IN MERRY ENGLAND in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood.
— from Robin Hood, 1973
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Robin Hood
1973
Geronimo Stilton, cet intellectuel sensible et raffiné qui dirige "L'écho des rongeurs", se propose ici de raconter à ses admirateurs les grands classiques de la littérature pour la jeunesse qui ont bercé son enfance et qui l'ont fait voyager dans des contrées aussi fabuleuses qu'exotiques. Chaque opus de la série fait donc revivre un chef-d'oeuvre littéraire, dont les protagonistes se voient conférer les traits de rongeurs humanisés. Sous ce titre: les aventures épiques de Robin des bois, ce légendaire brigand au coeur d'or qui se fait un honneur de réparer les injustices commises par le prince Jean Sans Terre et le shérif de Nottingham en l'absence du bon roi Richard Coeur de Lion. Révolté de constater que le perfide duo s'enrichit au profit d'un peuple accablé d'impôts et réduit à une existence miséreuse, Robin se réfugie dans la forêt de Sherwood en compagnie de Petit Jean et de frère Tuck, avec l'aide desquels il met sur pied une armée de hors-la-loi qui se fait l'ardente défenderesse des opprimés, détroussant les riches pour redistribuer leurs richesses aux pauvres et aux orphelins. Et ce, en recourant à de savants déguisements et stratagèmes qui attisent la frustration de leurs victimes une fois dévoilés ... Geronimo Stilton raconte les grands classiques de la littérature de jeunesse.
Nelson
"Among military and naval commanders, Nelson stands in a small circle as one of the finest examples of inspirational leadership. The historian John Sugden charts the period of his career neglected by earlier writers - from his character-forming childhood to his breathtaking victory against the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent, when he became an admiral and won international fame. It ends dramatically with his bloody defeat at Tenerife, where he lost an arm. Like Alexander of Macedon, Nelson led from the front (not always a sensible custom). But he was a hero, and his actions invariably raised his stock with his men, who trusted him as a commander willing to share their dangers." "Nelson: A Dream of Glory combines scholarship with a vivid narrative style. Dealing with every facet of his crowded life, the author offers the only full account of Nelson's early voyages and the first complete analysis of the formative incidents in his career. Throughout, there are revealing, startling, and sometimes shocking discoveries about Nelson's relationships with family, patrons, officers and men, and women. Previous biographies have failed to penetrate the mythology encrusting one of history's greatest naval heroes, and none has been based on a thorough review of original sources."--BOOK JACKET.
The Winter Queen
"Here is the story of Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596-1662), the 'Winter Queen'. Daughter of James VI of Scotland (James I of England) and Anne of Denmark, she married Frederick V, Elector of Palatine. Her husband's acceptance of the throne of Bohemia in 1619 precipitated the Thirty Years War. Both Bohemia and Palatine were lost and the royal family fled to Holland where they lived in extreme poverty, dogged by misfortune." "Throughout this period, by sheer force of her personality, beauty and courage, Elizabeth maintained her role at the centre of her court-in-exile. She lived long enough to see her son Charles Louis restored to the electorate. Her daughter Sophia was the mother of George I of England. This beautifully written biography also paints pictures of late Shakespearean England in which she spent her youth and of the Restoration England to which she returned in old age."--Jacket.