometimes called on him to dispense and destroy it, the passion to fight the crowd seized him, a passion that has its origin, perhaps, in sources other than alcohol." In his youth, Henry De Vere Stacpoole sailed across the South Pacific as a ship's doctor, gathering the raw imaginative materials that would inspire dozens of romance and adventure novels. In The Beach of Dreams, a yacht collides with a fishing vessel in the middle of the South Pacific, leaving few alive. The survivors-a rich woman and a pair of weathered sailors-attempt to survive on a nearby island, but soon the men prove impossible to trust. In her darkest hour, Cléo de Bromsart encounters Raft, a brash and brave fisherman with striking red hair and a hatred of injustice. Together, they form an alliance against the elements and await their day of rescue. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry De Vere Stacpoole's The Beach of Dreams is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

The Blue Lagoon tells about two English kids marooned on a tropic island during a huge storm. Their only adult company is an aging sailor, who fathers the kids until their teenage years and dies. They both grow up, finding food in the wild and falling in love with each other, until one day, a fate drives their little family unprotected into the open ocean. Yet, the father of the boy makes a rescue expedition and it turns out the two boats sail to meat each other. The second book of the sequence tells about the life of their son, Dick, who repeats the fate of his parents and lives on a deserted island where he finds love, occupation and exciting adventures.

The Garden of God (1923) is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The second in a trilogy of novels including The Blue Lagoon (1908) and The Gates of Morning (1925), The Garden of God is a story of romance and adventure inspired by the author's travels in the South Pacific. The novel was adapted into the film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), a sequel to the 1980 hit drama starring Brooke Shields. "The whale boat and the dinghy lay together, gunnels grinding as they lifted to the swell. [...] [B]eyond and around from sky-line to sky-line the blue Pacific lay desolate beneath the day. 'They are dead.' He was gazing at the forms on the dinghy, the form of a girl with a child embraced in one arm, and a youth. Clasping one another, they seemed asleep." Aboard the whaling vessel Raratonga, Arthur Lestrange discovers his long-lost son and niece after years of searching. As they pull up alongside their fishing boat, however, he realizes they are too late-the shipwrecked youths have succumbed to the elements. Between them, a child lies asleep, offering some hope to the devastated father and crew. Visited by Dick and Emmeline in a dream, Arthur endeavors to return to Palm Tree, the island where they raised their son in peace. There, the boy is brought up by his grandfather and a crewmember named Jim Kearney, who keep him safe and teach him the ways of survival. When a beautiful Kanaka native named Karolin arrives from a nearby atoll, he discovers something no one could have prepared him for: love. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry De Vere Stacpoole's The Garden of God is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

Two cousins are stranded on a remote island in the South Pacific. Their only hope is the ship¿s galley cook, the lone crewman to survive of the shipwreck. The gregarious Paddy teaches Dick and Emmeline the necessary skills to thrive in a hostile environment, forming them into capable young adults. The Blue Lagoon is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole.

The book "" Fanny Lambert "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

The Gates of Morning (1925) is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The third in a trilogy of novels including The Blue Lagoon (1908) and The Garden of God (1923), The Gates of Morning is a story of romance and adventure inspired by the author's travels in the South Pacific. The trilogy led to two major Hollywood adaptations, including the 1980 hit drama The Blue Lagoon starring Brooke Shields and Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) starring Milla Jovovich. "Dick standing on a ledge of coral cast his eyes to the South. Behind him the breakers of the outer sea thundered and the spindrift scattered on the wind; before him stretched an ocean calm as a lake, infinite, blue, and flown about by the fishing gulls-the lagoon of Karolin." Following the deaths of his mother and father, Dick Lestrange is raised on the island of Palm Tree by his grandfather and a crewmember named Jim Kearney, who keep him safe and teach him the ways of survival. In love with the adopted Spanish daughter of the Kanaka people, he leaves home for the nearby island of Karolin to live with Katafa. When disaster strikes, young Dick is selected to lead the Kanakas against an uprising of Melanesian slaves. Blending romance and adventure, Henry De Vere Stacpoole tells a story of perseverance and survival intended to call attention to the destruction of the South Sea Islands by European colonists and explorers.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

The book, Death the Knight and the Lady A Ghost Story , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Henry De Vere Stacpoole (1863-1951) was an Irish author, best known for his 1908 romance novel The Blue Lagoon, which was adapted three times for the silver screen. His 1914 Monsieur de Rochefort was also published in the United States as The Presentation. The Comte de Rochefort uncovers a plot to sabotage the presentation of Madame Dubarry at the French court and foils it,

The classic pulp magazine "The Popular Magazine" thrilled readers twice every month for generations. This issue, from November 7, 1916, presents a huge selection of fiction, including a complete novel by Henry C. Rowland ("Dicky"). Short stories by Charles E. Van Loan ("For Brodie's Benefit"), Frederick Irving Anderson ("The Peppercorn Entail"), H.C. Witwer ("Pretty Soft"), Robert Welles Ritchie ("Stalemate"), Henry Rucker ("The Cheerful Giver"), Henry Herbert Knibbs ("Indigo Pete, Adjuster"), and B.M. Bower & Buck Connor ("Get Your Man"). Plus "Sea Plunder," first of a new series by Henry de Vere Stacpoole; "The Third Phase," by Francis Metcalfe (part 2 of a 2-part serial); and "Rimrock Jones," by Dane Coolidge, first of a 5-part serial.