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A Selection Of Speeches Made By Winston Churchill During The Four Years That Britain Has Been At War.

A Traveller In War Time is a non-fiction book written by Winston Churchill, which was first published in 1918. The book is a collection of the author's personal experiences and observations during his travels in Europe and the Middle East during World War I. Churchill's travels took him to France, Belgium, Italy, Egypt, and the Balkans, where he met with military leaders, politicians, and ordinary people, and witnessed the effects of war on civilians and soldiers.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of Churchill's travels. In the first chapter, he describes his journey to France and his impressions of the French people and their war effort. In subsequent chapters, he discusses his visits to the battlefields of Flanders and the Somme, his meetings with Italian leaders in Rome, and his travels to Egypt and the Middle East.Throughout the book, Churchill provides vivid descriptions of the places he visited, the people he met, and the events he witnessed. He also shares his thoughts and opinions on the war and its impact on Europe and the world. A Traveller In War Time is a fascinating and insightful account of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern history, written by one of the most important figures of the 20th century.There turned out to be plenty of ideas, after all. An opinion was ventured that Mr. Lloyd George served the nation, not for money but from public spirit; a conservative insisted that ability should be rewarded and rewarded well; whereupon ensued one of the most enlightening discussions, not only as a revelation of intelligence, but of complexes and obsessions pervading many of the minds in whose power lies the ultimate control of democracies.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

""Inside of the Cup"" is a novel by Winston Churchill, first published in 1913. The story revolves around the life of John Hodder, a young Episcopal minister in a rapidly changing world. As he struggles to find his place in society and reconcile his faith with the challenges of modernity, Hodder becomes embroiled in a bitter conflict with his superiors over the direction of the church. Along the way, he encounters a cast of characters, including a wealthy industrialist, a disillusioned journalist, and a mysterious woman who challenges his beliefs and leads him on a journey of self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century America, ""Inside of the Cup"" is a thought-provoking exploration of faith, morality, and the complexities of the human experience.1912. With few exceptions, the incidents recorded in these pages take place in one of the largest cities of the United States of America, and of that portion called Middle West, a city once conservative and provincial, and rather proud of these qualities; but now outgrown them, and linked by lightning limited trains to other teeming centers of the modern world: a city overtaken, in recent years, by the plague which has swept our country from the Atlantic to the Pacific - prosperity. Illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Address By The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, December 2, 1941 is a historical book that features a powerful speech given by Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, during the Second World War. The book presents the full text of the speech, which Churchill delivered to the House of Commons on December 2, 1941. The speech is widely regarded as one of Churchill's most iconic and influential addresses, as it outlined the United Kingdom's strategy for winning the war against Nazi Germany. In the speech, Churchill discusses the importance of Allied cooperation, the need for a strong military effort, and the necessity of maintaining the morale of the British people. The book provides valuable insights into the political and military landscape of the time, and offers readers a glimpse into the mind of one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. Overall, Address By The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, December 2, 1941 is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Second World War, and the leadership of Churchill during this critical period in world history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The Crossing is a historical novel written by Winston Churchill. The book is set during the American Revolutionary War and follows the story of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River in 1776. The novel is a fictionalized account of the events leading up to the crossing, and the bravery and determination of Washington and his soldiers as they fought against the British army.The story begins with Washington's army facing defeat and the soldiers losing hope. The British army was well-equipped and had a greater number of soldiers, leaving Washington and his army at a disadvantage. However, Washington devises a plan to cross the Delaware River and surprise the British army in a surprise attack. The novel follows the preparations for the crossing, the challenges faced by the soldiers during the crossing, and the eventual success of the mission.Throughout the novel, Churchill provides a vivid description of the harsh conditions faced by the soldiers during the winter of 1776. The author also explores the political and social tensions of the time, including the conflict between the American colonists and the British Empire.The Crossing is a gripping and inspiring tale of courage, leadership, and determination in the face of adversity. Churchill's writing style is engaging and captivating, making the novel an enjoyable read for history buffs and fiction lovers alike. The book is a testament to the resilience and bravery of the soldiers who fought for American independence and the leadership of George Washington during a critical moment in American history.1908. This book was named The Crossing because Churchill tried to express in it the beginnings of that great movement across the mountains which swept resistless over the Continent until at last it saw the Pacific itself. The Crossing was the first instinctive reaching out of an infant nation which was one day to become a giant. No annals in the world's history are more wonderful than the story of the conquest of Kentucky and Tennessee by the pioneers. Illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Coniston is a novel written by Winston Churchill, first published in 1906. The story is set in the fictional town of Coniston, located in the lake district of northern England. The novel follows the life of a wealthy and influential family, the Ogilvies, who have lived in Coniston for generations.The main character of the story is Colonel Henry Ogilvie, a prominent member of the family who has served in the British army and is now a member of parliament. The novel traces his life from childhood to old age, as he navigates the challenges of family, politics, and love.The novel explores themes of social class, politics, and family dynamics. It also provides a vivid portrait of life in rural England during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Coniston is a sprawling and complex novel, filled with a large cast of characters and intricate plotlines. It is widely regarded as one of Churchill's most accomplished works of fiction, and offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the 20th century's most influential figures.1906. American novelist, noted for his widely successful historical romances. Coniston begins: First I am to write a love-story of long ago, of a time some little while after General Jackson had got into the White House and had shown the world what a real democracy was. The Era of the first six Presidents had closed, and a new Era had begun. I am speaking of political Eras. Certain gentlemen, with a pious belief in democracy, but with a firmer determination to get on top, arose, -and got on top. So many of these gentlemen arose in the different states, and they were so clever, and they found so many chinks in the Constitution to crawl through and steal the people�������s chestnuts, that the Era may be called the Boss-Era. After the Boss came along certain Things without souls, but of many minds, and found more chinks in the Constitution: bigger chinks, for the Things were getting bigger, and they stole more chestnuts. But I am getting far ahead of my love-story-and of my book. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work

