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Benjamin Disraeli

Alroy: RomaniBenjamin D'Israeli Alroy "Missä olet maani, oi! Äänettömillä rannoillas Ei laulu sankareistas soi, Jo katos' urhot laaksoistas: Mun käsissäni, heikkovoimaisen, Soi kanteleesi jumalallinen!" ALKULAUSE Kun oleskelin Jerusalemissa vuonna 1831 ja kävin Israelin kuninkaitten tarun-omaisis...

LothairBenjamin Disraeli Lothair CHAPTER 1 “I remember him a little boy,” said the duchess, “a pretty little boy, but very shy. His mother brought him to us one day. She was a dear friend of mine; you know she was one of my bridesmaids?”“And you have never seen him since, mamma?” inquired a marri...

Alroy: The Prince of the CaptivityEarl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity AUTHOR’S PREFACE Being at Jerusalem in the year 1831, and visiting the traditionary tombs of the Kings of Israel, my thoughts recurred to a personage whose marvellous career had, even in bo...

EndymionBenjamin Disraeli Endymion CHAPTER I It was a rich, warm night, at the beginning of August, when a gentleman enveloped in a cloak, for he was in evening dress, emerged from a club-house at the top of St. James’ Street, and descended that celebrated eminence. He had not proceeded more than...

The Rise of IskanderBenjamin Disraeli The Rise of Iskander CHAPTER 1 The sun had set behind the mountains, and the rich plain of Athens was suffused with the violet glow of a Grecian eye. A light breeze rose; the olive-groves awoke from their noonday trance, and rustled with returning animation, ...

The Voyage of Captain PopanillaBenjamin Disraeli The Voyage of Captain Popanilla CHAPTER 1 There is an island in the Indian Ocean, so unfortunate as not yet to have been visited either by Discovery Ships or Missionary Societies. It is a place where all those things are constantly found which men ...

Coningsby; Or, The New GenerationBenjamin Disraeli Coningsby; Or, The New Generation PUBLISHERS’ NOTEAs a novelist, Benjamin Disraeli belongs to the early part of the nineteenth century. “Vivian Grey” (1826-27) and “Sybil” (1845) mark the beginning and the end of his truly creative period; for th...

SketchesEarl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli Sketches THE CARRIER PIGEON CHAPTER I Charolois and Branchimont ALTHOUGH the deepest shades of twilight had descended upon the broad bosom of the valley, and the river might almost be recognised only by its rushing sound, the walls and battlements of...

Sybil, Or, The Two NationsEarl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli Sybil, Or, The Two Nations BOOK I Book 1 Chapter 1 “I’ll take the odds against Caravan.”“In poneys?”“Done.”And Lord Milford, a young noble, entered in his book the bet which he had just made with Mr Latour, a grey headed member of t...

Henrietta Temple: A Love StoryEarl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli Henrietta Temple: A Love Story BOOK I CHAPTER I Some Account of the Family of Armine, and Especially of Sir Ferdinand and of Sir Ratcliffe. THE family of Armine entered England with William the Norman. Ralph d’Armyn was standard...