Books with author Jay Charles

Excerpt from The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote De La Mancha, Vol. 2 of 2: Translated From the Original Spanish of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra; Now Carefully Revised and Corrected, to Which Is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorWhat I cannot forbear resenting, is, that he upbraids me with my age, and with having lost my hand, as if it were in my power to have hindered time from passing over my head, or as if my injury had been got in some drunken quarrel at a tavern, and not on the noblest occasion that past or present ages have seen, or future can ever hope to see 996. If my wounds do not reflect a lustre in the eyes of those who barely behold. Them, they will, however, be esteemed by those who know how I came by them; for a soldier makes a better figure dead in battle, than alive and at liberty in running away. I am so firmly of this opinion, that could an impossibility be rendered practicable, and the same opportunity he recalled, I would rather be again present in that prodigious action, than whole and sound without having shared the glory of it. The scars a soldier shows in his face and breast are stars which guide others to the haven of honour and the desire of just praise. - And it must be observed that men do not write with grey hairs, but with the understanding which is usually improved by years.I have also heard with anger that he taxes me with envy, and describes to me, as to one utterly ignorant, what envy is; and, in good truth, of the two kinds of envy, I am acquainted only with that which is sacred, noble and well meaning. This being so, as it really is, I am not inclined to reflect on any ecclesiastic, especially if he is besides dignified with the title of a familiar of the Inquisition 297. If he said what he did for the sake of that person for whom he seems to have said it, he is utterly mistaken, for I adore that gentleman's genius, and admire his works, and his constant and virtuous employments. But in fine, I own myself obliged to this worthy author for saying that my Novels are more satirical than moral, but, however, that they are good, which they could not be without some share of both.Methinks, reader, you tell me that I proceed with much circumspection, and confine myself within the limits of my own modesty, knowing that we should not add affliction to the afflicted; and this gentleman's must needs be very great.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

When you go to sleep, what do you dream about? Do you have adventures? Do you have nightmares? Or do your dreams mainly consist of the average everyday events that make up your normal life? Thirteen year-old Liana Savard used to have every type of dream imaginable, until one night when her dreams became a little bit too real. After moving to a new city in a new country, Liana tries to make the best of it. Only a night after her arrival into the new city, Liana falls asleep and then awakens on a completely differnt planet, Echo -- where she soon finds out she's in charge of a kingdom, as their queen. To make matters more interesting, every time she goes to sleep on Echo, she awakens on Earth, where she's just a normal teenage girl that still has to go to school! On Earth, she also meets Conner Rivers, who recently moved into the house next door only a few months before her own arrival. And as she'll soon discover, he's not your average teenage boy. In his first book in The Echo Kingdom Chronicles series, C.D. Charles has crafted an adventure that will satisfy your imaginative thirst, capture your heart, and tickle your funny bone.

Excerpt from The Outer EdgesNow look here, Miss Harron. You' just wrap up good and warm in that coat of Mama's or you'll turn into an icicle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

The marvelous adventures of the Magical Monkey King are adapted from the 16th century Chinese novel MONKEY by Wu Ch eng-en. An energetic, contemporary retelling of legends about the daring and sometimes mischievous Monkey King, an Asian folklore favorite. This tale shows what can happen when one gets too big for one s breeches! One set, preferably of colorful piping, monkey bars, and bright panels of cloth. Costumes: Suggestive of Asian origin. Cast: 3 F, 5 M with doubling or up to 18 with roles distributed. Monkey is born from a magic stone placed on a hillside by the Jade Emperor, Ruler of Earth and Sky. A brave and daring creature, Monkey soon earns the title Handsome Monkey King when he fearlessly breaks through the falling water and returns to tell of a lush land for his monkey colony to claim. Not easily satisfied, Monkey uses his wily mind to trick his way into the terrifying cave of Yama, the King of Death, erasing the names of his colony from the great scroll. Monkey returns to find all but one subject captured by the Demon of Havoc, whom he conquers with the help of a few -monkeys- from the audience. When Monkey greedily steals a cache of golden weapons from the Great Dragon King, Jade Emperor reins him in and banishes Monkey to the Palace of Clouds where he can keep a close watch on him. Finally, Monkey s subjects bid him farewell as he rides the Royal Sunset Dragon across the sky.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.