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A Far Country, Complete By Winston Churchill

1901. American novelist, noted for his widely successful historical romances. The story begins: Faithfully to relate how Eliphalet Hopper came to St. Louis is to betray no secret. Mr. Hopper is wont to tell the story now, when his daughter-in-law is not by; and sometimes he tells it in her presence, for he is a shameless and determined old party who denies the divine right of Boston, and has taken again to chewing tobacco. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

In this modern industrial civilization of which we are sometimes wont to boast, a certain glacier-like process may be observed. The bewildered, the helpless-and there are many-are torn from the parent rock, crushed, rolled smooth, and left stranded in strange places. Thus was Edward Bumpus severed and rolled from the ancestral ledge, from the firm granite of seemingly stable and lasting things, into shifting shale; surrounded by fragments of cliffs from distant lands he had never seen. Thus, at five and fifty, he found himself gate-keeper of the leviathan Chippering Mill in the city of Hampton. That the polyglot, smoky settlement sprawling on both sides of an historic river should be a part of his native New England seemed at times to be a hideous dream; nor could he comprehend what had happened to him, and to the world of order and standards and religious sanctions into which he had been born. His had been a life of relinquishments. For a long time he had clung to the institution he had been taught to believe was the rock of ages, the Congregational Church, finally to abandon it; even that assuming a form fantastic and unreal, as embodied in the edifice three blocks distant from Fillmore Street which he had attended for a brief time, some ten years before, after his arrival in Hampton. The building, indeed, was symbolic of a decadent and bewildered Puritanism in its pathetic attempt to keep abreast with the age, to compromise with anarchy, merely achieving a nondescript medley of rounded, knob-like towers covered with mulberry-stained shingles. And the minister was sensational and dramatic. He looked like an actor, he aroused in Edward Bumpus an inherent prejudice that condemned the stage. Half a block from this tabernacle stood a Roman Catholic Church, prosperous, brazen, serene, flaunting an eternal permanence amidst the chaos which had succeeded permanence!

Faithfully to relate how Eliphalet Hopper came try St. Louis is to betray no secret. Mr. Hopper is wont to tell the story now, when his daughter-in-law is not by; and sometimes he tells it in her presence, for he is a shameless and determined old party who denies the divine right of Boston, and has taken again to chewing tobacco. When Eliphalet came to town, his son's wife, Mrs. Samuel D. (or S. Dwyer as she is beginning to call herself), was not born. Gentlemen of Cavalier and Puritan descent had not yet begun to arrive at the Planters' House, to buy hunting shirts and broad rims, belts and bowies, and depart quietly for Kansas, there to indulge in that; most pleasurable of Anglo-Saxon pastimes, a free fight. Mr. Douglas had not thrown his bone of Local Sovereignty to the sleeping dogs of war. To return to Eliphalet's arrival, -a picture which has much that is interesting in it. Behold the friendless boy he stands in the prow of the great steamboat 'Louisiana' of a scorching summer morning, and looks with something of a nameless disquiet on the chocolate waters of the Mississippi. There have been other sights, since passing Louisville, which might have disgusted a Massachusetts lad more. A certain deck on the 'Paducah', which took him as far as Cairo, was devoted to cattle-black cattle. Eliphalet possessed a fortunate temperament. The deck was dark, and the smell of the wretches confined there was worse than it should have been. And the incessant weeping of some of the women was annoying, inasmuch as it drowned many of the profane communications of the overseer who was showing Eliphalet the sights. Then a fine-linened planter from down river had come in during the conversation, and paying no attention to the overseer's salute cursed them all into silence, and left.

THE cumulative labours of Vanbrugh and 'Capability' Brown have succeeded at Blenheim in setting an Italian palace in an English park without apparent incongruity. The combination of these different ideas, each singly attractive, produces a remarkable effect. The palace is severe in its symmetry and completeness. Nothing has been added to the original plan; nothing has been taken away. The approaches are formal; the wings are balanced; four equal towers maintain its corners; and the fantastic ornaments of one side are elaborately matched on the other. Natural simplicity and even confusion are, on the contrary, the characteristic of the park and gardens. Instead of that arrangement of gravel paths, of geometrical flower-beds, and of yews disciplined with grotesque exactness which the character of the house would seem to suggest, there spreads a rich and varied landscape. Green lawns and shining water, banks of laurel and fern, groves of oak and cedar, fountains and islands, are conjoined in artful disarray to offer on every side a promise of rest and shade. And yet there is no violent contrast, no abrupt dividing-line between the wildness and freshness of the garden and the pomp of the architecture. The whole region is as rich in history as in charm; for the antiquity of Woodstock is not measured by a thousand years, and Blenheim is heir to all the memories of Woodstock. Here Kings-Saxon, Norman, and Plantagenet-have held their Courts. Ethelred the Unready, Alfred the Great, Queen Eleanor, the Black Prince, loom in vague majesty out of the past. Woodstock was notable before the Norman Conquest. It was already a borough when the Domesday Book was being compiled. The park was walled to keep the foreign wild beasts of Henry I. Fair Rosamond's Well still bubbles by the lake. From the gatehouse of the old manor the imprisoned Princess Elizabeth watched the years of Mary's persecution. In the tumults of the Civil Wars Woodstock House was held for King Charles by an intrepid officer through a long and bitter siege and ravaged by the victorious Roundheads at its close. And beyond the most distant of these events, in the dim backward of time, the Roman generals administering the districts east and west of Akeman Street had built their winter villas in that pleasant, temperate retreat; so that Woodstock and its neighbourhood were venerable and famous long before John Churchill, in the early years of the eighteenth century, superimposed upon it the glory of his victories over the French.

With few exceptions, the incidents recorded in these pages take place in one of the largest cities of the United States of America, and of that portion called the Middle West, -a city once conservative and provincial, and rather proud of these qualities; but now outgrown them, and linked by lightning limited trains to other teeming centers of the modern world: a city overtaken, in recent years, by the plague which has swept our country from the Atlantic to the Pacific-Prosperity. Before its advent, the Goodriches and Gores, the Warings, the Prestons and the Atterburys lived leisurely lives in a sleepy quarter of shade trees and spacious yards and muddy macadam streets, now passed away forever. Existence was decorous, marriage an irrevocable step, wives were wives, and the Authorized Version of the Bible was true from cover to cover. So Dr. Gilman preached, and so they believed. Sunday was then a day essentially different from other days-you could tell it without looking at the calendar. The sun knew it, and changed the quality of his light the very animals, dogs and cats and horses, knew it: and most of all the children knew it, by Sunday school, by Dr. Gilman's sermon, by a dizzy afternoon connected in some of their minds with ceramics and a lack of exercise; by a cold tea, and by church bells. You were not allowed to forget it for one instant. The city suddenly became full of churches, as though they had magically been let down from heaven during Saturday night. They must have been there on week days, but few persons ever thought of them. Among the many church bells that rang on those bygone Sundays was that of St. John's, of which Dr. Gilman, of beloved memory, was rector. Dr. Gilman was a saint, and if you had had the good luck to be baptized or married or buried by him, you were probably fortunate in an earthly as well as heavenly sense. One has to be careful not to deal exclusively in superlatives, and yet it is not an exaggeration to say that St. John's was the most beautiful and churchly edifice in the city, thanks chiefly to several gentlemen of sense, and one gentleman, at least, of taste-Mr. Horace Bentley. The vicissitudes of civil war interrupted its building; but when, in 1868, it stood completed, its stone unsoiled as yet by factory smoke, its spire delicately pointing to untainted skies, its rose window glowing above the porch, citizens on Tower Street often stopped to gaze at it diagonally across the vacant lot set in order by Mr. Thurston Gore, with the intent that the view might be unobstructed.

This play was written during the war. But owing to the fact that several managers politely declined to produce it, it has not appeared on any stage. Now, perhaps, its theme is more timely, more likely to receive the attention it deserves, when the smoke of battle has somewhat cleared. Even when the struggle with Germany and her allies was in progress it was quite apparent to the discerning that the true issue of the conflict was one quite familiar to American thought, of self-determination.

I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I shall have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I had left New York for the West. In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, which I can safely say he would have done had he written any at that time, and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. But he had then none of the oddities and mannerisms which I hold to be inseparable from genius, and which struck my attention in after days when I came in contact with the Celebrity. Hence I am constrained to the belief that his eccentricity must have arrived with his genius, and both after the age of twenty-five. Far be it from me to question the talents of one upon whose head has been set the laurel of fame! When I knew him he was a young man without frills or foibles, with an excellent head for business. He was starting in to practise law in a downtown office with the intention of becoming a great corporation lawyer. He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.

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Richard Carvel, Complete By Winston Churchill

Additional Authors Include Stoyan Pribichevich And Louis Adamic.

""The Celebrity: An Episode"" is a short story written by Winston Churchill. The story revolves around a young man named Tom who is a struggling writer and is desperately trying to make a name for himself in the literary world. One day, he meets a famous celebrity named John Harrington at a party, and they strike up a conversation. Tom is immediately drawn to John's charisma and charm, and he decides to write a book about him. However, as Tom spends more time with John, he begins to realize that there is more to the celebrity than meets the eye. John is not the perfect person that Tom had imagined him to be, and he has his own flaws and insecurities. As the two become closer, Tom starts to question his own values and beliefs, and he begins to see the world in a different light. ""The Celebrity: An Episode"" is a thought-provoking story about the nature of fame and the human condition, and it is sure to leave readers with much to ponder.1897. A story of the popular Celebrity, who is still writing books of high moral tone and unapproachable principle. A man prone to whim, a man with tactics worthy of a skilled diplomat and a man with the tendency to find himself in more than one tryst with a beautiful woman.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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The north-eastern quarter of the continent of Africa is drained and watered by the Nile. Among and about the headstreams and tributaries of this mighty river lie the wide and fertile provinces of the Egyptian Soudan. Situated in the very centre of the land, these remote regions are on every side divided from the seas by five hundred miles of mountain, swamp, or desert. The great river is their only means of growth, their only channel of progress. It is by the Nile alone that their commerce can reach the outer markets, or European civilisation can penetrate the inner darkness. The Soudan is joined to Egypt by the Nile, as a diver is connected with the surface by his air-pipe. Without it there is only suffocation. Aut Nilus, aut nihil! The town of Khartoum, at the confluence of the Blue and White Niles, is the point on which the trade of the south must inevitably converge. It is the great spout through which the merchandise collected from a wide area streams northwards to the Mediterranean shore. It marks the extreme northern limit of the fertile Soudan. Between Khartoum and Assuan the river flows for twelve hundred miles through deserts of surpassing desolation. At last the wilderness recedes and the living world broadens out again into Egypt and the Delta. It is with events that have occurred in the intervening waste that these pages are concerned. The real Soudan, known to the statesman and the explorer, lies far to the south-moist, undulating, and exuberant. But there is another Soudan, which some mistake for the true, whose solitudes oppress the Nile from the Egyptian frontier to Omdurman. This is the Soudan of the soldier. Destitute of wealth or future, it is rich in history. The names of its squalid villages are familiar to distant and enlightened peoples. The barrenness of its scenery has been drawn by skilful pen and pencil. Its ample deserts have tasted the blood of brave men. Its hot, black rocks have witnessed famous tragedies. It is the scene of the war.

""Mr. Crewe's Career"" is a novel written by Winston Churchill, published in 1908. The story follows the ambitious and cunning protagonist, Mr. Austen Crewe, as he sets out to win a seat in the United States Congress. Crewe is a wealthy and influential businessman who believes that he can use his money and power to secure his political victory. However, he soon discovers that the world of politics is not as simple as he thought. He faces opposition from his own party, as well as corrupt politicians and scheming opponents. Along the way, Crewe must navigate complex relationships with his family, friends, and colleagues, and confront his own moral compass. The novel is a satirical commentary on American politics and the corrupting influence of money and power. It is also a character study of a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, even if it means sacrificing his own integrity. Overall, ""Mr. Crewe's Career"" is a thought-provoking and entertaining read that offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of politics and human nature.1908. Can sublime happiness and achievement go together? Novels on the problem of sex nowadays often begin with marriages, but rarely discuss the happy ones; and many a woman is forced to sit wistfully at home while her companion soars. Romance walks with parted lips and head raised to the sky; and let us follow her, because thereby our eyes are raised with hers. We must believe, or perish.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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